{"id":2448,"date":"2019-11-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loopchicago.local\/press-releases\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T11:30:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:30:46","slug":"chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school","status":"publish","type":"press_release","link":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es\/press-releases\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Loop Alliance transforms vacant Wabash Avenue storefronts through art installations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Press contact: <\/strong>Jessica Cabe | PR and Communications Manager, Chicago Loop Alliance jessica@chicagoloopalliance.com | 312-782-9160<\/p>

MEDIA: <\/strong>Download photos here.<\/a><\/p>

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Nov. 13, 2019<\/strong><\/p>

CHICAGO\u2014<\/strong>This December, pedestrians on Wabash Avenue between Lake and Monroe streets will experience a big pop of primary colors thanks to a new initiative by Chicago Loop Alliance<\/a>. \u201cWabash Windows\u201d is a strategic placemaking project that activates four vacant storefronts on Wabash Avenue with murals. Installation for \u201cWabash Windows\u201d will take place Dec. 1-5.<\/strong><\/p>

Artists will install murals on the inside of storefront windows using paint that is easily removed. Brightly colored murals will beautify the windows of vacant storefronts along Wabash and bring positive attention to available retail space. Once the space has been rented, the mural will be removed.<\/p>

\u201cA lot of the economic development work Chicago Loop Alliance does is centered on the idea that if we make the Loop a vibrant destination, business will come,\u201d said Ian Zeitlin, public space manager for Chicago Loop Alliance. \u201cTransforming vacant storefronts into art installations accomplishes multiple goals: It makes the street look more alive and attractive to the public, but it also, in turn, makes these spaces attractive to businesses.\u201d<\/p>

As part of Chicago Loop Alliance’s broad Transforming Wabash<\/a> initiative, CLA had an interest in activating vacant storefronts on Wabash with art and contracted Michelle Kliman of MK Studio<\/a>, an Experience Design studio, to design the method for the activation. Kliman conceptualized painting murals directly on the glass and selected artists, created design guidelines and will oversee installation and removal of the murals. In celebration of the 100-year anniversary of the Bauhaus School, an influential German school of design, architecture and applied arts, \u201cWabash Windows\u201d employs a primary color palette inspired by the school\u2019s revolutionary aesthetic. Muralists Jennifer Wandro<\/a>, Carla Bank<\/a>, Bee Harris<\/a> and Ponnopozz<\/a> will use these colors to create murals in their unique styles.<\/p>

Through her design practice, Kliman creates interactive spaces, inspiring events, signature moments, engaging programming and playful products that take people offline and into the physical world where we all live.<\/p>

\u201cWorking with Chicago Loop Alliance has been such a rewarding experience,\u201d Kliman said. \u201cAs project designer for Wabash Windows, I get the opportunity to provide local artists with a public platform to share their work, elevate the Wabash retail corridor, and inspire and connect people to the city of Chicago and the creatives that live here.\u201d<\/p>

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

Chicago Loop Alliance\u2019s (CLA) mission is to create, manage and promote high-performing urban experiences, attracting people and investment to the Loop. 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. For more information, please visit www.loopchicago.com<\/a>.<\/p>

About Michelle Kliman of MK Studio<\/strong><\/p>

In 2017, Michelle Kliman founded MK Studio<\/a>, an Experience Design studio that specializes in the built environment. Kliman\u2019s core focus is on creating interactive environments that connect people and inspire a more hands-on experience of the physical world. MK Studio creates spaces that engage all of the senses and crafts experiences that capture people’s imaginations and curiosity by producing shareable moments and creating lasting memories. Prior to founding MK Studio, Kliman worked in New York and Chicago as a spatial designer, event and exhibition designer, and product and surface designer. For more information, please visit www.mkstudio.co<\/a>.<\/p>

###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Press contact: Jessica Cabe | PR and Communications Manager, Chicago Loop Alliance jessica@chicagoloopalliance.com | 312-782-9160 MEDIA: Download photos here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Nov. 13, 2019 CHICAGO\u2014This December, pedestrians on Wabash Avenue between Lake and Monroe streets will experience a big pop of primary colors thanks to a new initiative by Chicago Loop Alliance. \u201cWabash …<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":11598,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"class_list":["post-2448","press_release","type-press_release","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nChicago Loop Alliance transforms vacant Wabash Avenue storefronts through art installations - Loop Chicago<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es\/press-releases\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chicago Loop Alliance transforms vacant Wabash Avenue storefronts through art installations - Loop Chicago\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Press contact: Jessica Cabe | PR and Communications Manager, Chicago Loop Alliance jessica@chicagoloopalliance.com | 312-782-9160 MEDIA: Download photos here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Nov. 13, 2019 CHICAGO\u2014This December, pedestrians on Wabash Avenue between Lake and Monroe streets will experience a big pop of primary colors thanks to a new initiative by Chicago Loop Alliance. \u201cWabash ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es\/press-releases\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Loop Chicago\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-21T16:30:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/10__FocusFillWzIwMDAsMTAwMCwieSIsMTY2XQ.17.16-Wabash-04-credit-Chicago-Loop-Alliance.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutos\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/press-releases\\\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/press-releases\\\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\\\/\",\"name\":\"Chicago Loop Alliance transforms vacant Wabash Avenue storefronts through art installations - Loop Chicago\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/press-releases\\\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/press-releases\\\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/11\\\/10__FocusFillWzIwMDAsMTAwMCwieSIsMTY2XQ.17.16-Wabash-04-credit-Chicago-Loop-Alliance.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-11-13T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-21T16:30:46+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/press-releases\\\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/press-releases\\\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/press-releases\\\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/11\\\/10__FocusFillWzIwMDAsMTAwMCwieSIsMTY2XQ.17.16-Wabash-04-credit-Chicago-Loop-Alliance.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/11\\\/10__FocusFillWzIwMDAsMTAwMCwieSIsMTY2XQ.17.16-Wabash-04-credit-Chicago-Loop-Alliance.jpg\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":1000},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/press-releases\\\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Loop Chicago\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Loop Chicago\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/chicago-loop-alliance-brand-logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/chicago-loop-alliance-brand-logo.svg\",\"width\":215,\"height\":96,\"caption\":\"Loop Chicago\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loopchicago.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Chicago Loop Alliance transforms vacant Wabash Avenue storefronts through art installations - Loop Chicago","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es\/press-releases\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\/","og_locale":"es_MX","og_type":"article","og_title":"Chicago Loop Alliance transforms vacant Wabash Avenue storefronts through art installations - Loop Chicago","og_description":"Press contact: Jessica Cabe | PR and Communications Manager, Chicago Loop Alliance jessica@chicagoloopalliance.com | 312-782-9160 MEDIA: Download photos here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Nov. 13, 2019 CHICAGO\u2014This December, pedestrians on Wabash Avenue between Lake and Monroe streets will experience a big pop of primary colors thanks to a new initiative by Chicago Loop Alliance. \u201cWabash ...","og_url":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es\/press-releases\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\/","og_site_name":"Loop Chicago","article_modified_time":"2026-07-21T16:30:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2000,"height":1000,"url":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/10__FocusFillWzIwMDAsMTAwMCwieSIsMTY2XQ.17.16-Wabash-04-credit-Chicago-Loop-Alliance.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutos"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/press-releases\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\/","url":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/press-releases\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\/","name":"Chicago Loop Alliance transforms vacant Wabash Avenue storefronts through art installations - Loop Chicago","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/press-releases\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/press-releases\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/10__FocusFillWzIwMDAsMTAwMCwieSIsMTY2XQ.17.16-Wabash-04-credit-Chicago-Loop-Alliance.jpg","datePublished":"2019-11-13T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-21T16:30:46+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/press-releases\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"es","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/press-releases\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/press-releases\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/10__FocusFillWzIwMDAsMTAwMCwieSIsMTY2XQ.17.16-Wabash-04-credit-Chicago-Loop-Alliance.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/10__FocusFillWzIwMDAsMTAwMCwieSIsMTY2XQ.17.16-Wabash-04-credit-Chicago-Loop-Alliance.jpg","width":2000,"height":1000},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/press-releases\/chicago-loop-alliance-transforms-vacant-wabash-avenue-storefronts-through-art-installations-celebrating-100th-anniversary-of-bauhaus-school\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/","name":"Loop Chicago","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"es"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/#organization","name":"Loop Chicago","url":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/chicago-loop-alliance-brand-logo.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/chicago-loop-alliance-brand-logo.svg","width":215,"height":96,"caption":"Loop Chicago"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_release\/2448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_release"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_release\/2448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11599,"href":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_release\/2448\/revisions\/11599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}