Fine Arts Building Studios: Open Second Fridays

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FAB's Open Studio events happen on the second Friday of each month.



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The Fine Arts Building, an historic artist’s haven since 1898, continues to draw local inspiration. Over fifty artists have recently flocked to one of the few remaining Chicago buildings designed specifically for working artists. On the Second Friday of every month the public is invited to tour ten stories of this National Landmark from 4:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. and visit individual working studios and galleries. Four galleries and over fifteen artists’ studios will be featured as FAB Studios, a flexible collaborative collective that will cyclically highlight the wealth of visual and performing arts talent resident in the Fine Arts Building for the public on the Second Friday of every month.

The National Landmark building’s motto: "All passes - Art alone endures" permeates the halls of the Fine Arts Building. Bronze cast elevator doors and ornate clocks are among the building’s original features. Murals painted by resident artists in the early twentieth century still circle the tenth floor atrium. A Venetian courtyard garden can be viewed from many artists’ studios in addition to the beautiful lake views from the Michigan Avenue studios. There is no other building in Chicago where the public can enjoy the visual arts, music, dance, theater and alternative healing arts while exploring an architectural treasure.

The myriad of columned entryways are as diverse as the artistic endeavors undertaken within. Visual artists work in a variety of contemporary and traditional styles. Musicians practice, teach and audition with both the classical and jazz tradition well represented. Musical instruments are refurbished, bought and sold. Dance and drama companies plan and hold performances on site and around the city. Notable architectural and graphic design firms add their unique character to the mix. Several types of bodywork as well as yoga attend to physical needs, while dance instruction in ballroom styles adds a lighthearted air of romance to the building after dusk.

Join us for Second Friday Open Studios and gain a deeper knowledge of the arts through a special arts environment whose character fosters intimate discussions between the artist and building visitor.

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Selected Works Used Books & Sheet Music

Second Floor Gallery, group and solo exhibitions of various resident artists each month

Floor 3

Dr. Ayubi & Associates Consulting Services Suite 308

Floor 4

Studio of Karen Tichy Suite 412

Studio of Brenda Thomas Suite 412

Robin C. Mucha Suite 417

Three Cat Media, Inc. Suite 418

3to1 Studios, LLC Suite 421

Ascend Training, Adobe, Avid and Quark Suite 433

Stephen Lester Suite 464

Fine Arts Voice Suite 469

Catherine Keebler Suite 470

Floor 5

Joan Fellows Moriarty Fine Art Studio Suite 512

Kundalini Yoga in the Loop Suites 514 and 501

Finestra Art Space Suite 516

Parla Arte Jewelry Suite 517

Deborah Adams Doering Fine Arts Studio Suite 517

Ethel Peterson Fine Art Studio Suite 518

Judy Trombly Fine Art Studio Suite 519

Alice McMahon White Fine Art Studio Suite 519

Kathleen Newman Fine Art Studio Suite 524

OSSIA Fine Arts Space Suites 537 + 520

Lou Ann Burkhardt Fine Art Studio Suite 534

Judy Jacobson Fine Art Studio Suite 539

Gallery Uno Suite 541

Floor 6

Beatriz Ledesma Fine Art Studio Suite 609

Barlow Fine Art Studio Suite 616

Zola Jones Designs Suite 620

Michelle Price Suite 629

Standard Usage Project Suite 630

Lon Ellenberger Vocalist Suite 634

Fred Wackerle Fine Art Studio Suite 635

Floor 7

Marie Kirk Burke Suite 708

Mary Dritschel Fine Art Studio Suite 708

Larry Snider Photography Suite 711 + 712

Pete Cramblit Fine Art Studio Suite 713

Studio of Tara Noftsier & Kevin Kalom

The Moving Dock Theatre Company Suite 720

Debra LePage Fine Art Studio Suite 723

Barbara Noonan Fine Art Studio Suite 724

Beacon Street Gallery Suite 732

Serene Wise Fine Art Studio Suite 734

Floor 8

Vanessa Smith Sculpture Suite 816

Chicago Dance and Music Alliance Suite 819

Piano Forte Fazioli Pianos Suite 825

Anita Miller Fine Art Studio Suite 827

Floor 9

Richard Laurent Fine Art Studio Suite 922

Jim Tansley Abstracts Fine Art Studio Suite 922

Clear Studio Suite 929

Jazz Institute of Chicago Suite 943

Floor 10

Curtis Hall

Janna Childs Massage Suite 1029

Studio10twentytwo Rich Lo Suite 1022