Press

Here are stories and media coverage of my work.

Creativity and Civic Engagement
"The Artist as Citizen" Interview in F News Magazine, School of the Art Institute
"Creative America Project Seeks to Make Artists Heard" Chicago Artists Coalition Newsletter
"Doug Hall interviews Tom Tresser on artists running for office" - Doug is the founder of Eureka Ranch and one of the original hosts for "The American Inventor" (MP3 file)
"Auditioning for Office" UTNE Magazine
"Arts Attack" New City Paper
"Are You Creative? Then You Should Run for Office" Racine City Journal
"Nemesis vs. Politics as Usual" Chicago Reader Paper
"Getting creative to give us someone worth voting for" Chicago Sun-Time
"Artists Are Urged To Get Political" Columbia College Chronicle
"Community Arts Activism: Chicago Style" Part 1. Part 2. StreetWise
"Endorsing Candidates – Inaugural Effort" Chicago Tribune
Culture and Community Development
CBS Chicago coverage of Peoples Housing community arts program
Video about the release of "The Best of Howard Street" recording of participants in Peoples Housing Open Mike and Community Talent Programs.
Peoples Housing Community Arts Program, Chicago Tribune
"One For All" profile of community arts program, News-Star
"Shaping Clay – Molding Lives" profile of Peoples Housing community arts program micro-enterprise, The Tile People. Chicago Tribune.
"The Tile People" profile in University of Illinois Alumni Quarterly.
"Howard Street Freestyle" story on Peoples Housing open mike and community recording project
Teaching and Classroom Work
"How To Be A Cultural Activist" DePaul University, DePaulia
"The Artist As Activist" – "Positive Promiscuity" article on student performance to benefit CARE, Loyola University, Loyola Phoenix
"The Artist As Activist" – "Community Transforming Art" profile, Loyola University, Loyola Phoenix
"The Artist As Activist" – "Food Not Bombs – Banner Drop" Loyola University, Loyola Phoenix

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