CHICAGO — Four more Chicago statues will join the rest of the talking statues across the city.
Statue Stories Chicago lends a voice to many of the city's statues in order to promote the arts. This time around, the scripts were written by members of the public.
Here's the new additions to the program:
The Brachiosaurus model next to the Field Museum will be voiced by Tony Award-winning actor Brian Dennehy.
The "Bronze Cow," which is located next to the Chicago Cultural Center, will be voiced by actress E. Faye Butler.
"Lake Ontario," which is located in the South Garden of the Art Institute, will be voiced by WGN Morning News correspondent Ana Belaval.
Lincoln Park's "Fountain Girl," which is located by the Frances Willard Memorial, will be voiced by Chloe Grace, a 14-year-old high school student.
To activate the voices, look for the sign near the statue and use a smartphone to scan the sign's QR Code, or type the text in their web browser.
"Statue Stories Chicago is an innovative way for people to engage with the rich array of public art in the city's many parks" said Kim Coventry, executive director of The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, which funded the project. "This project is a beautifully marriage of two of the foundation's focuses-arts and culture and the built environment."
In August of 2015, Statue Stories Chicago started with 30 statues across the city with voices of Chicago's writers, actors and comedians.
Some of those voices included John C. Reilly, Harry Lennix and Shonda Rhimes.
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