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A wall that is painted with a mosaic, plants and geese. The design is a mock up of the mural that will be on the wall of City Hall. (Courtesy of the City of DeKalb)

Community to paint mural on City Hall

By Kaitlyn Lee-Gordon, News Reporter | April 17, 2023

DeKALB – The DeKalb Community is invited to help create a two-story mural along the walls of City Hall.  The design takes inspiration from agricultural and symbolic ideas expressed during workshops run by the artist, Danielle Casali. The mural will...

Artist Danielle Casali (far left) led a brainstorming workshop with the Fox
Valley Jewish Neighbors organization before creating a mosaic mural in Geneva. Casali
will hold similar workshops at the DeKalb Public Library on Feb. 18 and Feb. 22 to help
identify motifs and imagery for a mural that will be created on DeKalb City Hall. All
community members are encouraged to attend. (Photo courtesy of the City of DeKalb)

Community invited to participate in City Hall mural design

By Eli Tecktiel, Lifestyle Writer | February 3, 2023

DeKALB – The City of DeKalb has announced plans for a new mural and they’re looking to local residents for inspiration. According to a press release from the city, NIU alum and artist Danielle Casali will lead two workshops where attendees will...

Q&A with Dan Grych

Q&A with Dan Grych

By Jessi Haish | February 6, 2013

Dan Grych, of The Art Box, 308 E. Lincoln Highway, and an artist during the creation of “Its Merits Recommend It...” answered some questions about his experience in an email Q&A. Northern Star: What was your “role” in the group of artists...

Postcards from DeKalb: Artists reminisce

By Jessi Haish | February 6, 2013

Thousands of people have gone through DeKalb. Some stay for four years, others a lifetime. However, one thing remains the same: DeKalb is rich with history and has a story that warrants being told. The summer of 1999, a group of artists and volunteers...