The Big News

I have some dreamy news, friends! Brookfield will be participating in its first ever summer art exhibit, Growing with Brookfield! The project will feature painted rain barrels that will be placed in front of sponsoring Brookfield businesses and yours truly will be one of the artists who will paint one!

How It Will Work

Ten artists will participate in Brookfield’s summer art exhibit this year. Businesses can sponsor a rain barrel and artist for $350. Each artist will be connected with a sponsoring business and they’ll collaborate with their sponsor on the rain barrel design. The goal here is to promote public art in Brookfield and highlight our many wonderful small businesses all summer long.

The rain barrels will be on display during the summer in front of the sponsoring businesses throughout Brookfield with information about each rain barrel’s artist and sponsor. There will also be town maps of the exhibit with artist and sponsor information, so the rain barrels and their sponsoring businesses will have plenty of visibility over the summer.

The rain barrels will be auctioned off at the end of summer at the Brookfield Fine Arts Festival in Kiwanis Park on September 28th. The proceeds from the auction will go toward the advancement the arts in Brookfield (there is more specific information on this coming soon).

What’s Next?

Which wonderful Brookfield business will I be matched with? You’ll have to stay tuned to find out! I’ll be sharing updates here and on my Instagram account and my Facebook account, so stay tuned! Are you a local business that would like to sponsor a painted rain barrel and artist? Reach out to the Brookfield Artists Collective!

Big thank-yous to the Brookfield Artists Collective, Brookfield IL Chamber of Commerce, the Village of Brookfield Government and Douglas Auto Body Inc. for making this project possible! I am so grateful for your support of public art in Brookfield!