Dorian Sylvain featured in Block Club Chicago

August 13, 2022 12:00 pm

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Dorian Sylvain is featured in a Block Club Chicago article, “South Shore Artist Dorian Sylvain Bringing Huge Afrocentric Mural to Auburn Gresham’s 79th Street.” “The project is part of the city’s Invest South/West Artist-in-Residence pilot program to add public art to Auburn Gresham, Austin, Englewood and Back of the Yards. Sylvain was one of four artists chosen by Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the city’s planning and cultural affairs departments.” –Atavia Reed

Join Dorian Sylvain on Saturday, August 13th from 12-2PM for an unveiling of the mural (1159 W. 79th St.)

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