Pop-Up Art Loop Gallery Walks Return May 3

Pop-Up Art Loop transforms empty storefronts into galleries. Beginning May 3 you can take a tour of these public art spaces and enjoy free wine, beer, and conversation. These art walks will take place the first Thursday of every month through October 4.

This year Inland Steel Corporation is joining the fun with a huge, 7,000 square foot indoor sculpture garden. The lobby will be filled with fresh grass, sculptures, benches and bike racks. Other galleries can be found in Block 37 and at several other places up and down State and Wabash Streets.

Photo: Attendees of the Chicago Loop Alliance’s First Thursdays gallery walk in June 2011 leave the former Pop-Up Art Loop™ space at 205 S. State Street. Photo by D. Eric Murphy.