EVENTS CALENDAR
Join us at AGITATOR GALLERY for these exhibitions, performances, lectures, recurring classes and workshops; all open to the public.
Agitator comics exhibition
See the latest comics and stories of the creative members of Agitator Comics! This exhibition features their original artworks on display and is the publication launch party for the Agitator Comics! Journal #5. Come to the gallery to see the art in detail and to purchase your copy of the latest journal (Issue #5) from Agitator Gallery.
Opening Reception:: March 8, 7 – 10 pm
Closing Reception:: March 29, 7 – 10 pm
Studio Sundays: Drawing
The gallery is an OPEN WORKSPACE; bring your art project (make new work or continue projects from previous sessions). Every session begins with a DEMO provided by a lead artist (an Agitator Member or guest artist) that will focus on a specific art material or process. This week: DRAWING.
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS - every week
Donations: sliding scale $10- $15 to pay for materials
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Studio Sundays- PAINTING WITH A PUNCH
STUDIO SUNDAYS always provide an OPEN WORKSPACE for any materials a participant wants to bring (make new work or continue to work on a project from a previous week's session). Every week will begin with a DEMO provided by the lead artist (an Agitator Member or guest artist) that will focus on a specific art material or process. This week: PAINTINGS with a PUNCH!
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS - every week
Donations: sliding scale $10 - $15 to pay for materials
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Artists Salon Crits
Agitator Gallery invites artists to present work to be critiqued by a group of your peers. In one evening up to 6 artists will display artworks to others who are invited to observe, analyze and discuss the artworks. Artists will have 15-20 minutes to introduce their work, answer questions and receive feedback. These critique sessions are a great opportunity to workshop your ideas and get input as you develop existing or new pieces.
$15 donation encouraged from participants to support gallery operating costs. To participate contact Agitator member Alex Wilson at AudioImageChicago@gmail.com. Include your name, description of the work to display and jpeg picture files of it.
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS – every FINAL Wednesday of the month
Free Jazz Orchestra
The Chicago Noise / Free Jazz Orchestra is an experiment. By intention there is no one prescribed way the orchestra will function. Musicians arrive by 6:30pm for refreshments and set up. We start at 7:30pm and finish up around 10:30pm. The conductor sets the rules. Tommy Carrol, famed Chicago jazz drummer and band leader has agreed to be the conductor for this event. Free jazz and noise musicians are invited to participate. Bring your own amps, cables, extension cords, and power strips.
THURSDAY EVENINGS – the THIRD Thurs of the month
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Agitator Comics Exhibition-Closing
Last chance ee the latest comics and stories of the creative members of Agitator Comics! This exhibition features their original artworks on display and features all the comics in Agitator Comics! Journal #5. Come to the gallery to see the art in detail and to purchase your copy of the latest journal (Issue #5) from Agitator Gallery.
Closing Reception:: March 29, 7 – 10 pm
Studio Sundays: Calligraphy
STUDIO SUNDAYS always provide an OPEN WORKSPACE for any materials a participant wants to bring (make new work or continue to work on a project from a previous week's session). Every week will begin with a DEMO provided by the lead artist (an Agitator Member or guest artist) that will focus on a specific art material or process. This week: CALLIGRAPHY demo by Jason Greenberg.
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS - every week
Donations: sliding scale $10 - $15 to pay for materials
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Studio Sundays- Shadow Puppetry
The gallery is an OPEN WORKSPACE; bring your art project (make new work or continue projects from previous weeks). Every session begins with a DEMO provided by a lead artist (an Agitator Member or guest artist) that will focus on a specific art material or process. This week: SHADOW PUPPETRY with WENDY MADRIGAL.
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS - every week
Donations: sliding scale $10 - $15 to pay for materials
Propagation Lab - Stop Motion Plant- April
STOP MOTION PLANT is the 2025 Artist in Residence at Agitator Gallery. They are hosting a monthly PROPAGATION LAB to offer open studio time to share ideas, create community and work on projects together. Just like their Salon Series, the Propagation Labs are masks required (to keep all safe) . Join us, meet new people, make new art and have fun!
MONDAY EVENINGS - First Monday of the month
Labs are 6:30 - 9:00pm / Free to join in!
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Free Jazz Orchestra
The Chicago Noise / Free Jazz Orchestra is an experiment. By intention there is no one prescribed way the orchestra will function. Musicians arrive by 6:30pm for refreshments and set up. We start at 7:30pm and finish up around 10:30pm. The conductor sets the rules. Tommy Carrol, famed Chicago jazz drummer and band leader has agreed to be the conductor for this event. Free jazz and noise musicians are invited to participate. Bring your own amps, cables, extension cords, and power strips.
THURSDAY EVENINGS – the THIRD Thursday of the month
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Artists Salon Crits
Agitator Gallery invites artists to present work to be critiqued by a group of your peers. In one evening up to 6 artists will display artworks to others who are invited to observe, analyze and discuss the artworks. Artists will have 15-20 minutes to introduce their work, answer questions and receive feedback. These critique sessions are a great opportunity to workshop your ideas and get input as you develop existing or new pieces.
W5DNESDAY EVENINGS – every FINAL Wednesday of the month
$15 donation encouraged from participants to support gallery operating costs. To participate contact Agitator member Alex Wilson at AudioImageChicago@gmail.com. Include your name, description of the work to display and jpeg picture files of it.
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Propagation Lab - Stop Motion Plant- May
STOP MOTION PLANT is the 2025 Artist in Residence at Agitator Gallery. They are hosting a monthly PROPAGATION LAB to offer open studio time to share ideas, create community and work on projects together. Just like their Salon Series, the Propagation Labs are masks required (to keep all safe) . Join us, meet new people, make new art and have fun!
MONDAY EVENINGS - First Monday of the month
Labs are 6:30 - 9:00pm / Free to join in!
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Free Jazz Orchestra
The Chicago Noise / Free Jazz Orchestra is an experiment. By intention there is no one prescribed way the orchestra will function. Musicians arrive by 6:30pm for refreshments and set up. We start at 7:30pm and finish up around 10:30pm. The conductor sets the rules. Tommy Carrol, famed Chicago jazz drummer and band leader has agreed to be the conductor for this event. Free jazz and noise musicians are invited to participate. Bring your own amps, cables, extension cords, and power strips.
THURSDAY EVENINGS – the third Thurs of the month
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Artists Salon Crits
Agitator Gallery invites artists to present work to be critiqued by a group of your peers. In one evening up to 6 artists will display artworks to others who are invited to observe, analyze and discuss the artworks. Artists will have 15-20 minutes to introduce their work, answer questions and receive feedback. These critique sessions are a great opportunity to workshop your ideas and get input as you develop existing or new pieces.
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS – every FINAL Wednesday of the month
$15 donation encouraged from participants to support gallery operating costs. To participate contact Agitator member Alex Wilson at AudioImageChicago@gmail.com. Include your name, description of the work to display and jpeg picture files of it.
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Propagation Lab - Stop Motion Plant- June
STOP MOTION PLANT is the 2025 Artist in Residence at Agitator Gallery. They are hosting a monthly PROPAGATION LAB to offer open studio time to share ideas, create community and work on projects together. Just like their Salon Series, the Propagation Labs are masks required (to keep all safe) . Join us, meet new people, make new art and have fun!
MONDAY EVENINGS - First Monday of the month
Labs are 6:30 - 9:00pm / Free to join in!
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Artists Salon Crits
Agitator Gallery invites artists to present work to be critiqued by a group of your peers. In one evening up to 6 artists will display artworks to others who are invited to observe, analyze and discuss the artworks. Artists will have 15-20 minutes to introduce their work, answer questions and receive feedback. These critique sessions are a great opportunity to workshop your ideas and get input as you develop existing or new pieces.
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS – every FINAL Wednesday of the month
$15 donation encouraged from participants to support gallery operating costs. To participate contact Agitator member Alex Wilson at AudioImageChicago@gmail.com. Include your name, description of the work to display and jpeg picture files of it.
Free Jazz Orchestra
The Chicago Noise / Free Jazz Orchestra is an experiment. By intention there is no one prescribed way the orchestra will function. Musicians arrive by 6:30pm for refreshments and set up. We start at 7:30pm and finish up around 10:30pm. The conductor sets the rules. Tommy Carrol, famed Chicago jazz drummer and band leader has agreed to be the conductor for this event. Free jazz and noise musicians are invited to participate. Bring your own amps, cables, extension cords, and power strips.
THURSDAY EVENINGS – the THIRD Thursday of the month
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Propagation Lab - Stop Motion Plant- July
STOP MOTION PLANT is the 2025 Artist in Residence at Agitator Gallery. They are hosting a monthly PROPAGATION LAB to offer open studio time to share ideas, create community and work on projects together. Just like their Salon Series, the Propagation Labs are masks required (to keep all safe) . Join us, meet new people, make new art and have fun!
MONDAY EVENINGS - First Monday of the month
Labs are 6:30 - 9:00pm / Free to join in!
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Free Jazz Orchestra
The Chicago Noise / Free Jazz Orchestra is an experiment. By intention there is no one prescribed way the orchestra will function. Musicians arrive by 6:30pm for refreshments and set up. We start at 7:30pm and finish up around 10:30pm. The conductor sets the rules. Tommy Carrol, famed Chicago jazz drummer and band leader has agreed to be the conductor for this event. Free jazz and noise musicians are invited to participate. Bring your own amps, cables, extension cords, and power strips.
THURSDAY EVENINGS – the THIRD Thursday of the month
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $15 to pay the model
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: $15 to pay the model
Crossing to the Dreams EXHIBIT
Sofía Saavedra (b. Caracas,1979) is a Venezuelan artist who considers painting a ritualistic act of healing. Her work aims to celebrate human diversity, which she prefers to approach as identities in dynamism, transit, and transformation. Since the beginning of her career, she has “read” identity considering its nomadic and mutant qualities. Nomadism and mutation are liminal states—moments of generative ambiguity that bring crisis and change.
Propagation Lab - Stop Motion Plant- Aug
STOP MOTION PLANT is the 2025 Artist in Residence at Agitator Gallery. They are hosting a monthly PROPAGATION LAB to offer open studio time to share ideas, create community and work on projects together. Just like their Salon Series, the Propagation Labs are masks required (to keep all safe) . Join us, meet new people, make new art and have fun!
MONDAY EVENINGS - First Monday of the month
Labs are 6:30 - 9:00pm / Free to join in!
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $15 to pay the model
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: $15 to pay the model
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $15 to pay the model
Free Jazz Orchestra
The Chicago Noise / Free Jazz Orchestra is an experiment. By intention there is no one prescribed way the orchestra will function. Musicians arrive by 6:30pm for refreshments and set up. We start at 7:30pm and finish up around 10:30pm. The conductor sets the rules. Tommy Carrol, famed Chicago jazz drummer and band leader has agreed to be the conductor for this event. Free jazz and noise musicians are invited to participate. Bring your own amps, cables, extension cords, and power strips.
THURSDAY EVENINGS – the THIRD Thursday of the month
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: $15 to pay the model
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: $15 to pay the model
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donation: $15 to pay the model
Free Jazz Orchestra
The Chicago Noise / Free Jazz Orchestra is an experiment. By intention there is no one prescribed way the orchestra will function. Musicians arrive by 6:30pm for refreshments and set up. We start at 7:30pm and finish up around 10:30pm. The conductor sets the rules. Tommy Carrol, famed Chicago jazz drummer and band leader has agreed to be the conductor for this event. Free jazz and noise musicians are invited to participate. Bring your own amps, cables, extension cords, and power strips.
THURSDAY EVENINGS – the THIRD Thursday of the month
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Free Jazz Orchestra
The Chicago Noise / Free Jazz Orchestra is an experiment. By intention there is no one prescribed way the orchestra will function. Musicians arrive by 6:30pm for refreshments and set up. We start at 7:30pm and finish up around 10:30pm. The conductor sets the rules. Tommy Carrol, famed Chicago jazz drummer and band leader has agreed to be the conductor for this event. Free jazz and noise musicians are invited to participate. Bring your own amps, cables, extension cords, and power strips.
THURSDAY EVENINGS – the THIRD Thursday of the month
Free Jazz Orchestra
The Chicago Noise / Free Jazz Orchestra is an experiment. By intention there is no one prescribed way the orchestra will function. Musicians arrive by 6:30pm for refreshments and set up. We start at 7:30pm and finish up around 10:30pm. The conductor sets the rules. Tommy Carrol, famed Chicago jazz drummer and band leader has agreed to be the conductor for this event. Free jazz and noise musicians are invited to participate. Bring your own amps, cables, extension cords, and power strips.
THURSDAY EVENINGS – the THIRD Thurs of the month
Free Jazz Orchestra
The Chicago Noise / Free Jazz Orchestra is an experiment. By intention there is no one prescribed way the orchestra will function. Musicians arrive by 6:30pm for refreshments and set up. We start at 7:30pm and finish up around 10:30pm. The conductor sets the rules. Tommy Carrol, famed Chicago jazz drummer and band leader has agreed to be the conductor for this event. Free jazz and noise musicians are invited to participate. Bring your own amps, cables, extension cords, and power strips.
THURSDAY EVENINGS – the THIRD Thursday of the month
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Propagation Lab - Stop Motion Plant
STOP MOTION PLANT is the 2025 Artist in Residence at Agitator Gallery. They are hosting a monthly PROPAGATION LAB to offer open studio time to share ideas, create community and work on projects together. Just like their Salon Series, the Propagation Labs are masks required (to keep all safe) . Join us, meet new people, make new art and have fun!
MONDAY EVENINGS - First Monday of the month
Labs are 6:30 - 9:00pm / Free to join in!
Studio Sundays- Studio Lighting
STUDIO SUNDAYS always provide an OPEN WORKSPACE for any materials a participant wants to bring (make new work or continue to work on a project from a previous week's session). Every week will begin with a DEMO provided by the lead artist (an Agitator Member or guest artist) that will focus on a specific art material or process. This week: STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY LIGHTING with JASON GREENBERG.
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS - every week
Donations: sliding scale $10 - $15 to pay for materials
The Wonder Masks Pilgrimage - a performance
YOU’RE INVITED! Join a group of artist/performers who will don masks to stage a pilgrimage through Chicago. Meetup: Logan Square Blue Line Station on Sat. March 1 @ noon. For the journey wear monochromatic colors and a mask. We will travel as masked characters as a group by train to the loop and walk to the Chicago Cultural Center to view the exhibition:
POTENTIAL ENERGY: CHICAGO PUPPETS UP CLOSE
Michigan Avenue Galleries, 1st floor East
Bike Winter Art Show 2025 - Closing
Join us for the last public viewing of the Bike Winter Art Show 2025. Rumor has it that the Chicago Critical Mass may make an impromptu stop-by, which swells the ranks anywhere from 200%-3000%! So come join in the community celebration of all things bi-cyclical! The Bike Winter Art Show (BWAS) has been presented in Chicago since 1997.
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Studio Sundays- Mask Making
The gallery is an OPEN WORKSPACE; bring your art project (make new work or continue projects from previous weeks). Every session begins with a DEMO provided by a lead artist (an Agitator Member or guest artist) that will focus on a specific art material or process. This week: MASK MAKING with ALONSO GALUE.
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS - every week
Donations: sliding scale $10 - $15 to pay for materials
Free Jazz Orchestra
The Chicago Noise / Free Jazz Orchestra is an experiment. By intention there is no one prescribed way the orchestra will function. Musicians arrive by 6:30pm for refreshments and set up. We start at 7:30pm and finish up around 10:30pm. The conductor sets the rules. Tommy Carrol, famed Chicago jazz drummer and band leader has agreed to be the conductor for this event. Free jazz and noise musicians are invited to participate. Bring your own amps, cables, extension cords, and power strips.
THURSDAY EVENINGS – the THIRD Thurs of the month
Bike Winter Art Show 2025 - Artists Talk
Join at the gallery for a public viewing of the Bike Winter Art Show 2025 and meet the artists who will take turns presenting, discussing and providing the backstory and introductions to their artistic process.
Artists Salon Crits
Agitator Gallery invites artists to present work to be critiqued by a group of your peers. In one evening up to 6 artists will display artworks to others who are invited to observe, analyze and discuss the artwork. Artists will have 15-20 minutes to introduce their work, answer questions and receive feedback. These critique sessions are a great opportunity to workshop your ideas and get input as you develop existing or new pieces.
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS – every FINAL Wednesday of the month
$15 donation encouraged from participants to support gallery operating costs. To participate contact Agitator member Alex Wilson at AudioImageChicago@gmail.com. Include your name, description of the work to display and jpeg picture files of it.
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Studio Sundays-Writers Workshop
STUDIO SUNDAYS provide an OPEN WORKSPACE for any art a participant wants to bring (make new work or continue a project from a previous week). Every session will begin with a DEMO provided by the lead artist (an Agitator Member or guest artist) that will focus on a specific art material or process. This week: WRITERS WORKSHOP led by Gretchen Hasse.
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS - every week
Donations: sliding scale $10 - $15 to pay for materials
Bike Winter Art Show 2025
Chicago Bike Winter is a loose knit advocacy group dedicated to promoting the joys, rights and opportunities for Chicagoans to bike the city's roads, streets, trails and byways throughout the year (and especially provides resources to encourage biking in Winter months.) The Bike Winter Art Show (BWAS) has been presented in various studios, lofts and galleries since 1997.
Studio Sundays: CREATIVE Calligraphy
STUDIO SUNDAYS provide an OPEN WORKSPACE for any art a participant wants to bring (make new work or continue a project from a previous week). Every session will begin with a DEMO provided by the lead artist (an Agitator Member or guest artist) that will focus on a specific art material or process. This week: CALLIGRAPHY demo by Ramin Takloo-Bighash at 1:15pm.
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS - every week
Donations: sliding scale $10 - $15 to pay for materials
Studio Sundays - MAT Cutting & FraMING
The gallery is an OPEN WORKSPACE; bring your art project (make new work or continue projects from previous weeks). Every session begins with a DEMO provided by a lead artist (an Agitator Member or guest artist) that will focus on a specific art material or process. This week: MAT CUTTING & FRAMING with ANDREA KASPRYK.
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS - every week
Donations: sliding scale $10 - $15 to pay for materials
Unseen Labor: ART PARTY / MEET THE ARTISTS
ART PARTY / MEET THE ARTISTS :: February 1 / 6:00 – 9:00 pm
The interactive workshop: "Slap Its: Labor of Love vs. the Labor of Need" offers the opportunity for participants to design stickers and share thoughts on the exhibit’s themes. While in discussion the community creates a collective installation on the exhibit’s sticker wall—a collaborative tapestry of perspectives on labor and identity.
EXHIBITION runs from Jan 25 through Feb 7
Studio Sundays - Assemblage Sculpting
Use the gallery as OPEN WORKSPACE for any art you want to bring (make new work or continue projects from a previous session). Every week begins with a DEMO provided by a lead artist (an Agitator Member or guest artist) that will focus on a specific art material or process. This week: ASSEMBLAGE SCULPTURE with ALONSO GALUE.
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS - every week
Donations: sliding scale $10 - $15 to pay for materials
Artists Salon Crits
Agitator Gallery invites artists to present work to be discussed by a group of your peers. In one evening up to 6 artists will display artworks to others who are invited to observe, analyze and discuss the artworks. Artists will have 15-20 minutes to introduce their work, answer questions and receive feedback. These critique sessions are a great opportunity to workshop your ideas and get input as you develop existing or new pieces.
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS – every FINAL Wednesday of the month
$15 donation encouraged from participants to support gallery operating costs.
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Closing: My Book House by Meg Guttman
Last chance to meet the artist MEG GUTTMAN and see her life-size physical re-staging of the interior rooms of a doll house (sized) artwork she created years ago. Specifically, “My Book House” is three rooms (two bedrooms and a bathroom) that are modeled on collages and paper constructions that compose the interiors of the dollhouse piece. The original dollhouse piece is also on display at the exhibition.
EXHIBITION runs from January 5 through 19
Free Jazz Orchestra
The Chicago Noise / Free Jazz Orchestra is an experiment. By intention there is no one prescribed way the orchestra will function. Musicians arrive by 6:30pm for refreshments and set up. We start at 6:30pm and finish up around 10:30pm. The conductor sets the rules. Tommy Carrol, famed Chicago jazz drummer and band leader has agreed to be the conductor for this event. Free jazz and noise musicians are invited to participate. Bring your own amps, cables, extension cords, and power strips.
THURSDAY EVENINGS – the THIRD Thurs of the month
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS - every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
Studio Sundays- Drawing for Puppetry
The gallery is an OPEN WORKSPACE; bring your art project (make new work or continue projects from previous sessions). Every session begins with a DEMO provided by a lead artist (an Agitator Member or guest artist) that will focus on a specific art material or process. This week: DRAWING for PUPPETRY with ALONSO GALUE.
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS - every week
Donations: sliding scale $10 - $15 to pay for materials
My Book House by Meg Guttman - Exhibit Opens
Creating an immersive collage environment the artist MEG GUTTMAN will install a life-size physical manifestation & re-staging of the interior rooms of a doll house (sized) artwork she created years ago. Specifically, “My Book House” is three rooms (two bedrooms and a bathroom) that are modeled on collages and paper constructions that compose the interiors of the dollhouse piece. The original dollhouse will also be on display at the exhibition.
EXHIBITION runs from January 5 through 19
Studio Sundays- Studio Lighting
STUDIO SUNDAYS always provide an OPEN WORKSPACE for any materials a participant wants to bring (make new work or continue to work on a project from a previous week's session). Every week will begin with a DEMO provided by the lead artist (an Agitator Member or guest artist) that will focus on a specific art material or process. This week: STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY LIGHTING (to document your art).
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS - every week
Donations: sliding scale $10 - $15 to pay for materials
Reflections: Holiday Market
Peruse the sale tables and also buy art off the walls at the closing reception and Holiday Market at Agitator Gallery. Many artists will bring in special books, jewelry, prints and other arts and crafts works for sale at the Market.
The artists in this group exhibition explore the complexities of our relationships with holiday rituals and other perspectives about the impact of the holidays.
EXHIBITION closes at the end of the market on December 21
Performances: Reflections exhibition
Tonight see performers share music, monologues, storytelling and more. In this group exhibition artists explore the complexities of our relationships with the holidays. Demonstrating the emotional, cultural, and personal significance of holiday rituals amplifies many of the ways these experiences can nurture & strengthen, or harm & hinder human connections. The artists investigate themes such as family traditions and rituals; cultural heritage and identity; commercialism and consumerism; nostalgia and memory; spirituality and faith; social isolation and loneliness; and a host of other perspectives about the impact of the holidays.
EXHIBITION runs from December 13 through 21
Figure DRAWING
We strive to offer as wide a range of figure models as possible, to reflect the fact we live in a very diverse society. Beginners and attendees without prior figure drawing experience are welcome. Feel free to ask the session monitors for guidance and advice. We’ve got basic drawing materials to share too!
TUESDAY EVENINGS – every week
Donations: sliding scale $12 - $15 to pay the model
exhibition Opening: Reflections
The artists in this group exhibition explore the complexities of our relationships with the holidays. Demonstrating the emotional, cultural, and personal significance of holiday rituals amplifies many of the ways these experiences can nurture & strengthen, or harm & hinder human connections. The artists investigate themes such as family traditions and rituals; cultural heritage and identity; commercialism and consumerism; nostalgia and memory; spirituality and faith; social isolation and loneliness; and a host of other perspectives about the impact of the holidays.
EXHIBITION runs from December 13 through 21
CLOSING: Void Oblation Exhibit
Join the curator, exhibition organizers and artists for dialogue about Psychedelic Arts and Culture. Including an Open Mic invitation to share stories and a panel discussion about Community Harm Reduction efforts.
Void Oblation - an offering of oneself, in veneration and gratitude, into the chaos of the unknown.
EXHIBITION :: Nov 23 through Dec 6, 2024