West Chicago, Illinois: September 17, 2019 – The City of West Chicago and the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission are proud to announce the upcoming dedication of a new piece of commissioned public art for the enjoyment and benefit of the community. Juan Chawuk, internationally acclaimed Mayan artist from Chiapas, Mexico, has created a mural […]
Free Public Screening of The Guardians – Friday, May 17, 2019
A free public screening of The Guardians, a Spanish-language documentary film with English subtitles, will be available on Friday, May 17, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at Gallery 200, 103 West Washington Street as part of Artéculture. Mayor Ruben Pineda will introduce the film and briefly highlight what West Chicago is doing for Monarch conservation. The film is a visually dazzling meditation […]
West Chicago to Celebrate the Monarch Butterfly through Art, Film, and History
Frigid temperatures notwithstanding, West Chicago is embracing 2019 with sights set on celebrating the beauty and wonder of a small winged creature which will shortly be waking from its months-long hibernation in warmer climates and begin its journey to the western suburbs. The Monarch butterfly’s wondrous migration and subsequent transformation has become something of a […]
