chicago artists

Art Community: Anysquared, ABC & Project Logan

by

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

Art + Community!
AnySquared & ABC/Project Logan
Community Mural PAINT DAY!
Sunday July 26 11am–6pm
Paint with with us at the wall at Medill and Milwaukee behind the tracks.

We’ll have paint materials. Come dressed for painting. All welcome! All Ages. Families encouraged.

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. On July 26th we will transform this wall into a new mural.

Volunteer during the Sunday Paint Day and/or help prep the wall on
the Saturday evening before: Inbox AnySquared at projects@anysquared.com

___

AnySquared | AnySquared.com
ABC | artisticbombingcrew.com
Project Logan | projectlogan.tumblr.com

___

Thanks to everyone who came out to
the House Party Community Mural Benefit!

Gratitude to our neighbors for their direct donations and raffle prizes to help us make the mural happen: 

  • Cole’s Bar
  • Cafe Mustache
  • Temple of the Dog & Meow Lounge
  • Hairitics
  • Hyman Interiors
  • The Radler
  • Bucket O’ Blood
  • Threads Etc.
  • The East Room
  • The Boiler Room
  • Art & Science
  • Plus artists Nino Rodriguez, Lucky Gnome, and Rita Garcia Sindelar

Thanks also to our wonderful Community Mural Volunteers and Unity Park Logan Square for lending us a tent plus other useful things!

Help us Make the Mural Happen!

by

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

___

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! >>

___

AnySquared.com  |  twitter: @AnySquared  |  facebook: AnySquared

Figue Tuesdays

by

Figure Tuesdays at AnyWhere Space
7pm to 10 pm

• June 23
• June 30
• July 7
• July 14
• July 21

AnySquared’s AnyWhere Space, 2328 N. Milwaukee
$12 donation each 3-hour session (toward paying the model!)

Brush up on life drawing skills, or try for the first time.
Although not a formal class, we share knowledge and skills. Limited basic materials available to share, but bring your own if you
have them. Drop-ins are fine, but attending multiple sessions encouraged. Starting with a 6-week installment, and will extend it as interest develops.

AnySquared.com  |  twitter: @AnySquared  |  facebook: AnySquared

___

Studio Days: Making Art Together!

by

MAKE & MEET!
AnySquared Studio Day
Wednesdays  from 3pm to 8pm
Anywhere Space, 2328 N. Milwaukee

Stop in for artmaking or to talk about collaborations! Free.
Check out photos from 5+ years of artmaking sessions

Check out info about our Community Mural!

_____

Anysquared.com  |  twitter  |  facebook  |  tumblr  |  subscribe

Matthew J. Hilker — Photos

by

Art @ Coles gallery page for Matt Hilker

thegeneha:

On my first visit to Cafe Mustache in Chicago’s Logan Square I was stunned to see Matthew J. Hilker’s Adventure Time portraits. They were hung on the wall with paper clips. Obsessively detailed and wonderfully creepy. I really love them! I can only post 10 in one post, there are many more.

Beyond Matt’s Facebook page and this entry on the art gallery page for Cole’s Bar he has almost no online presence. He’s a man of mystery…

___

Art@Cole’s Call For Artists

AnySquared.com
twitter: @AnySquared
facebook: AnySquared

Work by Mike Bolsinga Now On Display at Handlebar

by

Work by Mike Bolsinga Now On Display at Handlebar 2311 W. North  |  Chicago Mike’s Website Interview with Mike from last summer _____ AnySquared is an all-volunteer collaborative and artistic network headquartered in Logan Square’s AnyWhere Space in Chicago. Propelled by a deep sense of cooperation with artists, neighbors and the wider community, our mission … Read more

Call for Artists | Art @ Coles

by

AnySquared’s excellent Art@Cole’s Series Is Seeking New Artists for New Shows!  Art@Cole’s Series is looking for submissions from artists (or groups of artists) to hang on the walls of Cole’s Bar at 2338 N. Milwaukee. Email 3-5 jpgs, website, and contact information to artatcoles@anysquared.com. ___ AnySquared.com twitter: @AnySquared facebook: AnySquared

Carlos J. Matallana | Because Art

by

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 are complex to understand or too mundane that we may take it for granted. That said, doctors, lawyers, drivers, teachers, painters, dancers, and any other person can be an artist translating the world around them to connect with other human beings.

What is the function of art?
Catharsis, not by the simple act of doing “art”, but by exercising the technique, challenging or supporting strong statements for ‘artists’ and audience alike.

What is more important to you the process or the result?
Although they are cyclical and with different levels of relevance depending on the project, the part that I enjoy the most is the process. Research, development, planning, exploration, talking to people, improvisation, intuitive procedures and adjustments that build an illustration or a project.

Do you label yourself as an artist?
Artist pursuing a human degree.

Carlos J. Matallana
manualofviolence.org

_______

Carlos J. Matallana was an Exhibiting Artist in AnySquared’s Fall 2014 Because Art Exhibition.