Tinley Park Looks For Artists For Annual 'Benches On The Avenue'

TINLEY PARK, IL — The village is looking for artists to submit their designs for the annual "Benches on the Avenue" art program which will be prominently displayed along Oak Park Avenue this summer.

The art installations for 2022 will be "Animal Adventure" themed, according to village officials. Submission guidelines ask artists to send in their unique, family-friendly designs that also include one component of "three-dimensional art."

The designs will be placed on benches down Oak Park Avenue from May to October of next year. In a press release, village officials said they want the installation to "take visitors on an animal exhibit without ever leaving Oak Park Avenue."

Each wooden bench will be sponsored by a business or family who will then get to keep the bench at the end of the season.

Interested artists, aspiring or established, will need to fill out the application form and send it to Village Hall by Jan. 28 along with potential designs for review. Once selected, artists will be given $425 for supplies.

More information can be found on the application page and by reaching out to Joanne Carrol at 708-444‐5031 or email jcarroll@tinleypark.org.