21C CHICAGO MUSEUM HOTEL

Colleen Plumb’s newest video, Holding Rhythm, 2022 is the first commission made for Elevate: Rm 921. This site-specific video projection is viewable after dusk from the windows of 21c Chicago guests with interior-facing rooms. The video will be on view through September 2023.

8HRS is a video documenting a performance in the former laundry room of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington, DC. The artist repeatedly ironed family linens that have passed through the hands of five generations of women: a meditation on the relationship of domestic and spiritual labor, and a feminist inquiry into ritual, gender, and power.

Dynasty Podcasts’ interview series features conversations with Chicago’s creativeclass, including artists, industry,entrepreneurs, and creators from the city’s creativeindustries, including music, film, tech, fashion, higher edu, social media, and more. Interviews broadcast online every Sunday night at 9 pm CT, before publishing the following week as an audio podcast. More about the residency here.

Natalie Clare is a Chicago-based painter who practices her craft as (sub)urban warrior, creating murals in public and private spaces in cities across the U.S. Describing the inspiration behind the work she painted at 21c Chicago, the artist says: “Horsepower is a mural depicting horses in a slightly abstracted way. Horses are powerful animals at the peak of athleticism and strength in the animal kingdom. The animal/human connection is very strong and nature also produces endorphins, as does physical activity. The crossover is cerebral and meant to brighten the space and bring that same feeling that interacting with nature and animals does in an urban environment removed from those things.” Learn more here.

Officially, Rachel is an international performer, educator, and consultant based in Chicago, Illinois, but when you ask her, she will tell you she’s a musician and a people person. Rachel firmly believes that voice lessons are life lessons, and regardless of origin and skillset, music connects us all.  Learn more here.