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CrimeDrought the Solution: a Workshop

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CrimeDrought: The Solution A Workshop Presented by Mashaun Ali Date To Be Announced TRAP HOUSE Chicago uses street-wear and dialogs as tools to transform individuals, communities, and culture. People always talk about the violence and crime rates in Chicago, but we’re here to start real meaningful conversations and promote a crime-free city. It’s up to … Read more

Dinner+Video: Creative Conversations Screening

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Dinner + Video: Creative Conversations Potluck & Video Screening
Postponed: Dates To Be Announced
Hairpin Arts Center | 2810 N Milwaukee | Chicago

Schedule
5pm | Arrival & Explore Exhibition
5:30pm | Potluck Dinner (Free with a dish)**
6:15pm–8pm | LIP 20/20 Video Screening (Free)

Videos (schedule TBA) • Fainting Spells by Neha Chawla & Elisabeth James • One To Another by Sarawut Chutiwongpeti • Shake before Vandalizing by Andrew Garcia • My Guernica & The Others by Olga Guse • And the land shivers, and everything disappears, and nothing remains, but all the birds, some still flying, with no place to rest by Kassandra Spence • Throwing my Weight Around by Rebecca Kautz • LOMBRICS by Marco Morelli • AnySquared Documentary by Kimberly Rosette

Creative Conversations: Potluck Supper at the Hairpin Arts Center! Expand your circle of friends and neighbors at learn what is going on in the neighborhood, share, eat and connect with other people doing exciting work in the Logan Square/Avondale community.

**Dinner is FREE if you bring a potluck contribution (for 6-8 people) or a $10 donation toward your meal. Cash bar for beer, wine, and sparkling water.

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Part of AnySquared’s LIP 20/20 Exhibit & Festival of Arts Events
March 7–28

LIP = Life in Progress  |  AnySquared Projects’ LIP 20/20 Exhibition & Arts Festival at the Hairpin Arts Center in March showcases work that expresses definitions and/or critiques of “progress.” LIP 20/20 seeks to answer and explore this concept with our work, our art, in our communities, and as human beings, both in the city and the world. #LIP2020

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AnySquared is an all-volunteer 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.

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ART OFF! a live art + slaps event

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ART OFF! a live art + slaps event
This event was postponed: We Hosted the ART-OFF on October 2021
Hairpin Arts Center | 2810 N Milwaukee | Chicago

ART-OFF! is an art extravaganza featuring live painting, slaps making tables, and artmaking for the public!! Live painters will have 2.5 hours to complete their art, the audience votes on 3 winners, and the top 3 artists win cool prizes. Our slaps making table is open to all, and the slap that gets the most votes also wins a prize. We’ll projecting prompts of progress created from audience participation to inspire artists to think about Life In Progress.

Live Artists featured at the event include: Mario Mena @hyperdimentionalbeing • Squeak Starzula @squeakstarzula • Akeem @aiselife • Joos @1.s00j • Delisha@delisha___ • Natalia Sustaita @susta.art • Natalia Virafuentes @virafuentes_art • Tekisha Silver https://www.instagram.com/astratesh • Jeff Pak @jpak4ever • Mosher @moshershow • Zach Bartz @imzachbartz • Hailey Marie @hai_ey • Don @Don.mega.art  • Alice Robeson @teamalice42

NOTE: We have a limited number of open sign-up spots for the the live-art contest! ARRIVE EARLY to get those extra spots!

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Part of AnySquared’s LIP 20/20 Exhibit & Arts Festival
March 7–28, 2020

LIP = Life in Progress  |  The LIP 20/20 Exhibit & Arts Festival showcases work that expresses definitions and/or critiques of progress that provokes, challenges, or illustrates. Through all media, artists represent, examine, analyze, or dissect what is actual progress, what some consider progress, and what is not. LIP 20/20 seeks to answer and explore this concept with our work, our art, in our communities, and as human beings, both in the city and the world.  #LIP2020

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AnySquared is an all-volunteer 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.

AnySquared.com
projects@anysquared.com
ig | ne2_gallerysquared
facebook | AnySquared
twitter | AnySquared

Complexing Chicago Graffiti

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Complexing Chicago Graffiti Postponed: Date To Be Announced Hairpin Arts Center | 2810 N Milwaukee | Chicago Panel Moderated by FLASH: • FESS  • TSEL • PENGO • TEEL • MONSTROCHIKA • BBOYB • DOLLARS • ZENA A History of Chicago Graffiti Art I. GRAFFITI ROOTS. II. CHICAGO LETTER STRUCTURE III. THE CHICAGO FUTURE For … Read more

Art. Swap. Meet. 2020 & AnySquared’s 10th Birthday Party!

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Art Swap was on FIRE! Thanks to everyone who joined in the Swap and helped AnySquared celebrate our birthday at the Studio! Love to all the AnySquared crew behind the scenes who made it happen! ❤️ keep making art in 2020 everyone. Thanks @garciaeffects and @akira.portraits for the photos: see full album on AnySquared’s Facebook … Read more

LIP 20/20 Online Submission Form: Deadline 1/22/20

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LIP 20/20 exhibition | March 7–March 28, 2020
Hairpin Arts Center, 2810 N. Milwaukee, Chicago
#LIP2020

CALL FOR ARTISTS! Deadline January 22, 2020 Open to artists in Chicago and the Surroundings Area

Accepting Submissions for | Painting, Drawing, Photography, Sculpture, Installation, Interactive Piece, Video, Performance, Spoken Word, Music, and Sound as well as Workshop Proposals.

LIP= Life in Progress  |  AnySquared Projects is seeking work that expresses definitions and/or critiques of progress. Progress can mean many things, as time moves forward, how can we explore this concept with our work, our art, in our communities, and as human beings, both in the city and the world?

Through all media, AnySquared asks artists to represent, examine, analyze, or dissect what is actual progress, what some consider progress, and what is the difference between those two concepts. We seek art that provokes, challenges, and illustrates that change. While not a requirement, you are encouraged to create new work based on this general theme for exhibition.

Requirements | See Online Submission Form >
For questions about the exhibition or application, email projects@anysquared.com.

This exhibition is  part of the larger LIP 20/20 ART SERIES organized in the next year in honor of AnySquared’s 10th anniversary. The year-long series will include exhibitions, community building events, a poster series, and community murals. Visit website for LIP 20/20

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Our 40th Art@Coles & Opening | PHOTOS!

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Fun Opening Night! Love and gratitude to all the artists and friends who came out to support AnySquared’s Art@Coles 40th Opening at Cole’s Bar. Check our photos! Artist list below. Art@Coles #40 Group Show! On Display through April 2020! Celebrate AnySquared’s 40th exhibition: Opening | Sunday, November 17 from 5:30 pm – 9 pm at … Read more

TWENTYunderTWENTY Exhibition+Events | PHOTOS

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AnySquared’s October 10th TWENTYunderTWENTY Exhibition Opening was amazing! The exhibition was the culmination of our arts mentor and exhibit program in summer and fall of 2019 that featured Chicago artists age 20-years-old and under. Thanks everyone who supported our program, exhibit and events through the October 20th Wrap-Up party. A special thank you to all … Read more

Twenty Under Twenty Program Underway!

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AnySquared’s TwentyUnderTwenty features Chicago artists age 20-years-old and under. This arts mentor and exhibit program has been created, conceptualized, and curated and by Helen Sanchez-Cortes. Look for our full schedule of events Oct 10-20: the opening, our gallery hours, a creative conversation pot-luck, and an art party. Events Posted Here > TwentyUnderTwenty artists making art … Read more

Art@Coles #39

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#39 | Art@Coles ExhibitFeatures work by Kerry Couch, Angela Davis Fegan, Tracy Kostenbader, and Karissa Talanian. The Art@Cole’s Series is organized by AnySquared Projects. Opening Sunday, May 19, 5:30–8:30 pmOn display through the end of AugustCole’s Bar, 2338 N. Milwaukee, Chicago(Note: Coles is 21+ venue)Facebook Invite > Paintings by Kerry Couchlyndalesforlovers@gmail.com | IG: @night_rabbitsKerry Couch … Read more