M.F.A., was Founder and Artistic Director of Core Project Chicago, a dance-based, interdisciplinary performing arts collective and is...

Founder and Director of Side Street Studio Arts in Elgin, IL. Tanner Melvin is a dynamic leader and creative visionary, blending an...

Jess Rocha is Managing Director of the Elgin Fringe Festival, Committee member of Going Dutch, and the Director of Operations for Side...

B.F.A. Nick is a former high school Alternative Education and Graphic Design teacher, the Founder and Executive Director of Memoriam...

SSSA’s Visual Art Coordinator Chris Arrecis is an Illinois-based artist working primarily in photography and drawing. His studio practice...

Andrew Vo graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2017. He was the Artist In Residence at Side Street in 2021. He...

The Community Moves Coordinator, as part of the Art Education department at Side Street Studio Arts, organizes offsite art programs and...

Luiza Moraes is a performance and movement artist who has recently relocated to Elgin, IL. Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, she earned a...

Ivette is an interdisciplinary artist focused on exploring stories through video, photography, and installations. In 2016 she graduated...

Rachael Caise is a former educator with nearly a decade of classroom experience. Rachael graduated from Illinois State University in 2012...

Nick Jostes is an artist from Elgin originally from Fort Collins, Colorado. He specializes in customer success / account management with...

Nicole Prokop is an interdisciplinary artist with artwork consisting mainly of fiber art, acrylic painting, and furniture restoration.

Yesenia Arroyo is a current Art Education student at Northern Illinois University with a passion for drawing. She has completed her...

Going Dutch/SSSA AIR (solo show scheduled for June 2025)