October 1 – November 15, 2023
Terrain Exhibitions is pleased to announce the 6th edition of our grassroots public art festival. Terrain Biennial 2023 will bring public art to neighborhoods around the world from October 1 – November 15, 2023.
Artists and curators collaborated with hosts to produce art installations (think sculptures, paintings, projections, flags, yarn art, you name it!) outside their homes (and other surprising spots!). Over 200 Terrain projects will be popping up on front lawns (and porches, windows, and rooftops, too!) around Chicagoland, across the country, and even all over the world for anyone who walks, rolls, skips or wanders by to discover.
This year, artists responded to the theme mycelium connection to honor and expand our mission of making unexpected, yet vital human and environmental connections. Mycelium is a thriving underground network of fungal threads, vital to many natural ecosystems. Despite its enormous geographical span, it remains invisible to most, subversively springing up from cracks and shadows. We ask ourselves, who and what has been overlooked, and why?
Terrain Biennial began in 2013 on a single block in Oak Park, IL and has spread across redlining from Chicago to India and everywhere in between. Much like a mycelium bloom, we continue to creatively decentralize.
Terrain Biennial 2023 will feature creative activations in Barrington, IL; Berwyn, IL; Bolingbrook, IL; Brookfield, IL; Chicago, IL; Dekalb, IL; Des Plaines, IL; Evanston, IL; Forest Park, IL; Highland Park, IL; Lincolnwood, IL; Magnolia, IL; Morton Grove, IL; Oak Park, IL; River Forest, IL; Springfield, IL; Western Springs, IL, Fayetteville, AR; Los Angeles, CA; Pasadena, CA; New London, CT; Gary, IN; Greencastle, IN; Indianapolis, IN; Lexington, KY; Frankfort, MI; Kaleva, MI; Ludington, MI; Manistee, MI; Onekama, MI; Newburgh, NY; Cincinnati, OH; Tulsa, OK; Staunton, VA; Benton, WI; Madison, WI, Huntsville, Ontario, Canda; Bagalakot, India; Bengaluru, India; Delhi, India; Dharwad, India; Hampi, India; Maralawadi, India; Udupi, India; Burry Port, Wales; and Llanelli, Wales.
Participating artists and curators include Alberto Aguilar, Becky Alley, Marcus Alleyne, Nikki Renee Anderson, Robert Anderson, Sherry Antonini, Claire Ashley, Lina Azalea Dahbour, Karen Azarnia, David Badesch, Siân Barlow, Ty Barnes, Leslie Baum, Sonya Blesofsky, Jill Bocskay, Avery Booth, Gabriella Boros, Amber Bowen + Qasi Skalky, Rine Boyer, Rachel Brock, Maria Burundarena, Laura Bustamante, Bloom by Dana Parisi, Paola Cabal, Khalidah Carrington, Tallulah Cartalucca, Clay Castellano + Jennifer Traina-Dorge, Marisol Cervantes, Rio Chen, Kelley Clink, Kara Cobb Johnson, Hubcap Collective, Laura Collins, Ken Cooper, Matt DeLoughery, Ella Desmond, Robin Dluzen, Auzzie Dodson and Sara Meredith, Serena Domingues, Eseosa Ekiawowo Edebiri, Hale Ekinci, Susan Carlotta Ellis, Serena JV Elston, Adrienne Elyse Meyers, Huner Emin, Sofia Fernandez Diaz, Amy Fleming, Abby Friend, Diana Gabriel, Nancy Gildart, Romina Gonzales, Chelsea Goodwin, Ann Marie Greenberg, Cameron Grey, Rebecca Griffith, Meg Guttman, Keeley Haftner, Philippe Halaburda, William Hattendorf, Erica Hauser, Janardhan Havanje, Jen Herzig Smith, Kalie Holdren, Industry of the Ordinary, Beth Iska, Jaclyn Jacunski, Nanxi Jin, Lindsay Johnson, Kavya, Millicent Kennedy, Hannah Ketcher, Zehra Khan, Youree Kim, Sabine Krauss, Alan Labb, Niki Lederer, Stacey Lee Gee, Gina Lee Robbins, Gina Lee Robbins and IPS Summer School Students, Maggie Leininger – 10 Fold Projects, Taylor Loftin, Elaine Luther, Bishal (Bhaikaji) Manandhar, Presley Martin, Ian McMahon, Luba Mendelevich, Alex Mendez, Lori Merhige, Aimé Merizon, Misericordia Home, Roz Moreton, Amanda Mulcahy, Bryan Northup, Connie Noyes, Janelle O’Malley, Betsy Odom, Bonnie Olsen, Jackie Partridge, Selden Paterson, Susan Paul Firestone, Lisa Pellegrino, Lainey Peltier, Pamela Penney, CV Peterson, Brian Petrone, Vince Phan, Jeff Phillips, Mac Pierce, Melissa Pokorny, Madelene Przybysz, Ziba Rajabi, Jennifer Rawlison, Red Line Service Institute, Sarah E. Rieser, Shelby Rodeffer, Kathryn Rodrigues, Larissa Rolley, Nat Rosales, Fran Sampson, Sachin Sastry, SeaChi Projects, S-H Projects, Dimple Shah, John Siblik, Michele Silvetti-Schmitt, Trish Smithing, Rob Sohmer, Melon Sprout, Chad Stayrook, Sheldon Stowe, Allison Svoboda, Hui-min Tsen, John T. Upchurch, Isaac Vazquez, Frank Vega, Mae Vitali, Jacqueline Weaver, Liz Weinstein, Kenzie Wells, Lynn Williams, E. Wislar, Michael Workman, Colette Wright Adams, Kavya, Emily Yurkevicz, Raevenne Zackery, Richard Zimmerman, Mara Baker, Des Plaines Art Guild, EXTRA Projects, gordon fung, Theresa Gimpel, Miriam Kienle, Nina Mastrangelo, Josh Porter, Allison Peters Quinn, Larissa Rolley, Eden Unluata-Foley and more!
Visit terrainexhibitions.org to learn more and find projects near you!
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Terrain Biennial 2023 Block Party
Sunday, October 1, 2023 from 3–6pm
James Stone Freedom Square, 3615 W Douglas Blvd, Chicago, IL
