Alt Space Chicago

History

A collaboration between Jon Veal and Jordan Campbell, alt_ space was incepted by the two artists in response to the trauma of surrounding communities and the belief that art could be used as a tool for healing. Campbell's family history of entrepreneurship and Veal's lifelong passion for art met in a resolution to positively disrupt their communities through tangible acts of service. Sharing the mutual motivators of family, community, change and servanthood, Veal and Campbell moved forward to create alt_ space. Since its inception, alt_ space has expanded into an artist-led, Chicago-based non-profit that is dedicated to revitalizing communities through art and culture. alt_ provides an alternative to the dominant cultural narrative, manifesting new opportunities in a time of need on the South and West Sides of Chicago. As they continue to expand, alt_ space is in need of consistent, unifying language to use both externally and internally.

Specialties

For those aspiring to positive change in the world, alt_ is an artist-led, black-owned, 501 non-profit organization based in Chicago, Illinois. The organization provides support to communities that have been affected by violence, crime, financial hardships, displacement, or systemic oppression through art and tangible acts of service. Pronounced