CHELA is an art space, created by Bonnie Jones and Jackie Milad in 2001, featuring brave new art in film, text, images, sounds, and installations. The space will explore sound, text, light, noise, scrapings, gesticulations and hallucinations in the context of unrefined and unpolished, of pure and degraded, of enlightened and impossible.

In July of 2003, the CHELA Collective was formed as the main organizing group for the space. In addition, part of the main studio was converted into 4 artist studios. By forming the collective andng the space to artists, we hope to create a space and a community where ideas, art, and invention has free play.

MEET THE CHELA COLLECTIVE (bios & pics to come)

Christine Bailey (Performance, Installation, Media)
William Downs (Painting, Drawing)
Talia Greene(Drawing, Digital Printing)
Bonnie Jones(Text, Writing, Performance)
Jackie Milad(Drawing, Painting)
Jay Perry (Video, Film, Text, Photography)
Ric Royer
(Text, Writing, Performance)
Chris Smith
(Sculpture, Video, Film)

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CHELA is a do it yourself space that focuses on the art/ideas of emerging performers, artists, writers, etc. who may not have previously had a venue for their work. That said, we also show established artists who might be well-known, less-loved, admired, feared or otherwise.

Above all, we aim to be an communal art space, rather than a commercial and/or professional gallery. All door goes to performers, and all artists, collective members, and audience should have equal roles in the exhibitions and performances.

Art is for everyone, right?

We're always interested in performances, show ideas, and other events that are refreshing and unique. If you're interested in having a performance or exhibition at CHELA, please take a look at previous shows to get an idea of what we do at the space. Then send us your press kit/ portfolio (slides, photos, etc), bios/CVs/resumes, a description of your work, and contact information with an SASE (if you'd like your stuff back)

CHELA
3500 Boston Street, #210
Baltimore, MD 21224
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CHELA: Experimental Art Venue in Baltimore MD Articles catalogue
2002

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