http://www.c-drew.com/blog Chicago photographs, community art, artists' speech rights, screen printed peace and political patches plus t-shirts! Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:10:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Look for text to be added soon. http://www.c-drew.com/blog/2008/06/27/breaking-out-the-small-screens/ The day was sunny and I found myself free. So, I decided to visit the Loop to print patches and give them away. ”Where to print?” I pondered. Should I test the Merchandise Mart spot again to find out if my Artropolis treatment is consistent or some other spot? ... http://www.c-drew.com/blog/2008/05/14/columbia-college/ Artropolis is Chicago's celebration of art, antiques and culture in late April every year. Ten foot by ten foot stalls are rented to artists for four days for $1,500. Galleries and high flying artists mingle with antique dealers and wealthy patrons while the public is invited to buy $100 tickets ... http://www.c-drew.com/blog/2008/04/29/artropolis-from-the-outside/ I printed for the first time the "Free Speech Artists Movement" patch which emphasizes that there are zero open air art scenes in Chicago. Despite initial nervousness by host and building management - to their credit - they allowed me to continue. I was able to speak briefly after a ... http://www.c-drew.com/blog/2008/01/17/printing-at-the-illinois-arts-alliance-annual-meeting/ You can not get maps of the areas where vendors are prohibited from selling at City Hall or online anywhere else. You would think the City of Chicago would provided vendors with maps of the "prohibited areas" but they do not! This works well for the police who are called ... http://www.c-drew.com/blog/2007/12/29/chicagos-peddlers-license-municipal-code-is-mapped/ The "Free Artists' Movement" patch changed last night. I went to screen-print at Columbia College (Chicago - 1104 S. Wabash) and to pass out free "Free Artists' Movement" patches to those in attendance at the Democratic Vistas Forum produced by the Center for Arts Policy. I met a man there and ... http://www.c-drew.com/blog/2007/11/09/a-visit-to-democratic-vistas-forum-center-for-arts-policy/ My "Stop WW3 - Stop Bush" patch screen was still wet from development. When I arrived at Union Park at 12:45pm organizers and volunteers were already plentiful and busy preparing the stage. A long line of Port-A-Potties stood waiting for the crowd to come. I could only imagine the logistics ... http://www.c-drew.com/blog/2007/10/28/anti-war-protest-chicago-102707/ Welcome to the end of October in Chicago. This is a good planning time. A time of preparation for winter, a symbol of difficult days ahead. We have had our warning that our voice for citizen's full speech rights will not be welcomed by the gatekeepers. This is part of ... http://www.c-drew.com/blog/2007/10/22/october-22nd-report-speech-at-federal-plaza-and-fall-colors/ I had a tooth pulled this week and I am still recovering from the T-shirt Art Harvest Festival. A week ago we had our first rally for the "Free Speech Art Movement" Three people came. However, they were so threatened they insisted that I could not display a sign to ... http://www.c-drew.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-setting-sun/ AT&T and Verizon Test Censorship Policy Please read the Free Press article. This is the time to begin fighting nationally to earn our freedom all over again. The war for freedom and democracy is here - now - in this country - not Iraq. If you love freedom. prepare to fight ... http://www.c-drew.com/blog/2007/10/03/att-and-verizon-test-censorship-policies/