Artist Stories

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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Molly Brennan

    Learning to Celebrate the Impulse
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    Artist Story
    How can art-making impact social and political issues?
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    Arts Professional Story
    How and why was the Chicago Fringe Festival conceived?
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    Arts Professional Story
    The Artist as Innovator: From “Starving” to Entrepreneurial by Thinking Outside the Box
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    Arts Professional Story
    Why is your work important in our current political/cultural climate?
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Joe Chiappetta

    How do you balance parenthood with your artistic practice?
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Josh Chicoine

    Achieving Balance in an Evolving Art Career
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Asimina Chremos

    Nuts, Bolts, and Visions: Supporting the Dancing Body
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    Artist Story
    Backstories and Collaboration
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Stephanie Clemens

    Why did you start re-staging historical works of choreography and how did you choose the works you reconstruct?
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Chris Clemente

    Endorsement Deals: Who gets them? How?
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    William Conger

    How has today's art-practice changed? An Artist's Comment on Then and Now
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Alamo & Costello

    What is your most successful strategy for getting your work out there?
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Mary Ellen Croteau

    Finding Alternatives to the For-Profit Gallery System
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Kathy Cunningham

    Teaching and Trust: Creativity and Learning Throughout Life
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    Arts Professional Story
    As a Casting Director, what advice do you have for actors looking to get gigs?
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Davis and Langlois

    How have you cultivated relationships with curators?
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Vincent Dermody

    What advice would you pass on to young artist curators just starting out?
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Deborah Adams Doering

    Sustainable Connections: The Big Picture and the Details
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Laura Doherty

    What job has been the most useful to your music career, and how did you get it?
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    David Dorfman

    How has coming of age in Chicago affected or inspired your dance practice?
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Erick Deshaun Dorris

    Empty Rooms: Reflections on the Changing Landscape of Live Performance
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Mary Dritschel

    As an awardee for the 2007 CAAP grant, how are you going to use the funds and how has it affected your practice?
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    Arts Professional Story
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Anne Elizabeth Moore

    What are the censorship issues you have experienced and how are they affecting your creative process?