<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418996/v0hacrzdchgtf5eidzb2.png"></figure>By CGN StaffA handful of River North Gallery spaces are organizing to host their traditional early January gallery walk on Friday, January 7 from 5-8pm. Afterward, walk attendees are invited to enjoy cocktails and al fresco dining at River North's modern Greek restaurant <a href="https://avli.us/">Avli</a> at the corner of Wells and Huron or sample home made Italian fare at <a href="https://www.torchiopastabar.com/">Torchino Pasta Bar</a> on Wells.Gallery owners invite collectors and visitors to the city on self-guided tour of spaces located along Huron, Superior, and Wells Streets, while meeting artists, curators, and gallery staff.&nbsp;The River North Gallery Walk is free and open to the public. Maps are available at Addington Gallery (704 N Wells St.)Expect masking and other COVID-protocols to be in place.&nbsp;&nbsp;Saturday Morning TourThere is also a monthly <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/second-saturday-gallery-tour-01c3a141-5e68-4d63-8851-94a1fd70513b">free Saturday morning gallery tour</a> taking place the following day, January 8, at 11am.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/free-cgn-saturday-gallery-tours">Details and Rsvp here</a>.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Participating galleries:<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/colorful-language">Addington Gallery</a><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/group-show-i-ve-got-my-art-to-keep-me-warm">Jean Albano</a><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/wunderkammer-victor-s-cabinet-of-curiosities">Gallery Victor Armendariz</a><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/lee-godie-sincerely">Carl Hammer Gallery</a><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/winter-river-north-opening">Rosenthal Fine Art</a><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/winter-group-show-77e2a3ae-7e3c-4beb-8e5e-350decb13436">Vale Craft Gallery</a><a href="http://www.zggallery.com/gallery_information.htm">Zg Gallery</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

River North's New Year Gallery Walk is Friday, January 7th

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418988/iggk22k2sgt2jptqwgdm.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;VIA PR &nbsp;CHICAGO [December 8, 2021]—The Chicago-based <a href="https://gddf.org/">Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation</a> (the Foundation)—which supports land conservation, artistic vitality, and regional collections for the people of the Chicago region and the Lowcountry of South Carolina—is proud to announce the 11 recipients of the Foundation’s groundbreaking “Broadening Narratives” initiative which aims to fund specific collections projects that bring forward underrepresented stories. The eight Chicago-based organizations are the Bronzeville Black Chicagoan Historical Society, Chicago History Museum, Chicago Public Art Group, Lewis University, Muslim American Leadership Alliance, Puerto Rican Arts Alliance, South Side Community Art Center and Trickster Cultural Center while the three organizations based in the Lowcountry of South Carolina to receive the grant are Clemson University, Gibbes Museum of Art and The Educational Foundation of the University of South Carolina Lancaster.This announcement represents the second round of organizations to receive the Broadening Narratives grant. All projects promote BIPOC communities, LGBTQ+ perspectives, working-class narratives, small community experiences, as well as other underrepresented groups and viewpoints. Additionally, the Foundation renewed its $25,000 grant to each of the five Broadening Narratives advisory groups that assisted with the formation of the Broadening Narratives funding initiative: Black Metropolis Research Consortium, Chicago Collections Consortium, Chicago Cultural Alliance, the College of Charleston’s Lowcountry Digital Library, and the Southeastern Museums Conference.“While the purpose of collections is to ensure that stories are preserved, many narratives are overlooked because of decisions based on race, gender, sexual identity, educational background, economic or social status, or because they are perceived to be outside the conventional thinking of the day,” said David Farren, Executive Director of the Foundation. “We are thrilled to announce these grant recipients and want to thank these organizations for being part of this new way forward in collections thinking that focuses on telling broader and more inclusive narratives.”&nbsp;The Chicago-based organizations and projects to be funded by Broadening Narratives:·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bronzeville Black Chicagoan Historical Society (BHS) will work with a metadata specialist to better understand, code, and describe their collection which has been scattered between several storage units for the past 20 years. Funds will also support BHS’ transition to their newly opened space in the historic Parkway Ballroom building. This work will help create additional historical resources about the African Americans who helped shape Chicago and America be made available to children and a broader audience.“Bronzeville is recognized as one of the most vibrant, historic and culturally important African American communities in Chicago,” said Founder Sherry Williams. “Clearly, the Foundation recognized the importance of preserving our archive holdings and thanks to the Broadening Narratives grant, photographs and documents in the archive will soon reach thousands via our new metadata project.”&nbsp;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Chicago History Museum (CHM) will collaborate with community partners to recover and integrate missing voices into its permanent exhibition, Chicago: Crossroads of America, that aims to provide a full representation of the people who are part of Chicago's history and future. A new signature exhibition will showcase and interpret CHM's collection in ways that are compelling and accessible to a diverse public and preserve access within the communities represented by avoiding extracting materials from their rightful places.“The Broadening Narratives initiative is a rare, yet critical, grant model that supports the deep community engagement required for any organization hoping to reflect our history back to us in meaningful and accessible ways,” said Senior Vice President John Russick. “We are grateful for the support of the Foundation and understand the responsibility we carry as the city's history museum to seek and share a full and inclusive story of Chicago.”&nbsp;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chicago Public Art Group (CPAG) – a 49-year-old organization that has contracted artists to create murals across a span of Chicago neighborhoods and gave birth to the Chicago mural movement – will catalog their archive of community murals and the artists who worked on them, making the information accessible to the public. "CPAG is grateful for this funding and opportunity to analyze and organize its archives with the goal of sharing the research to the public, including the history and language of Chicago's communities," said Executive Director Chantal Healey. "With CPAG's 50th anniversary starting in 2022, this grant could not have come at a more important time as CPAG plans to unveil its archives at an exhibit at Chicago Art Department in September and October 2022."&nbsp;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lewis University was selected by the Council of Independent Colleges to join a collaborative group that will surface the unheard narratives of Black communities along the Illinois and Michigan Canal, with an emphasis on Joliet, as part of the Legacies of American Slavery project. The digitization of pertinent materials will ultimately result in a digital exhibition and two traveling physical exhibitions with accompanying public programs developed to bring greater awareness of these narratives.“The 20th&nbsp;century history of African Americans in Joliet includes the prominent role of Black churches, which serve not only as religious institutions, but also as hubs for the region’s civil rights movements,” said Dr. Laura Franklin, Dean of General Education and College of Humanities, Fine Arts &amp; Communications at Lewis University. “This grant will make it possible to recover first-hand narratives of this period, and also to engage new audiences in learning about this history.”&nbsp;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Muslim American Leadership Alliance (MALA) will enhance its oral history project, Muslim American Journeys, with additional stories from Chicago's Black Muslim community. In addition to recording up to ten new interviews, MALA will revisit past Chicago interviewees to record updated testimonials. "MALA's goal is to use the power of storytelling to amplify the voices of Black Muslims in Chicago and broaden the cultural narrative to be more inclusive, diverse, and equitable,” said Deputy Director and Co-FounderAhmed Flex Omar. “We are honored to have the support of the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; this funding will empower MALA to embark on a more robust approach to oral history work that will allow the voices of Chicago's Black Muslim communities to receive the recognition, respect, and consideration they deserve."&nbsp;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Puerto Rican Arts Alliance (PRAA) will plan for the expansion of its El Archivo Project with images and stories of Chicago's Puerto Rican/Latinx LGBTQ community, in partnership with the Association of Latinx Action (ALMA), Chicago’s only Latinx LGBTQ organization. The funds will support a preliminary scan of available materials and themes, engage community stakeholders, and help form an advisory committee to move the project forward.&nbsp;“The Puerto Rican Arts Alliance is excited to receive funding from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation,” said Founder &amp; Executive Director Carlos Hernandez. “This special support now allows PRAA to deepen its El Archivo Project research and meaningfully connect with first voice LGBTQ+ Latino(a) pioneers and other leaders. Our El Archivo Project would be incomplete without this inclusion, and the important narratives this community will bring to the table.”&nbsp;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC) will conserve and digitize works by Black women artists and organizers affiliated with this important organization. The project will stabilize select artwork and assemblages of historic materials, which will then be digitized and made available on the University of Chicago's Visual Resources Center and on SSCAC's website through a platform that creates interactive historical narratives incorporating images from the archives and collections.“Since its founding in 1940 by artists and community members including Dr. Margaret Burroughs, the South Side Community Art Center has always been a haven for the work of Black women as both artistic creators and community organizers,” said Executive Director Monique Brinkman-Hill. “We are especially grateful for the support that will enable us to present their work in its full glory.”&nbsp;&nbsp;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trickster Cultural Center – a creative and community hub for Native peoples in Chicago's northwestern suburbs – will create a series of videos that document the traditional use of plants in Native American healing and wellness practices. The project will interview Native elders on practices unique to their communities as well as document the planting, maintenance, and harvesting of a medicine garden. The videos will be made available on Trickster's website.&nbsp;“We are grateful to the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation for helping us inform the general public about traditional Native American plant medicine, and to be able to share this knowledge and cultural practices with our community,” said CEO Joseph Podlasek. “This project supports our vision of serving as an authentic first voice of Native American veterans and cultural arts.”Organizations and projects located in the Lowcountry of South Carolina to receive the Broadening Narratives grants are: Clemson University’s project to preserve and share the story of the Seashore Farmers’ Lodge, a historic site founded by the African American Settlement Community of Sol Legare in the 1800s; Gibbes Museum of Art’s exhibit on artist Ned Jennings and the work of queer artists and writers during the 20th-century Charleston Renaissance; and The Educational Foundation of the University of South Carolina Lancaster’s research efforts at the Native American Studies Center to identify and preserve the largely undocumented traditions and stories of Native American tribes in the Lowcountry.&nbsp;About Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationThe Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation supports land conservation, artistic vitality, and regional collections for the people of the Chicago region and the Lowcountry of South Carolina. &nbsp;For over five years, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation has convened five advisory groups to assist with the formation and execution of the Broadening Narratives funding initiative by providing important feedback, keeping the Foundation apprised of trends in the field, and serving as valuable connectors and conveners. The groups include Black Metropolis Research Consortium, Chicago Collections Consortium,Chicago Cultural Alliance, the College of Charleston’s Lowcountry Digital Library, and the Southeastern Museums Conference.For more information on the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, visit <a href="http://www.gddf.org/">www.gddf.org</a>.</body></html>

Donnelley Foundation Announces Grant Funding to Illuminate Underrepresented Stories

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418979/kqv8gtbus3psduvynanl.jpg"></figure>Sally Schwartz had to put her beloved Randolph Street Market on hold in the West Loop during 2020, and in 2021 the market's site at Plumber's Hall has been under construction.&nbsp;But in December Randolph Street Market is BACK as a Holiday Pop-Up event for three weekends of shopping galore! The event runs 10am-5pm CST daily.The Pop Up is located at 830 N. Michigan Ave. and the entrance is down the block at the back of the space on E. Pearson St.&nbsp;As Schwartz shared, "There’s a Christmas miracle happening on the Mag Mile, and it features incredible vintage and antique dealers – all your faves and some great newbies too."For more info, visit <a href="https://www.randolphstreetmarket.com/tickets/">https://www.randolphstreetmarket.com/tickets/</a>&nbsp;</body></html>

Pop! Randolph Street Market is Back This December

Via PRToday, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA) announces the appointment of two new leaders to their curatorial team, René Morales as the James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator, and Jamillah James as Manilow Senior Curator. Both Morales and James will assume their roles at the MCA in January 2022.“We are building a curatorial team for the MCA’s next chapter, one that is committed to telling an inclusive art history, engaging with our community, and expanding the breadth and diversity of experience on the team. Both René and Jamillah are passionate about investing in Chicago’s community of artists, cultural stakeholders, and audiences, and their collaborative practice and open and authentic approach will be transformative for the MCA,” states MCA Pritzker Director Madeleine Grynsztejn.Born in Cienfuegos, Cuba, and raised in Miami, René Morales is an award-winning curator and significant presence in Miami's art scene. He brings over 25 years of curatorial experience, previously serving as Director of Curatorial Affairs and Chief Curator at the <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rnu-DRBAkOIRSUhqOVzH1qpeK4mn4TInS1YKQtOYPPXuM4qt8iD8TjXWe9Gy3wiJQ6Kj5R2m_2GOOq_RkzG8syRMntpmoqEv6IaEl3QBjAu7ZK0BPGyk_6zPRo7SgGTznoF03sGmXVQ=&amp;c=gAJjxa2v2AdKGqi0IkVbRMOiJ3-h6a3z01NFuuBhVhk1MUS4p8Vxiw==&amp;ch=IFS66JgNdOAVHWDI0pkh0DFwH8GlAwkqprKk9PlwY33_oJV6hQvk9A==">Pérez Art Museum Miami </a>(PAMM). At PAMM, his work has focused on exhibitions and projects that reflect Miami's diverse community and pivotal geographic location at the crossroads of the Americas. His current project, Gary Simmons: Public Enemy, the first comprehensive career survey of the multidisciplinary artist known for works that apply strong aesthetic and conceptual strategies to questions of race, class and gender identity, is originating at PAMM and will travel to the MCA in 2023.In his role as Alsdorf Chief Curator, Morales will lead the MCA’s artistic division, reconsidering the MCA’s exhibition, performance, program, learning, and collection plans through a transcultural, inclusive and integrative lens. His emphasis on collaboration and the development of curatorial talent will strengthen the impact of the museum’s curatorial team which hails from across the globe, including the new voices of Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator, Carla Acevedo Yates; Curator, Performance and Public Practice, Tara Aisha Willis; Pamela Alper Associate Curator, <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rnu-DRBAkOIRSUhqOVzH1qpeK4mn4TInS1YKQtOYPPXuM4qt8iD8TjXWe9Gy3wiJ_A0KNqRl6wIIm7nhoNkTLO6njT_qdZIHYdC_fvnyB8ZYI3UOEXIaV6EGeupOTRPPjSmIpkyVDP81I_OTyKqUGJrBHbU1wN5JF1Ec4mNSiYSeC4Hs2Y5y4MZyMAOSZunmCqbwi1JbxRI=&amp;c=gAJjxa2v2AdKGqi0IkVbRMOiJ3-h6a3z01NFuuBhVhk1MUS4p8Vxiw==&amp;ch=IFS66JgNdOAVHWDI0pkh0DFwH8GlAwkqprKk9PlwY33_oJV6hQvk9A==">Bana Kattan;</a> Assistant Curator, Jadine Collingwood; and Assistant Curator, Performance and Public Practice, Gibran Villalobos."As a longtime fan of the MCA and Chicago's radiant community of artists and art professionals, I am honored to join the museum at this pivotal time. I am looking forward to drawing from Chicago's complexity and dynamism to craft a unique program hand in hand with MCA's brilliant team," says Morales.Before his role at PAMM, Morales worked at the Museum of Art, <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rnu-DRBAkOIRSUhqOVzH1qpeK4mn4TInS1YKQtOYPPXuM4qt8iD8TjXWe9Gy3wiJ1XV1SbzJ9ZtIiodsXY38qILwdSp0TG8C4_5KyeKPh-1Yd4HooSIIlzElMijtJC8D3AJgXAcZpYsnzyysDxAAEg==&amp;c=gAJjxa2v2AdKGqi0IkVbRMOiJ3-h6a3z01NFuuBhVhk1MUS4p8Vxiw==&amp;ch=IFS66JgNdOAVHWDI0pkh0DFwH8GlAwkqprKk9PlwY33_oJV6hQvk9A==">Rhode Island School of Design </a>where he organized and co-organized numerous exhibitions, including Island Nations: New Art from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. Morales studied at Swarthmore College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in biopsychology and art history, and Brown University, where he received a Master of Arts in art history, focusing on the work of Odilon Redon. &nbsp;In a long line of exhibitions spanning more than a decade, his projects include Meleko Mokgosi: Your Trip to Africa (2020); Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Surrounded Islands, 1980–83 (2018); Dara Friedman: Perfect Stranger (2017); Sarah Oppenheimer: S-281913 (2016); Susan Hiller: Lost and Found (2016); Marjetica Potrc: The School of the Forest (2015); Nicolas Lobo: The Leisure Pit (2015); Victoria Gitman: The Desiring Eye (2015); Bik Van der Pol: Speechless (2015); Global Positioning Systems: Selections from PAMM’s Collection (2014–15); Amelia Peláez: The Craft of Modernity; A Human Document: Selections from the Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry; and Monika Sosnowska: Market (2013–14).Morales spearheaded the acquisition of over 300 works from the Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry for PAMM’s collection, with the support of the Knight Foundation, as well as major works by artists including Hélio Oiticica, Tania Bruguera, Virginia Jaramillo, and Robert Morris. In addition, he has extensive experience purchasing works for the PAMM collection via the museum’s Collectors Council, the Jorge M. Pérez Fund for Latin American Art, and the Fund for Black Art.&nbsp;He has taught museum history and theory and curatorial practice at Florida International University and held teaching assistant roles at Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design. In addition to authoring numerous exhibition catalogues, his writing has been published in New American Paintings, ArtLies Quarterly, and Cabinet: A Quarterly Magazine of Art &amp; Culture.Morales is the 2019 recipient of the prestigious Center for Curatorial Leadership Fellowship and served as a juror for the Whitney Museum's 2019 Bucksbaum Prize. He sits on the board of the City of Miami Art in Public Places and the Professional Advisory Committee of the Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places.As Manilow Senior Curator, Jamillah James will lead the museum's visual arts department and be a driving force behind the MCA’s curatorial programming. She has built her reputation through deeply researched, beautifully presented exhibitions focused on supporting emerging and underrecognized artists, a concentration that will further the MCA’s own historic commitment to new art histories.&nbsp;“The MCA is an institution that I have long admired and where, as a student in Chicago, I had many formative experiences with contemporary art and artists. Visiting the MCA helped me realize the possibilities of curating and of museums. The city of Chicago is home to an incredible community of artists, and I am humbled by the opportunity to be an advocate for them as part of the MCA’s team. A leader in the field, the MCA is a true 21st century institution that is engaged with the most important discussions of the day, willing to reflect on its position and on what museums can do, and work towards what they should be—and I’m excited to be a part of its history,” says James.&nbsp;James was previously Senior Curator at the<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rnu-DRBAkOIRSUhqOVzH1qpeK4mn4TInS1YKQtOYPPXuM4qt8iD8TjXWe9Gy3wiJ2-Md9tw3U9kOHR99gp7GLDs6QzAAd3KiPnzyT5M551wtSCPPiI9-WdPDJQA8jeOewiYdnCO-PVOEMhlKEn0-q_1CYRaNqGGeBUu-s7Hi25WAZZil4Wb5HMphOwWepcW1nu7RnJZWr2Y=&amp;c=gAJjxa2v2AdKGqi0IkVbRMOiJ3-h6a3z01NFuuBhVhk1MUS4p8Vxiw==&amp;ch=IFS66JgNdOAVHWDI0pkh0DFwH8GlAwkqprKk9PlwY33_oJV6hQvk9A=="> Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles </a>(ICA LA). She is also co-curator of <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rnu-DRBAkOIRSUhqOVzH1qpeK4mn4TInS1YKQtOYPPXuM4qt8iD8TjXWe9Gy3wiJzSNEdJ3Kqm84YQJZGI_u23JkCqnVZgqYCVEd6yHwDsjkL_aGhtcJHEuK4MIKs0NT10pNNLxjdjHoZodUccF7pzwG-OBHaYpqhz7VxX1Pu50yh5lFoyXPaIh_eTBGefrK9jOKBLc-uhLYiSyzyJG5eM4f5txE1yjQ&amp;c=gAJjxa2v2AdKGqi0IkVbRMOiJ3-h6a3z01NFuuBhVhk1MUS4p8Vxiw==&amp;ch=IFS66JgNdOAVHWDI0pkh0DFwH8GlAwkqprKk9PlwY33_oJV6hQvk9A==">Soft Water Hard Stone,</a> the 2021 edition of the<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rnu-DRBAkOIRSUhqOVzH1qpeK4mn4TInS1YKQtOYPPXuM4qt8iD8TjXWe9Gy3wiJ2VgO9zlBJZqQFgnoM5vgXKLEBL_IIO-HQ4g77DHAlzAU9X8-VQGlxULRgq1a2jYGJ8xt2ZeADW5nK2xGCjqgOB3B3ReNf7f63fgPSBFisedr004QtAZ78SqT3bj10HIa4WC6g5heJ7k=&amp;c=gAJjxa2v2AdKGqi0IkVbRMOiJ3-h6a3z01NFuuBhVhk1MUS4p8Vxiw==&amp;ch=IFS66JgNdOAVHWDI0pkh0DFwH8GlAwkqprKk9PlwY33_oJV6hQvk9A=="> New Museum</a><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rnu-DRBAkOIRSUhqOVzH1qpeK4mn4TInS1YKQtOYPPXuM4qt8iD8TjXWe9Gy3wiJzSNEdJ3Kqm84YQJZGI_u23JkCqnVZgqYCVEd6yHwDsjkL_aGhtcJHEuK4MIKs0NT10pNNLxjdjHoZodUccF7pzwG-OBHaYpqhz7VxX1Pu50yh5lFoyXPaIh_eTBGefrK9jOKBLc-uhLYiSyzyJG5eM4f5txE1yjQ&amp;c=gAJjxa2v2AdKGqi0IkVbRMOiJ3-h6a3z01NFuuBhVhk1MUS4p8Vxiw==&amp;ch=IFS66JgNdOAVHWDI0pkh0DFwH8GlAwkqprKk9PlwY33_oJV6hQvk9A==">Triennial, </a>the highly influential international exhibition in New York devoted to emerging artists from around the world, providing an important platform for a new generation of artists who are shaping the current discourse of contemporary art and the future of culture. Her work on the ICA LA's Barbara T. Smith survey opening in 2023 was recently awarded the <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rnu-DRBAkOIRSUhqOVzH1qpeK4mn4TInS1YKQtOYPPXuM4qt8iD8TjXWe9Gy3wiJEBUndbmu54gAd8cuxIx61JGHNfGIghcxBKFX9ctwrMBdJn6KK1k4Yt5d7OaN81PaxuHi8q820s2ceEnOHgQXt9HeZlmcb0bwfopAWDUOu5FrnOPcIX6LfAgfwtXAsTgIc8CEsf_VIRI=&amp;c=gAJjxa2v2AdKGqi0IkVbRMOiJ3-h6a3z01NFuuBhVhk1MUS4p8Vxiw==&amp;ch=IFS66JgNdOAVHWDI0pkh0DFwH8GlAwkqprKk9PlwY33_oJV6hQvk9A==">Foundation for Contemporary Arts annual Ellsworth Kelly Award.</a>&nbsp;Prior to joining ICA LA in 2016, James was Assistant Curator at the<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rnu-DRBAkOIRSUhqOVzH1qpeK4mn4TInS1YKQtOYPPXuM4qt8iD8TjXWe9Gy3wiJt04rgpG4ZXjVXKo9-VfBycklkaTqegim2IK8u88siJGfkd7-ehiLEdh8ShrFjI4IZcRWm4V4cU9nBSCSz-Jc1jHKOK7dxFaMpUWJataUaKmM2pE0FL26RSkW9nhhKmRLk4WuxyFkIR0=&amp;c=gAJjxa2v2AdKGqi0IkVbRMOiJ3-h6a3z01NFuuBhVhk1MUS4p8Vxiw==&amp;ch=IFS66JgNdOAVHWDI0pkh0DFwH8GlAwkqprKk9PlwY33_oJV6hQvk9A=="> Hammer Museum,</a> Los Angeles, and organized exhibitions and programs&nbsp;at<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rnu-DRBAkOIRSUhqOVzH1qpeK4mn4TInS1YKQtOYPPXuM4qt8iD8TjXWe9Gy3wiJd7r7cRlo6HoakriIv63Db75ma2IX0Q_fmTt5JryI2GD7paJg46KruJaENzADkmrrFOW25cAMGg0VGCnasbG_qDANAsY0srruNTbWgXebbzgM-WLM43sMAxbM3tW1AwkMGnS3QMi5nCk=&amp;c=gAJjxa2v2AdKGqi0IkVbRMOiJ3-h6a3z01NFuuBhVhk1MUS4p8Vxiw==&amp;ch=IFS66JgNdOAVHWDI0pkh0DFwH8GlAwkqprKk9PlwY33_oJV6hQvk9A=="> Art + Practice,</a> an arts and social services nonprofit in Leimert Park, Los Angeles established by artist <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rnu-DRBAkOIRSUhqOVzH1qpeK4mn4TInS1YKQtOYPPXuM4qt8iD8TjXWe9Gy3wiJCHL4MtbAmtvSU305UBoYnmMfJYOF1ZWZlwa2pVwg9bXvOtI3xh87NRXFRSapIoo2s1iToBOEbT5XnPOocqeJJk9ho3xSWrndF9e8D_V2_GGIG2b7GQNklXOdr9kdYC4izvEnNuVj68VzvlKNFKpB6aZGe2kGi1qY&amp;c=gAJjxa2v2AdKGqi0IkVbRMOiJ3-h6a3z01NFuuBhVhk1MUS4p8Vxiw==&amp;ch=IFS66JgNdOAVHWDI0pkh0DFwH8GlAwkqprKk9PlwY33_oJV6hQvk9A==">Mark Bradford, MCA 2011 Artist in Residence.</a> She has held curatorial positions at the<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rnu-DRBAkOIRSUhqOVzH1qpeK4mn4TInS1YKQtOYPPXuM4qt8iD8TjXWe9Gy3wiJ1fBlEC5Xmnlqv2kIPRyE11NkxSP5j0EQAnDrrikHIto76z7TWbxl_sY7vNtVlJOZOpf90k6jzQeNyFw2QnMB-hP1k-bEjz6w9HigwFOcQwShqork_4KriB8xOGXan2QG0X4A-g0F90o=&amp;c=gAJjxa2v2AdKGqi0IkVbRMOiJ3-h6a3z01NFuuBhVhk1MUS4p8Vxiw==&amp;ch=IFS66JgNdOAVHWDI0pkh0DFwH8GlAwkqprKk9PlwY33_oJV6hQvk9A=="> Studio Museum in Harlem </a>and<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rnu-DRBAkOIRSUhqOVzH1qpeK4mn4TInS1YKQtOYPPXuM4qt8iD8TjXWe9Gy3wiJq9PMjLcxzlL7HP6d5wLsbwumgc9_mYN1788mq6TVgTBDLQkezipX881V2AQUTP7R9fh-dbwt2RYC4xS34SOLKFpcwYPOqukp_-U9c_QHarfDjbi8dJDp6Kk0NU6jrlkCiIBArSVwFKA=&amp;c=gAJjxa2v2AdKGqi0IkVbRMOiJ3-h6a3z01NFuuBhVhk1MUS4p8Vxiw==&amp;ch=IFS66JgNdOAVHWDI0pkh0DFwH8GlAwkqprKk9PlwY33_oJV6hQvk9A=="> Queens Museum,</a> New York, and produced exhibitions and programs at various alternative and artist-run spaces throughout the United States and Canada since 2004. James’ appointment marks a return to Chicago, as she was part of the first class of Art History graduates at Columbia College in 2005 and organized music performances and other programming as a former resident of the exhibition space now known as <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rnu-DRBAkOIRSUhqOVzH1qpeK4mn4TInS1YKQtOYPPXuM4qt8iD8TjXWe9Gy3wiJkwp_I8dsEvMcxH3EOqZSaw0qFUSOwv5p7wVkua3Kn9ud4P0uIsTV5YGaj9qBPvD88QVbU0FIqax9KlXloo_HB23JiL0LwI41Bv4ifUsKJe-d60ZjMN-9VA==&amp;c=gAJjxa2v2AdKGqi0IkVbRMOiJ3-h6a3z01NFuuBhVhk1MUS4p8Vxiw==&amp;ch=IFS66JgNdOAVHWDI0pkh0DFwH8GlAwkqprKk9PlwY33_oJV6hQvk9A==">Archer Ballroom.</a>&nbsp;James’ current exhibitions include presentations of Sara Cwynar and Rebecca Morris, opening in 2022. Recent exhibitions include Harold Mendez: Let us gather in a flourishing way (2020), Stanya Kahn: No Go Backs (2020), No Wrong Holes: Thirty Years of Nayland Blake (2019), andThis Has No Name, the first U.S. museum survey of B. Wurtz (2018). James also organized the Los Angeles presentations of the touring exhibitions Kenneth Tam: Silent Spikes (2021), Ree Morton: The Plant That Heals May Also Poison (2020), Patty Chang: The Wandering Lake, 2009–17 (2019), and Nina Chanel Abney: Royal Flush (2018). She has curated several thematic group exhibitions, including, A Shape That Stands Up (2016) and Sisters and Brothers (2014), as well as solo exhibitions of Lucas Blalock, Sarah Cain, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Alex Da Corte, Abigail DeVille, Rafa Esparza, Maryam Jafri, Ann Greene Kelly, and Simone Leigh.&nbsp;James has contributed texts to Artforum, The International Review of African American Art, and various institutional exhibition catalogues. She is a recipient of the inaugural Noah Davis Prize from the Underground Museum, Los Angeles and Chanel Culture Fund (2021), a curatorial research fellowship from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (2021), and a curatorial fellowship from the VIA Art Foundation (2018). James regularly lectures on contemporary art, curating, and professional development for emerging artists and is a visiting critic in the graduate department at the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena.&nbsp;Image Credits: (Left) René Morales, James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator. Photographer: Karli Evans. (Right) Jamillah James, Manilow Senior Curator. Photographer: Jasmine Clarke.&nbsp;&nbsp;

MCA Chicago Announces Appointment of New Curatorial Leadership

&nbsp;$13.8 million already secured, including generous $1 million+ gifts from Builders Initiative and the Guida Family Foundation, along with other foundation grants and individual donors with concentration from its South Side community. Public campaign phase is now active.&nbsp;Via PRCHICAGO -- The Board of Directors of Hyde Park Art Center proudly announces that, effective Spring 2022, the renowned non-profit hub for contemporary art located on Chicago’s vibrant South Side will shift to a tuition-free model in its core curriculum education programs, making it the nation’s first contribute-what-you-can visual art school for all ages. This radical move culminates Hyde Park Art Center’s ambitious five-year strategic plan dedicated to ensuring more equitable access to artmaking, education, and community engagement for years to come.In 2018, the Art Center Board initiated the $16 million ART MAKES capital campaign, the largest in its 82-year history, to secure a tuition-free education model, establish an endowment, and increase funding for general operations and artist investment in coming years. The ART MAKES campaign, co-chaired by Cynthia Heusing, Walter &amp; Shirley Massey, and Richard Wright, has raised $13.8 million to date, thanks in large part to three generous lead gifts: over $2 million provided from <a href="http://www.buildersinitiative.org/">Builders Initiative</a>, $1 million from the Chicago-based Guida Family Foundation, and $500,000 from the Chicago-based David C. and Sarajean&nbsp;Ruttenberg&nbsp;Arts Foundation. The Art Center’s Board of Directors has been critical to the campaign’s success, committing more than 25% of the total funds raised to date. Further support has been received from local and national foundation and corporate grants, in addition to gifts from dozens of donors from around Chicago and the Art Center’s own South Side neighborhood. The remaining funds are now being sought to complete the campaign; for more information on supporting Chicago artists and arts education with a donation of any size, please visit <a href="http://www.hydeparkart.org/art-makes">www.hydeparkart.org/art-makes</a>.“As we found ourselves planning, we heard that people value Hyde Park Art Center’s legacy, our support of Chicago artists, and how the institution contributes to the local community’s identity. Importantly, we heard that our programs are making an impact— teens are developing their voices, artists are tackling bold and ambitious projects, and families are finding a creative home. Our neighbors, artists, students, and volunteers reinforced the unique role the Art Center plays in bridging social networks, sparking civic dialogue, and exemplifying the best of our city. We also heard that we can do more and the Campaign is allowing us to do so,” said Justine Jentes, Hyde Park Art Center board chairman.Added Kate Lorenz, Hyde Park Art Center executive director, “We know that artists are essential to a flourishing society, and we aim to invest in Chicago’s art community at all levels by removing tuition as a barrier, making our public programs richer and more engaging for everyone, and increasing support for artists. This is truly a pivotal moment in our history.”&nbsp;Increasing access to art for allHyde Park Art Center’s Oakman Clinton School &amp; Studios annually serve nearly 2,000 students of all ages and skill levels with nearly 200 courses across the visual arts. Core curriculum classes comprise about two-thirds of all offerings and include staple Art Center programs at all learning levels and across all artistic&nbsp;media, from ceramics, painting and drawing to printmaking and digital photography. &nbsp;So as to provide students from all backgrounds the means to participate, create, and benefit from the dynamic learning environment and community at the Art Center, with the Spring 2022 registration, all of the Art Center's core curriculum classes will be offered without a set tuition price and all participants will be asked to contribute how they can, at whatever level they are able. This restructuring of the School and Studios will result in Hyde Park Art Center proudly becoming Chicago’s – and the nation’s – first tuition-free visual art school for all ages.In addition, monies raised through ART MAKES will be dedicated to investing in the Art Center’s ongoing Pathways Programs delivering broader access to visual arts for some 700 K–8 students in in its neighboring communities—Bronzeville, Hyde Park, Kenwood, Washington Park, and Woodlawn – along with supporting more than 150 teen and young adult artists through its arts and professional training both for high school and post-high school (18-25- year-old) youth. Further engaging the community, the Art Center currently hosts a robust series of artist talks, exhibition openings, free artmaking workshops, and other creative events; increased funding for public programs will provide an even greater platform and space for artists, community members, and peer organizations to collaborate and contribute to civic dialogue and social awareness.&nbsp;Increasing investment in artistsEqually critical is a deeper investment in professional artists. Among the current Hyde Park Art Center initiatives that will benefit from increased funding are faculty/teaching artist development for its current 50 faculty members via additional resources and trainings for the development of studio work and pedagogical practice, as well as provide professional opportunities for artists growing their careers, both inside the building and beyond, through valuable mentorship and exhibition programs such as the Center and Bridge offerings.Further, the Art Center’s Jackman Goldwasser Residency currently provides local artists access to long-term, rent-free studio space, and international artists the opportunity to live and work in Chicago. Building on this, the residency program will expand its international presence by building on exchanges where Chicago artists travel abroad and connect to the global stage while international artists and curators visit Chicago to connect with our local artists. And finally, the Art Center will invest in new work, supporting artists and the creation of ambitious new work to ensure artists, particularly artists of color and women, can mount career-changing exhibitions.&nbsp;About Hyde Park Art CenterHyde Park Art Center, at 5020 South Cornell Avenue on Chicago’s vibrant South Side, is a hub for contemporary arts in Chicago, serving as a gathering and production space for artists and the broader community to cultivate ideas, impact social change, and connect with new networks. Since its inception in 1939, Hyde Park Art Center has grown from a small collective of quirky artists to establishing a strong legacy of risk-taking and experimentation and emerging as a unique Chicago arts institution with social impact. The Art Center functions as an amplifier for today and tomorrow’s creative voices, providing the space to cultivate and create new work and connections. For more information, please visit <a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/">www.hydeparkart.org</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Hyde Park Art Center to Become Nation's First Tuition-Free Art School

<html><head></head><body>Via PROn September 28, Hindman Auctions set a new world auction record for Martin Wong’s Persuit (El Que Gane Pierde - He Who Wins Looses), 1984, which sold for $1.1 million in its Post War &amp; Contemporary Art Auction. Offered with an estimate of $500,000 to $700,000, the work saw competitive bidding and received strong interest from museums and private collectors, with a U.S. institution ultimately emerging as the winning bidder. The painting is from Rumsey Hall School, a coeducational boarding and day school in Washington, Connecticut.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418973/x6uuobupyetpvd4amc20.jpg" alt="page1image26704304"><figcaption>Persuit (El Que Gane Pierde - He Who Wins Looses), 1984. Price Realized: $1,100,000</figcaption></figure>Persuit (El Que Gane Pierde - He Who Wins Looses) emerged as the top lot in the Post War &amp; Contemporary art auction and was among seven auction records set in the sale. The work is acrylic on canvas and measures 48 by 72 inches.Rumsey Hall School was founded in 1900 by Lillias Rumsey Sanford of Seneca Falls, New York and moved to the current Washington campus in 1949. Persuit (El Que Gane Pierde - He Who Wins Looses) was donated to Rumsey Hall School in 1989 by Allen Finkelson, a parent of three Rumsey Hall graduates and former long-term trustee and board chair.“The thrill of setting an auction record with the sale of this tremendous painting is even sweeter knowing that the proceeds of the sale will benefit the student experience at the Rumsey Hall School,” shared Zack Wirsum, Hindman’s Senior Specialist for Post War and Contemporary Art. “More thrilling still is the knowledge that the work is going to an institution where it will continue to have widespread attention and can educate the public about the specialized magic of Martin Wong.”Martin Wong, born in Portland Oregon in 1946, came of age in the heady California dreamscape of late 1960s San Francisco. Wong, an openly gay man of Chinese ancestry, found acceptance in the open- minded hippie counterculture while working mostly in ceramics and performance art. Wong earned the most recognition in the Bay Area for his draftsmanship, as well as the nickname Human Instamatic for his ability to crank out $7.50 portraits at street art fairs. It was not until moving to New York’s Lower East Side in 1978 that he turned to painting as his primary creative expression.Wong is recognized for his merging of social realism and visionary art styles, as well as considering themes such as ethnic and racial identities. He became known for documenting New York City in his works. This piece captures the city in the gritty 1980s and the way in which urban life can feel imposing, particularly for the underrepresented.Persuit (El Que Gane Pierde - He Who Wins Looses) captures an ominous, authentic and gritty New York night and illusionistic wooden frame peppered with poetic phrasing, typically borrowed from his often collaborator Piñero. In his signature uncommon social-meets magical-realist fashion, Wong champions the underdog, the underrepresented, the unseen, while also revealing the unique and flawed glory of these ignored individuals.Bidding for the September 28th auction was available live, and via phone, the Digital Bid Room, Hindman’s recently launched online and mobile bidding platform, and three other online bidding platforms.&nbsp;Hindman continues to welcome consignments for upcoming Post War &amp; Contemporary Art auctions.<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418974/xvj7eaqitkstq5rkyehm.jpg" alt="page2image26703472"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418975/cvam8lfqnztjkbwini5t.jpg" alt="page2image26692656"></figure>&nbsp;</body></html>

Hindman Sets World Auction $1.1 million Record for Martin Wong 

Via PRThe organizers of Intersect Chicago (formerly known as SOFA) shared a brief announcement Wednesday that they have decided to postpone the November 2021 fair. The fair was scheduled to open in less than a month, opening November 4 in its traditional home in Festival Hall on Navy Pier. &nbsp;&nbsp;As the pandemic continues, the health and safety concerns expressed by our community of dealers, collectors, and cultural partners have led us to the difficult decision to postpone the November 2021 edition of Intersect Chicago / SOFA. We appreciate the support and interest we received in planning the event and will keep you updated on the new dates of Intersect Chicago / SOFA. Our commitment to culture and community in the region remains strong, and we will continue to bolster our Chicago-area partners.&nbsp;When CGN knows more we will update our website and share details.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Intersect Chicago (Formerly SOFA) Postpones Upcoming November Fair

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418963/lpqfoklol7u2w8t27qas.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Cave and Bob Faust's expansive building-wrapped mural at 679 N. Michigan Ave, image by James Prinz</figcaption></figure>Via PRThe Magnificent Mile®&nbsp;has recently installed a&nbsp;monumental, multi-story public art installation, entitled&nbsp;Rapt on The Mile,&nbsp;created by renowned artists&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=6711e67a02&amp;e=b25d02ccd1">Nick Cave</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=50db606a07&amp;e=b25d02ccd1">Bob Faust</a>. The vibrant mural, which now wraps the 679 N. Michigan Avenue building, is presented by&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=ccf8ea0aef&amp;e=b25d02ccd1">The Magnificent Mile® Association</a>&nbsp;with&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=fed6c2d5b9&amp;e=b25d02ccd1">EXPO CHICAGO</a>&nbsp;and key support and funding from&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=43bbf0d886&amp;e=b25d02ccd1">World Business Chicago</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=c5c96aa652&amp;e=b25d02ccd1">Choose Chicago</a>,&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=0b11870eeb&amp;e=b25d02ccd1">City of Chicago</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=370635a494&amp;e=b25d02ccd1">Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago</a>, <a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=7bcd10aacc&amp;e=b25d02ccd1">Northern Trust</a>, <a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=a064d19351&amp;e=b25d02ccd1">The Peninsula Chicago</a>, and <a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=cc78aa69e7&amp;e=b25d02ccd1">Water Tower Realty</a>.&nbsp; &nbsp; Rapt on The Mile&nbsp;is designed to act as a multi-story beacon inviting Chicagoans and visitors from around the world to enjoy all that iconic Michigan Avenue has to offer. It will be on display&nbsp;through January 31,&nbsp;2022.&nbsp;Installed by&nbsp;Creative Graphics Management, the vinyl piece spans more than three stories and&nbsp;wraps 6,000+&nbsp;square-feet.&nbsp;The expansive building-wrapped mural utilizes iconic images and layered colors to create a three-dimensional garden, evocative of a fertile migratory hub, much like the way Cave sees the city. Rapt on The Mile also contributes to the long legacy of public artwork produced by Nick Cave, and its debut precedes the first career-spanning retrospective of the internationally renowned artist entitled – <a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=e7300aba8c&amp;e=b25d02ccd1">Forothermore</a> (May 14 – October 2, 2022) at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. In addition to the Michigan Avenue installation, Faust’s exhibit,&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=48107622ef&amp;e=b25d02ccd1">with all, and still…</a>, is currently on display at The Peninsula Chicago with a direct tie to&nbsp;Rapt, not just by adjacency, but also subject and style. View full press release <a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=6e5f78e476&amp;e=b25d02ccd1">here</a>.&nbsp;Take a Piece of Rapt on The Mile Home with a Limited-Edition Print&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/feab88d1702b05fff44372e88/images/4cc1d326-5661-69c4-8515-fd1870d16033.jpg" alt=""></figure>Rapt on The Mile draws inspiration from Head Dressed, a&nbsp;limited-edition print and poster&nbsp;created by Nick Cave and Bob Faust for EXPO CHICAGO's 2019 edition. In collaboration with the&nbsp;Rapt&nbsp;reveal and celebration, the limited-edition print is&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=8d25e3bec6&amp;e=b25d02ccd1">on sale now</a>.&nbsp; &nbsp; Proceeds from the sale of the original&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=4facee4149&amp;e=b25d02ccd1">limited-edition print</a>&nbsp;go to the&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=5891920514&amp;e=b25d02ccd1">Facility Foundation</a>&nbsp;– which provides scholarships and opportunities for emerging artists;&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=b6c03429ef&amp;e=b25d02ccd1">The Magnificent Mile® Association</a>&nbsp;– a private, non-profit membership organization with a mission of preserving, promoting and enhancing the City of Chicago’s North Michigan Avenue business district; and EXPO CHICAGO’s&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=2364e7c905&amp;e=b25d02ccd1">Curatorial Initiatives</a>&nbsp;— which seeks to promote the development of curators and foster the international dialogue between artists and institutions in Chicago and the greater Midwest.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

EXPO CHICAGO Announces Large Scale Michigan Ave. Installation by Nick Cave and Bob Faust 

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418963/pltgv030atcx9zbky0ro.jpg"><figcaption>BETHANY COLLINS,&nbsp;America: A Hymnal, 2017 Book with 100 laser cut leaves, 6" x 9" x 1" Photo: Evan Jenkins</figcaption></figure><a href="https://crystalbridges.org/calendar/bethany-collins-america-a-hymnal/?utm_source=Website+Signup+Form&amp;utm_campaign=f4eb811575-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_02_05_42_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_2cebdb5105-f4eb811575-143859041">Artist Bethany Collins's America: A Hymnal at Crystal Bridges</a>September 11 - November 29, 2021 PATRON Gallery's artist Bethany Collins (b.1984) uses language to explore American history and the nuance of racial and national identities. For this sound installation, Collins recorded six singers performing different versions of the popular American hymn “America (My Country ‘Tis of Thee),” which has been rewritten more than 100 times with lyrics supporting American causes such as revolution, suffrage, Native sovereignty, temperance, the Confederacy, and abolition. This exhibition was organized by Austen Barron Bailly, chief curator, Crystal Bridges, and Allison Glenn, senior curator and director of public art, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and former associate curator, contemporary art, Crystal Bridges.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://rivernorthdesigndistrict.com">River North Design District Reports Crowd Numbers from Sept 10</a>The RNDD marked its biggest year yet as it returned from a one year hiatus to host its 6th annual Gallery Walk. As of Monday they were still tallying but they reported &nbsp;philanthropic contributions to CAPE and Digs with Dignity above $13,000, including $10k from Tito’s Vodka.&nbsp;Designer and artist vignettes are up until October 11th.17 showrooms participated, with 20 interior designers and 6 galleries and 24 artists. There were 1,145 public RSVP’s for the Gallery Walk in total.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418964/peaclmhezuk9v7xejbvj.jpg"><figcaption>Photo by James Prinz</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thepeninsulachi/?fbclid=IwAR1yHVFtywdsTjzQ0jcZsRYtE0yZrnWDelaKuq8Yo2Xhwm-Hqa3OYrCzCyM">Bob Faust's Art On View at the Peninsula</a>Part of the hotel's Art in Resonance series, the Peninsula introduced their newest installation titled "with all, and still...," created by Chicago artist Bob Faust, on display in The Lobby on the fifth floor through 2021.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418965/indec38oaoge0juhtdt8.png"></figure><a href="artonthemart.com/programming/">Barbara Kruger Will Be on Art on theMART</a>On September 17 at 7:30 p.m. Untitled (Questions), 1990/2021, a&nbsp;projection by renowned conceptual artist Barbara Kruger debuts as part of a series commissioned by Art on theMART and coordinated in partnership with Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, an expansion of the&nbsp;Art Institute of Chicago’s presentation of Thinking of&nbsp;You. I Mean&nbsp;Me. I Mean You., an indepth&nbsp;look at four decades of Kruger’s practice. Untitled (Questions), 1990/2021 will be shown&nbsp;nightly at the Chicago Riverwalk, between North Wells and North Franklin Street at 7:30 and 8&nbsp;p.m. from September 17 through November 25. Kruger’s work in Chicago will engage the surrounding cityscape on billboards, the Chicago&nbsp;Transit Authority, and more. The exhibition is organized by the Art Institute of Chicago, the Los&nbsp;Angeles County Museum of Art, and The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Tune in to the livestream on the Art&nbsp;on theMART Facebook page on September 17 at 7:30 p.m.&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 9/13

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418952/trf2cvihqxoccpkgn52q.jpg"></figure>Via PRAt 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, two radiant 8’ x 10’ murals by Tony Fitzpatrick will be unveiled in the heart of Glen Ellyn at 427 N. Main St. The murals will be displayed near the new pedway completed this past spring, which connects pedestrians to the Metra, garages and downtown businesses. The murals depict birds native to the area: a woodpecker and a cardinal. Composed of acrylic paint on aluminum board, the visually collaged background features imagery distinctive to pop culture influences in Fitzpatrick's work. In creating the murals, Fitzpatrick was assisted by his studio partner and protégé, Danny Torres, and Sam Decarlo who, like Fitzpatrick, is a former College of DuPage student. “I was honored to be have the opportunity to create this work for Glen Ellyn,” says Fitzpatrick. “It’s one of my core beliefs that art is best made via cultural and community efforts and this project is a perfect opportunity to show that in action.” The Fitzpatrick murals are part of the DuPage Public Art Project proposed by Diana Martinez, Director of the McAninch Arts Center, and approved by the College’s Board of Trustees in October 2020 with the goal of initiating public art events and art installations. The partnership with Glen Ellyn is the inaugural kick-off to the College’s Public Art Project, where COD will work with the Village to establish a public arts committee, and partner for the creation of two public art installations and one community arts engagement effort. At the conclusion of the agreement, COD will partner with another town for two years in hopes that the established committee in Glen Ellyn will continue on its own. Martinez proposed the idea in an effort to build Public Art Committees in cities throughout DuPage County. The idea of the Project was inspired by the announcement by COD President Dr. Brian Caputo of the Arts, Culture and Community Engagement Pillar of the College’s 2021-2026 Strategic Long-Range Plan. “The College is committed to supporting arts, culture and community engagement throughout District 502 and beyond,” Caputo said. “The DuPage Public Art Project will foster partnership and continued involvement within our neighborhoods, and I am excited to forge ahead as we unveil this first work of what I know will be a worthwhile endeavor.”&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418953/gdngmdjatlyzfvyu3p58.jpg"><figcaption>Fitzpatrick and Torres at the unveiling&nbsp;</figcaption></figure> “Tony’s works are a perfect first project to launch this public art initiative as he grew up in DuPage County and has many connections to COD,” says Cleve Carney Museum of Art Curator Justin Witte. “He was also close friends with the founding donor of the Cleve Carney Museum of Art, Cleve Carney. The timing of this installation is ideal as it serves as a precursor to his upcoming exhibition at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art opening October 16.” A Public Arts Project Committee comprised of residents Dawn Smith, Geoff Bevington, Carol White, Jennifer Umlaff and Chair, Diana Martinez (MAC Director), and MAC Project Coordinator Molly Junokas and College of DuPage/CCMA Curator Justin Witte was tasked by the Village Board to provide a proposal for a mural for the pedway on the north brick wall. “The committee met and wanted to present something that reflects the beauty and nature of Glen Ellyn by a professional artist that would garner national artistic attention,” says Martinez. “Tony is an author, actor and acclaimed artist whose work has been exhibited in nationally renowned museums. He grew up in Lombard, was a dear friend of the late Cleve Carney and attended COD so was the perfect choice. The committee unanimously agreed on approaching Fitzpatrick to paint the mural. He accepted and suggested the idea of classic bird images, which reflect the nature and trees of Glen Ellyn, customized with words and details reflecting other aspects of the village.” “Public art is more than just pictures on the side of a building. &nbsp;Public Art is a catalyst for economic development and has the power to draw people to our community,” observed Glen Ellyn President Mark Senak. &nbsp;“Art provokes our emotions, activates our minds and widens our consciousness. &nbsp;People gravitate to public art, like the Bean in Millennium Park. &nbsp;These murals are a great start. I want to thank our friends at College of DuPage for raising awareness of the virtues of public art and look forward to working with them on making public art part of the Glen Ellyn brand.” &nbsp;The mural was sponsored by, College of DuPage, the Village of Glen Ellyn, and by the Glen Ellyn Environmental Committee who was awarded a grant from the DuPage Foundation, whose generous award contributed to the installation. Tony Fitzpatrick is a Chicago-based artist best known for his multimedia collages, printmaking, paintings, and drawings. Fitzpatrick's work is inspired by Chicago Street culture, cities he has traveled to, children's books, tattoo designs, and folk art. Fitzpatrick has authored or illustrated eight books of art and poetry, and, for the last two years has written a column for Newcity. Fitzpatrick's art appears in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, and the National Museum of American Art in Washington, DC. The Neville Brothers' album “Yellow Moon” and the Steve Earle albums “El Corazon” and “The Revolution Starts Now” also feature Fitzpatrick's art. In 2015, Fitzpatrick opened The Dime, an exhibition space in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Before making a living as an artist, Fitzpatrick worked as a radio host, bartender, boxer, construction worker, and film and stage actor. Fitzpatrick’s final museum exhibition will be Tony Fitzpatrick: Jesus of Western Avenue at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art, 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage, Oct. 16, 2021 through Jan. 31, 2022. More information can be found at <a href="http://theccma.org/">TheCCMA.org</a>&nbsp;To read CGN's fall 2021 interview with Fitzpatrick, <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2021/8/a-man-walks-into-a-museum-for-tony-fitzpatrick-2021-is-a-return-to-more-than-before">click here.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Tony Fitzpatrick to Unveil Murals in Glen Ellyn Featuring Native Birds

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418952/lxcem7zaj2tvhakzncao.png"></figure>By CGN StaffThe River North Gallery District spaces are banding together again to host their traditional fall gallery walk on the Friday after Labor Day – September 10, 2021 from 5-8pm. Afterward, walk attendees are invited to enjoy cocktails and al fresco dining at River North's modern Greek restaurant <a href="https://avli.us/">Avli</a> at the corner of Wells and Huron or sample home made Italian fare at <a href="https://www.torchiopastabar.com/">Torchino Pasta Bar</a> on Wells.A September gallery walk has been around in the district for decades. After a 2020 hiatus due to the pandemic, galleries are eager to invite collectors and visitors to the city on self-guided tour of eight spaces, from Huron, Superior, and Wells Streets, while meeting artists, curators, and gallery staff.&nbsp;Last year was challenging for most galleries. Many had to get creative with their exhibition plans while boosting their online offerings in order to continue to reach collectors they might normally engage with in person during openings and art fairs.The galleries held a successful and busy Mid-Summer Gallery Walk this past July and this fall gathering promises to even busier and buzzier, since it also coincides with the <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/6th-annual-river-north-design-district-fall-gallery-walk">River North Design District</a> walk, happening simultaneously (details here).&nbsp;The Fall River North Gallery Walk is totally free and open to the public. Maps are available at Addington Gallery (704 N Wells St.)&nbsp;Saturday Morning TourThere is also a monthly <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2021/6/river-north-s-popular-saturday-morning-gallery-tours-are-back-with-updates">free Saturday morning gallery tour</a> taking place the following day, September 11, at 11am.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/second-saturday-gallery-tour-c394584b-e981-4eaf-86e5-e164772f717b">Details and Rsvp here</a>.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Participating galleries:<a href="https://zollaliebermangallery.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b2b04f842b0918c879d49d6fd&amp;id=714dd787a0&amp;e=6447216ad9">Addington Gallery</a><a href="https://www.carlhammergallery.com">Carl Hammer Gallery</a><a href="https://zollaliebermangallery.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b2b04f842b0918c879d49d6fd&amp;id=673bc3304b&amp;e=6447216ad9">Gallery Victor Armendariz</a><a href="http://jeanalbanogallery.com">Jean Albano</a><a href="https://zollaliebermangallery.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b2b04f842b0918c879d49d6fd&amp;id=8a8561d80b&amp;e=6447216ad9">Hilton | Asmus Contemporary</a><a href="https://zollaliebermangallery.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b2b04f842b0918c879d49d6fd&amp;id=ea408a7455&amp;e=6447216ad9">Vale Craft Gallery</a><a href="https://zollaliebermangallery.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b2b04f842b0918c879d49d6fd&amp;id=4037903f01&amp;e=6447216ad9">Zg Gallery</a><a href="https://zollaliebermangallery.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b2b04f842b0918c879d49d6fd&amp;id=00f6886f66&amp;e=6447216ad9">Zolla/Lieberman Gallery</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

2021 Fall River North Gallery Walk Planned for Sept 10

<html><head></head><body>VIA PR &nbsp;CHICAGO – The Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) and the Chicago Architectural Club have announced seven finalists for the architectural design competition calling for new, creative visions for the State of Illinois Thompson Center designed by Helmut Jahn, built in 1984 and put up for sale in May 2021. The winning design proposal will be announced Tuesday, September 14 at the opening of a pop-up exhibit featuring the winning and finalists’ designs on view at the CAC through October.The competition seeks to give the building new life through restorative architecture while preserving its architecture and public character. The competition was open to anyone with a vision for the building including students, architects, designers, planners, and artists. The jury reviewed 59 entries from 5 countries representing work by professional designers and established firms as well as young architects and students.The finalists include:"The jury’s selection of the seven finalists for the 2021 Chicago Prize Competition provide an impressively diverse set of possible uses for a re-imagined space devoted to Chicago’s civic ideals," said Elva Rubio, Chicago Architecture Club co-president. "The design proposals turn the space into a new civic center with a state-of-the-art glass façade, a mixed-use development with an open-air park on the ground floor, a new Chicago Public School, a hotel and indoor waterpark, an urban farm, an art and civic culture destination with imaginative spaces suspended in the atrium, and a conical skyscraper skinned as a 3D LED screen."<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418944/pejej9dtlykdss7dmtfx.jpg" alt="page1image32473920"><figcaption>"Offset: The Vertical Loop" is a mixed-use development with a new thermal envelope behind the original curtain wall that is set atop a ground-level remade as a public park within hanging gardens. Each floor is zoned, moving from public at the ground level park to private residences and vegetable gardens nearer the roof. Submitted by Tom Lee and Christopher Eastman of Eastman Lee Architects.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418944/j68fg1sj1apjri9v71m0.jpg" alt="page1image32481824"><figcaption>"One Chicago School" is a new prototype public school focused on public policy and civic engagement for students in Chicago to learn, question, and ignite change. Submitted by Jay Longo, James Michaels, Kaitlin Frankforter, Michael Quach, Abaan Zia, Mackenzie Anderson, Nicolas Waidele, Roberta Brucato, Zachary Michaliska of Solomon Cordwell Buenz, Chicago.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418945/pzbcplgmgvapsoi3uwgd.jpg" alt="page2image32166576"><figcaption>"Public Pool" is a hotel in place of offices ringing an indoor waterpark with monumental waterfalls dominating the atrium set in a garden. Submitted by David Rader, Jerry Johnson, Ryan Monteleagre, and Matt Zelensek of Perkins&amp;Will, Chicago.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418946/pzn7otgeoyssyzyvygvh.jpg" alt="page2image32164288"><figcaption>"Rejuvenation" wraps the existing exterior in a new “smart glass” façade using electronically tintable glass controlled by occupants to improve comfort, maximize daylight, and reduce energy costs. Exterior video projections share Chicago civic news and digital arts media. Submitted by Yuqi Shao and Andrew Li, students at the College of Architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418946/rcdixr3yprnixiaeggzq.jpg" alt="page2image32166992"><figcaption>"Ripple" envisions a new sustainable public attraction comprisedof auditoriums, art galleries, and community spaces rising within the exterior arc of the current atrium. These new spaces lead to a top-floor urban farm with rooftop green houses that use the existing CTA tracks to distribute the produce from the farm to food deserts around the city. Submitted by Patrick Carata, Simon Cygielski, Sarah Bush, Ilyssa Kaserman, Sean King, Amparito Martinez, Marcin Rysniak, Mica Manaois, Ed Curley, and Cameron Scott of Epstein.</figcaption></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418947/ww2z0t8qyj848tw10iey.jpg" alt="page2image32167200"><figcaption>"There's Something for Everyone" creates an authentic new civic and social spacelinked to cultural groups across the city. Existing floor plates contain support or “back of house” spaces while the volume of the atrium will house performance stages, cinemas, arts galleries, and rehearsal spaces creating strong ties to the diverse arts and civic life of the City of Chicago. Submitted by Chava Danielson, Eric Haas, Tim Jordan, Bohan Charlie Lang, and Xixi Luo of DSH architecture, Los Angeles.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418947/f9ibpet9kuelbcffjke9.jpg" alt="page2image32167408"><figcaption>Thompson-Scraper opens the atrium to the outdoors while wrapping the interior floors above with a façade that becomes a 3D LED matrix able to display images and video. Using the existing elevator banks as a core tube support structure, new floors rise above the existing structure with the familiar step-backs and topped with a conical “spire” also wrapped in 3D LED matrix. Submitted by Wenyi Zhu of Zhu Wenyi Atelier at Tsinghua University, Beijing.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;The jurors include international experts in the design of museums and civic spaces, restorative architecture and landscape architecture, historic preservation, civic culture, and the work of Helmut Jahn, architect of the Thompson Center. The jury includes Carol Ross Barney, Founder and Design Principal, Ross Barney Architects, FAIA, HASLA; Michelle T. Boone, President, The Poetry Foundation; Philip Castillo, Executive Vice President, JAHN, FAIA; Peter D. Cook, Design Principal, HGA Architects &amp; Engineers, AIA, NOMA; Thomas Heatherwick, Founder and Design Director, Heatherwick Studio; Mikyoung Kim, Founding Principal, Mikyoung Kim Design; Bonnie McDonald, President &amp; CEO, Landmarks Illinois.The sale and possible demolition of the Thompson Center has been controversial among Chicagoans and architecture and design professionals around the world. Despite the toll caused by lack of maintenance, Helmut Jahn’s design of the Thompson Center is prized by the design world as a unique example of post-modern architectural design in a civic building meant to draw citizens into the daily workings of government. The State of Illinois issued a request for proposals for the Thompson Center site in August 2019. On August 17, 2021, the State of Illinois delayed the announcement of the winning bid from January to April 2022, reportedly at the request of developers submitting proposals.“In reviewing the design proposals and selecting these seven finalists, my fellow jurors and I considered how to ‘crack open’ the ground floor of the Thompson Center and make it breathe life into the streets,” said juror Thomas Heatherwick. “The strongest proposals show how emphasizing the ground experience and creating a dynamism inside the building can become an attractor that brings a new chemistry to the city. There is such a great opportunity here to reimagine a new type of public space and again showcase Chicago as a global hub for top design.”The CAC’s pop-up exhibit featuring the winning and finalists’ designs will join the CAC’s current Helmut Jahn retrospective Both will be open to the public through October. In July, the Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) opened its first, major limited-run exhibit, HELMUT JAHN: LIFE + ARCHITECTURE, the eagerly anticipated career retrospective of Helmut Jahn’s innovative architectural designs. The July 8 announcement of the new exhibit garnered global interest for the pathbreaking architect whose bold building designs can be found in virtually every major metropolis—from his adopted home of Chicago to Bangkok to Berlin to New York to Shanghai to Tokyo—buildings which are all part of Jahn’s enduring legacy. The exhibit, organized after Jahn’s death in May, includes numerous scale models of Jahn’s pathbreaking designs throughout his career and runs through October.• Legacy of Helmut Jahn - January 4, 1940 - May 8, 2021Helmut Jahn, FAIA, has earned a reputation on the cutting edge of progressive architecture. His buildings have had a “staggering” influence on architecture according to John Zukowsky, former Associate Curator of Architecture at the Art Institute of Chicago. Jahn’s buildings have received numerous design awards and have been represented in architectural exhibitions around the world.Born in Germany, Jahn graduated from the Technische Hochschule in Munich. He came to the United States for graduate studies in architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology. After attending IIT, he worked at C.F. Murphy Associates as a Project Architect under Gene Summers, designing the new McCormick Place. In 1976, his first major high-rise building in Chicago, Xerox Centre, received great critical acclaim.Jahn has been called Chicago’s premier architect who has dramatically changed the face of Chicago. His national and international reputation has led to commissions across the United States, Europe, Africa, and Asia. His projects have been recognized globally for design innovation, vitality, and integrity. Featured in numerous publications, his work has generated much excitement amongst the press and general public alike.Jahn’s work has been included in exhibits worldwide since 1980. He has taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago, was the Elliot Noyes Professor of Architectural Design at Harvard University and the Davenport Visiting Professor of Architectural Design at Yale University, and Thesis Professor at IIT.• About the State of Illinois “James R. Thompson Center”Designed by Helmut Jahn, the State of Illinois Center, also known as James R. Thompson Center, is facing the threat of complete demolition. Located in the Chicago “Loop” it is a major transportation node, commercial center, and workspace. The building has been criticized for being ugly, oversized, inefficient, and poorly maintained. However, the Thompson Center has been pivotal to urban transit and a highly democratic contemporary civic center. At the time of its construction in 1985, Helmut Jahn’s State of Illinois Center was a stark contrast to Chicago’s historic and modernist architecture, yet today it is an architectural icon in its own right. For the fourth year in a row, the Thompson Center has been listed in the Landmarks Illinois’ annual Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois and it was included in Preservation Chicago’s Chicago 7 Most Endangered list in 2018, 2019, and 2020.&nbsp;</body></html>

Seven Finalists Announced for Design Competition For New Visions for Helmut Jahn's State of Illinois Building

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418944/odiwb92fyze1qkldkr1l.jpg"><figcaption>(l-r, t-b): William Estrada, Cecilia Beaven, Farah Salem, Moises Salazar, Alexandra Antoine, Aaron Hughes, Jory Drew, Devin T. Mays, Dorothy Burge, and Bermet Borubaeva. Courtesy of Hyde Park Art Center.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Via PR<a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/">Hyde Park Art Center</a>, the renowned non-profit hub for contemporary art located on Chicago’s vibrant South Side, proudly marks the tenth anniversary of its Jackman Goldwasser Residency program, offering four comprehensive residencies of varying lengths for local, national and international artists and curators. For over a decade, the residency program—with a particularly focus on ALAANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, Native American) artists—has been providing valuable studio spaces, art classes, and supportive resources, while connecting the resident artists to the city’s artists, institutions, and cultural communities.In response to COVID-19 and the crises it brought forth and amplified, the selection of the 2021 roster of residents and supportive public programming have been adapted to increase support for Chicago artists (vs. those requiring travel), fortifying the program’s effort to help artists sustain art practices especially in the face of the pandemic. The 2021 cohort features ten artists of various disciplines, from painting to printmaking and textiles, in four programs of varying length and focus. In general, residencies range from six to eight weeks for national and international residents, while Chicago artists may participate in a yearlong intensive in the signature Radicle Studio Residency.&nbsp;The artist application for the 2022 class is open to apply for the year-long Radicle Studio Residency and seasonal Flex Residency, by Monday, August 23, 10 p.m. CST at <a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/">www.hydeparkart.org</a>.“Over an incredibly challenging year for arts organizations, and most of all artists, Hyde Park Art Center took this opportunity to reset intentions and recommit our programs to supporting art in Chicago, ensuring that artists across the city can continue to make their work and thrive. This year, we were able to refocus attention locally, expanding support for Chicago artists,” says Megha Ralapati, Art Center Residency Manager.&nbsp;The ten artists in the 2021 cohort of the Jackman Goldwasser Residency program are:• Radicle Studio Residency, Year-Long Residency for Chicago ArtistsRadicle Studio Residents are rooted for a year at the Art Center through high-quality, free studio space where artists make work, research new projects, have access to the Art Center’s broad international network of artists and resources, and connect with a dynamic public.• <a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/directory/cecilia-beaven/">Cecilia Beaven</a> is a visual artist and art instructor from Mexico City whose multimedia practice serves as a vehicle for retelling stories from Mexican mythology combined with fictional personal narratives.• <a href="http://hydeparkart.org/directory/farah-salem/">Farah Salem</a> is an artist and art therapist working across media to investigate the gendered nature of trauma as it is embedded within her experiences as an Arab woman.• <a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/directory/william-estrada-2/">William Estrada</a> is an artist and art educator whose community-centered practice seeks to transform, question, and make connections via discussion, creation, and amplification of stories from across Chicago’s rich neighborhoods.• Flex Residency, Seasonal Residencies for Chicago ArtistsFlex Residents participate in focused seasonal residencies where they are given free studio space to make work and develop new projects. They receive access to the Art Center’s broad network of artists and resources and connect with the Art Center's staff and dynamic community. The 2021 Flex Residents include <a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/directory/aaron-hughes/">Aaron Hughes</a>, <a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/directory/alexandra-antoine/">Alexandra Antoine</a>, and <a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/directory/moises-salazar/">Moises Salazar</a>.&nbsp;• BAC x Art Center Residency, Seasonal Residencies for Chicago ArtistsA new partnership with the Black Arts Consortium at Northwestern University offering focused seasonal residencies and access to both the Art Center’s and the Black Arts Consortium’s broad network of artists and resources. The 2021 BAC X Art Center Residents include <a href="https://chicagoartistscoalition.org/artists/devin-mays">Devin T. Mays</a>, <a href="https://envisioningjustice.org/grants-commissions/dorothy-burge/">Dorothy Burge</a>, and <a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/directory/jory-drew/">Jory Drew</a>.• International ArtsLink Fellowship, Ongoing Residency for International ArtistsOngoing partnership with <a href="https://www.cecartslink.org/">CEC ArtsLink</a>’s acclaimed international fellowship program, currently supporting&nbsp; <a href="http://cecartslink.org/grants/participants/residencies_awardees_2020.html">Bermet Borubaeva</a>, artist, curator and educator, who continues her research-focused residency virtually, exploring the intersection of food justice, and innovative trash and recycling practices between her home town Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and in Chicago.&nbsp;In addition, in June 2021, Hyde Park Art Center commenced a new partnership with Les Ateliers Medicis, an art space supporting emerging artists in Clichy-Montfermeil, France, through ongoing collaboration with the French Cultural Council, which builds upon the residency's international collaborative work both with France and beyond. This partnership provides one of the few valuable residency opportunities in the City that enable international traveling for Chicago artists. The collaborative residency, Clichycago, is a new initiative that aims to weave a strong link between urban peripheries from the South Side of Chicago and the Parisian suburb of Clichy-Montfermeil. Chicago artist <a href="https://www.faheemmajeed.com/">Faheem Majeed</a> (whose exhibition Planting and Maintaining a Perennial Garden: Shrouds by Faheem Majeed is now on view at the Art Center) participated in an in-person residency in France through this collaboration.&nbsp;About Hyde Park Art CenterHyde Park Art Center, at 5020 South Cornell Avenue on Chicago’s vibrant South Side, is a hub for contemporary arts in Chicago, serving as a gathering and production space for artists and the broader community to cultivate ideas, impact social change, and connect with new networks. Since its inception in 1939, Hyde Park Art Center has grown from a small collective of quirky artists to establishing a strong legacy of innovative development and emerging as a unique Chicago arts institution with social impact. The Art Center functions as an amplifier for today and tomorrow’s creative voices, providing the space to cultivate and create new work and connections.&nbsp;For more information about Hyde Park Art Center, please visit&nbsp; <a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/">https://www.hydeparkart.org/</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2012/1/collector-conversations-deone-jackman">Read CGN's 2012 interview with collector Deone Jackman here</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Hyde Park Art Center Marks Decade of Jackman Goldwasser Residency 

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418936/j7m2l6nmkkfuhzahagst.jpg"></figure>By CGN Staff via PRThe City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) announced the creatives behind what is to be the largest single acquisition of works by Chicago artists by the City in the last 30 years. The artists and &nbsp;professionals who are part of this project will bring the $3.5 million public art plan to life as part of the Terminal 5 expansion project at O’Hare International Airport.The Terminal 5 Expansion public art project will include curatorial/design team Ionit Behar, Assistant Curator at DePaul Art Museum (DPAM), and Architect Andrew Schachman (Behar X Schachman), and new large-scale commissions by artists Nelly Agassi, Jonathan Michael Castillo, Assaf Evron, Krista Franklin, Wills Glasspiegel and The Era Footwork Crew, Jenny Kendler, Mayumi Lake, Yvette Mayorga, Cecil McDonald Jr., Ebony G. Patterson, Faheem Majeed, Huong Ngo, Chris Pappan, Cheryl Pope, Edra Soto, Leonard Suryajaya, Selina Trepp, Jina Valentine, and Bernard Williams.The project presents a unique opportunity to invest in Chicago artists and creative professionals while providing international visitors a dynamic and welcoming first impression of our city. From the beginning when the project was announced, the City said <a href="https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/obm/supp_info/2021Budget/2021-2022%20Bond%20Booklet.pdf">The Capital Plan</a>, for the first time, invests at least $15 million in public art over the next five years to turn the everyday into the extraordinary, physically and symbolically communicating connections between neighborhoods, histories, people, and futures. Under the leadership of Mayor Lightfoot, the Chicago Department of Transportation and the Department of Assets, Information, and Services, the new multi-year, needs-based Capital Plan will not only leverage capital improvements to spur local economic development and job creation, but also mark a major advancement in the standard of public asset maintenance, and, consequently, the quality of life and livability of all Chicago communities.O'Hare International Airport Terminal 5 Expansion Project will include a $3.5 million public art plan to celebrate the work of Chicagoland artists through large-scale commissions and acquisitions and to provide international visitors a dynamic and welcoming first impression of our city.Welcome to Chicago.CGN Note: Four of the participating artists have appeared on the cover of CGN in recent years and have been interviewed in our pages (<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2020/8/yvette-mayorga-artistic-confections-add-new-layers-to-art-history">Yvette Mayorga</a>, <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2019/5/artist-edra-soto-mining-personal-history-to-create-artistic-engagement">Edra Soto</a>, <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2017/8/into-the-neighborhoods-faheem-majeed-s-artistic-evolution">Faheem Majeed</a> and <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2020/5/ebony-g-patterson-the-interactivity-of-visual-appeal">Ebony G. Patterson</a>)&nbsp;</body></html>

City of Chicago Announces Artists Who Will Be Part of O'Hare Terminal 5 Expansion 

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418936/wflhqj1ycq13dhsmlevn.png"><figcaption>Gwen Yen Chiu at work</figcaption></figure>Via PR&nbsp;Internationally heralded artist and Chicago native Richard Hunt, artist Gwen Yen Chiu and Chicago Sculpture Exhibit (CSE) officials celebrated the installation of Yen Chiu’s large-scale sculpture at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Halsted Street on July 19. CSE established the award in partnership with Hunt to help bring new perspectives and added diversity to the large-scale public art world by offering a $10,000 prize to emerging and/or mid-career sculptors for production of new work. Yen Chiu is the recipient of the first-ever $10,000 CSE Richard Hunt AwardYen Chiu’s “Thought Vortex” is a 12-foot-tall aluminum sculpture that visually depicts a tornado (or vortex) in its center. The artist said that it is “very much a reaction and exploration to my experiences and feelings towards recent events in the world, including political strife and the pandemic.”Here is a brief video clip of <a href="https://vimeo.com/548234499/9b4256d3d9">Yen Chiu</a> at work.&nbsp;<a href="http://gwenyenchiu.com/">Yen Chiu is a Chicago-based artist</a> whose work explores and critiques the ephemeral nature of human history, social practices, and emotion through abstracted imagery. Her process features fabricated and cast metal at its core. She attended the Rhode Island School of Design and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago for Sculpture, receiving her BFA from SAIC in 2018. Yen Chiu was selected as the prize winner by a special CSE jury of three art experts: Jordan Carter, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at Art Institute of Chicago; Laura-Caroline de Lara, Interim Director of DePaul Art Museum; and Kate Lorenz, Executive Director of the Hyde Park Art Center.&nbsp;<a href="https://richardhuntstudio.com/">Richard Howard Hunt&nbsp;</a>is an American sculptor with more than 125&nbsp;sculptures for public display in the United States. His abstract, contemporary sculpture work is notable for its presence in public displays as early as the 1960s, despite social pressures for the obstruction of African-American art at the time. Hunt has received dozens of awards and honorary degrees from institutions around the world and has served on several boards, including the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, the International Sculpture Center and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.Founded in 2001, Chicago Sculpture Exhibit began as a small program to bring a handful of public sculptures to the city’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. Today, CSE acquires and places about 50 sculptures in neighborhoods throughout Chicago--from artists both locally and around the country. An entirely independent not-for-profit, CSE is fully funded through a variety of donations and sponsors, and partners with local community groups and chambers of commerce. Every year the&nbsp;sculptures are rotated out, with new work installed in May. It is the only such program in the city. For more information on CSE or the Richard Hunt Award, please visit <a href="http://chicagosculptureexhibit.org/">chicagosculptureexhibit.org</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418937/l4qksdy2d11duhxzmaxx.png"></figure>###&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Richard Hunt, artist Gwen Yen Chiu and Chicago Sculpture Exhibit Celebrates Installation of Thought Vortex in Lincoln Park

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418929/sqo3dthtg9s816z8iun2.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;By CGN StaffThe River North Gallery District spaces are banding together again to host their traditional mid-summer gallery walk on Friday, July 9 from 5-8pm. Afterward, walk attendees are invited to enjoy cocktails and al fresco dining at River North's modern Greek restaurant <a href="https://avli.us/">Avli</a> at the corner of Wells and Huron. &nbsp;A July gallery walk has been around in the district for many years. After a 2020 hiatus due to the pandemic, galleries are eager to invite collectors and visitors to the city &nbsp;on self-guided tour of eight spaces, from Huron, Superior, and Wells Streets, while meeting artists, curators, and gallery staff.&nbsp;Last year was challenging for most galleries. Many had to get creative with their exhibition plans while boosting their online offerings in order to continue to reach collectors they might normally engage with in person during openings and art fairs. The full return of in person art experiences is very welcome after so many months apart.&nbsp;The Mid-Summer River North Gallery Walk is free and open to the public. Maps are available at Addington Gallery (704 N Wells St.)There is also a <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2021/6/river-north-s-popular-saturday-morning-gallery-tours-are-back-with-updates">free Saturday morning gallery tour</a> taking place the following day, July 10, at 11am.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Participating galleries:<a href="https://zollaliebermangallery.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b2b04f842b0918c879d49d6fd&amp;id=714dd787a0&amp;e=6447216ad9">Addington Gallery</a><a href="https://zollaliebermangallery.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b2b04f842b0918c879d49d6fd&amp;id=fb24c5ce7c&amp;e=6447216ad9">Carl Hammer Gallery</a><a href="https://zollaliebermangallery.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b2b04f842b0918c879d49d6fd&amp;id=673bc3304b&amp;e=6447216ad9">Gallery Victor Armendariz</a><a href="http://jeanalbanogallery.com">Jean Albano</a><a href="https://zollaliebermangallery.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b2b04f842b0918c879d49d6fd&amp;id=8a8561d80b&amp;e=6447216ad9">Hilton | Asmus Contemporary</a><a href="https://zollaliebermangallery.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b2b04f842b0918c879d49d6fd&amp;id=ea408a7455&amp;e=6447216ad9">Vale Craft Gallery</a><a href="https://zollaliebermangallery.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b2b04f842b0918c879d49d6fd&amp;id=4037903f01&amp;e=6447216ad9">Zg Gallery</a><a href="https://zollaliebermangallery.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b2b04f842b0918c879d49d6fd&amp;id=00f6886f66&amp;e=6447216ad9">Zolla/Lieberman Gallery</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

2021 Mid-Summer River North Gallery Walk Planned for July 9

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418923/kkefd4ynjsv7sj51icgm.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;By GINNY VAN ALYEAThe River North Gallery Tours first started 20 years ago. Yes, 20. In 2001 the Chicago Art Dealers Association thought the regular neighborhood tours would be a great way to make area galleries accessible to the public. The idea was to tour four local spaces that were all in walking distance of one another. By bringing a tour group into a gallery and making interactions between dealers and the uninitiated but curious art visitors more friendly, art buying would be encouraged and developed in the process. CGN interviewed <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2013/1/collector-profile-anne-and-mark-siebert">some collectors back in 2013</a> who got started by attending the tours in the early years.&nbsp;The tours have long been popular. In recent years, the number of galleries in River North has decreased, but the neighborhood has still been ideal for tours. It's close to Michigan Ave., as well as main CTA bus and El stops, and the galleries there are still close to one another and offer a range of art, from outsider to encaustic to craft. Some participating galleries today include Carl Hammer, Zg, Vale Craft, Victor Armendariz, and others.&nbsp;"These gallery tours provide a real personal touch, and we love participating in them," says Carl Hammer. "It's a great way to hear one-on-one stories from the dealers and curators, and it's really one of the coolest art-viewing opportunities out there. It's a hidden gem. It's free, and it's priceless!"&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418924/g130zcr8ohx9po1uidde.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Tours stopped altogether for most of 2020, but gallery owner Dan Addington took up the charge of organizing and leading them again when it was safe to resume in-person events. Now he has a plan to refresh and revive the tours in time for summer.&nbsp;"Leading these tours has been so much fun, and they are a unique way to experience artists, galleries, and exhibitions in a personal and comfortable way. We've met so many art enthusiasts who have become returning participants on the tours, and we look forward to providing this opportunity in the future! What a great way to spend a Saturday morning," says Addington.&nbsp;Tours are taking place <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/free-cgn-saturday-gallery-tours">once a month on Saturdays</a>, leaving from Addington Gallery, 704 N Wells St, at 11am, and visit at least three other galleries. While they won't take place weekly, they'll be more anticipated than ever, even in the winter months.&nbsp;The next tour takes place on Saturday, July 10. Addington asks that visitors please Rsvp by text or phone to 312.664.3406 by 9am the date of the tour&nbsp;in order to give him a heads up for how many people to expect.&nbsp;According to the owners of Zg Gallery, "These tours have been an exciting way to communicate the importance of River North in the history of the Chicago gallery scene, and they allow people to discover art on a personal level while providing a great venue to ask questions in a comfortable context. People remember this tour experience even years later, and they often return with their friends."&nbsp;If you're interested in scheduling a larger group or private tour, please contact the CGN office: 312 649 0064 or <a href="mailto:info@chicagogallerynews.com?cc=ginny@chicagogallerynews.com&amp;subject=Private%20Gallery%20Tour">email CGN</a> More information, including upcoming dates in 2021, may be <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/free-cgn-saturday-gallery-tours">found here.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

River North's Popular Saturday Morning Gallery Tours Are Back, With Updates

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417981/fexibzkql4mnxdnmcfsf.jpg"><figcaption>Ebony G. Patterson, ...a possum rises...a black bear falls...a pattoo takes watch...as children whisper through the leaves, 2019, at the Whitney Museum</figcaption></figure>The Whitney Acquires an Installation by Ebony G. PattersonMonique Meloche Gallery announced that the Whitney Museum of American Art acquired&nbsp;Ebony G. Patterson’s.&nbsp;…a possum rises…a black bear falls...a pattoo takes watch…as children whisper through the leaves (2019). This work is now on view in the exhibition&nbsp;<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WIAC3Xlg3qwjLjyJAYvoHu1AtjevMUqz44BlEi8OpfaYSUcn2m6WQXEP3ElQZpbeYcwu-nDE485Kd7aCP6rg9H4QKbfBu0XBZFG1oP_VBWj_QVi9BAAzrsLCBIhHFBomBvWwtg04fxRFVZO4eDmbLE4ehuOV6xpd29PuLYAHxmWHQjwZwh2ZHw==&amp;c=HaMc7aubC6QbXwicCXU5QTjAk7Ql78_oo6rHfzE0KueZDsOswiHwyg==&amp;ch=5OYzsK_LRW4v5iRRlpqGyom0pcz04CnPbm2QOaukya8kzQ3xEalcng==">Making Knowing: Craft in Art, 1950–2019</a> at the Whitney until&nbsp;February 2022.The Brooklyn Museum has acquired&nbsp;Patterson's&nbsp;...three kings weep…, 2018, now on view in the exhibition The Slipstream: Reflection, Resilience, and Resistance in the Art of Our Time at the BMA until March 20, 2022Read CGN's 2020 cover interview with Patterson <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2020/5/ebony-g-patterson-the-interactivity-of-visual-appeal">here.</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417982/aysyt436o6btfs7pvae8.jpg"><figcaption>Hank Willis Thomas</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://monumentaltour.org">Hank Willis Thomas and Arthur Jafa Part of South Side Traveling Sculpture Show</a>Kindred Arts and Wide Awakes Chicago are presenting artists Hank Willis Thomas and Arthur Jafa in a group showing of sculptures on Chicago's South Side as a part of Monumental Tour, a traveling outdoor art exhibit empowering social change through the arts. The works will be on display June 18 – August 30, 2021, at two locations in Chicago. Thomas’ All Power to All People will be located in Englewood Square, 5801 S. Halsted St., and Jafa’s Big Wheel will be located at Blanc Gallery, 4445 S Martin Luther King Dr. The installations were made possible with support from Wide Awakes Chicago alongside a coalition of organizations including Grow Greater Englewood and Blanc Gallery.&nbsp;The exhibition can be viewed <a href="https://monumentaltour.org">virtually</a> or in person&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417983/s035f7qnfk7adgfrc3df.jpg"><figcaption>Black Girl Takeover, Douglass Park, Chicago, 2018, Courtesy of A Long Walk Home's Girl/Friends. Photo by Paul Farber</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.21cmuseumhotels.com/chicago/">An Art Program Returns to a Chicago Hotel</a>21c Museum Hotel Chicago, recently reopened, has a new installation of posters designed by Anaya Patrice Frazier, Danielle Nolen and Aliyah Young, 2019 fellows of non-profit art organization A Long Walk Home’s (ALWH) Girl/Friends Leadership Institute, and San Francisco-based artist and designer Cheyenne Concepcion. Visible through the street-facing windows of the hotel through July 31, the installation is part of&nbsp;Shaping the Past, a multifaceted event and program series presented by Goethe-Institut North America.In partnership with Monument Lab,&nbsp;Shaping the Past&nbsp;addresses pressing issues around what, whom, and how to remember in public spaces. Contributing artists have designed posters that overview their projects which expand the vision of what public monuments can look like.&nbsp;On Thurs., June 24 at 6 p.m., 21c Museum Hotel Chicago will present a conversation between Chicago-based director, curator and artist Vincent Uribe of artist-run exhibition space LVL3 and artist, arts facilitator, and poet Hope Wang. To register for the event <a href="https://www.21cmuseumhotels.com/chicago/event/curator-conversations-june-24/">click here</a>&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 6/21

<a href="https://www.artprize.org">ArtPrize 2021 Visitors, Jurors To Award $250K In Prizes</a>ArtPrize, the international public art competition, announced that this fall, event visitors and a panel of jurors will award a combined total of $250,000. This includes a $150,000 prize pool to be <a href="https://artprize.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=568226b22d477264c2318619f&amp;id=015cc8ae15&amp;e=4296d6b5b0">awarded by visitors</a> directly to the artists of their choosing throughout the 18-day event, $50,000 in juried awards presented by Haworth, and a $50,000 grand prize decided by the public and presented by Wolverine Worldwide, to be awarded to a single artist at the end of the event. Artists interested in participating in ArtPrize 2021 can register online at <a href="https://artprize.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=568226b22d477264c2318619f&amp;id=6a81fab742&amp;e=4296d6b5b0">artprize.org</a> through June 10.&nbsp;<a href="https://loopchicago.com/explore/things-to-do/muralwalk/">Chicago Loop Alliance announces free self-guided Loop Mural Walk, featuring Chicago-based and international artists</a>Chicago Loop Alliance has launched a brand new, free program to give Chicagoans and visitors an outdoor activity that will lead them off the beaten path downtown: a Loop Mural Walk. The self-guided walk features 21 murals on three routes, for a 2.1-mile combined journey through alleys and other oft overlooked spaces in the Loop. The Loop Mural Walk is available through July 4 at <a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUXhkX0UhPogPnfTGmCBMoMiKr8jjjV1B2cev1bN6rFDsWMSr8eWjvUy2SLciNx3oSw-3D-3DMIf8_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP9LJ6jv7-2Bb0c97UF1yE1XeiuuTDCWCbvFFcP-2BZ-2Ft6yZw0AYl95zT-2FawsXUF9bauiyLu2f9uGoAOVwkthHw50cB1-2FGu7BmBt9wwqKhAVHYSHDUePCEBfVmVWAQ8ZeQlYFuKDwbfijXhOIanGtcXcSDjwZqyyDV6rcG6RGDnF-2Ft5xKC5Ly3OFQWaC-2BN-2FBcFLqSLw-2B4h-2FgIINXJe0sR2n2DgLDXYdtOUKvEIJ8BfgBT-2B21P82jc8sfZrOEcGvWd-2FSiNPRXGX3rkJOGysMFbtYm875Psl4uJl8qpvv3Xd0-2BEab8aETSkHytP6WUnkviIVQun0s-3D">LoopChicago.com/MuralWalk</a>.Featuring work by international household names as well as emerging artists, the Loop Mural Walk highlights a hidden side of the Chicago Loop many may have never seen before. Participants are invited to use their smartphones to follow turn-by-turn directions or forge their own paths to these masterful works of street art, many by artists of color whose perspectives and stories in these spaces are important to witness. While a few of the featured murals are prominent, well-known pieces, many others are more obscure, often left behind after Chicago Loop Alliance’s popular ACTIVATE alley events.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artdesignchicago.org/adcnow/">Art Design Chicago Now Announces Summer 2021 Programming</a>Art Design Chicago Now&nbsp;is a series of free public conversations, hands-on workshops, behind-the-scenes collections tours, and digital storytelling amplifying the voices of Chicago's diverse community of makers―past and present. Coming up this summer are IGTV Artist Studio Tours with Anya Davidson, and Chris Pappan. ADC Now also spotlights Andrea Carlson and Juarez Hawkins.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/">Hyde Park Art Center Announces 2nd Phase of New Grant Initiative, Artists Run Chicago Fund</a>&nbsp;Hyde Park Art Center announced the second phase of Artists Run Chicago Fund, a new regranting initiative providing more than half a million dollars ($560,000) to offer unrestricted COVID relief for Chicago’s artist community. Taking place in two phases, the first phase in March granted awards of $8,000 to each of the 50 independent artist-run spaces that participated in the Art Center’s popular 2020 exhibition, <a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/exhibition-archive/artists-run-chicago-2-0/">Artists Run Chicago 2.0 (ARC 2.0)</a>. Now, an additional 20 Chicago artist-run spaces that applied for the second phase are receiving grants of $8,000. The Artists Run Chicago Fund initiative is being funded by an anonymous donor and is being fully administered by Hyde Park Art Center.&nbsp;The second phase of the grant supports experimental artist-led spaces and platforms with a particular focus on those that are run by artists who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), women, queer and/or with disabilities. Phase two will also expand the network of support that makes artist-driven projects thrive in Chicago.&nbsp;

CGN Art World Recap: 6/10

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418918/mh9yrnlzkzr9rn1zqq2k.jpg"><figcaption>Night and Day in the Garden of All Other Ecstasies by Tony Fitzpatrick</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;By CGN Staff via PRMost theaters around the world have been dark for much of the past year. Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theater Company’s, like many other local theaters, is &nbsp;slowly coming back online once again, welcoming patrons through their doors to enjoy award-winning theater.&nbsp;The theater shared a major announcement that no matter what the status of the theater's operating hours, art will still be prominently on view from the street, 24/7, thanks to a new, massive public mural by celebrated Chicago-based artist and actor Tony Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick has created a vibrant, expansive mural for the exterior of Steppenwolf's new Arts and Education Center at 1646 N. Halsted in Lincoln Park. Commissioned by Steppenwolf as a highly visible public art installation for the southwest wall adjacent to the Center, “Night and Day in the Garden of All Other Ecstasies” is, at 12-foot-high by 76-foot-long, Fitzpatrick’s largest work to date and his first outdoor mural.The new work pays homage to the leadership of the company’s former artistic director Martha Lavey, highlighting the evolution of the company over its four decades and the thrilling future as it opens the doors of its new theater building and education center. Steppenwolf is proud to be joining the ranks of esteemed institutions that are home to Fitzpatrick’s art including The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Museum of Modern Art (New York City); The Art Institute of Chicago and Old Town School of Folk Music; the Museum of Contemporary Art (Miami) and the National Museum of American Art (Washington, D.C.).Fitzpatrick shares, “I think of the long and luminous history of Steppenwolf like a garden; every year more color, more thorns, more blooming wonder and more and more seeds planted. The beauty of a garden is the promise it contains—that next year it will be even more unexpectedly luminous and full of wonder and truth.”He goes on to explain his personal connection to Steppenwolf and this project. “This mural is meant to honor Martha Lavey, who was one of my mentors. This company was her garden, and she was the gardener. Spirits like Martha come along maybe once every couple of generations. She was entirely and only like herself, much like this great company.”As Fitzpatrick aims to walk away from institutional exhibitions and pursue more personal artistic endeavors, he adds: “This is my final public artwork for the City of Chicago; I wanted to leave something lasting, life affirming and positive.” &nbsp;He also shared with CGN that he and artist collaborator Danny Torres are planning other murals elsewhere, both around the country and the world.&nbsp;Steppenwolf Theatre Executive Director E. Brooke Flanagan adds, “Steppenwolf’s new Arts and Education Center was designed specifically to contribute to the City of Chicago, not only through the addition of our first-ever dedicated education space, The Loft, but also via this monumental new public art installation that will no doubt provide joy to all who pass by.&nbsp; This mural beautifully symbolizes the Company’s past roots and future growth.”&nbsp;Fabricated on ceramic porcelain tiles, “Night and Day in the Garden of All Other Ecstasies” was designed by Fitzpatrick over a period of several years and then painstakingly digitized by Danny Torres, his frequent collaborator (and partner in the new public art initiative, Fitzpatrick/Torres Humboldt Caballo).&nbsp;&nbsp;The boldly colored mural is comprised of eight themed vertical panels, encompassing dozens of four-foot square tiles digitally printed in Bologna, Italy by the artisans of Imola Ceramica. The installation process is expected to be completed within a week. &nbsp;&nbsp;About the ArtistTony Fitzpatrick's early artistic career focused primarily on multi-colored drawings on slate, followed by printmaking and now his focus is producing mixed media "drawing/collages." Fitzpatrick's drawing/collages often blend central cartoon-like drawings, found images and ephemera such as baseball cards and matchbooks, and poetic or narrative text. His main subjects have been Chicago and memories of his father, although more recent subjects have included Paris and birds. He is influenced by Chicago street culture, cities he has traveled to, children’s books, tattoo designs and folk art. Fellow Chicago artist Ed Paschke once described his work as "autobiographical," saying that "it's in the true spirit of what art is all about. It is an extension of him."&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418918/fbtntqdnfsjwsojr0lx3.jpg"><figcaption>Rendering of Steppenwolf’s New Building by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture with Tony Fitzpatrick mural placement pictured to the left</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;About Steppenwolf’s New Arts and Education Center at 1646 N. Halsted StreetDesigned by world-renowned architect Gordon Gill of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture and London-based theater design team Charcoalblue, Steppenwolf’s new Arts and Education Center is a 50,000 sq. ft. building featuring an innovative 400-seat Round Theater only six rows deep—the only one of its kind in Chicago; a dedicated education floor, tripling the reach and impact of Steppenwolf’s nationally recognized education work; a bright and open two-story atrium lobby, a wine bar and a sidewalk lounge, increasing the social gathering spaces where artists and audiences converge.&nbsp;Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a Chicago theater that is home to America’s ensemble. The company began performing in the mid-1970s in the basement of a Highland Park, IL church—today Steppenwolf is the nation’s premier ensemble theater with more than 50 members who are among the top actors, playwrights and directors in the field.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Tony Fitzpatrick Creates His Largest Ever Mural For Steppenwolf Theatre – Says It's His Last in Chicago

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418907/rhi0e4isha77ekidj2qm.jpg"><figcaption>Courtesy The Other Art Fair</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;By CGN StaffThe Other Art Fair first came to Chicago in <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2018/8/the-other-art-fair-is-coming-to-chicago">2018</a>, bringing dozens of artists to Mana Contemporary in Pilsen the same weekend as EXPO Chicago. The fair returned in the spring of 2019 and had planned a 2020 edition, which they understandably put off. Now they have announced a return to the fall as well as a new venue.Planned for September 30 – October 3, the delayed third edition of the fair will now occupy the expansive space at Revel Fulton Market in the West Loop.The Other Art Fair, presented by Saatchi Art, the mega online art gallery company, marks 10 years in 2021. The fair first launched in London in 2011 as a smaller fair that took place once a year. Pre-COVID TOAF had scaled up to exhibit over 1,000 artists and host over two dozen fairs in cities throughout the United States, UK and Australia.&nbsp;Today TOAF emphasizes that it seeks to offer visitors the opportunity to meet a curated, centralized selection of over 110 independent artists and browse thousands of pieces to suit every budget (with prices starting from as little as $100). In particular TOAF is an appealing fair for first-time art buyers hoping to start a collection, especially after a year spent at home staring at the same (bare or boring) walls. It also aims to give artists exposure, the opportunity to grow their practice and to sell their work independently and a chance to connect directly to buyers, curators, collectors and gallerists.&nbsp;In the lead up to September, TOAF is seeking artist applications (they're <a href="https://www.theotherartfair.com/artists-apply/">free and open now</a>, closing June 19)Visit <a href="https://www.theotherartfair.com/">theotherartfair.com</a> for more information.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418907/f5u30laex3z7hy7d2azm.jpg"><figcaption>Courtesy The Other Art Fair</figcaption></figure></body></html>

The Other Art Fair Returns to Chicago After a 2020 Delay and is Seeking Artists

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417859/kurjngh4ecnndy4svafc.png"></figure>&nbsp;ADAA has announced the addition of 16 new members (including Chicago-based DOCUMENT and PATRON)The Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) today announced the addition of 16 new members from across the country, one of the largest new member classes in the Association’s history: Andrea Crane Fine Art (New York), <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/document">DOCUMENT (Chicago)</a>, Andrew Edlin Gallery (New York), Jenkins Johnson Gallery (San Francisco, Brooklyn), Karma (New York), kurimanzutto (New York), Lisson Gallery (New York),Robert Mann Gallery (New York), Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art (Los Angeles), <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/patron">PATRON (Chicago)</a>, Nara Roesler (New York), Sprüth Magers (Los Angeles), Cristin Tierney Gallery (New York), TOTAH (New York), Various Small Fires (Los Angeles), and Shoshana Wayne Gallery (Los Angeles). They join over 170 members, from more than 30 cities across the U.S., in the nation’s leading nonprofit organization of fine art dealers, which is dedicated to supporting galleries’ cultural and economic contributions, and serves as a resource on the most important trends and issues in the field. Membership in the Association signifies an established standing within the gallery community and expresses a commitment to upholding the highest standards of connoisseurship and scholarship.&nbsp;Via PR, Resnicow &amp; Associates &nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417860/nqeu9xcqbnazxknagpf2.jpg"></figure><a href="https://mcachicago.org/Calendar/2021/06/Corporate-Vision-Art-Award">MCA’S Corporate Vision Art Award Honors EXPO CHICAGO and Tony Karman</a>On Monday, June 21, 2021, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago honors EXPO CHICAGO with the Corporate Vision Art Award for its longstanding support of arts education in Chicago. Tony Karman, President and Director of EXPO CHICAGO, will accept the award on behalf of the Exposition which draws a vibrant national and international audience to Chicago each year, while engaging the region’s contemporary art community and collector base.Via PR, MCA Chicago&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417860/dhbtb8nfsndhnx8jjfzj.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.steppenwolf.org/LTAP">Steppenwolf Theater Opens Dedicated education floor for 2021/22 Season, growing reach of programs from 20K to 30K students annually</a>Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation’s premier ensemble theater company, is excited to announce initial programming details for <a href="https://www.steppenwolf.org/loft">The Loft</a>, its first-ever dedicated education space that encompasses the entire fourth floor of Steppenwolf’s trailblazing new Arts and Education Center, designed by world-renowned architect Gordon Gill of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture.Kicking off with a virtual Loft program series this summer and opening to students and educators in the fall, The Loft will inspire the next generation of theater learners and makers, growing the reach of Steppenwolf’s education programming from 20,000 to 30,000 students annually.The Loft includes three dedicated learning spaces for young adults and will feature an expanded range of in-person and digital programming for students and community, as well as showcasing artwork created by Chicagoland youth selected through the Loft Teen Arts Project—a visual art competition for young artists 14–22 years of age that commissions original works for the new education floor. The competition is juried by a panel of acclaimed artists including Nick Cave, Liz Flores, Silvia I. Gonzalez and Santiago X. Submissions are open now through July 1, 2021, with more information at <a href="http://www.steppenwolf.org/LTAP">www.steppenwolf.org/LTAP</a>.Via PR, Silverman Group&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: May 21

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417692/gcqmlzfg0dnoq7zieljr.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Via PRWe’re thrilled to announce the winners of the 2021 Joyce Awards! Four impactful collaborations between BIPOC artists and organizations spanning the visual, performing, and multidisciplinary arts that engage diverse communities in Chicago, Cleveland, and Milwaukee will receive this year's annual awards.&nbsp;The 2021 Joyce Award Winners are:<a href="https://www.joycefdn.org/joyce-awards/sydney-chatman">Sydney Chatman with Congo Square Theatre Company</a> (Chicago) will present a new community-based theatrical work exploring the journey of Black women and girls healing from intracommunal and state-sanctioned violence.<a href="https://www.joycefdn.org/joyce-awards/daniel-minter">Daniel Minter with Lynden Sculpture Garden</a> (Milwaukee) will bring together Milwaukee’s artists, refugee, and local Black communities to create a public outdoor sculpture from an ash borer-ravaged tree that explores nature, ecological threats, and the transformational power of art.<a href="https://www.joycefdn.org/joyce-awards/kameelah-janan-rasheed">Kameelah Janan Rasheed with FRONT International</a> (Cleveland) will collaborate with Cleveland’s teenagers and Cleveland Public Library to create an ambitious civic mural project designed to create space for diverse narratives about lived Black experiences.<a href="https://www.joycefdn.org/joyce-awards/santiago-x">SANTIAGO X with Chicago Public Art Group</a> (Chicago) will create an augmented reality Smartphone app that brings an interactive digital gallery of Native histories, cultures, and languages to Chicago’s 4000N outdoor trail.This year, the Joyce Awards—now in their 18th year—feature projects that take a creative and compelling look at the timely themes of loss and renewal, identity and cultural sustainability, and healing through nature, art, and community. Each partnership will receive $75,000 to produce and present a new commissioned work in collaboration with community members in their respective regions, with at least $25,000 dedicated for artist stipends. &nbsp;Joyce Awards PanelJoin us on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 4 p.m. CST for a free, virtual panel that will convene all four artist awardees for the first time to discuss their projects. To register for the conversation and learn more, click <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-joyce-award-winners-panel-tickets-154312487805?aff=web">here</a>.2022 Joyce Awards ApplicationsApplications for the 2022 Joyce Awards will open on June 1, 2021, with letters of inquiry due September 13, 2021. There will be a Technical Assistance Information Session on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at noon CST that will offer guidance on the application process. For more information, click <a href="https://www.joycefdn.org/apply">here</a> or contact: <a href="mailto:joyceawards@joycefdn.org">joyceawards@joycefdn.org</a>.&nbsp;About The Joyce AwardsThe Joyce Awards is the only regional program dedicated to supporting artists of color in major Great Lakes cities. Since its inception in 2003, the competition has awarded more than $3.7 million to commission 72 new works and collaborations between emerging and mid-career artists of color and arts and community organizations in six Great Lakes cities: Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis-St. Paul. Read more about the Joyce Awards <a href="https://www.joycefdn.org/joyce-awards">here</a>. &nbsp;About The Joyce FoundationJoyce is a nonpartisan, private foundation that invests in evidence-informed public policies and strategies to advance racial equity and economic mobility for the next generation in the Great Lakes region.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Two Chicago Groups Named as Recipients of 2021 Joyce Awards

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418900/nulpvenipyl0xheutmri.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editionschicago.com/about">UPDATE SUMMER 2021: EDITIONS WILL TAKE PLACE IN 2022</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;By CGN Staff via PRWhile EXPO CHICAGO is not taking place in person this coming September – fair organizers announced recently <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2021/4/expo-chicago-announces-return-to-spring-time-slot-after-a-decade-as-a-fall-mainstay">a permanent move to April</a> – EXPO's parent company Art Expositions LLC, led by Tony Karman, announced the launch of a new art fair that will take place this fall in the city: EDITIONS Chicago – The Print, Photography &amp; Art Book Fair. The new fair is set for September 23 – 26 at Navy Pier.&nbsp;EDITIONS Chicago will host international print, photography, and art book dealers and publishers to present an exceptional range of artwork, multiples, and books, alongside an expansive four-day program. The fair has been created in affiliation with leading international arts associations – the International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) and the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) – and has been designed to engage a wide range of collectors and audiences.&nbsp;Having a fair in Chicago in the fall has become sort of a cultural and seasonal reference point, so while EXPO has moved to the spring, having a dynamic fair in town will be welcomed by many throughout the region and the print community.&nbsp;“With the increasing interest and scope of limited-edition prints, photographs, multiples, and art books, we felt that it was the right time to launch this fair to engage new audiences while developing an unprecedented collaboration between leading international associations," said Karman, President of Art Expositions LLC. “As we build EDITIONS Chicago, we look forward to working with the members of the IFPDA and AIPAD, broadening the scope of collaborations and exhibitors, and engaging our existing network of institutional partners and supporters in Chicago to add an exciting new event for established and emerging collectors in this region," he added.EDITIONS Chicago will collaborate with Chicago’s institutions, galleries, and artist-run spaces to herald Chicago on Friday, September 24th and Saturday, September 25th. Participating spaces will offer local and visiting patrons the chance to view a broad range of new exhibitions and participate in events taking place concurrently with the fair. Special Chicago events produced in partnership with Newcity are forthcoming."The tradition of printmaking has long been grounded in the Midwest with strong university-based programs, many community-based and collaborative workshops, and all the small press and independent publishers which make up the Chicago zine scene," said IFPDA Executive Director Jenny Gibbs. "The IFPDA is delighted to be a part of this inaugural celebration of prints and editions in the Midwest. After this most trying of years, we are especially happy to invite our members from across the United States to participate in this new venture and to provide collectors, curators, and friends new and old with an opportunity to experience the best of 500 years of printmaking in person!"“AIPAD is decidedly excited to emerge from this pandemic and long drought of art fairs to participate in EDITIONS Chicago," said AIPAD President Michael Lee. "The opportunity to show our pictures alongside so many other art professionals is a wonderfully unique opportunity. The inclusive and collaborative big tent EDITIONS is raising will provide a special platform for AIPAD galleries to bring the joys of photography to Chicago.”For more information on EDITIONS Chicago (September 23 – 26, 2021) visit <a href="http://editionschicago.com">editionschicago.com</a>&nbsp;Fair Schedule:Opening Night | Thursday, September 23: 4:00pm Opening Benefit • 6:00pm VIP Opening&nbsp;Friday, September 24: 11:00am – 7:00pm&nbsp;Saturday, September 25: 11:00am – 7:00pm&nbsp;Sunday, September 26: 11:00am – 5:00pm&nbsp;Ticket Prices: Single ticket $15 | Three Day $25 | Student &amp; Senior $10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

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