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help a project developing area of Chicago
ORGANIZATION: Chicago URBAN ART RETREAT Center
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4 people are interested
Would you like to be a part of developing this area? We need folks to volunteer to check out zoning, figure out costs, and find a person to draw the outside and inside plans for the building! We also need people to create a wonderful brochure about this project! In addition, we need people to visit residents door-to-door to survey their opinions. Email for an invitation to attend a general orientation and a discussion about this project.
Artists Peace Hub project - helping to include area residents in the gentrification process of the area around Kedzie pink line stop...encouraging residents to be involved and bringing businesses & entrepreneurs to the area. Monthly Discussions & Updates. FREE. Discussing proposal for a multi-use building at N.E. Corner of Kedzie & 21 st.
N.E. Corner Kedzie/21st Multi-use Building
first floor storefront space could house:
cooperative art gallery with youth program, performance space, mtg. space
community bookstore with poetry reading space and tutoring area
florist business training/employing adults with disabilities, thrift store
2nd & 3rd floor of same building could house:
various community resources, offices, programs such as girls' empowerment program, boys mentorship program, prostitution alternatives program, job training program, community counseling offices, support group program, parenting program, community referrals program, training & headquarters office for volunteers who greet CTA passengers & oversee conflicts & security around Kedzie pink line stop, etc.
Hospitality & security staff- volunteers trained in conflict resolution & hospitality. They work in pairs around the Kedzie stop to greet passengers, distribute brochures about activities in North Lawndale & Little Village. They also help resolve small conflicts between people in that area, and call 911 when the conflicts are larger and/or crimes are being committed.
Outside Sculpture Garden- bringing artists together with the florist project, including sculptures & a mural.
ArtWalk for North Lawndale/Little Village: bringing security via summer tour of both communities.
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About Chicago URBAN ART RETREAT Center
Location:
1957 S. Spaulding Ave., Chicago,, IL 60623, US
Mission Statement
Chicago URBAN ART RETREAT Center (CUARC) provides rooms for women. CUARC also provides safe space for people who are different from each other to enjoy & learn from each other. CUARC celebrates multiculturalism, diversity, and non-violence. We provide opportunities for people to learn about and practice peace. We encourage our volunteers to learn about social justice issues and the isms to spread this information to others.
Description
In addition to a women's residence on the second floor, we offer an art gallery for under-represented artists, and art studio for non-artists. CUARC offers a variety of programs geared to the under represented and to educate the public about under represented populations. At our own site and at sites of other non-profits, CUARC programs include: art workshops & classes for non-artists, support & education for entrepreneurs, art shows by under represented people (people with mental illnesses, people of color, non-artists, survivors of trauma, immigrants, lesbians, gays, & seniors). Social opps. for people who are different from each other to attend, enjoy each other, and learn from each other are offered monthly. Non-violence and tolerance is encouraged at all activities.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1957 S. Spaulding Ave. at 21stChicago, IL 60623
DATE POSTED
August 23, 2019
SKILLS
- Marketing & Communications (Mar/Com)
- Public Relations
- Construction
- Architecture
- Hospitality
- Security
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- someone who can give weekly 3- hrs. and/or monthly 20 hrs.