A look at 2023 Tinley Park Benches on the Avenue
Tinley Park's Benches on the Avenue public art exhibit turns 20 with a salute to “Industry, Invention and Progress.” The 13 benches created by local artists will be on display on Oak Park Avenue from 172nd to 174th Streets through mid-October.
Benches on the Avenue: Let's-A-Go
Let’s-A-Go, created by Matt Olson and sponsored by Arsenal Hair Salon, is a tribute to Super Mario Bros.
Benches on the Avenue: Let's-A-Go
Artist Matt Olson used his favorite video game, Super Mario Bros., to detail changes in the gaming industry.
Benches on the Avenue: Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home, created by The Hayes Family and sponsored by Architectural Resource Corp., traces the evolution of home building.
Benches on the Avenue: Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home is split to show homes from a log cabin to one with brickface.
Benches on the Avenue: Spaceflight
Spaceflight, created by Dante DiBartolo, shown, Al Jebens, Tom Liston, Bob Renaud, Terry Nugent and Neal Keselica and sponsored by Christopher Burke Engineering, chronicles the space program.
Benches on the Avenue: Spaceflight
Various craft are depicted in Spaceflight.
Benches on the Avenue: Spaceflight
Spaceflight takes the public art project to a new orbit.
Benches on the Avenue: Community Connections
Community Connections, created by The Painted Turtle and sponsored by CCC Holdings Inc., explores city-to-suburb connections amid technological change.
Benches on the Avenue: Community Connections
Participants in The Painted Turtle, a program for people with intellectual, development and physical disabilities, created Community Connections.
Benches on the Avenue: Ice Cream is Worth Melting For
Ice Cream is Worth Melting For, created by Delaney and Kathleen Dillon and sponsored by Ed & Joe’s Restaurant & Pizza, traces the history of the ice cream truck.
Benches on the Avenue: Ice Cream is Worth Melting For
Ice Cream is Worth Melting For features some spots to get a scoop in Tinley Park.
Benches on the Avenue: Call Me Maybe
Call Me Maybe, created by Emma Kresal and sponsored by Marquette Bank, takes a look at the changes in telephones.
Benches on the Avenue: Call Me Maybe
Call Me Maybe details mobile phones.
Benches on the Avenue: Call Me Maybe
Even a pay phone makes its way into Call Me Maybe.
Benches on the Avenue: Connection
Connection, created by Angela Marquez and sponsored by the Tinley Park-Park District, depicts the history of communication.
Benches on the Avenue: Connection
Connection explores the digital realm.
Benches on the Avenue: The Printing Press
The Printing Press, created by Jaclyn Reidy and sponsored by The Odyssey, takes us back to Johannes Gutenberg's invention.
Benches on the Avenue: The Printing Press
Books made possible by The Printing Press are part of the bench.
Benches on the Avenue: Creating a Village
Creating A Village, created by Nick and Jennifer Schulien and sponsored by IBEW Local 9, looks at how the railroad influenced Tinley Park.
Benches on the Avenue: Evolution of Music
Evolution of Music, created by Grissom Middle School Art Club and sponsored by Aero Rubber Inc., is a tribute to music mediums.
Benches on the Avenue: Evolution of Music
LPs, 45s. 8-tracks and CDs are all part of the Evolution of Music.
Benches on the Avenue: There Must Be a Better Way: A Celebration of Infomercials
There Must Be a Better Way: A Celebration of Infomercials, created by Laura Popovics and Dana LaCoco and sponsored by Odyssey Fun World, immortalizes infomercial inventions.
Benches on the Avenue: There Must Be a Better Way: A Celebration of Infomercials
TV set planters flank There Must Be a Better Way: A Celebration of Infomercials.
Benches on the Avenue: There Must Be a Better Way: A Celebration of Infomercials
But wait, there's more on the infomercial bench.
Benches on the Avenue: The Pop-Up Toaster
The Pop-Up Toaster, created by Tinley Park Public Library Teens and sponsored by Friends of the Tinley Park Public Library, pays tribute to that ubiquitous household appliance.
Benches on the Avenue: The Pop-Up Toaster
The Pop-Up Toaster was first sold for household use in 1925.
Benches on the Avenue: The Need for Spray Paint
The Need for Spray Paint, created by Gabby Ciuteikis and Jacob Diaz and sponsored by Republic Bank, sings the praises of spray paint.
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