1000 Words | Home Not Home Exhibit + Events!

May 3 – June 2, 2024 1000 Words | Home Not Home Project & ExhibitionPilsen Arts & Community House | 1637 W 18th St | Chicago ________ About the Project The 1000 Words: Home Not Home Exhibition features artists’ works inspired by writers’ submissions and is on display at the PACH Gallery May 3rd–June 2nd. … Read more

Announcing Artist and Writer Lineup

Announcing the Writer & Artist Lineup for the Home Not Home Project & Exhibit! Save the Date: Opening May 3rd at PACH Gallery. Look for more programming and invited artists to come! The Home Not Home Project collaboration between AnySquared Projects and Pilsen Arts & Community House. ARTISTSCesar Luna @C.luna_art_Danielle Arend @theflowinartJacqueline Almaguer @artejaquiDanielle Dykerhouse … Read more

Amazing Artist Writer Meet Up

We were so excited to meet everyone on Sunday February 25th at the wonderful Home Not Home Writer/Artist Meetup! AnySquared Projects and Pilsen Arts & Community House brought together the selected authors and artists who will be featured in our May exhibition at PACH and our public art project. Along with the exhibit (where visual … Read more

HNH Project: Writer & Artist Meet-Up

Home Not Home Project: Writer & Artist Meet-UpSunday, February 25th, 6:30pm–9pmAnySquared Studio, 2328 N Milwaukee, Chicago Join Pilsen Arts & Community House (PACH) and AnySquared Projects as we host the Writers & Artists Meet-Up Reception at AnySquared Studio and meet some of the project’s selected Artists and Writers at this event. Hear about the Home … Read more

Visual Art Jury for Home Not Home Project!

Grateful to everyone who participated in the AnySquared visual art jury for the art show and project we are organizing with PACH @pilsenartscommunityhouse in the spring! Loved everyone’s input! It was fun, engaging, and insightful! Thanks Burt for the coffee! Thank you @tattigram @wwww_mateoo @junkbox_art @marikuchin @mindsvoice @insidious @tracykostenbader @bobaflexx73 – we appreciate the work … Read more

Call for Artists: Group Art & Writing Exhibit.

Call for Artists: Group Art & Writing Exhibit. Seeking applications from artists to be part of this special project. If selected, artists will be asked to create an original piece of art that responds visually to a writing piece. See details and application. Deadline for art applications: February 14th. A collaboration between AnySquared Projects and … Read more

AnySquared in 2023! Help us Bring on 2024!

We are proud to support and serve artists through AnySquared with art projects + programs and our weekly Studio Days on Wednesdays. We are also excited to provide artists with opportunities in 2024. We have an amazing AnySquared Arts Community that has a positive impact on the Chicago community.  AnySquared is so thrilled to continue our Home Not Home Series Projects in 2024! We are … Read more

Call for Writing: Deadline November 15th

Home Not Home Group Art & Writing Project and Exhibition Call for Writing:Seeking writing from 10 words to 1,000 words in all forms: Haiku, Poetry, Short Story, Essay, Fiction, Non-Fiction on the theme of “Home Not Home. Home Not Home explores ideas of the world we want and also examines the complicated dichotomies of the … Read more

Fun! Music Night: the Regulars! Home Not Home

AnySquared Regulars had an amazing Music Night on Sunday which was also the closing for the Home Not Home Exhibit at Agitator Gallery! Thank you Justin Merchan and Manuel Munoz for doing sound and set up and Luna Rail from Agitator for sharing equipment! Thank you to all of our performers! • Sinica @__sinica• Mothbord … Read more

Home Not Home: Mindfulness Workshop

Thank you Alice Gabriel for an amazing workshop that made all who participated slow down. The Mindfulness and Art Therapy Workshop took everyone on a journey through techniques to be aware and explores questions of what does safety and home mean to you through breathing exercises, awareness of your body, and a drawing activity. The … Read more