Specifically, the grants will fund clean-up and beautification of 32 empty lots and six accompanying art installations in Bronzeville and North Lawndale, areas where Showtime’s, appeared at a Monday event to announce the initiative alongside Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, executive producer and showrunner Justin Hillian, Showtime chief marketing officer Michael Engelman and executive vp marking and strategy Puja Vohra.
The event, held on Ogden Avenue, also featured the unveiling of one of the installations, which are the vision of artists Damon Lamar Reed, Dorian Sylvain and Delilah Salgado.to now investing in our city’s sustainability, employment and art initiatives, Showtime has demonstrated its commitment to supporting and uplifting our residents,” said Lightfoot.
Michael Engelman, Showtimes’s chief marketing officer, Judae’a Brown, executive producer and showrunner Justin Hillian, Michael Epps, Genesis Hale, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, Shamon Brown, star of THE CHI; and Puja Vohra, Showtime’s executive vp of marketing and strategy.