Saturday, September 27

The 11th Annual Beverly Art Walk is a celebration of art and music, showcasing a diverse array of unique cultural assets, local artists’ home studios, and art environments across Beverly/Morgan Park. The free, family-friendly event features 150+ artists in 40 venues, the popular Uprising Craft Market—at 103rd & Wood Street—the Family Fun Park at Sutherland in conjunction with Sutherland’s I Madonnari street painting festival, live music, and public art activations. Start your self-guided tour at any participating venue.

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Featured Venues

The Uprising Craft Market

Bethany Union • 103rd & Wood St.

Dozens of artists and artisans will be selling their wares in the beautiful sun-dappled shade of the Bethany Union Church parking lot, featuring jewelry, pottery, artwork, textiles, home furnishings, and more.

Justice Crafted
Mystical Mayhem Creations
TwentyThou
Robin Power ceramics
Crochet by Rose
Michelle’s Custom Jewelry
Boothy Chicago
Ra Custom Jewelry
Lynzi Scholz Photo Design
Jeffries’ Books
RJ Studio, Inc.
ZZ juice
Frankie McMillan Jewelry
Rhoda Long of Front Street Art
Ivi Rose Jewelry
Erika Hokens
Deja’s Studio
Ni Bu
Inga’s Artwork
Joel Keith
Rhonda Hardy

T.H.U.G. Hippie Bus (The Healing U Give)

99th and Walden

For the past three years, Ea Williams has brought art, culture, healing, joy and wellness to the Beverly Art Walk in an eclectic renovated old school bus. Activities include art projects, drum circle, double dutch jump rope, and more. Look for the bus covered in colorful graffiti murals painted by @birdcap @sub_urban_warrior and Obe One.

Family Fun Park & I Madonnari Festival

Sutherland School • 10015 S. Leavitt St. • 10 am–2 pm

Enjoy multi-generational fun and creativity including art making music and dance at Sutherland Elementary School. Sutherland’s annual I Madonnari sidewalk chalk festival will again be a beloved part of Art Walk, as local artists and families are invited to create sidewalk chalk masterpieces on the block surrounding the school. The Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange will lead sculpture making using reclaimed materials. Dj Sandra Trevino will spin dance music and dancers from the Hawkins House of Horton Dance studio will perform.

Beverly Arts Center

2407 W. 111th St.

Art and experiences throughout the building will be curated by the Beverly Area Arts Alliance and Saint Xavier University, including:

“Tender Frequencies” in the Simmerling Gallery, featuring works by 11 game-changing artists in an array of styles and mediums

An exhibition of new work by SXU painters and Virtual Reality experiences created by SXU students in the Piano Room

Paintings, photography, glass art, jewelry, apparel, a quilt and more in the Lobby and Atrium; interactive game by The Queen of Luxuria, Display for Cecil McDonald’s “Joyride: An Odyssey in Black”

Uniting Voices will perform in the Baffes Theatre at 2pm

The Beverly Arts Center (BAC) is a vibrant, multifaceted not-for-profit organization serving the Chicago metro area with programs in dance, visual arts, music, film and theatre.

Cecil McDonald, Jr. “Joyride: An Odyssey in Black”

Location

In his engaging, interactive performance piece, “Joyride: An Odyssey in Black,” Cecil McDonald and fellow revelers step off from the Beverly Arts Center at 4:00pm, with artist/musician Brother El riding in and performing in a rickshaw being pulled by McDonald down the sidewalk of Western Avenue and stopping at venues along the way. “Joyride” is a celebration of community, creativity and artists’ labors, that culminates at the Art Walk Afterparty at Nicky’s of Beverly.

The Paul and Jean Harris Home

10856 S. Longwood Dr.

Join us for incredible art within a beautiful historic setting: the newly-restored and furnished Paul & Jean Harris Home (aka “The Rotary House”) at 10856 S. Longwood Drive. A large, light-filled Great Room and patio at the back of the house will feature:

Unique portraits and characters by renowned Chicago artist Matt Geer
Handmade papers, collages and assemblage by Eryn Blaser
Paper-making demonstrations on the patio by Eryn
Musical guests: solo artist Karla Ruth plays Ani DiFranco and others, 12-2pm; followed by PCGB, a dynamic quartet with roots in funk, jazz and soul, at 2:00pm

The Home, decorated in 1940’s period furnishings, serves as a museum and archives for Paul and Jean Harris and Rotary International, a world-wide humanitarian service organization.

Ridge Historical Society

10621 S. Seeley Ave.

Immerse yourself in local architecture, art and history at the Ridge Historical Society at the historic Graver-Driscoll House. Exhibitions and activities include:

“Harry Hale Waterman, Architect: Unique in Any Style,” a new exhibition that includes 30 images captured by architectural photographer Mati Maldre using his unique, large format camera, which he will demonstrate throughout the day
Glass painter and gilder Sean Michael Felix from Illumination Art & Design will exhibit his works and demonstrate the nearly lost art of how to apply gold leaf
The Weber Irish Dance troupe will perform on the throughout the day

The mission of the RHS is to preserve and interpret the distinct history of the Beverly Hills, Morgan Park, Mount Greenwood and Washington Heights communities of Chicago.

boundary

2334 W. 111th Pl.

boundary is a contemporary visual arts project space founded in June, 2017 and located in a converted garage in Morgan Park on the south side of Chicago. The mission as a project space is to provide opportunities for Chicago-based, national and international artists to exhibit works in progress as well completed bodies of work. Boundary is led by artist, curator, environmentalist and educator, Susannah Papish. Current exhibition: “Black Tributary” by Liberian American interdisciplinary artist and architectural designer Roland Knowlden

The Garage Gallery at Nicky’s of Beverly

105th & Western Ave.

Check out the intriguing and energetic works on view at this garage-turned-gallery, which has been showcasing innovative artists since April of 2021. The Beverly Area Arts Alliance has been proud to activate the space through a partnership with Nicky’s of Beverly. The Garage at this year’s Beverly Art Walk is home to paintings, dioramas, photographic works and collage by Rick Therrio, Trish Happel, CJ Hungerman, Erik Ohrn, Carla Winterbottom, Thomas Frank, Ann Blaas, Matthew Coglianese, artist-in-residence Brendan McAlinden, and a “Dream Machine” installation by Nathan Peck and SXU artists.

The parking lot of Nicky’s of Beverly will be blocked off all day and night and the lot and patios will be full of Art Walk revelers. Enjoy live painting by artist-designer-muralist CJ Hungerman; Live music by B Mack and the Art Walkers (Pat Keelan, Pete Yore, Brendan Linnane, Daryl Coutts and bandleader/collaborator Brendan McAlinden) 2-4 pm; The Free Beverly Art Walk Afterparty kicking off with eclectic singer-songwriter Al Scorch 5-6pm; followed by Senagalese Afro-beat artist Tukkiman 6:30-7:30; and Chicago rapper Serengeti 8-9pm*

Nicky’s of Beverly is a family-owned business that specializes in classic high-end Chicago street food.

Flypaper Chicago

10552 S. Western Ave.

Flypaper is a studio and exhibition space owned by Nationally acclaimed, award-winning photographer Clifton Henri. He exhibits his work in galleries and juried art festivals across the country. His practice is heavily rooted in identity, under-representation and self-declaration, intentionally focusing on Black and Brown people and the environments they live in. Several artists will be joining Clifton Henri at Flypaper, including: painters Paul Branton, Jason E. Jones and Shanel Romaine.

The idea of Flypaper Chicago was inspired by “The Sweet Flypaper of Life,” a 1955 book of photography and poetry by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes.

Beverly Branch Public Library

1962 W. 95th St.

Artist and educator Katherine Kampf will exhibit her works and demonstrate the technique behind her colorful, whimsical and energetic paintings. There will be free coloring pages and supplies on hand for attendees to create their own colorful versions. Also on view: paintings by landscape painter Phillip London, and watercolor illustrations by Charles Sheppard for the book, “How Santa Claus Came To Be” by young author Sebastian Vincent Milton, music by GraceNotes 12-2pm

The Beverly Branch also features an incredible permanent art collection, including works by Tim Anderson, and local artists Brian Ritchard and Cecil McDonald.

Note: this venue will be closing at 4:30 pm.

Vanderpoel Museum

9625 S. Longwood Dr.

Renowned urban on-site painter Andy Paczos will exhibit his works in the recently renovated, recently reopened (and now accessible via elevator) Vanderpoel Museum, housed in the Ridge Park Field House. Paczos will exhibit alongside Vanderpoel’s outstanding permanent collection of works by early twentieth-century American artists and will give Artist Talks at 1 and 3pm to describe his unique process.

The Vanderpoel Art Association was founded in 1913 by friends of John H. Vanderpoel, as a memorial to this celebrated instructor from Chicago’s School of the Art Institute. Artists from around the country contributed works to the collection in his honor, which now includes more than 600 WORKS OF ART, including many depicting Chicago scenes in the early 20th Century.

Studio Artists

Dan McCabe

2213 W. 109th St.

High energy, boundless creativity, and endless avenues of inspiration keep McCabe’s work fresh and flowing. “I want my artworks, my pots to express love and a celebration of life. I want them to be joyful and timeless and easy to connect with,” he said. “Nature really inspires me!” Looking around his sunny studio where pots of all shapes, sizes and stages of completion sit on the potter’s wheel, in the kiln, or on shelves, McCabe’s love of nature is evident.

Fine art and functional pieces are recognizable for distinctive decorative elements that mix flora and fauna with a smattering of pop culture. The doors of his busy backyard studio will be open and the driveway and yard will be filled with art, music and libations. Fellow artist and interdisciplinary creator Mairead Zigulich will be on hand, exhibiting abstract paintings, drawings and apparel

Brian Keane

10416 S. Hamilton Ave.

Brian Keane describes his studio as an eclectic arrangement of colorful curiosities. He will exhibit an array of abstract geometric paintings, whimsical wall sculptures and fantasy characters in the space – a renovated garage, along with works by fellow artists Charles Lunford and James Ross, all while spinning vinyl on his unique vintage high-fidelity sound system. Keane teaches drawing and painting at Marist High School, which is where he studied art as a teen.

Judie Anderson

10632 S. Hoyne Ave.

Watercolor artist, illustrator and former Art Director of the Chicago Tribune, Judie Anderson has been a professional artist for nearly 70 years and part of the Beverly Art Walk since its inception. Visitors can get a glimpse of her extraordinary body of work when she opens her studio for the Beverly Art Walk. Anderson started her career as an illustrator for high school textbooks, and most recently did the illustrations for “The Plucky Ukrainian Sunflower,” a children’s book written by her author daughter, Karen Doornebos. Anderson will be exhibiting illustrations from the children’s picture book during the Walk. “By inviting people into my studio, I can show them the process of [illustration] from pencil sketches and rough drafts to finished art and text,” Anderson said. Proceeds from The Plucky Ukrainian Sunflower will go towards humanitarian aid to the war in Ukraine.

Art from the Heart

2266 W. 109th St.

Unleash Your Inner Artist. Pat Egan is a retired art teacher of 25 years who loves bringing people together in her cozy home studio to share an art experience, learn something new, get reacquainted with a past love, and make memories. Art From the Heart opens the door to artistic expression and affirming experiences for all ages in a unique space designed to draw out one’s inner artist. At Pat’s studio, you will be able to create a watercolor bookmark and also view and purchase pottery by guest artist Nancy Mills.

Tom Olson Home Studio

11112 S. Hoyne Ave.

Legendary designer Jack Denst revolutionized the world of interior design with his innovative hand-screenprinted designs. His nephew Tom Olson, a talented designer in his own right, carries on his uncle’s legacy with a fascinating collection of designs, artwork and interesting objects and sculptures throughout the idyllic garden space and garage galleries behind his home. Designs by Tom Olson and the late great Jack Denst, ceramics and metalwork by Mickey Lupa, Photography and assemblage by Pat Rigg, Found object assemblage by Gary Fager, Metal sculptures by Joe Serratto, glass “paintings” and a demonstration by Dalton Brown. All beautifully curated and arranged by artist/designer Tom Olson.

Jomo Cheatham

2059 W. 95th St.

In his second-floor studio at Hoyne and 95th street, activist, artist and image maker, Jomo Cheatham creates works that explore the insidious threads of systemic racism and corporate greed embedded in our culture. Over the past 30 years, Cheatham’s work has evolved from single to multi-dimensional media inspired by issues of social justice. In the early 2000s, Jomo began using collage elements and found objects to create compelling works focused on the history of lynching in America and how it targeted not just victims but their communities, resulting in a wealth gap that continues to impact financial and resource insecurity. Jomo’s recent work takes those issues even deeper. “My hope is that the work will ignite conversations about how policies initiated as far back as the Homestead Act of 1862 . . . were influential in cultivating pathways to economic prosperity for some while making difficult or denying the same pathways to others.”

Won Kim

9518 S. Seeley St.

Won Kim never sleeps. He’s an accomplished chef, graffiti artist/muralist, dj, content creator, epic collaborator and champion of culinary and artistic pursuits. His bold, colorful, and compelling work executed primarily in spray paint and acrylic, can be seen on the Garage at Nicky’s of Beverly and on his own home garage, as well as other local spaces. Won’s reputation as an artist is citywide and goes back 25 years. “I paint murals all around the city,” he said. On this rare occasion, he is at home in his yard, showcasing his latest works along with a few friends.

Music Performances

Noon

The Bart Attacks with Jake Nelson & Friends
Horse Thief Hollow

12–1 pm

SXU Jazz Band
Beverly Arts Center

12–2 pm

Gracenotes
Chicago Public Library Beverly Branch

12–2 pm

DJ Sandra Trevino
Sutherland Elementary School

12–5 pm

Dj Radio Ruta, Beverly Theatre Guild
Uprising

12:30–2:30 pm

The Wabash Kids and Friends
99th & Walden

2 pm

Uniting Voices
Beverly Arts Center

2–2:45 pm

The Ooozin Ah’s
Americano’s

2–4 pm

BMac & Crew
Nicky’s of Beverly

2–4 pm

John and Julia Devens
Judie Anderson’s home studio

2:30–4:30 pm

PCGB
Paul & Jean Harris Home (Rotary House)

3–5 pm

Tank & The Beez
99th & Walden

3:15–3:45 pm

The Perks
Americano’s

4 pm

Cecil McDonald embarks on
“Joyride: An Odyssey in Black”
Beverly Arts Center

5-9pm

Beverly Art Walk Afterparty
Al Scorch, Tukkiman, Serengeti
Nicky’s of Beverly parking lot

The Alliance Honors Eugene S. Pike House Foundation at 10th Anniversary Beverly Art Walk

The Eugene S. Pike House is a historic community landmark that is facing demolition but has the potential to serve Beverly and Morgan Park as a fine arts facility. The Alliance is working with the newly created Eugene S. Pike Foundation to raise funds and give this building a new life.

We are grateful for the talents of local filmmaker Pat Odom and his company StoryView for this 2023 Art Walk video recap.

Our Community

The Beverly Art Walk would not be possible without the generous financial support of local small businesses and families, as well as countless volunteer hours by the Alliance board, artists, and neighbors. Please support our arts community: purchase art, shop participating venues, and attend events. The Alliance is driven by our love for art and the people who make it, and we are thankful for those who embrace the arts.

Anonymous • Beverly Arts Center • Marilynn and Brian Wilson • Bethany Union Church of Chicago • Cook County Commissioner Stanley Moore • Grace Kuikman • The Original Pancake House – Beverly • The Strange & Unusual Gallery • Senator Willie Preston

John Harrell State Farm • Everything’s Relative Salon and Day Spa • Levraddigans Studios • Oleander & Artesian • The Studio Beverly • Tranquility Salon Company- Michele Pettiford @properties • 19th Ward Youth Foundation • 95th Street Business Association • Afro Joe’s • All Day Montessori • Fox’s Restaurant • Grant, Maegan & Maggie Murphy • Kate Starr Kellogg IB School • Running Excels • Sweet Freaks Chicago