Morgan Manufacturing was built before the Great Chicago Fire. The event space for the Chicago Artisan Market has been completely renovated and includes a total of 32,000 square feet. The venue benefits from large windows, skylights and soaring ceiling heights. (The large bathrooms are hotel quality.) The venue is conveniently located near the I-90/94 and I-290 expressways, 2-3 blocks southwest of the CTA’s Blue Line and 2-3 blocks north of the Morgan St. stop of the CTA’s Green and Pink Lines. Bus service from the Loop is also convenient. The venue has a surface parking lot out front and multiple entrances for short-term load-in and load-out. 

We purposefully chose Morgan Manufacturing Co. (401 N. Morgan St.) in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood as the location for the Chicago Artisan Market. Few neighborhoods or buildings embody the transformation of Chicago’s artisan economy better. A former meat market (Fulton Market) has been transformed into the City’s finest culinary scene. A mid-19th century industrial building (Morgan Manufacturing) is today home to on-demand manufacturing businesses (Threadless / Bucketfeet) that crowdsource designs from artists all over the world.