AnySquared Projects

AnySquared is a nonprofit collaborative and artists network. Propelled by a deep sense of cooperation with artists, neighbors and the wider community, our mission is to support, produce and promote collaborative projects that facilitate arts activities through inclusive participation. Supporting artists and creating community for over 12 years, our foundation is built upon the idea that we can do anything as long as we do it together.

Past Exhibitions

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Past Exhibitions


• Art at Cole’s #1: Group Show featuring 24 eclectic artists and 40 diverse works (March 14–April 24, 2010)
• Group Show April 5th 2010 Reception photos


• Art at Cole’s #2: The Light Years with Justus and Andre (April 25–May 29, 2010)
• The Light Years with Justus & Andre May 17th Reception photos



• Art at Cole’s #3: *StarSisters* featuring Iris Iris Pasic, Julia Rochholz and Mendy Newman (June 7–July 5 , 2010)
• *StarSisters* June 15 Reception Photos



• Art at Cole’s #4: Gutter, a South End featured exhibition for the 2010 Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival. Curated by Cheri Basak, Anne-Katrin Elliot, and Rebekah Brown(July 17—August 21, 2010)


• Art at Cole’s #5: Old Stuff: An Exhibition of Old Works by Tracy Kostenbader (August 22—September 3, 2010)

• Art at Cole’s #6: FRESKO: An Exhibition to Benefit Haitian Artists (September 4—October 9, 2010)
Features paintings by Jean Marie Charles, Rose Marie Lamour and Prince Luc
• FRESKO, September 13 Reception Photos


• Art at Cole’s #7: AnyPlace: Part of LIP (Life in Progress), an Art Series Examing ideas of “progress.” LIP was selected to be one of 12 Featured Program Series highlighted for Chicago Artists Month (October 17—November 7, 2010)
• AnyPlace Exhibition Opening Photos and Benefit For Artist Larry Green


• Art at Cole’s #8: *QUirk* an exhibition highlighting the offbeat, the funny, and the grotesquely twisted work of Nicole Syrquin, Jeff Strong, Katina Petsas and Gabe Patti.(On Display November 15 — December 31, 2010)


• Art at Cole’s #9: Paintings By MacKenzie Stonis (On Display January 2 — February 19, 2011)


• Art at Cole’s #10: Works by Matt Hilker and Emilie Bouvet-Boisclair (On Display February 20 — April 10, 2011)
• Photos from Matt Hilker and Emilie Bouvet-Boiclair opening on March 6, 2011


• Art at Cole’s #11: Works by Melanie Kasten & Scott Pandel (On Display April 12 — May 29, 2011) 


• Art at Cole’s #12: Works by Matthew Bremer for the Milwaukee Ave Arts Fest (On Display July 23— September 4, 2011)


• Art at Cole’s #13: Works by Angela Davis Fegan (On Display September 14— October 31, 2011) Art @ Cole’s

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Call for Artists
Art at Cole’s is seeking artists’ and group show proposals for future shows. Interested individual artists:
Email projects@anysquared.com (Art at Cole’s” in subject) and include:

1) name
2) medium
3) email and/or website
4) phone number
5) a one sentence description
6 ) attach 3 jpg images of your work. Interested curators or art group:
Curated or group exhibition proposals will also be considered.

Email proposal and suggested dates to projects@anysquared.com.

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Art @ Cole’s is an AnySquared Project. Also check out Cinema Minima.
Cole’s Bar, 2338 N Milwaukee, Chicago, Illinois

Angela Davis Fegan | Art @ Cole’s #13

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Art @ Cole’s #13

Angela Davis Fegan
September 8-October 31, 2011

My work explores notions of gender, ethnic identity and power. It depicts female subjects in imagined spaces or environments composed of urban exteriors, religious interiors, everyday objects and emotionally charged talismans. These spaces are fantastical elaborations on metropolitan existence and cathedrals that use historically/traditionally powerful iconography and symbolism. Placing these subjects in this context is meant to afford power in a representation style usually reserved for religious icons; thus affording them power without overt sexualization as objects. This process continues for me as I shift mediums and materials. The beginning of this body of work is heavily rooted in drawing and building up surfaces with dry materials and has now shifted to a larger scale, using markers and wet media. As a supplement to this work, I also create etchings and lithographs that correspond to some of the existing pieces. Currently I am questioning the role of everyday routine and objects in the creation and establishment of ceremony.   angeladavisfegan.com

Art@Coles is an AnySquared Project.

Works by Matthew Bremer | Art @ Cole’s #12

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Art @ Cole’s #12

Works by Matthew Bremer
July 23— September 4, 2011

Matthew Bremer | On flickr.com

Art@Coles is an AnySquared Project.

Melanie Kasten & Scott Pandel | Art @ Cole’s #11

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Art @ Coles #11

Works by Melanie Kasten & Scott Pandel
April 12 — May 29, 2011

Melanie Kasten | melaniekasten.com | As a designer, I thoroughly enjoy applying modern ideas to traditional methods and images. Within my work you will find many references to animals and nature combined with man-made items from our everyday life. This work is meant to embody what in this day in age comes naturally to us; riding a bike, potting plants, etc. These things have become part of daily life, or at least my daily life. My goal is to acknowledge and embrace these acts and recognize them within the beauty of nature that surrounds us.

Scott Pandel | ScottPandel.com | This body of work is an introspection into moments I once reveled in, that stand clear in my memory, while the culmination of the surrounding feeling of these moments come to pass in a poignant reminder that these pictures, these moments are all but what is left of the fading memories of a time I once loved.

Art@Coles is an AnySquared Project.

Melanie Kasten
Melianie Kasten
Scott Pandel
Scott Pandel

Matt Hilker & Emilie Bouvet-Boisclair | Art @ Cole’s #10

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Matt Hilker, Girlfriend Maker
Emilie Bouvet-Boisclair, Savannah

Art @ Cole’s #10

Works by Matt Hilker and Emilie Bouvet-Boisclair
February 20 — April 10, 2011
Opening Photos

Matt Hilker | contact | A Chicago-based artist, Matt Hilker’s work deals with home, family, sci-fi, genetics, Greek mythology, and adventure. Details, pattern and a strong central composition are also common themes throughout.

Emilie Bouvet-Boisclair | emiliebsquared.com | My relationship to art can only begin on a personal level. It is a visual biography of my observation or reactions to the circumstances I encounter in my every day life. I draw inspiration from cultural events and phenomenon as well as societal mores and my own emotion. This being said, I find myself attracted to themes of connect vs disconnect and personal vs intra-personal. Humans cognitively create degrees of separation in order to better organize the physical world. A greater realization of the interconnectedness and humanity is required to move forward as a meaningful society and culture. I enjoy using visual metaphors such as labyrinth design & and symbolic objects such as flowers that have a specific meaning attachment. I express myself in a variety of medium, most often being oils, inks and collage. My most recent piece, ‘Borporate Piciet’ is my interpretation of a corporation symbolized by the idealized female form. It is about the face a corporation shows the public, and how they use their portrayed image as a front to cover up their soullessness and destructive mechanical nature. It was originally conceived as my response to the events last summer of the BP spill. Even while the oil spill in the gulf was occurring, lobbyists were pushing legislation through congress that would allow more risky drilling procedures. Corporations continually use distraction through media outlets in order to mask their true function and endeavors. The oil spill is an example of how corporate irresponsibility directly affects the public- being us. I would like this piece to facilitate conversation about our role and responsibility as citizens of a shared community.

Art@Coles is an AnySquared Project.

Emilie Bouvet-Boisclair, Remains
Matt Hilker, He Steals Fish
Emilie Bouvet-Boisclair, Borporate Piciet
Matt Hilker
Matt Hilker, Home on the Road
Matt Hilker

Paintings By MacKenzie Stonis | Art @ Coles #9

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Art @ Coles #9

Paintings By MacKenzie Stonis
January 2 — February 19, 2011

MacKenzie Stonis | studiomackenzie.com

Art@Coles is an AnySquared Project.

Titles: Run DMC, Alice in Wonderland, Sofa King Emo, Gandhi,
Twiggy, My Shirt is NOT Pink, Bettie Page, Andy Warhol,
Oscar Wilde, Woody Allen, Allergy Season, 8 Arms to Hold You.

*QUirk* | Art @ Cole’s #8

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Art @ Coles #8

*QUirk*
November 15 — December 31, 2010

An exhibition exploring the offbeat, the funny, and the grotesquely twisted work of Nicole Syrquin,Jeff Strong, Katina Petsas and Gabe Patti.

Nicole Syrquin | etsy
Jeff Strong | strong-ideas.com
Gabe Patti | yessy.com/gabepatti
Katina Petsas | landofkatina.blogspot.com

Art@Coles is an AnySquared Project.

Nicole Syrquin
Jeff Strong
Gabe Patti
Katina Petsas

AnyPlace: Part of LIP/Life in Progress |  Art @ Cole’s #7

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Art at Cole’s #7:

AnyPlace: Part of LIP (Life in Progress)
an Art Series Examing ideas of “progress.”
October 17—November 7, 2010

LIP was selected to be one of 12 Featured Program Series highlighted for Chicago Artists Month. AnyPlace interprets and explores definitions of “progress” as well as work that critiques or represents thoughts, ideas and visions that reference “progress.”

Artists: Matthew Avignone, Becca Brown, Alicia Forestall Boehm, Alison Green, Larry Green, Robert Harrison, CJ Hungerman, Tracy Kostenbader, Paul Kulon, Lewis Lain, Kevin G. Malella, Monica Lynn Manoski, Lucy Mueller, Kasia Ozga, Gabe Patti, Francisco Rosado, Julie Sulzen, Dan Zamudio

AnyPlace Exhibition Opening Photos and Benefit For Artist Larry Green

Art@Coles is an AnySquared Project.

Matthew Avignone
CJ Hungerman
Becca Brown
Alison Green
Francisco Rosado
Julie Sulzen
Alicia Forestall Boehm
Gabe Patti

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Kidney Donor Benefit for Local Artist Larry Green (4-8pm at Cole’s)

Couldn’t make it to the benefit? You can still help!
A fund has been set up and donations can be sent to:
Larry Green Benefit Fund, c/o Fifth Third Bank,
233 S. Wacker Drive 1st Floor, Chicago, IL 60606.

If you are interested in being a donor,
please call Alexia Davis, Transplant Coordinator
University of Illinois Chicago Medical: 312 996 7308.

Support and Information for Kidney Transplant Awareness for Larry Green

LIP | Life in Progress | 2010 Art Series

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For information email projects@anysquared.com AnySquared asked artists to explore definitions of progress, visions of progress, or critiques of “progress,” as well as how we progress (in our work, in our art, in our communities, as human beings, in the world, in the city, etc.). LIP showcases answers through two curated group art exhibitions, a video screening and … Read more

FRESKO | Exhibit to Benefit Haitian Artists | Art @ Coles #6

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Art @ Coles #6

FRESKO: An Exhibition to Benefit Haitian Artists
Paintings from Haitian artists from coastal town of Jacmel
September 4 – October 2, 2010

Exhibiting Artists
Jean Marie Charles | Download Bio (pdf)
Rose Marie Lamour | Download Bio (pdf)
Prince Luc | Download Bio (pdf) | video

Long held as an artistic epicenter in Haiti, Jacmel was broadly devastated by the January 12th earthquake. Each artist has their own story of having lost their home, family members, and their studios along with much of their work. In addition to the paintings on display, artisan crafts from one artist will be on display and portions from all drink purchases will go towards the artists as they continue to rebuild their lives in Haiti. The paintings on display, while drawing from a common cultural cache of images and motifs, highlight the dysfunction and turmoil of the artists’ experiences, which often subverts the typical pastoral naiveté common to Haitian folk art. Rose Marie Lamour and Prince Luc are members of the art school and collective FOSAJ located in the city, while Jean Marie Charles resides in the rural area surrounding Jacmel.

Poem about Fresko

Fresko is sponsored in part by The Carrefour Collaborative, a 501©3 charitable organization aimed at fostering development through creative collaboration. www.carrefourcollaborative.org

Art@Coles is an AnySquared Project.