Panel at DePaul event proves power of community art
Patsy Newitt, Assistant News Editor
October 23, 2019
The Latinx Cultural Center held a “Fighting Gentrification with Community Art” panel in Munroe Hall this past Wednesday, addressing the way many communities use art as a form of activism against gentrification. Panelists included Eduardo Arocho, the director of Humboldt Park Boathouse Gallery and to...
New murals under the Fullerton ‘L’ stop examine DePaul’s history
Ella Lee, Arts & Life Editor
October 6, 2019
As Red, Brown and Purple Line trains rattled past the Fullerton ‘L’ stop on Oct 4, four new murals intended to celebrate the university’s history were unveiled under the tracks. The new pillars make 17 completed murals on the pillars under the track of what will eventually be 25 murals created...
Pilsen community fight gentrification with murals
Olivia Mohseni
May 17, 2015
[slideshow_deploy id='11998'] On a cold and gloomy morning earlier this year, Chicagoans protested the gentrification of the Pilsen neighborhood. Signs were taped to the front of the hip new coffee shop Bow Truss Coffee saying “racism & classism smells like your coffee” and “Sabes donde ...
