At 6018North, we challenge what art is, whom it’s for, and where and how it’s created. Founded in May 2011, 6018North is an artist-centered, sustainable, nonprofit platform and venue for innovative art and culture. 

Located in a dilapidated mansion, at 6018 North Kenmore in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood, 6018 North encourages artists to collaborate and reconfigure its intimate space. This intimacy allows artists and audiences to connect in transformative ways. 

At home and away in other non-traditional spaces, 6018North’s site-specific exhibitions and events include artists performing, creating installations, and directing communal engagement events.

6 is “lucky/fortunate” and 

 represents flow.

0 is “you.”

1 is “are going to be.”

8 is “prosperous.”

6018 extended to artists and neighbors alike, is a collective you that is fortunate, flowing, and prosperous.

Image: Luftwerk, Prairie Colorfield, 6018North EXPO Chicago Booth, April 2025