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A pop-up gallery of nature-inspired art on exhibit will last through the fall.

When people drive by Izaak Walton Park, 201 N. Elmhurst Rd. in Prospect Heights, they will see a pop-up gallery of nature-inspired art on exhibit, which will last through the fall.

Local artists Kate Tully and Mara Lovisetto are urging local artists to participate in this interactive ArtWalk.  

Last summer, they created a sunflower-inspired ArtWalk at Hillcrest Lake and followed it up in the fall with the scarecrow-inspired ArtWalk in conjunction with the Prospect Heights Park District’s Spookfest event.

This is a series of pop-up galleries of art on exhibit to connect the arts and the community to celebrate local creativity.

“Our purpose in creating this exhibit is to incorporate an artistic side to our community,” Tully said. “We wanted to create an event that brought people together instead of forcing them apart.”

The theme for this ArtWalk is “Pollinators and Birds.” The first art installation is placed in the raised flower bed in Izaak Walton Park, which is maintained by the Prospect Heights Garden Club.

“It’s a welcome addition, truly beautiful, to see the yellow finch art amongst the yellow daffodils planted by our garden club members,” said Ann Johnson, Garden Club president. 

Other installations will gradually be “popping up” soon.

“I anticipate more pieces installed by Memorial Day and more throughout the summer,” Lovisetto said. “This is an exciting opportunity for local artists to give back to the community and share their talents.”

Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission members and volunteers spend a tremendous amount of time transplanting seedlings, planting native plugs, sowing seed, and managing invasive species at the slough on this site. Soon a boardwalk and interpretive signage will also be installed there. The boardwalk will increase access to this wetland during its muddiest of conditions and increase public access and educational opportunities.

“The addition of this ArtWalk is a great opportunity to create a place, where art, nature and the equality of environmental ethics can all come together for the common good,” added Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commissioner Agnes Wojnarski.

Artists interested in participating in this pop-up gallery of nature-inspired art are asked to contact Julie Caporusso, superintendent of recreation at Prospect Heights Park District, at jcaporusso@phparks.org.

 

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One response to “A Collaborative ArtWalk: Views Of Prospect Heights Slough”

  1. Phyllis says:

    Pop-up art in the park! Ha a great idea! Looking forward to post Memorial Day walk. Thank you!

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