Downtown Music Box Project

About the Project

The Downtown Music Box Project is a public art program and a joint collaboration between the Joliet City Center Partnership, the City of Joliet and the City’s Art Commission. The program decorates city utility boxes throughout downtown and provides an opportunity to highlight local and regional artists.

Music was the theme selected for this project. As such, the artists’ work celebrates a band, musician or song. We invite you to walk the downtown, enjoy the artwork, and scan the QR code on the piece which links to the website with more information on the artist and the song that inspired them. While you are downtown, please consider dining at a local restaurant and supporting some of our retail shops as well, CLICK HERE.

Partially funded by an Illinois Arts Council Grant

Karen Fike Karen Fike is a visual artist based in Chicago who creates acrylic and mixed media paintings with a focus on figurative abstractions of women. She incorporates elements of her performance and scenic art background and her love of music into her work. Karen uses flash glazes and textured mediums to capture the beauty and chaos of women's lives, creating dynamic paintings that take on a life of their own. Musical Inspiration