Friday November 14th - 4:30 - 9:30 pm is FAB's next Open Studio event.
WELCOME! Contact: Alice
The Fine Arts Building, an historic artist’s haven since 1898, continues to draw local inspiration. Over fifty artists have recently flocked to one of the few remaining Chicago buildings designed specifically for working artists. On the Second Friday of every month the public is invited to tour ten stories of this National Landmark from 4:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. and visit individual working studios and galleries. Four galleries and over fifteen artists’ studios will be featured as FAB Studios, a flexible collaborative collective that will cyclically highlight the wealth of visual and performing arts talent resident in the Fine Arts Building for the public on the Second Friday of every month.
The National Landmark building’s motto: "All passes - Art alone endures" permeates the halls of the Fine Arts Building. Bronze cast elevator doors and ornate clocks are among the building’s original features. Murals painted by resident artists in the early twentieth century still circle the tenth floor atrium. A Venetian courtyard garden can be viewed from many artists’ studios in addition to the beautiful lake views from the Michigan Avenue studios. There is no other building in Chicago where the public can enjoy the visual arts, music, dance, theater and alternative healing arts while exploring an architectural treasure.
The myriad of columned entryways are as diverse as the artistic endeavors undertaken within. Visual artists work in a variety of contemporary and traditional styles. Musicians practice, teach and audition with both the classical and jazz tradition well represented. Musical instruments are refurbished, bought and sold. Dance and drama companies plan and hold performances on site and around the city. Notable architectural and graphic design firms add their unique character to the mix. Several types of bodywork as well as yoga attend to physical needs, while dance instruction in ballroom styles adds a lighthearted air of romance to the building after dusk.
Join us for Second Friday Open Studios and gain a deeper knowledge of the arts through a special arts environment whose character fosters intimate discussions between the artist and building visitor.
FOLLOW THESE LINKS TO OUR PERSONAL WEBSITES:
Floor 3
Vidart Gallery Suite 308
Floor 4
Kathleen Newman Fine Art Studio Suite 412
Robin C. Mucha Suite 417
Three Cat Media, Inc. Suite 418
3to1 Studios, LLC Suite 421
Ascend Training, Adobe, Avid and Quark Suite 433
Stephen Lester Suite 464
Fine Arts Voice Suite 469
Catherine Keebler Suite 470
Floor 5
Joan Fellows Moriarty Fine Art Studio Suite 512
Kundalini Yoga in the Loop Suites 514 and 501
Finestra Art Space Suite 516
Parla Arte Jewelry Suite 516
Deborah Adams Doering Fine Arts Studio Suite 517
Ethel Peterson Fine Art Studio Suite 518
Judy Trombly Fine Art Studio Suite 519
OSSIA Fine Arts Space Suites 537 + 520
Lou Ann Burkhardt Fine Art Studio Suite 534
Judy Jacobson Fine Art Studio Suite 539
Gallery Uno Suite 541
Floor 6
Chicago City Arts Gallery Suite 601
Beatriz Ledesma Fine Art Studio Suite 609
Barlow Fine Art Studio Suite 616
Zola Jones Designs Suite 620
Michelle Price Suite 629
Standard Usage Project Suite 630
Lon Ellenberger Vocalist Suite 634
Fred Wackerle Fine Art Studio Suite 635
Alice McMahon White Fine Art Studio Suite 635
Floor 7
Marie Kirk Burke Suite 708
Mary Dritschel Fine Art Studio Suite 708
Larry Snider Photography Suite 711 + 712
Pete Cramblit Fine Art Studio Suite 713
Vincent Chiaramonte Fine Art Studio Suite 716
The Moving Dock Theatre Company Suite 720
Debra LePage Fine Art Studio Suite 723
Barbara Noonan Fine Art Studio Suite 724
Beacon Street Gallery Suite 732
Serene Wise Fine Art Studio Suite 734
Floor 8
Vanessa Smith Sculpture Suite 816
Chicago Dance and Music Alliance Suite 819
Piano Forte Fazioli Pianos Suite 825
Anita Miller Fine Art Studio Suite 827
Floor 9
Richard Laurent Fine Art Studio Suite 922
Jim Tansley Abstracts Fine Art Studio Suite 922
Clear Studio Suite 929
Jazz Institute of Chicago Suite 943
Floor 10
Curtis Hall
Janna Childs Massage Suite 1029
Studio10twentytwo Rich Lo Suite 1022
Frani Luehrs Fine Art Studio Suite 1035
Carol Dolan Fine Art Studio Suite 1038
