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The following are some of the pieces I've produced with Vocalo.org partners and users (sort of a Greatest Hits).  Enjoy!

Graffiti and Grub: The Inspiration

The above piece was created with vocalo.org users Graffiti and Grub (who have launched a grocery store in the Englewood community that focuses on offering sustainable and organic foods).

 The below three pieces were in collaboration with Retired East Chicago Steelworkers through ArcelorMittal Joblink.  It tells the story of one man's adult life (so much of it being on the mill).  It also tells of the day it all unraveled, and what happened next.

Brother Purham Part 1: By Joe Gutierrez
Brother Purham Part 2: By Joe Gutierrez
Brother Purham Part 3: By Joe Gutierrez
kool aide love and music

The above and below pieces were produced in collaboration with performance artist Baraka De Soleil, who went out into the streets of Chicago to explore Koolaide as a metaphor for blackness, for passion, for love.  

kool aide love and cocktails
Yard Sale Stories: Theatre Saved My Life
From the Vocalo.org Yard Sale held at this year's Manifest Urban Arts Festival. Folks told a story to pay for the stuff we were 'selling'.
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Yard Sale Stories: The Cat Bites My Feet
From the Vocalo.org Yard Sale held at this year's Manifest Urban Arts Festival. Folks told a story to pay for the stuff we were 'selling'.
yard sale1
Yard Sale Stories: Take That Dead Dog on the Subway
From the Vocalo.org Yard Sale held at this year's Manifest Urban Arts Festival. Folks told a story to pay for the stuff we were 'selling'.
yard sale2
Yard Sale Stories: Going Commando
From the Vocalo.org Yard Sale held at this year's Manifest Urban Arts Festival. Folks told a story to pay for the stuff we were 'selling'.
yard sale2