Roman Susan

Open today! Open hours for *𝙂𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚 are Wednesdays and Thursdays 4-7 PM and by appointment....
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Feast
Wednesday, July 31 at 6 PM
grown and found potluck with Edgewater Environmental Coalition
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the tower 
Thursday, August 1 at 6 PM
readings by cean gamalinda and laaura goldstein .goldstein22 with moving images by Maddie Brucker
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Ask That 
Sunday, August 18 at 8 PM
outdoor projections with Matt Bodett

𝙂𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚* featuring work by Matt Bodett, Sonya Bogdanova, Shir Ende, cean gamalinda and laaura goldstein with Maddie Brucker, José Santiago Pérez, Aram Han Sifuentes, Gina Hunt, Michael James, Betsy Odom, AJ (Quing of Arts Photography), Chris Reeves, Marina Ross, Rafael Vera, Edgewater Environmental Coalition, and others.

This is a project in two parts. Let’s celebrate this place – and imagine what our future could be. . . . 

This project and tenants of 1234 W Loyola Ave have received vital support from the Crossroads Fund's Critical Response Fund grant.  

The 7th image here was taken by .salvati



*𝙂𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚 is a translation of Ite, inflammate omnia – a call to action historically attributed to Ignatius of Loyola.

Open today! Open hours for *𝙂𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚 are Wednesdays and Thursdays 4-7 PM and by appointment....
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Feast
Wednesday, July 31 at 6 PM
grown and found potluck with Edgewater Environmental Coalition
+
the tower 
Thursday, August 1 at 6 PM
readings by cean gamalinda and laaura goldstein .goldstein22 with moving images by Maddie Brucker
+
Ask That 
Sunday, August 18 at 8 PM
outdoor projections with Matt Bodett

𝙂𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚* featuring work by Matt Bodett, Sonya Bogdanova, Shir Ende, cean gamalinda and laaura goldstein with Maddie Brucker, José Santiago Pérez, Aram Han Sifuentes, Gina Hunt, Michael James, Betsy Odom, AJ (Quing of Arts Photography), Chris Reeves, Marina Ross, Rafael Vera, Edgewater Environmental Coalition, and others.

This is a project in two parts. Let’s celebrate this place – and imagine what our future could be. . . . 

This project and tenants of 1234 W Loyola Ave have received vital support from the Crossroads Fund's Critical Response Fund grant.  



*𝙂𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚 is a translation of Ite, inflammate omnia – a call to action historically attributed to Ignatius of Loyola.

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night. Open hours are Wednesdays and Thursdays 4-7 PM
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Wednesday, July 31 at 6 PM
grown and found potluck with Edgewater Environmental Coalition
+
the tower 
Thursday, August 1 at 6 PM
readings by cean gamalinda and laaura goldstein .goldstein22 with moving images by Maddie Brucker
+
Ask That 
Sunday, August 18 at 8 PM
outdoor projections with Matt Bodett

𝙂𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚* featuring work by Matt Bodett, Sonya Bogdanova, Shir Ende, cean gamalinda and laaura goldstein with Maddie Brucker, José Santiago Pérez, Aram Han Sifuentes, Gina Hunt, Michael James, Betsy Odom, AJ (Quing of Arts Photography), Chris Reeves, Marina Ross, Rafael Vera, Edgewater Environmental Coalition, and others.

This is a project in two parts. Let’s celebrate this place – and imagine what our future could be. . . . 

This project and tenants of 1234 W Loyola Ave have received vital support from the Crossroads Fund's Critical Response Fund grant.  

The front window in this picture was designed by Madhuri Shukla and painted by Kristin Abhalter Smith founding directors of Roman Susan Art Foundation NFP.



*𝙂𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚 is a translation of Ite, inflammate omnia – a call to action historically attributed to Ignatius of Loyola.

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night! Open hours for ROMANSUSAN.ORG/GO-FORTH-AND-SET-THE-WORLD-ON-FIRE will be Wednesdays and Thursdays 4-7 PM + forthcoming events ↓ 🌎🔥

Feast* Wednesday, July 31 at 6 PM
grown and found potluck with Edgewater Environmental Coalition

the tower* Thursday, August 1 at 6 PM
readings by Cean Gamalinda and Laaura Goldstein and moving images by Maddie Brucker

Ask That* Sunday, August 18 at 8 PM
outdoor projections with Matt Bodett

If you want to visit some other time before August 18, write to us via [email protected] ✌️

This project and tenants of 1234 W Loyola Ave have received vital support from the Crossroads Fund's Critical Response Fund grant.

Opening Friday, July 19 from 6-9 —𝙂𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚* featuring work by Matt Bodett, Sonya Bogdanova, Shir Ende, cean gamalinda and laaura goldstein with Maddie Brucker, José Santiago Pérez, Aram Han Sifuentes, Gina Hunt, Michael James, Betsy Odom, AJ (Quing of Arts Photography), Chris Reeves, Marina Ross, Rafael Vera, Edgewater Environmental Coalition, and others.

This is a project in two parts. Let’s celebrate this place – and imagine what our future could be. . . . Summer 2024 features contributions of tenants living at 1234 W Loyola Ave and individuals who have shared their work with Loyola University as artists, activists, and teachers. After concluding on August 18, 𝙂𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚* will resume a year later, with works, performances, offerings, and gestures from community members.

𝙂𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚*
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago IL
July 19, 2024 - August 18, 2024 + August 19, 2025 - September 30, 2025

This project and tenants of 1234 W Loyola Ave have received vital support from the Crossroads Fund's Critical Response Fund grant.



*𝙂𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚 is a translation of Ite, inflammate omnia – a call to action historically attributed to

Re: NOTICE TO TENANTS – Addendum

We originally wrote to Loyola University of Chicago in January to advocate for our neighbors and for ourselves, following the examples we experience every day in the arts community of care, excellence, and mutual support. When we say community we mean any audience that comes together to experience and share creative acts. The great art that is present in Chicago cannot happen without the support of audiences with space to converge. Values are not dictated by economic forces alone, but by how people choose to share their time with each other. The reality of artists and audiences in Chicago is that they are an ever-growing, changing, self-defining, and lasting group of people who are neighbors, employees, educators, students, and leaders. Anyone can choose to value and participate in arts and cultural activities. Loyola University is a private institution, and this shapes their sense of community. Their decisions related to 1226-1234 Loyola Ave harm both our community and their own through a withdrawal of support for cultural activities. Removing affordable housing and creative commercial spaces has a chilling effect on local culture, as does their lack of funding and public access in their own private exhibition spaces and properties. Powerful independent institutions with great resources hold great responsibility to care for the people in their midst. The individuals in control of these institutions can lead with their hearts and choose to contribute to the culture that defines our intersecting communities. We are reminded on a daily basis by our community that art gives people a reason to live.

Since we first wrote to and our neighbors regarding 1234 Loyola, we have the following updates:

Loyola desires to tear down the building as soon as possible citing “unprofitable” renovation expenses.

Loyola has not publicly announced specific plans to develop the space this building occupies.



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Join us Friday, July 19 at 6pm for 𝙂𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚* featuring work by Matt Bodett, Sonya Bogdanova, Maddie Brucker, Shir Ende, cean gamalinda, laaura goldstein, José Santiago Pérez, Aram Han Sifuentes, Gina Hunt, Michael James, Betsy Odom, AJ (Quing of Arts Photography), Chris Reeves, Marina Ross, Rafael Vera, Edgewater Environmental Coalition, and others.

This is a project in two parts. Let’s celebrate this place – and imagine what our future could be. . . . Summer 2024 features contributions of tenants living at 1234 W Loyola Ave and individuals who have shared their work with Loyola University as artists, activists, and teachers. After concluding on August 18, 𝙂𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚* will resume a year later, with works, performances, offerings, and gestures from community members.

𝙂𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚*
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago IL
July 19, 2024 - August 18, 2024 + August 19, 2025 - September 30, 2025

This project and tenants of 1234 W Loyola Ave have received vital support from the Crossroads Fund's Critical Response Fund grant.

The first image here is Visualizing Creative Reuse for Loyola University, 1226-1234 W Loyola Ave, created by Roman Susan founder Kristin Abhalter with rendering through SketchUp Diffusion. The second image is a Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Vol. 40, 1937 – accessed from Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Sanborn Maps Collection. The third image is from the Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society – Mundelein College construction at 1020 W Sheridan Road (1929) – M068-0103. Photo donated to the Historical Society by Mundelein College (Loyola University Chicago). The image on the homepage was created by Madhuri Shukla



*𝙂𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚 is a translation of Ite, inflammate omnia – a call to action historically attributed to Ignatius of Loyola.

Join us next Friday, July 19 at 6pm for the opening of 𝙂𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚* featuring work by Matt Bodett, Sonya Bogdanova, Maddie Brucker, Shir Ende, cean gamalinda, laaura goldstein, José Santiago Pérez, Aram Han Sifuentes, Gina Hunt, Michael James, Betsy Odom, AJ (Quing of Arts Photography), Chris Reeves, Marina Ross, Rafael Vera, Edgewater Environmental Coalition, and others.

The image here was created by Madhuri Shukla one of the founding directors of Roman Susan Art Foundation.

This is a project in two parts. Let’s celebrate this place – and imagine what our future could be. . . . Summer 2024 features contributions of tenants living at 1234 W Loyola Ave and individuals who have shared their work with Loyola University as artists, activists, and teachers. After concluding on August 18, 𝙂𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚* will resume a year later, with works, performances, offerings, and gestures from community members.

𝙂𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚*
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago IL
July 19, 2024 - August 18, 2024 + August 19, 2025 - September 30, 2025

Opening
Friday, July 19 from 6-9 PM

Feast
grown and found potluck on Wednesday, July 31 at 6 PM

the tower
readings by cean gamalinda and laaura goldstein on Thursday, August 1 at 6 PM

This project and tenants of 1234 W Loyola Ave have received vital support from the Crossroads Fund's Critical Response Fund grant.

In 2023-24, Roman Susan is supported in part by federal assistance listing number 21.027 awarded to Roman Susan Art Foundation NFP by the US Treasury through the American Rescue Plan Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $50,000, representing 17.5% of total project funding.




*𝙂𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚 is a translation of Ite, inflammate omnia – a call to action historically attributed to Ignatius of Loyola.

Open today 3-6 PM with ☀️ Bimbola Akinbola: 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 🌴 last day at 1224 W Loyola Ave!

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, you wait.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, nothing exists but your breaking heart.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, time stops and gives into the ebbs and flows of tears, sleep, functional freeze, and occasionally, something like normalcy.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, everything is OK and nothing is OK.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, the sun keeps you warm even though you can’t see it.

Bimbola Akinbola is an artist, performer, and educator currently based in Chicago. Working at the intersection of theory, performance, and visual art, her scholarly and artistic work is concerned with the complicated and nagging nature of belonging, queerness, and the concept of family. Incorporating a variety of practices ranging from painting, weaving and collage, to durational line dancing, her work explores mark-making and performance as modes of organization, remembrance, and repair.

                         

Thank you .lepique for this article in

This is the final weekend for ☀️ Bimbola Akinbola: 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 🌴 open by appointment, through July 7 at 1224 W Loyola Ave. 👆

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, you wait.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, nothing exists but your breaking heart.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, time stops and gives into the ebbs and flows of tears, sleep, functional freeze, and occasionally, something like normalcy.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, everything is OK and nothing is OK.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, the sun keeps you warm even though you can’t see it.

Bimbola Akinbola is an artist, performer, and educator currently based in Chicago. Working at the intersection of theory, performance, and visual art, her scholarly and artistic work is concerned with the complicated and nagging nature of belonging, queerness, and the concept of family. Incorporating a variety of practices ranging from painting, weaving and collage, to durational line dancing, her work explores mark-making and performance as modes of organization, remembrance, and repair.

                         

Final week! Open today 4-7 PM ☀️ Bimbola Akinbola: 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 🌴

+ open by appointment, through July 7 at 1224 W Loyola Ave.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, you wait.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, nothing exists but your breaking heart.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, time stops and gives into the ebbs and flows of tears, sleep, functional freeze, and occasionally, something like normalcy.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, everything is OK and nothing is OK.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, the sun keeps you warm even though you can’t see it.

Bimbola Akinbola is an artist, performer, and educator currently based in Chicago. Working at the intersection of theory, performance, and visual art, her scholarly and artistic work is concerned with the complicated and nagging nature of belonging, queerness, and the concept of family. Incorporating a variety of practices ranging from painting, weaving and collage, to durational line dancing, her work explores mark-making and performance as modes of organization, remembrance, and repair.

                         

Final week! Open today 4-7 PM ☀️ Bimbola Akinbola: 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 🌴

Open hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays 4-7, and by appointment and announcement here, through July 7 at 1224 W Loyola Ave.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, you wait.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, nothing exists but your breaking heart.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, time stops and gives into the ebbs and flows of tears, sleep, functional freeze, and occasionally, something like normalcy.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, everything is OK and nothing is OK.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, the sun keeps you warm even though you can’t see it.

Bimbola Akinbola is an artist, performer, and educator currently based in Chicago. Working at the intersection of theory, performance, and visual art, her scholarly and artistic work is concerned with the complicated and nagging nature of belonging, queerness, and the concept of family. Incorporating a variety of practices ranging from painting, weaving and collage, to durational line dancing, her work explores mark-making and performance as modes of organization, remembrance, and repair.

                         

Open today 4-7 PM ☀️ Bimbola Akinbola: 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 🌴

Open hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays 4-7, and by appointment and announcement here, through July 7 at 1224 W Loyola Ave.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, you wait.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, nothing exists but your breaking heart.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, time stops and gives into the ebbs and flows of tears, sleep, functional freeze, and occasionally, something like normalcy.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, everything is OK and nothing is OK.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, the sun keeps you warm even though you can’t see it.

Bimbola Akinbola is an artist, performer, and educator currently based in Chicago. Working at the intersection of theory, performance, and visual art, her scholarly and artistic work is concerned with the complicated and nagging nature of belonging, queerness, and the concept of family. Incorporating a variety of practices ranging from painting, weaving and collage, to durational line dancing, her work explores mark-making and performance as modes of organization, remembrance, and repair.

                         

Open today 4-7 PM ☀️ Bimbola Akinbola: 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 🌴

Weekly open hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays 4-7, and by appointment and announcement here, through July 7 at 1224 W Loyola Ave.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, you wait.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, nothing exists but your breaking heart.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, time stops and gives into the ebbs and flows of tears, sleep, functional freeze, and occasionally, something like normalcy.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, everything is OK and nothing is OK.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, the sun keeps you warm even though you can’t see it.

Bimbola Akinbola is an artist, performer, and educator currently based in Chicago. Working at the intersection of theory, performance, and visual art, her scholarly and artistic work is concerned with the complicated and nagging nature of belonging, queerness, and the concept of family. Incorporating a variety of practices ranging from painting, weaving and collage, to durational line dancing, her work explores mark-making and performance as modes of organization, remembrance, and repair.

                         

Open today 4-7 PM ☀️ Bimbola Akinbola: 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 🌴

Thursday at 4 PM Bimbola will share crowdsourced grief songs at 1224 W Loyola Ave as a part of their ongoing exhibition. Stop by, listen in, sit with the exhibition, and share a song that has helped you grieve.

Weekly open hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays 4-7 through July 3, and by appointment and announcement here, through July 7 at 1224 W Loyola Ave.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, you wait.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, nothing exists but your breaking heart.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, time stops and gives into the ebbs and flows of tears, sleep, functional freeze, and occasionally, something like normalcy.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, everything is OK and nothing is OK.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, the sun keeps you warm even though you can’t see it.

Bimbola Akinbola is an artist, performer, and educator currently based in Chicago. Working at the intersection of theory, performance, and visual art, her scholarly and artistic work is concerned with the complicated and nagging nature of belonging, queerness, and the concept of family. Incorporating a variety of practices ranging from painting, weaving and collage, to durational line dancing, her work explores mark-making and performance as modes of organization, remembrance, and repair.

                         

Open today 4-7 PM ☀️ Bimbola Akinbola: 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 🌴

Open hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays 4-7 through July 3, and by appointment and announcement here, through July 7 at 1224 W Loyola Ave.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, you wait.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, nothing exists but your breaking heart.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, time stops and gives into the ebbs and flows of tears, sleep, functional freeze, and occasionally, something like normalcy.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, everything is OK and nothing is OK.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, the sun keeps you warm even though you can’t see it.

Bimbola Akinbola is an artist, performer, and educator currently based in Chicago. Working at the intersection of theory, performance, and visual art, her scholarly and artistic work is concerned with the complicated and nagging nature of belonging, queerness, and the concept of family. Incorporating a variety of practices ranging from painting, weaving and collage, to durational line dancing, her work explores mark-making and performance as modes of organization, remembrance, and repair.

Bimbola Akinbola: 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 opens Sunday, June 9 from 3-6 PM. Join us for the reception at 1224 W Loyola Ave 🌴

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, you wait.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, nothing exists but your breaking heart.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, time stops and gives into the ebbs and flows of tears, sleep, functional freeze, and occasionally, something like normalcy.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, everything is OK and nothing is OK.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, the sun keeps you warm even though you can’t see it.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, you are always welcome.

With a somber beach scene at its center, 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 reimagines and makes tangible the isolation and self-indulgence that arrives in the aftermath of crushing loss.

At the start of 2020, Akinbola began turning her gouache paintings, inspired by family photographs, into weavings. These works seek to expand the affective possibilities of what photographs communicate. In 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, Akinbola expands this body of work, experimenting with the forms of sculpture and installation by attaching woven portraits on canvas to collapsible beach chair frames, which sit on a conspicuous island of sand in the middle of the storefront. The inclusion of sentimental items such as a red Coleman cooler from her youth and crushed cans of “Grief Tonic” further contribute to the transformation of the space into a site of grieving and remembering.  

Bimbola Akinbola is an artist, performer, and educator currently based in Chicago. Working at the intersection of theory, performance, and visual art, her scholarly and artistic work is concerned with the complicated and nagging nature of belonging, queerness, and the concept of family. Incorporating a variety of practices ranging from painting, weaving and collage, to durational line dancing, her work explores mark-making and performance as modes of organization, remembrance, and repair.

Thank you to Sixty Inches From Center + The Visualist for including Bimbola Akinbola: Grief Island in the June Art Picks!

Join us this Sunday, June 9 from 3-6 PM for the opening!

https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/june-art-picks-7/

Bimbola Akinbola: 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 opens Sunday, June 9 at 1224 W Loyola Ave from 3-6 PM. Join us for the reception 🌴

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, you wait.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, nothing exists but your breaking heart.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, time stops and gives into the ebbs and flows of tears, sleep, functional freeze, and occasionally, something like normalcy.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, everything is OK and nothing is OK.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, the sun keeps you warm even though you can’t see it.

On 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, you are always welcome.

With a somber beach scene at its center, 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 reimagines and makes tangible the isolation and self-indulgence that arrives in the aftermath of crushing loss.

At the start of 2020, Akinbola began turning her gouache paintings, inspired by family photographs, into weavings. These works seek to expand the affective possibilities of what photographs communicate. In 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, Akinbola expands this body of work, experimenting with the forms of sculpture and installation by attaching woven portraits on canvas to collapsible beach chair frames, which sit on a conspicuous island of sand in the middle of the storefront. The inclusion of sentimental items such as a red Coleman cooler from her youth and crushed cans of “Grief Tonic” further contribute to the transformation of the space into a site of grieving and remembering.  

Bimbola Akinbola is an artist, performer, and educator currently based in Chicago. Working at the intersection of theory, performance, and visual art, her scholarly and artistic work is concerned with the complicated and nagging nature of belonging, queerness, and the concept of family. Incorporating a variety of practices ranging from painting, weaving and collage, to durational line dancing, her work explores mark-making and performance as modes of organization, remembrance, and repair.

Roman Susan is planning the final year in our iconic flatiron storefront at 1224 W Loyola Ave in Rogers Park. We are excited to celebrate the creative legacy of this space, and we are seeking proposals that consider our original locale – site-specific, transformative – projects that might only be able to happen in our curious space!

For the next deadline, we will accept proposals through June 17, 2024. Some additional guidelines – we are seeking:

Solo projects by Chicagoland artists with new work for November 2024 to August 2025;

Curatorial proposals for two-person exhibitions featuring Chicagoland artists for November 2024 to August 2025;

Proposals for outdoor performances in August and September 2025;

Single works for consideration as part of a concluding group exhibition in August and September 2025.

What hasn’t happened here yet?

Artist Honorariums: Selected proposals receive project honorariums, scaled to the duration of the project. Roman Susan is a W.A.G.E. Certified Institution, and all artist fees meet W.A.G.E. payment standards.

Visit romansusan.org/proposals  for more details and other Calls for Art and Participation.

Thank you to for your advocacy across the City! And to all our neighbors and friends who have spoken up about the value of this place. Add your name + comments via romansusan.org/1234

Bring an umbrella and join Eliza Fernand today for graveyard meander in St. Boniface Cemetery! Attendees meet at the cemetery’s Ainslie and Clark streets entrance where they listen independently to a 14-minute guide via phone. Arrive between 3:00 and 4:30 pm to chat and receive the zine version of this work, as well as a small ceramic artwork. Feel free to continue meandering until the cemetery closes at 7 PM.
 
This event is part of the ongoing project 1-833-NATR- # # #. The hotline houses a series of narrated audio works: Houseplant Intimacy; Fooling Around with Air; For a Person with Running Water; Rock Walk for a Chicago Storefront; Freshwater Beach Walk; and forthcoming creations. These works are multi-sited and accessible online, as a printed zine, and through the toll-free hotline. The line is live – call right now: 1-833-NATR- # # #
 
Eliza Fernand is an artist and educator who works primarily with video, sound, fabric, and clay. With a BFA in Sculpture from Pacific Northwest College of Art, and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Sierra Nevada University, they have led a cross-country career, attending over a dozen artist residencies and exhibiting internationally. A new citizen of Chicago, she continues to pursue artmaking and teaching opportunities, with the aim of provoking acceptance of loving practices outside of the norm, and promoting experimentation on all levels.
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