June 17, 2009

Laughing Faces for TBS

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Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio was hired by TBS to create “very funny” sidewalk chalk art as a promotion for the comedy festival TBS is hosting in Chicago this weekend. This is the maquette based on some laughing friends (with whom Nancy watched the Cubs lose to the Twins last weekend). It’s nice to focus on happy faces after years of painting the “rage series.” The real thing, about 20 feet wide, will be created on Thursday, outside the Tribune Tower at 435 N. Michigan Avenue (near that crazy Grant Wood sculpture). Come visit–Nancy be there, working hard, rubbing the pavement all day. As usual, rain is in the forecast. Check for photos of the finished work later this week.

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Chicago Public Artwork Goes International

In the summer of 2007, “Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet” was launched in Chicago. Nancy Pochis Bank was among an international group of artists selected by the jury to design and create a globe to be displayed in the lakefront exhibit.

Since the start of the "Cool Globes" project, Nancy has created four 5’ globes that have been exhibited across the United States and internationally.

“Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet” is a non-profit organization established to raise awareness of climate change and inspire individuals and community leaders to embrace solutions. The public art exhibit features larger-than-life globes, each designed to depict a solution to global warming.