Waves of DuPage:
Ukiyo-e Public Art Project

We are looking for partner communities in College of DuPage’s District 502 to participate in the WAVES OF DUPAGE: Ukiyo-e Public Art Project, showcasing an iconic location, building or landmark in your city/village rendered in a ukiyo-e style.

Submissions are due by January 31, 2025, and the cost per community (city/village) will be $250. This fee includes the creation of artwork and printing of one (1) vinyl adhesive with a maximum width of four (4) feet, as well as a digital file of the artwork that the city/village may reproduce as desired. Submissions received after January 31, 2025, or requests for additional images, will be processed as capacity allows, and the fee for each artwork will increase to $500.

Participants agree to

  • Provide a rights/royalty-free image of a city location, building or landmark that our commissioned artist will render in a ukiyo-e style.(Ideal photograph will be taken from sufficient distance to get some nearby trees, plants, sky into the frame. You may submit additional images to show detail or different possible vantage points.)

  • Pay a $250 fee that covers the creation and printing of the artwork (one vinyl adhesivemural,details below). Additional images or submissions received after January 31, 2025, will be processed as possible and the fee per image will be $500.

  • Confirm a locationin your community, in agreement with COD, that would be highly visible preferably to both pedestrian and vehicular traffic. This location would be best on the exterior wall or window -a smooth surface, not brick. (This will be a vinyl adhesive and removable.)

  • Installthemuralin the agreed upon public locationby May 31, 2025, or earlier;must remain up through the Exhibition, whichends September 21, 2025.

  • Host a public event for the “unveiling” of your Ukiyo-e artwork

  • Promote the Exhibition in your city/village communications (newsletter) 3 times during the run of the Exhibition (June-Sept 2025)

Participants Receive:

  • One vinyl mural per community (smaller dimension can be up to four (4)feetmaximum, larger dimension is variabledepending on the artwork). Each communityis responsible for installation of the artwork (instructions will be provided).

  • Digital file of completed artworkfor each community to reproducein further ways.

  • Two tickets to Hokusai and Ukiyo-e: The Floating Worldexhibition

  • Invitation to a VIP Hokusai Community Partner Party

This exhibition of murals in the WAVES OF DUPAGE:Ukiyo-e Public Art Projectis sponsored by theCollege of DuPage Public ArtProject, an initiative hosted by COD and the McAninch Arts Center. COD Partners with communities in DuPage County with the mission to complete public art installations and community art projects.

To submit your image a proposed location, please fill out the form at this link or below: bit.ly/ukiyo-eproject. To discuss and learn more about placing a mural in your community, please contact Mandy Rakow, Education & Community Engagement Coordinator at (630) 942.3018 or email at rakowa@cod.edu.