Artists of the Wall

More Art, Public Art

Title: Artists of the Wall Artist: Community Members Collection: Address: Loyola Beach Description: The Artists of the Wall Mural initially began as a response to gangs who would continually graffiti the 600-foot sea wall to the point where the Park District...

The Receptor

More Art, Public Art

Title: The Receptor Artist: Tamsie Ringler Collection: Address: Touhy Park Description: Across from the Clark Street firehouse in Touhy Park, The Receptor, a 10-ton cast concrete abstract sculpture, depicts the iris of the human eye and the photoreceptor cones that...

Windform

More Art, Public Art

Title: Windform Artist: Lynn Takata Collection: More Art Address: Loyola Beach Description: Lynn Takata worked closely with Rogers Park community members in the mid-1980s to produce Windform, a 100-foot-long abstract concrete sculpture. Neighborhood residents helped...

Arnold J. Damen, S.J., Statue

Loyola Universty, Public Art

Title: Arnold J. Damen, S.J., Statue Artist: Walter Arnold Collection: Loyola University Address: 1125 W. Loyola Ave. Description: Chiseled from a 10,000-pound piece of stone, this statue honors Father Damen, who founded St. Ignatius College, the predecessor of Loyola...

Sea Change

Loyola Universty, Public Art

Title: Sea Change Artist: Richard Hunt Collection: Loyola University Address: 6349 N. Kenmore Ave. (Institute of Environmental Sustainability) Description: Through his work, Hunt often makes comments on contemporary social and political issues. Now on display at the...