DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: FIRST CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL POSTER BIENNIAL

27 May 2008

Chicago, United States

While Chicago is well known for its architecture, theater, fine art, public landscaping, and music scenes, there is a significant lack of applied visual arts in public spaces. By focusing on making this exhibition an outdoor one, we hope to accomplish two important objectives. First, we want posters to be realized as the quintessential public art form, because they engage citizens at street level, requiring an emotional and intellectual response. They also stimulate dialogue and articulation of important issues—social, political, and economic. Secondly, we want to help the City of Chicago craft its international reputation as a proponent of international cooperation and communication—and as a strong civic advocate of design. Read More.
Lance Rutter and Yann Legendre