Tuesday, January 26, 2010 10:00am - Saturday, March 6, 2010 6:00pm
The Free Store
Melinda Fries, Salem Collo-Julin, and Biggest Fags Ever (Zena Sakowski & Rob Kelly)
January 26 – March 6, 2010
Opening Reception: Wednesday, January 27, 5-8 pm
The Free Store is a nomadic, temporary free store that irregularly visits a variety of Chicagoland neighborhoods. The Free Store, open during all gallery hours, invites you to be involved: come to the store, bring stuff you want to give away, and take stuff that you want. There is no restriction on what you can take—you don’t have to trade or barter. Just take it.
The Free Store takes as inspiration the long-running gift-economy tradition of swap shops, free shops and other similarly named initiatives where materials and services are offered free of charge. Free stores had a brief heyday in the U.S. during the late sixties, with perhaps the most famous example being the free store run by the radical theater/community-action group the Diggers in the San Francisco Bay area. For links to recent examples of free shops visit The Free Store website: freestorechicago.org
The Free Store will be open for business during all related events (see below listing).
To be successful, WE NEED YOUR ITEMS OR SERVICES. Items can be dropped off at Gallery 400 during open hours. The Free Store organizers are always happy to accept donations (everything except for people, animals, and illegal/toxic substances).
Contact The Free Store directly: free@freestorechicago.org or 773-562-1428.
Victoria Niaura 'diving deep'
