Information for Property Owners

Want to lure the throngs of art-loving Chicagoans and tourists who visit Millennium Park and the Art Institute to pop over a few blocks west to your property?

That’s the goal with Pop-up Art Loop™, a non-profit initiative of Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA). CLA is transforming vacant real estate into new temporary art spaces to create energy, excitement and additional foot traffic in the Loop.

Starting with three galleries in 2009, the goal is to expand throughout the Chicago’s central business district in 2013, supporting the work of artists and the Loop’s business community at the same time. We need your help to make it happen!

Download the letter below to see what the City of Chicago's Department of Community Development has to say about Pop-Up Art Loop™.

Benefits of Temporarily Donating Space

• Provides an exciting new way to market your vacant property to potential tenants;
• Increases pedestrian traffic to surrounding businesses;
• Showcases vacant retail spaces as attractive art sites;
• Your property and your donation will be prominently featured on both the Pop-Up Art Loop and CLA web sites;
• Generates economic development in the Loop through art sales;
• Helps create good will that the public and media will embrace;
• Your temporary gallery will be part of an ongoing PR campaign;
• Recognition for your donation in the CLA Annual Report; (distribution 3,000)
• When your property is leased, the gallery moves out; (10 days notice)
• CLA will work with you to set the guidelines for your space and find an appropriate match with an exciting artist;
• All Loop businesses are eligible to participate.

Your generosity is the cornerstone of this program and our first priority is to safeguard your interests by returning your property in the same or better condition than received.

Learn more about why Pop-Up Art Loop™ is too good an opportunity to pass up.

Please contact:

Tristan Hummel
Program Manager & Curator, Chicago Loop Alliance
tristan@chicagoloopalliance.com
312.782.9160

 City of Chicago's letter supporting Pop-Up Art Loop