Asian Human Services

 

Location: 2424 W Peterson Ave, Chicago, IL 60659

Participants:
Year(s): 2020
Description: This summer our team worked through some sweltering heat to beautify the outdoor space of the Asian Human Services in the hopes of highlighting the wonderful support the center provides for immigrants and refugees in Chicagoland, focusing on community health, counseling, education, and job-related services.

Boone Elementary School

 

Location: 6710 N Washtenaw Ave, Chicago, IL 60645

Participants: 30
Year(s): 2019- 2020
Description: The new entrance mosaic at Boone represents the diversity and inclusion of the Boone community, the city, and Lake Michigan. Boone students choose to highlight their robust arts and sports programs. At the heart of the mural is the word 'Welcome' repeated in different languages. Students also included a paw for the beloved Boone mascot, the Bulldog. 

Oscar DePriest Elementary School

 

Location: 139 S Parkside Ave, Chicago, IL 60644

Participants: 90
Year(s): 2019
Description: The new mural at Oscar DePriest School is our first installation at the school. The design highlights the important historical figure Oscar DePriest, the first African American elected to city council in Chicago and later to Congress, who inspired the school's name. The mural includes a portrait of DePriest as well as the phrases "Engage, Believe, Succeed." Other important elements of the mural include a scene of students celebrating their graduation by throwing their caps and a dolphin and wave scene that represents the school's mascot.

Daniel Webster Public School

 

Location: 4055 W Arthington St, Chicago, IL 60624

Participants: 120
Year(s): 2019- 2020
Description: Our first mural at Webster Public School highlights the school’s mascot, the Wildcat. Other images include students playing basketball, studying science, and making art. Green Star worked on a second project in 2020 that ascends the main staircase. Students growing from infancy to adulthood is represented by the silhouettes as well as the caterpillar growing into beautiful butterflies.