Collaborations

Good Times! House Party Benefit for the Community Mural

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lots of nibbles
“Our handosme doorman.” photo by Gretchen Hasse
“Excellent company in the best of moods” photo by Gretchen Hasse
“The crew approves…” photo by Gretchen Hasse
“Raffle Excitement” photo by Gretchen Hasse
“Here is how you fill out a raffle ticket!” photo by Gretchen Hasse
“Happiness abounds!” photo by Gretchen Hasse
Gretchen and Steve! photo by Helene Smith
“In honor of Flash’s birthday, Dan started singing a Polish song…” photo by Gretchen Hasse
“Everyone at the house party is gorgeous, obviously!” photo by Gretchen Hasse

Good Times!

A few photos from our House Party Community Mural Benefit on Saturday, June 27th. We raised a some dollars (and our goal) for the Mural at Medill, had some fun, and
celebrated Flash’s birthday! Gratitude to all who donated food and drink or volunteered! Thanks to our neighbors who donated raffle prizes or made direct donations! For more photos check out the full House Party album on facebook

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Community Mural
Paint Day
Help Us Paint on Sunday, July 26 11am-6pm!

Check out the photos on facebook of our Paint Day! >>

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Help us Make the Mural Happen!

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Help us make the Mural Happen! Join AnySquared & ABC/Project Logan for our House Party!
DJ LabRat Spins Oldskool + More!

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House Party!
Community Mural Benefit + Raffle Drawing

Saturday, June 27, 7pm-midnight
AnyWhere Space, 2328 N Milwaukee
Sliding scale donation | facebook invitation

  • Great Raffle Prizes from
    Cole’s Bar (fancy bottle of Patron, Red Bull cases), Cafe Mustache
    (t-shirts), Temple of the Dog & Meow Lounge ($50 gift certificate +
    dog treats), Hairitics ($30 gift certificate toward a fabulous haircut), Radler ($75 gift
    certificate), Bucket O’ Blood (book/record), Boiler Room (two $25 gift
    certificates), Art & Science (Men’s Haircut GC + CREW product $80 package), plus, art by local artists and more fun items! Thanks everyone for donating! Also, thank you Cole’s Bar, Threads Etc.,The East Room for direct donations to purchase materials for the mural!
  • Thanks to our wonderful Commmunity Mural Committee Volunteers for getting those raffle tickets out there, planning the party, and inviting your friends!

For 5 years AnySquared & ABC’s Project Logan have maintained the Community Wall. Needed touch-ups have required repainting over much of
the original mural. This summer we will transform this wall into a new mural.

Check out the photos on facebook of our Paint Day! >>

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Project Logan Community Mural

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AnySquared & ABC’s Project Logan
Community Mural Wall at Medill
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Seeking paint donations in bright colors and black

  • Paint Drop-Off Days on Wednesdays:
    Stop in to AnyWhere Space, 2328 N. Milwaukee, 3-8pm

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Help us complete the mural or help organize the Community Paint Day. To plug in, join the facebook event or come to a meeting:

  • Mural Meetings every 2 weeks on Wednesdays:
    June 24, July 8, and July 22
    6:30-7:30pm 2328 N Milwaukee

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  • HOUSE PARTY
    Community Mural Benefit & Raffle
    Saturday, June 27
    7pm-midnight, 2328 N Milwaukee
    Sliding scale donation.

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If haven’t made it to ABC & AnySquared’s Community Meetings, and you want to
participate email projects@anysquared.com.

Check out the photos on facebook of our Paint Day! >>

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ART. SWAP, MEET! Artist Networking Event & Closing Party

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Fun for all! Art Swap 2014 was our final AnySquared Residency event at the Hairpin Arts Center and the last chance to view our excellent Because Art exhibit!

Gratitude to all of the artists who generously brought their work to share!
See more photos of swappers >>

Thanks for being the Art Swap Photographer Robert Castillo! Plus, thank you to Jane Michalski, Gretchen Hasse, and Brian Herrera for volunteering and AnySquared’s Brett Swinney for holding the tickets throughout the evening!

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AnySquared Projects is also grateful to the Hairpin Arts Center and Gretchen Henninger for this opportunity to program their space with many events during our residency.

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Interstellar Outer-Body Film Screening | PHOTOS

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November 1st Cinema Culture presented their Interstellar Outer-Body screening of sci-fi films. Thanks Amir George for putting together a great lineup of short films, by local filmmakers Nelson Carvajal, Jason Ogawa, and Floyd Webb as well as other excellent selections for our AnySquared Residency.

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AnySquared Projects is grateful to the Hairpin Arts Center for this opportunity to program their space during our 6-week residency.

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Story Forms — PHOTOS

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On November 2nd, Gretchen Hasse, Lewis Lain, and Carlos J. Matallana presented the Story Forms artists talk exploring the use of narrative in their work. All the artists were also part of AnySquared’s Because Art exhibit for our residency. (Photos by Sheila Lewis.) Thank all of you for the insightful discussion about how you work! … Read more

Cinema Culture | Interstellar Outer-Body screening of sci-fi films | PHOTOS

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November 1st Cinema Culture presented their Interstellar Outer-Body screening of sci-fi films at the Hairpin Arts Center. Thanks Amir George for putting together a great lineup of short films, by local filmmakers Nelson Carvajal, Jason Ogawa, and Floyd Webb as well as other excellent selections for our AnySquared Residency.

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AnySquared Projects is grateful to the Hairpin Arts Center for this opportunity to program their space during our residency.

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Art Swap Meet

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ART. SWAP. MEET!
An Artist Networking Event & AnySquared Residency Closing Party

Saturday, November 15, 6:30pm – 10pm
Hairpin Arts Center, 2810 N. Milwaukee


How to Art. Swap. Meet.?
1. Bring a Piece of Art
2. Grab a Number
3. Meet Artists/Swap Art (swap begins at 7:30)
4. Take Home New Art

ARTISTS PARTICIPATE!
Join AnySquared at this event where artists & neighbors mix, mingle, and swap art!  Bring your art, grab a random number at the door. We’ll display it for everyone to see. After 7:30pm, we begin drawing numbers. When your number is called, select a piece from the pool of art displayed, meet the artist who you’ve selected, and take home their work. You’ll also meet the artist who picks your piece to take home!

This event is also open to non-artists.
$2 suggested donation with piece of art
$5 without art.

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RSVP at projects@anysquared.com
or contact us to volunteer for this event!

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Story Forms | Artists Talk & Workshop Exploring Narratives

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STORY FORMS! Artists Talk & Workshop Exploring Narratives

Sunday, November 1, from 1:30pm to 3pm
AnySquared’s Residency at Hairpin Arts Center
2810 N Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago

Join AnySquared at the last public day of our full exhibit featuring three of “Because Art” exhibiting artists for and artist talk and workshop:

  • Carlos J. Matallana
  • Gretchen Hasse
  • Lewis Lain

An Art+Community Event!
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This event is part of AnySquared’s Residency at the Hairpin Arts Center where Anysquared is activating the space through Mid-November. See all of our programming: http://anysquared.com/2014residency.html

Anysquared is an all-volunteer collaborative artistic 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. Our foundation is built upon the idea that we can do anything as long as we do ourselves and do it together.

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Cinema Culture: Interstellar Outer Body

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Cinema Culture Presents
Interstellar Outer-Body
Sci-fi Film Screening with Performance
at AnySquared’s Residency

Saturday November 1, at 7:00pm – 10:30pm
Hairpin Arts Center
2810 N Milwaukee Ave 2nd Fl, Chicago, Illinois 60618

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Cinema Culture crash lands into AnySquared at Hairpin for a program presenting sci-fi cinema and performances. “Interstellar Outer-Body” is a celestial experience that explores the transcendence through space and time beyond the cosmos and out of the psyche. Cinema Culture’s Amir George hosts with new works by Jason Ogawa, Floyd Webb, and Nelson Carvajal.
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Image: still from the Stonehart music video by Jason Ogawa.

This event is part of AnySquared’s Residency programming. AnySquared Projects thanks the Hairpin Arts Center for offering us this opportunity to create this event with Cinema Culture at their wonderful space. See our programming this week and through mid-November!

AnySquared is an all-volunteer collaborative artistic 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. Our foundation is built upon the idea that we can do anything as long as we do ourselves and do it together.

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projects@anysquared.com
twitter: @AnySquared
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