AMA Chalk Board Art Marathon

AMA Chalk Board Art Marathon

The American Medical Association (AMA) hired Pochis Bank Art Studio to create four chalkboards in four days for their annual conference, a trial-by-fire project featuring word art that highlighted each day’s AMA events.  We created the 7’x4’ boards on-site, so AMA members watched the art progress as they passed by in between meetings and events.(…)

Kayak Painting

Kayak Painting

Intercontinental Hotel purchased a fleet of kayaks at Wateriders Chicago Kayak Tours and Rentals and NPB Art Studio then created custom mural painting for the kayaks, expanding Intercontinental’s advertising range across the Chicago River. This proves once again that the Pochis Bank Studio will consider all unusual artistic endeavors… Thanks to the Kayak Painting Crew:(…)

Mather Resident Spring Art Exhibit

Mather Resident Spring Art Exhibit

Nancy and Nikki curated the first Resident Spring Art Exhibit at the Mather Place of Wilmette, featuring the work of the students in our weekly watercolor class as well as over twenty other MPWI residents. The exhibit was a chance for residents to display work created at any point throughout their lifetimes and the featured(…)

American Academy of Pediatrics Chalk Mural

American Academy of Pediatrics Chalk Mural

Nancy returned again to the Ad Agency with Tracee. This time they created this dynamic and playful chalk mural to welcome their latest potential client, the American Academy of Pediatrics. Thank you also to studio manager Nikki for her assistance.      

Church Anniversary

Church Anniversary

Continuing our “faithful” week… We were commissioned to create a quick large logo to celebrate the Cardinal’s visit to St. Jerome Croatian Catholic Church on their 100th anniversary. Thanks to the newest Chalk Art Team member Amanda Paulson for her help with this project.    

Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith

Nancy Pochis Bank art studio was commissioned to recreate the playbill of the new Broadway play, “Leap of Faith“, as a gift for the producer from a group of his friends.

A Third Chalk Mural at Chicago Ad agency

A Third Chalk Mural at Chicago Ad agency

Check out this new chalk mural that Tracee Badway and NPB Art Studio created this week for Critical Mass. This is the 3rd mural we have worked on for this same ad agency’s lobby. NPB Art Studio must bring the agency good luck–they always get the clients they’re pitching when we create a welcome mural!

Chalk Board Mural to Woo Illinois Lottery

Chalk Board Mural to Woo Illinois Lottery

NPB Studio was hired last week by a Chicago Ad Agency to “Welcome” the Illinois Lottery Account using the agency’s chalkboard walls. We created a tunnel of Lottery Balls in the entryway, and a partnership mural outside the conference room. Thanks to studio artists Tracee Badway, Nikki Bank and Rachel Hawkins for all their hard(…)

Cuban-Miami Style Mural

Cuban-Miami Style Mural

  NPB Studio was recently hired by Critical Mass Advertising Agency to create a mural in Cuban-Miami style. Located on the chalkboard walls of their office suite lobby, the artwork was to welcome a potential client, The City of Miami Tourism Office. The agency’s Senior Vice President and Creative Director had their portraits featured in(…)

Another NAP Grant-funded Workshop Reception

Another NAP Grant-funded Workshop Reception

Nancy’s second set of classes, again funded by  a Neighborhood Arts Program (NAP) grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, were held at Mary H. Catherwood Senior Apartments. It was an enthusiastic group of women who attended, many of whom were returning students. The culminating exhibition was on the top(…)