News Archives - Sixty Inches From Center https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/category/news/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:14:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-Sixty_Logo_Icon_Green-32x32.png News Archives - Sixty Inches From Center https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/category/news/ 32 32 Short-and-Sweet: A Note on Sixty’s Year-End Slowdown https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/short-and-sweet-a-note-on-sixtys-year-end-slowdown/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:39:08 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=72888 A quick message about our annual collective slowdown from November 26 to January 4.

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]]> No borders in our art, no borders in our neighborhoods, no borders anywhere / Sin fronteras en nuestro arte, sin fronteras en nuestros barrios, sin fronteras en ninguna parte https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/no-borders-in-our-art-no-borders-in-our-neighborhoods-no-borders-anywhere-sixtys-statement-against-ice-sin-fronteras-en-nuestro-arte-sin-fronteras-en-nuestros-barrios-sin-fronteras-en-ni/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:46:47 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=71994 Sixty Inches From Center unequivocally condemns the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the federal agents supporting ICE, and all forms of immigrant detention and deportation tactics.

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]]> Resources Towards Solidarity, Care, and Community Defense https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/resources-towards-solidarity-care-and-community-defense/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 23:37:47 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=72050 200+ resources for community self-defense, basic needs, solidarity, creative caretaking, and organizing within the Chicagoland area.

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]]> Announcing the 2025 Chicago Archives + Artists Project Pairings https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/announcing-the-2025-chicago-archives-artists-project-pairings/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=69273 Meet the 2025 CA+AP archive + artist participants as we continue the theme of "Embodying the Archive."

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]]> Meet the 2025 Sixty x Bemis Center Critic-in-Residence! https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/meet-the-2025-sixty-x-bemis-center-critic-in-residence/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=68152 This summer, Pia Singh will be traveling to Bemis Center in Omaha for our fourth annual Critic-in-Residence program!

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]]> Replenishing Sanctuary: A Note on our Summer Slowdown // Una Nota Sobre Nuestro Descanso del Verano https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/replenishing-sanctuary-a-note-on-our-summer-slowdown/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:04:00 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=68971 Thoughts on putting people before productivity.

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]]> Call-for-Submissions: Visual Contributors https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/call-for-submissions-visual-contributors/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:38:24 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=68884 Sixty is seeking submissions from photographers and artists to expand our Visual Contributor pool beyond Chicago to other Midwestern areas!

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]]> Sixty is Officially (Re) Open for Pitches! https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/sixty-is-officially-re-open-for-pitches/ Wed, 21 May 2025 14:56:23 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=68292 Learn about Sixty's newly-defined publishing priorities and submit your pitch!

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]]> Reaffirming Sixty’s Editorial Vision: A 60-Day Pause https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/reaffirming-sixtys-editorial-vision-a-60-day-pause/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 22:10:08 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=67179 The Sixty editorial team is taking 60 days to work on developing a strategic plan that will: reaffirm our values, hone our editorial voice in service of those values, and identify priorities for future publishing.

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]]> Find & Seek: A New Community-Building Initiative https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/find-seek-a-new-community-building-initiative/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:43:13 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=66813 Sixty introduces a new a way for Sixty’s community of artists, cultural workers, and culture lovers to build new connections and spark new relationships throughout the Midwest.

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]]> Recovering Our Strength: A Note on Sixty’s Year-End Slowdown https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/recovering-our-strength-a-note-on-sixtys-year-end-slowdown/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:36:47 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=65878 A message about our annual collective slowdown from December 1st to January 6th.

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]]> Call-for-Pitches: Cultural Correspondent for Art Design Chicago https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/call-for-pitches-cultural-correspondent-for-art-design-chicago/ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:24:19 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=63087 Sixty is seeking pitches for a Cultural Correspondent for our editorial collaboration with Art Design Chicago! Deadline is October 7, 2024.

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]]> A Conversation with Sixty’s Midwest Arts Writers Fellows https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/a-conversation-with-sixtys-midwest-arts-writers-fellows/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:11:48 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=63617 Join us on October 10th for a virtual conversation with Sixty's inaugural Midwest Arts Writers Fellows!

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]]> 2024 Chicago Archives + Artists Festival: Embodying the Archive https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/2024-chicago-archives-artists-festival/ Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=62423 Join us for our 3rd Chicago Archives + Artists Festival, a three-day gathering that focuses on legacy preservation and archive nurturing for Chicago’s artists, curators, and cultural workers.

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]]> Meet Sixty’s Midwest Arts Writers Fellowship Cohort! https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/meet-sixtys-midwest-arts-writers-fellowship-cohort/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 17:42:40 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=61938 Meet the inaugural Fellows and Runner-Ups for the Midwest Arts Writers Fellowship: Dr. Treasure Shields Redmond, Yonci Jameson, Juleana Enright, and Nasreen Khan.

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]]> An Open Letter to the Chicago Public Library Foundation from the Cultural Workers for Palestine Chicago https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/an-open-letter-to-the-chicago-public-library-foundation-from-the-cultural-workers-for-palestine-chicago/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=61906 An Open Letter to the Chicago Public Library Foundation from the Cultural Workers for Palestine Chicago.

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]]> Meet This Year’s Sixty + Bemis Center Critic-in-Residence https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/meet-this-years-sixty-bemis-center-critic-in-residence/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 18:55:19 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=61473 Sixty and Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts are once again partnering on our annual Critic-in-Residence Program, bringing one of Sixty's writers to Omaha!

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]]> Call-for-Pitches: Black Lunch Table x Sixty Collaboration https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/call-for-pitches-black-lunch-table-x-sixty-collaboration/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 20:11:42 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=61669 Sixty is partnering with the radical archiving project Black Lunch Table on a new editorial series: Crowdsourcing the Canon!

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]]> New Partnership with Anchor Curatorial Residency! https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/new-partnership-with-anchor-curatorial-residency/ Thu, 16 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=61350 Sixty is partnering with Anchor Curatorial Residency to publish a series of articles that explore, challenge, and document the curatorial process and experiences within the Residency. 

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]]> Sixty Literary: Call for Creative Non-Fiction & Poetry https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/sixty-literary-call-for-creative-non-fiction-poetry/ Wed, 01 May 2024 16:21:52 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=61286 Sixty invites writers based in the Midwest to submit their creative non-fiction and poetry!

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]]> Call-for-Proposals: Sixty’s Midwest Arts Writers Fellowship https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/call-for-proposals-sixtys-midwest-arts-writers-fellowship/ Mon, 04 Mar 2024 18:02:46 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=59706 What are the unique working conditions and challenges facing arts workers in the Midwest? Sixty is launching a Midwest Arts Writers Fellowship for two writers to explore these issues and more. Applications are now open!

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]]> A Statement of Solidarity https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/a-statement-of-solidarity/ Sat, 20 Jan 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=59549 “The will of the people can’t fail. If we can’t shape the world we live in, if we can’t stop a genocide so miserable is our life.”

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]]> Two Back-to-Back Events Celebrating the Chicago Archives + Artists Project Book! https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/chicago-archives-artists-project-book-launch-celebration/ Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:49:53 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=58121 Celebrate the release of Sixty's debut book Chicago Archives + Artists Project: Case Studies in Collaboration with two back-to-back events with the recent archive + artist pairings!

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]]> To Rest and Resist: A Note on Sixty’s Year-End Slowdown https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/to-rest-and-resist-a-note-on-sixtys-year-end-slowdown/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 16:19:55 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=58986 A message about our annual collective slowdown from December 1st to January 28th.

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]]> Conocer y Conversar: Bilingual Contributors Meet Up! https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/conocer-y-conversar-bilingual-contributors-meet-up/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 20:36:25 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=58830 Are you a bilingual writer interested in contributing to Sixty? Come meet our bilingual editor, Luz Magdaleno Flores, at this in-person event!

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]]> Virtual Discussion: Cultural Criticism as an Act of Care https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/virtual-discussion-cultural-criticism-as-an-act-of-care/ Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:48:28 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=58717 Join us on November 30th for a virtual conversation on arts writing, publishing, and creative critique as an act of care. 

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]]> THE WRITER’S ROOM: A Town Hall on Dance + Performance Writing https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/the-writers-room-a-town-hall-on-dance-performance-writing/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 19:05:30 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=58128 What do dance and performance artists want and need from arts writing? Join us on November 4th to discuss the writing landscape of dance and performance in Chicago.

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]]> CANJE in Peoria: Reflections from a 2-day event https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/canje-in-peoria-reflections-from-a-2-day-event/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 14:42:12 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=57110 A look at two CANJE events this summer through the photography of Alexa Cary with reflections from the organizers.

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]]> Meet the 2023 Muña Cohort https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/meet-the-2023-muna-cohort/ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 18:11:19 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=56496 Sixty is once again partnering with Muña, a 3-month art writing program providing a cohort of writers the opportunity to critically and creatively engage with art writing strategies, readings, exercises, and conversations.

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]]> Sixty + Bemis Center Partnership: 2023 Critic-in-Residence Program https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/sixty-bemis-partnership-2023-critic-in-residence-program/ Wed, 07 Jun 2023 14:49:58 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=55653 Learn about this year's Critic-in-Resident, Chenoa Baker, and all she'll be doing at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha!

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