Chicago Sculpture Works
Chicago Sculpture Works is a studio collective that engages its members in critical discourse and the free exchange of ideas. Founded by sculptor Jim Brenner, the collective of working artists seeks to support both the conceptual and material aspects of art production. The collaborative studio environment facilitates the sharing of equipment, knowledge, and collegial relations with the aim of supporting the arts, the artist, and the community in which we are all enmeshed.
Chicago Sculpture Works, located in Chicago’s Fulton Arts District, facilitates a creative exchange amongst the artists and with the community. Founded by sculptor Jim Brenner, the collective of working artists seeks to support the mechanics of producing art through shared equipment, promotions, and knowledge.
Each member of Chicago Sculpture Works has a private studio plus access to a common work area with tools, and equipment. Artists are promoted through studio publicity efforts as well as group exhibition opportunities.
Studio Details: The common studio area also features a kitchen, bathroom, laundry, wireless Internet access, a computer and a phone. There are also tools available to artists including: welding table, mig welder, two drill presses, vertical band saw, (3) horizontal band saws, a radial arm saw, a stationary belt sander, turret punch, fork lift, bending break, screw press, portable foundry, and hand tools.
Press:
Chicago Sculpture Works in Sculpture Magazine
Chicago Sculpture Works
1510 W. Fulton St.
Chicago, IL 60607
(312)733-2468