Featured Exhibitions

Story Forms — PHOTOS

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

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Art Swap Meet

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.

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Cinema Culture: Interstellar Outer Body

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

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History of Graffiti Art

Join us this Thursday at the Hairpin Arts Center for an Slideshow presentation by ABC (Artistic Bombing Crew) showing the history of the ever-changing Project Logan Mural at Fullerton and

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Because Art Opening

AnySquared “Because Art” Exhibit Coming! Opening Friday, October 10, 6:30-10pmHairpin Arts Center, 2810 N. Milwaukee (photo by Robert Castillo)

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Julie Sulzen

What does it mean to be an artist? An artist is one who lives a creative life. A creative life is when one creates something where there was nothing before.

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Nicole Cherry | Because Art

What does it mean to be an artist?I can only answer for myself—being an artist composes of constantly absorbing, observing, and reacting to my internal and external worlds and then

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Joseph Mietus | Because Art

In the book Rooftop Soliloquy, Roman Payne writes, “…all forms of madness, bizarre habits, awkwardness in society, general clumsiness, are justified in the person who creates good art.” To a

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Erik Debat | Because Art

What does it mean to be an artist?– Freedom What is the function of art?– Expression What is more important to you the process or the result?– They are equal

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Carlos J. Matallana | Because Art

What does it mean to be an artist? Artists do not create, they restore existing elements to life. Artists are interpreters, translators of emotions, ideas or random thoughts that sometimes

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