Reflections on Standing Rock
Photographer + archivist looks back on a trip to meet and deliver supplies to the water protectors at Standing Rock.
Month: January 2017
February Art Picks
Exhibitions, performances, screenings, actions and other events to keep you warm and active this month.
Action Session Suggestions
Share the organizations, projects, initiatives, readings, and resources you suggest we add to our Action Session presentation. We are open to Chicago and Illinois state-wide projects and also national projects that artists, organizers and activists in Illinois can tap into or find inspiration in.
Action
Download our list of 30+ local and national justice-focused organizations and host your own Transition to Power screening and Action Session.
Materials for Saving/Surviving: A Collection of Poems
The poems ‘Painted over paintings,’ ‘Series,’ ‘Over simple plain doubt,’ and ‘does your lady body ever freak you out’.
Transition To Power Inauguration Day Screening + Action Session at Mana Contemporary
Get a first look at the episodes of Transition To Power, the latest documentary film series by On The Real Film on artists in the election aftermath.
Words from the Soul: An In-Depth Conversation with Chai Tulani
An audio interview with the Kenya-born and Chicago-based dynamic musician behind the albums Cloud High Vybes and Pocket Juice.
Movement Matters: Allen Moore
One of the city’s rising artists, curators, and DJs discusses his part in curating a new monthly performance series at Comfort Station, creating inclusive spaces, and art in the age of Trump.
Kimberly Drew, Rashayla Marie Brown and the Politics of Being Indigestible
A recap of a tête-à-tête at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) about social media and the nature of images at the intersection of technology, art, and culture.
January Art Picks
Our top six picks of art, film, and performance to see this month in Chicago.