Jim Duignan

DePaul Art Museum

Jim Duignan September 26, 2021September 26, 2021 Blog

Work Force Development

Jim Duignan September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 Blog

During the pandemic Stockyard Institute was gifted dozens of fiberglass planters and soil, plants, and labor from Chicago and Back of the Yards businesses. The aesthetic aspect of the project was developed by Lavie Raven and Jim Duignan. Lavie Raven invited local artists to exhibit their style on sets of planters and local business would […]

Stockyard Institute: 25 Years of Art & Radical Pedagogy

Jim Duignan August 14, 2021October 16, 2021 Blog

Stockyard Institute , an ongoing civic and artistic practice founded in 1995 by artist Jim Duignan in the Back of the Yards community of south Chicago, was influenced by community artists, revolutionaries, youth, activists, and radical teachers. Together, they instrumentalized the arts in Chicago neighborhoods to reimagine social, civic, and personal forms of public engagement. This […]

Publication: Call for Submissions

Jim Duignan August 27, 2020December 2, 2021 Blog

We ask you speculate on what might be happening in Chicago and your city in 25 years. As part of the Stockyard Institute Retrospective: 25 Years of Art and Radical Pedagogy at the DePaul Art Museum, (September 9, 2021 – February 13, 2022) this printed and online issue of ____________ will work as a printed […]

Quaranzines (2020)

Jim Duignan August 24, 2020September 8, 2020 Chicago, Education, Objects, Publications

AA/CA

Jim Duignan August 18, 2020August 23, 2020 Blog

Alphonsus Academy Center for the Arts ground breaking. A project organized and led by Becky Manual, Director of Arts integration at AA/CA with artist Jim Duignan building seating and architectural elements for the outdoor learning habitat.