Get your holiday shopping done early and support grassroots groups working for racial, justicia social y economica! Enjoy snacks and live music while you shop from local artists and artisans. Buy art prints, ropa, housewares, jewelry, purses, knit goods and more!Arte para el cambio 2013 Saturday December 14th12pm – 5pm Co-Prosperity Sphere3219 S Morgan St.Event will be wheelchair accessible. Proceeds from Art for Change will benefit Crossroads Fund, a public foundation that supports grassroots groups working for racial, social and economic justice in the Chicago area.Art for Change Vendor Preview! Cherie Lockett – Ceramic pottery.SOBU Artist Project- Mosaic recycled furniture and silk screened totebags. Puech Ikots – Fair trade carved wooden art from Oaxaca, Mexico.Ruby Barnes – Hand-dyed jeans jackets, hand-printed t-shirts and linens, hand-sewn fingerless gloves and shawls, pillows. Sandpiper Imports – Fair trade and hand crafted sterling silver jewelry, cotton scarves, handbags, yoga mat bags, notebooks, picture frames, and wooden bangle bracelets. Yem’s Gems – Joyas, Christmas ornaments with images of Frida Kahlo and other pop artists, velas, matchboxes, and small paintings. Revolutionary Lemonade Stand – Justice clothing, jewelry and gifts for all ages! Hillary Miles – Paintings, and prints, polymer clay bird figurines. Tejer y Poder – Crocheted scarves, neckwarmers, amigurumis, y más! Money City – Block printed postcards, prints, aprons, cloth napkins and more. Michelle Willman – Mixed media with altered vintage photographs and found objects, gems, and glitter. Elephant Gypsy – Handmade wire wrapped rings and necklaces. Earthy and bohemian styles. Ars Poetica – Handcrafted greeting cards and all-natural candles made from pure beeswax and soy. AngMir Designs – Handcrafted jewelry, gemstones, calaveras and hand molded roses from polymer clay. Original Lino Cut art prints. Original photographs.Cubivino – Handmade origami wallets and Christmas ornaments folded from found maps, old calendars, comic books, printmakers’ proof sheets, and book cloth scraps. Briana Gaitan Soria – Original paintings Elephant Playthings – Simple wooden toys, made in Chicago. Rarrar Press – Rar Rar uses handset wood and metal type with an antique printing press to make postcards, posters, notebooks and more, drawing equal inspiration from pop culture, irony, and the printmaking craft itself. Good Girl Ella – Recycled and handmade bags and accessories.ReFINDefined – Using vintage and repurposed materials, Redgi Woods creates new, modern tailored garments. Haymarket Books – Progressive non-fiction and poetry Maravillas Ceramics – Pottery and ceramic sculpture L is for Liberation – The Radicalphabet poster is an alternative justice alphabet poster intended to orient young people toward social justice, which features art from over 26+ artists and activists. Hands Together Artisans – Recycled paper jewelry made by artisans in Haiti.
