Established 1975 (1975) Director Jessica Mott Wickstrom Phone +1 773-769-4226 Type of business Art Center | Location Chicago, Illinois, US Website www.lillstreet.com Founded 1975 | |
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Public transit access Montrose and Ravenswood stop, Chicago Transit Authority Address 4401 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60640, USA Hours Open today · 10AM–6PMFriday10AM–6PMSaturday10AM–6PMSunday10AM–5PMMonday10AM–7:30PMTuesday10AM–7:30PMWednesday10AM–7:30PMThursday10AM–7:30PM Similar Lincoln Square Pottery St, Penguin Foot Pottery, Evanston Art Center, Creative Claythings, One Strange Bird Profiles | ||
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Lillstreet Art Center is an arts center in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is one of the oldest and most successful co-ops in Chicago and its facilities include classrooms for arts education, a gallery, an artist residency program, studio spaces, and a community outreach program.
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Lillstreet art center
History
The center began as a ceramics studio in a renovated horse barn on Lillstreet in 1975, by clay salesman, Bruce Robbins. It quickly outgrew its space and, in 203, Lillstreet relocated to a former gear factory on Ravenswood Avenue, increasing its space from 12,000 sq ft (1,100 m2) to 40,000 sq ft (3,700 m2). The new facility has added metalsmithing & jewelery, painting & drawing, printmaking, textiles, glass, and digital arts & photography.
Lillstreet also houses First Slice Pie Café whose proceeds help fund First Slice which provides more than 300 lunches to people in need. First Slice also benefits from the annual Empty Bowls event which is hosted at Lillstreet and supported by Lillstreet potters who contribute bowls to the event.
In 2012, a 400-square-foot (37 m2) green roof was installed at the center. It was designed as a gravel path with plants on either side. In 2015, Lillstreet celebrated its 40th year in business.
Gallery exhibitions
Exhibitions at the Lillstreet Art Center include,