Our Services
There are four strands to our work: live public performance art; Flow • embody in site, a symposium; Artist Focus, a weekly conversation with artists; Workshops in public performance art.
Live Public Performance Art
outofsite_chi creates live public performance art festivals prioritizing work that is interactive with the public. We have worked with Wicker Park/ Bucktown since 2011 to create annual events. In 2013 we were invited to curate and produce a performance art program for West Town Art Walk and have worked with Chicago Park District to curate and produce live public performances in 2016, 2021, 2023. Most recently, we curated and produced Intercity in partnership with WORM, Rotterdam, Netherlands. This program was co-curated with ieke Trinks and PAE.
Flow • embody in site
outofsite_chi organizes an annual practice-based research symposium on public performance art practices. This includes practice-based workshops with world renowned practitioners, artist presentations by people working in the field and a live performance art festival live streamed to different community venues around the globe.
Artist Focus
We provide an open platform for artists to reflect on their public performance art practice and be in dialogue with our broader community about diverse methods of working in public contexts.
Workshops
outofsite_chi provides support and training in public performance art practices. We invite artists who are specialists in our field to create practice-based workshops. When registering for one of our workshops please note these are practice-based and you will be invited to create performances in outdoor contexts.
Mentorship
As a collective of artists you can reach out to organize a conversation with one of us about your practice. This might be feedback on your current portfolio or if you would like to develop a live stream performance. We are here to support the development and creation of live public performance art.
Engage Communities
As an artist collective outofsite_chi is committed to engaging with diverse communities and making culture accessible for everyone. We create cutting edge performances that bring joy, humour and contemplative ideas to communities. We believe in the power of culture to build hope and peace in our communities.
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Flow Archive
We partner with academic research institutions for our annual research conference on public performance art practices. This gives institutions access to the presentations by artists, curators, and scholars for students interested in this field.
Image credit: Sara Sarvestani (Iran), photo by Jamie Gannon
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Artist Focus
Check out the Artist Focus, an eight weekly live broadcast in the Spring and Fall discussing public performance art practice. This is free and available via our YouTube channel. Each broadcast is one hour long and shares short video excerpts of artist’s work. We are currently in our seventh season.
Image credit: Dorothea Rust, photo by Rahul Giri
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Workshops
Register for a practice-based workshop with world renowned practitioners in public performance art. We hope to bring you an empowering experience through these intimate workshops that are hosted in-person and online.
Image credit: Martine Viale, photo by Max Wyse
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Mentorship
People in our community occasionally reach out to Carron to see if she would be willing to mentor artists. We wish to be a resource for the community so please reach out if you want to connect with an artist in our community, you want to brainstorm your work we can connect you with someone in our community who might be best suited to mentoring you.
Image credit: Carron Little, photo by Francesca Pedrazetti