Columbia College unveils new murals by faculty members on Wabash Arts Corridor
CHICAGO -- A splash of color now brightens the Wabash Avenue Avenue Arts Corridor, as Columbia College Chicago on Thursday unveiled several new murals in its South Loop neighborhood.The murals were created by Columbia College faculty members Cheri Charlton and Cecelia Beaven, as well as Columbia College students.Charlton's 'Curious Bunny' mural adorns the north wall of the Columbia Student Center, at 754 S. Wabash Ave.
The mural measures 11,000 square feet—about twice the area of a basketball court—and is the largest mural ever made by a woman in Chicago, Columbia College said.Beaven's 'Swamp,' on the façade of 916 S. Wabash Ave. features silhouettes of alligators in bold colors.Columbia College students painted murals in a campus event space called Haus, on the first floor of 623 S. Wabash Ave., and in the Student Diversity and Inclusion space.
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