Directory

Carpet. is a design studio working across brand, identity, and experience.

Photography, Tour Guide & Travel Advisor, Social Media Content, Author

Established in 2001 as a multidisciplinary interior design firm with an emphasis on the renovation and restoration of hotels, public spaces and private residences, Gooch Design Studio embraces a time-honored, academic approach to design. We begin with a studied and collaborative process, incorporating client expectations with our breadth of experience, and continue with an informed layering of architecture, finishes, furniture, textiles and art. Understanding the architectural requirements of a space is the foundation of our practice – and we take seriously the balance between sound architectural detailing and thoughtful interior design. In order to create a synthesis between the architecture and the interior, we embrace the opportunity to use decoration as a complimentary means of providing architectural solutions.

Hammersley Architecture is a design-forward practice blending research-led innovation with sustainable urbanism to create resilient, site-specific spaces that foster meaningful human connection.

J. Lawton Thies Architects Incorporated was established in 2005 to provide high quality architectural design services across a broad spectrum of style and building type.

Visual Merchandising and Display for Retail, Hotel and Business Clients

Paintings that are responses to life experience with wonder and resolve.

Contemporary abstract art

Print on paper and textiles

A cultural center celebrating madness through visual art, poetry, film, and other forms of cultural production.

Don Yang is a Chicago-based fine artist trained in representational art at the American Academy of Art (BFA, MFA) where he has been teaching oil painting, figure drawing, and artistic anatomy since 2002.

Fiona Wang Arts is the digital home of Fiona Wang, a Chicago-based independent artist whose work focuses on the intersection of emotion, movement, and presence. Through a diverse range of mediums, including pencil sketching, fluid painting, and digital media, Fiona explores playful colors and expressive lines that allow her style to evolve through material-driven experimentation.

Studio of artists Frances Lightbound & Joshua Patterson

franceslightbound@gmail.com / info@joshuapatterson.studio

www.franceslightbound.com / www.joshuapatterson.studio

Gabrielle Marie Stone is a Chicago-based contemporary abstract painter. Drawing inspiration from Post-Impressionist and Abstract Expressionist works, Stone’s pieces play with figures, objects, and masses, playfully combining the medium’s historical attempt to represent pictorial scenes with its authentic material quality. Using paint to sculpt space rather than to depict a system of designs, Stone welcomes the viewer into a three-dimensional space, and then promptly revokes the invitation.

It’s through this retraction that Stone turns the viewer into a bird, of sorts, and the painting into a closed window. This also exposes a series of contradictions — depth vs surface. Illusion vs honesty. Representation vs abstraction. Age vs newness. Are we really seeing what’s there?  Are we trying too hard to make something out of something else?

Working frequently with interior designers and art consultants, Stone either creates custom pieces or identifies existing works that complement the aesthetics of clients’ homes and corporate spaces while still providing the indulgence and boldness of an original artwork.

Stone studied Studio Art at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. She went on to work at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and several galleries in Chicago. Her paintings are in private collections across the United States.

Greg Morrissey is a fine artist focusing on Chicago. His paintings paint a picture of living in an urban metropolis. They focus on the architecture, as well as the emotional alienation of living in a big city. He has limited framed prints, drawings, and original paintings for sale.

HARD RETURN is an artist-run gallery dedicated to urgency, risk, and the raw edges of creation. We operate in the space between idea and artifact—where work is still warm from the artist’s hands—and invite the public to witness art in motion. Our mission is to provide a platform where artists can experiment boldly, respond quickly, and take control of the conditions in which their work is shared.

HOOK Space (House Of OK) is a space and platform for art projects and events. Organized by Lili Xie and Zachary Sun

The Studio of J. M. Jung is located at the Fine Arts Building in Chicago, 410 S. Michigan Ave. #918. We are open during select Second Fridays Open Studios.

Jing…Sketchbook creates watercolor and mixed media artworks, offering originals, commissions, and workshops inspired by cities, travel, and daily life.

Studio of artists Frances Lightbound & Joshua Patterson

Karen Tichy is a Chicago abstract mixed media artist known for her encaustic and paper line paintings. She comes from a visual communications design background that is evident in her work. After receiving an MS in Visual Communication from the Institute of Design, IIT, and Chicago, she worked as an interface designer in Boston. There, she also began painting and exploring a variety of media. After returning to her native Chicago in 2008, she established a studio/gallery in the Fine Arts Building where she continues to develop her work through continued experimentation with a variety of media. She has been incorporating encaustic medium with her deconstructed materials since 2009. She has exhibited her work in juried and invited shows in the Boston and now in the Midwest. Karen serves on the leadership committee of the Fine Arts Building Studios Collective and where she established public exhibition spaces and curates art exhibitions. Karen is a member of the Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists, Fused Chicago, a Midwest encaustic artist group, and a studio artist in Studio 701 Gallery in the Fine Arts Building in Chicago.

Welcome to L. H. Selman Ltd., a name that has been synonymous with the finest antique and contemporary paperweights for over 50 years. As the country’s premier dealer in fine art glass paperweights, we maintain an expansive paperweight gallery and museum at the Fine Arts Building, with the largest collection of antique and contemporary paperweights anywhere.

Award-winning landscape painter.

Paintings and Drawings, Portrait Commissions. My artwork explores symbolic, figurative fairytales and portraits in mixed media paintings and drawings.

Matt Bodett’s art disrupts the historical and material connections between Madness, privilege, and confinement.

Fine Art, Antiques, and Curiosities

Oil paintings by Ornella Ihirwe Bayigamba

Drawing, Painting, and Photography

Robin Lachman Lee is a painter, muralist, and apparel designer who practices her passion for art in a variety of mediums.

See Robin’s work at wontree.art and zippity.style

Mixed media art/photography

Suiseki stones and display equipment

Botanic-themed art pieces, originals and prints.

Ceramic Sculpture and Mixed Media

I usually work in two separate modes: contemporary abstract art and traditional Chinese painting. My recent work bridges these abstract and figurative approaches to show their relationship. I hope to create work that is visually interesting and moves people to see the things around them from an abstract point of view.

A non profit organization, Mandala connects our audiences and students with the vibrancy of the performing arts traditions of South Asia.

The Natya Dance Theatre Academy offers ongoing, comprehensive pre-professional Bharata Natyam training for beginner through professional levels.

Windy City Wedding Dance is a full-service boutique studio for ballroom dance & Wedding dance lessons in Chicago.

Our dance experts have taught 1000’s+ of couples on Michigan Avenue. Our approach is about giving you an experience and showing you we are invested in your wedding. It’s more than just ballroom dance lessons to us it’s the most important day of your life.

With years of experience and thousands of couples taught our dance instructors in chicago are dedicated to making your wedding journey extra special. We take pride in tailoring each lesson to fit your unique vision, whether you’re looking for a classic waltz, a lively swing, or a romantic slow dance.

Our personalized approach ensures that every couple walks away with not only the skills to shine on the dance floor but also cherished memories of learning together.

At Windy City Wedding Dance, we believe that dance lessons are more than just steps they’re a shared experience that brings couples closer, builds confidence, and adds a magical touch to your wedding day.

From your first consultation to the final bow, we are fully invested in helping you create a moment you’ll treasure forever.

We are a SAG-AFTRA, AEA and non union agency with a long-standing relationship with casting directors, producers and production companies in Chicago, New York & Los Angeles.

Alexander Attea is a Chicago-based playwright, actor, musician, and the artistic director of Avalanche Theatre.

​​His plays include Grape Leaves, Arabia, Arabia!, Work in Progress, Gut, Where the Air Meets the Water, Generation Red, The Creators, Socks & Co., and others.​

His work has been developed and performed with New Arab American Theatre Works, Jackalope Theatre, Red Theater, Bramble Theatre, Silk Road Cultural Center, The Plagiarists, and others. He has held residencies with the Mackinac State Historic Parks and with Three Brothers Theatre, and has been named a Semi-Finalist for the UCross + Blank Theatre Future of Playwriting Prize 2022. Select plays have been published by Next Stage Press.​

The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival is the largest of its kind in North America welcoming 25,000+ audience members each January to enjoy 100+ events in just 12 days right in the heart of Chicago’s winter taking place at dozens and dozens of venues in the city. One of Chicago’s favorite staycations and a magnet for international visitors, it’s a great way to see a huge range of fascinating shows – from tiny stages to huge theaters – for adults and whole families – shadow puppetry to bunraku-style – a Festival guaranteed to Astonish & Delight you!

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) is a company laser-focused on living its values: expanding the tradition of opera as a living art form, producing high-quality works new to Chicago audiences, identifying top-tier casts and creative talent at the beginning of grand operatic careers, and following through on commitments to equity and access – behind the scenes, on the stage, and in the audience.

A new community rental space for rehearsals, classes, workshops, auditions, and more.

Rare Bird Studios is a boutique post-production studio built to give artists a unique and professional setting to work in-person with their clients and collaborators. We offer a place to land and work together to get your vision to the world.

Situated on the 7th floor of the Fine Arts Building, our studio overlooks the “Venetian Courtyard”, adding an eclectic European vibe to the space.

Editorial, Fiction

Exile in Bookville is a bookseller located on the second floor of the Fine Arts Building. Come in and check out our recommended reads, some of which will come from talented booksellers, authors, and other book and music folk from across the multiverse. At Exile in Bookville (a nod to Liz Phair’s 1993 debut album Exile in Guyville) we believe that books and music are synonymous and carry that over into our store.

Keir Graff is the author of sixteen books, including Chicago’s Fine Arts Building: Music, Magic, and Murder.

Dr. Chris Stacey is a historian and software developer. Dr. Stacey is available for consultation on projects requiring historical research, analysis, and content. Chris is a cultural historian with a strong background in the history of music, the history of Chicago, and the history of science and medicine.

Dr. Chris Stacey is a historian and software developer. Dr. Stacey is available for consultation on projects requiring historical research, analysis, and content. Chris is a cultural historian with a strong background in the history of music, the history of Chicago, and the history of science and medicine.

Concert Pianist, Artist Piano Teacher

Dr. Yulia Lipmanovich ​is a Russian-born concert pianist and distinguished piano teacher. Her vast wealth of teaching and performing experience enables her to successfully introduce performers of any level and age to the beautiful world of classical music She is Artistic Director and Founder of The Art of Piano Playing & Performing Arts Inc., located at the Fine Arts Building in downtown Chicago. Dr. Yulia Lipmanovich maintains a teaching studio open to all ages and all levels who wish to learn and grow as pianists and musicians.

Balu Musik is a world-renowned boutique shop specializing in high-end equipment and services for brass players, with a primary focus on the French horn

Since 1976, Bein & Fushi has taken its place as the world’s premier dealer and restorer of fine stringed instruments. We have accomplished this by establishing a firm in the tradition of the greatest shops of the past. Bein & Fushi offers the broadest selection of fine antique and modern instruments for students, professionals, and collectors as well as world-class repair and restoration services.

Piano lessons for children and adults.

Five generations of experience and craftsmanship in the making, repair, and restoration of stringed instruments (violins, violas, and cellos).

Carolyn Jean Brady maintains a private voice studio of students and clients who sing in a multitude of styles around the country and world, both online and in the landmark Fine Arts Building at 410 South Michigan in Chicago.

Chicago Piano Gallery is founded by Ilir Sebastian Foto. Specializing in the Art of Piano Rebuilding/Restoration with over 20 years of piano rebuilding experience. Chicago Piano Gallery is your one-stop piano shop for all your piano needs and services.  In addition to piano restoration, we also have a small selection of Pre-Owned Steinway Pianos.  All of our Pre-owned Steinway pianos are fully restored to as-good-as-new condition and come with a 20-year warranty. Showroom visit by appointment only.

Private Voice Lessons

Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras’ mission is to inspire and cultivate personal excellence through music. After nearly 80 years of music-making, CYSO continues to shape generations of young leaders and musicians. Students collaborate and create in a learning environment like no other, developing fundamental skills including leadership, self-confidence, teamwork, and resilience. We are committed to educating, encouraging, and empowering each young musician so that they may pursue personal excellence both on and off the stage.

Violin/viola lessons

As a native Chicagoan, growing up on the west side of Chicago, Derrick Bounds begin studying the piano, mostly through private study at various schools and more recently the Chicago Conservatory of Music.  Derrick’s range of music genres include Jazz, Classical, Ragtime, and Pop, Gospel, Blues…. but not limited to either. Visit derrickboundsmusic.com for more.

We repair professional grade flutes by appointment only

Goldston Music Studio offers piano lessons for all ages and levels, online and in-person at the historic Fine Arts Building in Chicago’s South Loop. In addition to piano instruction, Christopher offers coaching in composition, pedagogy and teacher training.

Dealers in fine violins, violas, cellos & bows as well as restorations, authentications & appraisals.

Music production and recording studio. Open to all creatives, but specializing in Alternative Hip-Hop, R&B, and Soul.

Promoting and nurturing jazz in Chicago since 1969.

Jazz Institute of Chicago’s mission is to nurture and promote jazz in all its forms. JIC seeks to keep jazz music thriving and expanding by celebrating the work of musicians past, shining a light on musicians present, and making the way brighter for musicians of the future. This is realized through community and education programs, 90% of which are free.

Jazz Institute of Chicago’s pillars include • provide jazz education • preserve the legacy of jazz • develop & support Chicago musicians • build Chicago’s jazz community • foster a thriving Chicago jazz scene.

John K. Becker & Company, founded in 1994, is located in the historic Frank Lloyd Wright studio of the Fine Arts Building in Chicago. Becker and his staff offer the highest level of restoration, instrument maintenance, and tonal adjustments.

Piano lessons available for all ages. I have been teaching locally at the Fine Arts Building and in private sessions for over 32 years.

Teacher of private voice and conducting lessons

We aim to provide the finest music instruction in Chicago and beyond by offering a comprehensive, unconstrained and engaging music learning experience delivered by world-class faculty with maximum convenience and affordability.

Maker, dealer, and restorer of fine violins and bows.

Instructor of advanced piano studies .Also specializing in preparation of auditions, recitals, and competitions.

Lessons offered in Piano, Music theory, Music History, and Composition. All levels accepted.

A vibrant music studio specializing in booking customized chamber music for live events and classical string instruction for teens and adults.

I teach musical theater voice, popular vocal styles, music improv, traditional and contemporary piano, and the situations in which these arts overlap. At Paul W. Thompson Music, the study of music (whether for theatrical purposes or not) is student-focused. In this way, students can achieve the goals they set up for themselves when they begin instruction.

Performers Music is a classical sheet music store located in the Fine Arts Building on Michigan Avenue. We are the oldest sheet music purveyor in the city. We cater to professional performers, teachers, and students of all levels. Our selection of sheet music is mostly classical but we also carry jazz, vocal standards, and showtunes, with a wide variety of method books and studies.

Richard Heiberger MM, Classical and Jazz piano.

Our collective is comprised of a highly experienced, world-class pianists, organists, string players, and vocalists for every need of your special event, wedding, or religious service, with expertise in Jewish and Christian liturgies and services.

Have your own musicians but lack the space for rehearsal and performance? Contact us today about how you can rent our space! Fully equipped music studio with a Steinway B, Boston 5’10”, tables and chairs for 45 pp for concerts, lectures, recitals and practice .

A state of the art facility for woodwind instrument repair.

Freelance percussionist in the Chicago and Greater Chicagoland Area. Principal Timpanist with Elmhurst Symphony. Principal Percussionist with Kenosha Symphony.

Event company focused on bringing new Dance Venues and Live Music Events to Downtown Chicago.

William Harris Lee & Company was established in 1978. As makers of fine string instruments, we developed an unmistakable style in sound and design which has revolutionized the industry.

Artistic Fundraising Group is a fundraising consultancy and grant writing firm that serves arts and humanities nonprofits with a commitment to social change.

Chicago Votes is a non-partisan, non-profit organization building a more inclusive democracy by putting power in the hands of young Chicagoans. We’re engaging and developing a new generation of leaders by opening the doors of government and politics to young people from all corners of the city. We’re changing laws to make Chicago and Illinois a better place to be young, and in the process, we’re making democracy FUN.

Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis

L2 Advisers is committed to meeting your real estate needs with an in-depth, customized approach. We build long-term relationships with clients, bringing over 25 years of experience in Chicago. L2 Advisers provides tenant representation, portfolio review, financial analysis, strategy and real estate consulting services.

Creatively restored furniture & Music lessons

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Monsieur Pamplemousse is the creative studio of artist Alex Agudo, producing one-of-a-kind jewelry and multimedia artwork inspired by art history, architecture, and global culture.

Electro inspired luxury clothing made in Chicago. Our Chicago studio offers fast turnarounds on alteration and custom design services.

Ponder & Co. is a leading financial and strategic advisory firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry. We have been providing advisory services to not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare systems for more than 45 years.

PrimeMovers is a firm of highly experienced, successful, collaborative negotiation practitioners. We deliver results through strategic advice, training, coaching, and mediation in collaboration and conflict management.

Larry Snider has been making photographs around the world for thirty years, documenting the people and landscape of a particular region.

Expert headshot photography with Garret Buckley, Chicago’s headshot specialist.

Dr. Cheryl Hurst is a licensed health psychologist and a certified yoga therapist in Chicago, Illinois. When she integrates psychotherapy with yoga therapy, her clients’ benefit is doubled by an individualized holistic treatment to improve physical strength, balance, flexibility, and circulation, while fostering clarity, ease and relaxation, relieving pain, and building resilience to stress. Yoga therapy and psychotherapy also offered separately, as needed.

Mental Health Private Practice

Fine Arts Aikido is a member dojo of the Midwest Aikido Federation, an umbrella organization that accredits member dojo and individuals and serves as a link to the international Aikido community. Through the MAF and its affiliation with Tokyo Headquarters, members are able to earn rank in Aikido that is recognized worldwide.

Practice is held in the Fine Arts Building Annex Studios, Suite 300.

Class Schedule:

Mon 6:30-7:45pm
Thur 6:30-7:45pm

Additional Info: Call or text to confirm dates/schedule
Easily accessible by public transit

Parking: Loop Auto Parks, 524 S Wabash, $8 after 4pm most weekdays

We provide mental health therapy for individuals ages 15+ and couples. Most major insurance plans accepted. We offer In-person and virtual sessions and have evening and weekend availability. Online scheduling is also available through our website.

Inner Discovery Services offers Integral Bodywork, a deep therapeutic bodywork system that is an aid for attaining relief from physical or emotional discomfort in order to break through personal barriers. This process develops physical awareness and uses intention to confront limitations and release held tension.

Since its opening in 2003, KYL has offered exclusively Kundalini Yoga and Meditation classes, workshops, courses and teacher trainings.

Clinical + Somatic Mental Health Services

Alexander Technique and Voice Studio