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Maura Walsh added to the “Chicagoans of Note” archive at the Chicago Reader; interviewed about recent collaboration with Support Chicago Arts.
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The Chicago Tribune writes about the Tiny Guide fundraising project: “‘Tiny Guide’ a love letter and fundraiser that’s helping Chicago’s music venues”
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Block Club Chicago kindly highlights the story of selling the original Tiny Guides, raising money for the venues forced to shut down due to Covid-19.
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The Chicago Cultural Center displays Maura’s drawing and a write up on CIVL’s aid to Chicago’s music scene during the pandemic. Pictured above is Maura with the Commissioner of the City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) Mark Kelly, and Hideout owners Katie and Tim Tuten. The installation is a part of the CULTURE SNAPS program in the Cultural Center’s Welcome Center.
Learn about the CULTURE SNAPS program: here.
Heavy Hops Podcast hosted Maura Walsh for an interview, discussing the origins of the Tiny Guide, challenges faced, balancing doing many things at once, and the current Tiny Chicago Music Scene Project. Heavy Hops is a part of Scorched Tundra, hosted by Alexi D. Front and Sam Cangelosi.
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Rock in Chicago Podcast invited Maura Walsh of Black Nail Studio to talk about the Tiny Guide origin, surviving the pandemic, and to curate a playlist of Chicago bands!
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The Chicago Independent Venue League (CIVL) responds to COVID-19 forcing venues to close. Maura collaborates with CIVL to make a drawing of the venues for their use in merch and marketing.
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Maura partners with Support Chicago Arts, who is selling merchandise using a new drawing and donating 100% of profits to the #SaveOurStages initiative.
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Block Club Chicago writes the first piece of press about the original Tiny Guide, as seen in a video on social media, that helped to spark the projects and future versions to come.
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