Acknowledgements

The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs has developed Square Feet Chicago in collaboration with many individuals and organizations in the arts community, real estate industry, and related professions. It was funded by the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, a national leader in support for individual artists.

Square Feet: The Artists' Guide to Renting and Buying Space was originally published in 1998 by Artscape, a Toronto-based arts organization. Through an agreement with Artscape, we have adapted this manual to Chicago, expanding the range and depth of information, and providing local resources and focus.

City of Chicago
Richard M. Daley
Mayor

Square Feet Chicago Development Team:

LaShawnda Crowe Storm
Project Coordinator and Writer/Development Consultant

Barbara Koenen
Director, Chicago Artists Resource

Sarah A. Corlett
Researcher

Funder: Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation

Development Partner: Artscape, Inc. and its funding partners Human Resources Development Canada; Cultural Careers Council Ontario; and the George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation.

City of Chicago Partner Agencies:

Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
Lois Weisberg, Commissioner

Chicago Department of Planning and Development
Lori Healey, Commissioner

Chicago Department of Housing
John G. Markowski, Commissioner

Chicago Department of Construction and Permits
Chris Bushell, Acting Executive Director

Chicago Department of Zoning
Tom Smith, Acting Zoning Administrator

Content Development:
The following individuals and organizations either contributed original content to the creation of specific chapters and/or acted in an advisory role and provided the first evaluations of these chapters:

• Angela Babin, Center for Safety in the Arts
• Tim Barton, Chicago Department of Zoning
• Adam E. Bossov, Esq., Law Offices of Adam E. Bossov, PC
• Catherine R. Brown
• Julie Burros, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
• Center for Safety in the Arts
• Chicago Department of Planning and Development
• Thomas Corbett, Tomacor, Inc.
• Christine Cucchi, Century 21 Sussex and Reilly
• Mary Fahey, Mary Fahey CPA
• William B. Fleissig
• Eileen Hamer, Dumas Associates Realty Inc.
• David Hinkamp, MPH, MD, Health in the Arts at the Univ. of Illinois at Chicago
• Calvin L. Holmes, Chicago Community Loan Fund
• Robert Keleghan, Century 21 Sussex and Reilly
• Julia Langfelder, Center for Conflict Resolution
• Daniel P. Lindsey, Esq., Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago
• Michael McCann, Center for Safety in the Arts
• Anna Mason, Vassar University
• Mydhili N. Moorthie, Health in the Arts at the Univ. of Illinois at Chicago
• William R. Morrish
• Thomas Morsch, Esq., Northwestern University School of Law
• Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America
• William Rattner, Esq., Lawyers for the Creative Arts
• Chuck Renner, Renner Design Associates
• David P. Resnick, Esq., Foley and Lardner, LLP
• Monona Rossol, Center for Safety in the Arts
• Ed Sacks, Center for Conflict Resolution
• Graeme Sharrock, Artists’ Real Estate Services
• Jill Stack, National City Mortgage Bank
• Mary Ann Walkosz, Chicago Department of Planning and Development
• Western States Arts Federation
• Shannon Wheeler, Chicago Department of Housing (Intern)
• Julie Woodward-Trenker, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage-Lakeview

Community Review Panel :
These individuals reviewed sections of the document and/or the entire first draft, provided much-needed feedback, and assisted with the resource development of this project:

• Denise Ardizzone, Listen to This! Music Consultants
• Adele Fleet Bacow, Community Partners Consultants Incorporated (Boston)
• Tracy Blackburn, Three Arts Club of Chicago, Inc.
• Nicolette Bond, Artist
• Rebecca S. Borges, Borges Design
• John Bosca, Bosca Realty
• Pennie Brenson, Artist
• Young Brockhouse,
  Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Division of Professional Regulation
• Karen Carolin, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
• Pam Daniels-Halisi, LaSalle Bank, N.A.
• Marcus Davis, UIC School of Urban Planning and Development - Graduate
• Dr. Caleb Dube, DePaul University Department of Sociology
• Dale Emerson,
  Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Division of Insurance
• Mary Fishman, Fishman Studio
• Steve Gall, Artist
• Richard Graf, Fort Point Consulting, Inc. (Boston)
• Guy Gunzberg, e-cognition inc.
• Ron Hardgrove,
  Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Division of Professional Regulation
• Marian Hayes, Artist
• Lori Howard, Artist
• David Jones, Anchor Graphics
• Meghan Kearns, National City Bank
• Peter Keller, Chicago Department of Construction and Permits
• Travis Lanning, Artist
• Bruce Martin, JPMorgan Chase
• Dr. Catherine McGovern, DePaul University School of Law
• Dr. Peter J. McGovern, John Marshall School of Law
• Randy Moe, Artist
• Laura Mullen, Artist (Rhode Island)
• Jorge Norrick, Artist
• Heather Olds-Helbach, Artist Trust (Seattle)
• Susan Oleari, Harris Bank
• Christina Pannos, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
• Jon Pounds, Chicago Public Art Group
• Arlene Rakoncay, Chicago Artists’ Coalition
• Jonathan Rhodes, ThreeWalls
• Maria Rizzetto, Cook County Assessor’s Office
• Jason Schupbach, ArtistLink c/o Massachusetts Arts Council (Boston)
• Valerie Smith, Artist
• Laura Stone, Artist
• Greg Villa, Artist
• Ellen Placey Wadey, Guild Complex
• Laura Weathered, Near Northwest Artists Council
• Marti Wiles, Chicago Department of Housing
• Alison Zehr, Nonprofit Management Consultant
• Margaret Zyk

Project Advisors and Resource Development:
These individuals provided guidance during the research process and assisted in contacting industry experts, leaders in the arts and business communities, and city government representatives:

• Ave Costa, Neighborhood Housing Services
• Violette DesChampes, Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago
• Eleanor Gross, Chicago Department of Housing
• Carole Harris, U.S. Small Business Administration – Chicago Office
• Matt Nielson, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
• Tres McDonald, Business Volunteers for the Arts
• Mary Fran Riley, Neighborhood Housing Services
• Kivu Robinson, Chicago Department of Planning and Development
• Tracy Sanchez, Chicago Department of Housing
• Janet Carl Smith, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
• Lauren Sprieser, City of Chicago Mayor’s Office (Intern)
• Stacie Young, City of Chicago Mayor’s Office