Audio Archive

Artist and SAIC Professor Nick Cave wears one of his soundsuits.

2006

Residencies and other R+R (1, 2)
Britton Bertran, Gallery 40000
Barbara Cooper, Roland Kulla, Beth Lipman (Kohler Arts/Industry), Sarah Workneh (Oxbow), Regin Igloria (Ragdale Foundation), Jonathan Rhodes (Three Walls)

Not the Old Boys Network (1, 2, 3)
Sabina Ott (Columbia College Chicago)
Joyce Owens (Sapphire and Crystals), Patricia Otto (ARC Gallery), Beate Monkowski (Womanmade Gallery), Judith Roth (Chicago Women's Caucus for Art)

Taking the Reins (1, 2)
A new breed of artist, gallerist, and related entrepreneurs are taking the reigns in Chicago, establishing districts, fairs, centers and, possibly, a new museum.
Ruth Lopez (TimeOut Chicago Magazine)
Paul Klein (Chicago Art Project), Oskar Freidl (Zhou Brothers Art Center), Michael Workman (Bridge), Andre Guichard (Bronzeville Art District)

Strictly Alternative
How podcasts, forums, blogs and festivals are bringing new intimacy and openness to Chicago's art scene.
Alison Peters (Hyde Park Art Center)
Richard Holland, Duncan MacKenzie, and Amanda Browder (Bad at Sports), Ed Marchewski (Lumpen, Version and Select Media Festival), David Roth and Wesley Kimmler (Shark Forum)

Collecting Chicago (1, 2)
Greg Cameron (Museum of Contemporary Art)
Collectors: Patric McCoy, Daniel T. Parker, June Spiezer, Abe Thomas Hughes II, Diana Girardi Kamas

Careers that Work
Personal insights and practical tips on making a living making art.
Artists: Mary Brogger, Faheem Majeed, Jennifer Reeder and Paul Sierra

Gallery Lowdown (1, 2)
Strategies for artists working with galleries.
Natalie Van Straaten (Chicago Art Dealers Association, Chicago Gallery News)
Dubhe Carreño, Carl Hammer, Stephen Kelly, Carrie Secrist

Global Thinking: Expanded Practice
The mechanics and effects of an international practice.
Patricia Johnson (Chicago Artists International Program, The Art Explorers), Michelle Feder-Nadoff, LaShawnda Crowe Storm, Michael Thompson

2005

Local Engagement: Museum Curators Speak (1, 2, 3)
Michael Workman (Bridge)
James Rondeau (AIC), Tricia Van Eyck (MCA), Robert Sill (IL State Museum), Lorelei Stewart (Gallery 400)

CAR Talk: www.chicagoartistsresource.org
Test drive Chicago’s innovative new website by artists for artists.
Barbara Koenen and Sara Schnadt (CAR)
Chris Miller (Tractiv Web Design Co.)

Careers that Work (1, 2)
Personal insights and practical tips on making a living making art.
Emily Nixon, Tony Fitzpatrick, Preston Jackson, Sabrina Raaf, and Lee Tracy

Ahead of the Curve -- Tax Tips for Artist
Mary Fahey, CPA

Out There: Artist-Run Exhibition Spaces (1, 2, 3)
Professor Barbara Jaffee
Brett Bloom, Salem Collo-Julin and Marc Fisher (Mess Hall),
Elvia Ochoa Rodriguez (POLVO),
Bryant Johnson (SteeleLife Gallery)

Artists and Activism (1, 2) 
Laura Samson (Alphawood Foundation)
Kathleen Duffy and Jennifer Karmin (Anti Gravity Surprise),
Michael McColly and James Tong Nyguen
Tom Tresser (Creative American Project)

2004

Ask Dr. Dave (1, 2)
Health issues and resources for artists.
Dr. David Hinkamp (UIC Center for Health in the Arts)

Artists Connect (1, 2, 3)
Artist in collaborative practice, formal or informal.
Brett Bloom, Marc Fischer, and Salem Collo-Julin (Temporary Services), Kenneth Morrison and Ned Broderick (The Ever-So-Secret Order of the Lamprey), Marva Pitchford-Jolly and Joyce Owens (Sapphire and Crystals)

Learning Teaching (1, 2) 
The career paths of teaching artists.
Barlow, Bibiana Suarez, Tracy Van Duinen and Cynthia Weiss

Corporate Culture (1, 2, 3)
Corporate curators engage with artists.
Lisa K. Erf (Bank One), Adam Brooks (Refco), Emily Nixon (Nixon Art Associates), Carole Ehlers (LaSalle Bank)

Home Sweet Studio 
Ownership models for affordable home and workspace.
Laura Weathered (Near Northwest Art Council and ACME Artists Community), Charles Daas (Chicago Mutual Housing Network), Virginia Boyle (ACME resident)

Secrets of Commercial Representation (1, 2, 3) 
Natalie van Straaten (Chicago Art Dealers Association), Byron Roche (Byron Roche Gallery), Susan Aurinko (Flatfile Gallery), Ann Boyd (Roy Boyd Gallery)


2003

Art Press - More Ink?
Local critics, journalists, and artists discuss present trends and options.
Moderator: Natalie Van Straaten
Panelists: Dan Andries (Executive Producer, Artbeat),
Edward Lifson (WBEZ), Lorelei Stewart (UIC/ Gallery 400), Scott Powers (Chicago Tribune)

Artists and Community Development
Creating and working within communities.
Alison Zehr
Laura Weathered (Near Northwest Arts Council),
Monica Haslip (Little Black Pearl Workshop),
Dan Peterman (Experimental Station)

What is Public Art?
Edward Lifson (WBEZ)
Frances Whitehead, Juan Chavez, Bernard Williams, Michael Lash

Promo – Artists and the Internet
Strategies for promoting artists’ work and creative practice.
Keri Butler, Jno Cook, Michael Workman, Lee Tracy

Site Construction: Artists and the Internet (1, 2)
Step-by-step how to use the Internet to promote your work.
Tom Lynch (Interactive Media Partners, Inc), Sonja Kruitwagen (Woman Made Gallery)
Special Guest: Paul Klein

Being Here: How Place Affects Practice
The dynamics of an artistic practice in Chicago.
Artists: Lynn Basa, Lina Bertucci, Accra Shepp

Mine, Yours, Ours -- Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Public Domain
Attorneys Bill Rattner and Carol Ann Bain, photographer Paul Natkin

2002

Promo
Artists’ strategies for enhancing a local and national profile.
Moderator: Pat Joseph
Artists: Michelle Grabner, Dzine, Theaster Gates

Chicago Art in the Global Mix
The myths and realities of working in Chicago.
Moderator: Anthony Elms (Whitewalls)
Panelists: Artists from the Here and Now exhibit

Portrait of the Artist in Chicago
Barbara Koenen (Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs)
Victoria Malone (Chicago Center for Arts Policy / Informal Arts Study), Michael Warr (Leveraging Assets: How Small Budget Arts Activities Benefit Neighborhoods)

2007 Conversations on Creativity:

3. Nick Cave (Visual Artist) + Jennifer Reeder (Video Artist)