by Abigail Satinsky | Mar 11, 2012 | Blog
A couple years ago, Mike Wolf wrote an article about his experience with the space Mess Hall, in AREA Chicago called “Can Experimental Cultural Centers Replace MFA programs?”. It’s a really poignant account of how becoming part of that particular...
by Abigail Satinsky | Jan 10, 2012 | Blog
We lost one of the good ones this week. Actually, one of the best ones. Dara Greenwald, artist, activist, thinker, organizer, and all-around inspirational person passed away this week from cancer at the age of 40. She lived in Chicago between 1995-2005, worked at the...
by Abigail Satinsky | Dec 8, 2011 | Blog
I’m writing this from Washington, DC where I’m taking part in NAMAC’s first Campaign and Policy Institute, a three day think-tank with nonprofits across the Unites States to give us all some pointers on how we talk to our policy-makers. Tomorrow,...
by Abigail Satinsky | Nov 10, 2011 | Blog
Tonight! DePaul Art Museum is hosting AREA Chicago’s Notes for a People’s Atlas Book Release Party and Reception. Notes for a People’s Atlas is a multi-city community mapping project that started in Chicago in 2005 and has since expanded to a number of...
by Abigail Satinsky | Sep 28, 2011 | Blog
Our latest post on Art:21 blog went up yesterday; some thoughts behind threewalls upcoming conference Hand-in-Glove. A brief excerpt below; check out the full post on Art:21 blog here. Hand in Glove is for anyone and everyone who engages artist-run culture to talk...