UPDATE. CARISSA HINZ HIT & RUN

UPDATE. CARISSA HINZ HIT & RUN

Hello all, Here is an update on Carissa Hinz and how you can donate money to her family to aid with the expenses related to this tragedy. For those who missed the story yesterday, we reported the shocking death of artist Carissa Hinz, 21, last Friday as she was...
Big and Bold

Big and Bold

Some big things worth mentioning — maybe… 1. RAPID PULSE, an international performance festival, is taking place this weekend and next week. The Chicago Reader just wrote a great something something, with the evocative sub-header “Wafaa Bilal wants...

The Butterfly Wing And The MFA

It’s the time of year when, as the frost giants finally abdicate their annual reign over Chicago, applicants the world over are getting their responses from Master of Fine Arts graduate programs.  Since mid-February they’ve been braving the slings and arrows of...
EDITION #6

EDITION #6

Dubya takes to painting Entire world breathes sigh of relief Many of history’s greats are known to have painted a sun-dappled landscape or two in their day. Everyone from Winston Churchill to Dwight D. Eisenhower, and even Adolph Hitler have handled a palette....
Whistling in the dark with the Nightingale

Whistling in the dark with the Nightingale

Christy LeMaster is the powerhouse behind the Nightingale, a Chicago microcinema dedicated to screening experimental film. It’s a welcoming and unpretentious space thanks to her generosity and openness. The Nightingale engages in inclusive conversation surrounding...