Skokie Rocks is an ongoing community-wide arts outreach program where families and persons of all ages and abilities are invited to design, paint, hide and seek painted river rocks.  

This community-wide, diverse arts project offers more than a simple craft project; it is in direct complement to Skokie's slogan "Skokie Welcomes Everyone".  The project is intended to build bridges between different communities and help those who speak different languages to connect and communicate through art.  With the help of social media and language translation apps, participants can communicate with others through imagery when they might not otherwise have anything in common.

Rock painters are asked to label the underneath side of their rocks with #SKOKIE ROCKS or skokierocks.org before hiding them in and around Skokie’s parks, playgrounds and walking trails.  

Rock Finders are invited to take a photo of their found rocks and share/tag them on social media with the tag #skokierocks.   Finders can choose to rehide their rock or take it home.

To view images of the found rocks on our Skokie Rocks Facebook public social media page, go to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/337581650006202

Skokie Rocks is ongoing, and through social media, is a safe and socially distanced way for individuals of different communities and languages to connect and communicate through art.

Rocks Waiting for their Artists to Paint them!

 

 

A little like a game of hide and seek, Skokie Rocks invites you to hide a painted rock – a secret place, but not too hard to find.    The rocks are there to brighten your day!   Hiding it is only half the fun.   Finding a rock that someone else hid completes the cycle.   Once you find a rock, take a photo and post it on Skokie Rocks Facebook page to share with your neighbors and friends. Don’t forget to label underneath your rock: www.SkokieRocks.org or #skokierocks ROCK HUNTERS:   Submit a photo of your found rock on the Skokie Rocks Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/337581650006202 After posting the found rock, you can re-hide it for someone else to find or decide keep it.  The choice is yours!

 

Hide and Seek Painted Rocks in your choice of Skokie Parks!

For a list of public parks in Skokie: https://www.skokieparks.org/

 

Can you find these "Hallo-Week Rocks"?     Hidden October 25, 2020  (Hint:  Along McCormick Ave. in Skokie)

 

Found at Devonshire Park and posted to our Facebook page - July 2020

Skokie's Mayor Van Dusen was super excited to find this painted rock in front of Village Hall!

 

Found Devonshire Park - July 2020

 

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