Dedication Of The Beautiful "Healing Waters" Sculpture By Boston's Mark Davis At Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago

Tomorrow, Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago will be dedicating a large-scale sculpture, “Healing Waters,” by Boston-based artist Mark Davis (represented by the Pucker Gallery).

The recently opened Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is likely one of the most art-focused hospitals in the US. The interior features the involvement of many cultural institutions, including the Art Institute, Lookingglass Theatre, the Joffrey Ballet, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and more. Each floor is decorated with a different theme corresponding to these institutions, and reflective of the hospital’s overall mission of healing through the arts. Standing below the giant whales in the lobby, it’s clear this is not the average, sterile hospital.

On November 15, the importance of art to the Lurie Children’s Hospital will be brought outdoors through the dedication of a new sculpture over the driveway entrance. “Healing Waters” by Boston-based Mark Davis is made of blue and green steel and carbon fiber molded plates with a rim of LED lights. Made possible through the generous support of Gigi and Michael Pucker of the Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation, the piece represents the flowing movement of water and is intended to evoke a calming energy to children and parents arriving at the hospital. Davis is a South Bend native who is inspired by Alexander Calder and was heavily influenced by his time traveling to Chicago and touring the Art Institute. “Healing Waters” is his largest work to date.

The new piece has been installed and photographed with one of the donors, Michael Pucker (of the Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation) and the artist, Mark Davis. The official dedication is this Thursday at 6:30 pm, outside of the hospital with a small group of VIPs and hospital employees. They will have the sculpture professionally photographed (alone and with some of the hospital’s children) by the end of the week.

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Hero Cowboys - Keith MacLelland's New Solo Exhibition at the Hynes Convention Center

"Drillboy, Mr. Good & Holding Headless Cowboys” - 28x42” - Mixed Media Collage
Award winning Boston based artist, Keith MacLelland, is proud to announce his upcoming solo exhibition at The South Rotunda Gallery in the Hynes Convention Center. Inspired by 1950's heroic Hollywood cowboys and today's technology immersed culture, MacLelland is known for his eco-conscious colorful contemporary mixed media cowboy collages. From empty cracker boxes to junk mail, he sees overlooked everyday discards as exciting materials to incorporate into his pieces. MacLelland keeps up with the latest fashion trends and adds decorative elements such as rhinestones, glitter, and silver studs. This show is a must see, and it is open to the general public.

February - May, 2014 Artist’s reception to be held on March 24th from 5-7PM The South Rotunda Gallery is open seven days a week from 8-8pm (visitor badges are required) 900 Boylston St Boston, MA 02115

Viewing reservations can be made at: artp…

“World Peace Mural Tour” Comes to Boston for The 4th of July

East Boston, MA: The World Peace Mural Tour will make its way to Boston for a special 4th of July Independence Day installation of a “Handwritten Mural” by renowned Miami artist, Renda Writer. The artist will install a “World Peace” mural on the main exterior wall of Iglesias Bautista Sendas de Fe in East Boston (316 East Meridian St., Boston, MA 02128) on July 4th, starting at 10am. The mural will include the phrase “WORD PEACE” spray-painted repetitiously, in a patriotic mix of red, white, and blue. For more details, check the World Peace Mural Tour Facebook Event.

Boston is the first stop on the “World Peace Mural Tour.” The five-city tour will make its way to Detroit in late July and will then head back East to create murals in Philadelphia and Washington DC in August and New York in September.

The World Peace Mural Tour is an artistic campaign and an ongoing art installation project aimed at enacting worldwide change through the power of the written word and the energy behind the w…

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