MISSION:
TO FOSTER ARTISTIC EXPLORATION FROM A VERSATILE CHICAGO VENUE BY PROGRAMMING AND PRESENTING MULTIFACETED PERFORMANCE AND EXHIBITION
OUR WORK:
ELASTIC ARTS FOUNDATION IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS A COMMUNITY OF MUSICIANS, ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND AUDIENCES IN OUR AVONDALE/LOGAN SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY. ELASTIC IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT EXISTS TO CREATE SPACE FOR ALL ARTISTS TO CREATE, BUT ESPECIALLY ONES WHO ARE NOT WELCOME ELSEWHERE BECAUSE THE CONTENT OF THEIR WORK IS EXPERIMENTAL, UNORTHODOX, NON-TRADITIONAL, OUT OF BOUNDS, OR REFLECTIVE OF RACIAL, ETHNIC, SEXUAL OR POLITICAL IDENTITIES THAT ARE UNWELCOME IN (OR THREATENING TO) DOMINANT CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS.