CHAOS of Ottawa Illinois, site by AJ Hauser and Hangnail Productions
Join the Revolution!!
We need your support!
the CHAOS kitty jar is empty.
It is time for something radical.
Our new theatre workshop component, Revolution Theatre, is getting ready to launch. I say we launch a 360 revolution. (get it?) so to keep the CHAOS wheel turning...
We need people to go the distance!
36 days, to raise $3,600 to cover 360 days of basic operating expenses. Of course, this only covers our phone, electric, water and a fragment of our gas. but it keeps us going.
Art Activists can donate $90
Rebels can donate $180
Revolutionaries $360
*Please write "CHAOS Donation" in the description line!*
CHAOS is a sponsored project of the New Millennium Theatre Company, a registered 501 (c) (3) as such, your donation may be tax deductible.
Open Call For Artists
Are you an artist looking to exhibit your work, teach or hold an open house to show and sell your work or craft?
CHAOS is available for your event!
Volunteer
CHAOS is always looking for community members and volunteers to teach, mentor, assist with classes and help at events!
(PSSST - Hey! Volunteer and Get Credit for Classes!)
ABOUT US
Community House of Arts in Ottawa
“All creation begins with a little CHAOS”
The Goals of CHAOS are to:
- Make fine arts experiences available to the community, visitors, and returning residents through both short- and long-term programming.
- Make a variety of arts experiences accessible to local artists and community members year-round by offering classes, workshops, gallery exhibits, performances, and work studio space in an affordable central downtown location; providing scholarships to individuals with talent and need.
- Mentor and foster art experiences across ages from preschoolers to older adults.
- Provide a creative outlet to nurture local youth and young adults
- Create a venue to support community development and cultural tourism by supporting local arts and art history, setting Ottawa apart as a city with a rich creative culture.
- Provide a vibrant center that engages the schools by supporting the cultural and recreational heritage of Ottawa.
- Encourage patronage of independent, locally-owned downtown businesses.
CHAOS is a sponsored project of New Millennium Theatre Company
Biographies
Caryn Brieschke was raised in a Western Suburb of Chicago and started her theatre career in the Children’s Theatre of Western Springs. She holds a B.S in Theatre from Illinois State University, and a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre for Youth from Arizona State University. She returned to Illinois to join the theatre faculty at I.S.U. where she taught Creative Drama, Puppetry, and Acting. She served as the Creative Arts Coordinator for the Center on Deafness. When not teaching or interpreting, she enjoys hand beading jewelry, writing, gardening, and storytelling. She and her three children reside in Ottawa.
Mary Olson was born and raised in Chicago. She graduated from DePaul University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and certification to teach 6-12th grade. She has taught at Maria High School and worked for the Hyatt Regency Chicago for over ten years, ultimately working as the Administrative Assistant to the Controller. Being a stay at home mom of two children and married to an Ottawa Fire Fighter, she has a vested interest in the educational and cultural growth of the children and adults of the City of Ottawa. She believes CHAOS can provide a welcoming home for the exploration, observation, and enjoyment of visual and expressive arts, foreign language, and music.
Over the years Wendy Frick has shared many aspects of the Book and Paper Arts at the elementary and secondary levels, vocational schools and community colleges, businesses and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing with an art minor from Minnesota State University. She received her Masters of Education degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and has completed two years of study in the Book and Paper Arts at Columbia College Chicago. Wendy is currently teaching at St. Patrick Elementary School, and she lives in Marseilles, IL with her husband and their two children.
Patti Good studied music, art, and drama at Ball State University. She taught pre-school for 8 years and has directed, produced and acted in numerous adult and children's dramas and musicals for several churches and the community. As a visual artist, Patti works primarily in oil paints and colored pencils and has taught drawing and painting for children. Patti currently works with an on line company that provides artwork for promotional announcement. Locally, she has designed several area logos and t-shirts. Patti resides in Ottawa, IL.
Elizabeth Mackey is a local artist who has done work in the areas of painting, sketching and photography. Her most recent work was painting a fiberglass top hat for Ottawa’s “Hats Off! To Abe and Steve.” She chose the Underground Railroad theme because of her interest in local history. She has enjoyed working in many musical theatre productions, especially in the areas of makeup and set construction. Liz has a great deal of experience working with children. She managed horse programs for 2 different children’s camps and started and managed the horse stables at Fox River Resort in Norway, Illinois. She is a member of the Horse and Pony Committee for the LaSalle County 4-H Fair. Liz lives on a farm near Grand Ridge with her husband, Craig and their 3 children.
Suzannah Walter is the owner of Stone Prairie Montessori School in Ottawa where she teaches early elementary. She received her BA from Columbia College in Chicago and holds an Association Internationale Montessori diploma from the Washington Montessori Institute in Washington D.C.. She is also trained in Orton-Gillingham, a specialized, multi-sensory reading program. Suzannah minored in vocal performance at Northern Illinois University and has been involved with many musical theatre, jazz, and opera productions. At Columbia College, Suzannah tutored for the Fiction Writing Department and at Near North Montessori School, wrote and directed their academic musical theatre productions. Suzannah lives in Sandwich, Illinois with her husband, Paul Tapp and their two children.
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