Centennial Mosaic
Public Art Project
We first started promoting the Centennial Mosaic Public Art Project at the Taste of Roselle in August of 2021 after workshopping it with Village officials, local businesses, friends, and neighbors. It was important to us that many voices were heard and that the end result felt inclusive and representative of 100 years of Roselle.
We were also thrilled to collaborate with the Roselle Fine Arts Academy and several nonprofit organizations in the area to spread the word and make the mosaic a great group effort across the community! We’ve highlighted some of those events below:
We introduced the concept
early, knowing we’d only have
12 months to deliver on a vision.
A public art project of this magnitude truly tested the time-management skills of everyone involved. Within 12 months, we built a diverse board to represent the public, hosted student workshops to involve our youngest residents, gained perspectives from our hometown Historical Foundation and the seniors in the community, and launched marketing and fundraising efforts to ensure private funding of the entire project, designed and re-designed the initial and final mockups across two art teams, made space for constructive criticism from all angles, addressed issues before, during, & after the community-driven construction days, overcame several obstacles to meet our ribbon-cutting deadline, and, somehow, still came out smiling!
Our Generous Donors & Sponsors
Alfred Engel Family
Annmarie & Bill Ackerley
Becka Ross
Beth and Kress Stein
Bloomingdale Township
Bloomingdale Township Republican Party
Bonnie & Bud Hausman
Cathleen Carter
Chic Concepts Salon
Colleen Wisniewski
Deanna Stuart & John Kness
Ducat Chiropractic & Sports Medicine
Genesis Inc.
Gieske Family
Glenn and Susan Spachman
Gustav Geistfeld Family
Hampton, Lenzini, & Renwick, Inc.
Itasca Bank & Trust
Janet Swiontek
Jean & Anthony Bonavolonta Family
John Dabrowski
Jon R. Martin Family
Juice & Berry
Karen Aho
Kim & Brandon Epting
Maria Miller
Maureen Bell
Michael D. Hovde, Jr. and Jacqueline Tufo Hovde
Michael and Pam Re
Michael Tillman Superior Ambulance
Mike Murray
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Kean
Mueller and Associates
Norm & Geri Keller
Pelagio Family
Pollyanna Brewing Company
Printing Plus
Ottosen, DiNolfo, Hasenbalg & Castaldo, Ltd.
Rob & Patty Burns Family
Roselle Sister Cities Association
Rotary Club of Bloomingdale-Roselle
Salerno’s Rosedale Chapel
Sharon Barnes
Sherrie Magnini
Stan’s Service Station
Star Smiles
Steve & Sue Caravello Family
The Paul Troyke Family
Tom & Karen Ostrander
Tom & Kathi D’Onofrio
Tom Schramm Family
Wilhelm & Joyce Troesken