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ABOUT:

The Unit 2 Collective is a Chicago based non-profit organization that supports young artists and designers from various genres and regions in community building endeavors, including long-term projects, lectures, workshops, and exhibitions, with an emphasis on research, innovation, dialog, community involvement, environmental awareness and social change.

Unit 2 is an organization that not only facilitates common principles among artists, designers, theorists, practitioners and other professions, but also provides individual and communal workspace for it's members and visiting artists. By bringing together divergent disciplines, we focus on connectivity through projects, lectures, workshops and shows and in addition, our emphasis on research, reflection and dialog dissolves old ideologies, thereby creating an open discussion throughout the communities of Chicago and beyond.

Since its inception in 2000, Unit 2 has brought together artists from various genres for exhibition and artistic council. Originally a grassroots organization that opened its studio annually in Cincinnati, Ohio as a converted exhibition venue, the Unit 2 collective has since expanded its membership and increased its artistic production and curatorial activities to include exhibitions at smaller galleries and major arts institutions alike. Maintaining its tradition of combining collective strengths to achieve dialogue and innovation, Unit 2 strives to bring together like-minded people who share the vision of establishing and maintaining a powerful network of artists, exhibition opportunities and artist resources.