C Drew - Street Artist Adventures

The Free Speech Artists' Movement uses the woodcut artwork of
Chicago Chicano artist Carlos Cortez translated into screen
print to promote its free speech agenda in Chicago. There is
little better fitting tribute to the life of Carlos Cortez than
to use his art to help lead the artists of Chicago to street art
freedom. Carlos Cortez began his art career cutting linoleum block
art for the IWW (Wobbly) newsletter. His art has traveled around
the world. His life's work is at home at the Mexican Fine Arts
Center in Chicago. He was a member of our Board of Directors
until his passing. Go Carlos!

easy as printing on a table at home – change can be printed anywhere

He passed away in 2005 but his outspoken spirit lives on in us. We invite
the artists of Chicago to rally around his art by adding their images to
our patch-art actions to change Chicago. Our goal is to make Chicago
friendly toward artists by having fun tearing down the barriers that
prevent us from selling our art on the streets and in the parks of our city.

First Carlos Cortez patch in support of the Free Speech Artists' Movement

We invite all artists, near or far, to contribute a graphic work of
art for us to make a screen to print patches like these. We will add
our web page link and the artist's website or contact info to the
patch-art and print as many patches as our volunteers will print.
We will pass out the patches of all the artists contributing free to
the public in Chicago wherever artists are not legally allowed to
sell their art freely in the streets and parks of Chicago. In
exciting art-actions we will educate the public to the City's
violation of our free-speech rights and build our movement by
collecting their support.

Free Speech by Joe Nelson

Our goal is to create a culture of street art while attacking the laws
that deny us our First Amendment rights in Chicago. Our Goal is to create
open-air art scenes where art activity flourishes unfettered by permits,
licenses, juries or fees. We will continue to build the amount of patch-art
contributed to this movement until we gain our rights. Every October we will
exhibit all the patch-art of the movement and celebrate our march to
street-art freedom. Promote yourself through our movement. Contribute a
graphic work of art. Promote freedom and your work. Add your art, info
or website and our web-page link to a screen for printing. Let us print
and give-away patches with your art. Will you promote free-speech and
your art in Chicago?

iamsaintaugustine.com by Jon Wendling

Every month we will publish the latest patch designs contributed to
the Movement in this newsletter. Thanks to you artists, Chicago will
change because you “art to change.” Artists – don't be late! This must
grow big enough to change Chicago. Can you imagine how big that is?
Make it happen now. Be part of our growing WOW!