This was the weekend of the annual Rogers Park Artists of the Wall Festival, a unique annual summer event in which residents of Rogers Park are invited to paint a panel on the concrete bench facing the beach between Pratt and Lunt. The bench is painted over into a fresh canvas every year, and then blossoms with art displaying every possible style and level of skill. The festival, which is sponsored by the Loyola Park Advisory Council and the Rogers Park Community Council, in cooperation with the Chicago Park District and the Mayor's Office of Special Events, is one of the only of its kind anywhere, and since its inception in 1994, has established itself as one of Rogers Park's most beloved traditions. Those who wish to participate in the future should keep an eye on RogersPark.com in spring for the announcement of the event and the application to participate.
