The “Shacks and Shanties” project is a multifaceted South Side installation initiative that will serve as a collaborative platform for artist interventions, civically engaged community members, and organizations to temporarily inhabit. Through the creation of simple multi-use sculptural spaces, Shacks & Shanties seeks to awaken in people the desire to proactively shape and define their own immediate environment.  During July, artist Faheem Majeed will build shack-like structures from found and recycled materials at various locations across Chicago, and throughout the month of August, these structures will act as platforms that invite artistic interventions and temporary inhabitation by community members and local civic organizations.

Two locations:

Sacred Keepers Sustainability Lab, located at 48th and King Drive
Corner of 71st and Stony Island Avenue

Done in collaboration with:

Andres Hernandez
Frankie Brown
Rashayla Marie Brown
James Britt
Ava St. Claire
Natalie Moore
N. Masani Wisewaters
Toni Anderson
Liliana Angulo
Samantha Hill
Benyamin Maccabee
Abbéy Odunlami
Krista Franklin
Lashana Jackson
Alexandria Eregbu