Walking With Giants

Summer 2026

This summer, in honor of the United States’ 250th anniversary, the McAninch Art Center and Cleve Carney Museum of Art, in association with the College of DuPage Foundation, will present Walking With Giants, a free, outdoor, walkable exhibition celebrating American artistic achievement.

Opening in June and continuing throughout the summer, the exhibition will feature 10 larger-than-life painted silhouette sculptures, each approximately 10 feet tall, installed along a walkable route surrounding the MAC on the College of DuPage campus in Glen Ellyn. Developed with community input and created by contemporary artists, the works will honor influential American figures in visual art, music, theater, and dance, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Dolly Parton and Lin-Manuel Miranda, among others.

Call for Artists

Now through March 6, the CCMA invites artists to submit portfolios for consideration. One or more artists will be commissioned to design and oversee the creation of the 10 featured works. The MAC and CCMA will fabricate and install all sculptures and structural supports, allowing selected artists to focus on design and surface treatment.

Artists should demonstrate experience with large-scale, public-facing work and the ability to translate historical or cultural subjects into compelling contemporary imagery.