Bookbinding Basics Workshop #1 | Sept 22

AnySquared’s SkillShare Series! Join us for this free workshop with experienced book conservator, artist Tracy Kostenbader / @tracykostenbader. She will take you through the techniques and materials of bookbinding, how to make signatures, and sew a book. Bookbinding Basics is Friday September 22nd 6pm–8pm at AnySquared 2328 N Milwaukee. Supplies Provided, But you are welcome … Read more

Hecho En | A Glorious Artmaking Weekend

Check out the photos from Saturday & Sunday August 26 & 27th! We had an amazing time at Hecho En Art Fair! Thank you Pilsen Arts and Community House for inviting AnySquared to Hecho En to make live art and organize family artmaking activity! So fun last weekend! AnySquared Organized Live Art! AnySquared Organized Family … Read more

Make Art/Meet People! Studio Day at AnySquared

Check out the August Photos! Each Wednesday is AnySquared’s Artmaking Days from 4pm-10pm, at 2328 N Milwaukee. Make Art! Meet People. Make Music. Stop by. Brainstorm Projects. Hatch Ideas. Plot Liberation. Be Social or Stay Focused. • We have plenty of basic supplies to share. You are also welcome to bring your own supplies and … Read more

Great Day at the Battle for the Eagle 2023

Thanks to Renegades of Funk (ROF) for inviting to do an arts activity at the Battle for the Eagle! This free annual event organized by ROF where B-boys, writers, rappers & MC come together at the eagle in Logan Square, Chicago. We brought supplies to share with everyone to make stickers and art. Take 2 … Read more

Art in the Park/Arte en el Parque! PHOTOS

Art in the Park/Arte en el Parque 2023! Thanks to all the AnySquared and Unity Park volunteers who made it happen on Saturday July 22! Special thanks to Helen Sanchez-Cortes for creating and organizing the arts activities including the “woodshop” and “building together.” Unity Park becomes an open arts studio for this 4-hour Art in … Read more

Art in the Park/Arte en el Parque | July 22

Join Unity Park Advisory Council and AnySquared at Art in the Park/ Arte en el Parque 2023 on Saturday July 22 / el sábado 22 de julio from 10am–2pm at Unity Park, 2636 N Kimball Ave. Building Together || This year’s theme celebrates collective art making! Children and their families are invited to come and … Read more

Logan Square Dog Park Touch Up

This Summer in partnership with Haas Park and collaboration with Renegades of Funk (ROF), our crew touched up the Logan Squared Dog Park Mural and added more to the mural over a few weeks. Created and painted by AnySquared, ROF, with over 40 artists and more that 200 community members, the dog park mural was … Read more

Against Da Fence this year at the Dog Park!

A fun day with AnySquared & Renegades of Funk at the Logan Square Dog Park. Always a good time with friends! Our 1-day mini-art-fest with showcased Art on the Fence, an art and sticker making station, art vendors, Painting on the Wall and Columns, plus DJs! We are grateful we found a spot at the … 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

Home Not Home | Workshop Oracle Deck | PHOTOS

Thank you Clau Rocha @frog.eyes.toad.heart for creating and facilitating beautiful Collaborative Collage Oracle Deck Workshop as part of AnySquared’s Home Not Home Exhibit & Programming at Agitator Gallery, 3581 W Fullerton! The workshop encouraged everyone to engage with one another and experience the joy of creating loosely, quickly, and without perfection. Clau guided everyone with … Read more