It’s time for Los Bulls! The Bulls celebrate Latiné fans from across Chicago and beyond and help tell their impactful stories. Through their commitment to celebrating and empowering Latiné fans and the intersection of art, culture and community, the Bulls have partnered with several local artists and community programs throughout the season to design art across Chicago that honors Latiné culture.
“This season, the Bulls partnered with four Latiné artists on creative projects including three murals and one basketball court. Murals and public art quickly become part of the fabric of a community, which is why we continue to lend our time and resources to facilitate creative expression, particularly for local youth, and to reflect the rich heritage of Chicago’s Latiné community,” said Adrienne Scherenzel, vice president of community engagement at the Chicago Bulls. “We look forward to continuing our celebration of the Latiné community with our Los Bulls theme night and Watch Party.”
Celebrating Culture and Community Through Art
Throughout the 2023-24 season, the Bulls have installed four pieces of large-scale public art in partnership with Latiné artists.
Mural with Yolllicalli Arts Program and Mario Mena in Pilsen: Designed and painted by students of the Yollocalli Arts Program, the Bulls celebrated the completion of a mural. Working with Yollocalli’s summer Street Art program of 15 students, the Bulls prompted the youth to design a mural that represents both Bulls and Latiné Culture. The students created a design that spans three sides of a house in Pilsen across from the National Museum of Mexican Art. The mural serves as the first stop in museum-led mural tours and depicts Bulls as powerful spirit guides, seamlessly merging the realms of the living and the afterlife.
Basketball Court at the Miracle Center by Liz Flores in Belmont Cragin: The Bulls and The Miracle Center (TMC), a female- and Latiné-owned and operated community center that empowers youth through the expression of art and performance, partnered with Latiné painter and muralist Liz Flores, Connors Sports and All-Star Press to unveil a new basketball court on the Northwest side of Chicago in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood. Flores designed TMC’s court with art that is culturally reflective of the center and Bulls Latiné communities.
Mural at Infinity High School by Sentrock and Students: For the third year of the program and second year in partnership with United Airlines, the Bulls partnered with Infinity High School art students to develop a mural for their school painted by local Latiné artist Sentrock. Sentrock and students spent several weeks together collaborating on art that reflects the student’s community, creativity and culture. Fans can visit the atrium during the game on March 11 to see the mural and learn more about the program.
SEE RED Mural by Fez in Pilsen: The Chicago Bulls unveiled three new murals that showcase different elements of the Bulls brand in Pilsen, West Loop and West Town ahead of the 2023-24 season. Each mural was hand-painted and designed by a local muralist to showcase different elements of the Bulls brand. The Pilsen mural created by Fedz was inspired by the raw emotion and support of the Chicago Bulls fanbase. Fedz believes that his mural will connect with the people of Chicago because as he shared, “The Chicago Bulls have always been a staple in the community with an extraordinarily diverse fanbase, which I feel are represented within the piece. From children to men and women, we all carry that Bulls spirit inside.”
SEE RED Watch Party: Los Bulls Presented by Michelob ULTRA
As part of the new Bulls Bar Network Watch Party Series, the Bulls and Michelob ULTRA hosted a Los Bulls-themed watch party at Green Room Tap located in Pilsen when the Bulls played the Los Angeles Clippers on March 9. Fans were able to celebrate the Latiné community, received a custom Los Bulls x ULTRA long-sleeve, cheer on the Bulls and had the chance to win Bulls tickets and swag.
Los Bulls Theme Night Presented by United Airlines
Presented by United Airlines, Los Bulls theme night will tip off in the atrium with a pregame concert at 4:00pm presented by Michelob ULTRA that will feature performances from Ballet Folkorico de Chicago, a concert with two local Latiné DJs (DJ Ragol and DJ Enigma) and local Latiné vendors offering fans a paleta cart, fruit stand, paper picado and churros.
The night will continue with Chicago-based violinist Brenden Perez, accompanied by Mario Hernandez and Sebastian Oseguera, performing the National Anthem followed by a halftime performance by Ballet Folkorico de Chicago. A nod to the Latiné community, the team will wear league-provided “noches ene be a” warm-ups.
For the second season, the Bulls will showcase art throughout the arena that was developed in partnership with Bulls Design Advisor, Don C and Infinity High School students as part of a year-round STEAM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) program, curated in collaboration with United Airlines. The artwork is represented on the Item of Game for March 11. Fans can purchase the Item of the Game – a 1966 x Los Bulls t-shirt –at the United Center in the Madhouse Team Store and online at shop.bulls.com.