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Posts follow C Drew as he gives away his art in Chicago where it is unconstitutionally illegal for him to sell his screen printed artwork.

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  • First Blood - Macy’s Under the Clock - High Noon on Nov 18, 2009 in

    Christmas marketing season begins after Halloween in Chicago’s Loop. On November 13th this meant a heavy police presence on State Street. I intended to set-up there to sell Art Patch Project screen prints to test the Chicago peddlers license la...

  • Argument for Your First Amendment Rights on Nov 3, 2009 in

    In the Blog spot below a “concerned artist” wrote me with advice. I sent her four questions and then wrote a response to her letter. When I received her answers I added my rebuttal. I had to do this. She had slandered my purpose and offer...

  • Workin’ at Arrest without Rest on Oct 24, 2009 in

    The Watertower is a park but any use of this space by the public for speech protected activity is prohibited by park policy and the prohibition extends to the curb on all three sides of the triangular park. After tipping off the officer to our inten...

  • The Perfect Crime? on Oct 14, 2009 in

    Selling art in violation of the peddlers license in front of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Jenny Rotten. The day is wet and cold but my spirit is warm and my cape is bright red. Photo by Nancy Bechtol. I present myself to any who will look.

  • The Perfect Creative Crime? on Oct 14, 2009 in

    Selling art in violation of the peddlers license in front of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Jenny Rotten. The day is wet and cold but my spirit is warm and my cape is bright red. Photo by Nancy Bechtol. I present myself to any who will look.

  • on Sep 23, 2009 in

    Final map from the Art Patch Project for Chicago Critical Mass...

  • World Music Festival on Sep 21, 2009 in

    With a quiet push from C. Drew a young-man pulls his first screen-print as two young ladies pin Africa patches with art by Aluna Faye to their cloths. C. Drew passes out art-patches with art by Aluna Faye at the World Music Festival.