<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417538/nhv45lltv3utqrp2q7kn.jpg"><figcaption>Portrait of Richard Hunt by Sandro Miller. &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>By CGN StaffOn Saturday sculptor Richard Hunt's studio announced that the artist had died at home at age 88.CGN was fortunate to interview Hunt in early 2023 for <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2023/4/hard-at-work-at-87-richard-hunt">our spring issue</a>. Hunt was known for being as kind as he was prolific, and his career spanned more than 70 years, making an impact on public art, the field of sculpture and Chicago's global art reputation. Hunt was born and raised in Chicago, and he made a special point over many years to share how much living and working in Chicago meant to him.&nbsp;This spring Hunt shared with CGN that he was greatly influenced by his mother, an artist and librarian, and he spent much of his childhood enjoying museums and opera performances, fostering his passion for the arts. “I grew up with my parents on the Southside, near Woodlawn and Englewood.” He was soon captivated by sculpture, even building his own bedroom art studio where he could sculpt with clay long before he discovered wax and soldered wires, and eventually sheet metal and found objects like automative scrap. In his final years working as an artist he was commissioned to create "Bird Book," a special work for the Obama Center, under construction on Chicago's South Side and expected to open in 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417539/avi7tgmthxzvpyzxw8we.jpg"><figcaption>Richard in his Chicago studio, &nbsp;March, 2012, preparing for his career overview exhibition: Mutable Currency, Past and Present, presented that summer. He's standing behind Linear Spacial Theme, from 1962, which was included in his 1971 retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art. Photo via Tom McCormick.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Hunt pursued his Art Education degree at the Art Institute, and it was there as a student that he began his groundbreaking career. While he undoubtedly found his love for art in Chicago and received his formal education there, the decision to remain in his hometown, despite the pull of the art world nucleus forming in New York in the 1960s, did not come without sacrifices. Hunt said he really thought about what he would have found in New York versus Chicago, but that ultimately he decided not to move there. Chicago would always be home to Richard Hunt, but the world would be home to his art. People everywhere may still &nbsp;appreciate his soaring sculptures and understand his creative message of freedom for decades to come.Art dealer Tom McCormick, a friend of Hunt's for 50 years, shared, "Once, when interviewing Richard, I broached the question of his fame and legacy. I asked if he thought staying in Chicago, the city of his birth, might have somehow been a handicap to gaining a wider, international notoriety. He thought a moment and said he was grateful for all the good fortune that had come his way... the blessing of getting to do his work as he saw fit and it likely couldn't have happened any better, anywhere else. With that, he turned his attention back to the lucky piece of steel he was pounding on, making the magic happen."#You can read the NYT obituary <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/us/richard-hunt-sculptor-obituary.html">here</a>The Chicago Tribune's obituary is <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/sculptor-richard-hunt-whose-work-made-an-outsize-impression-in-chicago-and-across-the-country-dies-at-88/ar-AA1lDEcy">here</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Artist Richard Hunt Has Died

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417536/iqd9h6tiaucx16qxx5q8.jpg"><figcaption>Exterior of Milwaukee Art Museum</figcaption></figure>Via PRCHICAGO, December 14, 2023 – EXPO CHICAGO revealed today the three American institutions that will benefit from the 10th Northern Trust Purchase Prize, as well as two new prizes which will see outstanding works at the fair acquired by Macerich’s Fashion Outlets of Chicago for THE COLLECTION and 21c Museum Hotels, alongside the second year of the Barbara Nessim Acquisition Prize and Curatorial Travel Award. Together, the prizes will total in the region of $100,000 for the 2024 fair. EXPO CHICAGO will take place from April 11–14, 2024 at Chicago’s Navy Pier.Northern Trust (NASDAQ: NTRS), a leading provider of wealth management, investment management and asset servicing worldwide, returns as the fair’s Presenting Sponsor, marking over a decade of mutual endorsement of the arts.Directors and curators from the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA; the Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee, WI; and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, in San Diego, CA will all select works from the EXPOSURE Section, which is dedicated to emerging galleries from across the globe aged ten years or younger. Presenting Sponsor, Northern Trust will purchase the chosen works for accession into the museums’ permanent collections. The selection will be announced at EXPO CHICAGO on April 12, at noon on the Northern Trust Exchange Stage.“Northern Trust is committed to fostering culture and art within our communities, and nowhere is this more evident than in our Purchase Prize gifts,” said John Fumagalli, President, Central Region, Northern Trust Wealth Management. “We are proud of our support for emerging contemporary artists, and are thrilled to be able to share these works with such notable museums.”Tony Karman, President and Director of EXPO CHICAGO, remarked: “We are thrilled to announce the three institutional recipients of the Northern Trust Purchase Prize, an initiative crucial to our mission of building relationships between leading cultural institutions and young artists and galleries. Northern Trust’s ongoing collaboration has truly shaped the legacy of EXPO CHICAGO as a moment of discovery and connection. In celebration of artists and their important work, we also welcome two new prizes this year in partnership with 21c Museum Hotels and Fashion Outlets of Chicago, alongside the returning initiatives supported by artist Barbara Nessim.”“The High Museum of Art is honored to be selected as a recipient of the 2024 Northern Trust Purchase Prize,” said Rand Suffolk, Director of the High Museum of Art. “Our contemporary art department has long championed emerging artists from around the world, and we are thrilled to diversify our holdings and bring a new work to Atlanta with an acquisition from this year’s exposition.”"We are delighted to accept the distinguished award from EXPO CHICAGO and Northern Trust, especially as it aligns with our commitment to supporting emerging artists and galleries,” said Kathryn Kanjo, the David C. Copley Director and CEO at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. “The expanded scope of the award, benefiting three U.S. institutions in different regions, underscores the vital role contemporary art plays in shaping diverse cultural landscapes across the country. This honor further motivates MCASD to continue championing the work of talented artists and contributing to the dynamic tapestry of the global art scene."“It is an honor to be invited as the 2024 Midwest recipient of EXPO CHICAGO’s Northern Trust Purchase Prize, an accolade that allows the Milwaukee Art Museum to continue its pursuit of amplifying the voices and works of emerging artists,” said Marcelle Polednik, PhD, Donna and Donald Baumgartner Director. “The award grants us an exciting opportunity to strengthen the Museum’s collection, further demonstrating the vitality of contemporary art throughout our region.”&nbsp;Macerich’s Fashion Outlets of Chicago Purchase PrizeAs part of its ongoing sponsorship of EXPO CHICAGO, Macerich’s Fashion Outlets of Chicago will present its inaugural Purchase Prize for THE COLLECTION: Where Art Meets Fashion, the shopping center’s multifaceted contemporary art program featuring a collection of curated site-specific artwork. Located throughout Fashion Outlets’ common areas, THE COLLECTION includes 22 large-scale public art pieces by several renowned national and international artists living today, including Derrick Adams, Candida Alvarez, Daniel Arsham, Carlos Rolón/Dzine and more. At the 2024 edition of the exposition, leadership from Fashion Outlets of Chicago, alongside representatives from EXPO CHICAGO, will select an artist and work to join THE COLLECTION. The selection will be unveiled at EXPO CHICAGO on Thursday, April 11, during a special press reception at Navy Pier.“Our inaugural Purchase Prize for THE COLLECTION demonstrates Fashion Outlets of Chicago’s ongoing commitment to making world-class contemporary art accessible to the public and providing a unique cultural experience to guests of the shopping center for years to come,” said Jim Hansen, Senior Property Manager at Fashion Outlets of Chicago. “We’re incredibly grateful to the EXPO CHICAGO team for helping us further that mission and for continuing to expand the reach of contemporary artists through our collective work.”Previous recipients of the Northern Trust Purchase Prize include The Art Institute of Chicago; The Arts Club of Chicago; Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University; DePaul Art Museum, DePaul University; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg; Pérez Art Museum; Portland Art Museum; Saint Louis Art Museum; Seattle Art Museum; Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago; Speed Art Museum; and Walker Art Center. For the full list of artists and institutions awarded, see expochicago.com.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417537/gytlv710em8pzszwdpqe.jpg"><figcaption>Ebony G. Patterson, when the land is in plumage..., 2020. Glitter, glue, beads, plaster, conch shells, gold leaf, porcelain, paint, trimmings, jewelry, embellishments, fabric, jacquard tapestry and paraffin wax</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;21c Museum Hotels Civic Acquisition PrizeThe inaugural 21c Museum Hotels Civic Acquisition Prize at EXPO CHICAGO will build upon the strong partnership of the two organizations since a 21c Museum Hotel opened in Chicago in 2020, while highlighting how 21c’s exhibitions present thought-provoking contemporary art to a public audience. For the prize in April 2024, founders Laura Lee Brown and Steve Wilson, alongside 21c’s Chief Curator Alice Gray Stites, will select up to two works that highlight the power of art to foster civic and community engagement for 21c’s permanent collection. The initiative continues the mission of 21c, North America’s only collecting museum dedicated solely to art of the 21st century, to emphasize accessibility and engagement with art of this century throughout the country.“We are thrilled to inaugurate the 21c Civic Acquisition Prize at EXPO CHICAGO this spring.” said 21c’s Alice Gray Stites, Chief Curator, Museum Director. “21c and EXPO CHICAGO share a commitment to expanding access to contemporary art and a belief in the power of art to promote inclusivity and community. This is an exciting opportunity for 21c and EXPO CHICAGO to further contribute to the vitality of the city’s arts and culture.”&nbsp;Barbara Nessim Acquisition Prize and Curatorial Travel AwardEXPO CHICAGO will present the sophomore Barbara Nessim Acquisition Prize and the Barbara Nessim Curatorial Travel Award with Independent Curators International (ICI), both of which are fully funded by Barbara Nessim, an artist recognized for her longstanding support of women in the arts. The acquisition prize will see an artwork at EXPO CHICAGO, created by a woman artist and valued up to $10,000, donated to the DePaul Art Museum. Awarded annually through at least 2025, the prize is selected by a committee composed of Barbara Nessim, Mary Dinaburg, and DePaul Art Museum Director Laura-Caroline de Lara.The curatorial award is an annual travel grant of $3,000 which will be awarded each year to support the practice of one woman curator attending the Curatorial Forum. The selection will be made by a committee composed of Barbara Nessim and Mary Dinaburg.“It excites me to make a difference and contribute to other women curators and women artists,” Barbara Nessim said. “I am thrilled to know that last year’s Acquisition Prize recipient, Selva Aparicio, is having an exhibition at the DePaul Art Museum concurrent with EXPO CHICAGO 2024, and Curatorial Travel Awardee Stephanie Seidel traveled to California to interview Betye Saar. I look forward to seeing the excellent work at the fair this year and offering these initiatives once again.”&nbsp;</body></html>

Northern Trust Offers 2024 EXPO CHICAGO Purchase Prize to Three Museums and Announces Two New Awards

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419307/kcc17gbfectlnpmh3te4.jpg"><figcaption>Members of SpaceShift Collective, 2023 Artists Run Chicago Fund grant recipients. Photo by Ahmed Zaghbouni. &nbsp;</figcaption></figure> <a href="https://artdesignchicago.org/artist-run-spaces-join-art-design-chicago/">Hyde Park Art Center Partners with Terra Foundation in Support of Artist Run Spaces</a>Hyde Park Art Center announces the fourth phase of the Artists Run Chicago Fund, a regranting initiative providing unrestricted financial support for Chicago’s artist community. A total&nbsp;of 33 independent artist-run platforms are each&nbsp;awarded $8,000 in unrestricted funds. This year, Hyde Park Art Center partners with the Terra Foundation for America Art to award an additional $4,000 each to 15 of the 33 platforms to support distinct projects presented as part of Art Design Chicago.&nbsp;Look for more information about these projects taking place around the city in 2024.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419308/giccjh5wttomcvyqdleu.jpg"><figcaption>Nora Turato performance view, Basement Roma, Rome, 2021. Photography: Robert Apa. Credits: Basement Roma/CURA.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://artonthemart.com/news/aotm-2024program">ART on THE MART Announces 2024 Headliners&nbsp;</a>ART on THE MART, an innovative digital art project that transforms a Chicago architectural landmark into a larger-than-life canvas, announces its lineup for the 2024 seasons with new commissions by leading artists Nora Turato, Yinka Ilori, Cory Arcangel, and Brendan Fernandes, as well as a new collaboration with the Poetry Foundation. The year ahead also features the return of projections by the beloved Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Earlier this year, and in honor of its 5th anniversary, ART on THE MART announced Dr. Raphael Gygax as the first curator of digital art. The 2024 programming will reveal the inaugural projections from the partnership between Gygax and ART on THE MART while showcasing work by international, national artists, local institutions and artists.ART on THE MART’s spring season (April 12 – June 5) will kick off to coincide with EXPO Chicago’s 11th edition (April 8 –14, 2024) with a commission by internationally acclaimed artist Nora Turato. This new projection will explore contemporary society’s fixation with self-optimization while also continuing the artist’s exploration of language.<a href="https://artonthemart.com/news/aotm-2024program">More info here...</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img><figcaption>The Thompson Center would feature a new transparent, energy-efficient glass facade as part of Google’s $280 million renovation of the building.Google</figcaption></figure><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/12/13/23998897/google-new-renderings-thompson-center-makeover-transparent-facade-lee-bey-archtecture?fbclid=IwAR3E9I5YKdSttbkJ9Qd_EfAFoDkzwXF8XG0mDuEKXIJGAUmOVdCScXveMrg">Google releases new renderings of planned Thompson Center makeover</a>The Thompson Center would get a new, virtually see-through glass facade while retaining its signature 17-story atrium under the latest renovation plans revealed Wednesday by tech giant Google.According to renderings and a statement released by the company, the building’s newfound sheerness — achieved through the use of triple pane, energy-efficient glass — would let more natural light into the building, while allowing increased outward views for workers.Via Chicago Sun Times&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 12/13/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419301/j2u6s39qwqghwyxwkh8o.png"></figure>&nbsp;Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park (theNate) Acquires Jason Pickleman's Hand HeartHand Heart comes to theNate as a generous gift from the artist Jason Pickleman, his wife Leslie Bodenstein, and Susan Manilow. There will be a reception and dedication of a new acquisition at theNate on Saturday, December 2, 2023, 11am – 3pm. Rain or Shine. Reception and Refreshments will be held across the street from the sculpture.<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz9UNYxrNnI/?img_index=1">See announcement here</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419302/opkhzg1euilyohgznsks.jpg"><figcaption>Rodger Bechtold</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Anne Loucks Gallery Opens Second Location in WinnetkaAnne Loucks Gallery announced the opening of their second gallery location at 564 Lincoln Avenue in downtown Winnetka. The new space will provide an opportunity for a series of small solo shows for the gallery's 50 represented artists. There will be an opening for their inaugural exhibition: Rodger Bechtold: Four Seasons on November&nbsp;27th&nbsp;with a reception at the gallery from 4–6pm. The exhibition runs through December 29th.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419303/fenfyole0jg12tmhxulq.jpg"></figure><a href="https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu">Raclin Murphy Museum, formerly the Snite Museum, Opens in Notre Dame, IN</a>The Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, formerly the Snite Museum of Art, at the University of Notre Dame, will open December 1-3,2023 with new site-specific installations by Jenny Holzer, Maya Lin, Mimmo Paladino, Jaume Plensa and Kiki Smith. The Raclin Murphy will also unveil new contemporary acquisitions that complement the institution’s renowned historical and global collection.&nbsp;&nbsp;The additions to the Museum’s holdings will enhance the new 70,000-square-foot facility that will include state-of-the-art galleries, a cafe, retail space, a chapel, teaching spaces, a teaching gallery and an object study room. The new museum completes the first phase of a 132,000-square-foot complex designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects.&nbsp;Newly commissioned works will enhance the visitor experience in the new museum. “Endless,” a 36-foot stainless steel sculpture by Jaume Plensa, will greet visitors at the Museum entrance. Alphabets of eight different languages on the work symbolize Notre Dame’s commitment to diversity, internationalization, knowledge and global service. The work also metaphorically connects the new Museum with the adjoining nine-acre Charles B. Hayes Family Sculpture Park.&nbsp;<a href="https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu">More info here</a> &nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 11/22/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419301/zk2phekwgmhanbaewefi.png"><figcaption>Gladys Nilsson, Simply Big, 1989, Watercolor on paper, 41 × 29 in. Part of Jean Albano Gallery's 35th anniversary exhibition, 35 Artists for 35 Years</figcaption></figure>Jean Albano Broday to Receive 2023 Metropolitan Capital Visionary AwardMetropolitan Capital Bank announced that Jean Broday, founder of Jean Albano Gallery in River North, has been named the bank's 2023 Metropolitan Capital Visionary. Broday will receive the award at a reception on Tuesday, November 14. The Metropolitan Capital Visionary Award recognizes a person whose work in the arts has been innovative, transformative and/or impactful to the Chicago arts community.Established in 1986, Jean Albano Gallery has been a fixture in the city promoting artists who have helped shape Chicago's unique art scene. Jean's dedication to promoting new, emerging and established artists alike has made Jean Albano Gallery a place to showcase both cutting-edge and creative contemporary art. The gallery's <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/35-years-35-artists">35th anniversary exhibition</a> just opened last week.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419302/t2h899wyxrbhzi0ximoi.jpg"></figure>Joe Stanfield Joins Rago WrightRago Wright, the leading network of independent auction houses specializing in 20th century art and design, announced the appointment of Joe Stanfield as Director, Senior Specialist Fine Art. Joe joins the Rago Wright team from Hindman Auctions where he led the Fine Art Department and oversaw nearly $100 million in sales during his four-year tenure. &nbsp;“Joe is widely recognized as one of the most respected and passionate fine art experts in the industry,” said Richard Wright, CEO of Rago Wright. “His experience across the market is invaluable, and the team looks forward to welcoming him as we continue to add both depth and breadth across the fine art world.” &nbsp;Joe has nearly two decades of auction experience, serving in fine art specialist roles at Chicago area auction houses, Hindman Auctions and Toomey &amp; Co. Joe will lead the Chicago Fine Art Department at Rago Wright while working with colleagues and collectors from across the country to build on the auction house’s tremendous recent growth. Joe will also serve as one of the principal auctioneers for Fine Art sales at Rago Wright.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419303/kbgzhbbvopti3l4xgoeh.png"><figcaption>CAC Designed Objects</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.architecture.org/exhibits/exhibit/archetypes-a-designed-object-pop-up-shop/?fbclid=IwAR3O_VmWaOvqUk4AIV1tgeSULqKcXhq-6y0Snb-r3Ek-nV3aEvSTwF0Tzb8">Chicago Architecture Center Archetypes: A Designed Object Pop-Up Shop</a>As a seasonal extension of the CAC Design Store, the center’s entry space will be transformed into a gallery featuring prototypes, passion projects, and other one-of-a-kind items produced by the Chicago architecture and design community. Pieces range from chairs and tables to glassware, ceramics, and artwork, with a focus on singular pieces that are iterations of a larger creative and design process. The gallery will be open for viewing and shopping from November 16 through January 7 and is co-curated by Modern Luxury Interiors.&nbsp;Exclusive member-only shopping hours Thursday, November 16 - Sunday, November 19 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 11/13/23

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419300/rdyhje4n2cxualymaghp.jpg"><figcaption>Installation view, Nick Cave: Forothermore, MCA Chicago. May 14 – October 2, 2022. Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago. Installation view, Nick Cave: Forothermore, MCA Chicago. May 14 – October 2, 2022. Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago. Soundsuit , in foreground, by Nick Cave is a part of the Marilyn and Larry Fields Gift.</figcaption></figure>Via PRMCA Chicago Announces Gift of 79 Objects from Marilyn and Larry FieldsCHICAGO— <a href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=f56f29ba46&amp;e=95b957c616">The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago</a> is excited to announce a gift of 79 objects from Chicago-based art collectors Marilyn and Larry Fields. The gift, which was selected by the Fields in tandem with the MCA’s curatorial staff, marks another step in the museum’s mission to create a permanent collection that holistically represents contemporary art history by building its holdings of women-identifying and BIPOC artists. The donation includes paintings, photography, new media, and sculptures by major local, national, and international artists.“Marilyn and Larry Fields, long-time supporters of the MCA, have always valued the power that contemporary art has in fostering new ideas and inspiring change,” Pritzker Director Madeleine Grynsztejn said. “This generous gift will help the MCA move the permanent collection forward by adding emerging voices and new artists to the collection, expanding our ability to highlight under-represented narratives.”&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419301/nrypngtdpqfncaykx5kz.jpg"><figcaption>Installation view, Duro Olowu: Seeing Chicago, MCA Chicago. February 29 – May 10, 2020. Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago. In the Event of Race Riot XII, center, by Theaster Gates is a part of the Marilyn and Larry Fields Gift.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Of the 59 artists included in the Marilyn and Larry Fields Gift, 23 will be represented in the MCA Collection for the first time. Approximately 80 percent of the works in the gift are by pivotal woman-identifying and BIPOC artists, such as Huma Bhabha, Amanda Ross-Ho, Adrian Piper, and Jennie C. Jones. The gift will also expand on the museum’s existing concentrations in the work of key figures like Arthur Jafa, Cindy Sherman, and Rashid Johnson.“With the Marilyn and Larry Fields Gift, the MCA takes another significant step toward an increasingly decentered and diverse collection,” said James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator René Morales. “The donation equips the MCA to better represent global artistic tendencies at the same time that it allows us to reflect the kind of transnational, transcultural exchange that has always been foundational to the city of Chicago. The gift also helps us solidify our local commitment to the city through the inclusion of works by Chicago-based artists like Theaster Gates, Nate Young, and Nick Cave.”&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419302/vem5ghngsqdwnobnwgk2.jpg"><figcaption>Installation view, Rebecca Morris: 2001–2022, MCA Chicago. September 30, 2023 – April 7, 2024. Photo: Shelby Ragsdale, © MCA Chicago. Untitled (#06-13), on left, by Rebecca Morris is a part of the Marilyn and Larry Fields Gift.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Marilyn and Larry Fields have a longstanding relationship with the MCA. In 2012, the MCA received a $2 million gift from the Fields to endow the position of the Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator. This support has enabled those in the position, such as Naomi Beckwith and Carla Acevedo-Yates, to develop groundbreaking exhibitions. These include <a href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=f73e718fe5&amp;e=95b957c616">The Freedom Principle: Experiments in Art and Music, 1965 to Now</a> (2015), <a href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=f7a148cb03&amp;e=95b957c616">Howardena Pindell: What Remains To Be Seen</a> (2018), <a href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=c4bd688289&amp;e=95b957c616">Carolina Caycedo: From the Bottom of the River</a> (2020-2021), and <a href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=fef580ee5d&amp;e=95b957c616">Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today</a> (2022-2023).“This gift aids the MCA’s commitment to establishing a deeper view of art history and artistic production that challenges traditional collecting models,” Manilow Senior Curator Jamillah James said. “It will help the collection reflect the ever-shifting landscape of critical and social discourse within the field of contemporary art.”Visitors can see works from the gift in <a href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=666607bfa7&amp;e=95b957c616">Rebecca Morris: 2001–2022</a>, currently open, as well as in upcoming exhibitions<a href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=3960cc2e75&amp;e=95b957c616"> Faith Ringgold: American People</a>, <a href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=6968155179&amp;e=95b957c616">Descending the Staircase</a>, and Nicole Eisenman: What Happened.“By placing these pieces in the public domain, they can be enjoyed by more people and spur conversation about some of the important issues we are facing today,” Marilyn and Larry Fields said. “These artists can open our eyes and make us view things differently through elevating our awareness.”&nbsp;Read CGN's 2012 interview with Marilyn and Larry <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2012/9/collector-profile-marilyn-larry-fields">here</a>&nbsp;ABOUT MARILYN AND LARRY FIELDSMarilyn and Larry Fields began seriously collecting contemporary art in 2002, amassing a collection of 500 pieces by over 300 living artists.Larry Fields was elected Trustee of the MCA in June 2005 and currently sits on the board. He has also served on the Executive and Collection Committees. From September 2015 to October 2023, he was chairman of the Collection Committee.Marilyn Fields joined the MCA Women’s Board in 1998 and was Women’s Board President from 2004–2007. During her tenure on the Women’s Board, which ended in May 2016, Marilyn helped establish the Women’s Board Family Education Initiative.Throughout their years of working with the MCA, the Fields have supported over 25 exhibitions, loaned over 45 pieces, and have gifted 21 artworks prior to the Marilyn and Larry Fields Gift.&nbsp;Thumbnail: Marilyn and Larry Fields with MCA Pritzker Director Madeleine Grynsztejn&nbsp;</body></html>

MCA Chicago Announces Gift of 79 Objects from Marilyn and Larry Fields

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419292/chjuwb0b22yboytra7t8.png"><figcaption>Vera Klement in her studio</figcaption></figure> “...I was born in a small town that was known for its beauty and moderate climate, a renowned resort on the Baltic Sea. It was part of the Free City of Danzig, an independent German Hanseatic city/state, that is now Gdansk, Poland...&nbsp; ...From the beginning I experienced a sense of duality the bright light and rhythmic pounding of the sea, and there, rising behind it, the dark forest that held in its silence the northern European legends of evil spirits: witches, erlkings and poison toadstools. Light and dark - good and evil - life and death - that juxtaposition that eventually became the underpinning of my painting...”&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;from&nbsp;BLUNT EDGE&nbsp;-&nbsp;The Making of a Painter&nbsp;: <a href="http://veraklement.com">Vera Klement</a>&nbsp;From CGN StaffToday we received the following message from Zolla/Lieberman Gallery that artist Vera Klement has died.&nbsp;"We are saddened to announce the passing of spirited artist Vera Klement (1929-2023).&nbsp; In a career spanning over six decades, Klement's work was a reflection of her many influences. From classical music to literature to modern art, these themes are filtered through her early formative experience fleeing the Nazis with her family just before World War II and a lifetime examining that loss of home and identity.&nbsp; Born in 1929 in the Free City of Danzig, now Gdańsk in Poland, Klement’s childhood was imbued with music and literature primarily from her mother, a pianist. The family fled Europe following "Kristallnacht" (the Night of Broken Glass) in 1938 and settled in New York, where she studied art and was exposed to Cubism and Abstract Expressionism. In 1964 she moved to Chicago where she became active in the feminist movement, taught for 25 years at the University of Chicago, and developed her work into the powerful metaphoric and poetic images for which she became known. Vera was a friend and mentor to many in the Chicago arts community and she will be dearly missed." <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2014/4/artist-insights-vera-klement">Read CGN's 2014 interview with Klement here</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419293/jkyeyri3q08bmsbpy5iz.png"><figcaption>Toward the Shade, 2014, oil, wax, gesso on canvas, 84 x 66 inches &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;</body></html>

Artist Vera Klement Has Died: 1929–2023

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419286/yz40w1ko65s4jp4amara.jpg"><figcaption>Jina Valentine, a murmuration, &nbsp;600 wall-mounted convex aluminum discs of varying sizes on display in the Passenger Level Concourse. <a href="https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/ServicesAmenities/amenities/Pages/art-.aspx?artid=10">More info</a></figcaption></figure>By CGN Staff via PRChicago has built an international reputation as a center for public art over the course of several decades, from Picasso's sculpture in Daley Plaza to Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate in Millennium Park. Recently the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) announced that several works by more than 20 Chicago artists have been installed in Terminal 5 (the international terminal). The $3.5 million public art commission is the City’s largest single acquisition of works by Chicago artists in the last 30 years, and the visual investment is a significant way to introduce visitors to the city's collection as well as a reminder for those traveling home to Chicago of all that is right here. It doesn't hurt that much like "O'Hare itself, the art on view is large-scale, varied and seems to go on forever.&nbsp;“Public art tells the story of our city—its beauty, its resilience, the soul of Chicago,” said Mayor Brandon Johnson. “We’re proud to share Chicago’s story and the power of the arts with visitors from across the globe—at O’Hare and in diverse communities across this great city. This is the kind of innovative and unique opportunity that can help continue to bolster and support our public arts scene in Chicago and beyond.”A dedication event with the artists and City officials will take place in the coming months, and airport professionals are enjoying tours of the extensive commission this week as Chicago plays host to the annual <a href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=jd8-2BsLkKeKzJJH-2F5YciLh-2F8XsDSu3-2BAGJSQqIGK6Q2H-2B5FNd5SXwc-2BvuzXXPcNwZTPPGHwgmdxHVQf764XRyDQ-3D-3DzRFC_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP9LJ6jv7-2Bb0c97UF1yE1XeiKasl3Q0KHAlfCn9N7XONZksYe5OIXa5kf5eLUqZODuRSP9aq4SJ-2B49W0jH0wJ361ZFFV65A9Az3RUog55WiIspvYZdYPGenMGiys3q-2FF2FOBxmJEzeMWd5kEkLGLMYqifkGPVUU-2FXKgCgU9ZbmSiSMzjH6Y-2F5QaudO-2FReEECXH5PmqPkgMEgitWukpg-2FH7vd-2BYEDR-2FV2EqyzRrlyrSte0JNgYwmG8UHJDWDOoJf4k1zl7B1lmayYljW-2F2lcriwjfdWHrF899mD6L7fJorGP1QRy-2F-2FDgdu7KAPyBthd-2Ftkz6Sd93DmrfOv0e408mnzJfvptE7trVDKO0qbLH3eFkivw-3D-3D">Arts in the Airport</a> conference organized by the American Association of Airport Executives.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419287/ipl3d8crzwcgwsloioui.jpg"><figcaption>Bernard Williams, "Buffalo Chart at O'Hare". <a href="https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/ServicesAmenities/amenities/Pages/art-.aspx?artid=24">More info</a></figcaption></figure>&nbsp;“For millions of passengers, Terminal 5 is their first impression of not only Chicago, but our entire country — and there is no better way to showcase the essence, the diversity, and the beauty of Chicago than through the arts,” said Chicago Department of Aviation Commissioner Jamie L. Rhee. “I thank Mayor Johnson, Commissioner Harkey and the diverse and creative artists for their dedication to this commission, and I look forward to building upon this successful public art program as work begins on our core passenger facilities through O’Hare 21.”“The recently completed artworks at O'Hare reflect the immense talent and creativity present in Chicago's artists and cultural communities,” shared DCASE Commissioner Erin Harkey. “The public art in Terminal 5 joins recently completed artworks in the airport’s Multi-Modal Facility and adds to Chicago’s more than 500-piece Public Art Collection on display throughout the city’s 77 neighborhoods.” &nbsp;“DCASE’s collaboration with CDA on the $3.5 million public art commission is one of more than 60 new art projects and collaborations currently taking place in neighborhoods throughout Chicago,” shared DCASE Director of Public Art Jimmy Castillo. “Community engagement is the cornerstone of the City’s public art program, which enriches the lives of all Chicagoans and is a critical investment in Chicago’s creative economy.”&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419288/awb58s0mzl5jtggrimxy.jpg"><figcaption>Mayumi Lake, Shinsekai Yori (新世界より) | From the New World. Terminal 5 - International Arrivals Corridor. <a href="https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/ServicesAmenities/amenities/Pages/art-.aspx?artid=16">More info</a></figcaption></figure>&nbsp;O’Hare International Airport New Terminal 5 (T5) Commissions:&nbsp;<ul><li>The exhibition Del Otro Lado / The Other Side featuring 17 original works curated by Behar X Schachman is now on view throughout the International Arrivals Corridor.</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li>…a murmuration by jina valentine consists of 600 wall-mounted convex aluminum discs of varying sizes on display in the Passenger Level Concourse.</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li>The final commission Immigrant Owned by Jonathan Michael Castillo will finish installation in 2024 in the Baggage Claim of Terminal 5.</li></ul>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419289/jpxtebsxh5ukthfua1za.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Cave, Palimpsest, Installed in the Multi-Modal Facility - South Escalator Hall ​A dimensional tapestry is constructed of hand-strung, beaded shoelaces, woven with memory-steeped iconography and patterns, through a nylon fishing net base layer. Palimpsest represents travel to understanding, the web of humanity, and future memories. Its colors come directly from Chicago’s unique skyline and is a continuation of the images taken in through an airplane window upon descent in Chicago.&nbsp;​</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;The new projects at T5 join recently completed projects at the O’Hare Multi-Modal Facility (MMF):<ul><li>Installed in April 2023, REACH is a large-scale sculpture by New York-based artists Hank Willis Thomas and Coby Kennedy consisting of two arms, approx. 27 and 31 feet long, suspended between nine and 34 feet off the ground in the North Escalator Hall of the MMF.</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li>Palimpsest by Chicago’s own Nick Cave was installed in 2019 in MMF. The multi-story beaded and bustled tapestry is made of plastic pony beads, shoelaces, and nylon fishing net, with patterns and colors meant to emphasize the collective power of connectedness.</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li>Horizon Light by New York-based James Carpenter Design Associates, installed in 2019, consists of 196 color-anodized ellipses with subtle variations in color temperature and integrated LED lighting programmed to run light sequences along the length of the sculpture.</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li>Field Lines by Los Angeles-based artist Rob Ley, installed in 2018, consists of painted aluminum strips along the wall above the rental car counters in the MMF’s main hall. The piece is sculpted to evoke the steady flow of a breeze through a field, inspired by the dynamic air currents that shape wind and weather patterns across the globe.</li></ul>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419291/qiqevbrcl1ubrd7xq2qf.jpg"><figcaption>Yvette Mayorga, "Pilgrimage to the Isle of Pink". <a href="https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/ServicesAmenities/amenities/Pages/art-.aspx?artid=18">More info.</a></figcaption></figure>&nbsp;View the entire O’Hare International Airport Public Art collection at <a href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=Fx6ZlfogyykExOP4a2vWQ-2BWo5H-2Bgrwc4b45xdM1-2B8rPn3CbKoG2cQzEGtuurg1F3Zunh_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP9LJ6jv7-2Bb0c97UF1yE1XeiKasl3Q0KHAlfCn9N7XONZksYe5OIXa5kf5eLUqZODuRSP9aq4SJ-2B49W0jH0wJ361ZFFV65A9Az3RUog55WiIspvYZdYPGenMGiys3q-2FF2FOBxmJEzeMWd5kEkLGLMYqifkGPVUU-2FXKgCgU9ZbmSiSMzjH6Y-2F5QaudO-2FReEECXH5vK9LrfMEIttobJu1wffgARRg0jAgsEJVwAvwehdQaPo9bF0YtEYHbp4RuG9h7sCg89x25IeNP-2FjqMj3ME-2FVOJFclO2sMJvLZB4uApmhDjHGSnqSKsHxj1WUm-2BaeMKFB8cAKNNmiHXP2rM5JWWwLgCaUcOY6fRZkuFVRfzyqrFUw-3D-3D">flychicago.com/ArtORD</a>.&nbsp;For more information on the City’s Public Art Collection, visit <a href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=jd8-2BsLkKeKzJJH-2F5YciLh6tttf-2B1J48YQf9-2F23T8GrDLjarIxjBh5-2F2BPzPfSss16gatxD11ZvJ0lFzu4FVOsTWt7ghVFBjPMkA4nK9bZiMuQ9OCzS00K3ULRF7izOSda4vE_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP9LJ6jv7-2Bb0c97UF1yE1XeiKasl3Q0KHAlfCn9N7XONZksYe5OIXa5kf5eLUqZODuRSP9aq4SJ-2B49W0jH0wJ361ZFFV65A9Az3RUog55WiIspvYZdYPGenMGiys3q-2FF2FOBxmJEzeMWd5kEkLGLMYqifkGPVUU-2FXKgCgU9ZbmSiSMzjH6Y-2F5QaudO-2FReEECXH63CCDFdmxa6WpfPaGAkr83A27PErikV4ph3WOn9deYuyhG8oowu0G5ba54CpVxT6wQv2qcQ48pN8oVmSer893MkjC0xAwCliGBsMvM5T1WC7Z8N4kJRn5CMH9ByRai-2BOptcswtHbiD1yNgLDJOa-2FwnWqZ4uKnx8vPQzeIu0MdExQ-3D-3D">Chicago.gov/DCASE</a>#</body></html>

See The New Public Art Commissions at O'Hare Airport

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419286/bmf8spquthdtorzhsgxn.png"></figure>Via PR3Arts announces ten artists each receiving $30,000 unrestricted grants at annual 3Arts Awards CelebrationAcclaimed local artists &amp; past 3Arts Awards recipients performing at the For the Love of Artists themed celebration include grammy award-winning opera singer Will Liverman and Chicago poet laureate avery r. young, at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Monday, November 13CHICAGO, IL (OCTOBER 3, 2023)– 3Arts, the Chicago-based nonprofit grantmaking organization, announces the recipients of <a href="https://3arts.org/awards/3arts/2023/">this year’s 3Arts Awards</a>, with over half a million dollars distributed to local artists. The 2023 recipients of the unrestricted $30,000 grants are dance artists Donnetta “LilBit” Jackson and Rika Lin; musicians Rashada Dawan and Avreeayl Ra; teaching artists Jacinda Bullie and Eric Hotchkiss; theater artists Nancy García Loza and Charlotte “Chuck” Gruman; and visual artists Selva Aparicio and Jenny Kendler. The organization will honor the ten new recipients at its first in-person celebration since 2019 on Monday, November 13 at 5:30pm at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E Randolph Street. 3Arts Awards Celebration: For the Love of Artists tickets include a pre-program cocktail reception, awards presentation, performances, and an after-party with a bountiful buffet and music by DJ Sadie Woods. Tickets cost $130-$300 and are available at <a href="https://3arts.org/awards/3arts/2023/">3arts.org/tickets</a>.The awards ceremony will bring together energy-filled performances by Grammy Award-winning opera singer Will Liverman (on break from his starring role in X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X currently running at The Metropolitan Opera); a dance excerpt from Gentle, Into That Good Night by critically acclaimed choreographer Stephanie Martinez (founder of PARA.MAR Dance Theatre); and a grand finale led by Chicago’s inaugural poet laureate avery r. young joined by an “all-star band” of past 3Arts awardees JoVia Armstrong, Meagan McNeal, Bethany Thomas, Caitlin Edwards, Sam Thousand, and more. The awards are hosted by 3Arts Executive Director and arts leader Esther Grimm with event co-chairs Juana Guzman, Will Liverman, Nalani McClendon, and Jason Quiara.“It is going to feel so good to be back together again!” notes Esther Grimm. “In addition to celebrating the extraordinary 2023 3Arts Awards recipients, we are going to announce some big—next-level—news during the event that I think everyone in Chicago will be happy about. I hope the seats will fill with people from all over metro Chicago so together we can send the loudest applause possible to the artists who add meaning and connection to our lives—and who persevered during the last three years of the pandemic. We need to let them know what they mean to us; in fact, that’s why we called this event, For the Love of Artists.”<a href="https://3arts.org/awards/3arts/2023/">Learn more about the new 2023 3Arts Awardees here.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;NEXT LEVEL AWARDS AND MAKE A WAVE AWARDSThe nearly $600,000 to be distributed at the celebration includes five $50,000 Next Level Awards, along with ten $2,000 Make a Wave Awards selected by last year’s 3Arts awardees, all to be announced at the For the Love of Artists event on November 13.Next Level Awards are $50,000 unrestricted cash awards given to past 3Arts awardees to help fuel the next stages of their careers.&nbsp;Make a Wave is a groundbreaking artist-to-artist grant program in which past 3Arts Awards recipients select another ten Chicago artists to receive surprise cash awards, sending a “wave” of support through Chicago’s cultural communities. Make a Wave artists receive $2,000 each, thanks to the generous partnership of the Siragusa Family Foundation.&nbsp;About 3Arts Founded in 1912, with a history centered on women artists, 3Arts is a nonprofit organization that supports artists working in the performing, teaching, and visual arts in the Chicago metropolitan area, including women artists, artists of color, and Deaf and disabled artists. By providing unrestricted awards, project funding, residencies, professional development, and promotion, 3Arts helps artists take risks, experiment, and build momentum in their careers over time.3Arts extends special thanks to the 2023 Award Partners: The Chandler Family, The Walder Foundation, The HMS Fund, Stan Lipkin &amp; Evelyn Appell Lipkin, The Reva &amp; David Logan Foundation, and The SIF Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation.One of the ten 3Arts Awards, the 2023 Community Award, is named in honor of the 152 community donors who contributed to a crowdfunding campaign to fund the award.&nbsp;3Arts also recognizes support for the Next Level Awards from an anonymous donor at The Chicago Community Foundation and Good Chaos, as well as Make a Wave Partner: The Siragusa Family Foundation.&nbsp;3Arts gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our sponsors. Presenting Partner Sponsors: Allstate Insurance Company and MSUFCU; Presenting Partner: Xfinity; Lead Sponsors: Blue Cross &amp; Blue Shield of Illinois and Center for Advanced Emotional Intelligence; and Media Sponsor: Chicago Magazine.For more information about 3Arts, please visit <a href="http://www.3arts.org/">www.3arts.org</a>.# # #&nbsp;Meet the 2023 3Arts Awardees EventMonday, November 13Harris Theater for Music and Dance205 E. Randolph, Chicago, Illinois5:30pm Reception • 6:30pm Awards CelebrationAfter-party with dinner buffet and music by DJ Sadie Woods<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001lUBidBEaqS2A2YprwnOv71KjTWw4jqaSgTGkYGA8mxyRjlODK1j-C1fES0xciYyPeZqExthMuJnVWKfP8IpNOQXzZTx-TvBHCwmmIawo9yU5GtR6nqHEJfQi6JzGbSDeaA5LKFGidfmHdUv5tykIZBeh_s1ma9mRyXmFXWmPAzAtoNnVemOuBtHK_KhVnxTjy-vBjoKXlJc=&amp;c=4JCheYHVCM023GXVOOdk_JnSj0FF9mJcjMOsMtGt7b4F-OmJKedd9A==&amp;ch=jXm0r4zPIX_qFI9JyFRRM0B8CzzKrovHSraOX6NdR90-l1aBhTaKsA==">Purchase Tickets</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

3Arts announces 10 artists each receiving $30,000 unrestricted grants

<html><head></head><body>In a personal message sent today to the CPC Community, Deborah Maris Lader, Director/Founder, shared the following message about the history of CPC and what is next for its future. CGN wishes Deb and the CPC family the best in the months and years ahead! – GV&nbsp;<figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419286/qre84glbt0ta7fe9cnl6.jpg"><figcaption>Deborah Maris Lader</figcaption></figure>The State of the Printshop &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;While the studio is in its prime,&nbsp;I have decided to begin the process of stepping away from directing the <a href="https://chicagoprintmakers.com">Chicago Printmakers Collaborative</a> in order for the workshop to chart its future course with younger leadership.&nbsp;During this transition, beginning in January 2024, some of our programming will be paused, including classes and gallery exhibitions. Read on:34 years ago, a new printmaking studio was started in a 2nd&nbsp;story walkup in Wicker Park, a raw space where cold Chicago winds gusted through old windows, and the nearest place to get a snack was cut rate liquor on Division St. The bricks rained salty residue on the tables and floor, but there was always someone’s baby or toddler around to wipe up the mess by crawling around in their overalls. A hoarder who collected broken xerox machines lived in the back and there was an occasional fire when he cooked on an old hotplate as he napped with his 5 cats. We never did get around to taping the drywall over there. A defunct printshop that had occupied the space had laid vacant for many years, and left behind one combo etching press, a stomp shear from 1898, some stones, and a metal bin full of solvent-soaked sawdust (in the old days they used to clean etching plates this way, but one live cigarette ember would have sent the whole building to the moon). Not exactly the stage set where dreams are made, but somehow, in my ignorant youth, I decided this was what I was meant to do. I was new to the city and learned its streets by combing through alleys looking for materials to build out the studio. I’m still convinced that the latticed board I hauled out of a hospital demolition site was used for postmortems. It served as our graining sink topper. I inherited a wooden drying rack from printmaker visionary June Wayne – completely useless but because it meant something, it stayed.The very best part was that printmakers showed up. As long as there was a press and ink and a flimsy fan to choke out the fumes, some really groovy artists made stuff from plates, blocks, stones and screens. It was a printy commune full of all sorts of amazing, creative characters with whom I was honored to work alongside. Some are still working in the shop, and we have watched one another progress and grow as artists. Others have spread their print wings across the globe and established themselves in universities, residencies, and in their own printmaking workshops. Two locations, two moves, and all these years later, our community has only grown and thrived and blossomed, and I have come to know and love my fellow print nerds like family.Our programming is currently robust. Classes are full, with growing waitlists. Our Bloom Residency recipients have been a joy to work with. Our Steamroller Fests have outgrown our back driveway. Our part time staff is spectacular, as well as our volunteers and interns. CPC is known around the world, and international visitors to Chicago seek us out to spread some ink or buy prints created by our artists.The CPC printshop is in a very healthy place.&nbsp;CPC was my first “baby”, and like my other actual offspring, there comes a time in which it’s appropriate to let go, and let those babies find their wings and thrive in the world on their own terms. I’m actually not planning on going anywhere and would very much like to be a working member of the studio. I’m very excited to focus more on my printmaking practice, my family, some new projects I’m cooking up, and some residencies and travel. I should mention that I’m in fine health (for an old bird - some of you were worried), but I do believe exiting while still on top of my game is the goal.My heart and soul will always be with this beautiful vibrant printmaking community that started from nothing, and I plan to stick around and watch it continue to thrive.&nbsp;So, what’s next for CPC?I have no idea what the future holds for CPC, but I’m excited about its potential. As I take a step back, I am open and looking for someone to assume operations and write the CPC’s next chapter. If you’re that person, hit me up. Or, if you know some smart, multitasking talent who has both a passion for print and a knack for business who might be the needle in the haystack with the energy to take on the task, forward this letter to them along with my contact. I’m open to all reasonable proposals. I own the building and will continue to be its benevolent landlord. I own the contents of CPC and would be open to some sort of long term “rent to own” arrangement or to just sell it outright, as long as it stays put and I can have access to its equipment. I’m open to a new name and focus for the workshop. Whatever. Or perhaps we just leave it as is – a shared studio full of a bunch of fellow print enthusiasts, just sharing resources and decision-making and presses and a whiskey on the printmaker party deck. A printy commune, kind of like where it all started in 1989, minus the solvent soaked sawdust. Let me know your thoughts.In the interim, I have a plan to simplify CPC programming starting Jan 1, 2024. It will be easier for someone to take over if things are a bit more quiet. I will break it down into sections so that it’s clear, and so that you can skip to the parts that interest/affect you:&nbsp;WORKING PRINTMAKER MEMBERSHIP and RESIDENT ARTISTS:For members and resident artists, much will remain the same, and you will love what we will call this “transitional period”. More access to presses and work time. More focus on your needs as working members of the studio. More say in what goes on around the studio. If everyone wants to do events, you can do them, and all the various tasks involved will be delegated by whomever takes the lead. If you don’t want to do events, we won’t do them. This is your studio, and you will have more responsibility to keep it organized, clean, and wonderful (there will be less staff, so cleaning and maintenance will be a group effort). I will personally be doing my own work alongside you, with less distractions like open public hours, classes, and other programming.If someone else is running the studio in a year, I trust that it will be someone who values the working membership program, as it certainly has always been the beating heart of the workshop. I envision more check ins and member gatherings. Even better news is that Maddie May will stay on as membership coordinator in 2024.&nbsp;CLASSES:We will pause classes in January and February and will not be offering our usual winter session of courses. Beginning in March, we will offer only the etching class for a 10-12 week session. In the summer, we will only offer Screenprinting. The reasoning behind this is that until someone new is running the studio, we need to simplify the giant task and cost of running classes. I hope that this will be a temporary pause on our full class offerings and that they will resume with new leadership (after all they are HUGELY popular). I will very much miss our beloved students during that time, and we have always emphasized EDUCATION as a primary goal in our mission, but my hope is that this pause is temporary. Private classes and work sessions will be completely suspended until a later date. We will not be offering SPRING SHORTS.&nbsp;GALLERY &amp; GALLERY ARTISTS:Beginning Jan 1, 2024, the CPC will no longer have regular open hours to the public. The gallery will only be open by appointment. I may develop gallery events based on the needs of guest curators, and our members may host other special exhibitions. CPC will retain a very focused roster of gallery artists, and their work will be available and shown on a rotating basis.&nbsp;We have begun the giant task of returning unsold work to many of the artists in our flatfile drawers. I am also returning all unsold artwork to our member artists, so that they can manage their own sales and exposure.&nbsp;THE ANNUAL SMALL PRINT SHOW:The 34th&nbsp;Annual Small Print Show that opens this December will be our last planned exhibition and will run through the end of February. After January 1, the show may be viewed by appointment. We will display a combination of existing inventory, a few pieces by each of our regular working member artists and inky friends, and some new work I’m bringing in from Thailand, Japan and Mexico. I will not be sending out an artist call. The public will be welcomed into our warm, art and gift filled space as usual, and the show will be more focused with fewer artists and it will be spectacular.&nbsp;&nbsp;FESTS, RESIDENCIES, EVENTS, and other programming:Aside from an offsite CPC exhibition scheduled at IL Wesleyan University in January 2024, and the possibility of returning to EXPO in April, we will not be doing other special events until further notice. The Bloom Residency will take a hiatus in 2024 and I’m REALLY hoping someone will resume it in some form in the future.&nbsp;&nbsp;ONLINE GALLERY/SHOPIFY PRESENCE:The CPC online gallery store will stay and become even more populated as we move existing flat file inventory in the coming year. We have many fans of this platform who love purchasing the work of our artists, and it will continue to serve our print enthusiasts nationwide.&nbsp;In closing, I am grateful for this community, and I celebrate you all for playing your part in its success. I’m very excited about the future of CPC. I hope programming can continue, but it will not be under my supervision, and I look forward to seeing who might step forward and make it happen in some form!My new goal (in a few years) is to be that old decrepit human in my private studio in the back of the CPC workspace, happily going back and forth with my litho-stone-toting rollie cart after a successful ink rollup, passing by younger printmakers who have no idea who I am or what the hell I’m doing there. I do not plan on napping with lots of cats, but a little dog would be nice.Please don't hesitate to reach out with questions or comments. We have so many wonderful events and programs going on this fall, and the current gallery show is MAGNIFICENT.&nbsp;With love and inky solidarity,Deborah Maris LaderOctober, 2023&nbsp;<a href="https://chicagoprintmakers.com">chicagoprintmakers.com</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Chicago Printmakers Collaborative Founder To Step Down in 2024

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419279/hvfouzwrcknoh5auwrx1.jpg" alt="image001.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;CHICAGO (September 22, 2023)—Next month, the nonprofit <a href="https://www.aaaachicago.org/">African American Arts Alliance of Chicago</a> presents its Black Arts Month programming, a series of free public events highlighting Black artists from across Chicago, Monday evenings at 7 p.m. from October 9 through October 23, 2023. Advance registration isrequired for all events, and is free with a suggested donation of $15, at <a href="https://www.aaaachicago.org/">www.aaaachicago.org</a>.&nbsp;Public programs for Black Arts Month will be held across the city, celebrating and featuring Black artists across artistic disciplines during each event in a series of performances and presentations:&nbsp;Monday, October 9 from 7-9 p.m.Black Arts Month Kick-off and North Side Convening at Black Ensemble Theater4450 N. Clark Street, ChicagoFeatured artists: Black Ensemble Theater and Red Clay Dance Company&nbsp;Monday, October 16 from 7-9 p.m.Black Arts Month South Side Convening at Retreat at Currency Exchange305 E. Garfield Boulevard, ChicagoHosted by Melissa DupreyAn evening celebrating Black storytelling across genres through digital media with a panel discussion facilitated by Troy Pryor and a post-event celebration featuring DJ Rae ChardonnayFeatured artists: Growing Concerns Poetry Collective, Congo Square Theatre, LaTaryion Perry/Missed Turn Productions and Lo Williams&nbsp;Monday, October 23 from 7-9 p.m.Black Arts Month West Side Convening at Muse Coffee Studio747 S. Western Avenue, ChicagoHosted by Melissa DupreyAn evening celebrating Black storytelling through theater, poetry, film, and dance and a post-event celebration featuring DJ Rae ChardonnayFeatured artists: Perceptions Theatre, Enneréssa LaNette Davis, Mckenzie Chinn, Jamal “Litebulb” Oliver&nbsp;Registration for new individual, organizational, and affiliate memberships is now open, and all new members who register by October 31, 2023, will receive 15% off their Alliance membership fee. More information, including member benefits, is available at <a href="https://www.aaaachicago.org/">www.aaaachicago.org</a>. &nbsp;About the African American Arts Alliance&nbsp;Founded in 1997 by a group of Chicago’s leading African American artists and arts organizations, the African American Arts Alliance of Chicago is a nonprofit service organization dedicated to supporting and promoting Black excellence within the performing, visual, literary, technical and design art forms. The Alliance has worked to increase interaction, communication and collaboration within the Black arts community to promote the continuing development of organizations and individual artists, as well as highlighting their accomplishments through its annual Black Excellence Awards. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.aaaachicago.org/">www.aaaachicago.org</a>.</body></html>

The African American Arts Alliance of Chicago presents Black Arts Month in October

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419279/plcpsyt2qegzcan3ojjh.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Event features dozens of artistic tenants, including Chicago Human Rhythm Project, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Chicago Opera Theater, Exile in Bookville, Jazz Institute of Chicago, Liederstube, Monsieur Pamplemousse, Natya Dance Theatre, Press Here Studio and the Second Floor Art Gallery exhibiting Don Yang&nbsp;Via PR -- Chicago’s historic <a href="https://www.fineartsbuilding.com/">Fine Arts Building</a> (410 S. Michigan Avenue) marks its 125th anniversary with a major public celebration on Friday, October 13 from 5-9 p.m. that activates all ten floors of this Chicago Landmark, an artist haven since its founding in October 1898. Mayor Brandon Johnson has declared Oct. 13 <a href="https://www.fineartsbuilding.com/mayoral-proclamation/">Fine Arts Building Day in Chicago</a> “in recognition of [this] milestone 125th anniversary” and to “encourage all residents to support this historic landmark.”The Fine Arts Building is a home for art in all forms: from pioneers like Poetry magazine’s founding publisher Harriet Monroe, architect Frank Lloyd Wright, sculptor Lorado Taft and the Chicago Little Theatre, to the ongoing legacies of painters, musicians, booksellers, puppeteers, dancers, photographers and craftspeople who inhabit the building today, the Fine Arts Building is buzzing with more than a century of Chicago creativity and innovation.The 125th Anniversary Celebration on October 13 will include a free concert at 7:30 p.m. in the newly renovated Studebaker Theater from Dr. Yulia Lipmanovich, a distinguished concert pianist and piano teacher based in the Fine Arts Building. The Studebaker originally opened with a piano recital by Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler in 1898, and Dr. Lipmanovich will be recreating some of Zeisler’s original setlist to commemorate the theater’s 125th anniversary. Advance registration for the concert program is free and recommended at <a href="https://www.fineartsbuilding.com/events/125/">fineartsbuilding.com/events/125</a>.An expanded version of the building’s monthly <a href="https://www.fineartsbuilding.com/events/second-fridays/">Second Fridays</a> open studios events, the 125th Anniversary Celebration highlights artistic tenants throughout the building, ranging from music, dance and puppetry to literature, fine art and jewelry—illustrating the full range of art forms that fill the halls of the Fine Arts Building today.&nbsp;Programming highlights of the October 13 celebration include (with event locations):&nbsp;·&nbsp;Chicago Human Rhythm Project (Studio 300) will present a “Taste O’Tap” with opportunities for visitors to learn the first steps of the Shim Sham (national tap dance anthem) as well as demonstrations of lesser-seen tap choreographies to classical music, swing and old standards such as “I've Got You Under My Skin.”·&nbsp;Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival (Studio 433) will present an overflowing display of handmade puppets and flowers, created for a special public spectacle in Maggie Daley Park to <a href="https://chicagopuppetfest.org/amal/">welcome Little Amal to Chicago</a>.·&nbsp;Chicago Opera Theater (Studio 404) will present a series of live musical performances in celebration of its 50th anniversary.·&nbsp;Exile in Bookville (Studio 210) will highlight an all-star group of authors as guest booksellers throughout the evening.&nbsp;·&nbsp;Jazz Institute of Chicago (lobby) will present performances from a jazz combo 5-7 p.m.·&nbsp;Liederstube (Studio 721), which presents classical music in intimate and informal settings, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. They will perform selections of their greatest hits, inviting visitors to gather around the piano and sing art songs.·&nbsp;Monsieur Pamplemousse custom jewelry by Alex Agudo (Studio 702) will walk guests through the making of a bracelet or key chain pendant with a special 125th anniversary message. Limited edition for the first 100 guests.·&nbsp;Natya Dance Theatre (Curtiss Hall) will perform the dance theater of India known as Bharatanatyam, which combines percussive footwork, geometrical body movements, hand gestures and facial expressions to convey profound messages.&nbsp;·&nbsp;Press Here Studio (Studio 419) will present the Center for Mad Culture’s interactive exhibition “It’s Not Art Therapy” by Sandie Yi and Katie O’Neill, as well as a reading and book signing with MV Perry, who will read from his new novel A Revolution of the Mind.·&nbsp;The Second Floor Art Gallery (2nd Floor), curated by Stanley Smith of Oak Street Design, will open a new show featuring the plein air paintings of fellow Fine Arts Building tenant and artist Don Yang, showcasing the architectural icons of Chicago and the surrounding areas.·&nbsp;New historic exhibits <a href="https://www.fineartsbuilding.com/windows-into-history/">Art Alone Endures and Staging Ground</a> (5th Floor) offer “windows into history,” sharing stories of the artists and companies that have called the Fine Arts Building home over the past 125 years. The exhibits are free and open to the public daily during normal business hours. A self-guided walking tour of historic sites and artists’ studios throughout the building is available online at <a href="https://www.fineartsbuilding.com/map/">fineartsbuilding.com/map</a>.&nbsp;Additional tenants participating in the 125th Anniversary Celebration include: Ann Pickett Studio and Gallery; portrait artist Lou Ann Burkhardt; Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras; painter, illustrator and editorial cartoonist Richard Laurent; Patrice Olsen Fine Art, presenting drawing, painting and photography for social justice; Ossia Musical Forum, a musical academy and chamber music concert booking specialist; and abstract artist James Tansley.Second Fridays open studios are free to attend at the Fine Arts Building on the second Friday of every month from 5-9 p.m., and include gallery openings, special performances and artistic demonstrations. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.fineartsbuilding.com/second-fridays">fineartsbuilding.com/second-fridays</a>.&nbsp;The Fine Arts Building is a home for art in all forms: from pioneers like Poetry magazine’s founding publisher Harriet Monroe, architect Frank Lloyd Wright, sculptor Lorado Taft and the Chicago Little Theatre, to the ongoing legacies of painters, musicians, booksellers, puppeteers, dancers, photographers and craftspeople who inhabit the building today, the Fine Arts Building is buzzing with more than a century of Chicago creativity and innovation. A Chicago Landmark since 1978, the building features original manually-operated elevators, Art Nouveau murals from the late 19th century and the recently renovated Studebaker Theater, one of the city’s oldest and most significant live theatrical venues.</body></html>

Chicago’s Fine Arts Building to host 125th Anniversary Celebration

Via PR1 SEPTEMBER 2023Wright is honored to announce <a href="https://wright20.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db&amp;id=80cb983bd1&amp;e=7eb8b4f0ec">EVERY DAY IS DIFFERENT: The Collection of Jason Pickleman</a>, a September 14th auction celebrating the work and vision of beloved Chicago artist, designer, collector, and gallerist Jason Pickleman. Once described as "a dancefloor mainstay of Chicago," Pickleman is recognized for his artistic vision, playful demeanor, and remarkable generosity, and this auction is a rare opportunity for art enthusiasts to immerse themselves in his creative world.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db/images/6277f59b-71e5-ab6f-61fc-40b3e5390a0b.jpg" alt=""></figure>&nbsp;Amassing art since he was a teenager, Pickleman attended Boston University where he studied English literature—and met Leslie Bodenstein, who would become his partner in life and at JNL Graphic Design. The pair founded the studio in 1992, working from a decommissioned post office in Chicago's River North area and merging their art and design sensibilities with tremendous success. "To live in Chicago is to encounter Jason Pickleman’s work," according to the Chicago Tribune, and local clients have included Millennium Park, Avec, Blackbird, Time Out Chicago, Chicago Transit Authority, Poetry Foundation, the Museum of Contemporary Photography, EXPO Chicago, and the Field Museum. Beyond the Windy City limits, JNL has worked with clients including the Prada Foundation and Skinny Pop Popcorn, for whom they designed Warhol-inspired packaging.&nbsp;The space between commercial and contemporary art has been of the utmost importance to Pickleman, who has defined himself by his ability to move effortlessly through these worlds as both an artist and collector. Pickleman was among the creators featured in the 2007 exhibition Young Chicago at the Art Institute of Chicago, and his art now resides in the institution's permanent collection. His works have been shown at the Chicago Cultural Center, the Chicago Design Museum, Ken Saunders Gallery, and the Neon and Light Museum, among others. In 2021, he created a monumental sculpture for Sculpture Milwaukee and this celebrated work, <a href="https://wright20.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db&amp;id=5700255f77&amp;e=7eb8b4f0ec">Hand Heart</a> (est. $30,000-50,000), leads EVERY DAY IS DIFFERENT.&nbsp;As testament to his unorthodox and open-hearted ethos as a collector, Pickleman opened his collection gallery Lawrence &amp; Clark in 2015, named for the Chicago intersection where it stood. Here, Pickleman curated and installed works from his own collection, throwing open the doors to the public to be seen again (and again) by anybody who wanted to drop in. "Much of the work in EVERY DAY IS DIFFERENT would have been on exhibit at Lawrence &amp; Clark," Pickleman says. "When a collector buys a work of art, it usually gets sequestered away, and publicly seen again only very rarely. The gallery was a way of giving my collection a second public life."&nbsp;Pickleman has long been an ardent supporter of rising talent in his chosen city, tirelessly making his own circuit between galleries, thesis exhibitions, and less formalized art spaces. Of his personal taste, Pickleman noted, "I’m most interested in ambiguity and pieces that seem strange or awkward; living with them fuels my creativity." The works featured in this auction reflect Pickleman's eclectic tastes, ranging, for example, from a Gaetano Pesce <a href="https://wright20.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db&amp;id=b5d9df2168&amp;e=7eb8b4f0ec">Amazonia vase</a> (est. $1,000-1,500) to Jenny Holzer's <a href="https://wright20.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db&amp;id=2411707b80&amp;e=7eb8b4f0ec">Inflammatory Essays</a> (est. $1,500-2,000) to infamous self-taught Chicago artist Wesley Willis's <a href="https://wright20.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db&amp;id=710070fd51&amp;e=7eb8b4f0ec">World Trade Center&nbsp;</a>drawing (est. $1,000-1,500).&nbsp;"I never thought much about the distinction between being an artist, designer, and an art collector," Pickleman says. "Each role informed and reinforced the others." With trust in his own taste and an infinite commitment to showing up for Chicago's art communities, Pickleman has built a unique collection that reflects his endless curiosity and creativity. "Jason has been a friend and colleague for many decades," says Richard Wright. "He and Leslie designed my very first advertisement back in 1992. It is an honor to work with them both for this special auction."&nbsp;&nbsp;The full selection of works featured in <a href="https://wright20.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db&amp;id=45dacbea27&amp;e=7eb8b4f0ec">EVERY DAY IS DIFFERENT: The Collection of Jason Pickleman</a> will be on view at Wright in Chicago from September 9th to 14th with gallery hours of 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, and 10 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday. The auction will begin at 11 am central on Thursday, September 14th, and accommodates advanced bids, telephone bidding, and live online bidding. For further information, please reach out to <a href="mailto:press@wright20.com?subject=Press%20Inquiry%3A%20The%20Collection%20of%20Jason%20Pickleman">press@wright20.com</a>.&nbsp;<a href="https://wright20.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db&amp;id=78b448ffa0&amp;e=7eb8b4f0ec">VIEW AUCTION</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db/images/b14af85c-7162-773c-4121-23585d6abbf3.jpg" alt=""><figcaption>Jason Pickleman, &nbsp;<a href="https://wright20.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db&amp;id=5700255f77&amp;e=7eb8b4f0ec">Hand Heart</a></figcaption></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db/_compresseds/dd4238ff-8c6e-3a6b-d5dd-54f230b84348.jpg" alt=""><figcaption>113&nbsp; JASON PICKLEMAN A Parallel American 1; A Parallel American 2 (two works)</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db/images/55670be8-b839-aff7-9653-ba705831da12.jpg" alt=""><figcaption>307&nbsp; JASON PICKLEMAN Hourglass (from the Icons series) (two works)</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db/_compresseds/864405a0-5f6d-ce06-cac9-afed1d20849b.jpg" alt=""><figcaption>134&nbsp; JASON PICKLEMAN Arrows (six works)</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db/_compresseds/9de33a5e-821d-b077-6272-3dd5cc2400f7.jpg" alt=""><figcaption>215&nbsp; JASON PICKLEMAN Metal Typeball</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db/images/f3c0b67c-8250-e697-d16f-a78fc53dd3c1.jpg" alt=""></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db/images/3aca564d-ce75-132b-bc02-91dc9c2f7393.jpg" alt=""><figcaption>304&nbsp; GAETANO PESCE Amazonia vase and Gaetano Pesce: Le Temps des Questions (book)</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db/_compresseds/93b8d441-98f4-eff8-84b0-5f6b7e06a5ed.jpg" alt=""><figcaption>292&nbsp; BEN FOCH Newport Beach #10</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db/_compresseds/0eea8bab-0b15-25b1-aaeb-bf2e034298f7.jpg" alt=""><figcaption>135&nbsp; JUDY LEDGERWOOD Untitled #22</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db/_compresseds/ed2f32b5-9251-3bb3-bde6-db9833b1f1da.jpg" alt=""><figcaption>184&nbsp; CHRISTOPHER PRINZ Wrinkled Bench (Raw Yellow Iridescent)</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Wright to Celebrate Chicago Legend Jason Pickleman with 'EVERY DAY IS DIFFERENT'

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419263/khnhjoclleh7svhbxaar.jpg"><figcaption>Only in the Dark, 2023. Created by Dr Yiyun Kang. Courtesy of ART on THE MART.&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>Via PRCHICAGO, IL – ART on THE MART, an innovative digital art project that transforms a Chicago architectural landmark into a larger-than-life canvas, celebrates its 5th anniversary this fall with work by two veterans in the field of digital and video art. The 2023 fall programming will feature a new commission by the acclaimed Dr. Yiyun Kang, esteemed in the field of projection mapping and immersive art, and the return of the popular projection by the renowned Charles Atlas. Dr. Kang and Atlas’s projections will be on view nightly at 7:30pm CT from September 14 to November 15, 2023. &nbsp;“I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Kang to Chicago and ART on THE MART. As such a groundbreaking artist in the realm of projection mapping and immersive art, it’s exciting to see her vision be realized on THE MART,” said Cynthia Noble, Executive Director of ART on THE MART. “In celebration of our 5thanniversary, it’s also hugely exciting to welcome back Charles Atlas, whose career is deservedly booming right now. We look forward to having him in Chicago again.”&nbsp;Responding to humanity’s environmental crisis and the unfathomable power and intelligence of AI technologies, Dr. Kang’s site-specific commission Only in the Dark will unfold over three immersive scenes that mix digital animations with AI-generated imageries to explore how we can think collectively about a more inclusive future. The work begins with a scene depicting the shifting structure of THE MART, alluding to a new beginning. The second scene uses biophilic designs to illustrate the coexistence of nature and humans. Ending with a hopeful future, the final vignette depicts a human dancing in water surrounded by a beautiful halo created from the light bouncing off the water’s surface.&nbsp;‘Only in the Dark’ is presented in partnership with Superblue, where Dr. Kang is the latest addition to the gallery’s artist roster. &nbsp;&nbsp;In creating ‘Only in the Dark,’ Dr. Kang was inspired by THE MART and its history and position as a leader in sustainable practices. Owned and operated by Vornado Realty Trust, THE MART is an architectural icon and an internationally recognized leader in culture, design and technology. Known colloquially as a “city within a city,” THE MART opened as the largest building in the world in 1930 and has continuously evolved to incorporate the latest in environmental practices. In 1996, THE MART became one of the first major properties in downtown Chicago to adopt the district cooling system to reduce the discharge of CFCs. THE MART was awarded its LEED certification in 2007 and its Fitwel certification in 2018, earning the title of largest Fitwel-certified building in the world.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419264/mqifpcyprquvx9x5d2hf.jpg"><figcaption>The Geometry of Thought, 2019. Created by Charles Atlas. Courtesy of ART on THE MART</figcaption></figure>“To escape our current darkness, this work suggests using non-binary thinking,” Dr. Kang said. “Building upon THE MART’s history of contributing to environmental solutions, I hope ‘Only in the Dark’ will help us to consider new ways of thinking to address some of the most pressing issues facing us today.” &nbsp;Reflecting on its five years of empowering artists to create innovative new work, ART on THE MART’s fall 2023 season will revisit Charles Atlas’s celebrated projection, The Geometry of Thought, which first debuted in fall 2019. The site-specific work features a&nbsp;characteristic combination of abstract shapes and numerals unfolding over eight chapters. The chapters will begin with a splash of color starting at the base of THE MART’s façade and rising to the top of the turrets, animating and exploring the iconic structure and architecture. Atlas has been a pioneering figure in film and video for over four decades. He has extended the limits of his medium, forging new territory in a far-reaching range of genres, stylistic approaches and techniques. In December 2023, the Art Institute of Chicago will also have&nbsp;The Years&nbsp;(2018),&nbsp;a recently acquired work by Atlas, on view in their&nbsp;galleries. ART on THE MART will then bring the projection back for a 1-3 day pop up timed to the opening. &nbsp;“I am thrilled to return to the beloved city of Chicago with ‘The Geometry of Thought’ animating THE MART’s façade,” said Atlas. “It is a truly unique platform for an artist to create work for and it’s been exciting to watch the program develop over the last five years.”&nbsp;ART on THE MART can best be experienced from the jetty section of the Chicago Riverwalk on Wacker Drive between Wells Street and Franklin Street, where accompanying audio can also be heard. ART on THE MART is presented in collaboration with the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and is complimentary to all viewers.&nbsp;For more information on the 2023 season, please visit <a href="https://u56787.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=ejmDrstLsKgZJLOItgn3EXl1sVb7zKa2ug7uWS6TcLYUC59lBNDyr0JoXCfUi7D9e7hAvHv4Eo6sjL0BD8lqz1LcG9Gv5-2BH9ShU-2F9qH66Ek6k3lSzWBjSIuZpcS2s-2BQsgfHL0lIpmNqj2yabHLop4g-3D-3DimPc_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP-2BvAdgfICCFFHxnTjvEhUHLATit0Q8QLp1LC-2BEz94L006GhxlNRp8PQ8ByadGauC7daKnEKiKKxEIs4yCfldzUjvpEstC6T-2FTmal-2FjTKU2OHQFAtRRgMYLzyb3gK458yEK0guY1CnhrnChl1V0lXk-2FTna5hq0caUpQWLHv8bUlwJLMkRJmWDY3BogsnjttV6AWvQ3QTjap8JLjMAUuuBQ-2BrEAISQm2MCJC9DU5p-2BCOuBO250cFlh-2B0eYrZRoQnJTtXiTZJYS8-2Br5klFX5HUd8HlS76hLfCRqZA88lmqli3upJBSGwfN4jYMK6a-2FT2F-2BngjYbzTaKdeEjEJp9lc1UgcvoOtJYlmC1c5P4vpVecslFFzPizWuq5dNMKSNGoTV2z5iKXRUvC5UDAe3YpclH7F0C1-2BWh3Lme-2Bnjm9e98Fta9oupLlFOPSqXQOvyxRvmPl8KdqgxMdts3TgcqKiCah7Sn0prNyurpgh-2BizOaA3lUzH9qJN-2B-2FvuKfRvYfCq-2BjNvTMtb1EkGjFglHB1P5W9ZIpiiqwYi1l02c1dOjptjfeIbMJ1e9btCTUvPbRUfsdGv3eHy0j9e8PfgjXispusXHI8Z4-2F-2FThmwVY0i1MjHVhsaBxCndnbITTWX24bvyReH0cb59Cr5gEGzXlf03Mwhn5GDOs7qHTIzw2R2a-2FzVWQ498x959EI-2BtSr-2BsKZ0WLYr6Ew-2BIeQqvVEbhLiGKNcjpLUaBL6Ftvg-2FrJNQTCcmJJPCOmCXwGEkdAIVJue8rl0cbvpRLE-2FcIPvyrADhYtWUbgpa8qm5mb9eM0uCikRo3UVU4HFzKgrpuOyiexiLJB4C8g7OaXR9JtETGbHg5nZBo2FxrtaMOS1zxNDV3-2BTT4P3vbm3NCBKUn42ic6yDfK6rSm2na3sCS6pgR14MQG8RMCWlin-2B03okFJoxsxbTiOTklg-3D-3D">artonthemart.com</a> or follow #ARTonTHEMART.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

ART on THE MART's 5th Anniversary Season Features 2 Site-Specific Commissions

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419263/vpvpgogj4qe0jcegtldy.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.facebook.com/andrewrafaczgallery">Andrew Rafacz Gallery Closes Temporarily Due to Truck Through Window</a>Shared via Facebook this week:&nbsp;"Five planets were retrograde: Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto. The cosmic turbulence of late summer was too much to contain the apocalyptic power of Roxanne Jackson’s ceramic sculptures.On Sunday morning, August 27th at 2:44 am in Chicago, a black pick-up truck made a shocking sharp left turn into the gallery’s front window, smashing ceramic vessels, cakes and cockatoos to smithereens. The driver was soon a shadowy figure, fleeing the accident and disappearing into the humid night, leaving behind an uncanny crime scene of ceramic shards and rubble.An active investigation is ongoing. As a result, we are sad to report that our current exhibitions are now closed, and we are temporarily suspending our programming as we rebuild and regroup. We are determined, however, to prevail from this strange and unsettling setback. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or inquiries during this time."&nbsp;<a href="https://www.saic.edu/news/saic-students-win-aia-chicagos-award-architecture?fbclid=IwAR2ZBOFvqQxzvYQTBSF9XQnMWCKGWDSzhjk3jFizu92imExGa8MZNT7DDqU">SAIC Students Win AIA Chicago’s Award in Architecture</a>SAIC architecture graduate students Rui Wang and Ziqi Huang were awarded the American Institute of Architect Chicago Foundation’s Student Awards in Architecture. The AIA Chicago Foundation supports Chicago’s architectural community through scholarships, awards, and grants. Every year they hold a juried competition of student projects from universities in the Chicagoland area to recognize the innovative young talent working in this city.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419264/ahnijgzbo7uw2ug1suq0.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.facebook.com">Woman Made Gallery Starts Online Teaching Social</a>WMG shared "We're starting a new series on our socials where we teach you about different women artists, art HERstory, and fun art techniques. If you have any ideas for future posts, shoot us a DM! Anyways, swipe to learn more about the pioneer of abstract art, Hilma Af Klint.<a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/teachingtuesday?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZU4xc_6ysjjrN30jb2lcpQV2mdCxZKbg4YWluDzpc9HrCNuuRWiYDpq2AOGAT75Gi-rlCcTWCv41Sf4sa3p4-93rBB8rmxK8XMLLOkvEfZmRUuUj9QsioIQu74AFXRsN2tzMl3nKN-rasEW_CsVfp5HnEkXbrGKJKXvbRBHJQ9ADgI5x9G9y4INoEAgDPfklXI&amp;__tn__=*NK-R">#TeachingTuesday</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 8/30/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419252/stsyr0ic9kd1plkdm92z.png"></figure>&nbsp;Via PRJoin <a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=14764925c6&amp;e=290863dfe3">EXPO CHICAGO</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=d57aadc504&amp;e=290863dfe3">Gertie</a>&nbsp;in celebrating the inaugural <a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=f588205981&amp;e=290863dfe3">Chicago Exhibition Weekend</a> (CXW) this <a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=3737952cf8&amp;e=290863dfe3">September 29–October 1</a>. The weekend will bring together over 50 galleries, institutions, and artist-run spaces to present exhibitions that encourage everyone from seasoned collectors to those new to engaging with Chicago’s visual arts scene to explore unique programs, extended hours, and more. The weekend emphasizes Chicago’s multitude of non-conventional exhibition spaces as well as the geographic range spanning neighborhoods from Streeterville to West Town, Englewood, and Irving Park to encourage participants to explore the full breadth of the city’s creativity.&nbsp;CXW will also welcome the city’s next generation of talented business, civic, and philanthropic leaders to engage with gallerists, artists, and curators through community dinners, programming, and a closing celebration that aims to cultivate the relationships needed for the city’s arts scene to continue to thrive.&nbsp;Over 50 galleries, institutions, and artist-run spaces are aligning to present a weekend of exhibition openings, activations, and events this fall, showcasing art throughout Chicago’s many neighborhoods for the inaugural Chicago Exhibition Weekend. The landmark weekend (September 29 to October 1, 2023) is co-presented by EXPO CHICAGO, the International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art, and Chicago-based cultural agency Gertie.&nbsp;“EXPO CHICAGO is not just one week of the year, our program is year-round. This weekend of activations is a brand new part of that, exemplifying our mission to spark meaningful opportunities for lasting connections with art and showcase Chicago as a national and global center for the arts and culture,” said Tony Karman, President and Director of EXPO CHICAGO. “One of the most important ways to create meaningful impact for our city is to convene and celebrate the artists, galleries, and cultural leaders living and working in Chicago today."&nbsp;“In Chicago we have a super vital and exciting ecosystem of art galleries, organizations, and institutions that sustain and foster both emerging and established artists,” said Abby Pucker, Founder of Gertie and sister nonprofit Art in Common. “Through Chicago Exhibition Weekend, we are welcoming the city’s next generation of talented business, civic, and philanthropic leaders to engage with gallerists, artists, and curators across the city to build generative relationships that allow the visual arts scene to continue to thrive.”&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419253/jnan8dpxksbnqg1biwgg.jpg"><figcaption>Museum of Contemporary Art, Gary Simmons, Photos by Ricardo Adame</figcaption></figure>Chicago Exhibition Weekend events include:● Friday, September 29: An opening night dinner will launch the weekend from 7 – 10pm CT at 1229 W. Concord Pl. Open to the public via ticket, this event will bring together people from across the arts, business, and civic sectors. Tickets are available here. &gt;&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=d4a238a1b9&amp;e=290863dfe3">Purchase Tickets</a>● Saturday, September 30: Citywide exhibition openings, a full map of participating galleries, institutions, and artist-run spaces are available here. Participants can register here to pick up a free map of Chicago Exhibition Weekend, and receive stamps at each location they visit. Participants with more than two stamps will gain entry to the weekend’s closing dance party at a secret location (to be unveiled on the day). &gt;&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=2dd60b4abb&amp;e=290863dfe3">Claim Your Map</a>● Sunday, October 1: Citywide exhibition openings continue, concluded by a closing dance party, accessible to all who receive stamps at two or more Chicago Exhibition Weekend participating locations. &gt;&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=70d9522ff6&amp;e=290863dfe3">Learn More</a>&nbsp;The list of participating galleries, institutions, and artist-run spaces across the city includes:&nbsp;062 x TUSK, 3205 W Armitage Ave&nbsp;21c Museum Hotel Chicago, 55 E Ontario St&nbsp;Ackerman Clarke, 2544 W Fullerton Ave&nbsp;Addington Gallery, 704 N Wells St&nbsp;AMFM, 2233 S. Throop St&nbsp;Andrew Rafacz, 1749 W Chicago Ave&nbsp;Anthony Gallery, 1360 W Lake St&nbsp;Apparatus Projects, 1500 S Western Ave&nbsp;Arte Haus, 3759 W Diversey Ave&nbsp;The Arts Club of Chicago, 201 E Ontario St&nbsp;Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave&nbsp;Arts of Life Circle Contemporary, 2010 W Carroll Ave&nbsp;Bert Green Fine Art, 8 S Michigan Ave&nbsp;Blanc Gallery, 4445 S Martin Luther King Dr&nbsp;Buddy, 78 E Washington St&nbsp;Chicago Architecture Biennial, 78 E Washington St&nbsp;Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219-21 S Morgan St&nbsp;Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee Ave&nbsp;Corbett vs Dempsey, 2156 W Fulton St&nbsp;Court Theatre, 5535 S Ellis Ave&nbsp;DePaul Art Museum, 935 Fullerton Ave&nbsp;Devening Projects, 3039 W Carroll Ave&nbsp;Document, 1709 W Chicago Ave&nbsp;DuSable Museum, 740 E 56th Pl&nbsp;ENGAGE, 864 N Ashland Ave&nbsp;Englewood Arts Collective (Greater Englewood area)&nbsp;GOLA, 3147 S Morgan St&nbsp;Gallery VICTOR, 300 W Superior St&nbsp;Goldfinch, 319 N Albany Ave&nbsp;Goodweather, 1524 S Western Ave&nbsp;Gruen Galleries, 226 W Superior St&nbsp;Ingress Gallery at Soho House, 113-125 N Green Street&nbsp;Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S Cornell Ave&nbsp;Jean Albano Gallery, 215 W Superior St&nbsp;Johalla Projects, 1821 W Hubbard St&nbsp;Julius Caesar, 3311 W Carroll Ave&nbsp;Kavi Gupta, 835 W Washington BlvdLVL3, 1542 N Milwaukee AveM. LeBlanc, 3514 W Fullerton AveMariane Ibrahim, 437 N Paulina StMickey, 1635 W Grand AveMonique Meloche Gallery, 451 N Paulina StMuseum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 220 E Chicago Ave&nbsp;Prairie, 2055 W Cermak Rd&nbsp;Rhona Hoffman Gallery, 1711 W Chicago Ave&nbsp;GRAY, 2044 W Carroll AveRosenthal Fine Art, 210 W Superior St&nbsp;Rupture, 3147 S Morgan St&nbsp;RUSCHMAN and RUSCHWOMAN, 4148 N Elston Ave and 2100 S Marshall Blvd&nbsp;Carrie Secrist Gallery, 1732 W Hubbard St #1ASoccer Club Club, 2923 N Cicero AveSouth Side Community Art Center, 3831 S Michigan Ave&nbsp;Stoodio, 600 W Van Buren StTala, 1644 W Chicago AveVery Serious Gallery, 673 N Milwaukee Ave&nbsp;Volume, 1709 W Chicago AveW.Gallery, 600 W Van Buren StWestern Exhibitions, 1709 W Chicago Ave&nbsp;The Smart Museum, 5550 S Greenwood Ave&nbsp;Weatherproof, 3336 W Lawrence Ave Ste 303&nbsp;Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, 325 W Huron St&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419254/kxafediyb7qe8fmfqhjc.jpg"><figcaption>No Martins Talk about Carolina, 2023 Acrylic on canvas Courtesy of Mariane Ibrahim</figcaption></figure>About EXPO CHICAGO&nbsp;EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary &amp; Modern Art features leading international galleries alongside a leading platform for contemporary art and cultural programming. Hosted within historic Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, EXPO CHICAGO presents a diverse and inventive program, including /Dialogues (presented in partnership with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago) and Exchange by Northern Trust: An Interactive Conversation Around the Art of Collecting, unrivaled talks programs for both public and VIP audiences; IN/SITU, dynamic on-site installations highlighting large-scale sculpture, film, and site-specific work; and major public art initiatives, including IN/SITU Outside, public art installed throughout Chicago Park District locations, and OVERRIDE | A Billboard Project, a curated selection of international artists throughout the city’s digital billboard network. The EXPO CHICAGO program also features an unprecedented commitment to host curatorial initiatives during the exposition, including the Curatorial Forum in partnership with Independent Curators International (ICI); the Curatorial Exchange, which partners with foreign agencies and consulates to expand the exposition’s global reach; and the Director’s Summit, which convenes emerging museum leaders in a series of conversations addressing the future of museum leadership and institutional reinvention. Under the leadership of President and Director Tony Karman, EXPO CHICAGO draws upon the city’s rich history as a vibrant international cultural destination, while highlighting the region’s contemporary arts community and inspiring its collector base. For more information on EXPO CHICAGO, visit expochicago.com.&nbsp;&nbsp;About Gertie&nbsp;Made by and for Chicago's vibrant arts and culture community, Gertie is a cultural agency aimed to help people discover, experience and connect with Chicago's art community. Gertie’s mission is to build bridges between the creative and business communities to help Chicago’s creative economy thrive.&nbsp;&nbsp;About Chicago Exhibition Weekend&nbsp;The inaugural Chicago Exhibition Weekend (CXW) will celebrate visual arts organizations across the city September 29–October 1. The weekend will bring together over 50 galleries, institutions, and artist-run spaces to present exhibitions that encourage everyone from seasoned collectors to those new to engaging with Chicago’s visual arts scene to explore unique programs, extended hours and more. CXW will also welcome the city’s next generation of talented business, civic, and philanthropic leaders to engage with gallerists, artists, and curators through community dinners, programming, and a closing celebration that aims to cultivate the relationships needed for the city’s arts scene to continue to thrive.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

EXPO CHICAGO Announces Chicago Exhibition Weekend 2023

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419252/kuy7pd7rdfiirpvbq9oq.jpg"><figcaption>Lisa Key</figcaption></figure>Via PR<a href="https://driehausmuseum.org">The Driehaus Museum</a> is pleased to announce that Lisa M. Key has been appointed the Museum’s Executive Director, effective immediately. Key joined the Museum earlier this year as Interim Executive Director. &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Key’s appointment comes after a national search led by Koya Partners and the Driehaus Museum Search Committee led by Zach Lazar, Chair of the Museum’s Board of Trustees. &nbsp; “Lisa is the right person at the right time for the Driehaus Museum. She is a creative, visionary leader with a breadth of museum expertise. &nbsp;As Interim Executive Director, Lisa already has made so many significant contributions to the Museum,” said Lazar. “She has worked closely with the Board and the staff to direct the next few years of the Museum’s growth including facilitating the necessary steps to get the Murphy Auditorium renovation work underway and reinvigorating the Museum’s philanthropic and earned giving. Under her leadership, she has built a huge amount of trust with our staff and I know I speak for them when I say how excited we are to have Lisa at the helm to lead this jewel-box of an institution into its future.” &nbsp; As Executive Director, Key will provide leadership oversight of strategy, programs, fundraising, advocacy efforts, finances, and operations. &nbsp;Most importantly, she will continue to guide implementation of the museum’s future goals which calls for the Museum to move into a new chapter through physical expansion and increased programming. The Driehaus Museum endeavors to become a self-sustaining organization to further enshrine its reputation as a center for artistic excellence that seeks to make decorative and fine art more accessible, to draw connections between the past and present to illuminate our cultural heritage, and to preserve the legacy of Richard H. Driehaus, its founder. &nbsp; “The Driehaus Museum is at a unique inflection point in its 15-year history and I am excited to lead this organization at this pivotal time.” says Key. “In 2024, we will reopen the John B. Murphy Memorial Auditorium as part of the Driehaus Museum campus, expanding our ability to reach out to all Chicagoans as a new cultural center that focuses on art, architecture and design.” &nbsp; “Richard Driehaus was a visionary and the Museum is a key part of his enduring legacy,” Key continued. “I am deeply committed to being a steward of that legacy as I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of museums. And there’s no place quite like the Driehaus Museum to contribute to local, national, and global dialogues about the relevance of the art and design of the past to the conversations of the present and future. The Museum remains committed to not only our historic past but to presenting contemporary artists whose work reflects the concepts, ideas and even the materiality of our historic buildings.” &nbsp; Ms. Key came to the Driehaus Museum with extensive museum management experience in strategic planning, philanthropy, and governance, having served as Interim Director at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago before being named Deputy Director there. During her tenure at the MCA, she focused on stabilizing the museum’s budget and increasing stakeholder engagement. &nbsp;&nbsp;While at the Art Institute of Chicago, where she was the Vice-President of Institutional Advancement, she led the campaign to create and fund the Modern Wing. She is co-chair of Board of Enrich Chicago and has taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She holds an MA in Arts Administration from Indiana University and a BA in Art History and Communications from Valparaiso University.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Driehaus Museum Appoints Lisa Key as New Executive Director

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419252/bob8jqnjvyfapwaolltl.png"><figcaption>Brookes Ebetsch. Photo credit:&nbsp;<a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-agwkt-dlvzir-y/">Chuy Benitez</a></figcaption></figure><a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-e-agwkt-dlvzir-t/">CAC Hires New Executive Director</a>Following an extensive search headed by Chicago Artists Coalition’s Board of Directors, the board is pleased to announce Brookes Ebetsch as the new Executive Director of Chicago Artists Coalition.Ebetsch’s background as an executive director in the non-profit arts sector, as well as her interest in fostering mutually beneficial relationships with artists and patrons alike, will aid in advancing CAC’s mission to support the arts community in Chicago.“We are thrilled to have Brookes Ebetsch join the Chicago Artists Coalition team,” says Gibran Villalobos, Chicago Artists Coalition Board Chair and Interim Executive Director. “The board aimed to bring on a team player that was energetic and focused to match the challenges faced by cultural organizations today. Brookes arrives on the eve of our 50th anniversary and is poised to chart our upcoming course.”<a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-e-agwkt-dlvzir-t/">Read more...&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/08/10/billiken-massive-projection-showcasing-black-joy-in-chicago-at-art-on-the-mart-this-week/">‘Billiken,’ Massive Projection Showcasing Black Joy In Chicago, At Art On The Mart This Week</a>A popular Bud-Billiken-themed projection is being brought back just in time for this weekend’s 94th annual Bud Billiken Parade.“Billiken” is being showcased at Art on the Mart from Wednesday to Saturday, leading up to the Bud Billiken parade on Saturday.The&nbsp;Bud Billiken Day Parade, the largest&nbsp;Black parade in the country, has been a Chicago fixture since 1929. It’s held annually on the second Saturday in August. The parade is named after a fictional character in the Chicago Defender newspaper, and was created to celebrate Black life in the city.The projection debuted in 2022 and portrays the history of the parade, while also incorporating dance as a way to empower Chicago youth through art. Billiken features historic Chicago dance groups, including Geek Squad, the Jesse White Tumblers, K-Phi-9 and more.Via Block Club Chicago&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jeffrey-gibson-sues-kavi-gupta-2347273">Acclaimed Artist Jeffrey Gibson Is Suing Chicago Dealer Kavi Gupta for Allegedly Withholding More Than $600,000 in Pay</a>Choctaw and Cherokee artist Jeffrey Gibson, who was <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jeffrey-gibson-to-represent-us-venice-biennale-solo-2342628">recently selected to represent the United States</a> at the 2024 Venice Biennale, is suing Chicago’s Kavi Gupta Gallery for allegedly withholding more than $600,000 in sales proceeds. &nbsp;In a complaint filed at New York’s Northern District Court in May, Gibson said that he began consigning pieces through Gupta’s gallery in late 2017. He claims the two parties settled on a typical 50-50 profit split, with the understanding that Kavi Gupta would deduct the cost of framing “off the top” of the purchase price before equally allocating the balance of sales.Kavi Gupta, the gallery’s founder and namesake, addressed Gibson’s claims in an affidavit filed on August 4. In the document, he corroborates the 50-50 deal between the gallery and the artist,&nbsp;albeit with one critical distinction: that all production expenses, not just framing costs, were to be taken off the top of sales before the proceeds were shared. &nbsp;Via Artnet&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 8/10/23

<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/08/01/lighthouse-immersive-van-gogh-company-bankruptcy?utm_source=The+Art+Newspaper+Newsletters&amp;utm_campaign=b609e8457c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_08_02_11_23&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-b609e8457c-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D">Company behind 'immersive' Van Gogh exhibitions files for bankruptcy</a>Lighthouse Immersive, a Toronto-based company best known for its travelling Vincent van Gogh exhibition—in which large-scale reproductions of the Dutch artists' works are projected over gallery walls and floors—filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in Delaware last week, according to court documents obtained by <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-27/company-behind-immersive-van-gogh-exhibit-files-for-bankruptcy?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=business&amp;cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&amp;utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&amp;sref=P6xXtEaF">Bloomberg News</a>.The company, which purports to have sold 7 million tickets to exhibitions in 18 cities across North America, has also designed displays featuring art by Claude Monet, Gustav Klimt and Frida Kahlo, as well as Disney animations. The filing protects the company’s US assets while insolvency proceedings continue in Canada.Via The Art Newspaper&nbsp;<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/07/31/how-south-side-kids-are-using-art-to-fight-for-climate-justice/?utm_source=Pico&amp;utm_campaign=fb0be20cb5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_07_31_01_06+Morning+List+1_COP&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-cbdb1cc15c-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&amp;mc_cid=fb0be20cb5&amp;mc_eid=9fac193df8">How South Side Kids Are Using Art To Fight For Climate Justice</a>As the climate crisis sweeps the earth with wildfires, rising temperatures and hazy skies, a local art program is taking inspiration from an Afrofuturist author’s works to guide the next generation of environmental leaders.&nbsp;Hours after an erratic storm thundered through Chicago, swarms of 6-year-olds made Hamilton Park, 513 W. 72nd St., their playground on a recent afternoon.Clay formations molded with sticks of cinnamon, grass, leaves and berries dried on the ground near their feet as they played games and colored a park flag in vibrant colors.&nbsp;The chaos — and the fun — is a typical day for children at the Young Cultural Stewards and ArtSeed program, a Park District initiative for youth ages 5-15 that blends nature and the arts to teach local children about climate and racial justice.Via Block Club Chicago&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/we-buy-gold-curator-joeonna-bellorado-samuels-video-interview-1234676044/">Influential Roving Project We Buy Gold Opens Edition Juxtaposing Kerry James Marshall and David Hammons With New Art&nbsp;Stars</a>Late in June, art dealer Joeonna Bellorado-Samuels opened the latest iteration of her roving art space, We Buy Gold, with an excellent show featuring both emerging artists like Nandi Loaf and legends like Kerry James Marshall and David Hammons.Titled “SEVEN,” the latest version of We Buy Gold takes the form of two-venue show spread across two galleries in New York’s Chelsea district: Nicola Vassell Gallery and Jack Shainman Gallery, where Bellorado-Samuels serves as director.We Buy Gold is a roving project space launched in 2017 that has presented exhibitions, commissioned projects, and held public events that broadly dissect and deconstruct systems of power through art. This latest iteration explores the ways that artists “disrupt the politics of space, time, and language to constitute another world,” according to a description for the show.Via ARTnews&nbsp;

What We're Reading: 8/2/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419242/qtdtmqywmeradl8mnmem.jpg"></figure>By CGN Staff via PREXPO CHICAGO, the International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Frieze, one of the world’s leading contemporary art organizations. The acquisition enables EXPO CHICAGO to build on more than a decade of convening the international art world and Chicago’s rich cultural landscape throughout EXPO ART WEEK.&nbsp;It has also been shared that Tony Karman, founding President and Director of EXPO CHICAGO, will continue to run the fair and its year-round programming with his EXPO team and with the support of Frieze. Frieze is London-based, and they have also acquired the Armory Show in New York. The two fairs are some of the longest-running in the United States.&nbsp;In Thursday's <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/arts/frieze-acquires-armory-show-expo-chicago.html?utm_source=EXPO+Master+%7C+Main+List&amp;utm_campaign=017a0feadd-FRIEZE_ANNOUNCEMENT_VIP&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_5e6f73ac04-017a0feadd-58823777">New York Times</a>, Nicole Berry, the Armory Show's executive director said of the acquisition, “It affords us in the future opportunity to collaborate, innovate and grow in ways we haven’t been able to in the past.” Berry used to work closely with Karman on EXPO CHICAGO in its early days. A few years ago the Armory Fair moved its dates from March to September, directly competing with EXPO's schedule at the time before it moved back to April following the pandemic.&nbsp;The 11th edition of EXPO CHICAGO is set for April 11-14, 2024, at Navy Pier.“Since its founding in 2012, EXPO CHICAGO has brought the world to Chicago and Chicago to the world – driving international exchange and demonstrating the incredible role the city and the region plays in contemporary art today,” said Karman. “This exposition has become a pivotal nexus of cross-regional dialogue and a testament to Chicago’s legacy as the site of the first art fair in the Americas. Embarking on this monumental partnership with Frieze, a truly global arts enterprise, allows EXPO CHICAGO, our exhibitors, and patrons to benefit from Frieze’s vision and reach, advancing our mission and strengthening our impact.”“This is a transformational moment in Frieze’s growth, as we extend the depth and breadth of our presence in the US, the world’s leading art market.” said Simon Fox, CEO of Frieze. “We are particularly excited to add Chicago to the list of cities in which we work – a city that has been foundational to the US art market, with an ecosystem of world-class galleries and museums, artists and collectors. EXPO CHICAGO also shares our commitment to supporting our wider creative community and I look forward to working together to realize our collective aims.”Founded by Tony Karman in 2012, EXPO CHICAGO is an international art fair deeply rooted in the cultural ecosystem of Chicago and its creative community. The exposition activates a rich network of artists, museums, curators, galleries, and collectors through investment in rigorous programming—both onsite and citywide—that shines light on Chicago’s generous and collaborative spirit while catalyzing international collaboration and global discourse. In 2023, the exposition hosted 170 leading galleries from 36 countries and 90 cities, welcoming over 32,000 attendees including over 100 curators and museum directors through the fair’s robust panels and curatorial program. The 2024 edition will build on the exposition’s decade-long commitment to convening galleries, artists, curators, and institutions from around the world and across the region.&nbsp;&nbsp;About EXPO CHICAGOEXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary &amp; Modern Art features leading international galleries alongside a leading platform for contemporary art and cultural programming. Hosted within historic Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, EXPO CHICAGO presents a diverse and inventive program, including /Dialogues (presented in partnership with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago) and Exchange by Northern Trust: An Interactive Conversation Around the Art of Collecting, unrivaled talks programs for both public and VIP audiences; IN/SITU, dynamic on-site installations highlighting large-scale sculpture, film, and site-specific work; and major public art initiatives, including IN/SITU Outside, public art installed throughout Chicago Park District locations, and OVERRIDE | A Billboard Project, a curated selection of international artists throughout the city’s digital billboard network. The EXPO CHICAGO program also features an unprecedented commitment to host curatorial initiatives during the exposition, including the Curatorial Forum in partnership with Independent Curators International (ICI); the Curatorial Exchange, which partners with foreign agencies and consulates to expand the exposition’s global reach; and the Director’s Summit, which convenes emerging museum leaders in a series of conversations addressing the future of museum leadership and institutional reinvention. Under the leadership of President and Director Tony Karman, EXPO CHICAGO draws upon the city’s rich history as a vibrant international cultural destination, while highlighting the region’s contemporary arts community and inspiring its collector base. For more information on EXPO CHICAGO, visit expochicago.com.About FriezeFrieze is the world’s leading platform for modern and contemporary art. Frieze comprises three magazines – frieze, Frieze Masters Magazine and Frieze Week – and five international art fairs – Frieze London, Frieze Masters, Frieze New York, Frieze Los Angeles and Frieze Seoul. In October 2021, Frieze launched No.9 Cork Street, a hub for visiting international galleries in the heart of Mayfair, London. Frieze is part of the IMG network.About IMGIMG is a global leader in sports, fashion, events and media. The company manages some of the world’s greatest athletes and fashion icons; owns and operates hundreds of live events annually; and is a leading independent producer and distributor of sports and entertainment media. IMG also specializes in licensing, sports training and league development. IMG is a subsidiary of Endeavor, a global sport and entertainment company.&nbsp;</body></html>

EXPO CHICAGO To Be Acquired by Global Art Fair Platform Frieze 

<html><head></head><body><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/07/06/star-architect-david-adjaye-will-no-longer-design-old-town-project-after-sexual-misconduct-claims/?utm_source=Pico&amp;utm_campaign=091cc39bbc-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_07_07_01_06+Morning+List+1_COP&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-cbdb1cc15c-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&amp;mc_cid=091cc39bbc&amp;mc_eid=9fac193df8">Star Architect David Adjaye Will No Longer Design Major Old Town Development After Sexual Misconduct Claims</a>Acclaimed architect David Adjaye is no longer working with a developer to overhaul several Old Town buildings as the designer faces accusations of sexual misconduct within his firm.Adjaye, whose work includes the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., was selected by development firm Fern Hill to design a development entailing a few properties around 1600 N. LaSalle Drive.But a spokesperson from Fern Hill confirmed Thursday the architect will step away from the project.Via Block Club&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419235/kb4seyc8uonj06cmdy7n.jpg"><figcaption>Sculptor Ruth Aizuss Migdal in her studio in East Garfield Park. Her latest sculpture celebrates the female form while protesting the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade.Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times</figcaption></figure><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/6/28/23776770/sculptor-ruth-a-migdal-wendelin-park-public-art-sculpture">Sculptor Ruth A. Migdal still celebrating the female form at 90</a>On a street of stark brick warehouses, where the air is grubby with Canadian wildfire smoke — made worse by the billowing dust from a nearby saw cutting into concrete — a woman with a cane emerges from a doorway framed with ivy.She beckons for her guest to follow her inside.“I don’t have any depth perception,” she says, explaining the need for the cane.She leads the way along a dimly lit corridor, turns sharply and then into a high-ceilinged space that instantly overwhelms.The walls, the shelves, tables are all covered with sculptures of the female body. Mostly, what you notice, though, are the breasts: hundreds of them — small, large, in wax, clay, bronze, glossy red, gold-leafed. In the center of a lunch table, there’s a pair made of solid lead and too heavy to lift.They aren’t trophies. For Ruth Aizuss Migdal, their 90-year-old creator, they are symbols of feminine beauty, defiance, rage.Via Chicago Sun Times&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/the-art-angle-podcast-the-rise-and-fall-of-lisa-schiff-2333144">The Art Angle Podcast: The Stunning Fall of Lisa Schiff, Art Advisor to the Stars</a>Just about everyone who works in the New York art world knows Lisa Schiff, an art advisor to the rich and famous who worked with celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio for many years. She was a highly visible presence at art fairs, on museum boards, and generally around town, running her glamorous boutique firm from a first floor gallery space in Tribeca whose entry wall was covered with a memorable floor to ceiling plant installation.So media savvy that she had a PR firm on retainer, Schiff was frequently quoted as an expert in the art press, and she had longstanding relationships with journalists in town, including here at Artnet News, where <a href="https://news.artnet.com/opinion/meme-art-op-ed-lisa-schiff-2131139">she even wrote an op-ed last summer</a> on the scourge of “meme art.” That’s why it came as such a shock to a lot of us this past May when a <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lisa-schiff-lawsuit-vacated-new-york-london-2303632">lawsuit dropped</a> <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dealer-schiffs-alleged-ponzi-scheme-2309223">accusing her</a> of essentially <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/prominent-art-advisor-lisa-schiff-has-been-hit-with-a-second-lawsuit-alleging-she-embezzled-at-least-3-million-2305823">using her advisory firm</a> to run a pretty extravagant <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-advisor-lisa-schiff-hit-with-lawsuit-art-flipping-deal-2300709">Ponzi scheme</a>.Via Artnet&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 7/7/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419235/glwjhifajj7h7xjzrhzn.jpg"><figcaption>Attendees at DARKROOM 2023. Photograph by Julie Lucas.&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;By CGN Staff via PRThe Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) raised over $275,000 between ticket sales, sponsorships, donations, and sale of auction items at their annual benefit this past June. The party, taking place at the start of summer, was an occasion to come together to honor local art world leaders and supporters while socializing in the name of a good cause.&nbsp; This year MoCP had over 300 people in attendance. At the event they&nbsp;honored Bob Thall, Silver Camera Awardee,&nbsp;who was&nbsp;in conversation with Cecil McDonald, Jr. during the VIP Hour along with recognizing&nbsp;veteran art dealer Catherine Edelman as this year's&nbsp;DARKROOM Awardee.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419236/btisntn8rzz69co6bnua.jpg"><figcaption>&nbsp;Natasha Egan, Catherine Edelman, Bob Thall, and Karen Irvine. Photographs by Julie Lucas.&nbsp;</figcaption></figure> MoCP shared, "We want to extend our deepest gratitude to this year's co-chairs: Deborah Lovely and Genia Yovankin along with the entire Benefit Committee for their dedication and leadership.&nbsp; We also want to say thank you to each of our generous sponsors for this year's DARKROOM. A special thanks to our Platinum and Gold sponsors: Susan and Bob Wislow and Parkside Realty,&nbsp;Leah Missbach Day,&nbsp;Gage Hospitality Group, Mary Frances Budig and John Hass, Beth Kohl and Gary Feinerman, Silvia and Jay Krehbiel and Hindman Auctions, Related Midwest, Seaberg Picture Framing, and Wight &amp; Company." The full list of <a href="https://mocp.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9e4250b7536dc23e9352b28ee&amp;id=dbf45e1b11&amp;e=d76e1da35a">sponsors </a>are found on&nbsp;DARKROOM's <a href="https://mocp.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9e4250b7536dc23e9352b28ee&amp;id=ea59008b97&amp;e=d76e1da35a">website</a>. Event proceeds support MoCP exhibitions, education, and community engagement programs.&nbsp; You can continue to support MoCP throughout the year by clicking on this <a href="https://mocp.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9e4250b7536dc23e9352b28ee&amp;id=5ac157e653&amp;e=d76e1da35a">link</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

MoCP Honors Art World Leaders and Raises $275K

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419235/n1ju5whr9ljd8pnkh5au.png"></figure>Evanston Art Center's 21st Annual Winter Arts and Craft Expo Applications are now open!&nbsp;<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018WgAYbL2MQi1lh-KfK5PLAuLGYnnZyxtFNl--6Gjdiod6vQ6Ob11dzLA9zVyuo1gjbnqRDGOpXlXmkDu5zGcF_vGvOJKcDoA_ztdJG3KNKFK_bAaBpq_kJvjJsZzBTVjnPjmB54s_U0ZPkSP9ZRxLF0y5CgitvjK-t5LZiUIZ6iOKp72s5zb9N9yNVXX3DnR&amp;c=TNRofxSoBFR_6PrLjvEoER4vFP53Mw7h9e-BD7hN19GnBbi4xkdZeg==&amp;ch=JWTVM3WtmaDck2YR1YUlcD-v-Z3wamk5wyosXIbZSeZGWpS5KnJ_7w==">Apply today on ZAPP</a> &nbsp;by October 12, 2023The Evanston Art Center's Winter Arts &amp; Crafts Expo is one of the largest and most celebrated shows in the Chicago area. The Annual Expo showcases arts and crafts by over 140 selected artisans, featuring original, handmade works of jewelry, ceramics, fiber, metal, glass, painting, photography, mixed-media, and more. This month-long event attracts visitors all over the Midwest region.GENERAL INFORMATIONApplication Deadline: October 12Acceptance Notification: October 18General Shopping: Nov 18–Dec 20,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419236/ngrzbnthlkslqjrj3bpz.png"></figure>Submissions open for the 2023 Evanston Experimental Video ShowcaseSubmissions are open for the 5th annual Evanston Experimental Video Showcase. The showcase presents short experimental video work by artists living or working in the Evanston and Chicagoland regions. The showcase will be screened outdoors on the wall of the Evanston Art Center on September 22, 2023, and will run on a video screen inside the Evanston Art Center from September 22 – October 20, 2023.Submission form open from June 22 – August 25, 2023.<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018WgAYbL2MQi1lh-KfK5PLAuLGYnnZyxtFNl--6Gjdiod6vQ6Ob11dzLA9zVyuo1g8MVgQXAxFlmRtp1w1fvIdfQauYzZcJFYpvPTuSiJ_R568ENBySzpbjDbgD_Ngq9RZ7nebmO4p0o1Keoq4BCK9LtMxv5GJmaw&amp;c=TNRofxSoBFR_6PrLjvEoER4vFP53Mw7h9e-BD7hN19GnBbi4xkdZeg==&amp;ch=JWTVM3WtmaDck2YR1YUlcD-v-Z3wamk5wyosXIbZSeZGWpS5KnJ_7w==">Apply today</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419237/qglebc4sitrijsmi6ufz.png"></figure><a href="https://womanmade.org/call-for-art/">6th Midwest Open - Woman Made Gallery</a><a href="https://womanmadegallery.submittable.com/submit/257423/6th-midwest-open">• 6th Midwest Open</a> – September 2–30, 2023 The Midwest Open is an annual exhibition at WMG that highlights women and nonbinary artistic excellence from artists living in the Midwest. All mediums and open theme. $30 entry fee allows submission of up to three works.&nbsp;First Entry Due Date: July 6, 2023, 11:59 PM CST (entry fee: $30)Final Entry Due Date (fee increase to $35): July 13, 2023, 11:59 PM&nbsp;<a href="https://womanmadegallery.submittable.com/submit/257423/6th-midwest-open">• </a><a href="https://womanmadegallery.submittable.com/submit/263572/time-memory-mythos">Time Memory Mythos</a> – October 14–November 11, 2023 Open to women and nonbinary artists, Woman Made Gallery seeks artwork in all mediums that explore any of the ideas surrounding the mystery of time, the abstract nature of memory, and/or the necessity and complexity of myth. $30 entry fee allows submission of up to three works.First Entry Due Date: August 31, 2023, 11:59 PM CST (entry fee: $30)Final Entry Due Date (fee increase to $35): September 7, 2023, 11:59 PM&nbsp;<figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419238/hkxbjapei6u8d7bkajbf.jpg"><figcaption>Sculpting physics into a visual masterpiece: Ricardo Mondragon named Fermilab 2023 artist-in-residence</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Fermilab is accepting proposals for the 2024 Guest Artist and Guest Composer programs.&nbsp;Fermilab is America’s premier particle physics and accelerator laboratory, seeking to explore questions like&nbsp;-&nbsp;What are we made of? How did the universe begin? What secrets do the smallest, most elemental particles of matter hold, and how can they help us understand the intricacies of space and time? (<a href="http://fnal.gov/">fnal.gov</a>) We are home to thousands of scientists from around the world.&nbsp;&nbsp;At Fermilab, the arts have been viewed as way to not only nurture creativity and welcome our neighbors, but also to explore and share scientific ideas and concepts.&nbsp;Beginning in 2014, the Fermilab Art Gallery initiated an Artist-in-Residence program, inviting visual artists to delve deeply into Fermilab science, make connections with different scientists and experiments at the lab, and harness these explorations as inspiration for new work.&nbsp;We are planning on a virtual residency (if possible in-person) beginning January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. <a href="https://events.fnal.gov/art-gallery/artist-in-residence/">Details here</a>&nbsp;The call for artists is now OPEN until August 31, 2023 midnight CT. <a href="https://forms.gle/dh3nwAsk6ithXBXC8 ">Apply here.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;#&nbsp;If you have a call for art or artists you'd like to share with CGN <a href="mailto:info@chicagogallerynews.com?subject=Submitting%20Call%20for%20Art">please email us</a>. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Calls for Art and Artists: June 26, 2023

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419235/slcqvzvgvsydg2izqfn0.jpg"><figcaption>"Breath, Form, and Freedom," designed by John Lee and Patricia Nguyen. Photo courtesy of Chicago Torture Justice Memorial</figcaption></figure>Via PRCHICAGO – The Mellon Foundation announced a grant of $6.8 million to The City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) to support the Chicago Monuments Project (CMP) and citywide community-generated commemorative initiatives and installations. Funding from the Mellon Foundation will allow for the implementation of new Chicago monuments, including the Chicago Torture Justice Memorial. These projects will add—permanently and temporarily—to the City of Chicago’s collection and memorialize events, people, and groups that historically have been excluded or underrepresented. Additional funding from Mellon will also support ongoing programs that facilitate the continued engagement of artists and communities around monuments, public art, and cultural history.Launched in 2020, the Mellon Monuments Project is a five-year, $250 million commitment to reimagine and rebuild commemorative spaces and transform the way history is told in the United States. The Mellon grant provided to DCASE is the largest grant provided under this initiative to date.“Chicago’s monuments and memorials are more than just public art — they speak directly to the values, history, and vision of our great city,” said Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. “I’m grateful for the Mellon Foundation’s support of the Chicago Monuments Project and the creation of cultural works around labor, civil rights, racial justice and other areas that represent our diversity, honor our history and tell our story.”“This catalytic support from the Mellon Foundation will fundamentally strengthen our City as our public art collection becomes more honest and inclusive. We are thrilled to celebrate and support these grantees, many of whom have been hard at work for years to see that important stories are made visible,” said DCASE Commissioner Erin Harkey. “Mellon’s funding will enable the City to continue to thoughtfully and creatively engage with the complex, ever-evolving issues related to identity, justice, public space and our shared history.”<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419236/azkr2togdktz1jfqqi8s.jpg"><figcaption>Amanda Williams, Redefining Redlining. Photo Courtesy of the artist. ©Amanda Williams. As part of the Chicago Monuments Project Williams &nbsp;will be creating the George Washington Monument Intervention, a new public art project.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;The Chicago Monuments Project (CMP) was created as a response to the City of Chicago’s need for a larger reckoning with monuments that symbolize outdated values and do not tell the story—or the full story—of Chicago’s history. A collaboration between DCASE, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), and the Chicago Park District (CPD), CMP’s work began in 2020 and was guided by an advisory committee of community leaders, artists, architects, scholars, curators, and City officials.The Chicago Monuments Project Advisory Committee released its final report in August 2022, synthesized from a comprehensive, community-focused engagement process—the first of its kind in a major U.S. city. Thousands of Chicagoans from diverse communities contributed to the conversation on the city’s public monuments through several modes including surveys, live discussions, and free-response public feedback submitted via <a href="http://chicagomonuments.org/">ChicagoMonuments.org</a>.While significant attention was paid to issues pertaining to the existing collection, CMP agreed that its most important work was in the development of new works that will tell an inclusive story going forward. As part of its engagement process, CMP released a call, “Reimagining Monuments: Request for Ideas,” to solicit proposals from individual artists and community groups that rethink the place, purpose, and permanence of monuments in our public spaces. Eight new works were conceived and DCASE provided initial planning grants of $50,000 to organizations to help develop the project proposals.<figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419237/hjycskrxt7xlry5y6gda.jpg"><figcaption>Mahalia Jackson Court, Courtesy of Greater Chatham Initiative</figcaption></figure>Funding from the Mellon Foundation will help support the implementation of the eight priority projects and themes that wereidentified through the CMP new work engagement process:<ul><li>Chicago Torture Justice Memorial, artist Patricia Nguyen and architectural designer John Lee</li><li>George Washington Monument Intervention, a new public art project by renowned Chicago artist Amanda Williams</li><li>A Long Walk Home (ALWH), “#SayHerName: The Rekia Boyd Monument Project”</li><li>Mother Jones, in partnership with the Mother Jones Heritage Project (MJHP), a commission to honor Mother Jones’s important contributions to labor history</li><li>Mahalia Jackson monument by artist Gerald Griffin, spearheaded by the Greater Chatham Initiative (GCI)</li><li>Pilsen Latina Histories, lead artist Diana Solis, scholars from the University of Illinois, Pilsen Arts &amp; Community House staff, and additional artists and community groups in Pilsen</li><li>Chicago Race Riots of 1919 Commemoration Project, designed and produced in partnership with youth artists at Firebird Community Arts’ Project FIRE</li><li>Early Chicago, a series of monuments that explore the settling of Chicago, including those to Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable and Kitihawa, and &nbsp;projects which amplify Native American stories</li></ul>The new projects are in various stages of development—some have been in development for many years and are seeking the assistance of DCASE to help implement existing designs, other projects are new ideas where designs still need to be created. Additional funding from Mellon will also support ongoing programs that facilitate the continued engagement of artists and communities, including the creation of a website, updating of signage, the development of public art education programs and tools, and funding for a comprehensive inventory, documentation, and condition assessment of the City’s collection.&nbsp;</body></html>

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