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    Zhou B Art Center

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    Item that fell on me from the door. The one entrance at Zhou B.

    NIGHTMARE. Dangerous building, roaches, dirty, inconvenient. I rented a studio here as an artist and it was such a hassle. You are better off anywhere else but here. WORST MANAGEMENT. 1. DANGEROUS- A giant, heavy piece of a metal door fell on me, hurting my arm severely and management couldn't care less, ignoring my texts and emails until I confronted them in person. This could have fallen on my head. This could've been YOU or one of your guests/employees!! Someone BROKE INTO my studio the first month I moved in. 2. UNPROFESSIONAL. There would be literal WEDDINGS and us artists would have to walk through the receptions in our dirty art clothes. We would literally be walking through fancy receptions and through the back door, passing all the food being made. Often we'd be dusty from working all day, passing by the open food being served to guests. I would be so mad if that were my wedding. 2. SOO dirty. Bathrooms were filthy, tenants would be found shirtless in the all gender bathrooms showering and washing their hair in the sink. Tenants cooking food in their studios. There are zero regulations. 3. Countless roaches and bugs because this building is FILTHY. They will say it's old, but that's no excuse. It's filthy. 4. INCONVENIENT. No passenger elevator, you have to wait for someone from managemment which was rare and inconvenient. You will have to walk up the very small stairs almost every time. VERY HOT OR VERY COLD. No regulation with the air or heat in the studios. 5. Management couldn't be worse. They just get mad or defensive when you ask them for help, very, very bizzare. Asher/Dee claimed to be manager but literally never answered any concerning emails. 6. Water would drip from the ceilings onto my work in my studio and I brought it up twice and no one fixed anything. I would literally fill up cups of water from the drips. It's shocking that people want to have events here. It's such a dirty, unprofessional venue. I really, really urge you to THINK TWICE before renting here. If you are looking to rent as an artist, I recommend looking anywhere else but here, truly.

    Art
    Liang H.

    Update: came here on Sep 15 for their Women as Warrior exhibit. It is still as lovely as ever with their open studio policy. A real neighborhood gem. Came here for the first time on April 21, Third Friday's of every month. This place is much larger than it looks on the outside, and has multiple floors filled with exhibition rooms. I absolutely adored exploring the different artwork and many of the artists were extremely friendly and proud to speak of their work. There were complimentary drinks and appetizers for the event and the coolest part was the freight elevator ! There is an attendant inside the freight elevator and even a couch, so it's like a private booth at your favorite club ;) overall, would absolutely love to return. Kudos, Zhou B, for putting together an awesome event and continuously giving back to BPort

    Inspirationally Crafted Event hosted by Uptown Magazine, Kia, and one of my favorite news anchors Cortney Hall
    Tavi J.

    I attended an event here last night and I was happy with the set up. First off there is a parking lot, so that made parking very convenient. Once inside I liked the layout of the space. Plenty of room to move about and I liked the idea of multiple rooms to go back and forth between. It's the type of space where you can decorate it to go for whatever look your going for. The event I was attending was a magazine/car event so there were a couple of cars located within the space. Really good time and no complaints at all with this event space.

    Yelp party 12/8/2011
    Tom H.

    I've only visited the Zhou Brothers' building once, as part of a gigantic Yelp event, so my impressions are inextricably intertwined between building and party. But, focusing just on the venue: it's on 35th Street in Bridgeport, a neighborhood I've never walked through previously. The area seems safe, even a bit more gentrified than I expected--I walked past several new loft condo buildings as I headed over from the Halsted bus stop. But the Ramova Grill and Johnny O's Hot Dog shack keeps this stretch from being bland. The building is huge, several floors of open space with a working freight elevator and concrete stairways. I'm guessing the building was a factory or warehouse in a former life. The space is so open and malleable, it lends itself to any number of uses: art performances, art studio, galleries, a great party or wedding venue, corporate retreat, what have you. The bathroom was much larger and had more style than I would have expected in a raw loft, so clearly there's some concern to making this place work for crowds. There seem to be a number of different artists working/selling/living? in the basement level, so this is not just a monument to the work of the two owners. A very pleasant looking cafe sits at the front of the building on the entrance floor. If I lived nearby, I'd be here daily.

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