{"id":56442,"date":"2017-03-16T14:29:08","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T19:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=56442"},"modified":"2017-03-16T14:45:19","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T19:45:19","slug":"xxxxxxxxartist-community-thrives-at-120-year-old-palette-chisel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/xxxxxxxxartist-community-thrives-at-120-year-old-palette-chisel\/","title":{"rendered":"Palette &amp; Chisel serves art community for 120 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by Jingnan Huo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Affordable fine art in Gold Coast\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/208685645?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Palette &amp; Chisel Academy of Fine Arts was started in 1895 by a group of Art Institute night students who needed a place to paint during the day. Each Sunday, the students would hire a model they could draw or paint in natural daylight.<\/p>\n<p>In 1921, the artists bought a run-down Italian mansion on Chicago&#8217;s Gold Coast and named it their home. The Academy remains in the mansion, thanks to the non-profit property tax exemption granted by Cook County.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nToday, Palette &amp; Chisel runs art classes while maintaining an open studio space for 60 hours a week. The open studio is prized by local artists who applaud its affordability.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s the best deal in the Western Hemisphere!&#8221; said Misha Livscitz, who came to Chicago from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, and became a Palette &amp; Chisel member in 1997.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_56570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56570\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/03\/exteriors.jpg\" alt=\"exterior, Palette &amp; Chisel, mansion\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/03\/exteriors.jpg 600w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/03\/exteriors-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Palette &amp; Chisel moved into the Italian mansion in 1921. Since then, the mansion has undergone significant renovation, Executive Director William J. Ewers said. (Jingnan Huo\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure> The cost for a one-time visitor is $15 for three hours. The cost of unlimited use of the studio varies depending on whether an artist is a student of the academy ($95\/year); a Chicago-area resident who isn&#8217;t taking classes at the academy ($448\/year); or an artist who lives more than 100 miles outside of Chicago ($190\/year).<\/p>\n<p>William J. Ewers, executive director, said Palette &amp; Chisel would not be able to offer open studio time at such affordable prices without the academy&#8217;s large membership of about 300.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the open studio, we have people coming from all around the world,\u201d said Phyllis Brodny, artist member who rents a studio on the second floor of the academy. She was on the wait list for a studio for six years before becoming a tenant.<\/p>\n<p>The students of the academy range from teenagers to retirees, said Ewers. \u201cIf you come to night classes, you will be able to see a more diverse crowd \u2013 young and old, black, white, Hispanic, Asian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ewers said unaudited gross revenue was $2.9 million in 2016, unprecedented in the academy&#8217;s history, due to a large one-time fee paid by developers who are building a high rise on the parking lot the academy shared with another arts organization. After paying instructors, who work as contractors, and other expenses, the academy netted $2.2 million last year.<\/p>\n<p>In a more normal year, Ewers said Palette &amp; Chisel brings in gross revenue of $600,000, leaving between $20,000 and $40,000 after expenses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is very much a community. One year we are sending out the catalogues and need people to help with packaging. I sent one email and 20 people showed up,\u201d said Ewers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: The mural in the basement office of Palette &amp; Chisel is painted by German artist Otto Hake in the 1940s, depicting the art club&#8217;s early history. (Jingnan Huo\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Jingnan Huo Palette &amp; Chisel Academy of Fine Arts was started in 1895 by a group of Art Institute night students who needed a place to paint during the day. Each Sunday, the students would hire a model they could draw or paint in natural daylight. 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