Chicago, IL

Bureau of Friendship

Come shred your emotions

Bureau of Friendship Immersive Event - Main Image

Come shred your emotions, make mutual agreements, multiply your joy, answer phones and get on the books at the Bureau of Friendship! Welcome to the Bureau of Friendship! Join Chief Emotional Officer, Dennissa Young in a world where friendship, connection, intimacy and radical softness take precident. We are in the business of friendship and we are serious about it! Explore five offices where you can shred your emotions, take phone calls, make mutual agreements with you friends, multiply joy and book time to connect with your friends. Maybe even grab a donut in the break room! Is this location wheelchair accessible? Unfortunately there is no elevator and events will be happening on the second floor of the space What do I wear? Come in what makes you feel most like you! No formal dress code here What to expect? Come ready to have fun, be curious and let's examine friendship in a whole new way

Audience Role

Friend.

Ages: All ages

Content Advisories

No content advisories

Interaction Advisories

No physical contact with performers

Mobility Advisories

Event is not wheelchair accessible
No mobility advisories

Tags

Friendship

About Dennissa Young

Dennissa Young is a Chicago-based, Native New Mexican, relational artist and curator. With projects focusing on friendship, connection and collaborating, she has exhibited all across the US (Rock Hill, Boston and Charlotte to name a few), and internationally (from Bogota, Colombia to Istanbul, Turkey). She has been featured in numerous publications, including CLTure, Broadening the Narrative Podcast, York County Magazine, and the Art | Tea Podcast. Dennissa's work strives to foster intimacy, radical softness, and capture the spiritual journey of humanity. Her artistic practice creates time, space and honesty, where audience members can engage and participate however they see fit. Dennissa deemed 2023 her Jordan year: she turned 30, had her first solo show, got into the Center Program at Hyde Park Art Center, got a huge grant for a new project and started working at the Martin as the Gallery Assistant.