We're #2! (original) (raw)

News Wed May 21 2008

In AmericanStyle's poll of America's Top 25 Art Cities, that is. Their Chicago page highlights Millenium Park and the new Nichols Bridgeway to the Art Institute's Modern Wing as examples of the kind of public art that has helped Chicago maintain second place in the poll for four consecutive years.

The article also mentions that this summer the Department of Cultural Affairs will begin offering guided tours of public art installations throughout the city. The city's website has little information about these tours, however, and the site that promises more details (chicagoneighborhoodtours.com) is currently down.