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Art Tours


Joy Horwich / Joyus Jaunts
After 25 years of directing a public gallery, Joy Horwich consults privately, curates exhibits, and conducts "Joyus Jaunts" within and outside of Chicago.
Contact Joy for specific details and upcoming tours and events.
May 2, 7pm: Gala Event at the Art Center of Highland Park. Showcasing photographs, paintings + works on paper from 22 artists including Phil Ponce, Roy Schnakenberg, Seymour Rosofsky, Laurie Rubin, Patty Carroll, Eric Holubow + more. Exhibition runs through June 2.
May 5, 1pm: Salon Event at the Art Center of Highland Park. Frje Echeverria will perform with his guitar and then present On Seeing. Open the the public, artists present.
June 25-26: Wisconsin tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin with an in-depth look at his work. Tickets included for the American Players Theatre production of W. Somerset Maugham's Too Many Husbands. $690 all inclusive.
Free CGN Saturday Gallery Tours
Free weekend gallery tours organized by Chicago Gallery News.
A gallery representative leads a guided tour of 4 galleries. The gallery roster + tour leader change weekly + conversation centers on the exhibits + artists on view.
Scroll down for tour schedule below
River North Tours:
Every Saturday 11am-12:30pm
Meet at 750 N. Franklin, inside Chicago Ave. corner Starbucks.
West Loop/Fulton Market Tours:
Every Six Weeks on a Saturday 1:30-3pm. Important: Meet by 1:30 at the first gallery on tour. If you miss the group, catch-up at the 2nd gallery listed, etc. See online schedule for details.
Tours are free + run rain or shine every weekend of the year, except on major holiday weekends.
No reservations are required. For private group or corporate tours, please call CGN at 312-649-0064.
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JUNE
River North: Meet @ 750 N. Franklin Starbucks by 11am
June 15:
11:00 Carl Hammer Gallery, 740 N. Wells
11:25 Echt Gallery, 222 W. Superior
11:50 Stephen Daiter Gallery, 230 W. Superior
12:15 Schneider Gallery, 230 W. Superior (4th floor)
River North: Meet @ 750 N. Franklin Starbucks by 11am
June 22:
11:00 Ken Saunders Gallery, 230 W. Superior
11:25 Zygman Voss Gallery, 222 W. Superior
11:50 Perimeter Gallery, 210 W. Superior
12:15 Hilton | Asmus Contemporary, 716 N. Wells
River North: Meet @ 750 N. Franklin Starbucks by 11am
June 29:
11:00 Jennifer Norback Fine Art, 217 W. Huron
11:25 Printworks, 311 W. Superior
11:50 Russell Bowman Art Advisory, 311 W. Superior
12:15 Zg Gallery, 300 W. Superior
JULY
* No tour on Saturday, July 6

River North: Meet @ 750 N. Franklin Starbucks by 11am
July 13:
11:00 Jean Albano Gallery, 215 W. Superior
11:25 Catherine Edelman Gallery, 300 W. Superior
11:50 Zolla / Lieberman Gallery, 325 W. Huron
12:15 TBA
West Loop: Meet @ 1139 W. Fulton Market (Mars Gallery) by 1:30pm
July 13:
1:30pm Mars Gallery, 1139 W. Fulton Market
2pm Linda Warren Projects, 327 N. Aberdeen
2:30pm EC Gallery, 215 N. Aberdeen
3pm Packer Schopf Gallery, 942 W. Lake
River North: Meet @ 750 N. Franklin Starbucks by 11am
July 20:
11:00 Andrew Bae Gallery, 300 W. Superior
11:25 Vale Craft Gallery, 230 W. Superior
11:50 Ann Nathan Gallery, 212 W. Superior
12:15 Schneider Gallery, 230 W. Superior
River North: Meet @ 750 N. Franklin Starbucks by 11am
July 27:
11:00 Judy A Saslow Gallery, 300 W. Superior
11:25 David Weinberg Photography, 300 W. Superior
11:50 ArchiTech, 730 N. Franklin, 2nd floor
12:15 Perimeter Gallery, 210 W. Superior
AUGUST
River North: Meet @ 750 N. Franklin Starbucks by 11am
August 3:
11:00 Stephen Daiter Gallery, 230 W. Superior
11:25 Echt Gallery, 222 W. Superior
11:50 Carl Hammer Gallery, 740 N. Wells
12:15 Roy Boyd Gallery, 739 N. Wells
River North: Meet @ 750 N. Franklin Starbucks by 11am
August 10:
11:00 Andrew Bae Gallery, 300 W. Superior
11:25 Ken Saunders Gallery, 230 W. Superior
11:50 Zygman Voss Gallery, 222 W. Superior
12:15 Jennifer Norback Fine Art, 217 W. Huron
River North: Meet @ 750 N. Franklin Starbucks by 11am
August 17:
11:00 Addington Gallery, 704 N. Wells
11:25 Printworks, 311 W. Superior
11:50 Russell Bowman Art Advisory, 311 W. Superior
12:15 David Weinberg Photography, 300 W. Superior
River North: Meet @ 750 N. Franklin Starbucks by 11am
August 24:
11:00 Zg Gallery, 300 W. Superior
11:25 Catherine Edelman Gallery, 300 W. Superior
11:50 Jean Albano Gallery, 215 W. Superior
12:15 Hilton | Asmus Contemporary, 716 N. Wells
* No tour on Saturday, August 31
If your gallery would like to participate in future tours, please contact the CGN office. At this time, we are coordinating tours only in Chicago's River North and West Loop gallery districts.
Architectural Terra Cotta Tours
Walk the Loop
Customized walking tours led by Mary Seyfarth - an exhibiting artist, sculptor + professor of ceramics/design.
Be guided around Chicago's internationally famous outdoor museum of architecture + visit the Loop's several commercial buildings designed between 1883 - 1905 + built by master architects Daniel Burnham, Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Holibard and Root.
Visit living examples of Chicago School of Architecture, learn to identify the Chicago window + answer the question "what is terra cotta?"
Flexible weekly tour dates and schedules available; contact for rates, reservations and more details.
213 W. Institute Pl., Ste. 407, Chicago, IL 60610 tel. 312-649-0064 info@chicagogallerynews.com
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