The Critical Fierceness Grant The Critical Fierceness Grant The Critical Fierceness Grant ***********************************************A micro-grant for queer art in Chicago Twice a year since 2008, Chicago-based individuals or groups needing funds for artistic purposes, and who identify themselves or their work as queer, have been awarded financial assistance of up to $500 via the Critical Fierceness [...]
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IT’S A QUEER NEW YEAR!
December 27, 2010 – 13:49
(beautiful poster design by our very own Aay Preston-Myint!) Let’s be our baddest, sweatiest, most beautiful selves as we START 2011 OUT RIGHT with a CHANCES DANCE PARTY. Since January 1st just so happens to be our scheduled night at the Hideout, we thought we’d throw a SEXY SPECIAL PARTY to get our year started [...]
Chances Dances (A Blueprint)
September 30, 2010 – 00:28
Hello everyone! Just wanted to let you all know that the video we’ve been working on, and that many of you worked on is finally up and ready for view! For those of you who do not know about it, Chances Dances was asked to participate in a group show about Art + Bureaucracy for [...]
pics from chances’ fifth birthday!
September 28, 2010 – 14:17
We’re a tiny bit late on this, but the lovely photos that A/S/L Media took at our 5th birthday bash last week were featured on the TimeOut Chicago blog! Check ‘em out! Big hugs and kisses to everyone who came out (especially the secret glitter thrower!). It was an amazing way to celebrate five years [...]
CHANCES TURNS FIVE!
September 15, 2010 – 20:53
That’s right–Chances Dances is turning FIVE YEARS OLD! Come celebrate the amazing community of Chicagoans past and present (i.e., YOU) who have partied down, gotten wild, supported causes, helped fund artists, and generally made this city a more amazing, radical place for queers and allies alike! Cupcakes are being made, special balloons are being inflated, [...]
Announcing the June 2010 Critical Fierceness Grantees!
July 30, 2010 – 13:05
Chances Dances Presents: The Critical Fierceness Grant The Critical Fierceness Grant The Critical Fierceness Grant ***********************************************A micro-grant for queer art in Chicago Congratulations to Ky Dickens, Anne Elizabeth Moore, Andre Perez, Lee Relvas and Dion Walton for being the June 2010 winners of The Critical Fierceness Grant! About the Projects: Ky Dickens // Documentary about [...]
MYLES COOPER @ CHANCES TOMORROW!
July 18, 2010 – 17:48
HEY EVERYBODY! Just a reminder to SHOW UP EARLY to CHANCES tomorrow night: Don’t miss a SPECIAL 11PM performance by San Francisco champion and ambassador of musical freedom, Myles Cooper. Myles will give us an exclusive short performance inspired by his viral video and …uncut European 7″ sensation “Gonna Find Boyfriends Today.” More info on [...]
PRIDE: show yr colors – TRANS-ALLY CARD!
June 23, 2010 – 10:39
Printable PDF Trans-Ally Card Chicago Pride is June 27th, 2010. No surprises here, Pride remains, predominantly, a celebration for the white, corporately-aligned community leaving a sexy mass of non-conforming nor easily-categorized queers sidelined and, sadly, targeted by violent and aggressive behavior. For this very reason and occasion, Chances has made our Trans-Ally card available for [...]