The Site of Big Shoulders is pleased to announce Art+Poetry Chicago 2012, a synesthesia of the poetry and art of the Windy City.  A poetry contest, currently underway, showcases new poems from Chicago poets; a succeeding art contest solicits and highlights the best original artwork based on the winning poems.  All winning poems and artwork will then be featured on sobs.org and in a poetry reading and gala gallery reception on Oct. 20, 2012.

Read more: Calling Poets to Participate in Art+Poetry Chicago 2012

Desolate Midwestern farmlands combine with intimate family illness to produce the beautifully haunting "Derelict Farms" series by Gay Riseborough

Read more: Gay Riseborough's Derelict Farms

The 2011 program of Art+Poetry Chicago culminated with a gala reception and poetry reading in October at The Site of Big Shoulders' Wicker Park headquarters.

Read more: Art+Poetry Chicago 2011 Culminates in Poetry Reading and Reception

The Site of Big Shoulders Arts Critic and longtime contributor Robert Kameczura offers ideas for how Mayor Rahm Emanuel can help the arts in Chicago.

Read more: What Rahm Should Do for Chicago Arts