2024

The Medicine Wheel

Project Curator & Engagement Specialist
People gathered outdoors at an event called AGG Gathering Space Medicine Wheel. A sign explains the meaning behind the medicine wheel, which symbolizes harmony in nature and human life through four colors representing the four directions and seasons. Children are sitting on the ground, and participants are standing nearby, some wearing traditional clothing and masks, with a greenhouse or tunnel in the background surrounded by trees with autumn foliage. 
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The Medicine Wheel Project was a community-driven public art and placemaking initiative at the Academy for Global Citizenship that brought together students, families, neighbors, artists, and local leaders to create a sustainable gathering space rooted in Indigenous knowledge, environmental stewardship, and community values. The project culminated in the commission of artist Alfonso "Piloto" Nieves Ruiz and his engagement team, Tiahui, to design and implement a culturally grounded, participatory public art installation.

Partners

Jacob Campbell

Alfonso “Piloto” Nieves

Huehuecoyotl Danza Group

Academy for Global Citizenship

Art Initiatives Chicago Park District

National Recreation Foundation

Lumpkin foundation

Unfinished circular plaster sculptures with carved designs and letters, placed on a yellow surface with black illustrations, surrounded by plastic sheets and tools.
Unfinished circular plaster sculptures with carved designs and letters, placed on a yellow surface with black illustrations, surrounded by plastic sheets and tools. 
❋ Zine Production Details
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