F Newsmagazine - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Art, Culture, and Politics

Troy Pieper

A writer and editor based in Chicago, Illinois. I provide fresh, compelling arts and culture content to a variety of publications and write powerful, targeted copy for a range of institutions.

Artist Residency On a Frozen Lake Awards Larger Grants

Artists are given a grant to construct a shanty in the spirit of the ice fishing shacks common to Minnesota lakes in winter and to do artistic programming inside it.

Mad Max: Beyond Feminism

Fanboys may be disappointed by the importance of the role of feminism in the story.

606 Trail

Last year, likely expecting property values in the neighborhood to rise due at least in part to the 606, the middle-aged sisters who had owned our building sold it to a landlord who didn’t renew any of its tenants’ leases so that he could renovate the apartments.

Cash for Creatives

Eight years ago the nonprofit United States Artists (USA) was founded to provide $50K grants to 50 artists around the U.S. each year.

Remembering Jeffrey Roy Geesa

A Memorial for the SAIC MFA Candidate

Great Anticipations

Electromyography in a performance piece

Synchronicity in Research

Bibliodérive Brings Situationist Philosophy Into the Library

The Art of Reproduction

How artists with children are changing the art world.

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