Installation artist Jessica Stockholder wants pedestrians to feel like they're "walking through an animated film." It may seem a bit strange, but getting to see this installation is something to which we are looking forward. Does anyone do this on campus?

Taking a trip through Chicago's downtown this summer will be like reeling time back to the 1980s, or perhaps visiting a laser-tag arena. Artists at this very second are laying down bright, neon hues at the buzzing intersection of State and Adams, and when the painting's all done the block should look like an IED went off below the Culture Club tour bus.

The bold redecorating of the Loop is being performed by Jessica Stockholder, a canon-altering presence in the world of installation art who teaches at the University of Chicago. Her "Color Jam," running from June 5 to September, splashes building facades and sidewalks with so much bright purple, green and orange that pedestrians will think they're "walking through an animated film." [end quote]

Make No Isolated Plans:
Integrated Planning for Quality

That's the theme for SCUP's forty-seventh annual, international conference and idea marketplace in Chicago, July 7–11, 2012. Plan to be there for higher education's premier planning event.

Here are three panoramic photos of the planning committee members and support staff who were present at this meeting, and who contributed to the theme. You may click on each image to see a larger version.

Left to right: David Cox, Plenary and Invited Speakers Chair, University of Memphis; Tom Griggs, Workshops Chair, Consultant (Houston, TX); Sadie Wutka, SCUP staff; Kathy Benton, SCUP Staff; Anne Foley, Local Hosts Chair, Columbia College Chicago; standing is Nick Santilli, conference committee chair, John Carroll University; Betty Cobb, SCUP Staff

Left to right: Jake Julia, Institutional Direction Planning Academy Convener, Northwestern University; Rick Straka, Resource and Budget Planning Academy, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Michael McGoff, Academic Planning Committee Convener, State University of New York at Binghamton; Karen Verhey, SCUP Staff; Mary Jo Olenick, Facilities Planning Academy, The S/L/A/M Collaborative; David Cox, Plenary and Invited Speakers Chair, University of Memphis; Tom Griggs, Workshops Chair, Consultant (Houston, TX)

Left to right: Birget Swanson, SCUP Staff; Michael Hites, Chair, Professional Development Committee, University of Illinois; Jolene Knapp, SCUP Staff; Phyllis Grummon, SCUP Staff; Tom Longin, SCUP President-Elect, Washington, DC.; Jake Julia, Institutional Direction Planning Academy Convener, Northwestern University

Not pictured: Terry Calhoun, SCUP Staff

When Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett collaborated with the Commercial Club of Chicago in 1909 to create a dramatic vision for the greater Chicago Region they took on the task with vigor and sustained commitment. The Burnham Plan Centennial group is made up of organizations that include the Adler Planetarium, the American Planning Association, and the University of Chicago. Visitors can get a sense of their work by clicking on the "About the Centennial" section. Here they can learn about upcoming events and lectures sponsored by member organizations, their staff members, and their press releases. Moving on, the "Our History, Our Future" area includes links to the complete original 1909 Plan, along with links to the "Virtual Burnham" project at Lake Forest College and information about current exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago. Finally, the "Learning Resources" area is a gem, and visitors can view classroom resources, a bibliography of books and web publications on the Plan of Chicago, and a kid's portal. [KMG]