<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419096/ydxk21shmjnfbcgdsqhg.jpg"><figcaption>Warhol exhibition concept image designed by curator Justin Witte</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Via PRGLEN ELLYN, Ill. — Following the success of the summer 2021 blockbuster exhibition, “Frida Kahlo: Timeless,” the Cleve Carney Museum of Art (CCMA) and the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) at the College of DuPage (COD) will present “Warhol: Featuring Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop / Works from the Bank of America” June 3 – Sept. 10, 2023.&nbsp;$40 Anytime Entry tickets (tickets for a specific date/flexible time) for the 2023 Warhol exhibition will go on sale to the public beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 at the MAC Box Office. Anytime Entry Tickets may be purchased online at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theccma.org/warhol">Warhol2023.org</a>&nbsp;or by calling&nbsp;630.942.4000&nbsp;beginning noon on Tuesday, Aug. 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;In recognition of Warhol’s birthday, the Tickets On-Sale Party will include Warhol-themed décor and photo opportunities with an Andy Warhol lookalike plus music, free food and drink. The event also will feature gifts for the first 100 buyers and drawings for prizes every half&nbsp;hour.&nbsp;Attendees of the Tickets On-Sale Party will also have the opportunity to purchase single show tickets for the MAC, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble and New&nbsp;Philharmonic seasons.&nbsp;For more information visit <a href="https://www.atthemac.org">AtTheMAC.org</a>.Guests that purchase "anytime entry" tickets have the opportunity to reserve a day to attend, and then view the exhibition at any time for that reserved date. "Timed entry" tickets will also be available at a lower price point, allowing guests to reserve a specific date and time to attend. Timed tickets will be available later this year.&nbsp;About “Warhol: Featuring Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop / Works from the Bank of America Collection”The Warhol exhibition will feature 94 works from “Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop / Works from the Bank of America Collection” on loan through Bank of America’s Art in our Communities® program. Aside from the Bank of America collection, which will be on display in a dedicated space in the exhibition, there will also be over 100 works from the College of DuPage Permanent Art Collection.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419097/rljq5arkbxgvrsxb0e8d.jpg"><figcaption>Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Soup II: New England Clam Chowder (1969)© 2022 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Campbell Trademarks used with permission of Campbell Soup Company.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Notable works from the College of DuPage Permanent Art Collection will include Warhol’s 1980 screen-printed portrait of Joseph Beuys as well as his iconic $ (1983). Also included: more than 150 photographs by Warhol comprised of both black-and-white gelatin silver prints and color Polaroid prints featuring unidentified figures and celebrities alike. These photographs offer a rare and intimate glimpse into Warhol’s New York of the 1970’s and 80’s.The exhibition will encompass both the CCMA and the MAC, unfolding across roughly 11,000 square-feet of exhibition space. Educational and interactive elements will include a biographical exhibition highlighting key points in Warhol’s life and career, video installation, interactive mural, children’s print factory area, Studio 54 and Silver Cloud Room experiences and Central Park-inspired outdoor café, creating an immersive, multifaceted exhibition focused on the life and work of one of the most influential artists of the past century.Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987) was a central figure in the Pop Art movement that emerged in the U.S. in the early 1950s and is the most recognizable artist of the second half of the twentieth century. Warhol worked across media, including painting, sculpture, film and printmaking. Warhol’s printed multiples were central to his practice allowing him to explore the aesthetics and mechanics of mass-produced images and popular culture. Warhol’s prints also touched on other themes. Warhol’s “Endangered Species” series grew out of his concern for the environment. In 1979, with “Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century,” Warhol departed from his repeated images format to create a series of iconic images based on a single theme.The exhibition and programming will be led by MAC Director Diana Martinez and CCMA Curator Justin Witte.&nbsp;</body></html>

Cleve Carney Museum of Art Announces Warhol 2023

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419096/vdennellbq4frsntvdbe.jpg"><figcaption>Obama Presidential Center's Ann Dunham Water Garden featuring "Seeing Through the Universe" Sculpture by Maya Lin. Credit “The Obama Foundation.”</figcaption></figure>Via PRCHICAGO – Today, on his 61st birthday, President Obama announced that the Water Garden at the Obama Presidential Center will be named in honor of his mother, Ann Dunham. The Water Garden, located near the Center’s north entrance, will serve as a designated place on campus meant for reflection and relaxation. The garden will be anchored by a commissioned art installation from world-renowned artist, Maya Lin. The sculpture, titled “Seeing Through the Universe,” will feature an upright “oculus” piece that mists and a flat “pebble” piece that fills with water and then cascades over. “When we thought about what may be a fitting way to commemorate my mother’s influence on my sister and me, I thought about where she would want to be in this space,” said President Obama. “I could picture her sitting on one of the benches on a nice summer afternoon, smiling and watching a bunch of kids running through the fountain, and I thought that would capture who she was as well as just about anything else." <a href="https://click.email.obama.org/?qs=d0abc585f28fb1fc677fe57a74c7603443a4627019427ebbae8546eae08d8495a4d3a1c62d83b71f52d3e63cd21f11cd0c54699a26ca2881">Watch this video to hear President Obama share special memories honoring Ann Dunham and discuss the significance of Maya Lin’s work.</a> Maya Lin, one of President Obama’s favorite artists, is an Ohio native and Yale University graduate known for her ability to ground her work in nature. She has received distinguished recognition for her work, including her designs of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., and the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama. Lin creates art that invites visitors to engage with it and the surrounding environment. In 2016, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama, the Nation’s highest civilian honor. The Ann Dunham Water Garden will be made possible by generous contributions from the Obama Administration and campaign alumni community.&nbsp; “It means so much to us that this gesture comes from the team who helped President Obama reach the White House and serve the American people,” said Obama Foundation CEO Valerie Jarrett. “President Obama’s mother was an inspiration to him, exemplifying passion, curiosity, and a commitment to service. Our hope is that the Ann Dunham Water Garden and the Obama Presidential Center inspire the same qualities within our visitors.” &nbsp; The Obama Foundation seeks to make the Obama Presidential Center a place for community gathering, providing significant educational offerings both within the Center and in the natural space surrounding it. The Ann Dunham Water Garden follows the recent announcements of other open, public spaces including the John Lewis Plaza, the Eleanor Roosevelt Fruit and Vegetable Garden, and the Hadiya Pendleton Winter Garden. &nbsp; The Obama Presidential Center broke ground in September 2021 and is estimated to bring more than 700,000 visitors to the South Side each year. The Center is expected to open its doors in 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Artist Maya Lin Commissioned to Create “Seeing Through the Universe” Sculpture for Obama Presidential Center

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419096/sjys128dhgeeid20xtq7.png"></figure>&nbsp;The Artists Run Chicago Fund is now accepting applications!The Artists Run Chicago Fund (ARC Fund) is back! Now in its third iteration, the ARC Fund seeks to award fifteen $8,000 grants to artists-run spaces, projects, and platforms in Chicago. NEW and established platforms are eligible to apply for flexible funding to support their work. Grantees will be selected through a free, juried, open call.&nbsp;Since 2020, this unique regranting initiative designed and administered by Hyde Park Art Center has awarded seventy $8,000 grants to artist-run platforms, infusing Chicago’s independent art scene with flexible financial support to strengthen experimental programs.The deadline to apply is September 15.<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Mpn3MbJvr5fZQFBEg5LMTU4s__2OtlJl-m2Xn6a_maV4raUQ6Hmy27_BDJ8R7p8lgcDeYqGrlCda7UcI0Rcv6wHLWLI-wt0niHTVtcRsS0S3g8RnfxswtIYST7S2i_T0Jt25VqrrBB5c4NM0sDxH8eQnww4tfhqRkcEzJErOGIi0czAr5bbRM08_4v7V3xQPRQ5-JhnSG3oLiQB7J80Zq7ffWwXQCe_n8k2y3nOTjQo=&amp;c=MpeGIXevNwDSFpSjx4r_AbtRJ2LZekNNpqhJIvXVl82NrUM7ur8pag==&amp;ch=N3K8TcXXXyqAOQDBFEhpnaAy5hbe6R-NRP1LjhyzqkaHJu6RIl40lQ==">More Info.</a>&nbsp;</body></html>

Artists Run Chicago Fund Now Accepting Applications

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419096/dfcievz99ncxiuowz6y9.png"><figcaption>Left: Aimé&nbsp;Iglesias&nbsp;Lukin,&nbsp;Director&nbsp;and Chief Curator of&nbsp;Visual&nbsp;Arts,&nbsp;Americas Society in New&nbsp;York. Right: Claudia Segura,&nbsp;Curator&nbsp;of&nbsp;Exhibitions&nbsp;and Collection,&nbsp;MACBA&nbsp;Museu&nbsp;d'Art&nbsp;Contemporani&nbsp;de&nbsp;Barcelona</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=69a399cc84&amp;e=c5b146cc27">EXPO CHICAGO</a> is pleased to announce the 2023 Program Curators for the tenth anniversary edition, returning to Navy Pier April 13–16, 2023. Showcasing large-scale sculpture, video, film and site-specific works throughout Festival Hall, the 2023 <a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=5f14879f22&amp;e=c5b146cc27">IN/SITU</a> program will be curated by Claudia Segura, Curator of Exhibitions and Collection of the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA). Aimé Iglesias Lukin, Director and Chief Curator of Visual Arts at Americas Society in New York has been selected to curate the 2023 <a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=1971efe5fa&amp;e=c5b146cc27">EXPOSURE</a> section, which highlights solo and two-artist presentations from galleries ten years and younger. Lukin will curate a presentation focused on heralding emerging artists and exhibition programs, with counsel from the Selection Committee and exposition’s directors.&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=6480924884&amp;e=c5b146cc27">Read the full press release</a>&nbsp;About Aimé Iglesias LukinAimé Iglesias Lukin&nbsp;is the Director and Chief Curator of Visual Arts at Americas Society in New York.&nbsp;Born in Buenos Aires, she received her PhD in art history from Rutgers University with a dissertation titled “This Must Be the Place: Latin American Artists in New York 1965–1975,” which she presented as a two part exhibition and a book at Americas&nbsp;Society in 2021 and 2022. She completed her M.A. at The Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, and her undergraduate studies in art history at the Universidad de Buenos Aires. Her research received grants from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Terra and Andrew W. Mellon Foundations, and the ICAA Peter C. Marzio Award from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. She curated exhibitions independently in museums and cultural centers and previously worked in the Modern and Contemporary Art Department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Institute for Studies on Latin American Art, and Fundación PROA in Buenos Aires.About Claudia SeguraClaudia Segura is the Curator of Exhibitions and Collection of the MACBA Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona. She previously held positions as the Director and Chief Curator of NC-arte in Bogotá, Colombia (2015-2019), where she curated several exhibitions and site-specific projects by different artists (Amalia Pica, Luis Camnitzer, Xavier Le Roy, Nicolás Paris, Nicolás Consuegra, Los Carpinteros, Alia Farid, among others). She was coordinator of cultural initiatives at the Fundació ”la Caixa”, Barcelona (2010-2012); an external curator of the Mardin Biennial, Turkey (2014-2015); and mentor of the Sala d’Art Jove, Barcelona (2014), and at the Cano Laboratory at the Art Museum of the National University of Colombia (2018). In addition, she has been a visiting lecturer at the National University of the Andes, Bogotá (2017).&nbsp;</body></html>

EXPO CHICAGO Announces 2023 Program Curators Aimé Iglesias Lukin and Claudia Segura 

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419096/ttwzgtmxtjvpoqgkhowh.jpg"><figcaption>A photo shows a room in Henry Darger’s apartment at 815 W. Webster Ave. in Chicago and was taken when his works were discovered, shortly before his death in 1973. (U.S. District Court records / HANDOUT)</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-henry-darger-artist-estate-federal-copyright-lawsuit-20220731-mfhokcqu6jeunkdpgz33vx3v3m-story.html">Fate of Lincoln Park recluse Henry Darger’s famed works at center of federal court fight</a>Recluse janitor Henry Darger spent more than 40 years in a tiny one-room apartment in Lincoln Park, writing, painting, sketching, collecting and fantasizing.It wasn’t until after his death in 1973 that his works, discovered by his landlords, trickled onto Chicago’s art scene, with his fanciful stories and sometimes-violent imagery eventually gaining worldwide appreciation — and skyrocketing value.Now, nearly a half a century later, a brewing legal battle over the rights to Darger’s legacy has landed in Chicago’s federal court, where a lawsuit was filed this week by his estate accusing the landlords of copyright infringement.Via Chicago Tribune&nbsp;<a href="https://www.brushwoodcenter.org/smith2022.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&amp;eId=ec497e96-b17a-4e86-853a-8d6de34cd7aa">Brushwood Center's 2022 Smith Nature Symposium Honors Two Photographers</a>This year, Brushwood Center's 2022 Smith Nature Symposium,&nbsp;Inspiring Change, lifts up the voices of youth, artists, and scientists who are challenging the status quo and pushing for change where it matters most. ​ The Series culminates in the Awards Ceremony on Friday, September 30th&nbsp;honoring Cristina Mittermeier and Paul Nicklen, our 2022 Environmental Leadership Awardees.&nbsp; These internationally acclaimed marine biologists, photographers, and founders of SeaLegacy are leading bold campaigns for ocean justice around the world.&nbsp; Both use their photography and their platforms to inspire action on behalf of our great blue planet and protect the world’s oceans.<a href="https://www.brushwoodcenter.org/smith2022.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&amp;eId=ec497e96-b17a-4e86-853a-8d6de34cd7aa">Read more</a>&nbsp;Call for Artists: ART-IN-PLACE (AIP)Presented by&nbsp;<a href="https://cortneylederer.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=209edfd3257df90385f531e52&amp;id=4eff776fcf&amp;e=f4ae6782ba">CNL Projects</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://cortneylederer.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=209edfd3257df90385f531e52&amp;id=02f7c2a4b6&amp;e=f4ae6782ba">Terrain Exhibitions</a>, the second iteration of ART-IN-PLACE (AIP) invites artists of all levels and disciplines to respond to the violence epidemic in the United States.&nbsp;Join us in calling each other to action through the experience of public art. To participate: 1. Install an original work of art that responds to the violence epidemic, directly or indirectly. 2. Ensure the artwork is viewable by the public (from a window, front yard, or presented in partnership with a local business). For ideas, check out the&nbsp;<a href="https://cortneylederer.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=209edfd3257df90385f531e52&amp;id=55e70549e4&amp;e=f4ae6782ba">2020 ART-IN-PLACE projects</a>. 3. Take a few images of the installed work at different angles.&nbsp; 4. Complete&nbsp;<a href="https://cortneylederer.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=209edfd3257df90385f531e52&amp;id=c31c92ba9f&amp;e=f4ae6782ba">this google form</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;upload your images. We'll use the information collected to populate the new ART-IN-PLACE website,&nbsp;<a href="https://cortneylederer.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=209edfd3257df90385f531e52&amp;id=68b4557186&amp;e=f4ae6782ba">artinplace.net</a>. 5. Spread the word about AIP!&nbsp; Shout out your favorite organizations working toward positive change, write letters to your congress people, or talk to your neighbors. 6. Leave the work installed from August 15 - September 30, 2022. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 8/1/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419096/bwuvbqwdlmms8dr0ttqi.png"></figure>&nbsp;By Ginny Van Alyea&nbsp;After 34 ½ years, Catherine Edelman shared with CGN this week that she has decided to close her physical space and go private.&nbsp;While she plans to continue representing several of the gallery’s photographers, participate in art fairs, and work closely with collectors, museums, and all lovers of photography, she will be vacating 1637 W. Chicago, a 4500 sq ft space she built from the ground up, on July 30.&nbsp;The move from the physical to the online means that she is selling off the contents of the gallery space (other than the art.) Edelman shared that she has 80+ Juno cans/lights, 40 folding chairs on a cart, wedges, shelving, microphone/speaker for presentations, and other gallery related items. Please contact her directly if you are interested in any of the items <a href="mailto:catherine@edelmangallery.com">catherine@edelmangallery.com</a>After July 30 you may find Edelman (and work by her artists) via edelmangallery.com&nbsp;READ from 2018:&nbsp;Catherine Edelman: 30 Years of Using Art to Drive Change&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2018/9/catherine-edelman-30-years-of-using-art-to-drive-change">https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2018/9/catherine-edelman-30-years-of-using-art-to-drive-change</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Catherine Edelman Gallery Closing West Town Space July 30 to Go Private

&nbsp;CGN STAFF via PRThe <a href="https://rivernorthdesigndistrict.com/rndd-fall-gallery-walk/">River North Fall Gallery Walk</a> is back and organizers promise it's the biggest year yet, with 21 design showrooms and galleries will coming alive with art from some of the brightest talents on the scene, paired with vignettes from Chicago’s top designers. Also promised, "Insta-worthy" feasts for the eye to inspire anyone who wants to make their home a beautiful haven.Taking place on September 9 in tandem with the traditional opening of the fall gallery season in the River North gallery district, the walk is comprised of 22 locations with special events throughout River North, featuring 31 artists and 20 designer vignettes.&nbsp;The Gallery Walk’s philanthropic partner is St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which will receive a portion of proceeds.The walk is free and open to the public, with the exception of ticketed opening night parties.Showrooms will have extended hours on September 9 and will offer food and libations (details below). The vignettes will be on display until October 10.The Gallery Walk kicks off with Mambo Italiano, a VIP reception at Altalia Furniture, a new showroom in our district, where Ilene Chase Design has created a designer vignette highlighting art by Connie Noyes. For one night only view exhibition by renowned artist Stephen Burks presented by GRAFF. In a fantastical bedroom suite, color and texture converge, and whimsy takes a front seat. Join us for a colorful cocktail and delight in fanciful appetizers. Gain insight into your future through an aura reading presented by Sherwin-Williams.At an After Party presented by Brizo and Delta Chicago, attendees will be guided through a series of sensory experiences by professional meditation and event firm MindCurate while enjoying entertainment, food and libations. A silent auction will feature art generously donated by the featured RNDD artists–100% of auction proceeds will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The After Party will be hosted at Architectural Artifacts.VIP Kickoff Party tickets are $35 each and After Party tickets are $95 each if purchased in advance. After August 9th, Kickoff tickets are $45 each and After Party tickets are $125 each. Tickets go on sale July 1. Proceeds benefit the not-for-profit River North Design District and fund yearly programming. A portion of proceeds will also benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.*“I love that the walk is free and accessible to everyone, allowing the general public to participate in a world— art and design—that often feels closed off. Anyone can visit the showrooms and see art in a way they could use it in their own homes. The showrooms provide the perfect backdrop for art. Events such as the Gallery Walk are more important than ever as we focus on ensuring our home environments—which increasingly double as our offices—are both functional and inspiring.” – Daniel Kinkade&nbsp;Kickoff PartyAltalia 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. 410 W. Grand Ave. Tickets available at: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/7th-annual-river-north-design-district-rndd-fall-gallery-walk-tickets-380327488757">rivernorthdesigndistrict.com/rndd-fall-gallery-walk/&nbsp;</a>After Party&nbsp;Presented by Brizo and Delta ChicagoArchitectural Artifacts 8 p.m.-11 p.m. 1065 N. Orleans St. Tickets available <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/7th-annual-river-north-design-district-rndd-fall-gallery-walk-tickets-380327488757">here</a>Open HouseSaturday, September 10thAll showrooms are free and open to the public from 12 p.m.-4 p.m.&nbsp;<a href="https://rivernorthdesigndistrict.com/rndd-fall-gallery-walk/">FULL SCHEDULE OF OPENING NIGHT EVENTS</a>&nbsp;

River North Design District Announces Plans for September Gallery Walk

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419091/abxtnp2y21fvoxtsdhik.jpg"><figcaption>Cecil McDonald, Jr.</figcaption></figure>Via PR"As a response to the epidemic of violence in this country, <a href="https://www.cnlprojects.org/work#/artinplace2020/">CNL Projects</a> and <a href="https://terrainexhibitions.org/?fbclid=IwAR0gJoRLux9RRAoSKrYenDDYTIqjZYah1HUUlA7QKvdoQxyRIt2ouEeXbg0">Terrain Exhibitions</a> have relaunched ART-IN-PLACE, an initiative first produced with @terrainexhibitions May-August 2020 following the onset of the pandemic.&nbsp;Over two years later, ART-IN-PLACE returns. We invite all artists to respond to the current state of our country by exhibiting an original work of art or performance in public. This artwork/performance can be displayed outside a home, on a lawn, from a window visible to the public, or through an artist formed partnership with a local business between August 15-September 30, 2022. This collective action provides artists and community members in neighborhoods throughout the country (and world) a way to connect with one another. ART-IN-PLACE calls us to action through the experience of public art. Application coming soon. All artists welcome to exhibit. Install a work of art, document it and upload to CNL's google form by August 1. Watch CNL's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cnlprojects">Facebook</a> &nbsp;for the most up to date information.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CNL Projects Relaunches Art-in-Place in Response to Epidemic of Violence

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419084/kzpr4ld0fkdhk8bpwdg0.jpg"><figcaption>Nancy Rubins</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.expochicago.com/programs/in-situ-outside?utm_source=EXPO+Master+%7C+Main+List&amp;utm_campaign=bc4e5facb3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_ODXLIV&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_5e6f73ac04-bc4e5facb3-58709297">New Sculpture on Chicago's Lakefront</a>As part of <a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=fe7806e4ec&amp;e=c5b146cc27">IN/SITU Outside</a> and in partnership with the Chicago Park District, Chicago DCASE and Rhona Hoffman Gallery, EXPO CHICAGO is proud to present two Nancy Rubins sculptures from her Diversifolia series installed along Chicago's lakefront. First shown in London in 2018, this is the first time the series will be seen stateside for a longer installation period and displayed outdoors to be enjoyed by the public. Learn more about the project and locations <a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=bc88c6f72d&amp;e=c5b146cc27">here.</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419084/assjcfbcz6wy96iiuzh2.jpg"><figcaption>Mac Maker (left) and Ruth DeYoung Kohler with the Culinary Art Car, 2014. Photo courtesy of John Michael Kohler Arts Center.</figcaption></figure><a href="https://artdosemagazine.com/2022/07/02/announcing-ruth-foundation-for-the-arts-new-grantmaker-stewards440-million-trust/?fbclid=IwAR1WZBqXn-TnM7LfMgmg-OX3ZTFWSBFuU7cLHQrce46dCeFdq3xzSgO4brA">Announcing Ruth Foundation for the Arts&nbsp;New Grantmaker Stewards $440 Million&nbsp;Trust</a>On June 30th, the&nbsp;Ruth Foundation for the Arts&nbsp;(Ruth Arts) marked its debut in the landscape of arts philanthropy with the announcement of its inaugural grantmaking cycle. The new foundation is supported by a bequest of&nbsp;$440 million&nbsp;from the late&nbsp;Ruth DeYoung Kohler II, and expects to award grants totaling more than&nbsp;$17 million&nbsp;annually.The first class of Ruth Arts grantees — an initial round of funding that precedes the regular giving cycles that the organization will embark upon later this year — includes 78 nonprofit arts organizations that have been awarded a total of&nbsp;$1.25 million&nbsp;in funding. These individual grants range from&nbsp;$10,000 to $50,000&nbsp;each.Via Artdose Magazine&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/7/2/23189106/lake-meadows-howard-brown-architectural-jewel-prairie-urban-renewal-shine-again?fbclid=IwAR2hzmphrUy_aG6liImnp0weKF_h1B0mFAtUN2AGyVjyi4d23pgz1-mblvc">Unsung architectural ‘jewel on the prairie’ in Bronzeville is poised to shine again</a>A steel-and-glass building on Bronzeville’s northern edge is among Chicago’s finer modernist structures, yet it has gone relatively unnoticed and uncelebrated since its construction 60 years ago.But that could change over the next year or so.The long-vacant, two-story former Lake Meadows professional building at 31st Street and Rhodes Avenue is set to come alive again in early 2023 as office space for the Howard Brown health organization.Work has already begun, with the building stripped down to its steel bones as part of the transformation.Via Chicago Sun Times&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 7/6/22

<a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/06/27/1107915923/artist-sam-gilliam-died">Artist Sam Gilliam has died at 88</a>One of the most important and influential abstract visual artists in the U.S. has died: Sam Gilliam, a great colorist whose work influenced generations of artists, was 88 years old. Gilliam's death on Saturday was announced by the Pace Gallery, which had represented him since 2019, and the David Kordansky Gallery, which had represented him since 2012. The cause of death was not disclosed.Gilliam was born in Tupelo, Miss., in 1933 as the seventh child of eight to a father who worked on the railroad and a homemaking mother. He attended the University of Louisville for both bachelor's and master's degrees, but in 1962 moved to Washington, D.C., where he lived and had his studio for the rest of his life. He became one of the leading artists of the Washington Color School — a 1950s movement that emphasized large fields of color.He was very interested in freeing his paintings from the boundaries of canvases and frames.Via NPR&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/cezanne-art-institute-of-chicago-gloria-groom-caitlin-haskell-natalia-sindlina-camille-pissarro-monet-degas-gauguin-matisse-picasso-henry-moore-lucian-freud-jasper-johns-gustave-caillebotte-11655932056?mod=Searchresults_pos1&amp;page=1">‘Cezanne’ Review: In All His Complexity - A WSJ Review</a>The first painting visitors to “Cezanne” at the Art Institute of Chicago encounter is “Undergrowth (Sous-Bois)” (c. 1894), a pine-forest scene painted from a bit below the trees, gazing up, with a barely perceivable horizon, and formed from patches of distinct marks that suggest just a slight fluttering. Some elements, like a rust-colored mound on the left, take shape only from several steps away.It is an inspired choice. Unusually (then) for a landscape, it’s a vertical canvas; it lacks a focal point; and it verges on being what later came to be called an “all-over painting,” with the image spilling past the edges of the canvas. Every bit as perplexing as it is engaging, “Undergrowth” serves as an apt metaphor for Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) himself.Via WSJ&nbsp;<a href="https://womanmade.org/about/update_june2022/?fbclid=IwAR0s5vEGG-gUhJmZw7PBD9dxXPsKNsFxVat7RRI-_RByyAtOfG01_CkIj-Q">Woman Made Gallery Shares Updates on Staffing Future As it Nears 30th Anniversary</a>&nbsp;In a recent message to members WMG shared, "Jamie Pitts has recently stepped down as Managing Director. The Board of Directors is currently transitioning Jamie’s responsibilities to board members with the help of Darshita Jain, Programming Lead. We sincerely thank Jamie for stewarding the gallery during a challenging time in our history. As we approach the 30-year anniversary exhibition, Generations, please visit us at the gallery,&nbsp; participate in our public programming, and keep an eye out for more information. We will keep updating and including you in this journey with us."Read the full announcement <a href="https://womanmade.org/about/update_june2022/?fbclid=IwAR0s5vEGG-gUhJmZw7PBD9dxXPsKNsFxVat7RRI-_RByyAtOfG01_CkIj-Q">here.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;

What We're Reading: 6/28/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419084/ukoibxbtski8a6qzpyir.png"><figcaption>Gertrude Abercrombie, Self and Cat (Possims) (1953) (est $300,000-$500,000) at Hindman's Casting Spells: The Gertrude Abercrombie Collection of Laura and Gary Maurer on September 28. Courtesy Hindman Auctions.</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/06/16/a-single-owner-sale-of-works-by-gertrude-abercrombie-may-bring-her-market-the-attention-is-has-long-deserved">The Art Newspaper Spotlight's Fall Auction of works by Gertrude Abercrombie at HINDMAN</a>Via The Art NewspaperIt seems that the art world has finally caught up with Gertrude Abercrombie. While her work has always been well regarded, until recently the market had failed to fully appreciate Abercrombie’s charming and delicate Surrealist works. That changed in February this year, when Chicago’s Hindman Auctions sold her small painting The Dinosaur (1964) for $387,500 (with fees) against an estimate of $30,000-$50,000, marking a worldwide artist record. With the recent surge of interest in <a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2021/10/04/exploring-the-global-appeal-of-surrealism">Surrealism</a> it is no wonder that Abercrombie’s work is being looked at more closely (even if one needs a magnifying glass to do so).In September, <a href="http://hindmanauctions.com/">Hindman</a> will bring to the market Casting Spells: The Gertrude Abercrombie Collection of Laura and Gary Maurer. The single owner, single artist sale will see 21 of Abercrombie's most significant works, including the mystical Self and Cat (Possims) (1953), one of the physically largest works by the artist, who is known for minute and richly detailed paintings that can sometimes be no larger than a postage stamp.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-danny-torres-art-installation-0619-20220623-o2yattdqpnfrrjgetltczih74m-story.html?fb_news_token=AnTMr8BrYboMFl5vHF7kUw%3D%3D.BvwkKMg3nOpYnrKA0HI%2Fn%2BI37JRZffXSrtNpYI7eDeXt5U1kea%2FMvRj8fWMiuRFbm5DC2eBDwzkSi7LPQ6DJUES9Qj7BFRCF0LypDzfyAYZ%2FQz1XIqSRjiYbORVGzmEHPySZNtgXRS6z65lpv7DA%2F%2BqvYSrsG%2FTtq9KzpP3RTDBp%2FnkNn3PcRmz2TSddji73DnnP2FoGnA1mVyWE2nOUuLwJq1K2v%2FJ5iBqkrGJA1wmHUi1ZXBcZjBt2Rt%2BslDmiw%2FfnNw1rh1dZQxzOeZ%2F4RV9MFx1sd7idqYvj%2FJpOPR3gAquysfVt9pfd8uN2bBIVcV7oqRXesgE8UwPtREyK6wpeFzdq%2Fba%2BtM6iJIQqcPxyps8K5JBugJUtkyC%2BNzAYFroSvyF0HXpDmOHh%2Bw3Zdd3oejI7MHNvFYdgDM%2F6zufWF9mCejsWnTesvEqD6yyK&amp;fbclid=IwAR0EXVOP8XoeH3J3AN3EvUVDSmsRHPhZy8LKao40JhzSUs5TkcnNqBp9MTI">Danny Torres, Tony Fitzpatrick Protege, Interviewed by Chicago Tribune</a>Via Chicago TribuneThis latest art adventure began with the heart attack [artist Tony] Fitzpatrick suffered in 2015. “My cardiac rehab nurse was this wonderful woman named Rosa at St. Mary’s Hospital. She told me her nephew was an artist and asked if I would meet with him.”Of course, he said yes.That artist was Danny Torres, some three decades younger than Fitzpatrick, who has a long history of encouraging and mentoring younger artists.“So I came and met Tony and we just sat there talking and it was like we had known each other forever,” Torres told me. “It was like in that movie, ‘Back to the Future,’ where Marty meets his older self.”&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/best-booths-2022-art-basel-1234631911/">Gray Gallery Named one of ARTnews Best Booth's at Art Basel</a>Via ARTnewsThis year’s Unlimited section features 70 large-scale works, including Theaster Gates’s Hardware Store Painting (2020–22), which measures 16 feet by 28 feet. Presented by Gray, this installation memorializes a family-owned True Value hardware store formerly located on Chicago’s South Side and then turned into an artistic material. Gates, whose practice is deeply invested in the preservation of neglected social and cultural histories of his hometown, acquired the store and all of its merchandise in 2014; he has continued to activate the Halsted True Value Hardware archive since 2016. Aware of the value of such places for local communities, the interdisciplinary artist invites viewers to look beyond the objects: “The hardware store is the atlas. Like so many encyclopedic forms, it reminds us of a singular vocabulary, a homeland, a material sanctuary that unfortunately has its end when the form of exchange is no longer convenient.”&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 6/23/22

<html><head></head><body>Via PRThe Chicago Printmakers Collaborative announced the Recipients of the 2022 Bloom Residency: Juana Estrada Hernández and Alexandra AntoineThe Bloom Residency at CPC supports women artists of color in either exploring new printmaking techniques or expanding their existing print practices. Recipients are provided with one to three weeks of 24/7 access to CPC’s professional print studio to produce a limited edition, print-based work.<figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419084/bqqupkfbtc1ecnhsunxz.jpg"><figcaption>Juana Estrada Hernández</figcaption></figure><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mWCWGAKaYLYv_PJuiS3oaiyvl_cybjS7MO-4UuX7Z1nsIt1zAxsS--vv12SiTwk4rre9Nhxxm8IHB73Dc2stZTjrJ620JmMMFeA2k5V2HzWOqfmSoGpnYamcaCXcfjCs96g7f6dkxfRURGG_Na1X6tHcoevCOpvm&amp;c=bYyULtT5abw-5w3nB5t19g8Ns8gr3olLKu7YyldRgrWPcJDeU22V_Q==&amp;ch=eTKt7UzldJv1z4B_qBnhvxKhoMKLXzH0W8P0Scz_XGbX2mWIuZlRzw==">Juana Estrada Hernández</a>&nbsp;was born in Luis Moya, Zacatecas, Mexico and immigrated to the United States when she was seven years old. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas and her Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Estrada Hernandez is a recipient of the Southern Graphic Council International Graduate Fellowship Award, SITE Scholars Award, Center of Fine Arts Dean Travel Award, UNM Student Conference Award Program, and Ralph W. Douglas Endowed Memorial Scholarship. As an artist, Estrada Hernandez utilizes her experiences growing up in the United States as a young immigrant to create work that addresses social and political problems surrounding Latinx migrant communities. Her creative practice stems from her love of drawing, Mexican folklore, pop-culture, Mexican culture, and her family’s migration stories.<figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419084/jxu7z3ror3gp9h9whtpu.jpg"><figcaption>Alexandra Antoine</figcaption></figure><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mWCWGAKaYLYv_PJuiS3oaiyvl_cybjS7MO-4UuX7Z1nsIt1zAxsS--vv12SiTwk4XUdv4dS45Bqy7jdWNE87X5kDFicw9jMNOxwrDcUNhi-bb9LT3j3HCTAjhNP3Xq2FCo5wyP2qnkCkQ1VgMdEtOn8C98KExON7&amp;c=bYyULtT5abw-5w3nB5t19g8Ns8gr3olLKu7YyldRgrWPcJDeU22V_Q==&amp;ch=eTKt7UzldJv1z4B_qBnhvxKhoMKLXzH0W8P0Scz_XGbX2mWIuZlRzw==">Alexandra Antoine</a> is an interdisciplinary visual artist and cultural apprentice based in Chicago. Her work acknowledges the influences of her Haitian culture and interest in portraiture, food, farming and physical labor in traditional artistic practices of the African diaspora. She honors the different forms and functions of her work in the process of her vision coming into fruition. She received her BFA in Fine Arts and Arts Education from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mWCWGAKaYLYv_PJuiS3oaiyvl_cybjS7MO-4UuX7Z1nsIt1zAxsS-2T4Tgb4QImaYU6BPCRBq_J3ZWrrTtV3IWVD3M34UBHB4Y2crbGcHlEMF1IKhhYlhcn6P3BuKWL6lZWkthWRiv0f157xQuSRwE1sgc53CnRy5adP-KaotDk_VWonWPh5fQ==&amp;c=bYyULtT5abw-5w3nB5t19g8Ns8gr3olLKu7YyldRgrWPcJDeU22V_Q==&amp;ch=eTKt7UzldJv1z4B_qBnhvxKhoMKLXzH0W8P0Scz_XGbX2mWIuZlRzw==">More about our 2022 Bloom Recipients</a>CPC's Bloom logo was designed and named by their first recipient Octavia Thorns (check out her prints, illustration and design work <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mWCWGAKaYLYv_PJuiS3oaiyvl_cybjS7MO-4UuX7Z1nsIt1zAxsS-2T4Tgb4QImaMaqdrpr_uMI9csYxJ05ODM-gjHBtQnc8ZCvBOSZZMKos6LHb3TXV0Q99aMSbQ0BQixT_mNL5AW4CQfCw6zGy5NpmkGx9UySp&amp;c=bYyULtT5abw-5w3nB5t19g8Ns8gr3olLKu7YyldRgrWPcJDeU22V_Q==&amp;ch=eTKt7UzldJv1z4B_qBnhvxKhoMKLXzH0W8P0Scz_XGbX2mWIuZlRzw==">HERE)</a></body></html>

Chicago Printmakers Announces Bloom Residents

<figure class="image"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/9e4250b7536dc23e9352b28ee/images/767a6bba-97e8-a5c3-64e0-440a94e33e21.jpg" alt=""><figcaption>Photo via MoCP</figcaption></figure>Via&nbsp;PR&nbsp;Chicago —&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mocp.org">The&nbsp;Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago (MoCP)</a> held&nbsp;DARKROOM, their annual benefit auction on Thursday,&nbsp;June 2, 2022, bringing in $230,000&nbsp;to support the museum.&nbsp;Funds raised at DARKROOM will provide critical support for the museum's exhibitions, collections, and community engagement initiatives&nbsp;for the&nbsp;2022-2023 season.&nbsp;The event was held at the Columbia College Chicago Student Center, located at 754 S. Wabash Avenue in the South Loop, and was co-chaired by Jennifer and Joe Shanahan. &nbsp; Over 300 guests in attendance enjoyed hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and music while perusing auction items by celebrated contemporary artists. Works sold included pieces by Dawoud Bey, Terry Evans, Ayana Jackson, Dawit Petros, Alec Soth, Edra Soto, and Penelope Umbrico. The benefit auction was presented by Sotheby’s. &nbsp; Many individuals and corporate sponsors gave their support for the MoCP, including Gage Hospitality Group and Seaberg Picture Framing. &nbsp; Longtime MoCP supporters Lawrence K. and Maxine Snider were honored during the evening for their contributions to the museum. For the past decade, they have sponsored the&nbsp;<a href="https://mocp.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9e4250b7536dc23e9352b28ee&amp;id=cbd6d93b77&amp;e=58cea278c7">Snider Prize</a>, which&nbsp;is a purchase award given to emerging artists in their final year of graduate study by the museum annually. The Snider Prize encapsulates the museum's ongoing commitment to support new talent in the field of contemporary photography. Recent recipients Kei Ito and Alayna N Pernell were in attendance to help honor them. &nbsp; "We are so grateful for our sponsors and everyone who helped make DARKROOM 2022 our most successful benefit auction to date. Funds raised at DARKROOM will provide critical support for the museum’s community initiatives and exhibitions," said Natasha Egan, MoCP Executive Director. &nbsp;&nbsp;

MoCP Annual Gala Presented by Sotheby's Raises $230K

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419077/b2dhjngmvcyw7iyinyhk.jpg"><figcaption>Richard Hunt. Via Pigment, Int.</figcaption></figure><a href="https://files.constantcontact.com/db846255701/f32a230c-e069-4fbc-9169-2827d823c320.pdf?rdr=true">Mayor Lightfoot Declares June 9 Richard Hunt Day&nbsp;</a>International sculptor Richard Hunt has been able to seep into the heart of this great city without regard for race or creed or gender, attaining a universality that all artists crave.&nbsp;Metal, his material of choice, has no color after all, only form, and Hunt has bent it to his will for more than seven decades.&nbsp;And what’s more he’s bent us to his will by being a Chicagoan through and through, a son of Woodlawn.&nbsp;He has said of his lifelong pursuit of art that his mom was ‘supportive’, and his dad was ‘tolerant’.&nbsp;&nbsp;Hunt was honored by the Leadership Advisory Committee (LAC) of the Art Institute of Chicago with its 2022 Legends &amp; Legacy Award on June 9th.&nbsp;It is presented to African American artists “who through their lifelong accomplishments and exceptional careers in the visual arts, have influenced generations of artists.”&nbsp;Eldzier Cortor, Dr. Margaret Burroughs and Elizabeth Catlett are among the recipients. And Hunt, at 86, is the youngest honoree.&nbsp;<a href="https://files.constantcontact.com/db846255701/f32a230c-e069-4fbc-9169-2827d823c320.pdf?rdr=true">Via Pigment International</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419078/najzkusgnmdrbgluhela.jpg"><figcaption>Photograph: Superfly, Alive Coverage &nbsp;</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.timeout.com/chicago/news/an-immersive-prince-experience-opens-in-chicago-061022?cid=email~emailname%3DCHICAGO%20EN_NEWSLETTER_20220614~jobid%3DDM22320~crmid%3Da24d3b4d-bbd5-4cf6-a7c9-7a6ed8cf5fa2&amp;deliveryName=DM22320">An immersive Prince experience opens in Chicago</a>Developed by the event production company Superfly, “<a href="https://princetheexperience.com/">Prince: The Immersive Experience</a>” takes visitors through an approximately 60-minute tour of interactive rooms exploring the iconic musician’s life, music and legacy. You’ll first be greeted by a short video; then, it’s onto themed rooms made to look like everything from a lilac-scented imitation of the bathroom in the “When Doves Cry” music video to a realistic version of Prince’s Paisley Park studio, painstakingly recreated with details like a shelf stocked with the 5-Hour Energy shots Prince kept on hand for recording sessions. And because this is an immersive experience, many of the rooms are equipped with some kind of interactive element, whether you prefer to experiment with sound mixing “Let’s Go Crazy”&nbsp; in the studio, take a personality quiz to get a custom playlist of Prince’s deep cuts or pose for photos atop a replica of the famous “Purple Rain” motorcycle.&nbsp;&nbsp;Via TimeOut&nbsp;<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/06/15/art-institutes-lions-spotted-on-the-highway-after-being-taken-away-to-be-cleaned/">Art Institute’s Lions Spotted On The Highway After Being Taken Away To Be Cleaned</a>The Art Institute’s famous bronze lions were removed from their Downtown pedestals early Tuesday so they can be cleaned, a move <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/06/10/art-institute-lions-being-removed-for-cleaning-but-dont-worry-theyll-be-back/">the museum had announced in advance</a>. A large crane hoisted them onto trucks, where they were secured and driven away.Via Block Club&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 6/15/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419077/wleeadgmgybqvy28hxz1.jpg"><figcaption>Detail views of works by Rebecca Zaragoza, Diane Thodos, James McNeill Mesplé, and Elena Diadenko for Greektown’s Lyre public art exhibit.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Via PR<a href="https://greektownchicago.org/">Greektown Chicago</a> has opened its new outdoor art exhibit My Painted Lyre: Seeing music in Chicago’s Greektown, with 26 vibrant three-dimensional artworks lining Halsted Street from Monroe to Van Buren Streets now through spring 2023.A map showing the locations of the artworks in Greektown is available <a href="https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:7d707423-a3bd-3732-9e3a-ae951aa390f4">HERE</a>. Visit <a href="https://greektownchicago.org/">greektownchicago.org</a> for more information.A diverse group of Chicago artists is celebrating music with personal interpretations of the “lyre,” an ancient Greek instrument reimaginedin a modern-style sculpture. The lyre speaks of music, song, poetry and dance. It also brings to mind the heavens where the constellation Lyra appears in the northern sky. Inspirations for the 26 magnificent artworks come from multiple sources including Greek mythology, history, science and memories of special places. My Painted Lyre is sponsored by Greektown SSA #16, the neighborhood’s business improvement district, in partnership with the Chicago Greektown Educational Foundation.&nbsp;Title of Lyre Artworks &amp; Artist StatementsLyrical Spirit by Arturo Barrera: Inspired by Albin Polasek’s Spirit of Music in Grant Park, Lyrical Spirit is a celebration of music and Greek history. Spirit of Music depicts a tall, bronze, muse holding a lyre. Lyrical Spirit is an abstract approach with simplified geometric figures, representing two different people holding a lyre. The colors used are traditional Greek colors. Many people associate Greek culture with only blue and white because of their country’s flag, and Greek statues with a lack of color. However, many of the ancient Greek sculptures were originally painted colorfully. After years of harsh weather and other effects on Grecian sculptures, the polychromatic finishes fade significantly, if not fully, which gives them a white, or bland, appearance. Lyrical Spirit connects the history of the Greek palette with a celebration of Greek culture in Chicago.&nbsp;Chicago’s Lyre by Juan A. Cano: Inspiration: Love for our city and diversity in music.&nbsp;Day and Night by Elena Diadenko : Two women, Day and Night, are each dressed in traditional Ukrainian outfits and surrounded by the fields of wheat and poppies. They represent the beauty and rich folklore of Ukrainian culture. One of the women (Day) holds a bundle of wheat that represents prosperity and life in Ukraine. Another woman (Night) holds a dove of peace and poppies that speak to the beauty of the land.Symbolic Gestures of the Goddess by Malika Jackson: This work is to honor several of the Greek Goddesses with their symbols: Aphrodite, Hera, Artemis.My Polish Summer by Bonnie Loboda: There is music and movement in the natural world. And it stays long in our memories. I recall the buzzing of insects, the flutter of birds, the dancing of butterflies and the soft sway of flowers (poppies, daisies, cornflowers, dandelions, etc.) in a gentle wind.Three Celestial Hierarchies by Victoria Martin: The Celestial Hierarchies were famously put in order during the fifth century by the theologian Pseudo-Dionysus the Areopagite. The highest level, i.e., the first, contains the beings around the throne of God. My thesis is that these were premonitions for actual objects &amp; shapes discovered in Deep Space 1920 - now. In the second level down are the creator deities. They are explained symbolically but seem to depict what we now know to be true via creation science and evolution. In the third level are the angels that watch over the earth and its inhabitants well known to us via biblical stories.Sun Dance by James McNeill Mesplé: Apollo teaches Orpheus to play the Lyre as Terpsichore (the Muse of Dance) plays her own lyre while dancing!&nbsp; Marsyas challenges Apollo to a music contest, playing sensual Earth Music on his flute for Eurydice’s Sunflower Dance.&nbsp; Apollo plays the classical Music of the Spheres, the heavenly planets themselves, thereby winning the contest.The Grapes of Generosity by Molly McGrath: The grapes of generosity relate to the Greek people. They like the fruit that grows on the vine, help them stay alive and be healthy.Daughter of Athena&nbsp;Κόρη της Αθηνάς by Mark Nelson: Angela Paterakis nurtured many student artists at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Many of her students become teachers and educational leaders embedded throughout the Chicago Public Schools, higher institutions and beyond. Angela’s students greatly appreciated her wisdom, compassion and commitment that often continued into their professional life long after they graduated. Her impact on the world of arts education exponentially grew as she witnessed her network of leaders energize arts in early education and expand equitable opportunities for Chicago’s inner-city kids and beyond.They All Played by Patricia Owsiany: Apollo, as the myth goes, received his lyre from Hermes, the messenger God. It was one of his power symbols. As Apollo played, the Greeks also played. The lyre was one of the most common instruments of Ancient Greece.&nbsp;Now, Henry the 8th was also an accomplished musician who played many instruments, and the lyre was just one of them. In the heavens, the constellation Lyre is composed of Vega, Gamma Lyre, R Lyre, Mu Lyrae Eta and Delta….so even the stars played!!Apolo Ohno by Percent: 500 m: 41.327 (2009) 1000 m: 1:24.500 (2009) 1500 m: 2:11.280 (2003) 3000 m: 4:32.975 (2003)String Theōros by Terry Poulos: The artist draws first upon the Pythagoreans' love of beauty and symmetry in relation to resonance, proportion and certain pleasing melodic tones concerning specific spacing of string instrument ratios (a fifth, a third, etc.).&nbsp; Modern physics redirected that knowledge in the form of String Theory, asserting particles themselves are the emergent product of vibrations of 'quantum threads of interaction' which create what humans perceive as condensed matter (fermionic particle-waves) and light (bosonic particle-waves). The conjecture being that this illusory physical world we inhabit is dependent on the frequency and angular momentum at which said strings resonate and interact.Lyrical by Diane Thodos: This work is inspired by the many lyrical and moving images of lyra players from classical ancient Greek pottery. The emotion and movement of the musicians shows an immediacy created centuries ago that is just as lyrical and expressive in our times.The Castaway by Miss Alex White: Inspired by the 1965 Castaways song, "Liar Liar," this lyre piece is an amalgamation of psychedelia. Oozing with Peter Max pop sensibility, this colorful work echoes mid-century imagery and messages that still resonate today.The Color of Music by Kiki Whitehead: There are few art forms more enchanting than the collision of music and art.&nbsp; Both can be felt deep within your soul. This piece is an abstract form of that beautiful combination beginning with the origins of the lyre.A Woman's Touch by Rebecca Zaragoza: I've depicted a series of women joyfully playing the lyre. Of course, anyone willing can play the instrument. And doing so, they can bring music to our ears and color to our world through harmonious notes and other relationships.&nbsp;Artist BiosArturo Barrera is an educator in the Chicago Public School system.&nbsp;He has been a school Assistant Principal for four years and has enjoyed a career in art education for over 30 years (always encouraging his students to new ways of seeing and thinking). Barrera has a B.F.A. from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Art Education; a M.F.A. from Northern Illinois University in printmaking and painting; and a M.A. in&nbsp;Education Administration from Governor State University.Juan A. Cano is a contemporary graffiti artist from Logan Square.&nbsp;He is well-known for his “shattered glass” style. Cano participates in several art exhibitions each year and is an art philanthropist to charitable causes. He especially enjoys working on public art projects. Instagram: @Juan_A_Cano&nbsp;Elena Diadenko was born and raised in Ukraine and immigrated to the United States in 1992. She received her first art degrees from Myrgorod Ceramics College and Lviv National Academy of Arts in Ukraine. Later, Diadenko received two masters’ degrees in interdisciplinary art and art education from Columbia College in Chicago.&nbsp;&nbsp;She has lived and worked in Chicago for 30 years and is currently an art teacher Schurz High School. Diadenko has participated in more than 60 art exhibitions, including solo and group shows, both internationally and in the Chicagoland area. &nbsp;&nbsp;Malika Jackson has exhibited her works widely in both group and solo shows.&nbsp; She currently has a solo show at the Hyde Park Art Center. Jackson received the SPARK Award-2020, completed a six-month residency at the Hyde Park Art Center ‘THE CENTER PROGRAM’ and received commissions for the Ronald McDonald Houses’&nbsp;tribute to the Ryder Cup Tournament. She has shown at the Howard Brown Center, Black Clay at Chicago State, Fast Forward, Rewind: Play, HPAC, Woman Made Gallery, Gallery D’Estees, Noyes Gallery, Museum of Science and Industry, Artropolis at the Merchandise Mart, The Cliff Dwellers and many other venues. She was featured in the film Curators of Dixon; Producing Local Color: Art Networks in Ethnic Chicago, a book by Diane Grams; and South Shore Current magazine with her art on the cover. Jackson has a MFA &amp; BFA from the School of the Art Institute, and further studied at Illinois State University, Normal, IL.&nbsp; She did an Artist tour of France and Italy and completed a ceramic workshop in Tuscany, Italy.Bonnie Loboda began painting as a young child in Poland. Soon after, she learned to embroider and was creating intricate pieces for export. Art remained her passion even after she moved to Chicago in 1994.&nbsp; Over the years, Loboda has stretched her imagination and taught herself new techniques. Today, she paints on glass, canvas, wood, walls and more. Many times, Loboda works well into the night shaping and re-shaping each new artwork.Victoria Martin is a large-scale mystical painter.&nbsp; She combines symbols from new science with illustrations of ancient magical texts. (FYI some of those prayers really work!). She also teaches art as a spiritual praxis at workshops and events. Martin holds a BA in Art Education and an MFA in Performance from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago.James McNeill Mesplé’s art focuses on classically inspired images viewed through the lens of contemporary life.&nbsp; As a child, Mesplé was told stories by his maternal grandfather, drawn from his Osage (Native American) heritage.&nbsp; These other-worldly narratives sparked an interest in Classical Greek myths because both cultures are animistic, seeing Spirit not only in animals and flowers, but in all aspects of life on Earth (Gaia). For 10 years, Mesplé taught art at Francis W. Parker school and spent 10 years teaching at the School of the Art Institute studio program.&nbsp; And he plays the flute. Mesplé was represented for over thirty years by Printworks Gallery in Chicago and is currently with Jackson/Junge Gallery.&nbsp;Molly McGrath has an extensive body of work:&nbsp;collages,&nbsp;children’s (and other) album covers, drawings of Chicago transit system signs, fiber art, painted bottles, portraits of dolls–and Sesame Street memorabilia. Her work directly responds to her environment, with her everyday experiences becoming a starting point.&nbsp;McGrath is an artist at “Project Onward,” a nonprofit studio and gallery in Chicago dedicated to the career development of visual artists with mental and developmental disabilities. Learn more at <a href="http://projectonward.org/">projectonward.org</a>.Mark Nelson was raised in a Navy family overseas and began his formal arts education in the Republic of Panama where he was mentored in painting and live theater. On return to the continental USA, Nelson studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for a BFA and received an MFA at the University of Illinois in Chicago. His artwork can be found in private and public collections, including a mural at the US Embassy, Republic of Panama. &nbsp;Nelson was&nbsp; awarded many grants and fellowships as an artist and educator from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs-Office of Fine Arts,&nbsp;Illinois Arts Council, the Golden Apple Foundation, and the Oppenheimer Family Foundation. A resident of Chicago's historic Pilsen neighborhood and arts community, his Gringolandia Studio and home is open annually to the public in participation with the 18th Street Pilsen Open Studios.Patricia Owsiany earned a BA in Fine Arts at Southern Illinois University. She has participated in many shows in Chicago and New York City. Her last solo exhibit was a mini retrospective at Space 900 in Evanston. She was born in Chicago and continues to live and create here.Terry Poulos is a writer, artist, archaeological historian, fractal geometer, and more generally autodidact scientific investigator. Two of his sculptures have been exhibited at the National Hellenic Museum (NHM), and his Net Zero Coin numismatic is in the permanent collection of the British Museum and NHM. His works can be seen at <a href="http://scientiquity.com/">Scientiquity.com</a>&nbsp;PERCENT is a group of artists who are somewhat Asian. Their work is strictly collaborative—no piece created by an individual can bear the collective’s name. Their approach is an attempt to acknowledge the falsehood of purity.Diane Thodos is a Chicago-based artist with a forty-year career in painting and printmaking that emphasizes both abstract expressionism and German expressionism.&nbsp;&nbsp;This comes from her study with Jackson Pollock’s teacher Stanley William&nbsp;Hayter in 1984, and study of the Speck’s German Expressionist print collection at the Milwaukee Art Museum over a 20-year period. Diane's work&nbsp;combines&nbsp;figure&nbsp;and abstraction to create a fertile ground for ever-new compositional and emotionally expressive possibilities.&nbsp;She is a 2002 Pollack-Krasner Grant&nbsp;recipient, has exhibited internationally, and has work in&nbsp;the collections of the Milwaukee Museum of Art, The David and Alfred Smart Museum, the State of Illinois Museum in Chicago, The Illinois Holocaust Museum and The Block Museum of Northwestern University, &nbsp;among many others.Miss Alex White is a&nbsp;Greek American,&nbsp;native Chicagoan, DePaul University MBA, and front woman of the rock'n'roll duo White Mystery. In addition to her career as a full-time musician, Miss Alex White is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans painting, film, video game design, and drawing.&nbsp; Kiki Whitehead is a first-generation Greek American. Her parents immigrated to Canada before coming to the United States in the 1960’s. She is most recently recognized as the National Chairman of the United Hellenic Voters of America (UHVA), a non-partisan political organization representing the Greek American community where she resides over an Executive Board.&nbsp;Kiki recently illustrated two children’s book “How Does My Mama Know?” and “Ollie Under It.” With a book of her own on the way, Kiki hopes to continue this work into her twilight years.&nbsp;She is currently the Marketing Director for Olympik Signs, Inc., one of the largest sign companies in the Chicago area. But her greatest achievement will always be her beautiful, blended family.Rebecca Zaragoza is an artist engaged in poetry, painting and sculpture. Art in all its varieties, she says, is an expression of feelings.&nbsp; Since we all have them, we can all be artists.Along with an exciting group of professional and emerging Chicago artists, the following ten Chicagoland Greek schools are participating in the Lyre exhibit: Guardian Angel Orthodox Day School, Holy Apostles Greek School, Holy Cross Sophocles Greek School, Koraes Elementary School, Plato Academy, St. Demetrios Pythagoras Children’s Academy, St. Demetrios SOLON Greek School, St. George Greek School, St. John the Baptist Pythagoras Greek School, and St. Spyridon Plutarchos Academy.&nbsp;About Greektown ChicagoGreektown is a dining, nightlife and cultural district located on the Near West Side of Chicago. A popular destination for tourists and Chicago residents alike, Greektown offers the best sampling of Greek heritage outside of Athens—from authentic restaurants, cafes and shops to the National Hellenic Museum and annual Taste of Greektown festival. Greektown Special Service Area #16 is the business improvement district for the neighborhood, administered by sole service provider the West Central Association and guided by a volunteer commission of local business owners, property owners and residents. For more information, visit <a href="https://greektownchicago.org/">greektownchicago.org</a>.Top image: Detail views of works by Rebecca Zaragoza, Diane Thodos, James McNeill Mesplé, and Elena Diadenko for Greektown’s Lyre public art exhibit.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

My Painted Lyre: Seeing music in Chicago’s Greektown now on view along Halsted Street

&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/9e4250b7536dc23e9352b28ee/images/651e5d75-c102-8bb3-7480-5be5e57d2356.jpg" alt=""><figcaption>Barbara Crane, From the Beach on Fire Lane #10&nbsp;from Repeats Series</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;The Museum of Contemporary Photography held their benefit auction party last week on June 2 &nbsp;is still open online! Bid on many exciting works and help support the MoCP. The auction will remain open through&nbsp;June 10, 2022 at 3 p.m. CT.&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://mocp.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9e4250b7536dc23e9352b28ee&amp;id=4463761c87&amp;e=58cea278c7">Enter the Auction</a>&nbsp;

MoCP's Benefit Auction Open Through June 10

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419067/p14cdgbnzrhttzo0t1hd.jpg"><figcaption>Self-Portrait, Keith Haring</figcaption></figure>By CGN Staff via PRThis week the AIDS Garden Chicago officially opened. It is the City’s first public monument to memorialize the early days of Chicago’s HIV epidemic, and to honor those who continue to fight against the disease today.This 2.5 acre “park with purpose” is built along Lake Michigan just south of Belmont Harbor at the original location of the historic Belmont Rocks gathering spot – a space where the local gay community gathered between the 1960s and 1990s. “The Rocks” were about claiming the right to be out of the shadows and out of the closet.The Garden’s first phase was completed in late 2019 with the installation of its anchor piece, ‘Self-Portrait,’ a 30-foot sculpture by iconic late artist and activist Keith Haring. Ground was broken on the Garden in June 2021, and a ribbon cutting one year later on June 2, 2022, marked the Garden’s official public opening.‘Self-Portrait,’ Haring's sculpture, is the only one of its size in existence, and is a welcome addition to Chicago’s collection of public art in the parks with a prominent Lakefront location. It was provided through a generous gift from the <a href="http://www.haring.com/">Keith Haring Foundation</a> with the support of <a href="http://www.rosenthalfineart.com/">Rosenthal Fine Art, Inc.</a>Visitors are guided with markers and milestones through a variety of intimate and collective garden spaces all providing a sensory nature experience, the most notable being a memorable grove of Gingko trees and a perennial garden of natural plantings at the entrance. A serpentine path is the site for future temporary art installations and programming organized by community partners. &nbsp;To learn more about the garden and how you can share your own stories of the HIV/AIDS epidemic please visit <a href="https://44thward.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4e8236e6b2b1af8fa8eaa3f9f&amp;id=d94ac1ee59&amp;e=619d2d2b1d">AIDSGardenChicago.org.</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419068/bhaqutpltlbqepc63eb3.png"></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Chicago's AIDS Garden Finally Complete in Time for Pride Month

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419067/rdjyqunknml4he6zjsn7.jpg"><figcaption>BOP! Adventures in American Collage at Satchel Projects</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.satchelprojects.com">Artist Tony Fitzpatrick Curates an Exhibition of Collage in New York</a>Tony Fitzpatrick has curated BOP! Adventures in American Collage at Satchel Projects, running May 26–June 26. The exhibition brings together 15 artists whose work represents a range of styles but they share a common improvisational approach to image-making. Artists include Lisa Barcy, ou Beach, Fitzpatrick, Swoon, Danny Torres and others.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419068/xdeh7ucgtyksauhwcccb.jpg"><figcaption>Jonathan Muecke</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/9581/jonathan-muecke-objects-in-sculpture">Designer Jonathan Muecke Opens Art Institute Exhibition&nbsp;</a>Volume Gallery shared that gallery artist Jonathan Muecke: Objects in Sculpture is on view at the Art Institute of Chicago from May 26–Oct 10, 2022.Designer Jonathan Muecke (American, born 1983) challenges and redefines relationships between form and functionality, spatial perception and materiality. Objects in Sculpture, the designer’s first solo exhibition at a major museum, presents a selection of his most experimental works from the past decade.&nbsp;This is the fourth edition of the Franke/Herro Design Series, which highlights the work of important emerging talent and is curated by Irene Sunwoo, PhD (John H. Bryan Chair and Curator, Architecture and Design), and was conceived by Zoë Ryan, Daniel W. Dietrich, II Director at the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania."&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419069/wqqom3wcffd8xp3am49j.jpg"><figcaption>Cat Crotchett</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Addington Gallery Artist Cat Crotchett Selected for Golden Foundation of Art Residency in New Berlin, NYThe Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts received over 320 applications from artists around the world for the <a href="https://www.goldenfoundation.org/residency/current-residents/">2022 Residency Program</a>. Addington Gallery artist Cat Crotchett was selected along with 17 other artists. The 2022 Residency Program began in March and will run through mid-November. Residents live and work in a completely renovated barn for 4 weeks and have access to an unlimited supply of acrylics, oils, watercolors and custom materials.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 5/30/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419067/c4w63qsx6pc8l5gso2dz.jpg"><figcaption>Left to right: Breanna Robinson (Photo: Jacob King)&nbsp;and Ireashia M. Bennett</figcaption></figure>Via PR&nbsp;$10,000 in Unrestricted Funds Given&nbsp;to&nbsp;Breanna Robinson and Ireashia M. BennettChicago Artists Coalition (CAC) announces the 2022 Coney Family Fund awardees&nbsp;<a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qljkujd-ftuikdrju-y/">Breanna Robinson</a> and <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qljkujd-ftuikdrju-j/">Ireashia M. Bennett</a>, who will&nbsp;each receive $5,000 in unrestricted funds. The funds are intended to support&nbsp;outstanding Chicago visual artists who identify as Black or African-American.The Coney Family Fund is committed to holding up exceptionally talented and driven Black artists by helping to&nbsp;sustain their studio practice and artistic career development through direct funding.This grant is made possible by the generosity of our sponsor Chanel Coney. Launched in 2017, the award recognizes the Coney Family and Chicago Artists Coalition's mutual commitment to supporting a more inclusive arts community and creative economy in Chicago. Since 2017, the Coney Family and CAC have administered $40,000 in unrestricted funds to eight artists over six years.Thanks&nbsp;to the jury for their valuable time and input. Brett Swinney, cultural affairs coordinator, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events&nbsp;&amp; Tracye A. Matthews, curator, filmmaker, historian, and executive director, Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture at the University of Chicago&nbsp;About the Coney FamilyThe Coney Family Fund Award is stewarded by Chanel Coney. Chanel is the Director of Marketing for Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners, LLC, the board chair of Congo Square Theater, and she has a personal background in theater performance. &nbsp;About Chicago Artists CoalitionChicago Artists Coalition is a non-profit organization that supports contemporary Chicago artists and curators by offering residency programs, exhibitions, professional development and resources that enable them to live, work and thrive in the city. CAC is deeply committed to advancing the cause of art and its importance in Chicago’s culture and economy by cultivating a wide-reaching civic, philanthropic and public support network.<a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qljkujd-ftuikdrju-t/">chicagoartistscoalition.org</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

2022 Coney Family Fund Award Recognizes Breanna Robinson and Ireashia M. Bennett

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419067/kld4fvgfaynb7e4oy6zp.jpg"><figcaption>Photo courtesy of the MCA</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;By CGN StaffIn case Nick Cave's recently opened mega exhibition <a href="https://mcachicago.org/exhibitions/2022/nick-cave-forothermore">Forothermore</a> isn't reason enough to get you to the museum right away, the MCA announced that a summer time favorite returns in June. You're invited to make plans and then reserve (free!) tickets to Tuesdays on the Terrace beginning May 25, at noon.Summer Tuesdays come alive on the MCA’s Anne and John Kern Terrace Garden, with free music highlighting artists from Chicago’s internationally renowned jazz community. Enjoy two sets of live music beginning at 5:30 pm and running until 8 pm. Plan a picnic outside as the MCA offers light refreshments and a full bar. Again this year guests may bring picnics and spread out on our lawn (they ask that you buy your booze at the museum cafe and not bring it in.)Free tickets to the 2022 Tuesdays on the Terrace season will be available May 25 at noon and walk-up tickets are always available day-of; all seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.&nbsp;11 concerts are planned June through August. See the whole lineup online.&nbsp;<a href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=11d0136d30&amp;e=95b957c616">Learn more.</a>&nbsp;</body></html>

It's Time for the Return of the MCA's Summer Tuesdays on the Terrace

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419067/c6r2ffjk2r9l2r4j1ntr.jpg"><figcaption>Candida Alvarez</figcaption></figure>Candida Alvarez receives Latinx Artist Fellowship AwardMonique Meloche announced that Candida Alvarez is the recipient of the Latinx Artist Fellowship—part of a multiyear initiative that provides $50,000 in unrestricted funds to 15 Latinx visual artists each year.Recognizing the systemic lack of support, visibility, and patronage of Latinx visual artists, this first-of-its-kind fellowship supports some of the most compelling Latinx visual artists working in the United States today. The Fellowship is codesigned and managed by US Latinx Art Forum in collaboration with the New York Foundation for the Arts, and cofounded by The Ford Foundation and the Mellon Foundation.Alvarez is also the&nbsp;recipient of the 2022 Arts and Letters Awards in Art, a $10,000 award given by the New York–based&nbsp;American Academy of Arts and Letters, and will be honored at the annual Ceremonial on Wednesday, May 18 at the Academy Galleries, NY.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.spudnikpress.org">Spudnik Press Updates</a>Spudnik Press recently welcomed a new Executive Director, Sara Emerson. An email shared that the remaining staff is ready and looking forward to work with her in continuously enriching &nbsp;programs, rebuilding &nbsp;community, and advancing their mission. Several 2022 Resident Artists, specifically Susy Bielak and Elizabeth Rose, have also begun their residencies at Spudnik, including a culminating virtual event with Cameron Mankin. Spudnik is also continuously seeking interested supporters who would like to serve in our Board of Directors.&nbsp;<a href="http://grahamfoundation.org/?mc_cid=9e34f44b07&amp;mc_eid=03ab2133a7">Graham Foundation 2022 Grants to Individuals</a> The Graham Foundation announced the award of 56 new grants to individuals exploring ideas—across disciplines—that expand contemporary understandings of architecture. Selected from an open call that resulted in nearly 500 submissions, the funded projects include research, exhibitions, publications, films, podcasts, digital initiatives, and other inventive formats that promote rigorous scholarship, stimulate experimentation, and foster critical discourse in architecture. The funded projects are led by 81 individuals, including established and emerging architects, artists, curators, designers, filmmakers, historians, and writers, based in cities such as Buenos Aires, Argentina; Beijing, China; Buffalo, NY; Cape Town, South Africa; Kathmandu, Nepal; Lagos, Nigeria; New York, NY; Porto, Portugal; Praia, Cabo Verde; Rotterdam, the Netherlands; and Chicago, where the Graham Foundation is based. The new grantees join a worldwide network of individuals and organizations that the Graham Foundation has supported since 1956. In that time, the Foundation has awarded more than 42 million dollars in direct support to almost 5,000 projects by individuals and organizations. Learn more about each grantee project by clicking the links below.&nbsp;<a href="https://lighthouseimmersive.com/immersive-shevchenko/">Immersive Shevchenko: Soul of Ukraine Raises $250,000 for Humanitarian Aid in Ukraine &nbsp;&nbsp;</a>Lighthouse Immersive announced it raised $250,000 to support Ukraine through IMMERSIVE SHEVCHENKO: SOUL OF UKRAINE showings in multiple North American cities. Emboldened to assist Ukraine with its ongoing crisis, Lighthouse Immersive, the producers of the Original Immersive Van Gogh, arranged to have an existing immersive exhibit celebrating the work of Ukrainian artist, poet, philosopher and public figure, Taras Shevchenko, brought to North America. &nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 5/24/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419059/esq2azgaazjf0aqxijjr.png"></figure>Via PRChicago Artists Coalition is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2022 MAKER Grant for Chicago-based visual artists <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-cukuthd-dledja-r/">D. Denenge Duyst-Akpem</a> and <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-cukuthd-dledja-y/">Ashley Houghton</a>.&nbsp;Duyst-Akpem and Houghton have each been awarded an unrestricted grant of $3,000 for their commitment to socially-conscious work and working outside of traditional forms. MAKER Grants are funded by Chicago Artists Coalition and OtherPeoplesPixels.CAC would like to thank the jurors for their work in this year's MAKER Grant review: <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-cukuthd-dledja-j/">Anthony Stepter</a>, Assistant Director of MUSE, University of Illinois at Chicago, <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-cukuthd-dledja-t/">Emilio Rojas</a>, Multidisciplinary Artist, and <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-cukuthd-dledja-i/">Mary Patten</a>, Visual Artist and Associate Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. CAC is also grateful to the <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-cukuthd-dledja-d/">OtherPeoplesPixels</a>for their generosity in supporting Chicago artists.&nbsp;Image Credit: D. Denenge Duyst-Akpem (left), and Ashley Houghton (right)&nbsp;</body></html>

Chicago Artists Coalition Announces 2022 MAKER Grant Recipients

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419041/xzanzdesbitjsmhrhp3d.png"><figcaption>Maryam Taghavi, Selva Aparicio, Azadeh Gholizadeh</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Via PRArtadia is thrilled to share that Selva Aparicio, Azadeh Gholizadeh, and Maryam Taghavi are the recipients of the 2022 Chicago Artadia Award. Artadia is honored to partner with three foundations who have committed to supporting exceptional artists in Chicago with these $10,000 awards in their respective name. Selva Aparicio is the recipient of the Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation Artadia Award; Azadeh Gholizadeh is the recipient of The LeRoy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman Foundation Artadia Award; and Maryam Taghavi is the recipient of The Joyce Foundation Artadia Award. In addition to Aparicio, Gholizadeh, and Taghavi, this year's Finalists for the Chicago Award included Ashley January, Jeffly Gabriela Molina, and Judith Mullen. Solana Chehtman, Director of Creative Practice and Social Impact, The Shed, Christina De&nbsp;León, Associate Curator, Cooper Hewitt, Negarra A. Kudumu, Independent Curator, and Founder/Director, Art + Healing, and Robyn Farrell, Associate Curator, Art Institute of Chicago served as our Jurors for the Award. &nbsp;<a href="https://artadia.org/news/artadia-returns-to-expo-chicago-2022/">Artadia Returns to EXPO CHICAGO 2022</a>Celebrating our 2020-2021 Chicago Artadia Awardees<a href="https://artadia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=473154334dd94da93b5b760bb&amp;id=9abba6a959&amp;e=46cd983d87">EXPO CHICAGO</a> April 7-10, 2022 600 E Grand Ave, Chicago IL 60611 Navy Pier Festival Hall | Booth #136 Artadia has been presenting Awards to artists living and working in Chicago since 2001. Twenty Award cycles have been subsequently held in the city, providing critical funds to over 80 Chicago-based artists. In partnering with EXPO CHICAGO Artadia is able to provide its Chicago Artadia Awardees continued recognition and visibility, as well as a platform to show new work. In participating at EXPO, Artadia visibly demonstrates the critical importance of providing financial support to artists as well as celebrating the high caliber of the artists in its network. Notable Chicago Artadia Awardees include Nick Cave (2006), Bethany Collins (2019), Theaster Gates (2008), and LaMont Hamilton (2015). At the 2022 EXPO CHICAGO, Artadia will be showing the work of Awardees <a href="https://artadia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=473154334dd94da93b5b760bb&amp;id=f23e5d3194&amp;e=46cd983d87">Andrea Carlson</a>(2021), <a href="https://artadia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=473154334dd94da93b5b760bb&amp;id=dda9c80213&amp;e=46cd983d87">Melissa Leandro</a> (2021), <a href="https://artadia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=473154334dd94da93b5b760bb&amp;id=9f473cbf66&amp;e=46cd983d87">Eliza Myrie</a> (2020), and <a href="https://artadia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=473154334dd94da93b5b760bb&amp;id=bc025315a9&amp;e=46cd983d87">Nate Young</a> (2021).Artadia is pleased to return to EXPO CHICAGO this April, featuring four of its Chicago Awardees from 2020-2021. This will be the fourth year that Artadia has participated in the fair. <a href="https://artadia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=473154334dd94da93b5b760bb&amp;id=8b8e21e4fc&amp;e=46cd983d87">Visit our website to learn more about the presenting artists and their works.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Artadia Announces 2022 Chicago Awardees

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419041/oiwspnkyjdqsnronoasf.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Via PRThe Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB) is thrilled to announce the opening of the CAB Studio—a new, year-round exhibition space located on the first floor of the Chicago Cultural Center. The Studio is a space to explore design and present innovative ideas. Here, CAB will host exhibitions, programs, and events, including youth and family activities.&nbsp;&nbsp;CAB Studio opens with the exhibition, Architecture of Reparations, by New York-based collaborative Riff Studio, including designers Rekha Auguste-Nelson, Farnoosh Rafaie, and Isabel Strauss. Core to this exhibition is a request for proposals (RFP) that incorporates public policy, architectural history, and reparations to address erasure in Bronzeville, a historic South Side Chicago neighborhood—one of many Black Metropolises in the twentieth century. While the vestiges of architectural legacies are visible on the streets of Bronzeville today, there are significant spatial voids on most blocks. Architecture of Reparations asks the question: why are these buildings missing?  &nbsp;On view is a visual narrative of Bronzeville’s architectural history alongside responses received from the open RFP. Contributors include Kofi Akakpo, Rekha Auguste-Nelson, William Boles, Calvin Boyd, Sean Canty, Darien Carr, Amir Denzel Hall, DJ Eway, Evalyn Gates, Christina Graydon, Brayton Gregory, Camila Guerrero, Daniel Haidermota, Whitney Hansley, Aryan Khalighy, Shen Li, Celeste Martore, Adam Maserow, Jaline McPherson, Marcus Mello, Zena Mengesha, Andrew M. Ngure, Omotara Oluwafemi, Naila Opiangah, Farnoosh Rafaie, Gabriel Ramos, and Isabel Strauss.&nbsp;A version of Architecture of Reparations was originally presented in the 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial titled The Available City, led by Artistic Director David Brown, and exhibited at the Graham Foundation and the Bronzeville Artist Lofts. &nbsp;For more information about Architecture of Reparations and upcoming programs, visit <a href="https://chicagoarchitecturebiennial.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=51d9a79e08fd7f7dbb49c27a6&amp;id=9b9a4ec318&amp;e=a673b99cd7">chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org</a>&nbsp;Architecture of Reparations&nbsp; Exhibition opens March 30, 2022&nbsp; CAB Studio at the Chicago Cultural Center&nbsp; 78 East Washington Street, Chicago, IL&nbsp; <a href="https://chicagoarchitecturebiennial.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=51d9a79e08fd7f7dbb49c27a6&amp;id=ad2a45b5bd&amp;e=a673b99cd7">chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;Free and open to the public 7 days a week from 10 a.m.— 5 p.m.&nbsp; &nbsp;Image: Isabel Strauss, “Gaze,” digital collage, 2021. Including elements from Howardena Pindell, Untitled #51, 2010; Lorna Simpson, Earth &amp; Sky, #30, 2016; Richard Nickel, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Avery Coonley Residence, 300 Scottswood Road, Riverside, Illinois, designed or built 1907&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

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