The graveyard meander will meet at the Ainslie and Clark streets entrance to the Saint Boniface Cemetery to listen to hotline guide 1-833-NATR-XXX in community while having independent experiences. Arrive between 3:00 and 4:30 pm to share conversation with the artist and receive the zine version of this work as well as a small a small ceramic artwork. The audio walk is accessed through a phone call and is 14 minutes long, feel free to continue meandering until the cemetery closes at 7 pm.

This event is part of the ongoing Navigations project 1-833-NATR-XXX. The hotline houses a series of narrated audio works: Houseplant Intimacy; Fooling Around with Air; For a Person with Running Water; Rock Walk for a Chicago Storefront; Freshwater Beach Walk; and forthcoming creations. These works are multi-sited and accessible online, as a printed zine, and through the toll-free hotline. The line is live – call right now: 1-833-NATR-XXX

Eliza Fernand is an artist and educator who works primarily with video, sound, fabric, and clay. With a BFA in Sculpture from Pacific Northwest College of Art, and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Sierra Nevada University, they have led a cross-country career, attending over a dozen artist residencies and exhibiting internationally. A new citizen of Chicago, she continues to pursue artmaking and teaching opportunities, with the aim of provoking acceptance of loving practices outside of the norm, and promoting experimentation on all levels. For more information, please visit elizafernand.com.

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Roman Susan Art Foundation celebrates and shares the work of artists in the Great Lakes region. We create cultural engagements that provide resources and paid opportunities for artists. We are Chicago-based. We are artist-led. We are experimental and learning. For more info, please visit romansusan.org.

Navigations is an ongoing series of artist-led projects in and about public space. For more information, please visit romansusan.org/navigations. In 2024, this program is supported by Hyde Park Art Center’s Artists Run Chicago Fund in partnership with Art Design Chicago, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities.

This program is partially supported by grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency through awards from the National Endowment for the Arts. This project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.

Roman Susan Art Foundation NFP is supported in part by 165 individual donors; Gen Ops Plus grants from The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; The Reva and David Logan Foundation; as well as generous in-kind support from Archie’s Cafe; Cargo Collective; Chicago Park District; the Graham Foundation Bookshop; Lawyers for the Creative Arts; and past support from AD3 Innovation Bootcamp; An Sylvia Exhibitions; The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation; Foundation Source; Lucky Pierre; The MacArthur Funds for Culture, Equity, and the Arts; and Story Luck.

In 2023-24, Roman Susan is supported in part by federal assistance listing number 21.027 awarded to Roman Susan Art Foundation NFP by the US Treasury through the American Rescue Plan Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $50,000, representing 20% of total project funding.

To support this ongoing work, please visit romansusan.org/support

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