Explore the dynamic intersection of public art, memory, and justice on a trolley tour of the imagined Washington Park Public Art Corridor, a new effort to expand the neighborhood’s commemorative landscape. 

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Hop aboard the trolley at the Arts Block (337 E. Garfield Blvd.), with a first stop at Amanda Williams’ Other Washingtons at 51st and King Drive. From there, we’ll travel through Washington Park, stopping at key sites where artists, activists, and architects will share the stories behind their works in progress. The tour continues to the future site of Breath, Form & Freedom, created by Chicago Torture Justice Memorials Foundation, before concluding at Arts + Public Life’s Arts Lawn for a preview of Yvette Mayorga’s highly anticipated City Lovers in Paradise.

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After the tour, join us at the neighboring Green Line Performing Arts Center for an evening of drinks, dessert, and conversation with Amanda Williams, CTJMF survivors and architect John Gay, and Yvette Mayorga.

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Presented by Arts + Public Life and the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture at the University of Chicago, in collaboration with the Chicago Torture Justice Memorials Foundation, in conjunction with Chicago Exhibition Weekend 2025 and Chicago Architecture Biennial.