Kate Bowen is an artist, organizer, and educator living and working in Chicago, IL. She is currently the Executive Director of ACRE (Artists' Cooperative Residency & Exhibitions); an artist led, community focused residency and exhibition program based in Chicago, IL and Steuben, WI. As a part of ACRE she is a Lead Organizer for the Chicago Arts Census; a comprehensive, cross-discipline data collection effort in the city created by and with the art workers of Chicago. She is a member of the Board of Pilsen Alliance; a non-profit focused on raising grassroots leadership in Chicago. As an organizer and arts worker her practice is grounded in collaborative, abundant community building. She believes in open experimental platforms and feral pedagogical systems. She also works with the Museum of Contemporary Photography as their Video Programs Coordinator and as a technical assistant to the artist Barbara Kasten.