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Launched in the Fall of 2018, the MCL Grand’s Chalk Art Walls reside above the theater’s Main Street and Church Street interior entrances and feature original chalk works by local artists. The initiative aims to introduce more visual art works to the MCL Grand by reimagining these 12’ by 4’ spaces throughout the year with new designs. The walls are available for viewing Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. or during public events at the MCL Grand.
Artists interested in participating in the MCL Grand’s Chalk Wall program may contact Denise Helbing at [email protected].
Current Chalk Art Walls
Together by Yoonsoo Nam
Together by Yoonsoo Nam is an original chalk art mural currently on display on the Church Street Chalk Art Wall at the MCL Grand. Each candle making up Together represents each of us. Even though the world is covered by thick darkness, we all together will become the light of the world and transform this dark world into the glorious kingdom. Let the light of love, hope and faith inside of us arise and shine together!
There is no hope in this world
Hope is inside of us
We are the light of the world
Together
Make the world bright
Make the world beautiful
All different colors in union
Together
Change the world through love
Yoonsoo Nam is a visual artist who paints the spiritual reality with unique colors and anointed poems that carry deep meanings and symbols. Her inspirational paintings and poems have been impacting many people in various countries. She was born in Seoul, Korea, graduated from Ewha Womans University with BFA and MFA. Currently she is the director of Stream Art, teaching art workshops and painting in Lewisville, Texas.
Safely Away by Patricia Rodriguez
Patricia Rodriguez's Safely Away is based on an original painting of the same title by the artist exploring the idea of "sanctuary" and feeling "safe," above it all and away from danger. Rodriguez notes, "As our wildlife becomes extinct, I paint to remind of our duty to preserve. In the midst of the pandemic, the idea of 'sanctuary' hits even closer to home as the art is a hopeful reminder to stay safe, persevere, and preserve together." The work is on display on the MCL Grand's Main Street Chalk Wall.
Patricia Rodriguez is a professional artist based in Dallas, Tx. Her artwork has been widely collected and shown prolifically nationwide. Her work has been awarded and published in several prominent publications. She has been a featured artist for Pantone, Lexus, SXSW, Capital One Bank, House of Blues, Red Bull, Nationstar Mortgage and is currently working on a new body of work for 2020.
Past Chalk Art Works
If I Had a Dozen by Jennifer Seibert features beautiful large roses with their pedals blowing in the wind. Seibert is an award-winning artist whose work has been featured in exhibitions by the curator of Exhibitions from the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, the curator of Modern and Contemporary Fine Art with the Heritage Auction House, and many other thoughtful curators. Formerly a tenured Professor of Art at Eastern Michigan University, she returned home to Texas and is now a full-time Professor of Art at Collin College. If I Had a Dozen is inspired by the song If I had a Rose by Kelly Willis. Kelly Willis was scheduled to perform a concert in March 2020, but it has since been rescheduled. This work was on display from January through November 2020.
The Traditional Latin High Mass, the Mass of the Angels, inspired this artwork. Every time that I listen to my Church choir sing in Latin, I feel as if though angels are singing. This piece is my response to bring the profound, the true, the good and the beautiful in a world that desperately needs it, and it is meant to be enjoyed with the music of angels. As you are gazing at this artwork, I encourage you to listen to the hymn, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence. Allow it to touch your heart and fill it with peace. I have always had a fascination for angels, but I also like to draw other subjects including my own superhero, dragons, and strong animals.
Work portrays a large dragonfly in a sea of swirling color. According to the artist, the work is about self-transformation and the awesomeness of dragonflies. Pete Taboada is an International, Dallas based, visionary artist. He creates art embracing your awareness, abundance and joy. He loves creating art for seekers of self-empowerment, expansion, enlightenment, and love.
My art is an expression of captured moments, that speak to my soul and create a mood. They may be funny, happy, sad, peaceful, exciting, wistful, intriguing, or whimsical, but my goal is to pull the viewer into the painting and recreate that emotion in them. I work primarily in watercolor and acrylic, sometimes combined, depending on the subject and desired result.
My body of work has revealing aspects of storytelling and viewer participation. My art captures a pivotal moment and a mood to portray the story being told however, it is up to the viewer to determine the stories ending. I work primarily in Chalk pastels and Acrylic mediums.
This work was on display over the Main Street entrance door from September - December 2018 and highlights the western boot, an iconic symbol of the cowboy lifestyle. Once essential footwear for getting the job done without falling off your horse, or suffering a snake bite, western boots have become today’s functional high fashion.
