tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44630753060960047962024-03-05T17:28:47.964-06:00I Am Logan SquareI Am Logan Square is a 501 (c)3, non-profit organization that promotes and supports the arts and cultural development in Chicago's vibrant Logan Square neighborhood. Our gallery is located at 2644 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, 60647. Gallery hours are by appointment. Contact us at 773/278-4257 or info@iamlogansquare.com for more information. www.iamlogansquare.comI Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-46128893378943707402019-03-08T14:13:00.001-06:002019-03-08T14:37:25.289-06:00Logan Square Arts Fest 2019 FIRST MUSIC ANNOUNCEMENT
The Logan Square Arts Festival is back for its 11th year!
Featuring artists, local food and drink, and live performances by Hop Along, The Beths, Future Generations, Sweet Crude, Froth, No Men, Mykele Deville, Half Gringa, Wyatt Waddell and many more to be announced!
The Logan Square Arts Festival is a three-day celebration
of the creativity, diversity, and vitality of Chicago’s
Logan I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-510535480735663442018-03-02T15:40:00.000-06:002018-03-02T15:40:03.317-06:00LSAF 2017 Pictures!!
Hey Logan Square!
Each year we pour our hearts into the Logan Square Arts Festival, and each year we see all the effort and support from artists, musicians, vendors, sponsors, and attendees manifest itself into an ever-growing, ever-changing, phenomenal 3-day cultural event, and 2017 was no different.
A quick thank you to everyone who made LSAF 2017 another great year:
Bands:
METZ, I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-53142338619362839132014-08-07T16:34:00.002-05:002014-08-07T16:34:40.937-05:00Puerto Rican Arts Alliance Pop-Up Gallery @ MAAF 2014PRAA pop-up gallery at the Milwaukee Avenue Arts Fest, right across the Logan Theater. Check the work of Ben Mercado, Martin Soto, Migdalia Galarza, Moses Perez and others.
I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-2114204981937709722014-08-07T16:22:00.001-05:002014-08-07T16:35:09.922-05:00#hAiRTist is a multimedia pop-up presented by Woman Made Gallery at the Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival. Curated by WMG Gallery Coordinator Sydney Stoudmire, the show explores stereotypes associated with black hair, and the beauty service industry.
The exhibition features work by Colby Beutel, Alexandria Eregbu, Krista Franklin, Cleo Sugg, Alecia Tucker-Perkins, and Shoshanna I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-20971153852969576122014-08-07T16:13:00.000-05:002014-08-07T16:31:25.178-05:00MAAF 2014 Was A Huge Success!
June 27th, 28th and 29th the Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival's 6th year took place between Kedzie and Kimball Avenues and was a blast for all. With food, vendors, live music and of course, art! Save for a quick thunderstorm on Saturday we had beautiful weather and a great crowd. The Family Fun Tent had activities for the whole family including button making and a petting zoo. We had amazing I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-71937674376835505222013-05-17T08:34:00.000-05:002013-05-17T08:34:27.305-05:00MAAF 2013: Changing It Up!
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I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-53809083293072376422013-02-01T09:28:00.000-06:002013-02-01T09:28:06.438-06:00Sustainably Delicious: The Chicago Diner Shares Their Story
Vegetarian, sustainable, eco-friendly – The Chicago
Diner: Logan Square is green all-around while serving up deliciously vegetarian
meals. Kat Barry has lots to share with you, Loganites, about the wonderful new
diner in Logan Square.
April 2, 1983. In
a city known for meat packing & hog butchering, a brave pair of optimistic
vegetarians opened a ground breaking meat free eatery I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-74489725125058477902013-01-14T14:04:00.002-06:002013-01-14T14:04:09.415-06:00New Year, New Changes at Café Mustache
Café
Mustache has done some revamping with their lineup of events and their menu. To
start off, they have expanded their calendar of events to six days a week –
Monday through Saturday. On Sundays, the café will close at 8pm. Café Mustache
has events lined up such as live music gigs, DJ’s, and even a trivia night
among others. In their efforts to provide a performance space and offer patrons
I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-43736719770715762182012-12-31T11:42:00.002-06:002012-12-31T11:42:29.848-06:00Three Ingredient Punch Combo for New Year’s Eve: Abe Lincoln, CTA, and MillerCoors
Take out
those pesky pennies from your wallet, coat pocket, bottom of your car floor
because they’ll come in handy tonight. The CTA is doing it again. Following
tradition this time of year and keeping Chicagoan’s safety in mind, the CTA is providing
their annual New Year’s Eve Penny Rides program.
This year,
the program is sponsored by its first corporate sponsor, MillerCoors. “We’re
I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-38761394736665176642012-12-13T14:55:00.002-06:002012-12-13T14:55:48.635-06:00Holiday Raffle: Enter to Win a Gift Basket Full of Local Goodies!
Do you enjoy
the local shops and restaurants in Logan Square? I AM Logan Square sure does!
Therefore, we want to share with you some of our favorite local goodies. Come
in this month to enjoy dropshift’s exhibit, Memento,
and make sure to stop by our info desk. There you can submit your contact
information to enter into our raffle for a chance to win a gift basket full of
great local goodies.
I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-89035732629694922442012-12-11T12:59:00.000-06:002012-12-19T12:49:05.988-06:00Memento by dropshift: Enchanting, Breathtaking, and ImpressiveThe opening
night of Memento presented by dropshift dance was incredible. The ambience was
filled with positive energy and anticipation. Everyone was wondering how were
the dancers going to perform with such limited space? The constraint of the
space turned into a constructive challenge for the dancers as they seized the
opportunity to interact with the audience. Dancers Andrea Cerniglia, I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-61482317571178006282012-11-29T10:29:00.000-06:002012-11-29T10:33:45.376-06:00I AM Logan Square’s December Gallery Opening: Memento by dropshift
I AM Logan
Square is hitting off the month of December in partnership with dropshift dance
for their exhibit, Memento. Visual
artist Ashley Sullivan and dance film artist Nadia Oussenko worked together
with dropshift dance to do an exhibit that “explores themes of memory
distortion, perception, and recall, translated through the mediums of movement,
short film vignettes, and graphic screen I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-41361785773445265742012-11-21T13:21:00.001-06:002012-11-21T13:21:34.223-06:00IALS’s October Gallery Opening: TRANSIT’s Opening Reception Photos
Apologies for the delay in posting pictures from last month’s
gallery opening with TRANSIT, below are pictures to share with you the opening
night experience. As mentioned before, Meredith R. Winer, Executive Director of
TRANSIT, did a great job choosing the pieces to part-take in this year’s
exhibition. Her curator, Marcela Andrade, did a wonderful job in curating the placement
of the I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-86244717951172125772012-10-17T16:48:00.001-05:002012-10-17T16:53:08.716-05:00IALS’s October Gallery Opening: TRANSIT’s Opening Reception a Success!<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-27580843167019289832012-09-18T17:32:00.000-05:002012-09-19T12:55:08.753-05:00IALS October Gallery Opening: TRANSIT’s Back!!!Last October, we showcased our new gallery space by
celebrating Chicago Artists Month in partnership with TRANSIT Residency’s
inaugural exhibition, Friends of Transit
Print Invitational. Artists evoked memories of one’s explorations as they
conveyed their passion for travel through their work. We had such a great
turnout, therefore, we’re doing it again! TRANSIT Residency NFP is back in IALS
thisI Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-19363845324286037272012-08-07T11:42:00.001-05:002012-08-07T11:42:33.819-05:00Are you a Logan Square/Avondale-based Visual Artist?
Reposted from TRANSIT
Dear Visual Artist(s),While TRANSIT will once again be partnering with I Am Logan Square to hold a print invitational for Chicago Artists Month (Oct 1–27; opening reception Oct 4), we are also creating our first printed TRANSIT Map — a map of visual arts spaces, studios, and individual’s arts studios in the Logan Square/Avondale area.In addition to being the I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-41645238569789909992012-07-31T11:45:00.000-05:002012-07-31T12:00:49.960-05:00Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival Recap and Survey
Well, the festival has come and gone again for the 4th year and we'd like to thank everyone in the neighborhood and city who came out to show your support for the musicians, artists, crafters, and performers who made the neighborhood reverberate with arts activity for the festival weekend. We hope you got a chance to get to all three hubs and that it was easy to navigate and find your wayI Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-4575964093634669812012-07-20T09:25:00.000-05:002012-07-20T09:25:01.722-05:00It's here! The Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival!Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival (MAAF) is this weekend (July 20-22)! Chicago has so many festivals every weekend, but the MAAF strives to be more than just another run-of-the-mill street fest. It celebrates art, culture, music, and food. It's a chance to show the city that our little neighborhood has an incredible community that we want to share with everyone. The Festival is our I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-49071930368549546412012-07-18T10:46:00.000-05:002012-07-18T12:01:08.246-05:00Visual Art at the 2012 Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival!It's almost here....the Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival is this weekend! On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, there will be no shortage of great music, food, craft beer, and of course, the visual art!
This year's fest features five curated art exhibitions in the Festival Center, numerous artists and vendors in our TWO MAAF marketplaces (one in the Festival Center and one at Milwaukee and Belden), I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-75891399564679999382012-07-12T14:14:00.000-05:002012-07-12T14:14:46.882-05:002012 Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival Music!
Alright folks, get ready... it is just about time for the 4th Annual Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival! After a great Kick-Off party (see photos here) at Revolution Brewing on June 26, we are ready to let you in on all that's happening at the 2012 MAAF!
From July 20-22, the MAAF transforms the Logan Square neighborhood into a full-blown arts district featuring I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-68429877232327450302012-07-09T20:08:00.000-05:002012-07-09T20:08:21.516-05:00Orchestra Hall Presents!
Neighbors in
Logan
Square are finding
out about one of the newest
BYOB scenes in town. On Wednesday nights from 8:30 til 11:30, The Grilly
Brothers perform LIVE and FOR FREE at Orchestra Hall, 2341 N Milwaukee Avenue. It’s a great chance to get out in the middle
of the week and enjoy live music and a cool beverage. If you’re planning to
meet some friends and have a full night out, I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-33636405342576777292012-07-03T12:12:00.000-05:002012-07-04T12:39:46.037-05:00An IALS/MAAF Artist Profile: Good Stuff House and The Great Fire: A Traveling Truck Show
Kayce and Chris working on sketches at home
Kayce Bayer and Chris Lin are a team. They are not only a couple who live in an incredibly creative environment, but they work together as a curatorial and production duo called Good Stuff House. Kayce and Chris met in Logan Square in 2008 when Chris was playing ukulele at a show with his "folk-thrash band", Hannis Pannis. Chris is I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-59185787963666627442012-06-19T10:27:00.000-05:002012-06-19T10:41:31.535-05:00Band of the Summer: Logan Square’s Summer GirlfriendsThere
is something special about an all-female band that goes way beyond the
supposed novelty of girls playing instruments (come on, aren’t we past
that already?). The Logan Square band Summer Girlfriends is no exception. Just watch one of the band’s
shows or spend an afternoon eating pizza with them at their favorite
spot, the Boiler Room, and it becomes clear that one of the wonderful
I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-49818767214106162372012-06-15T13:03:00.000-05:002012-06-15T13:03:08.847-05:00Calling All Knitters and Crocheters!
Yarn bombing. Maybe you’ve heard about it. Maybe you’ve even seen it. Now come put your knitting or crochet skills to work and help turn Logan Square into a temporary gallery of yarn art!Installation goes up on July 14th, and trees, signposts, bike racks, parking meters, and trash cans on the 2600-2800 N. Milwaukee commercial corridor will be covered with colorful knit and crochet pieces. I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463075306096004796.post-81033233753061831182012-06-11T16:12:00.001-05:002012-06-12T11:10:39.270-05:00From Physics to Balloons to a New Theory of Creating Art: An IALS Interview with Willy Chyr
Last week I had the chance to catch up with Willy Chyr at High Concept Laboratories, where he had his first solo exhibition, systems/process on June 9. High Concept Laboratories is across the street from The Hideout in a large brick building--the perfect spot for focusing and creating art. Willy Chyr is a Logan Square resident, physicist, and former circus performer turned artist. Willy has I Am Logan Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551881786953699859noreply@blogger.com2