Check out that Art&Grind panel series... good stuff for the head!

"Journeys/Migrations and the Document is a digital photography program that introduces students to the medium through various conceptual practices. By creating both individual projects and collaborative public works, students focus on the concepts of journeys and migrations while practicing subaltern ways of making a document." - Anthony Marcos Rea, Teaching Artist

You can find me here, just scroll down till you see: Anthony Marcos Rea USA/EE.UU.

The Humboldt Park School Engagement Initiative is a collaboration of the Institute of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture and the Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education, in partnership with four Humboldt Park schools. A project of Building Community through the Arts, it was initiated by the Joyce Foundation, and is supported by LISC/Chicago, City of Chicago Cultural Outreach Programs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

There are a couple of links here so feel free to try them all.... This was a fun project that I worked on with another Artist, Mike Bancroft founder of Coop Image in Humboldt Park.

I say some words in here!

He makes me wanna pay rent and draw!

Nuff Said!

She makes me make more photographs!

Located at 3348-A West 25th Street the mission of the VILLARTE Gallery Space is to promote and appreciate local artists within the Little Village community and the larger Chicago area by connecting these two groups together through exhibition opportunities, the VILLARTE Artist Cafes and the larger VILLARTE Arts Festival taking place each October since 2006. VILLARTE Gallery Space is an art space intended for the emerging artist and their visual creativity.

Something's happening in Little Village......
Check us out!

Pros Arts Studio – a multi-arts, community-based organization linking local artists and residents in the Pilsen neighborhood since 1978, Pros Arts Studio has evolved from a single studio operation to a stable, well-staffed organization offering an extensive roster of free programs in the visual, media, and performing arts at over 20 community centers and schools. Built on a unique alliance between artists and neighbors, Pros Arts Studio’s work is a response to our community’s need for high-quality, deep-impact arts programs which engage youth in meaningful, positive experiences. We are multi-lingual and honor our community’s Mexican heritage.

The South Chicago Art Center was founded in 2001 with these goals in mind: to provide a safe place for children after school; to bring arts education to local impoverished schools; to stimulate the imaginations of participants of all ages; to cultivate a sense of aesthetics; to boost self-esteem and intellectual curiosity; to decrease incidence of crime and substance abuse; and to promote friendship, solidarity and empowerment in the community.

Cooperative Image Group creates public arts education programs with youth of communities in need. Through collaboration between Chicago area artists and youth, Co-op Image strives to strengthen community through multimedia arts education.

Mike Rocks!

El Charly's Place!