Breaking Down the Bird

with Stella Brown

Friday, August 16, 2024, 4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

Tuition: $90

This workshop will conclude with a group meal of your collective making.

Learn how to break down, or butcher, a raw chicken to prepare it for cooking. The secrets to different chicken techniques, including how to roast a bird to perfection, will be revealed! The workshop will also cover broth-making basics, so no bits go to waste. The experience will culminate in the preparation of a chicken-centered meal to be shared at the end of class, all ingredients provided.

Stella Brown is a native Chicagoan, artist, and curator. In 2009 she received her BA from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized and an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Art & Art History in 2019. She was the Founding Director of the Buddy store at the Chicago Cultural Center. She has been involved with the ACRE (Artist Cooperative Residency & Exhibitions) Kitchen Program since 2015. In her artwork, areas of  examination include the Anthropocene era of man-made geology, contemporary ecological restoration practices in the Chicago region, the history of museum display and natural history practices, and display and consumerism in store displays and souvenir shops. In the last five years she has presented her own artwork and curated a number of public exhibitions and programming events at venues including Gallery 400, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Goldfinch Gallery, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, ACRE, and Shoot the Lobster.

Image courtesy of the artist.