In Chicago in the early 1970s, we had our own third and best - known generation of alternative spaces (each city can claim its own artist - run history, probably with a fair
share of boosterism thrown in), such as ARC, Artemisia (both were feminist galleries formed from West - East
Bag, a nationwide network of women artists), and N.A.M.E., with the much - heralded Randolph Street Gallery
opening in 1979.7 This is not to mention still - running artist - driven efforts such as the Hyde Park Art Center, founded in 1948, and the South Side Community Art Center, the only surviving Federal Arts Center from the WPA era and the oldest African American art center in the country, famously dedicated by Eleanor Roosevelt on
opening day in 1940.
Do some research to see what is happening around the planned timing of your
opening, and there may be an opportunity for your company to have gifts or an announcement card in a compatible gift
bag, or maybe even to have your logo exposed as a sponsor (in exchange for a bartering of services,
sharing of names, or a $ contribution).