In Berwyn, Black Lives Matter
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Drone Image: Josel Tolentino @Itjosel / Curatorial Director, Michelle Ruiz / Copy Editor, Hugo Plascencia
Tribute to the BLM mural
Process Documentation
Teaser
Project Background
The Berwyn Public Art Initiative held a series of Listening Session in collaboration with the City of Berwyn’s Office of the Mayor to gather feedback to guide the public art installation. Residents voiced their personal experiences, concerns, and hopes for the BLM mural installation.
Private donations exclusively funded the project. Seventeen artists collaborated for two days to install a mural that inspires hope and the vision for a world built on love, justice, and equity. The mural, completed on October 4, 2020, can be viewed in the east side parking lot of City Hall, 6700 W. 26th St., Berwyn, IL.
A Team of 17 Artists Selected to Install the "In Berwyn, Black Lives Matter" Mural
Participating Artists (Social Media Links): (B) Chi Nwosu + Andy Bellomo | (L) Antonia Ruppert | (A) Rae Wilson | (C) Fernando Caldera | (K) Jessica Patterson | (L) Nicole Bradley | (I) Jasmon Harper | (V) Abena Motaboli | (E) Milt Coronado | (S) Muhammad Naqee (S) | Cujo Dah | (A) Dred Ske | (T) Ivan Vazquez | (T) Roho Garcia | (E) Bryant Jones | (R) Kyle Hudson
Mural Installation: Friday, October 2 (Prep day), Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4 from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
PRESS
Artists create Black Lives Matter mural in Berwyn | FOX NEWS | October 7, 2020
Black and Brown Artists Contribute to ‘In Berwyn, Black Lives Matter’ Mural | Lawndale News | October 8, 2020
unveiling and dedication of the BLM mural which inspires hope and the vision for a world built on love, justice, and equity took place on October 7, 2020 at 6:00 pm.
Thank you to everyone that was able to join us.
Click to view the Facebook Live Stream Recording here.
A HEARTFELT THANK YOU, TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS AND FRIENDS WHO DONATED
$1000+
Sabine Krauss
$600+
Marge Paul
$200+
Michelle Ruiz
Anthony Nowak
Anonymous
Barbara & Dale Henning
Elizabeth Pechous
Brian Brock
Anonymous
$100+
Andrea Dressel
Helen Dannelly
James Keleher
Michael Solway
Jennifer Mallette-Nichols
Bradley Passo
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Jaime Schmitt
Jose D Ramirez
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Norman Alexandroff
Rafael & Amy Nieves
Robert Reyes
$50+
Benjamin & Chalotte Henning
Beth L Dougherty
David J Moreno
Ariel Bolles
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Jennifer Louisignau
Renee Knowles
Ann Spittle
Brendan P O’Connor
Gretchen Kostelny
Jamie Henning
Jennifer Frison
Jessica Rodriguez
Joseph Carmichael
Louis Weeks
Pamela Peterson
Peggy Biddle In Honor of Zoe Nieves
Zach Taylor
Alexandra Radtke
Anonymous
Suzanne Donnelly
Karla Healey
$10+
Leigh A Minni
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Megan Zambrano
Kolleen A Ritz
Brad Taylor
Chanda Szczeblowski
Jason Girard
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Kody Thames
Kristen Jepsen
Lindsey Stocks
Susan Rosi
Jessica Robledo
Karin Nangreave
Keyla Navarrete
Thomas A Hensel
Amara Cambalik
Andrea Dermos
Andrea Hughes
Editha Rosario-Moore
Elizabeta Matevich Simbi
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Jennifer Witiarz
Jessica Holden
Jodi Walker
Kathryn Palarz
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Linze Rice
Marisol Brambila
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Michelle Sanders
Monica Nikel
Rachel Sorenson
Rainer Schochat
Ann Filmer
David Peterson
Mary F Peranteau
In Kind Supporters — Thanks for providing for the Artists
AR Electic — Coffee & Dinner, Prep Day; Installation Support, Electrical Equipment
Big Guys Sausage — Lunch, 1st Day
Alderman Scott Lennon, 1st Ward — Porta Potties
Alderman Anthony Nowak — Coffee & Donuts, 1st Day
Township Assessor David Avila — Water, 1st Day; Coffee & Donuts, 2nd Day
Mayor Robert Lovero — Lunch, 2nd Day
Flapjack Brewery — Pizza for Artists, Unveiling Day
Community Support
Norman Alexandroff — Community Advocacy & Fundraising
Benjamin and Charlotte Henning — Community Advocacy & Fundraising
Erick Ignaczak — Discounted Paint
Marisol Brambina — Community Fundraising
“Public art is a part of our public history, part of our evolving culture and our collective memory.”