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For artists with more than one type of work in the collection, or for works by artists not listed here, see the Artic website or the corresponding Wikimedia Commons category. Of artists listed, less than 10% are women. For the complete list of artists and their artworks in the collection, see the website.
Pages in category "Artists from Chicago" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 489 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Artist groups and collectives in Chicago, Illinois. Arts groups that provide support for and are organized by artists (e.g., visual artists, musicians, actors, painters, poets, authors), that are based in Chicago, and whose membership is primarily artists supporting art works and other artists.
In 2010, Sixty Inches From Center was established and includes The Chicago Arts Archive, a web publication focusing on visual art in Chicago. [69] Additionally, Chicago Artists Resource, launched by the Department of Cultural Affairs in 2005, provides articles on visual art in addition to providing resources and tools for Chicago artists.
The Asian American Artists Collective (AAAC), also called "The Collective" by its members, was an informal network of Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) artists based in Chicago. Founded on August 21, 2001, AAAC consisted of 100 artists from various sectors of the art community and used intersections of art , community , and activism to ...
In 1866, a group of 35 artists founded the Chicago Academy of Design in a studio on Dearborn Street, with the intent to run a free school with its own art gallery. The organization was modeled after European art academies, such as the Royal Academy , with Academicians and Associate Academicians.
Chicago Park District: More images: Statue of Alexander von Humboldt: Humboldt Park: 1892 () Felix Görling Sculpture: Bronze: Chicago Park District: Bronze Cow Statue: Chicago Cultural Center: 2001 () Peter Hanig: Sculpture: Bronze: Height: 4.5 feet (1.4 m) Length: 8 feet (2.4 m) [2] Buckingham Fountain: Grant Park
According to the Cliff Dwellers' Articles of Incorporation, the club was formed to "encourage, foster and develop higher standards of art, literature and craftsmanship; to promote the mutual acquaintance of art lovers, art workers and authors; to maintain in the City of Chicago a club house and to provide therein galleries, libraries and exhibition facilities for the various lines of art, in ...