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    PHOTOS: 2022 Tinley Park benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'
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    PHOTOS: 2022 Tinley Park benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    • Tony V. Martin, The Times
    • Jul 4, 2022
    • Jul 4, 2022 Updated Oct 14, 2024
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    In its 19th year, Tinley Park's Benches on the Avenue public art project features two dozen entries with the "Animal Adventure" theme.

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    A chameleon is Hidden in Plain Sight. 

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    Here's a closer look at the chameleon that's Hidden in Plain Sight. 

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    Characters from the 2005 DreamWorks movie "Madagascar" are at home on this bench. 

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    Artists from Painted Turtle display their bench on Oak Park Avenue. 

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    The Tinley Park benches take an Arctic Adventure. 

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    Waddle I Do Without You is one of two dozen entries in Tinley Park’s annual public art project. 

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    Coral Reef: Colorful Ocean Home goes under the sea in Tinley Park. 

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    Welcome to Borneo can be seen on Oak Park Avenue between 172nd and 176th Streets. 

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    This primate offers a Welcome to Borneo.

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    A detail of the Welcome to Borneo bench. 

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

     Welcome to (the lush life found in) Borneo.

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    Take a Woodland Reading Adventure on Oak Park Avenue in Tinley Park. 

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    It Came from the Sea all the way to Tinley Park. 

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    Dancing Dolphins boogie down on Oak Park Avenue.

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    Journey Into the Deep is part of the 19th annual Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue public art project. 

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    Tinley Park’s annual public art project is indeed an Animal Paradise. 

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    Take a dive into Swamp Life. 

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    Stephanie Joy Bekovic shows off her Dance of Hummingbirds bench.

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    Kathleen, left, and Delaney Dillon created of the Under the Sea bench. 

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    Pandas in the Park are playful. 

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    Even Ocean Animalsmake themselves at home in Tinley Park.

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    I Like Birds flies into Tinley Park.

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    This is a detail from the I Like Birds bench.

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    Another detail from the I Like Birds bench. 

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    Great Barrier Reef is among the benches that will be on display through October. 

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    There's a place to rest on a Dog Walker's Day Off.

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    Savannah Cats come out of the jungle. 

    Tony V. Martin, The Times

    2022 Tinley Park benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    2022 Tinley Park benches on the Avenue 'Animal Adventure'

    Relax with the cats in th benches on the Avenue exhibit.

    Tony V. Martin, The Tmes
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