Above a Singer Sewing shop, through a non-descript green door, and up a staircase, you will find the home of Green Lantern Projects. Serving as both a domestic and public space, this apartment transforms to become a multi-faceted realm, housing the Green Lantern Gallery, The Paper Cave Bookstore, The Green Lantern Press, and The Corpse Performance Space- all in one. From printing books, to... 

In 2011, as an intern at Illinois State University Galleries, I was introduced to husband- and-husband artists, Dutes Miller & Stan Shellabarger. Over the course of a week, I got to observe their performance Seed Drawings and document another performance Sewn Together. I conversed with the artists about life, and watched them transform the bare white walls of the gallery space into an amazingly... 

Our weekly calendar is a list of visual art related events happening in Chicago. The events that we choose are loosely curated based on the information that is put in front of us. If you would like to take advantage of having your event listed on our website please send a press release to nicolettecaldwell(at)sixtyinchesfromcenter.org. TUESDAY || February 7th, 2012 The Big Big City: Chicago, A Pop... 

FRIDAY || October 21st, 2011 Hand in Glove Conference Hand-in-Glove is a new semiannual conference that addresses the pragmatic realities and imaginative possibilities of self-organized, noncommercial and artist-run spaces, publications, residencies, and a variety of other projects that challenge traditional formats for the production and reception of art at the grass-roots level. 9:30 AM –... 

With the summer sun still shining but now accompanied by that new autumn chill, Saturday September 17th proved to be the perfect museum day, and the perfect day for the new DePaul Art Museum’s opening. Tucked next to the “L” stop hub of Fullerton, the DePaul Art Museum opened its doors to reveal a lovely space with white walls, hardwood floors, and plenty of natural light. The new... 

FRIDAY || SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2011 { E X Q U I S I T E • C O R P S E } Cheers to Sixty’s own Jenny Lam, Zachary Johnson and Jes Standefer–curator and two of the 40 participants in this collaborative art exhibition in classic exquisite corpse style. E.C. will include Interactive art (stuff you can touch). Audience-participatory art (stuff you can create). An advice booth (stuff that may... 

Across the board, art IS happening this weekend. FRIDAY || AUGUST 12th, 2011 “Is this thing on?: The art of comedy” Guest Curator: Miguel Cortez from Antena Contemporary art is too serious sometimes. This show will focus on the lightheartedness and humor in art. Most of us are part of the system and work 40+ hours a week and by the weekend we just want to unwind and be entertained. Then... 

FRIDAY || August 5th, 2011 PROCESS: A group exhibition From the process of collecting, documenting, photographing, drawing and stitching, each artist communicates concepts within a specific space, ranging from public, personal, intimate, and imaginary. PROCESS features new works by Ben Bergevin-Smith, Kathy Cho, Jasmin Elisa Guerrero, Lynnette Miranda, Kristi O’Meara and Etta Sandry. A limited... 

If you don’t know this by now, you may never, ever, ever know it. FRIDAY || July 29, 2011 7th Annual Printers’ Ball: IT’S ALIVE! One of the largest celebrations of literary culture in the country, The Printers’ Ball celebrates literary culture by offering thousands of magazines, books, and broadsides free of charge; showcasing live music, readings, and other performances; demonstrating... 

  Get out a pen and paper–you’ll want to write down and remember where you’re going this weekend. FRIDAY || July 22, 2011 PechaKucha Presentations: Memorials That Do Political Work Ten speakers will present short presentations exploring the memorial form and some of its most interesting and relevant examples. Pecha Kucha is a public lecture format invented in Japan by Klein...