ARTS ALIVE CHICAGO will design and paint a 12 foot by 60 foot mural for your business or home (inside or out) or sponsor a mural for a municipal area of your choice (for example: an underpass that can get permitted).

As principal artist of Arts Alive Chicago, Northside Parent Cyd Smillie has painted 19 storefronts and murals in the last two years.

Check out the many murals the Arts Alive/45 crew cut, painted or installed in the area.

Arts Alive Chicago is a non-profit organization that creates change through ART strengthening the northwest corridor’s position as a mixed-use destination for businesses and residents. 

Cyd has a B.F.A. in Technical Theatre and Stage Design; 17 years experience in Hollywood Film Industry; Owner/Director of Touching Ground Gallery and is a practicing artist and teacher.