 and Axe Street Arena (1985-1989).One the factors contributing to the demise of the artist run spaces in Chicago in the late 1980s, was the reduction of public funding for artists and for the arts.In 2009, "Artist-run Chicago" was mounted by the Hyde Park Art Center and featured notable artist-run spaces operating between the late 1990s an 2009 including 1/Quarterly(2002-2004), artLedge(2004-2006), Butchershop(1997-2008), Co-Prosperity Sphere (2006-), devening projects + editions(2006-), Deluxe Projects(2003-2003), Dogmatic(1997-2008), joymore(2000-2003), Julius Caesar(2008-), Law Office(1999-2002), Margin Gallery(1999-1999), mini dutch (2007-2009), Modest Contemporary Art Projects(2000-2004), NFA Space (1996-2002), Normal Projects, Old Gold, Polvo(1998-2007), Roots & Culture(2006-), Standard(1999-2004), Suitable(1999-2005), Teti (2005-2007), The Suburban(1999-) and VONZWECK(2005-2008).