Murals of the Wabash Arts Corridor (WAC)

Explore the Wabash Arts Corridor with over 50 murals and more being added each year. Street art is often best observed in person, and the murals provide a colorful backdrop for you to take your own photos as well. Chicago as a city has a tradition of street art and murals in many of its neighborhoods. What makes this area so unique is that these murals are so close to downtown, making it an easy walking tour for you to do. Murals are fun because they are out in open spaces and have unusual sizes. You can walk up to them or enjoy them from afar. There is also a gallery and artist store to round out your art experience and there are a couple of food and drink recommendations along the way. “Murals are for everyone. It’s not like just in someone’s home or in a museum. They are much larger. Everyone can see them,” -Caesar Perez (Czr Prz) Chicago street artist. (source: chicago-mosaic.medill.northwestern.edu/south-loop-public-art) I am highlighting 15 murals in this walking experience with the rest of the neighborhood to be a backdrop for you to discover the other murals. We will start at one end and finish at the other end with over 50 murals in between. You will pass other murals on your way as you explore this South Loop neighborhood. Dispersed throughout the streets and alleyways, these murals immortalize this contemporary art available to all. New ones are being added each year. I have also listed links to all cited sources and mentioned websites of the artists that I focus on. Here is a free map of the locations of ALL the murals of the WAC to help you discover more that I may not include here: http://wabashartscorridor.org/wac-map/ Alongside a couple of the murals, you might see a Pixelstix plaque which is an app you can download to get lots more info on murals, simply by tapping your phone to the plaque. My name is Larissa, and this is the neighborhood that I live in. I have met many of the artists who painted the murals, been fortunate to follow along the daily progress some of the paintings and attended many of the unveilings. Welcome to my neighborhood!