Stories, Impact, & News
Showing Our Work
At Firebird, we're makers, thinkers, and community builders. Our work takes two forms: the art you can see and hold, and the harder-to-measure work of building trust, connection, and belonging in Chicago.
This blog is where we share both. Finished pieces and works in progress. Answers we're confident in and questions we're still sitting with.
Remember getting credit in math class for showing your work, even when the answer wasn't perfect? That's the spirit here. We don't have everything figured out, but we're committed to learning in public, and we'd love for you to be part of the conversation.
Welcome to Showing Our Work.
Annual Holiday Bazaar
Get excited! Our annual Holiday Bazaar will be Saturday, December 9th from 12 - 5PM. Admission to the event is FREE for all! Treat yourself or purchase a gift for someone special. All goods have been brought to you by local artists and Project FIRE participants. This year...
Nov 9- The Portal- Comedy and Variety Show @ Firebird!
Join us Thursday November 9, 2023 at 8pm for The Portal, Chicago's roaming variety show, bringing comedy and music to every corner of the city. For only $15 you can experience great comedy and a variety of other local acts. Get tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-portal-firebird-community-arts-tickets-600843488047
Oct 20- Beer, Glass, and the Power to Heal
riday, October 20, join us as we partner with Brewseum for a night of glass blowing, beer, and a bonfire? Yes, indeed! Buy tickets here. We gather in the spirit of community. Enjoy some glass blowing demos, learn about the history of your favorite beer vessel shapes through...
Gather 2023
Gather: A Firebird Fundraiser
Firebird Show at Weinberg-Newton Gallery through Sept. 9
A series of memorials commemorating the worst instance of racial violence in Chicago history that have yet to be installed on city streets are now temporarily on view as part of a neighborhood art gallery’s final exhibition. The memorials recall the Chicago race riots of 1919, where for...
Feel The Love
Feel The Love has become an annual event. It's a fun night filled with love, karaoke & sweet treats! There is glassblowing demonstrations and art-making opportunities. Glass hearts and roses will be for sale as well :) RSVP to our event this year!
Gather 2022
GATHER 2022 - We came together to give, heal, and empower! Thank you for joining us for an evening filled with tasty treats, drinks, glassblowing, and a silent auction filled with original art and getaways. To see photos from that evening, please click here. Thursday, September 15th | ...
#REBIRTH
“In order to rise from its own ashes, a Phoenix first must burn”—Octavia Butler [Enjoy Damon Lock's facebook live Firebird DJ set here while you read]We are all forever changed by our shared global experience. You may be noticing that art — film and tv, music, online drawing...