32nd Annual Artists of the Wall Festival Theme: All Together Now Date: Saturday, June 14, 2025 and Sunday, June 15, 2025 Location: Pratt Beach at Farwell and the Lake
ABOUT THE ARTISTS OF THE WALL FESTIVAL
The Artists of the Wall Festival got its start in 1993, when a group of Rogers Park neighbors came up with a crucial idea. Gangs had been continually tagging graffiti on the 600-foot sea wall to the point where the Chicago park district couldn’t keep up maintenance. The group thought if the wall was painted by the community with art, that it would be respected and could be enjoyed by all throughout the year. And having the event on Father’s Day weekend would make it a family-oriented event that would bring the whole Rogers Park community out.