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No need to dress up, just show up… from 2 to 4PM to celebrate Ross and Elizabeth Fierstein’s opening of “Waypoint” at Fa...
04/12/2026

No need to dress up, just show up… from 2 to 4PM to celebrate Ross and Elizabeth Fierstein’s opening of “Waypoint” at Facility! See you soon.


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It’s time for the annual changing of the ART for the Niche Project, located on the Addison Street facade of FACILITY. Ne...
04/09/2026

It’s time for the annual changing of the ART for the Niche Project, located on the Addison Street facade of FACILITY. Next UP: . *This is only an install sneak peek. Stop by on Sunday (4/12) from 2-4 PM to see the entire diptych and celebrate with us for a double feature Opening Reception.

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This weekend’s forecast looks like…ART! Not only is it weekend; we are hosting an OPENING RECEPTION on Sunday, April 12...
04/08/2026

This weekend’s forecast looks like…ART! Not only is it weekend; we are hosting an OPENING RECEPTION on Sunday, April 12th from 2-4 PM (rain or shine). We hope you’ll join us at 3616 N. MILWAUKEE as we celebrate the opening of “WAYPOINT” by Ross and Elizabeth Fiersten ( ).

*here’s a sneak peek from a recent studio visit with a scale mock-up to boot

Sidewalk viewing continuing through June 26.

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See you on 4/12 from 2-4PM to celebrate the next iteration of the Niche Project on the Addison Street facade of Facility...
03/28/2026

See you on 4/12 from 2-4PM to celebrate the next iteration of the Niche Project on the Addison Street facade of Facility.

“I Know That’s Right” by Bianca Pastel

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You’re invited! Mark your calendars and plan to JOIN US on SUNDAY, APRIL 12th from 2-4 PM for the opening reception of “...
03/24/2026

You’re invited! Mark your calendars and plan to JOIN US on SUNDAY, APRIL 12th from 2-4 PM for the opening reception of “WAYPOINT” by Ross and Elizabeth Fiersten of . Hope to see you there!

Mosey on by FACILITY before March 27th for a sidewalk viewing of ZJ Pan’s “Jeez, I Can’t Find My Knees.” | | 📸 Don Yos...
03/17/2026

Mosey on by FACILITY before March 27th for a sidewalk viewing of ZJ Pan’s “Jeez, I Can’t Find My Knees.”

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📸 Don Yoshida
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Pan works with sculptures, installations, performances, and electronics to curate playgrounds. Like a child’s half-finished thoughts, impulsive yet stirring, his work are vessels that deflate trauma, shocks, and simulations. Pan investigates the mediated uncanniness propagated through social media, news, and everyday experience under the looming ghosts.

Pan animates objects’ forms and functions in a DIY approach, where familiar objects are digitally engineered and childishly treated. These objects induce shocks in his life, such as missiles, his middle school, Apple’s AirPods, sad looking stuffed animal, and frogs singing in hell, eliciting a reaction that starts with laughter and then evolves from unease to disturbance

Mosey on by FACILITY before March 27th for a sidewalk viewing of ZJ Pan’s “Jeez, I Can’t Find My Knees.” | | 📸 Don Yos...
03/17/2026

Mosey on by FACILITY before March 27th for a sidewalk viewing of ZJ Pan’s “Jeez, I Can’t Find My Knees.”

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📸 Don Yoshida
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Pan works with sculptures, installations, performances, and electronics to curate playgrounds. Like a child’s half-finished thoughts, impulsive yet stirring, his work are vessels that deflate trauma, shocks, and simulations. Pan investigates the mediated uncanniness propagated through social media, news, and everyday experience under the looming ghosts.

Pan animates objects’ forms and functions in a DIY approach, where familiar objects are digitally engineered and childishly treated. These objects induce shocks in his life, such as missiles, his middle school, Apple’s AirPods, sad looking stuffed animal, and frogs singing in hell, eliciting a reaction that starts with laughter and then evolves from unease to disturbance

Spending the last day of 2025 reminiscing on our past year at Facility. Thank you to everyone who has contributed in any...
12/31/2025

Spending the last day of 2025 reminiscing on our past year at Facility. Thank you to everyone who has contributed in any way towards our mission of fostering an arts-driven community in Old Irving Park, Chicago and beyond. We hope you have a happy and safe New Years and hope to see you in 2026! 🎉🎊🍾🥂

Love,
Nick, Bob and the rest of the Facility family

(1,2,3) Nick and Bob curated an exhibition “What They Said.” at with
March 28 - May 9

(4,5,6,7,8) in Facility Storefront Gallery
Bonne Journée!
In the Land of Love
April 19 - June 28
(*7) a visit with friends of

(9 & 10)The third installment of the year-long Nitch project by Marcus Kennedy () of .

(11,12,13,14) in Facility Storefront Gallery
SALT | An installation with video portraits by
July 12 - October 25

(15) A window activation and proclamation of Facility as an “ICE FREE ZONE” in response to politically-motivated ICE raids in Chicago, directly affecting our immediate community.

(16,17,18,19) in Facility Storefront Gallery
“Jeez, I Can’t Find My Knees”
November 9, 2025 - March 27, 2026

(20)A visit and tour with a stellar group of teachers and students from our neighbor, Carl Schurz HS.

I’M THEM4.20.19—1.1.20A Facility art/work by Bob Faust 📸 .prinz Continuing our participation in , a nationwide cultura...
11/22/2025

I’M THEM
4.20.19—1.1.20
A Facility art/work by Bob Faust

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Continuing our participation in , a nationwide cultural movement uniting artists, institutions, and communities in celebration of creative expression and solidarity. Join us as we take part this November 21-22, using our voices, art, and energy to stand against censorship and celebrate freedom. Follow to learn more.

***”I’m Them” is the inaugural installation of the Tarp Project, hanging on the southernmost facade of Facility. It is a typographic response to an Us vs. Them problem. By embedding the word ‘I’M’ into the word ‘THEM, Faust asks the viewer to see themselves outside of their own tribe in an attempt to dismantle the separation and subsequent judgment brought on by ignorance.

“Later, in a more perfect society, someone else made just like me is certain to appear and act freely.” - CavafyRe-visit...
11/21/2025

“Later, in a more perfect society, someone else made just like me is certain to appear and act freely.” - Cavafy

Re-visiting LIT, a Facility Artwork by and , commissioned by the Onassis Foundation in ‘23, as part of the Archive of Desire festival. We feel it aligns perfectly with Fall of Freedom and wanted to join in!

At Facility, We are proud to participate in , a nationwide cultural movement uniting artists, institutions, and communities in celebration of creative expression and solidarity. Take part this November 21-22 as we use our voices, art, and energy to stand against censorship and celebrate freedom. Follow@FallOfFreedom to learn more.

Install is in full effect! JOIN US on Sunday, November 9th from 2 - 4 PM for the opening of “JEEZ, I CAN’T FIND MY KNEES...
11/03/2025

Install is in full effect! JOIN US on Sunday, November 9th from 2 - 4 PM for the opening of “JEEZ, I CAN’T FIND MY KNEES” by . You won’t want to miss it!

3616 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Install is in full effect! Please join us this Sunday, November 9 from 2-4PM for the opening of JEEZ, I CANT FEEL MY KNE...
11/03/2025

Install is in full effect! Please join us this Sunday, November 9 from 2-4PM for the opening of JEEZ, I CANT FEEL MY KNEES by . You don’t want to miss it!

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