Started by Philadelphia Pop Artist Jeff Schaller, the project spotlighted 7 of the most exciting young artists across the U.S. The exhibition was sponsored by The Art Trust Gallery at Meridian Bank, and involved the display of more than 50 collaborative artworks created by Jeff Schaller, Ellie Byrom-Haley, Sean Duran, Tom Judd, Burton Morris, Peter Mars, and Brian Petro.
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Carroll Shelby, one of the greatest race car drivers of all time and legendary automobile designer, asked Peter Mars to create a group of paintings featuring some of the most famous Shelby Racing Designs. The completed Peter Mars paintings were then autographed by some of racing's most prominent drivers including Shelby himself, Phil Hill and Dan Gurney. Fans who attended the event could acquire the autographed artworks and meet with the drivers.
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Chairs on Parade? It's the latest in summer street art. Two years after Cows on Parade won worldwide media attention for Chicago, the city installed "Suite Home Chicago"– a series of 350 pieces of life-sized sofas, chairs, ottomans and televisions, decorated by more than 150 Chicago area artists.
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Mayor Richard Daley called the Cows on Parade project "The single largest and most successful event in the history of Chicago."
Peter Mars' cow was sponsored by Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority and was auctioned off at Chicago's Navy Pier at a benefit for the Make a Wish Foundation.
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Peter Mars was commissioned to do a portrait of Michael Jordan, during the heyday of the Chicago Bulls NBA dynasty.
Beginning in 1990, the Bulls fielded a team that soon became one of the greatest in NBA history, winning 6 NBA Championships in 8 years. "I got courtside tickets to various playoff games. The crowd would go absolutely out of their minds. I also had the clearances to the locker room and press conferences. I've never seen so many photographers in my life. It was pandemonium."
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Peter Mars is the chairman of the juried art auction for the annual Inspiration Corporation benefit. Inspiration Cafe is a non-profit organization founded by former police officer Lisa Nigro, who in 1989 borrowed a red wagon, filled it with coffee and sandwiches and pulled it around the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago offering dignity and respect to the homeless men and women she encountered. Inspiration Corporation has grown to serve 2,500 individuals a year by providing meals, supportive services, housing, employment preparation and vocational training.
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