The Box Factory offers Month-long Mini Exhibitions
The Box Factory offers Month-long Mini Exhibitions to Established & Emerging Artists
Every month, artists are invited to display their works in one of four Boutique Galleries at the Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad Street. The Boutique Galleries are run by a small committee of Berrien Artist Guild Members, who have made it their mission to fill the Box Factory walls with the works of established and emerging artists. The length of the gallery displays varies, but they are typically a month-long.
The committee takes informal applications via email to display art in these galleries, but they also take the time to reach out to artists from areas such as Chicago to bring a wide variety of artists and their works to the historic Box Factory building. If you’re a Berrien Artist Guild Member interested in displaying in the Boutique Galleries, please contact Tisha Sandberg (Alcove, Lobby, & Long Galleries) or Denise Tackett (Stone’s Throw Member Gallery). Membership is required to display in these galleries; however, it is not required upon application.
The Alcove Gallery, located on the third floor above the front lobby, is reserved for wall art of a variety of sizes, or sculptural objects. Until November 25, the drawings and sculptures of David Richards will be showing in the Alcove. David Richards was born in Springfield, MA in 1952; he currently lives and works in Chicago, IL as a visual artist, writer, and educator. Richards' work has been shown at: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL; The Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL; The Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL; The International Museum of Surgical Science, Chicago, IL; The Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC; Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago, IL; Compass Rose Gallery, Chicago, IL and many other venues. He is also a former National Education Association Member, as well as a State of Illinois grant recipient. Learn more about Richards by visiting his Website or Instagram.
The Long Gallery, located on the third floor in the hallway to/from the elevator lobby, is reserved for those with up to 10 medium-sized wall pieces. Until the end of 2026, Robin Albright will be displaying her work in the Long Gallery. Albright approaches her creative process through the challenge of making something out of nothing. Her work incorporates a variety of mediums, including found objects, acrylics, pen & ink, chalk, watercolor, sharpies, and even digital processes on her iPad. “I brush, spray, sew, knit, knot, tie, bead, build, and string whatever possible. The end result – a quirky splash of creativity that speaks to our incredible character as human beings – the brilliance and flaws of who we are.” - Robin Albright
The Lobby Gallery, located on the third floor in our elevator lobby, is reserved for artists with large pieces of any type of medium. Currently displayed in the Lobby Gallery for the month of October is artist Matthew Brett. Matthew Brett is a Chicago-based artist and visual designer. Matthew holds a BFA in Graphic Design and Illustration from Kent State University. He is a long-time meditation practitioner and the owner and creative director of Substance, a Chicago visual design studio.
His two pieces are from his series “Forty Buddhas,” based on the Buddhist tradition of meditating on forty specific objects to cultivate concentration. They also stem from an ongoing fascination with cairns, those stacked stones encountered on trails that serve as both markers and memorials to the departed. The fact that cairns resemble seated Buddhas feels central to their story, reminding us to stay present rather than lost in memory or anticipation.
The final Boutique Gallery is the Stone’s Throw Member Gallery located on the lower level and is open to any medium! During October and November, Adara Bauman (Box Factory Studio #201) will be displaying her acrylic paintings and mixed-media works in the Stone's Throw Member Gallery on the Riverwalk Level.
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