We’re thrilled to announce that the GAL received a Creative Placemaking grant from @CookCountyArts! This valuable funding will help us bring a community-building public art project to Glenview. Thank you to Cook County for supporting the arts sector across the suburbs!

We want to hear what you think! Share your thoughts and ideas about the project at contact@glenviewartleague.org or in our short survey on creativity in Glenview at this link. What person, place or thing in Glenview inspires creativity for you? What do you think of the role of public art in our community?

Upcoming community mural project events (check back for updates!):

• September 27: Friends of Downtown Glenview’s Blocktoberfest – visit the GAL’s table in the Kids Zone for mural info, art activities and a nature-themed coloring book illustrated by member artists!
• November 3: Art Presentation with Anne Farley Gaines at the Glenview Public Library

The GAL is working with groups in Glenview – including The Glenview History Center, The Friends of Downtown Glenview, The Glenview Public Library, Greener Glenview, The Grove, and more – to explore and promote public art in the area, as part of our core mission of advancing the study and development of fine art in the community.

Artist Anne Farley Gaines shared her experience with community murals at a GAL art demo in 2019. On hearing about the Suburban Creative Placemaking opportunity, we reached out to Anne, and her advice and guidance made our grant application possible. Her beautiful proposed mural design celebrates the natural elements of Glenview, and invites participation from the community.

We are honored and inspired to be one of 14 projects awarded Creative Placemaking grants, throughout the Cook County suburbs. For details on our project and those in other communities, visit cookcountyarts.org/creative-placemaking/. Follow Cook County Arts on Instagram. Creative Placemaking grants are supported by Cook County Arts, an initiative of the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development made possible with American Rescue Plan Act funds.