For Immediate Release

Media Contacts:

Cathy Kennedy, Cathryn Kennedy Consulting - 612-309-3951

Pam McCarthy-Kern, Cathryn Kennedy Consulting - 612-360-0647

Artwork by Nearly 50 Artists to Be Displayed at Union Depot During

Spring 2015 St. Paul Art Crawl

Venue to Feature Live Music Performances by Award-Winning Dan Israel and Others

ST. PAUL, Minn. (April 16, 2015) - St. Pauls historic Union Depot will feature the work of 46 Minnesota artists in the upcoming St. Paul Art Crawl. The event will be held Friday, April 24 from 6:00-10:00 p.m.; Saturday, April 25 from 12:00-8:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 26 from 12:00-5:00 p.m. The artists work will be displayed in the Waiting Room and will include a variety of mediums including paintings, jewelry, textiles, glass and much more. Five live music performances will take place in the Waiting Room throughout the event, including a performance by Minnesota Music Awards winner Dan Israel on April 25 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. The Art Crawl and music performances are free and open to the public.

Artists:

Some of the artists displaying work at Union Depot include painter Chris Shockley, illustrator Pamela Kirton, and glass artist Laura Paycer.

Chris Shockley: The Forest Lake artist focuses on painting and portraiture, creating layered, textural works featuring colorfully sewn characters to make lighthearted statements of emotions.

Pamela Kirton: Pamela is known for her elegant illustrations of whimsical birds, reflecting her love of drama, color and nature, and her work with international fashion magazines and childrens books.

Laura Paycer: Laura is a Nisswa-based glass artist, known for her vibrant stained glass, fused glass and mosaic art.

Musical Performances (all held in the Waiting Room):

Friday, April 24

7:00 p.m. Loons in the Attic

Saturday, April 25

1:00 p.m. Nancy Olson

3:30 p.m. Dan Israel

5:30 p.m. Eric Christianson

Sunday, April 26

3:00 p.m. Joe Flip

For more information about the St. Paul Art Crawl or the events at Union Depot, please visit www.stpaulartcrawl.org, www.uniondepot.org or www.facebook.com/uniondepot.

Getting to Union Depot

About UNION DEPOTThe beautifully renovated Union Depot, originally built in the 1920s, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and certified LEED® Gold in 2014. Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority (RCRRA) owns Union Depot which offers a full complement of transportation services: Amtrak, Green Line, Jefferson Lines, Greyhound, megabus.com, Metro Transit and MVTA buses and bicycle amenities. JLL, under contract with RCRRA, is responsible for management of Union Depot and creating a community gathering place at this historic landmark. For more information, go to uniondepot.org.

About JLL

JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a professional services and investment management firm offering specialized real estate services to clients seeking increased value by owning, occupying and investing in real estate. With annual fee revenue of $4.7 billion and gross revenue of $5.4 billion, JLL has more than 230 corporate offices, operates in 80 countries and has a global workforce of approximately 58,000. On behalf of its clients, the firm provides management and real estate outsourcing services for a property portfolio of 3.4 billion square feet, or 316 million square meters, and completed $118 billion in sales, acquisitions and finance transactions in 2014. Its investment management business, LaSalle Investment Management, has $53.6 billion of real estate assets under management. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit www.jll.com.