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Stop by to see our new permanent art & poetry installation at Manierre Elementary School (1420 N Hudson Ave, Chicago)! Eighth grade students had an opportunity to work with world-class artists on a project that included poetry, acting, tableau, and photography. Along with students from two other local schools (Catherine Cook and Franklin Fine Arts) they created artwork that explored themes of community and self-care in a diverse environment.
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DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS. DIFFERENT LIVES.
A MOMENT IN TIME
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Students were encouraged to think about how to create tableaus showing the joy, hope, pain, power, and love in their lives. Lookingglass Theatre Founding Ensemble Member, Andrew White asked the kids, “What do you know that your parents don’t know or the adults in your community don’t know.” |
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On Friday September 6th we installed the Manierre student work on the fence along Hudson Street for everyone to observe and enjoy. Poet and Visual Artist, Kwabena Foli said of the work the kids did, “If everybody in a community saw each other as an extension of themselves, my theory is that we’d treat each other differently — in a better way -- and hopefully if they see this poetry they’ll feel that way.” Cecil McDonald Jr., the internationally exhibited Photographer & Artist who designed the project, noted that the kids here “make interesting things and they make things that need to be considered, and contemplated, and thought about in a very serious way.”
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If you agree that the best response to negativity is to put the spotlight on positive "ideas worth spreading", then you will love TEDxWilmetteWomen. We're excited to see Art on Sedgwick Founder & Executive Director Charlie Robinson Branda take the TEDx stage with seven other dynamic speakers. Join us on Saturday, December 7 in Wilmette to learn more about the inspiration behind our work and be a part of a community gathering around positive change. Learn more on the TEDx Wilmette Women website. Limited tickets available.
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Art + Impact with After School Matters
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Summer 2019
This summer, 16 teen artists had a job in our Art + Impact program with After School Matters. Through a series of studio projects, they practiced figure drawing, mixed media and painting skills -- with a goal of becoming better agents of their own representation. To engage the community in a dialogue and celebrate their work, we held a teen art showcase on August 7th! Thanks to all our neighbors and to Alderman Brian Hopkins who came out to support this special event.
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Fall 2019
New this fall, we're now partnering with After School Matters on a school-year Art + Impact program. Teen artists are exploring perspectives on identity and ties to community identity through self portraits and mask making. They will also have opportunities for special workshops with Lookingglass Theatre Company ensemble member J. Nicole Brooks, writer and director of their upcoming play centered around Cabrini-Green in 1981, Her Honor Jane Byrne.
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Mural Project with Pierce Cruz
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Want to be part of artist Pierce Cruz’s current mural project? Children who would like their image included in the mural can pose for a photo, and the artist will draw their portrait based on the photo. Everyone is welcome to add color, designs, or uplifting messages to the artwork. Stop in the studio any Tuesday or Thursday from 3:30-5:30!
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We're looking for volunteers! Meet your neighbors, make new friends. We have opportunities for all ages and skill sets!
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SATURDAY
NOV 9
6:30 - 9:30 PM
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Step-by-step painting instruction & refreshments with neighbors!
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TUESDAY
NOV 19
5:30 - 7:30 PM
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Join us at Art on Sedgwick to learn Chicago Steppin' with neighbors. All levels are welcome! Beginning steps and turns are fun and can be learned in a line or with a partner.
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Puppet Festival Neighborhood Tour -- OLD TOWN
MFG Community Center
1406 N Sedgwick
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Congratulations to Martha Irvine of the Associated press. The video she created as part of a national news story about Art on Sedgwick was honored with a Peter Lisagor Award for Journalism.
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SHARON BLADHOLM
Sharon Bladholm is a Chicago-based artist who pursues her artistic vision through a variety of disciplines including cast glass, bronze, and ceramic in the sculptural realm, as well as stained glass, printmaking and works on paper. The recurring theme in Bladholm’s work is the interface of people with the natural world.
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PIERCE CRUZ
Pierce I. Cruz is a mixed media artist living and working in Chicago. His work primarily focuses on explorations of identity in the world around him, and his work has been exhibited locally and nationally. Currently, he is doing artist residencies at the WNDR Museum, Marshall Field Gardens Community Center, and Art on Sedgwick. His studio is based at Art on Sedgwick.
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ERICA MOTT
Erica Mott is a choreographer, sculptural object designer and cultural organizer who transforms discarded materials and disregarded spaces. Using the tools of humor and surprise, she captures and heightens the mystery of the mundane and invites communities to re-view and re-envision shared spaces and practices.
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Community art centers don't happen by themselves.
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO KEEP GOING, TO KEEP GROWING
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If you shop on amazon, use the link to the left or below and the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to Art on Sedgwick when you shop.
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Art on Sedgwick is a non-profit 501c3 organization.
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