Chicago Urban Art Retreat Center Welcomes You
About the Woman’s Residence and Retreats Offered at Chicago Urban Art Retreat Center
Are you a woman looking for a place to stay while in Chicago? If so, a cozy and colorful room of your own in a women-centered, art-filled space awaits. Our women’s residence has guest rooms available! To inquire about renting a private bedroom in a fully furnished, three-bedroom flat, contact us via email at contact@urbanartretreat.com or leave a message at (773) 542-9126.
This nonprofit organization was originally founded in 1982 to offer gentle options for underrepresented people. Therapeutic art programs have been offered ever since. The organization’s mission is about offering a safe and supportive space for you to make improvements in your life. It is a kind environment that encourages you to meet and learn from yourself and others. The artistic ambiance is unique, art hangs on the walls. Once you get settled in, you will have complete access to creative workshops, art events, an art studio, a garden, and all of Chicago to explore!
Women’s Residence offers affordable, furnished rooms for women seeking a safe, welcoming, and women-only space to call home for awhile. It has a complete living setup: a kitchen, bathroom, porch, and even washing and drying machines in the lower floor of the center. The monthly rates are affordable! A room of her own to relax. Some like to go for walks to the area park, downtown for shopping, art galleries, and then come back to an artistic and supportive place to drop on the bed and catch up on sleep.
You can go food shopping and cook your own meals. Coffee & tea is always free. We try to offer a safe and supportive quiet place to stay and rejuvenate. When the relaxing is over, we are located in a neighborhood of Chicago with access to the entire city via public transportation. We are just two blocks from the Kedzie stop on the pink line train. There is a local number you can call and they give you directions on how to get around . You tell them the starting address and the address you want to go to. They tell you how to get there, what transportation to catch, and at what time, and they do it step-by-step. The number is (773) 836-7000. You can also do this online.
Most of our residents at the women’s residence are not artists, but it does make for a very wonderful experience for women artists. The gallery on the first floor and the art studio on the lower level are accessible to all visitors. The retreat is normally pretty quiet and makes a great place to work on a novel, make art, write music, and more. Here, you will find plenty of art everywhere and lots of little knick-knacks and lap robes and throw pillows to make you feel right at home. Linens are provided for all rooms. The rooms are cozy and colorful.
Off the beaten path, we are located on a quiet, tree-lined street in the residential neighborhood of North Lawndale on Chicago’s West Side. The women’s residence occupies the top floor of the two-story redbrick house that is home to the Chicago Urban Art Retreat Center. Downstairs are the office and the art gallery and art studio which you will have access to during your stay.
Each bedroom has a name: (1) Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (2) Bette Midler Room and (3) Florence Comfy Room. The Frida Kahlo Kitchen has everything you need to cook and make all your meals, it even has a humongous refrigerator! We have a small art gallery/lounge on the first floor with an extra bathroom and an office. The live-in manager lives in the back of the first floor with her dogs. They don’t go up to the second floor and no cats live here. Dogs will greet you at the common first floor entrance! On the lower level, there is an art studio and a laundry room for residents to use. It is one dollar for a wash and one dollar for a dry. Outside, there is a wonderful garden with nature bursting out all over. Plenty of greenery and flowers. A nice place to relax in the shade or sun. Our property is totally fenced in.
You are not isolated from real life when you stay here. You will find that people nearby like to say hello and get a hello in return! The huge Douglass Park is within walking distance. There is a large Cultural Center, pool, track, soccer field, and a lagoon to explore. Just two short blocks east of our house is the Kedzie stop on the CTA Pink Line. One block south of us is the Cermak bus, among other things. You can take it directly to Chinatown! Just two blocks east of us is the Kedzie bus stop and you can take it south to shopping and restaurants. You can walk one block South to Cermak and walk along Cermak to see all the little Mexican shops and restaurants. Or you can visit the Dr. King Apartments a short distance away which stands on the spot where Dr. Martin Luther King once lived On Hamlin at Ogden Blvd. There are also plenty of beautiful murals in this area to view. The live-in manager takes public transportation so she can help you to find your way around. The pink line train takes you right downtown. If you want, get off at the Randolph stop where the downtown Cultural Center is. If you go inside, you’ll see the amazing architecture, mosaics, art galleries, and the visitor’s center. Right across Michigan Ave. is Millennium Park with its waterworks spouting from the mouths of faces imposed on brick facades. It is fun. You will enjoy yourself! That is where the Magnificent Mile is!
The rooms have daily, weekly, and monthly rates. The nightly rate is $45 for one woman and $55 for two women per room. Should you want to stay longer, the monthly rate is $600 for one woman and $700 for two women. Payment is expected in advance. We use PayPal and no drop-ins, please. Make arrangements via email (contact@urbanartretreat.com) to inquire and stay at this unique place in Chicago!
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