Profiles

Articles


Ad Hoc Vox

Orga­nized by Colleen Asper and Jen­nifer Dud­ley, Ad Hoc Vox is an ongo­ing series of dis­cus­sions and events with­out a fixed loca­tion that addresses a wide range of issues in con­tem­po­rary art.



Favorite Goods

Favorite Goods is dedicated to being a platform for ideas, artists, curators, and creativity. Through exhibitions, performances, and collaborations they seek to be a conduit for critical dialogue as well as a social space connecting artists and audiences from a local to international level.


Alderman Exhibitions

Alderman Exhibitions is a commercial exhibition space in Chicago created by husband and wife team Garry Alderman and Ellen Hartwell Alderman. Since opening in 2011, the space has found positive support in the Chicago community. In this site profile, Ellen Hartwell Alderman discusses her motivations for opening the exhibition space and her goals for Alderman Exhibitions’ future.


Roots & Culture

Through two person shows, curated group shows, lectures, community gatherings and time arts events, Roots & Culture aims to provide a platform for the inventive practices of young artists.


Hyde Park Art Center

The Hyde Park Art Center was founded in 1939 by Senator Paul Douglas and other leaders of the New Deal. Very much in the spirit of the time, Harold Hayden, a Chicago artist and the Art Center’s first director, proclaimed that “art should be found wherever people work and live.”