Frankentoys is here again with another year of plush toy destruction! The Library will provide basic supplies, including stuffed animals, thread, glue, and scisssors to help you deconstruct a stuffed animal and reconstruct it into a “Frankentoy!” This year, you…

Monday, October 5th, 8pm-9pm via Zoom OCTOBER THEME: Slashers & Horror Every first Monday of the month, we will be meeting virtually to work on zines, to show and tell in-progress work, to share how-to’s and more. Drop in for…

Laura (L.A.) Hawbaker is a writer & artist in Chicago. She previously lived in New Orleans, Hawaii, Poland, and Prague. Her work has appeared in The Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Sun-Times, Time Out Magazine, and Newcity Magazine, among others. She earned…

We are thrilled to introduce one of two Resident Artists who will be joining us during the 2020-2021 year in the Library .  Each year, we select artists from different disciplines across the college to take up residency in the…

 Attention Chicago Artists and Activists!In preparation for our Fall 2020 focus topic, ARTIVISM 2020 we are mounting an interactive exhibit on the Library’s first floor featuring artwork created for and/or inspired by the recent BLM Protests in Chicago and across…

Visit the Library’s 5th Floor for VOTES FOR WOMEN, a poster exhibit chronicling women’s suffrage created by the Smithsonian Museum, and check out our collection of writings by women suffragists in the 5th Floor display case (near the scores collection). …

With many artists working from home this fall, we bring you a list of excellent resources and inspiration on creating your ideal workspace wherever you may land.   Here’s Everything You’ll Need to Set Up Your Own Home Art Studio…

Protest Graffiti :  Mexico : Oaxaca Walls of Freedom:  Street Art of the Egyptian Revolution Bomb It! Trespass :  A History of Uncommissioned Urban Art Revolution Graffiti:  Street Art of the New Egypt Banksy:  The Bristol Legacy On the Wall:…