Get Ready for Chicago Artists Month

This year’s theme, “Artful Networks,” explores the communities that nurture and inspire Chicago artists and their work. The people with whom artists choose to work can be supportive in encouraging creative growth, experimentation, dialogue among peers, and community building. Ranging from traditional residency programs to collaboratives to informal relationships, our communities impact the way we create, support, and appreciate art. In celebration of the Alliance of Artists Communities’ 20th Anniversary Conference, which takes place in Chicago from October 19 to 22 (www.artistcommunities.org/conference), Chicago Artists Month 2011 looks at the various ways artists in Chicago are influenced by their social environments.

Note: Information came directly from the Chicago Artists Month website