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Press contact: <\/strong>Jessica Cabe | PR and Communications Manager, Chicago Loop Alliance | jessica@chicagoloopalliance.com | 815-713-8909<\/p>

MEDIA: <\/strong>View and download photos here.<\/a><\/p>

SOCIAL:<\/strong> #BackInTheLoop   #inTheLoopChi   
@loopchicago<\/a>    @ChicagoLoopAlliance<\/a>    @ChiLoopAlliance<\/a>     @Chicago-Loop-Alliance<\/a><\/p>

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | June 3, 2021<\/strong><\/p>

CHICAGO\u2014<\/strong>Two popular public spaces in the Loop reopen this week\u2014one providing the opportunity to enjoy a beautiful day outside, and the other offering a respite from summer heat. The Gateway<\/a>, situated on the State Street median between Wacker and Lake, opened June 3 and offers outdoor public seating and landscaping with colorful umbrellas. Some sections of the Pedway, a quirky network of underground passageways connecting transit, businesses and city services, reopened June 2 after being closed for more than a year.<\/p>

Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA) transformed The Gateway in 2013 from an underutilized median to a public plaza. In 2019, CLA counted 14 people at any given time enjoying The Gateway each summer weekday. During the coronavirus pandemic, CLA\u2019s Clean Team<\/a> sanitized the tables and chairs multiple times per day in order to give people downtown a safe, clean place to eat lunch or relax outside.<\/p>

\u201cIt\u2019s a unique experience to sit in the middle of a busy downtown street like State Street, while also being surrounded by beautiful flowers and trees,\u201d said Chicago Loop Alliance President and CEO Michael Edwards. \u201cWe\u2019ve given The Gateway a facelift with colorful umbrellas and landscaping, and we\u2019re glad to invite people back to this space. In a time when foot traffic is increasing in the Loop, and when gathering outside is still the safest way to socialize as Chicagoans continue to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, The Gateway\u2019s reopening is a welcome sight.\u201d<\/p>

Portions of the Chicago Pedway have reopened after being closed for over a year, and to welcome Chicagoans back to the quirky network of underground passageways, Chicago Loop Alliance<\/a> commissioned a mural<\/a> in the Pedway between Macy\u2019s<\/a> and Block 37<\/a>, under State Street. Created by Chicago-based artists Barrett Keithley, Missy Perkins, and Dana Todd Pope, the mural plays off of the Loop\u2019s nickname, \u201cEveryone\u2019s Neighborhood.\u201d<\/a><\/p>

\u201cChicago Loop Alliance has been engaged with creating a more positive pedestrian experience in the Pedway for years; it\u2019s a great urban space,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cThis mural features imagery of Loop icons and scenes that depict Chicagoans enjoying all that downtown has to offer. It was inspired by the Loop\u2019s nickname, \u2018Everyone\u2019s Neighborhood.\u2019 Whether commuting to the Loop for work, or enjoying the city\u2019s most iconic arts, culture and attractions, the Loop really is where Chicagoans from every zip code come together. After a very hard year for the Loop, we hope anyone passing through the Pedway feels welcomed back and warmed by the message of this mural.\u201d<\/p>

The mural was created by Barrett Keithley and Missy Perkins, the co-founders of Paint the City<\/a>, as well as Chicago-based artist Dana Todd Pope. Paint the City is an artists-led initiative founded last summer in the wake of the protests for George Floyd and Black lives. They connect local artists with local businesses to create inspiring murals that speak to the community’s neighborhood.<\/p>

\u201cFor me, art in the Pedway is a beautiful element of surprise that can uplift anyone’s day,\u201d Perkins said. \u201cArt, much like the Pedway, connects everyone,\u201d Keithley added. \u201cWe\u2019re happy to allow healing enter our city through art.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cIt was truly an honor to create a mural in such a historic space,\u201d said Dana Todd Pope. \u201cKnowing that all of Chicago will get to enjoy the mural we created is the stuff dreams are made of. I hope the mural serves as a refuge and source of joy for daily commuters. Most of all, I hope it becomes a treasured fixture in the Pedway and to share it with my future grandchildren one day.”<\/p>

Other art installations and projects Chicago Loop Alliance has brought to the Pedway with various partners over the years include Massimals in the Loop<\/a>, Short-Cuts<\/a> and holiday caroling<\/a>.<\/p>

About Chicago Loop Alliance<\/strong><\/p>

Chicago Loop Alliance<\/a> (CLA)\u2019s mission is to create, manage and promote positive and inclusive programs that attract people to the Loop and accelerate economic recovery. CLA is a membership organization as well as the sole service provider for Special Service Area#1-2015, and the Chicago Loop Alliance Foundation produces public art projects and events. Learn more here<\/a>.<\/p>

About Barrett Keithley<\/strong><\/p>

Barrett Keithley<\/a> is a multi-disciplined artist. He creates art that speaks to the story of his upbringing on Chicago\u2019s South Side, known as the \u201cWild Hundreds.\u201d He began producing art to bring, create and restore resources for his community. He started his platform, Crown B Studios, to aid in the production and the performance of Art & Entertainment. He\u2019s curated and produced some of the biggest art events in Chicago with thousands of attendees, along with creating large scale murals in Chicago and abroad. He is currently attentive to Paint The City<\/a>, a non-profit he co-founded to bring local Black and minority artists and local businesses together to heal the city through art. In addition, he is working on a body of work that speaks to OUR current times. <\/p>

About Missy Perkins<\/strong><\/p>

Missy Perkins<\/a> is Co-Founder of Paint The City<\/a>, an artists-led non-profit founded as a response to the civil unrest and social injustices during the year of 2020. She is an Art Curator, artist, event coordinator and consultant for her own LLC Missgem13. Missy is always looking to evolve Chicago\u2019s creative scene through innovative cultural art and music events. She has curated over 100 art exhibitions and successfully produced events with Chicago Loop Alliance\u2019s ACTIVATE<\/a> series, Wicker Park Fest, Miami Art Basel and for Chicago’s Hip Hop scene. Her motto is to always push boundaries through the creative lens.<\/p>

About Dana Todd Pope<\/strong><\/p>

Dana Todd Pope<\/a> is a Chicago-based mompreneur, visual artist, illustrator, author and muralist with 14 years of professional experience. Exhibiting in multiple cities around the globe, Dana’s artistic practice is rooted in normalizing representation for Black and Brown children from a playful, innocent and affirming point of view. She is the founder of Fearlessly Hue LLC, which provides wall art prints, pillows and clothing highlighting Black and Brown children and sold in the Children’s Room Home D\u00e9cor category now available on the Walmart Marketplace. She is the author of two children’s books, “Know Money, GrowWW, Money,” and the soon to be released, “It’s the Way You Treat Him!” Learn more about Dana by visiting FearlesslyHue.com<\/a> or DanaToddPope.com<\/a>.<\/p>

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