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Article: Wall brings community together in Logan Square

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AnySquared’s Community Mural Weekend: Friday Night’s Prepping & Priming > Saturday Night’s Projecting & Outlining > Sunday’s Community Paint Day > Full facebook album of photos from weekend > DNAInfo Article about the mural > Check out our Community Mural Project for 2016 _____ AnySquared.com  |  twitter: @AnySquared  |  facebook: AnySquared

Art Community: Anysquared, ABC & Project Logan

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Check out the photos on facebook of our Paint Day! >>

Art + Community!
AnySquared & ABC/Project Logan
Community Mural PAINT DAY!
Sunday July 26 11am–6pm
Paint with with us at the wall at Medill and Milwaukee behind the tracks.

We’ll have paint materials. Come dressed for painting. All welcome! All Ages. Families encouraged.

For 5 years AnySquared & ABC’s Project Logan have maintained the Community Wall. Needed touch-ups have required repainting over much of
the original mural. On July 26th we will transform this wall into a new mural.

Volunteer during the Sunday Paint Day and/or help prep the wall on
the Saturday evening before: Inbox AnySquared at projects@anysquared.com

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AnySquared | AnySquared.com
ABC | artisticbombingcrew.com
Project Logan | projectlogan.tumblr.com

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Thanks to everyone who came out to
the House Party Community Mural Benefit!

Gratitude to our neighbors for their direct donations and raffle prizes to help us make the mural happen: 

  • Cole’s Bar
  • Cafe Mustache
  • Temple of the Dog & Meow Lounge
  • Hairitics
  • Hyman Interiors
  • The Radler
  • Bucket O’ Blood
  • Threads Etc.
  • The East Room
  • The Boiler Room
  • Art & Science
  • Plus artists Nino Rodriguez, Lucky Gnome, and Rita Garcia Sindelar

Thanks also to our wonderful Community Mural Volunteers and Unity Park Logan Square for lending us a tent plus other useful things!

Arting in the Park | PHOTOS

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Arting in the Park 2015
AnySquared & ABC had a great time at Unity Park!

AnySquared & ABC joined Unity Park in Logan Square‘s Art in the the Park event for some painting in the park at the artists tent! Check out the park page for photos of all of the activities at this yearly event! FUN! Gratitude to Unity Park for making it possible.

Also, thanks to all the artists who came out to paint with us: ‪Flash ABC‬, ‪Gretchen Hasse‬, ‪Tracy Kostenbader, Sarah Bell‬, Larry W. Green, ‪Kyle Henderson, Robert Castillo, Tamiz Ciccone‬, ‪Jane Michalski‬, ‪Estrellita Kissis‬, Sebastian, ‪Rocko Miranda‬, Alfonso, ‪Steve Ediger‬, ‪Kelly Mathews‬, George Larson, Uneek, Gilbert, Jeff Strong, plus all who joined us at the park including Letty, Hector, Javier, Ali and many others!

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Good Times! House Party Benefit for the Community Mural

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lots of nibbles
“Our handosme doorman.” photo by Gretchen Hasse
“Excellent company in the best of moods” photo by Gretchen Hasse
“The crew approves…” photo by Gretchen Hasse
“Raffle Excitement” photo by Gretchen Hasse
“Here is how you fill out a raffle ticket!” photo by Gretchen Hasse
“Happiness abounds!” photo by Gretchen Hasse
Gretchen and Steve! photo by Helene Smith
“In honor of Flash’s birthday, Dan started singing a Polish song…” photo by Gretchen Hasse
“Everyone at the house party is gorgeous, obviously!” photo by Gretchen Hasse

Good Times!

A few photos from our House Party Community Mural Benefit on Saturday, June 27th. We raised a some dollars (and our goal) for the Mural at Medill, had some fun, and
celebrated Flash’s birthday! Gratitude to all who donated food and drink or volunteered! Thanks to our neighbors who donated raffle prizes or made direct donations! For more photos check out the full House Party album on facebook

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Community Mural
Paint Day
Help Us Paint on Sunday, July 26 11am-6pm!

Check out the photos on facebook of our Paint Day! >>

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Help us Make the Mural Happen!

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Help us make the Mural Happen! Join AnySquared & ABC/Project Logan for our House Party!
DJ LabRat Spins Oldskool + More!

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House Party!
Community Mural Benefit + Raffle Drawing

Saturday, June 27, 7pm-midnight
AnyWhere Space, 2328 N Milwaukee
Sliding scale donation | facebook invitation

  • Great Raffle Prizes from
    Cole’s Bar (fancy bottle of Patron, Red Bull cases), Cafe Mustache
    (t-shirts), Temple of the Dog & Meow Lounge ($50 gift certificate +
    dog treats), Hairitics ($30 gift certificate toward a fabulous haircut), Radler ($75 gift
    certificate), Bucket O’ Blood (book/record), Boiler Room (two $25 gift
    certificates), Art & Science (Men’s Haircut GC + CREW product $80 package), plus, art by local artists and more fun items! Thanks everyone for donating! Also, thank you Cole’s Bar, Threads Etc.,The East Room for direct donations to purchase materials for the mural!
  • Thanks to our wonderful Commmunity Mural Committee Volunteers for getting those raffle tickets out there, planning the party, and inviting your friends!

For 5 years AnySquared & ABC’s Project Logan have maintained the Community Wall. Needed touch-ups have required repainting over much of
the original mural. This summer we will transform this wall into a new mural.

Check out the photos on facebook of our Paint Day! >>

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AnySquared.com  |  twitter: @AnySquared  |  facebook: AnySquared

May 12 Community Mural Meeting! — PHOTOS

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May 12 Community Mural Meeting! ABC & AnySquared hosted a community meeting about the mural we plan on creating this summer at Project Logan with the help of our neighbors! Lots of brainstorming and ideas floating about themes, fundraising, andvolunteering! Full album from meeting on facebook. If you didn’t make it to the meeting you … Read more

Mural Wall at Medill: Join us at the Community Meeting May 12th 2015 (Project Logan)

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AnySquared & ABC’s Project Logan
Mural Wall at Medill Community Meeting
Tuesday, May 12
from 7pm to 8:30pm
AnyWhere Space, 2328 N. Milwaukee.
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For 5 years we’ve maintained the Community Wall (at Medill, Facing Milwaukee), and needed touch-ups have required repainting over much of the original mural. This summer we will transform this wall into a new mural.

  • We Need Your Input.
    Join the conversation! Bring ideas and help brainstorm a theme that our team will design for the Community Wall mural at Project Logan.
  • Bring a Paint Donation to the Meeting.
    Accepting paint in bright colors, black, and white for the mural.  
  • Plus, Help Paint in July!
    Participate in the mural paint day. Date TBA
  • Help Sponsor the Mural!
    Contact us for information: projects@anysquared.com

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Check out the photos on facebook of our Paint Day! >>

Community Meeting to discuss mural wall at Medill is May 12th
Tracy from AnySquared touching up the community wall after it was tagged.
Tagged Community Wall before AnySquared and ABC touched it up
ABC’s first B-Section production in 2011. FLASH, Chumbly, Bboy-B, Risk. Photo by FLASH.
ABC maintains and cleans the area around Project Logan regularly. This photo is of the main wall’s pre-mural state. Photo by FLASH.
ABC’s FLASH & B-BoyB priming Project Logan’s main wall at the C-spot.
FLASH and volunteer shoveling junk at Project Logan. For the last 5 years ABC cleans and maintains the area.
AnySquared Pre-Meeting Field Trip to Community Wall. Mural Committee: Tracy Kostenbader, Gretchen Hasse, Brian Herrera, and Brett Swinney (Not pictured FLASH ABC!!!)

History of Graffiti Art Art Talk | PHOTOS

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Thanks FLASH ABC and BboyB for the history of art and hip hop in our neighborhood! Plus, seeing ABC’s Project Logan Mural progression through time was great too!

We were excited to include you in AnySquared Residency programs this month at the Hairpin Arts Center!

More programs to come! See Schedule:
http://anysquared.com/2014residency.html

History of Graffiti Art

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Join us this Thursday at the Hairpin Arts Center for an Slideshow presentation by ABC (Artistic Bombing Crew) showing the history of the ever-changing Project Logan Mural at Fullerton and Milwaukee.

Thursday October 23, 6:30pm

ABC’s (Artistic Bombing Crew) presents
History of Chicago Graffiti
and Project Logan Mural Slideshow*

Project Logan, located at Fullerton and Milwaukee, has featured a huge roster of artists that continue to transform the wall on an ongoing basis.

*Also Thursday Gallery Viewing Hours

artplus EVENT

photo by FLASH ABC