Venue Location: 1900 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, South Loop
Opening October 7, 2010, 4 PM - 8 PM
Open Studio: Thursday - Saturday, 1 PM- 4 PM
TBD: Additional Locations, activities
Proposal Details:
In keeping with the 2010 Chicago Arts Month them" "City as Studio", the Chicago Urban Art Society (CUAS) proposes "MADE IN MY CITY". MIMC will examine the Phantom Gallery Chicago Network space as a designated public studio workshop focusing on the art of screen-printing. The public studio workshop can also be referred to as a "re-imagined studio" for the new economy and its creative inhabitants.
CUAS acknowledges the role of an urban landscape as a major influencer for the creative individual, organization, or business. The MIMC space will inspire new curatorial innovations exploring space, product, and, of course, budget. Some might see these as restrictions; however, CUAS sees this as a creative opportunity. Screen-printing as a discipline can be seen as both mainstream and do-it-yourself. Paying close attention to the popularity of screen-printing, MIMC will strive to demystify the craft and celebrate its ritualistic process as a true art form in our contemporary art world. MIMC will serve as an urban community art hub for youth, adults, families, professionals, and the curious.
CUAS and the MIMC project not only serve as a non-traditional education site but also create a forum for resource sharing among like-minded individuals and ignite collaborative spirits. The Chicago Urban Art Society strongly believes in pooling resources to strengthen creative innovation in the City of Chicago.
Participants will explore the medium by engaging a myriad of materials, activities, instructors, and special events. CUAS hopes not only to encourage traffic into the south loop community, but also to place a major emphasis on encouraging south loop residents to engage with the MIMC project space.
MIMC Legacy:
Understanding the importance of the footprint, MIMC embraces the official 2010 Chicago Arts Month thematic statement:
"And the art, once created, leaves a mark on the place it occupies."
What can the MIMC mark be? Looks like in shape, form, purpose, message, or statement? A large mark or a smaller hint of a mark? The MIMC studio, as a message that sparks dialogue, intrigue, abandon, creativity, or mischief, represents a transformative movement among individuals as art makers, collectors, budding curators, benefactors, business developers, or simply closet screen printers. The MIMC Legacy will take shape in both limited-edition print lookbooks and a webzine for eyes all over the world to view the MIMC Legacy-Chicago.
What is the Chicago Urban Art Society (CUAS)?
Formerly 32nd&urban: a gallery+space on Chicago's South Side, in the Bridgeport community, co-founders and siblings Peter Kepha and Lauren Pacheco formed the Chicago Urban Art Society (CUAS). An emerging art non-profit organization promoting the art makers' visual voice through exhibitions, independent residencies, DIY arts programming, creative-use space programming, and public art projects.
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