The Courtroom Artist Residency Report: Residencies #5-8

This is the second collection of reports from Public Collectors’ meal-based artist residency. During these sessions, artists and creative workers observed Criminal Court in Chicago, had a meal at Taqueria Milagro, and discussed their observations. Each residency lasted six hours, including transportation within Chicago. This zine contains accounts of the fifth through the eighth residencies in this program.

In this zine are discussions with Edward Marszewski, Tara Betts, Josh Rios, and Claire Pentecost, each providing their observations. They include the deadly shooting of a community member, and his uncle’s statement; the stand of several women who support their men trapped in the prison system; and discussions on photography and art in the courtroom.