D.I.Y.

From The Rogers Park Garden Group – Rogers Park, Chicago comes this proposal that will warm any gardener’s heart during a chilly January. A proposal to “Adopt the Public Way” The Rogers Park Garden Group (RPGG) is delighted to make available a limited number of public gardening grants up to $1,000 for the improvement of spaces...
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The Community Arts Assistance Program (CAAP) was created in 1987 through funding provided by the Illinois Arts Council Access Program. The goals of CAAP are to discover, nurture and expand Chicago’s multi-ethnic artists and nonprofit arts organizations, and to foster new and emerging individual artists and arts groups by providing grants for professional, artistic...
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Are you an aspiring Writer, Actor, Poet, Spoken Word Artist, Talk Show Host, Recording Engineer, Beat Maker and/or Producer between the ages of 15 and 19 years old? You can audition for the “Apprenticeship After School Program For Talented Teens” sponsored by AfterSchoolMatters.org and get paid while you learn and develop your talent. Teen Talk...
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With debt, foreclosures, unemployment and heating costs on the rise, low-income families often find themselves falling behind. To help bring some relief during the upcoming tax season, the Center for Economic Progress is recruiting volunteers to help bring free tax and financial services to families who need them most.
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The local group OpenGovChicago is having a Hackathon on December 13 at Columbia College. The details are still being hammered out. To start with, “hackers” aren’t “bad guys or pirates. They’re passionate pragmatic craftspeople who relish doing interesting work and doing it with style,” writes Joe Germuska of the OpenGovChicago about the upcoming “Hackathon.” At...
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Calling all D.I.Y. ers. Get in on this opportunity for 2009.
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It is summer in the city. Don’t just walk those streets, see them. Here Clay Enos, a veteran photographer demonstrates how to talk to strangers, use your camera, and natural light to get some interesting faces.
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Chicago « Renegade Craft Fair.
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April 10, 2009 - Westside Residents Fill Neighborhood Potholes from Jennifer T. Lacey on Vimeo
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Feb. 26, 2009 – Today, most people under the age of 30 have been introduced to computer tools that let you paint, manipulate, and create images. For most grade schoolers this is part of art, as well as media literacy. There are plenty of free paint-style programs, even some that come with whatever computer...
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