A mural by student Adrian Villegas celebrates diversity at Loyola and in Chicago.
Dreaming in color W
hen members of the Student Diversity & Multicultural Affairs department (SDMA) decided it was time to bring life to their new office space in the Damen Student Center last spring, they began
the search for a professional muralist. It wasn’t long before they realized they
Adrian Villegas
needed to look no further than one of their own, senior Adrian Villegas, a visual commu- nications major and former graphic and web design intern for the department. His artistic talent paired with his experi-
ence as an advocate for diversity made him the ideal artist for the project. Born in the northwest Chicago suburb of
Bensenville to Mexican immigrant parents, Villegas grew up with a deep appreciation of and passion for Mexican culture, food, and art. He became a commissioned artist
in sixth grade, when he started selling draw- ings to classmates. Now he’s a part of Loyola’s Latin Ameri-
can Student Organization. His love of culture is seen throughout his work, which includes oil paintings, his focal medium. “Being able to connect art to what is go-
ing on in society is very interesting to me,” said Villegas. And that was just what SDMA commis-
sioned him to paint—a mural that would capture the diversity and culture at Loyola and in Chicago.
LUMA FEBRUARY 7–APRIL 26, 2015
GATHER UP THE FRAGMENTS The Andrews Shaker Collection
AS IT IS IN HEAVEN The Legacy of Shaker Faith and Design
This dual exhibition will explore the history of the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, more com- monly known as the Shakers. The exhibitions will showcase the uniqueness of 18th- and 19th-century Shaker design and industry, and the religious tenants that underlie life in Shaker villages, particularly the philosophy of “hands to work and hearts to God.”
By TANNER WALTERS The 16- by 5-foot canvas mural, Let us
Cultivate Solidarity, is exhibited in the SDMA office in the Damen Student Center. The work depicts several influential social
activists, including Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, LGBTQ activist Sylvia Rivera, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The figures were cho- sen as role models for the SDMA’s mission of advancing equality for all people. Villegas wove the figures into familiar
sights of the city. The quote “We are dream- ers” is scripted over a bright Chicago flag, and a Loop-bound CTA train fills the far right corner. Villegas’s favorite image is that of two brightly contrasting hands grasp- ing tightly over the beloved “echo spot” of Loyola’s Madonna della Strada Chapel.
ORDER IN ALL THINGS Community and Identity in Shaker Architecture
Shirley Meetinghouse, Shirley, MA, built 1793, Hancock Shaker Village, photo courtesy of Michael Fredericks
LUMA presents a survey of buildings con- structed by or for the Shakers from the 18th to the 20th century. The exhibit will explore a variety of Shaker styles found in 15 of its past and current communities throughout the United States and will explore how the Shakers’ built environment reflected their desire to promote piety, prosperity, and a communal identity.
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