CPAG Projects

Life Cycle: Day + Night, 2023

In 2022, Chicago-based interdisciplinary artist Gloria Talamantes (Talamantes) created the mural entitled, Life Cycle: Day + Night. The concept was based on Talamantes’ personal experiences of the… More

 

Modern Warriors, 2021

Funded by The McCain Institute. Special thanks to the students from Instituto Health and Science Academy. Dedicated to creating a dialogue for the youth in our communities about… More

 

Nesewin–How to Breathe Underwater, 2020

Nesewin: How to Breathe Under Water, references Native Americans’ struggles for survival and visibility, as well as the struggle of the natural environment to adapt to climate… More

 

Our Strength is Our Community, PrimeCare Health Mural, 2020

Our Strength is Our Community is a vibrant 20 x 60-foot mural depicting residents of the Belmont Cragin neighborhood. Soliciting passersby to participate in a photo-shoot enabled… More

 

The Right to the Shoreline, 2021

Funded by the Chicago Council of Global Affairs. Created in collaboration with the Chicago Council of Global Affairs, this artwork explores issues that are raised in, “The Right… More

 

Solidarity – UE Hall, 1974, Preservation In Progress

In 1974, John Pitman Weber and Jose Guerrero painted the two-story mural, “Solidarity,” in the interior stairwell of the United Electrical (UE) Workers Union Hall at 37… More

 

Supreme Mathematics, Friends Health Center, 2022

Supreme Mathematics is a impressively large 30 ft x 120 ft painted mural wrapping around the building of the recently constructed Friends Health Center in Woodlawn. The mural… More

 

There’s No Place Like Home, 2020

There’s No Place Like Home, a tile mosaic created by Hector Durate in 2020, commemorates L. Frank Baum’s beloved book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Mr. Baum… More

 

Transcendence, 2021

Funded by Neighborhood Blue Door, South Lawndale. Transcendence emphasizes the powerful practices of meditation and mindfulness for healing both the body and the spirit. Tranquility can be found in… More

 

Trust Is Our Foundation, 2023

In 2023, Chicago-based interdisciplinary artist Damon Lamar Reed created the mural entitled, Trust Is Our Foundation. Near North Health wanted to create a community mural in celebration… More