Event: Residency
Threewalls hosts a benefit/silent auction to raise money for their residency program.
July 24, 2003
Event: The Holiday Party
Threewalls hosts a holiday party to celebrate their new gallery space at 119 N. Peoria.
December 12, 2003
Exhibition: We Need To Talk: Uneasy Props and Propositions
Threewalls‘ inaguraul exhibition We Need To Talk: Uneasy Props and Propositions opens, featuring work by Lindsay Packer, Josh Mannis, David Coyle, Elide Endresson, Wrik Repasky, Ted Hiebert, and Daniel Barrow.
January 16, 2004
Exhibition: Daniel Barrow: New Work
Daniel Barrow: New Work opens.
February 20, 2004
Exhibition: these things or the memory of them
these things or the memory of them opens, featuring work by resident artists Kelly A. Mueller, Amy Sacksteder, and Jennifer Bock-Nelson.
March 26, 2004
Exhibition: I‘m trying to tell you I love you
I‘m trying to tell you I love you, a traveling exhibition from Germany, opens.
April 30, 2004
Event: Version>
Threewalls hosts the fourth annual Version festival, featuring 200-plus projects from the art and activist underground during more than two weeks of exhibits, screenings, group discussions, live music, cable-access TV, how-to workshops, guerrilla art and theater, city tours, and group meals.
April 25, 2004
Event: Casablanca Benefit at Architectural Artifacts
Architectural Artifacts hosts Casablanca, a benefit for Threewalls.
May 15, 2004
Exhibition: Luanne Martineau: New Work
Luanne Martineau: New Work opens.
June 4, 2004
Salon: A Little to the Left: The Rise of the Independent Curatorial Practice in Chicago
Threewalls hosts its first salon, A Little to the Left: The Rise of the Independent Curatorial Practice in Chicago.
July 15, 2004
Salon: Unicorns, Rainbows and the Care Bear Stare: The Prevalence of Fantastic Doodling, Utopian Overtures, Sentimental Nostalgia in Recent Art
Threewalls hosts the salon Unicorns, Rainbows and the Care Bear Stare: The Prevalence of Fantastic Doodling, Utopian Overtures, Sentimental Nostalgia in Recent Art.
July 22, 2004
Salon: David Noonan
Threewalls hosts a salon featuring artist-in-residence David Noonan.
July 29, 2004
Exhibition: they became what they beheld
they became what they beheld opens, featuring the work of artist-in-residence David Noonan.
August 27, 2004
Event: Set Up A Democracy In Your Own Home
Threewalls launches Set Up A Democracy In Your Own Home, a month of democratic expression presented through film screenings, lectures, propaganda-making opportunities, and a series of political-themed ThreewallsSALONS.
September 28, 2004
Salon: Where‘s the Love: Apathetic of Uninformed?
Threewalls hosts the salon Where‘s the Love: Apathetic of Uninformed?
September 28, 2004
Salon: Disingenuous Filmmakers: The Popularity of Political Documentary in 2004
Threewalls hosts the salon Disingenuous Filmmakers: The Popularity of Political Documentary in 2004.
October 5, 2004
Salon: Rich Mansfield
Threewalls hosts a salon featuring artist-in-residence Rich Mansfield.
October 12, 2004
Exhibition: Political Textiles
Political Textiles, a group show and public craft collaboration, opens. The exhibition is organized by Sabrina Gschwandtner, founder/producer of KnitKnit publication.
October 15, 2004
Exhibition: Rich Mansfield: New Work
Rich Mansfield: New Work opens.
October 29, 2004
Exhibition: The Business of Holidays
The Business of Holidays opens, curated by Alyson Beaton and Courtney Perkins.
December 10, 2004
Exhibition: Take My Hand
Take My Hand opens. Curated from the Artist Files, the exhibition investigates fixations on love and romance in our culture as they are depicted in the media and online.
February 4, 2005
Exhibition: Without Which Nothing
Without Which Nothing opens, featuring work by William Gerhard, David Banga, and Linda Molenaar.
April 8, 2005
Event: Stygian Creek
Threewalls hosts Stygian Creek, an evening of video screening and discussion.
April 21, 2005
Event: ThreewallsCAFE
Threewalls hosts a champagne brunch/art lecture, featuring art historian Lane Relyea and resident artist Kyla Mallet.
April 23, 2005
Exhibition: Kyla Mallett: Gossip
Gossip opens, featuring the work of resident artist Kyla Mallet.
May 20, 2005
Exhibition: Virginia Poundstone: New Work
Virginia Poundstone: New Work opens, featuring the work of resident artist Virginia Poundstone.
July 1, 2005
Exhibition: Dani Leventhal: New Work
Dani Leventhal: New Work opens, featuring the work of resident artist Dani Leventhal.
August 19, 2005
Exhibition: Lisa Caccioppoli: The Great Wide Open
Lisa Caccioppoli: The Great Wide Open opens.
October 14, 2005
Exhibition: Meanwhile
Meanwhile, featuring the work of Jenny Walters and Tessa Windt, opens.
November 18, 2005
Event: Shake ‘n‘ Bake
Threewalls hosts Shake ‘n‘ Bake, a benefit and anniversary celebration.
November 19, 2005
Exhibition: Phyllis Baldino: Baldino-Neutrino
Baldino-Neutrino, a video installation by Phyllis Baldino, opens.
January 7, 2005
Exhibition: James Snyder: New Work
James Snyder: New Work opens.
January 27, 2006
Exhibition: The Happiness I Seek
The Happiness I Seek opens. The exhibition, curated by Shannon Stratton and Jeff M. Ward and featuring Threewalls artist Andrea Cohen, is presented at five galleries across Chicago.
March 2, 2006
Event: L. Francis and the Fertile Grid
Threewalls hosts the one-time performance L. Francis and the Fertile Grid.
April 21, 2006
Exhibition: Frank Haines: New Work
Frank Haines: New Work opens.
April 21, 2006
Exhibitions: Merge or Fade / Stacie Johnson: Here and Now
Merge or Fade, an exchange show with Vox Populi, opens alongside Here and Now, a SOLO project by Stacie Johnson.
May 16, 2008
Exhibition: Joseph Kohnke
Joseph Kohnke opens.
May 26, 2006
Exhibition: Juan Perdiguero: New Work
Juan Perdiguero: New Work opens.
September 8, 2006
Exhibition: Cat Mazza
Cat Mazza opens, featuring the work of resident artist Cat Mazza.
December 1, 2006
Event: Snowball
Threewalls hosts Snowball, a holiday benefit party.
December 16, 2006
Publication: Paper & Carriage
Threewalls publishes the first volument of Paper & Carriage, an arts and literature quarterly.
2007
Publication: Sketches: Organizing Arts
Green Lantern press publishes Sketches: Organizing Arts, with contributions by Shannon Stratton and Jonathan Rhodes.
2007
Exhibition: Luis Maldonado: It‘s All About Things
It‘s All About Things opens, featuring the work of resident artist Luis Maldonado.
March 2, 2007
Exhibition: Placing
Placing opens, a video show in three parts.
April 6, 2007
Exhibition: U of C Department of Visual Arts
ThreeWalls hosts the University of Chicago department of visual arts MFA thesis exhibition.
April 27, 2007
Event: Arts Administration Symposium
The Arts Administration Symposium begins, featuring two weeks of panel discussions, artist-in-resident talks, film screenings, and salons.
May 1, 2007
Exhibition: Packard Jennings: New Work
Packard Jennings: New Work opens, featuring the work of resident artist Packard Jennings.
June 1, 2007
Exhibition: Artist Files Biannual
Artist Files Biannual opens.
July 6, 2007
Exhibitions: Chris Millar: New Work / Cayetano Ferrer
Chris Millar: New Work opens alongside a SOLO project by Cayetano Ferrer.
September 7, 2007
Publication: Phonebook 1
Threewalls publishes the first edition of Phonebook, an annual directory for alternative art spaces.
September 7, 2007
Event: Bad at Sports Basecamp
Threewalls hosts Bad at Sports Basecamp, featuring live recordings, public salons, and on-site taxonomy.
October 17, 2007
Exhibitions: Ann Toebbe / Making Peace
Ann Toebbe, a SOLO project, opens alongside the group show Making Peace.
October 19, 2007
Exhibition: At Dusk
At Dusk opens.
November 30, 2007
Event: CannonBall
Threewalls hosts CannonBall, a party and silent auction.
December 15, 2007
Exhibitions: William Cordova / Heather Mekkelson
William Cordova opens alongside a SOLO project by Heather Mekkelson.
January 11, 2008
Exhibitions: CHANGING CITIES: Detroit / Caleb Jones Lyons
CHANGING CITIES: Detroit, an exchange show with DetroitMONA, opens alongside a SOLO project by Caleb Jones Lyons.
February 22, 2008
Event: 2nd Annual Arts Administration Symposium
Threewalls hosts the 2nd Annual Arts Administration Symposium.
March 27, 2008
Exhibitions: Jillian McDonald / Eli Robb: Production/Reduction
Flier (back) for Making Peace and Ann Toebbe, 2007.
April 4, 2008
Exhibitions: Michael Jones McKean / The way things drag their futures around
Michael Jones McKean opens alongside The way things drag their futures around, a SOLO project.
June 27, 2008
Event: Talking With Your Mouth Full: New Language for Socially Engaged Art
Threewalls hosts the symposium Talking With Your Mouth Full: New Language for Socially Engaged Art.
July 12, 2008
Exhibition: The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect opens, featuring the work of CPS teachers as part of ThinkTank 2008.
August 7, 2008
Exhibition: Patrick Lundeen: Sin Will Find You Out
Patrick Lundeen: Sin Will Find You Out opens.
September 5, 2008
Event: The Question of Complicity
Threewalls hosts the salon The Question of Complicity.
September 25, 2008
Exhibition: Amy Mayfield: Doog vs. Live
Doog vs. Live opens, a SOLO project by Amy Mayfield.
October 17, 2008
Publication: Phonebook 2
Phonebook 2, 2008/2009 is released.
October 23, 2008
Event: Enablers and Platformists
Threewalls hosts the salon Enablers and Platformists.
October 23, 2008
Exhibition: Turned Intos
Turned Intos, an exchange show from Alternator Gallery, opens.
November 21, 2008
Event: The Artist in the FIeld
Threewalls hosts the salon The Artist in the FIeld.
December 4, 2008
Event: Crystal Ball
Threewalls hosts Crystal Ball, an annual holiday party and fundraiser.
December 13, 2008
Exhibition: Christa Donner: Re: Production
Re: Production, a SOLO project by Christa Donner, opens.
January 9, 2009
Event: Art with a Hive Brain
Threewalls hosts the salon Art with a Hive Brain.
February 5, 2009
Exhibitions: Holle Cambodia / The Tract House / Dispatch: cloth print politics
Holle Cambodia, an exhibition in conjunction with the 2009 Southern Graphics Council Conference, opens alongside The Tract House, a project by Lisa Anne Auerbach, and Dispatch: cloth print politics, featuring prints by 30+ artists.
February 20, 2009
Exhibition: Judith Brotman
A SOLO project by Judith Brotman opens.
April 2, 2009
Exhibition: Judith Brotman: Captive Audience
Judith Brotman: Captive Audience opens.
April 3, 2009
Event: Mechanisms for Validation
Threewalls hosts the salon Mechanisms for Validation.
April 9, 2009
Event: Represent! Art Distrosystems and The Question of What We‘re After (And Who It‘s For)
Threewalls hosts the salon Represent! Art Distrosystems and The Question of What We‘re After (And Who It‘s For).
May 7, 2009
Exhibition: Jesse McLean: Invisible Tracks
Invisible Tracks, a SOLO project by Jesse McLean, opens.
May 15, 2009
Event: Fangs
Threewalls hosts Fangs, an artist-directed fundraiser.
May 29, 2009
Exhibition: No One Other Is
No One Other Is opens, featuring resident artists CamLab, Susan Lee-Chun, Gitte Bog, and Kang-hyun Ahn.
July 10, 2009
Event: Walking Through Walls
Threewalls hosts Walking Through Walls, a panel about performance art and its influence on the (post) Studio and (new) Institution.
August 8, 2009
Exhibition: Philip von Zweck
Philip von Zweck opens.
September 11, 2009
Exhibition: In Search of the Mundane
In Search of the Mundane opens, featuring work by Randall Szott and InCUBATE.
October 16, 2009
Event: The Grand Holiday Debutante Ball
Threewalls hosts The Grand Holiday Debutante Ball.
December 12, 2009
Publication: The Artists Run Chicago Digest
The Artists Run Chicago Digest is published in conjunction with the exhibition at The Hyde Park Art Center. The book is edited by Shannon Stratton and Caroline Piccard.
2009
Exhibition: Armita Raafat
Armita Raafat opens.
January 15, 2010
Event: The Work of Gambling Historians: Oblique Glances at the Present
Threewalls hosts The Work of Gambling Historians: Oblique Glances at the Present, a salon series curated by Ania Szremski.
January 26, 2010
Exhibition: VictoryLand...you, I shall answer your letter
VictoryLand...you, I shall answer your letter, featuring work by Claire Pentecost, opens.
April 23, 2010
Event: Office Romance
Threewalls hosts Office Romance, a fundraiser and auction.
May 28, 2010
Exhibition: Eric Fleischauer: POST-CURSOR
Eric Fleischauer: POST-CURSOR opens.
June 4, 2010
Exhibition: repondez s‘il vous plait
repondez s‘il vous plait opens, featuring work by Diana Betout, Jan Heyn-cubacub, Gerald Gomez, and Ed Pino.
July 10, 2010
Exhibitions: Kelly Kaczynski: The Stagehand‘s Unseen / Kirsten Leenaars: The Impossible Voyage
Kelly Kaczynski: The Stagehand‘s Unseen opens alongside Kirsten Leenaars: The Impossible Voyage.
September 11, 2010
Exhibition: things to be next to
No One Other Is opens, featuring resident artists CamLab, Susan Lee-Chun, Gitte Bog, and Kang-hyan Ahn.
November 5, 2010
Event: Crimson Mix
Threewalls hosts Crimson Mix, featuring 360 works by different composers.
November 20, 2010
Event: Holiday Ball
Threewalls hosts the Holiday Ball.
December 18, 2010
Exhibition: Mindy Rose Schwartz
Mindy Rose Schwartz opens.
January 14, 2011
Exhibition: Ben Russell: Uh-Oh It‘s Magic
Ben Russell: Uh-Oh It‘s Magic opens.
March 11, 2011
Event: The Community Supported Art (CSA) Chicago launch
Threewalls launches The Community Supported Art (CSA) program.
April 30, 2011
Exhibition: Betsy Odom: Registry
Betsy Odom: Registry opens.
May 6, 2011
Exhibition: Zachary Cahill: USSA 2012 / The Orphanage Project
Zachary Cahill: USSA 2012 / The Orphanage Project opens.
September 9, 2011
Event: Hand-in-Glove
Threewalls hosts the first annual Hand-in-Glove conference.
October 20, 2011
Publication: Phonebook 3
Phonebook 3, 2011-2012 is published. This new volume of Phonebook shifts the focus from an exploration of the defining characteristics of alternative spaces and expands to include listings of and ruminations on time-based events, residency programs, and community resources.
October 22, 2011
Exhibition: Jessie Mott: A Day for Cake and Accidents
Jessie Mott: A Day for Cake and Accidents opens, with animations in collaborations with Steve Reinke.
November 2, 2012
Event: Knocking on Doors, Waking Sleeping Dogs
Threewalls hosts Knocking on Doors, Waking Sleeping Dogs, a series organized by programmer-in-residence Samantha Topol. Featuring "Drawing the Blank Again," a lecture by Monika Szewczyk, and "Commute," a video by John Henderson.
March 27, 2013
Event: The Power of Ten Gala
Threewalls hosts The Power of Ten Gala, a celebration of Threewalls‘ ten year anniversary.
May 3, 2013
Exhibition: A Modest Occupation
A Modest Occupation, curated by Abigail Statinsky, opens. The exhibition is part of the How to Build a World That Won‘t Fall Apart series by The Luminary.
June 30, 2013
Event: Hand-in-Glove New Orleans
Threewalls organizes the Hand-in-Glove New Orleans.
October 17, 2013
Exhibition: Faith Wilding: Fearful Symmetries
Faith Wilding: Fearful Symmetries opens.
January 10, 2014
Event: Tracers Takes on Feminism: Conversations about motherhood, LGBTQ, and race
Threewalls hosts Tracers Takes on Feminism: Conversations about motherhood, LGBTQ, and race.
February 14, 2014
Event: Harold Mendez
Harold Mendez performs.
March, 2014
Exhibition: Kyla Mallett: Gossip
Kyla Mallett: Gossip opens.
April 16, 2014
Exhibition: Andrew Barco: Imminence
Andrew Barco: Imminence opens.
October 24, 2014
Event: Double Cherry: A Pleasure Symposium
Threewalls hosts Double Cherry: A Pleasure Symposium.
December 12, 2014
Exhibition: Outreach: Jaime Davidovich, 1974-1984
Outreach: Jaime Davidovich, 1974-1984 opens.
January 23, 2015
Exhibition: David Hart: Adrift
David Hart: Adrift opens at Or Gallery in Vancouver. The exhibition is part of the Slow Frequency series curated by Shannon Stratton, Jonathan Middleton, and Dan Devening.
March 28, 2015
Exhibition: Fraser Taylor: Orchid/Dirge
Fraser Taylor: Orchid/Dirge opens.
April 3, 2015
Event: Neon Dreams Gala
Threewalls hosts Neon Dreams Gala.
May 29, 2015
Exhibition: Jovencio de la Paz: Endless Flight
Jovencio de la Paz: Endless Flight opens.
June 12, 2015
Publication: Phonebook 4
Phonebook 4 is published.
September, 2015
Exhibition: Laura Davis: Legacy of Loneliness
Laura Davis: Legacy of Loneliness opens.
September 17, 2015
Event: Hand-in-Glove Minneapolis
Threewalls participates in the Hand-in-Glove conference in Minneapolis.
September 17, 2015
Exhibition: Brandon Alvendia: The Great Good Place
Brandon Alvendia: The Great Good Place opens.
November 7, 2015
Threewalls transitions.
Threewalls transitions from a bricks-and-mortar gallery to an itinerant model
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