Come and Experience Art
Cornelia Arts Building May Open Studios
Friday, May
18, 2018, 6 - 10 pm
The Cornelia Arts Building – Where Art Works
1800 West Cornelia,
Chicago, IL
experience two-full floors of the working art studios
of the Cornelia Arts Building’s talented artists and artisans.
Guest Artist Amanda Brodie Stenlund |
Guest Artist Jessica Sawyers |
Meet these
creators in person, explore their art practices up close, and enjoy the opportunity
to purchase artwork and hand-made crafts directly from the people who made
them. Experience artwork from the building’s numerous resident artists, and
enjoy the newest guest artist exhibitions by Amanda Brodie Stenlund and Jessica
Sawyers.
Resident Artist Nelson Armour |
The
building opens its doors to the public only four times a year.
Over
fifty local artists and artisans work here, including sculptors, painters,
photographers, ceramic artists, print-makers, jewelry designers, textile
artisans, and much more. With one-of-a-kind hand-made artwork and gifts by both the building
artists and guest artists, the event offers something for the whole family to
enjoy. Free and open to the public.
Established in 1986 in a former ice-house, the Cornelia Arts Building is one of the largest and one of the oldest all-artist studio buildings on Chicago's North side. Located at 1800 West Cornelia, the building rests at the border of three distinct Chicago Neighborhoods; Lakeview, Roscoe Village, and North Center.
Resident Artist Madeline Shea |
Located
close to public transportation and only two blocks south of the Addison Brown
Line CTA stop, the building also has free parking available in parking lot out
front, and on neighborhood streets nearby.
Resident Artist Kathy Weaver |
Cornelia Arts Building Open Studios
Friday, May
18, 2018, 6 pm - 10 pm
The
Cornelia Arts Building – Where Art Works
1800 West Cornelia, Chicago, IL
Entrance on NW corner of Ravenswood and Cornelia. Two blocks south of Addison Brown Line CTA Station. Free parking available in lot and in neighborhood.
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