The Umbrella Sky Project Is Beautiful and Coming to Elmhurst This Month!

In this image made with a fisheye lens, visitors to the annual Three Rivers Arts Festival walk under an array of umbrellas on Saturday, June 3, 2017, in Pittsburgh. According to the festival guide, the feature is part of The Umbrella Sky Project that originated in 2012 in Portugal to bring some protection to public places and events. The ten day festival featuring visual art, musical performances and craft sales is scheduled to run through June 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Get your phones out! An international public art installation is coming to Elmhurst and it look really cool!

We are super happy to present the result of an amazing partnership of Umbrella Sky Project & Indiska our new art installation is ready to visit during October in Stockholm!#Stockholm #Indiska #Umbrellaxindiska #umbrellaproject #umbrellasky pic.twitter.com/eO1zAipttp

— Umbrella Sky Project (@umbrellaskypt) September 28, 2020

Dont lose the opportunity to visit #Pensacola #UmbrellaSky #foofoofestival #Downtownpensacola #SextafeiraProduções pic.twitter.com/ChKmRkfP0y

— Umbrella Sky Project (@umbrellaskypt) November 2, 2017

Elmhurst is the sixth US city to welcome the Umbrella Sky Project, with 170+ international installations that started in Portugal and expanded to France, Japan, Spain, Norway and more!

The motto is Coloring life, bringing color to gray spaces and making people smile!

The “Umbrella Sky Project” was born in Águeda in the year of 2012, and is composed by several colorful art installations spread all around the city, with the sky of umbrellas that seem to float in the air being the strong element of this project.

A simple idea that brings color and protection to public spaces while transporting us into a fantasy world!

This project has been on display through several countries and stands out for the involvement it can create with the public, causing a dynamic interaction with social networks.

Not only will the beautiful display of color be a joy to see, but it’s designed to bring in bloggers, photographers and the press, which in turn will impact the local economy.

There will actually be THREE of these installations in Elmhurst: Schiller Court at Schiller and York Streets Sponsored by Community Bank of Elmhurst, Cultural Campus at 110 South Cottage Hill Sponsored by Lakeside Bank, North York Stage at 254 North York Street Sponsored by Elmhurst Bank.

The City of Elmhust is hosting an Umbrella Sky Opening Day Party on Saturday, April 29th complete with music and beverages at the Schiller Park location from 4-7.