If there’s one thing that has become critical to my artist practice, it’s the drive to make things happen beyond my studio. This drive comes from a desire to both materialize my art projects and to exchange ideas and collaborate with others.

Chicago has a long and rich history of independent art spaces, most of which have been created and run by working artists. more...

Event Type:
Panel Discussion

Date:
Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 6 p.m. more...

Description:
Chicago’s museums provide a range of resources and opportunities for local artists. Join museum curators as they discuss what their museums have to offer including research libraries, internships, portfolio reviews, and more. Audience Q&A is welcome.

Every artist has to remember that, first and foremost, art is a business. If you don't want to face that fact, then do not try to survive off of your talent. Find something else to do.

With that being said, I have learned early on that artists need to protect themselves. more...

Collecting art has more unwritten rules than baseball. And we’ve broken most of them. There’s absolutely nothing cohesive about our collection or systemic in our approach to acquiring work (which, perhaps, doesn’t make us incredibly different than others who take the time to collect—or maybe it does).

We’ve bought art at auction, off the Internet, from galleries, and directly from artists. We’ve bought from vendors off the street and from some of the most prestigious art institutions in the world. more...