ART ON THEMART TO DISPLAY NEW PROJECTION FEATURING ARTWORK BY CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS SENIORS

ART ON THEMART TO DISPLAY NEW PROJECTION FEATURING ARTWORK BY CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS SENIORS

Art on theMART is adding a new projection to their previously announced Spring Program that will feature artwork from eight soon-to-graduate Chicago Public Schools (CPS)
seniors. The artwork for the projection, consisting of self-portraits, was collected in conjunction with CPS’s All-City Visual Arts program. Following a selection process, eight CPS seniors who submitted to the All-City High School Visual Arts Exhibition were selected to have their work featured on the façade of theMART. Students’ artwork was selected based on a score given for technical skill, craftmanship, originality and student voice.

The featured student artworks include: Beaded Ears by Tiffany Delgado | Von Steuben Metropolitan High School
My Hair is Gold by Jimmilee Kabba | Lake View High School
My Happy Girl by Mia Neiman | Amundsen High School
Loving Hands by Ethan Rodriguez | Nicholas Senn High School Bolanos_Judith3 by Judith Bolanos | Ombudsman Chicago South Campus Self Portrait by Robin Lockhart | Lindblom Math and Science Academy Concealment by Rachel DeVeyra | Chicago High School for the Arts

Wandering Eye by Frida Mejia | Westinghouse College Prep
An original musical score, composed, produced, engineered
and performed by Liam Lupescu of Nicholas Senn High School, will accompany the piece. The projection, made up of combined works, will join Art on theMART’s climate change-focused spring programming featuring works by Carrie Hanson and localStyle.

“Art on theMART knows the importance of promoting and
recognizing the work of CPS students,” said Cynthia Noble,
executive director of Art on theMART. “Previously, we have
shared CPS students’ work through our Hope is a Light projection in 2021, as well as After School Matter’s Shaping TheFuture, which finished off 2021’s winter season and featured stunning mosaics and original music composed by students.  Art on theMART is proud to demonstrate the talent and potential of Chicago’s students.”

Art on theMART can best be experienced for free from
the jetty section of the Chicago Riverwalk on Wacker Drive
between Wells Street and Franklin Street, where accompanying audio is also available. For more information, visit artonthemart. com.

Chicago Public Schools serves 341,000 students in 638
schools. It is the nation’s third-largest school district.
Art on theMART, presented in partnership with Chicago’s
Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE),
is the largest permanent digital art projection in the world, projecting contemporary artwork across the 2.5-acre river-façade of theMART. This expansive permanent piece of public art continues Chicago’s legacy of providing both residents and visitors with exceptional art that is both free and accessible to all. Projections are visible to the public from Wacker Drive and along the Chicago Riverwalk.

The program content rotates seasonally and is selected
with the assistance and expertise of the Curatorial Advisory
Board. The City of Chicago and theMART work in partnership
to manage and curate the projected artwork over the course of a 30-year agreement. Privately funded by Vornado Realty Trust, owner of theMART, Art on theMART marks the first time a projection of its size and scope is completely dedicated to digital art with no branding, sponsorship credits or messaging. The permanent projection system illuminates theMART with 34 state-of-the-art projectors totaling almost one million lumens. For more information, visit artonthemart.com.

theMART (formerly The Merchandise Mart), located in
the center of the sought-after River North submarket, is interwoven into the fabric of Chicago as an innovator in business, technology, culture, art, media and more. As the largest privately owned commercial building in the United States, it is also one of the world’s leading commercial buildings, wholesale design centers and the preeminent international business location in Chicago. Encompassing 4.2 million gross square feet, theMART spans two city blocks, rises 25 stories, and is visited by an average of 30,000 people each business day and nearly 10 million people annually. Offering continuous innovation and creativity
from leading manufacturers and design forward showrooms,
theMART serves as the home to Chicago’s most creative and
technologically innovative companies including Motorola Mobility, 1871, Yelp, PayPal and MATTER, as well as Fortune 500 companies ConAgra Brands, Allstate, Medline Industries, Beam Suntory and Grainger. For more information, visit themart.com.

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