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Artist Aria Carter partnered with Kendra Scott to create a jewelry line to complement her fashion designs.
WGN: Non-profit art studio emerges as creative outlet for artists with disabilities Read More »
By Angel Idowu SEE THE VIDEO CLIP FEATURING ARTIST ARIA CARTER HERE The pandemic is forcing Special Olympics Illinois to conduct their annual Duck Derby a little bit differently this year. But there is one tradition that remains the same. Rubber ducks are taking over downtown Chicago in an annual art display. “Ducks on the
WTTW: ‘Ducks on the Mag Mile’ Celebrates Special Olympics Illinois Read More »
CHICAGO – An artist in the northwest suburbs is illustrating the potential of having a disability. He is using his nearly paralyzed hands to create beautiful artwork, and it’s inspiring others with disabilities as well. Chris Viau calls his artistic ability a natural talent. It is an extraordinary description when you see the obstacles he is facing
Fox32: Suburban man with cerebral palsy inspires others with his artwork Read More »
Heavily driven by an ongoing fascination with pop culture, Dave Krueger’s maximalist aesthetic is defined by dense systems of geometric shapes and asymmetrical grids. Between fantastical narrative passages, the surface is populated with symbols, numbers, occasional text fragments, and numerous decorative patterns comprised of diamonds, asterisks, zigzags, circles, crosses, and X’s. Drawing upon influences that
Disparate Minds: Dave Krueger Read More »
By Hosea Sanders and Marissa N. Isang CHICAGO (WLS) — For nearly two decades Arts of Life has been dedicated to providing artists with varying abilities a space to do the work they love. “We do everything like painting, art making,” said David Krueger, an artist at Arts of Life. Arts of Life is a non-profit art studio
ABC7: Arts of Life celebrates abilities, creativity Read More »
By Cody Tumblin Circle Contemporary’s latest exhibition, All Well and Good, features nine artists who, often with unconventional approaches to their craft, share a contemporary vision of color and light. The gallery is an extension of Arts of Life, a Chicago nonprofit space that hosts over sixty resident artists with varying levels of developmental and intellectual disabilities, four of
Chicago Artist Writers: “All Well and Good” at Circle Contemporary Read More »
SC: When I first met you, you described yourself as a “triple threat.” Can you explain what you meant by that? HJ: That means I work as a sketch artist, I am in the band called Van Go Gos and I am also working on a book called The Girl Who Lost Her Way. SC:
Ace Hotel: Interview with ‘Triple Threat’ Hector Jones Read More »
Danny Frownfelter wants you to know that his birthday is March 30th. The Arts of Life artist also wants you to know about his castles made of clay, the music video he was in called “Get the Dinosaurs on the Phone,” and, of course, drinking coffee with his good friend Grace. In this installment of Inside
… Viau creates his artwork at Arts of Life in Glenview, a studio that supports adult artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities. He also serves as the archivist at that studio. “He allows the viewer to see the understructure of the work. You can see the layers that he builds into it,” said Megan Harrigan,
Chicago Tribune: Nature is His Inspiration, He is Ours Read More »
Middle Brow Beer Company and Arts of Life are back at it again, collaborating on productions of two new Brut IPA lines. A simple Motueka Brut and a beauty Brett Brut are the two India Pale Ales being introduced to the Middle Brow Beer Company menu this October. These hoppy, slightly bitter beers will accompany
Press Release: Middle Brow Beer Co. Continues Their Brut-iful Beer Can Designs Read More »
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