Where Art Works

Est. 1986

A brick building with some wearing on its side, with a red steel beam extending out of it is seen on a sunny day with some clouds overhead and trees behind it. The exterior is partially painted in green and the word Cornelia is visible in bold red letters on a portion of the structure

Welcome To the Cornelia Arts Building

Where Art Works

Established in 1986, The Cornelia Arts Building is one of the largest All-Artist studio buildings on Chicago’s north side. Located near the intersection of Cornelia and Lincoln Avenues, the building sits at the meeting point among three Chicago Neighborhoods – Lakeview, Roscoe Village, and Ravenswood/North Center.

Our open studio events are free to enjoy and feature work by local artists including painters, photographers, sculptors, designers, writers and more.

Upcoming Events

May Open Studios – 40 Years In The Arts

Friday, May 15 2026, 5:00pm to 9:00pm

Saturday, May 16 2026, 12:00pm to 4:00pm

A show graphic with splashes of bright color, the faint image of paintbrushes in a can near an easel and 6 smaller images of people at an art gallery and various art studio images

Join us for our next open studios weekend. The Cornelia Arts Building has been active for 40 years! Read More →

News

Announcing Two Spring Shows At Cornelia Arts

We are pleased to share dates of our next shows at the Cornelia Arts Building. Come and visit the building and meet artists in their working studios! Read More →

A long, brightly-lit art gallery hallway is shown with an array of pieces hung along the wall by several different artists.

Several people seen standing in an art gallery setting viewing a series of paintings with (indiscernible) modernist subject matter on a wall in a clean, white, minimalist space
An overhead aerial photo of an industrial-looking building in the middle of an urban area. Just behind the building, an elevated public train can be seen moving behind it. The roof of the building has steel beams and skylights covering it
A studio space at Cornelia Arts Building. The walls are mostly bare and white. A work desk sits agains the wall to the right, with various colored pencils and drawing implements sitting on its white desktop. An easel is in the foreground turned to the side with some type of drawing of a nature scene. An art storage drawer is placed toward the back of the room next to an open door.
A view of three people from behind as they stand in an art studio looking at a row of colorful oil paintings hung on a wall. A window to the alley outside is behind them and a small, orange couch is visible in the right corner of the photo