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Chicago Artists Month Oct 2012 Theme Block by Block

Post date Posted April 14, 2012

Chicago Artists Month 2012

Celebrating Artists and Their Neighborhoods

Art Block by Block will be the theme for Chicago Artists Month (CAM) 2012, celebrating the intimate connection Chicago’s artists and neighborhoods have forged, to their mutual benefit. CAM 2012 offers valuable promotional exposure for Chicago’s visual arts community and will begin accepting applications in May from artists and organizations interested in presenting programs as part of this popular month-long celebration of Chicago’s visual arts community. You can find a complete description of the theme below. To learn more, click here .

The Chicago Artists Month 2012 theme, Art Block by Block, explores the impact of Chicago-based artists on Chicago’s neighborhoods. Inspired by the city’s cultural planning process and its focus on engaging creatives in every community, Chicago Artists Month 2012 will examine how visual artists enhance Chicago’s cultural landscape and make each neighborhood unique. Chicago’s artists are active citizens: they contribute to the civic dialogue as designers of public art, they strengthen the fabric of our neighborhoods with community art-making projects, and they inspire conversations that address the concerns of our communities. Chicago Artists Month 2012 celebrates the city’s art and artists as essential building blocks in the development of vibrant and livable neighborhoods that connect to make Chicago a world-class creative city.

Alley Maranto Jewelry Classes at Cornelia Arts Building

Post date Posted April 14, 2012

Maranto 02images — Jewelry by Alley Maranto

http://www.alleymarantostudios.com/beginning-metals/

The Cornelia Arts Building is now offering Jewelry classes by Master Jeweler Alley Maranto in her Private Studio. Click her website to find out more and sign up. Please share with your friends.

You can read a little more about Alley Maranto here too.

Ahavani Mullen Exhibiting at ARC Re/Invention Fundraiser 4/14 Opening!

Post date Posted April 9, 2012

Ahavani Mullen will be showing two brand new encaustic paintings at Arc Gallery over the next several weeks.

Party on! The ARC members and affiliates will be celebrating the inaugural exhibit of our new gallery. Join us in OUR NEW SPACE AT 2156 N. DAMEN AVENUE at Webster in Bucktown.

In addition to the exhibit, artworks generously donated by our members and many fellow artists will be featured as part of a Silent Auction which concludes at the end of the exhibiton April 28.

Exhibition dates: April 11 – 28, 2012
Gallery hours: Wed to Sat 12-6 pm, and Sun. 12-4 pm

Stop in to see Arc Gallery’s new space in Bucktown filled with work by nearly 100 artists.

Nancy Charak Art at Seasons Restaurant Washington DC

Post date Posted April 9, 2012

[slideshow]Under the good auspices of Eaton Fine Art of Austin, Texas, five of my paintings are hanging at the Seasons Restaurant in Washington DC. In these pictures taken from publicity photos you can see four of them on the pillars with the gallery lights shining down on them. Nice.

Help Kevin and Mare Swallow Kickstart the Writer’s Conference

Post date Posted April 2, 2012

The Chicago Writers Conference is coming this fall: September 14-16.

My wife founded the conference to help bridge the business end of writing with the creative side. To help get it off-the-ground, she is running aKickstarter fundraising campaign for the next 30 days to help raise the start up dollars. I am donating art towards this project as rewards for people who pledge donations at various levels (see below).

She was able to get Chicago rock band, OK Go to donate a song to use in the Kickstarter video. The Chicago Tribune has generously donated the space to hold the conference. She has some prominent local authors, publishers and agents lined up. Now, she needs help to get a full website up and running with registration capabilities along with other conference-related expenses.

If you’d like to support this project and help the Chicago writing community continue to grow, please visit the Kickstarter page to watch the video, get more info and to make a donation. The temporary Chicago Writers Conference website has additional details too. Thank you!

GO TO THIS LINK FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION AND IMAGES!

Kingsbury Street Watertank No. 2 (Orange), screen print on paper, 11×14, Kevin Swallow

Kingsbury Street Watertank No. 1 (Orange), screen print on paper, 11×14, Kevin Swallow

Watertanks and Birds #2, screen print on paper, 11x14 — Watertanks and Birds No. 2, screen print on paper, 11×14, Kevin Swallow

Watertanks and Birds No. 1, screen print on paper, 11×14, Kevin Swallow

Marina Towers, digitally enhanced photograph, 2002, Kevin Swallow

Chicago Skyline Sunset, digitally enhanced photograph, Kevin Swallow

Joan Minsky at Gallery 1837, Contemporary Landscape Painting

Post date Posted April 2, 2012

JOAN MINSKY WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPES EXHIBITION AT GALLERY 1837, 1837 W. GRAND, CHICAGO, IL. THE OPENING RECEPTION WILL BE ON APRIL 13 FROM 6 TO 9.

THE SHOW RUNS THROUGH MAY 9 AND MAY BE SEEN BY APPOINTMENT.

Click here to see more about Joan Minsky.

Ahavani Mullen On-Line Exhibition

Post date Posted April 2, 2012

Ahavani Mullen recently had the good fortune to have her work included in a wonderful online exhibition curated by Hylla Evans. She selected Inside Clouds for her show at Evans Encasutics on the theme of color, and says it is humbling to be included amongst such talented and well respected artists. Enjoy the show:

March 23, Cornelia Arts Building, Chicago, Susanne Siegel!

Post date Posted March 9, 2012

susanne seigel, jewelry design — Susanne Seigel, jewelry design

Mark your calendars, 3/23 6to10p, Cornelia Arts Bldg Open House, Chicago! http://t.co/NFqp5lCW

Call for Art, ARC on Damen in Chicago, 3/22!

Post date Posted March 8, 2012

ARC views – news

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012

Call for art- April Exhibition at ARC Gallery on Damen in Bucktown

Call for Art “Re/Invention”ARC Gallery is proud to be hosting “Re/Invention”, a non-juried, open-walls group exhibition. THIS EXHIBITION WILL BE THE FIRST ONE IN OUR NEW SPACE AT 2156 N. DAMEN AVE IN BUCKTOWN. Please join with the ARC members and affiliates in inaugurating our new gallery.

This non-juried, open walls, small-works exhibition aims to explore ideas of invention and creativity and the solving of problems as it affects art-making. We are interested in notions about fabrication and the processes used in producing a piece of art. The only limitation is one of size. All pieces submitted should be either 12″x12″ or 9″x12″(or 12″x9″) but size variations are acceptable, with or without borders and/or framing . Artist may submit 1 image of a work that will be shown in the gallery for a non- refundable hanging fee of $25. You may show additional work, $15 for each piece that you plan to show. There is no limit on the number of works that you can submit and exhibit.

Exhibition Dates: April 11-28, 2012

Opening Reception and Grand Opening of the New Gallery: Saturday, April 14, 6-10pm

To download the prospectus click here!

Deadline for entries March 22

March 23, Cornelia Arts Building, Chicago, Judy Schumacher!

Post date Posted March 4, 2012

Artist Judy Schumacher, “Peeking In.”