Chicago Makers Pop-Up Shop's Bucktown Storefront Creates Year-Long Home For Local Artists, Makers

BUCKTOWN — A women-led holiday pop-up shop in Wicker Park has found a more permanent home in Bucktown.

The Chicago Makers Pop Up Shop opened its doors Saturday at 2064 N. Damen Ave. The shop will feature art and wares from 30 locally-owned businesses.

The store’s owners, Monica Little and Anna Romo, teamed up last year to create the original Chicago Makers Pop-Up at 1279 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Wicker Park.

“We are so excited to open a new location in Bucktown,” Little and Romo said in an email. “It’s been a major confirmation that we are bringing so much good to the artists and small businesses of Chicago by connecting them to the community!”

Anna Romo and Monica Little launched the Chicago Makers Pop-Up Shop in Wicker Park last year. Now the shop has a 12-month lease in Bucktown. Credit: Ari Karnezis/Provided

With a focus on holiday gifts, the Wicker Park shop featured 27 local artists and makers, including 24 women-owned businesses as well as several Latino-, Black- and LGBTQ-owned businesses. The pop-up offered kids’ crafts, hand-bound notebooks, potted plants, ceramic pottery, woodwork, face masks, lanyards and more.

Referring to the Bucktown store as an “extended pop-up,” Little and Romo signed a 12-month lease at the new storefront and plan to rotate small businesses within the store every few months.

Artists and makers who want to participate should email chicagomakerspopupshop@gmail.com and include the following information:

Name of business
Link to Instagram page
Category of items you wish to sell at the store

Hours of operation are noon-7 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon-6 p.m. Sundays. Follow the shop on Instagram for updates and send inquiries to chicagomakerspopupshop@gmail.com.

The Chicago Makers Pop-Up Shop features 30 local businesses. Credit: Provided

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