Ten x Ten: Release Concert & Exhibition

Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

Ten x Ten is a collaboration between visual artists and musicians exploring visual and auditory interaction. Through exploring the underlying concepts of synesthesia, artists and composers work together to produce a single two-part artwork; an art print and a composition for small ensemble. Live musical performance and one-night exhibition.

$15 – $35

Fall Cleaning Day 2013

Spudnik Press Cooperative 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

This fall we’ve been on a mission to spruce up the studio, and we need your help!

Holiday Art Sale: Prints In Space!

Spudnik Press Cooperative 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

Don’t be a space case; this is a one-stop shop for holiday gifts! Keep us in orbit this holiday season. Proceeds of the sale benefit participating artists as well as Spudnik Press Cooperative.

Free

Drink & Draw: Portraits

Spudnik Press Cooperative 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

Let's drink some mulled wine and sketch some portraits--of each other, or celebrities, or whatever. Drink and Draw is our bi-monthly night devoted to drawing practices. There’s no teacher and no pretensions. We provide a theme for the evening and a theme drink. Attendees provide a sketchbook and drawing utensils. Please come, and bring your... Read more »

$5

Ten x Ten 2013 Listening Party at Saki

Saki 3716 W Fullerton, Chicago, IL, United States

Saki is excited to host a listening party— a chance to meet a few of the artists and composers, see the ten prints, and hear the vinyl record. If you missed the release event, here's your chance to support the project while browsing at a fantastic local record store!

Free

Hannah Ireland: Walking Driftward Opening Reception

The Annex @ Spudnik 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

Walking Driftward is a solo exhibition of monoprints and cut paper constructions made while Hannah Ireland was Artist in Residence at Spudnik Press Cooperative from September to November 2013. Ireland’s new work is based on exploring and creating around a hiking trip in Spain and Portugal in the summer of 2013.

Free

Drink & Draw: February 2014 — Tattoo Flash

The Annex @ Spudnik 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

We’ll find some examples of Celtic patterns, dragons, and hand-drawn lettering. Quill pens will be on hand to mimic the boldly inked style of flash tattoos. Our themed beverage is Hot Toddies with Sailor's Rum.

$5

2014 Hashbrown: 4th Annual Chili Cook-Off

Spudnik Press Cooperative 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

Featuring 10 outstanding organizations and their secret chili recipes

$10 – $20

Adaptation Arrangement Microsoft Word Document

The Annex @ Spudnik 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

Adaptation Arrangement Microsoft Word Document is a solo exhibition of work by Daniel Luedtke of primary materials, aesthetic research and development for an upcoming experimental narrative film tentatively titled All Over - Now. Within the film, 3 inter- woven narratives explore how aging, illness and self-documentation inherently create dilemmas of authenticity.

Free

Good Vibrations

The Printshop @ Spudnik Press 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

Brutal winter, right?! Break out of the winter doldrums and get some Good Vibrations going over at Spudnik with the March show in the print shop featuring a few of Chicago’s best: Joey Potts, Austra, and Chema Skandal! Each artist’s work uniquely uses character in bright color palettes creating an environment of good good good...good... Read more »

Free

Drink & Draw: April 2014 — Food & Wine

The Annex @ Spudnik 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

This is as close as Drink & Draw will get to a traditional still life. We encourage you to contribute the oddest edible item you can find. Our themed beverage is wine.

$5

Aster to Daylily Reading and Release Party

The Annex @ Spudnik 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

Jay Besemer’s most recent poetry collections are A New Territory Sought and Aster to Daylily. As Jen Besemer, he also authored Telephone and Object with Man’s Face (a book of collage-poems in the form of a deck of cards). To find out more, visit www.jenbesemer.com.

Free