Art & Public Records
Learn how to make Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests
Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Time: Doors at 5:30pm, Program 6-7:30pm*
Location: Impact House 200 W Madison St, Chicago (ADA Accessible)
*Please note, guests must present a valid photo ID to the security officers at the main lobby reception desk at 200 W Madison when they arrive.
Research is one way for us to make context about the systems that operate power upon us. Spend an evening with Artists for Chicago and The FOIA Bakery and learn how to make Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests to use in your activism, writing, or artistic practice.
Understand your rights to access public records and government documents, tactics for successful FOIA requests, how to navigate different government agencies, and what to do when the government doesn't follow through.
Learn more about the Freedom of Information Act.
Free tickets are available to this in-person workshop and food will be provided. Space is limited - please only register if you are able to attend.
Tickets:
All ticket levels provide the same access and experience, please select the level that works for you:
Free - $0
Supporter - $20
Full Price - $65
About The FOIA Bakery:
The FOIA Bakery conducts research on issues that affect Chicagoans. Our research methods include public information requests, interviews, and archival research which we use in concert with our communities to increase autonomy and self-determination. Some of our recent work includes working to prevent the construction of a GardaWorld detention camp in Chicago, working to ensure students with disabilities receive transportation to school, and showing the interlocking ways our local agencies work to create systems of enclosure.
About Artists for Chicago:
Artists for Chicago was originally a moniker created to protect those who wanted to speak out against abuse occurring in the City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events in the Spring of 2025. Since that time, it has become a platform for artists across Chicago to come together, build collective power, and advocate collectively.
Public Transportation:
Impact House is closely situated near the Washington Blue Line stop, the Washington & Wells Brown, Pink, Purple, and Orange line stops, the Ogilvie Transportation Center, Divvy stations, and more.
Nearby Parking Garages:
· The Poetry Parking Garage (201 W Madison)
· WMW Self Park - ParkChirp (172 W Madison)
· iParkit Express (217 W Washington)
