Toward Common Cause at The Commonwealth

5749 South Perry Avenue,Chicago IL 60621

25 August, 2021

Description

As part of Toward Common Cause, Sweet Water Foundation hosts two collaborative, site-specific installations. As part of Toward Common Cause, Sweet Water Foundation hosts two collaborative, site-specific installations. Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle’s Hydrant, 41°47’22.662″ N – 87°37’38.364″ W, from the series Well, is installed on the Sweet Water Foundation campus—known as The Commonwealth—as a means of drawing potable water and a site for gathering, conversation, and reflection. Nearby, Mel Chin's Safehouse Temple Door, a functioning bank-vault door, is installed on Sweet Water Foundation’s Civic Arts Church—a community design center, central gathering and gallery space for workshops, field lessons, and events at The Commonwealth. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED to receive a tour of the installations and Sweet Water Foundation's dynamic Regenerative Neighborhood Development campus, known as The Commonwealth.