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EAGLES, DRAGONFLIES, SKATEBOARDERS, AND MORE TAKE FLIGHT ON MAIN STREET ART BANNERS


May 25, 2021 - The 13th Annual Art Banner Exhibit titled Take Flight, coordinated by the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission is now on display. The Commission hopes the artwork, hung on 23 street lamps along Main Street and West Washington Street, will inspire spirits to soar this summer.

 

The choice of theme is well timed as communities everywhere begin to recover and emerge from the isolation and sense of despair caused by the more than yearlong pandemic.

 

Hopeful photographic images of the determined faces of horse and rider attempting a challenging jump, an exuberant skateboarder in midair, or a young girl playing with shadows as she dreams of her own flight, capture a sense of success in meeting the moment.

 

Then there are the images, originally created through assorted media including watercolor, acrylic or oil that depict the resilience of the natural world. Eagles reaching unfathomable heights over land and sea, the grace and beauty of a heron in flight, or the intuitive drive of a robin settling into its nest as it prepares for two new lives, are among this collection. Pollinators in flight, including butterflies, bees. dragonflies, and hummingbirds remind us of perseverance and the power found in the smallest activities that result in things of great consequence.

 

Graphic artist and West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission member Uwe Gsedl, created map of banner locations so people might easily navigate the outdoor banner exhibit and vote for their favorite art banner. Voting is online at https://form.jotform.com/211434815981155.