Local Culture, Aurora IL
The City of Aurora and Aurora Public Library are hosting artist Alejandro Loccoco of Guadalajara, Mexico as he paints a mural, titled “Heart of America,” at the Richard and Gina Santori Public Library of Aurora. The 13-foot by 40-foot mural is...
September is Suicide Awareness month and Simply Destinee is launching a street art project to shine a light on suicide. Suicide is the second leading cause of deaths in ages 10 to 24. Simply Destinee, a nonprofit youth group offering a noncompetitive...
I suppress many emotions, but one of the thing(s) I get emotional about is the community coming together and creating enjoyment for all. It’s the best. Recently, murals have come into the spotlight in Aurora with a new mural ordinance in effect...
In the last week there have been some busy bees in downtown Aurora and they weren’t working on the highly anticipated Harry Potter Festival (sold out by the way). Rebekah Axtel, Joshua Schultz, Tim Frederick, Sam Melton, David Lewis, and others have...
Draw on the Wall, a community art project kicked off by Aurora Mural Project (AMP), welcomed locals to create art on West Downer Place in mid-March. More than 50 came out to the wall to draw with permanent markers and chalk. Art...
