Introduction

INTRO: 
Since October, 52,000 undocumented children have been apprehended crossing the U.S. border without guardians or parents. 

Medill asked Chicago residents what they thought should be done about unaccompanied minors who cross the U.S. border. 


OUTRO:
That was people in downtown Chicago expressing their thoughts on how to handle the tens of thousands of children crossing the border. 
 


Vox Pop

SOFA, a Chicago gallery-curated art fair on Sculptures, Objects, Functional Art and Design, hosted its Opening Night Preview Thursday. 

Medill’s Isabella Szabolcs reports…

SOFA artists distinguish themselves by exhibiting three-dimensional art that challenges traditional borders of design, decorative art and fine art. 

We asked Jutka Illei, a sculptor at the fair, to describe her work. 

ILLEI: I’m working with clay. I’m working with a very fine stoneware material and I can make harsh lines and strong contrasts and I really like combing different elements together. 

The artists, coming from all over the world, use their artwork to express themselves in ways they cannot with words. 

ILLEI: You can tell I have an accent. I’m a Hungarian. I always have some kind of lost translation and I feel with clay, I can express myself quite well. And SOFA is a very good outlet for meeting with collectors, with other galleries.  

Jutka and the other artists will be showing their newest work to roughly 35,000 visitors expected over the weekend. 

For Medill, I’m Isabella Szabolcs


Isabella Szabolcs

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