Located in Chicago’s West Humboldt Park neighborhood, 3036 W. Chicago Ave. is a teaching workshop space dedicated to experimental arts education and is also a home base for multiple working art collectives and collaborators. 3036 (working name) started up in May and is in procress. At its heart is a 16mm filmmaking and multi-gauge film photography lab and teaching program.
3036 is actively interested in collaboration, this is not a commercial film lab, as there are many of those in Chicago that we support but we are something different. This space is about learning how to work with your materials yourself, offering access to the space through scheduling lab hours, and scheduling courses that will transform your art practices and help sustain them.
In its essence 3036 is an art school. 3036 is dedicated to experimental art and our classes can act as a starting out point for new artists and beginners as well as being a challenging discussion space for those who have been practicing throughout their lifetimes, offering critique, lectures, and gatherings to workout complex art practice questions. We will offer advanced workshops and classes as well as 1 to 1 education opportunities.
The facility is not limited to photography and motion image facilities, there is also a bathtub that can be used for dying and washing vats, a spray booth, and more. There is a full working kitchen that can be used for meals during events, art focused cooking classes, mutual aid, or small catering rentals. We also have two small portable PA systems, or it can be combined into one for larger off site events.
Classes and lab time will be offered during the day, both during the work week and the weekends with occasional evening workshops and events that will end at reasonable times.
Be on the lookout for a calendar and updates to the site on this page!
How you can help?
We are actively seeking monetary donations (please feel free to reach out through the contact form on this site). We are looking for the following, either donation or affordable options:
A deep work sink and faucet with a cabinet or legs. The top of the sink should be 36” H.
A working surface that will go next to the sink, approximately 48” wide, 25” deep, and 36” tall
Stacking Chairs (approximately 30)
24” tall stools (approximately 12)
A small kitchen table with 3 chairs
A 48” W, 25” D, and 36” H kitchen counter
A standard sized refrigerator, pots and pans, silverware, glasses
Metal Daylight Spools and 400 ft - 2000 ft take up reels.
Full sheets of drywall, 2x4’s, 3/4 plywood, hinges.
Working 16mm film camera donations are welcome, please reach out if you have a working super 8 or regular 8mm
As always, expired unexposed well stored film is always welcome, all gauges and formats accepted.