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Street Art Fri May 18 2012
Galerie F: Walk-Ins Welcome
The cool cats over at FugScreen screenprinting studios have a conundrum (albeit a pretty good one to have): too much art, not enough space. So they're opening a gallery in Logan Square this July to exhibit the best work that's run through their hands by their cohorts. With a focus on poster and street art, Galerie F has a unique ethic: fully functional six days of the week, all day long, with no appointments required. In other words, an "open door gallery". This is important to them because they want to be accessible -- they want people to be able to wander in and browse at their own pace. And as cool as Chicago's plethora of artist-run, DIY spaces are, you just can't do that at most of them.
Rehab is currently underway on the space that will house Galerie F (2831 N. Milwaukee Ave.), and once it opens, in a further effort to be community-engaged, they will offer affordable screenprinting classes, which you can sign up for there. All this is going to require a good chunk of dough, though, and that's where the community comes in. In addition to their Kickstarter campaign, Galerie F is featured in a fundraising event tonight at Finch's Beer Co., where they have installed a "microgallery" -- a preview of things to come at Galerie F -- turning the brewery in to an active gallery by hanging screenprinted posters on fermenters and can stacks. And, of course, there will be plenty of booze (an open bar actually) and a DJ. Rumor has it that the event is sold out, but check the FB event page for details (you may be able to get a ticket from someone who's already bought one).
Artists whose work you can look forward to seeing at Galerie F include:
For more information check out Sixty Inches from Center's fantastic interview with the founders of Galerie F.