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Wabash Arts Corridor Columbia College Chicago's Wabash Arts Corridor is a "living urban canvas" for creative expression, innovation and excellence in the arts.

In 2013, Columbia College Chicago launched the Wabash Arts Corridor to immerse students in the creative spirit by using urban spaces and reclaimable resources to revitalize and transform the South Loop business district into one of the city’s major cultural assets. The heart of WAC is Wabash Avenue from Van Buren to Roosevelt and is framed to the east by Michigan Avenue and to the west by State Street. While WAC anticipates the district to grow and develop further as a living laboratory, it is currently comprised of eights educational institutions, 19 galleries, 14 performance spaces, five major hotels and more than 40 restaurants. In just a few years, WAC has managed to connect students, artists, entrepreneurs, local businesses and commerce with educational and cultural programming for the visual, performing and media arts. The result has been the emergence of WAC as a key player in the city as an urban lab for creative expression, innovation and excellence in the arts. This DIY spirit promotes artists and creators to become involved in the community, not only making it a tourist destination, but a dynamic urban campus for students attending nearby colleges and universities.

🎶 With Lollapalooza beginning this week, did you know that the WAC was founded around a partnership with the music festi...
07/31/2026

🎶 With Lollapalooza beginning this week, did you know that the WAC was founded around a partnership with the music festival? 🎶

In 2014, Columbia College Chicago teamed up with Shepard Fairey (OBEY series, Obama HOPE) and three other Art Alliance: The Provocateurs artists to showcase their work in the WAC as part of an exhibition with Lollapalooza.

⭐️ Shepard Fairey: “We Own the Future,” 916 S. Wabash, north wall

⭐️ POSE: Untitled, 72 E. 11th on the west and north walls

⭐️ Cleon Peterson: Untitled, 634 S. Wabash, south wall [NO LONGER VISIBLE]

⭐️ RETNA: Untitled, 33 E. Congress, south wall [NO LONGER VISIBLE]

Art Alliance: Provocateurs
Assembling one of the largest art shows ever done, Art Alliance: The Provocateurs, featured trailblazers of the art world, such as Shepard Fairey, Swoon, HAZE, Space Invader, Dzine, Mark Mothersbaugh, FAILE, Ryan McGinness, Winston Smith, RETNA, Stanley Donwood, Monica Canilao, Clare Rojas, Estevan Oriol, Evan Hecox, Gary Panter, Jen Stark, Camille Rose Garcia, Revok, Cleon Peterson, D*Face, WK Interact and many others. The show was far more than a typical exhibition by combining world-class art with experiential and interactive components such as: music, public art, charities, local community interests, and education.

Columbia College Chicago | Creative careers start here. School of Visual Arts | Columbia CHI Lollapalooza

Looking to do something downtown? ⭐️ The Wabash Arts Corridor has you covered! Check out our updated walking tour via ST...
07/30/2026

Looking to do something downtown? ⭐️ The Wabash Arts Corridor has you covered!

Check out our updated walking tour via STQRY. Featuring over 60 stops; this tour takes you through the South Loop, showcasing both the history and artistry of its many murals. Download the STQRY app today, and enjoy your sightseeing!

Columbia College Chicago | Creative careers start here. School of Visual Arts | Columbia CHI

Thank you to everyone who’s stopped by and joined us for a walking tour of the WAC! We’ve had an amazing time engaging w...
10/31/2025

Thank you to everyone who’s stopped by and joined us for a walking tour of the WAC! We’ve had an amazing time engaging with the history of the Wabash Arts Corridor in collaboration with the 2025 Chicago Architectural Biennial [] theme: SHIFT.

We’ll be having four more tours (Nov 1, 2, 8, 9) for the 2025 season. Scan the QR code or use the link in our bio to grab tickets!

The Wabash Arts Corridor, in collaboration with the 2025 Chicago Architecture Biennial: SHIFT [], is pleased to present ...
09/30/2025

The Wabash Arts Corridor, in collaboration with the 2025 Chicago Architecture Biennial: SHIFT [], is pleased to present Guided Walking Tours: Political Disruption and Encountering Community. Join the Society of Art & History [.colum] at Columbia College Chicago [] on a tour of the South Loop’s renowned public street art.

Sign up on Eventbrite by scanning the QR code or using the link in our bio. The tours are free but limited to 20 participants and run on Saturdays and Sundays from October 4 to November 2, 2025, from 2:00 to 3:30, with ~1.5 miles of walking.

Meet Ri Davenport, one of the student artists of the One Summer Chicago () / Wabash Arts Corridor murals!Ri () is a Seni...
08/19/2024

Meet Ri Davenport, one of the student artists of the One Summer Chicago () / Wabash Arts Corridor murals!

Ri () is a Senior majoring in Illustration at Columbia College Chicago (). Chicago born and fascinated with video games and writing, Ri Davenport spends most of his time playing video games and thinking of characters that might fit into those settings. Lately, they’re really into fairies.

Check out Ri’s mural at the Student Center!

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Meet Ruby Bean, one of the student artists of the One Summer Chicago () / Wabash Arts Corridor murals!Ruby () is an Illu...
08/15/2024

Meet Ruby Bean, one of the student artists of the One Summer Chicago () / Wabash Arts Corridor murals!

Ruby () is an Illustration alumni from Columbia College Chicago (). Born and raised in the artistic community of Austin Texas, Ruby Bean now finds new avenues of inspiration from their second home of Chicago IL. Recent Columbia College Chicago Graduate, Ruby received their Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Illustration. From painting their childhood home walls they now freelance Muraling professionally utilizing bold and colorful pallets to captivate audiences. 

Check out Ruby’s mural at 623 S Wabash!

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Meet Ziccy Delamarter, one of the student artists of the One Summer Chicago () / Wabash Arts Corridor murals!Ziccy () is...
08/13/2024

Meet Ziccy Delamarter, one of the student artists of the One Summer Chicago () / Wabash Arts Corridor murals!

Ziccy () is an Illustration alumni from Columbia College Chicago (). Ziccy, also known as Zicrona, is a muralist, printmaker, fine artist, illustrator, and street gore fanatic based in Chicago, IL. Their work can most often be found pasted in the streets of whatever city they currently inhabit. Zicrona’s work has been featured in galleries, shops, and alleyways throughout Chicago, New York, Rome, California, and more. Using both traditional and digital materials, Ziccy explores themes of q***r identity, bodily autonomy, and their grotesque indulgences.Through studies of anatomy and found specimens, the artist creates provocative visual narratives inspired by their experiences, combining real subjects with freakish ideas to create phantasmagorical works.

Check out Ziccy’s mural at 623 S Wabash!

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