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Berwyn Public Art Initiative

Cicada Gallery

Our 17 blank cicada sculptures were by May 17 and are ready to install as public art in Berwyn.

Participants: Irving Elementary and Freedom Middle School @berwynsouth100, Jefferson Elementary mrsgsartroom123 / @berwyn98 / bn98.org, North Berwyn Park District @northberwynparkdistrict, South Berwyn Park District @berwynparks (Installation Locations), Berwyn Public Library (Sarah Gutierrez) @dinosora2021 / @berwynlibraryil, Morton High School (Robert Moriarty) morton201.org / @evloverob, @lainey_k25, @themuckery.co, @jessylaubishandmade, @nerfect, @rainbow.nose.bleed, @34Designed , @bohusblahut, @_alena_mendoza_, @ican_dothat (not all participants have online accounts). We also invited Berwyn artists who had purchased or received their cicada directly from the Insect Asylum to share their work: @benjaminnelsonart

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To be inclusive we created coloring sheets for anyone who would like to participate: Large Cicada Coloring Sheet 1 | Cicada Pattern Coloring Sheet 2

Read all about the background of this project here.

Ci-Ci (474) — Irving School 4th Grade
Ci-Ci (474) — Irving School 4th Grade
BPAIMay 1, 2024
Egg (468) – Lisa Olson
Egg (468) – Lisa Olson
BPAIMay 1, 2024
Caruso (887) — Sharon & Michael Nudo
Caruso (887) — Sharon & Michael Nudo
BPAIMay 1, 2024
Dirigible Dan (186) & Dr. Strangebug (350) — Jackie Peoples
Dirigible Dan (186) & Dr. Strangebug (350) — Jackie Peoples
BPAIMay 1, 2024
Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad (464) — Sarah Palazzolo
Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad (464) — Sarah Palazzolo
BPAIApril 30, 2024
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The Berwyn Public Art Initiative (BPAI) is a community-driven 501(c)(3) Not-for-Profit that leverages the use of public art, cultural programming, pop-up galleries, and arts education to strengthen the social and economic fabric of Berwyn. EIN: 82-5472951

Our mission is to inspire, educate, and advocate for using public art's creative energy to build a healthier, inclusive, culturally‐vibrant community.

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