Making Yourself at Home – Laura Shaeffer

Making Yourself at Home – Laura Shaeffer

Over the past ten plus years, Laura Shaeffer has been the entrepreneur and custodian behind a number of projects housed within a handful of unconventional— and often under utilized— spaces on the Southside of Chicago, including Home Gallery, The Op Shop and...
Social Practice Art’s identity crisis

Social Practice Art’s identity crisis

Attending Portland State University’s Open Engagement Conference last May, one of my favorite parts was jumping in on the conversations that BAS-ers Duncan Mackenzie, Brian Andrews, and Randall Szott were recording at the local bar around the corner. I went out...
The Biggest Top 5 You’ve Ever Seen!

The Biggest Top 5 You’ve Ever Seen!

Ok, so for those of you who don’t know yet, CAA (College Art Association) has dubbed Chicago worthy for it’s pedagogical adventures, and has settled in our fair city for the weekend. As a member of CAA, I’ll be cruising from lecture to lecture the...
Episode 180: Stephanie Brooks and Mess Hall

Episode 180: Stephanie Brooks and Mess Hall

http://media.libsyn.com/media/badatsports/Bad_at_Sports_Episode_180-Brooks-Mess_Hall.mp3 download This week: Duncan acts like a lunatic in the intro, Richard gets annoyed. Duncan talks to Stephanie Brooks about poetry, her work and her show at the Rhona Hoffman...