The Cornelia Arts Building will participate in Chicago Artists’ Month 2011 – featuring our tri-annual Open House, over 40 artists practice a diverse range of art-making in our Ravenswood studio building. Cornelia is an example of a community driven network of artists who work collaboratively to promote their own artwork, and that of their peers, as well as highlighting the importance of maintaining working studio space for artists. The only all-artist studio building on the Northside of Chicago, we regularly open our building to the public providing and engaging and educational look at the creative process from the inside. We hope that you will join us this October 1st and 2nd for our open house in conjunction with Chicago Artists’ Month and the 10th annual Ravenswood ArtWalk.
Artful Networks
This year’s theme, “Artful Networks,”explores the communities that nurture and inspire Chicago artists and their work. The people with whom artists choose to work can be supportive in encouraging creative growth, experimentation, dialogue among peers, and community building. Ranging from traditional residency programs to collaboratives to informal relationships, our communities impact the way we create, support and appreciate art. In celebration of the Alliance of Artists Communities’ 20th Anniversary Conference, which takes place in Chicago from October 19 to 22, Chicago Artists Month 2011 looks at the various ways artists in Chicago are influenced by their social environments.
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