Common Folk Collective » alderman danny solis http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog Common Folk Doing Uncommon Things Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:08:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9 The Owl Eyes of Brooks Golden Get Some Shine http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2012/08/the-owl-eyes-of-brooks-golden-get-some-shine-chicago-public-art/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-owl-eyes-of-brooks-golden-get-some-shine-chicago-public-art http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2012/08/the-owl-eyes-of-brooks-golden-get-some-shine-chicago-public-art/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:55:39 +0000 http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/?p=1471

Brooks Golden, painted an owl on the 16 Street wall beneath the railroad tracks near Paulina. Chicago Alderman Danny Solis, is stepping up a campaign to use public art to combat crime and graffiti. Wednesday, August 22, 2012 | Scott Stewart~Sun Times

Great to see the Sun-Times give some space to a great artist, Brooks Golden, and a great idea by Ald. Danny Solis. I know, it’s crazy to think public art would contribute to a higher quality of life. I use to chill with Brooks during high school and he was always pushing creativity and positivity and going for yours. The man deserves his props.

Read the whole article at the Sun-Times.

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