Community-Support Art Chicago
CHICAGO: threewalls is pleased to announce Community-Supported Art Chicago, an annual subscription service of locally produced art launching April 2011. CSA Chicago is an affordable way for a community of people to support local artists and receive limited edition contemporary artist projects in return!
The 2011 pilot year features artwork by: Conrad Bakker, Edie Fake, Sara Black, Jessica Labatte, Laura Mackin, Eric Fleishchauer, Aay Preston-Myint, Pamela Fraser, Steve Reinke, Dan Wang, Jason Lazarus, and Jesse Harrod.
How it works: CSA Chicago works like Community Supported Agriculture, where shareholders invest in a local farm for the growing season and in return receive a monthly payout of fruits and vegetables. CSA Chicago asks shareholders to invest directly in the arts community with a “buy local” mentality. Each share costs $400 and subscribers receive 6 artworks over three months. Each artwork is a limited edition of 50 and shareholders receive a random selection from participating artists. Subscriptions are limited to 100 per year. CSA Chicago's season is from April to June 2011. threewalls is encouraging early-bird subscribers by offering subscriptions for $350.00 between now and the April 30th launch date.
Included in your monthly box:
2 signed and numbered original works of art by contemporary Chicago artists (6 total over three months)
Coupons and ephemera from local artist-run and creative businesses
Essays contextualizing the work
Join us for the launch event on April 30, 2011, in conjunction with Art Chicago/NEXT Art Fair, from 7 to 10 pm at threewalls. The event will feature food, drinks, music, the 1st editions of all 12 works for auction and a chance to meet participating artists. Entry is free.
CSA Chicago draws inspiration from the Community-Supported Art program of mnartists.org and Springboard for the Arts in Minneapolis, MN, as well as other subscription projects like The Present Group, The Thing Quarterly, Alula Editions, and the Risograph CSA Project in Grand Rapids, MI. threewalls is part of a national movement to create sustainable models to fund local artists and make contemporary art affordable and accessible.
This project is generously supported by 3arts and Other People's Pixels.
threewalls is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to increasing Chicago’s cultural capital by cultivating contemporary art practice and discourse. Through a range of exhibition and public programs, including symposiums, lectures, performances and publications, threewalls creates a locus of exchange between local, national and international contemporary art communities.
threewalls is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; by a CityArts Program I grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs; The Chicago Community Trust; The Cliff Dwellers Foundation for the Arts; ArtsWork Fund for Organizational Development; The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; The Alphawood Foundation; The MacArthur Fund for Arts & Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation; 3Arts Chicago; and major support is provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. threewalls is sponsored by Pernod Absinthe.
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