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Fulton Street Collective
Fulton Street Collective is an artist collective and event space located in Chicago, Illinois, dedicated to supporting visual and performing artists through studio memberships, exhibitions, and community events.
Overview
What Fulton Street Collective does
What Fulton Street Collective is
Fulton Street Collective is an artist collective and event space located in Chicago, Illinois, dedicated to supporting visual and performing artists through studio memberships, exhibitions, and community events.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2002
- Approximate age
- About 24 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- March 19, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Fulton Street Collective as a community
Community overview
Fulton Street Collective is an artist collective, gallery, and event space located in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 2002 by Anna Fermin and Joe Lanasa, it began as a small rehearsal room within a print shop. The organization provides a community for artists and art lovers, facilitating networking, peer consultation, and opportunities for artists to showcase and sell their work.
Community focus
Fulton Street Collective supports various visual and performing arts, including painting, sculpture, mixed media, photography, digital media, dance, and fashion design. It offers studio and non-studio memberships that provide access to private and shared workspaces, performance, and exhibition spaces. The collective aims to enhance artists' skills, expand their networks, and improve their business acumen.
Member value
Members benefit from networking opportunities, access to studio and exhibition spaces, and participation in group shows. The collective also provides educational workshops and classes to help artists develop their skills.
Membership
- Membership fee
- $35 · monthly
- Pricing models
- per-month
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- March 19, 2026
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- United States
Community activity
Events and activity
Fulton Street Collective hosts a variety of events, including live music performances featuring local artists, ongoing gallery showings showcasing member artwork, and workshops and classes for skill development. Upcoming events include performances by the Henry Scamurra Sextet and Aaron Brenton Quartet, The Least of These Album Release Show, and the NIU Jazz Ensemble.
Notable members
Notable members include Adrian Johnson, Alex Puryear, Alicia Lisowski, Alma Salgado, Alyssa Ray, and many others from the Chicago art community.
Capability profile
Fulton Street Collective as an event host
Event focus
Fulton Street Collective supports various visual and performing arts, including painting, sculpture, mixed media, photography, digital media, dance, and fashion design. It offers studio and non-studio memberships that provide access to private and shared workspaces, performance, and exhibition spaces. The collective aims to enhance artists' skills, expand their networks, and improve their business acumen.
Format narrative
Fulton Street Collective hosts a variety of events, including live music performances, gallery showings, and workshops and classes for artists.
Participant value
The collective provides a community for artists and art lovers, facilitating networking, peer consultation, and opportunities for artists to showcase and sell their work.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- meetup and workshop
- Modality
- in-person
- Startups can present
- No
Availability
- Registration state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- March 19, 2026
- Next event location
- Chicago, IL
Audience and fit
- Selection criteria
- open
- Audience
- Founders
- Regions
- United States
Common questions
What to know about Fulton Street Collective
Upseed classifies Fulton Street Collective under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 19, 2026
Known limits
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