Leading up to next week’s Hashbrown Chili Cook-off, we are profiling each participant. Chef Profile #9 introduces the Chicago Art Department, a Pilsen-based artist residency program.
Spudnik Press Cooperative (SPC): What is the Chicago Art Department?
We are an arti-driven not-for-profit organization. The core of what drives us is a 12-month residency program for 20 artists. Our goal is to develop studio practice and new works, to participate in exhibitions as exhibiting artists or curators and to engage in monthly dialogues around Resident Artist works among other activities.
(SPC): What are three food-related adjectives you would use to describe your organization?
Chicago Art Department (CAD): Thick, rich and smooth.
(SPC): In what ways does your chili embody your organization?
CAD: Thick, rich and smooth.
(SPC): What is your favorite place in the city to enjoy a hot bowl of soup?
CAD: Lula Cafe
(SPC): If you could invite anyone, past or present, to chat over a bowl of chili, who would you choose?
CAD: Diane Vreeland
(SPC): Do you have words of warning for fellow contestants?
CAD: Good luck.