2024 Murals

Below are locations and images of the four projects completed in EMAP’s eighth year. View the rest of our murals by year on our Projects, Artists, and Partners page. And check out our google map to go see these artworks in person!

Damon Lamar Reed
Meals on Wheels Northeastern Illinois building, 1723 Simpson Street

This mural by Damon Lamar Reed–his second with Art Encounter–features portraits honoring four of MWNEI’s founders: Lillian Fitzsimmons of the Evanston Health Department, Hecky Powell of Evanston’s Community and Economic Development Association and Hecky’s Barbecue, Alderwoman Delores Holmes, and CEO of Saint Francis Hospital Sister Mary Alfreda Bracht. Project partially sponsored by a grant from the Union Pacific Foundation and the Evanston Arts Council.

Community Partners: Meals on Wheels Northeastern Illinois, Evanston Thrives

POSE (Jordan Nickel)
824 Noyes Street

Chicago artist POSE was inspired by his personal experience growing up nearby to create this vibrant mural in Evanston’s Noyes Street neighborhood. The design include’s element’s of his signature style, including colorful layered text and images inspired by illustration, comic books, and graffiti. This project was partially sponsored by a grant from the Union Pacific Foundation and the City of Evanston.

Community Partner: Evanston Thrives

Max Sansing
Metra underpass at Davis Street

Max Sansing returned to Evanston in 2024 to expand his 2022 piece, covering the entire Davis Street Metra station and creating Art Encounter’s largest to mural to date. In honor of the nearby and recently-relocated Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, the mural includes a portrait of Morton as a young woman, celebrating her service to Evanston as a teacher and principal before becoming both the city’s first Black mayor and longest-serving mayor.

Community Partners: 909 Davis, Downtown Evanston, Evanston Thrives

Sholo Beverly
Clark Street and Benson Avenue

100 Years of Women in Evanston was designed and painted by two-time EMAP muralist Sholo Beverly with help from artist Susan Volk. This piece uplifts and celebrates the contributions and impact of women to the fabric of Evanston over the past 100+ years. Project partially sponsored by a grant from the Union Pacific Foundation and the Evanston Arts Council.

Community Partners: Evanston History Center, Shorefront Legacy Center