February 13, 2006

Art’s Cool

Sacred Art Opens

To find emerging artists selling their works for cheap, you have to:

a) travel to Montmartre.
b) hold your breath ’til next summer’s fairs.
c) lift a few rocks and look underneath.
d) shop at Sacred Art.

Perfect score for all “d” answers. (Montmartre hasn’t seen a real artist in 100 years.)

Sacred Art, which just opened in Roscoe Village, sells works by 30 Chicago artists — with an average per-piece damage of about $75. Owner Sarah Seyedin trumpets up-and-comers with a constantly rotating collection of paintings, photography, and sculpture, including Elizabeth Walker’s works of art on vintage aprons and Michelle May’s black-and-white figure-study photos.

The vibe is as low-key as the pricing. Well-worn hardwood floors and Seyedin’s whippet/Lab, Gracie, make things homey. Stop by Tuesdays, when artists drop in to show Seyedin work that just might end up on the wall one day.

How’s that for extra credit?

Sacred Art, 2040 West Roscoe Street, at North Seeley Avenue (773-404-8790).