by Nadine
5. October 2011 13:02
The Chicago Cultural Center is one of Chicago’s most visited attractions and offers a wide variety of events throughout the city. The building itself is a landmark and houses two ornate Tiffany stained glass domes. One can enjoy free music, dance and theater events, films, lectures, art exhibitions and family events at the center. The Chicago Cultural Center offers free public events that help encourage and facilitate the city’s wide variety of activities.
There are always multiple exhibitions taking place at the center, and right now they are hosting the major exhibition Write Now: Artists and Letterforms. This exhibition opened on September 30th and runs until April 29th 2012, giving you plenty of time to check it out for yourself. The works are an accumulation from over sixty artists, well established and emerging, who are mostly Chicago-based. The artists utilize texts and letters in a wide array of mediums including painting, printmaking, sculpture, textiles, photography and video. The Fluxus/Visual Poetry Project is displayed in one section and is made up of over 100 artists who submitted their works internationally via postage system. Also, On Thursday October 6 at 6:00 pm in the Claudia Cassidy Theater, artists Mike Genovese, Christine Tankowski and Bernard Williams will participate in an Artists Talk discussion where you can interact and talk with these amazing artists.
Art Fox's Walls is an exhibition that focuses on walls and the conotations in which they hold. Most people think of a blank white wall or a barrier when hearing the word, but Fox's interpretation of the structural forms is much different. He acknowledges that walls are everywhere in the world, and that in itself is a powerful and unifying attribute. His photographs create an inclination for the viewer to come in closer and inspect details. This notion of drawing people in rather than keeping them out is a new way to look at walls and a very interesting subject matter as we tend to think nothing of all the walls we pass by in a day. Fox examines their properties and traits as beings rather then objects and creates a fascinating exhibition. Art Fox is a practicing physician who has published both science articles and poetry. The Opening Reception for Walls is on October 14th at 5:30 to 7:30 pm and interact with Art Fox at Artists Talk on October 20th at 12:15 pm.
Terrence Hannum's Amidst Our Throng is an exhibition that runs from October 1st to December 21st and is a series of paintings, drawings, video and audio installations that employ the imagery, sound and ritual of undergroud music subcultures. He manipulates this enviornment as a way to explore the transcendence of sound and performances. He also looks at the notion of a group catharsis and how these subcultures function. Hannum will participate in an Artist Talk and a performance.
Click here to see what other exhibitions and events the Chicago Cultural Center has to offer and join in on the fun!
Write Now: Artists and Letterforms September 30th to April 29th 2012
Art Fox: Walls October 1st to December 21st
Opening Reception Friday, October 14th at 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Artist Talk Thursday, October 20th at 12:15 pm
Terrence Hannum: Amidst Our Throng October 1st to December 28
Artist Talk and Performance Thursday, October 13th at 6:00 pm
Opening Reception Friday, October 14th at 5:30 to 7:30 pm
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