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Reconnecting
Reconnecting Artist: Damon Lamar Reed A longtime LUV collaborator. Damon Lamar Reed is the creator of more than 170 murals in Chicago, Reed has worked with the LUV Institute to create several large scale art installations with students...
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mindfulness
mindfulness Artist: Shiree Davis ChiArts alum and owner of Shiree Art. Through her work, which she describes as "quick, highly detailed work with vibrant color palettes," she aims to "highlight the beauty in the black...
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Seven Patina
Seven Patina Artist: Shala. Nigerian American artist and pioneer in Solar Art, Shala. created the Bronzeville Solar Pyramid, a 16-ft. tall pyramid covered in solar giclees, which generates solar electricity that provides energy to a...
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Transcendence (Power of inner positivity)
Transcendence (Power of inner positivity) Artist: Erick "ROHO" Garcia Painter, muralist, DJ, and writer, Garcia shares with high school students the experience of self-expression and artistic development. He has taught classes for After...
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Oakland: Igniting Change
Oakland: Igniting Change Artist: Raven Smith ChiArts grad and School of the Art Institute student with a private commission business, Smith is an oil painter whose goal is to aid in the desegregation of "Black art" from the rest of the...
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Love and more life
Love and more life Artist: Pugs Atomz Englewood-based, world traveling multi-genre collaborative artist, Atomz has taught art in After School Matters for 10 years and has expanded into music, video, and...
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