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Alysha Kostelny is our agency-wide artist of the month for July! She was selected by her peers on our curating team as the recipient of this honor based on her dedication to her art practice and prominent attendance on our virtual programming platform. Alysha met with curating team member, Ted Hamel, to discuss her art […]
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Becky Kubica has been selected as our agency-wide artist of the month for June 2020! Becky was selected by her peers on the merits of her dedication to her personal art practice throughout her 7 year tenure at our North Shore studio. Arts of Life Curatorial track member, Aaron Kleeblatt, had this to say: “Welcome
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There is a lot of excitement around celebrating Arts of Life North Shore 10th Birthday Party coming up in February. In preparation, Ed Rawski sat down with two of his fellow artists for a short interview to talk about art and their time at Arts of Life. Ed Rawski: Hello, I am Ed Rawski. I
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Meet Brian Reed, the longest tenured artist at our North Shore studio! Brian joined our studio in June of 2010 and has grown from maker to professional artist and educator over the past ten years. Take a peek at an insider conversation between Brian and North Shore staffer, Megan Harrigan, about his experience here. Megan:
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Several artists at the North Shore studio joined me for a special Walk and Talk! this week. Please enjoy our Thanksgiving feast fantasy! Question proposed: “If we were to host an amazing Thanksgiving dinner-totally fictional- but amazing nonetheless-who would you invite? One guest per person but no limits on who it could be; this person
A few North Shore artists braved the cold, packed into the car and headed to the Art Institute of Chicago. Dan entertained us with a hand puppet sketch while stuck in morning traffic. Our group was fortunate to be gifted tickets to visit the Art Institute and to the Andy Warhol exhibit. We spent time
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North Shore artist, Daniel Frownfelter, took a break from his practice to join me for this month’s Walk and Talk! Please enjoy our conversation covering: Halloween, Alice Cooper, and more. Diane Florian (DF): Dan! Welcome to Walk and Talk! Daniel Frownfelter (Frownfelter): Hello! DF: What have you got there? What are you drinking? Frownfelter: A
North Shore Studio Artist, Ed Rawski sat down to talk with Michelle Kim this week. Michelle started volunteering at Arts of Life in March of 2017. Her kind presence has been a constant on Monday afternoons, immediately connecting with the community. Recently Michelle began working 1:1 with artist Laura Greenberg. She balances a busy schedule
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North Shore artist, Quinn Zenner, took a break from his practice to join me for Walk and Talk! this week. Please enjoy our conversation covering: dreams, creative energy, and more. DF: Hey, Quinn! Welcome to Walk and Talk-I guess it’s more of a Sit and Talk today! QZ: Haha, yeah. My legs are tired today.
We’re so excited to share our new partnership with Metric Coffee, a coffee roasterie that’s just around the block from our Chicago studio. Metric’s headquarters and cafe are located at 2021 W. Fulton, and for the past two months we have been featuring a small selection of work by our artist of the month. Stop
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