Storytelling and Immersion in Gaming
What makes storytelling in gaming so important? Join Maren Rosenberg as she walks us through the processes.
Not Your Average Discount
The City of Chicago has implemented a vaccine requirement for bars, restaurants, and certain entertainment venues. As we are dedicated to keeping our staff, guests, and community safe, Escape Artistry will be following this mandate. We are now requiring all patrons 5 years and over to show proof of vaccination before playing with us.
Mandatory Proof of Vaccination
The City of Chicago has implemented a vaccine requirement for bars, restaurants, and certain entertainment venues. As we are dedicated to keeping our staff, guests, and community safe, Escape Artistry will be following this mandate. We are now requiring all patrons 5 years and over to show proof of vaccination before playing with us.
Shop Small to Give Big: Small Business Saturday
Shop small with Escape Artistry this season! For small business owners, every purchase makes a difference.
Surviving And Thriving is Mission Driven
When surviving depends on innovation, challenge the corporate model and be true to your mission by elevating the individuals of your community.
Shallow Wells of Support
When your survival depends on the favor of much larger forces, the impact of slipping through the cracks is devastating. Our Master of Mayhem, Maren Rosenberg, reflects on the crises that small businesses, women-led, minority-led, disabled-led companies face.
Virtual Games at Escape Artistry
Four of our adventures are now available online: Operation G.R.A.N.I.E., The Dollhouse, Duck and Cover Classroom, and Detective vs. Dillinger.
Small Business Saturday: Share The Love & Adventures
The holidays may look a little different this year, but we can still show up for each other. #ShopSmall with us online and support your favorite businesses.
Free Lunch Academy at Escape Artistry
We are proud to provide rental spaces for Free Lunch Academy, a resource offering workshops to foster safe, positive, and inclusive learning environments.
Saving Lives Together: Blood Drive Update
Update on our Blood Drive with Uprising Theater & Vitalant. We are so pleased with the success of our blood drive! When we come together great things can be done.
Escape Artistry + Uprising Theater Blood Drive
We have partnered with our friends at Uprising Theater to ring in the autumn season with a blood drive! Coordinated through Vitalant (formerly Life Source), this event will be held on September 26th at our Time Gallery location: 1342 N. Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Floor.
Back In The Game: COVID Reopening Procedures
Escape Artistry will reopen to the public on June 30th. While we’re excited to get back to work sending agents traveling throughout history, we know how important it is to be mindful of the present. We have implemented new procedures to keep our staff, guests, and communities safe.
Escape Artistry X Here for Good
You have been asking and we made it happen! Not only can you rep Escape Artistry and support a local, women-led small business, but you can also help us in supporting Black female and non-binary artists. For each shirt sold, we will donate $10 to the “Black Art Matters” project.
#GivingTuesday Life Builders United Donation Drive
Escape Artistry is dedicated to supporting initiatives that bring equity and equality to our communities. We have partnered with other artist-run groups to promote the incredible work of Ms. G, the founder of Life Builders United in Englewood. #GivingTuesdays
We Are Facing Precarious Times
Our facility has closed to the public, but that doesn’t mean Escape Artistry is pausing our mission. Right now, we’re protecting our Chicago community by getting face masks to as many people as possible.
Escape Artistry Honored With BBB Torch Award
Going into the New Year, we are proud to be an honored recipient of the 2019 Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Ethics!
Shop Small This Saturday. Make a Big Impact.
Save money while saving the world. It’s almost time to shop small & celebrate with your fav small businesses — like (hint, hint) Escape Artistry!
Problematic Escape Room Themes (And How To Avoid Them)
When it comes to interactive art, no topics are off-limits. However, some can lead to problematic escape room themes and should be approached sensitively.
Optimizing Your Marketing Budget for Social Good
Partnering with Non-Profits As the Escape Room market in the United States grows, marketing and branding are becoming increasingly important. At Escape Artistry, we’ve gone from being the first room in the city of Chicago proper to being one of…
Making Escape Rooms More Inclusive
In order for your guests to succeed in your escape games, it is important to make them feel welcome, relaxed, and understood. In my capacity as the owner and manager of Chicago’s Escape Artistry, I’ve created a customer service and…