<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419301/hd4rvkvbpzxmk20tq6mz.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/faith-ringgold-american-people">Faith Ringgold: American People</a>Exhibition begins November 18Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419301/oykhatkzw9swje9eplvh.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/artistry-unleashed-a-group-exhibition">Artistry Unleashed: A group exhibition</a>Opening: Saturday, November 18, 2023 6 – 9&nbsp;pmDragonfly Gallery &amp; Creative Spaces&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419302/vrnqmiz139yiie6wxyav.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/willie-cole-the-b-sides-1989-2022">Willie Cole, The B-Sides: 1989-2022</a>Opening: Saturday, November 18, 2023 4 – 7&nbsp;pmKavi Gupta Gallery - Washington Blvd.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419303/lpu6t77xflqjh4qqzrdi.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/candida-alvarez-multihyphenate">Candida Alvarez: Multihyphenate</a>Opening: Saturday, November 18, 2023 4 – 7&nbsp;pmmoniquemeloche&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419304/mmpytjbwgz6u0yz5fpqd.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/collective-artists-reception-november">Collective Artists Reception: November</a>Opening: Saturday, November 18, 2023 6 – 9&nbsp;pmBlue Moon Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419304/kpoxbjkiqnmb1vwdgimu.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/canova-sketching-in-clay">Canova: Sketching In Clay</a>Exhibition begins November 19The Art Institute of Chicago&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419305/keqg4ionticf6dt5sxwg.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/wow-realism-work-by-andrew-arkell-steve-jones-tim-lowly-and-maria-tomasula">Wow! Realism: Work by Andrew Arkell, and Tim Lowly</a>Exhibition begins November 20Christopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open Nov 16 - 20 (Part II)

<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/njz1gtupaaeovtc6anyw.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/deborah-maris-lader-fin-feather-shadow-stone">Deborah Maris Lader: Fin, Feather, Shadow, Stone</a>Opening: Friday, November 10, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmAddington Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419301/mwkeurxqw5jljyqwuvsp.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tanya-gill-residency-capstone-exhibit">Broken Yet Whole by Tanya Gill</a>Opening: Friday, November 10, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmInternational Museum of Surgical Science (IMSS)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419302/vvgnbv6bmhodwnx0kmxc.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/carly-silverman-75331e07-e95c-4163-9fa2-2fd448923712">Glenn Wexler</a>Opening: Friday, November 10, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmZolla / Lieberman Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419303/douyggfbyp0uy2pr9pca.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/35-years-35-artists">35 YEARS - 35 ARTISTS</a>Opening: Friday, November 10, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmJean Albano Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419304/qdnkegruqxcl3fxvzclj.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/a-village-before-us-contemporary-vietnamese-artists">A Village Before Us: Contemporary Vietnamese Artists</a>Opening: Friday, November 10, 5:30 – 7:30&nbsp;pmJohn David Mooney Foundation&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open Nov 10 - 11 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419301/vnbldwuwfkgpngygpnux.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/holiday-pop-up-sale-of-fine-art-and-craft">Holiday Pop-Up Sale of Fine Art and Craft</a>Nov 11 – 12, 11&nbsp;am – 5&nbsp;pmLeslie Wolfe Gallery, Old Town Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419301/rghbka3ndjc6nkttrkh1.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/candace-hunter-the-alien-nations-and-sovereign-states-of-octavia-e-butler">Candace Hunter: The Alien-Nations and Sovereign States of Octavia E. Butler</a>November 11Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419302/bx066lsnbivwe50ff0gc.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/almost-here-almost-there-almost-home-joel-andrianomearisoa-alexandre-gourcon-mwangi-hutter-and-tony-lewis">Almost here, Almost there, Almost home: Joël Andrianomearisoa, Alexandre Gourçon, Mwangi Hutter, and Tony Lewis</a>November 11Mariane Ibrahim Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419303/x7cfddri8xgqita7ts6t.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/christine-forni-and-jennifer-mannebach">Christine Forni and Jennifer Mannebach: THRESHOLDS</a>Opening: Saturday, November 11, 1 – 3&nbsp;pmOS Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419304/ls2e9ysmla77ff8rgka7.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/dialogues">Dialogues</a>Opening: Saturday, November 11, 5 – 7:30&nbsp;pmPATRON&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open Nov 10 - 11 (Part II)

<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/caravaggio-cardsharps-facts-2388780">There’s Much More to Caravaggio’s ‘The Cardsharps’ Than Vice. Here Are Three Facts That Offer a New Perspective on His Early Masterpiece</a>In his brilliant, passionate, and all-too-brief life, Caravaggio defined a revelatory Baroque style marked by suspense and realism—not to mention high drama lighting. His daring and direct style shook 16th-century Europe, capturing the attention of popes and patrons, and its influence reverberates to this day.His works are precious few, however: under 100 paintings are known today, and of those, only 10 works reside within the United States. The new exhibition “Among Friends and Rivals: Caravaggio in Rome” at the Art Institute of Chicago offers the rare occasion to see two of his canvases, The Cardsharps (ca. 1594) and Martha and Mary Magdalene (ca. 1598), together.Via Artnet• <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/among-friends-and-rivals-caravaggio-in-rome">Read CGN's fall 2023 preview of the Caravaggio exhibit here &nbsp;</a>&nbsp;An Yvette Mayorga Work Is Unmistakable. A New Survey Explores Her Unique Inspirations, From German Lithographs to ‘Mexican Pink’This summer, as Barbie&nbsp;fever took over popular culture, so did the film’s signature brand of pink. Seemingly overnight, the color was everywhere—on runways, red carpets, car insurance commercials, even Burger King buns. The furor ultimately led to a <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-06-03/barbie-production-design-shortage-pink-paint-greta-gerwig">global paint shortage</a>.&nbsp;The Barbie “moment” came up in a recent conversation with Yvette Mayorga, a Mexican-American painter and sculptor whose work is almost always awash in a similar pink hue. This was&nbsp;not the first time she had been asked about it.&nbsp;Via Arnet• <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2020/8/yvette-mayorga-artistic-confections-add-new-layers-to-art-history">Read CGN's 2020 interview with Mayorga here&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/art-vandalism-mona-lisa-van-gogh-famous-artworks-1234647552/religious-imagery-is-defaced-during-the-byzantine-iconoclasm-726-87-814-42/">26 Famed Artworks That Have Been&nbsp;Vandalized</a>What makes a person want to vandalize a cherished artwork? The factors often vary greatly.Politics often play a role, as has been the case with the many recent protests led at museums by climate activists around the world. Personal interests often can become paramount as well, as they have with a variety of young provocateurs who have targeted others’ artworks, sometimes even as part of their own art practices.In each case, however, the base motive remains the same: to raise a ruckus by disturbing the look or reputation of art people know all too well.Via Artnews&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/10/25/basquiat-self-portrait-sothebys-new-york-auction-60m">Long-unseen Basquiat self-portrait could reach $60m at Sotheby’s New York</a>A Jean-Michel Basquiat self-portrait with an eight-figure estimate is poised to be one of the biggest lots of the New York autumn auction season, nearly a quarter century after the painting was last seen publicly.The 8ft-tall Self Portrait as a Heel (Part Two) (1982) will be the leading lot during Sotheby’s evening auction of contemporary art on 15 November in New York, where it’s expected to fetch between $40m and $60m.Via The Art Newspaper&nbsp;

What We're Reading: 11/6/23

<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/xdl7qo1twnz1coz3rk21.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/artist-reception-9d15a04e-40c8-4f49-9bb1-5f97a72c341d">Artist Reception</a>Opening: Thursday, November 2, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmMadron Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419293/mdwaudmv8l3j9jotypcg.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/new-works-by-ben-tinsley">Ben Tinsley: A Colorful Storm</a>Opening: Thursday, November 2, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmMcCormick Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419294/fb2bhdikgfbwjxaaiu9m.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/deb-sokolow">Deb Sokolow: Visualizing</a>Opening: Friday, November 3, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmWestern Exhibitions&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419294/djs2zpmj0rvhrtf0w9ch.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-carrying-stones-project-co-curated-by-sawyer-rose">The Carrying Stones Project</a>Opening: Friday, November 3, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmThe Art Center Highland Park&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419295/avl26cqmumufvhyoc7b3.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/petra-bachmaier-sean-gallero-of-luftwerk-studio">Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero of Luftwerk 1/24th, Light Over Light</a>Opening: Friday, November 3, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmVolume Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419296/cgmyhkuj9fdkzwd8qzfu.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/opening-night">Liza Jo Eilers</a>Opening: Friday, November 3, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmCircle Contemporary (Arts of Life)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419297/ti4a7edyt6v4orjluu4j.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/natani-notah-thoughts-on-being-thrown">Natani Notah: Thoughts on Being Thrown</a>Opening: Friday, November 3, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmDOCUMENT&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open Oct 31 - Nov 3 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419292/tbrba4juo26wjykidgvz.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/interplay">Interplay</a>Opening: Friday, November 3, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmT. Mari Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419293/kw1y7gzwtvjssj2bgw7m.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/peace-of-wild-things-featuring-clare-doveton-mark-thompson-debbie-kupinsky-craig-clifford">Peace of Wild Things: featuring Clare Doveton, Mark Thompson, Debbie Kupinsky, &amp; Craig Clifford</a>Opening: Friday, November 3, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmJames May Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419294/tc3si46jc9qdxn7amrva.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/reception-hidden-figures-unveiling-selfhood">Reception: hidden figures: unveiling selfhood</a>Opening: Friday, November 3, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmTandem Press&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419294/nqixwsn2m4uuxycbgofc.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/into-the-night">Into the Night</a>Opening: Friday, November 3, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmLily Pad | West&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419295/bb60bgjywy4xgoz92qgv.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/form-within-unveiling-hidden-aesthetics">Form Within: Unveiling Hidden Aesthetics</a>Opening: Friday, November 3, &nbsp;6 – 9&nbsp;pmChicago Sculpture International&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419296/gd90nauz3uthewmwnzho.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/angel-onofre-solo-feature-show-in-our-front-show-room">Angel Onofre 'Ghosts All Around'</a>Opening: Saturday, November 4, noon – 5&nbsp;pmVertical Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419297/gjgvp5lgrnjts8vbdqvh.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/madeline-gallucci">Madeline Gallucci: sound of my father singing</a>Opening: Saturday, November 4, noon – 5&nbsp;pmGoldfinch&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419298/upbcc8wjrdfiblzdgi1g.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jyl-bonaguro-tabula-rasa-inflight">Jyl Bonaguro: Tabula Rasa Inflight</a>November 4Evanston Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419299/bgz9nxhjstp37hkywsq9.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jeffrie-chirchirillo-and-susan-isaacson">Jeffrie Chirchirillo and Susan Isaacson</a>Opening: Saturday, November 4, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open Oct 31 - Nov 3 (Part II)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419292/cpa5aehdojgy4wqp8bfa.png"><figcaption>Artist Leonard Suryajaya stands in front of Kin Link, his latest installation, which will adorn the Chicago Riverwalk east of Michigan Avenue for about one year. Photo credit AnnMarie Welser</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/city-unveils-kin-link-along-chicago-riverfront?fbclid=IwAR0OpR9wRCAxDvwKLIj5iSjzdZ4MoOJwJICnDXQxrc8NVAT5TpPBZ_ElW_A">City unveils 'Kin Link,' a vision of family and immigration along the Chicago River</a>With performances by South Asian dancers and musicians, the City of Chicago heralded the unveiling of Kin Link, a series of five banners from artist Leonard Suryajaya, who said the installation was centered around the idea home.Via WBBM&nbsp;<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/10/23/dragonfly-gallery-and-creative-spaces-opens-art-workshops/">On The West Side, Dragonfly Gallery Relaunches Affordable Art Workshops After Pandemic Hiatus</a>A West Side art studio had to close just a week after it opened because of the pandemic — but its classes are finally back after being on pause for years.<a href="https://www.dragonflygallery.space/">Dragonfly Gallery and Creative Spaces</a>, 2436 W. Madison St., will begin hosting art classes again Monday after a two-year break. Registration is <a href="https://www.dragonflygallery.space/classes-at-dragonfly.html">online</a>.The art studio offers two- to three-hour-long classes in media like macrame, fused glass, ceramics, bookbinding, paper making and weaving. Ivonne Cruz, founder and executive director, priced classes at $40 each — cheaper than many art workshops in the city because she wants the classes to be accessible, she said.Via Block Club&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/10/27/artforum-fires-editor-david-velasco-over-israel-hamas-open-letter?utm_source=The+Art+Newspaper+Newsletters&amp;utm_campaign=cc34ad85ff-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_10_27_05_04&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-cc34ad85ff-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D">Artforum reportedly fires editor David Velasco over Israel-Hamas open letter</a>The editor-in-chief of the prestigious contemporary art magazine Artforum, David Velasco, has been fired over an <a href="https://www.artforum.com/columns/open-letter-art-community-cultural-organizations-518019/">open letter</a> on the Israel-Hamas war, according to the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/26/arts/artforum-editor-fired-david-velasco-palestine-gaza.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare">New York Times</a>.The letter, published on 19 October, calls for an immediate ceasefire to the Israeli bombing of Gaza. It criticises the "institutional silence" around the current humanitarian crisis in Palestine and advocates for Palestinian liberation. The authors of the letter are unknown.<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/10/23/art-world-figures-publish-statement-criticising-artforum-letter-for-omission-of-hamas-massacre-and-hostages">The letter published on Artforum drew criticism</a>, including from a number of influential figures in the art world, for initially omitting to mention Hamas's 7 October massacre that killed more than 1,400 people.Via The Art Newspaper&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 10/27/23

<html><head></head><body>By GINNY VAN ALYEAHalloween is almost here and Dia de Los Muertos is also upon us. This weekend offers some spooky art and ghoulish inspiration. The spirits are out and so is the art. Below is our wrap up of festive exhibitions and art events taking place around Chicago this holiday!&nbsp;Trick or treat!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419292/sdvysdhrjvnjfxgxdqyd.jpg"><figcaption>Martha Gabriela Driessen, Mayra y su vestido (Mayra and her Dress), Guanajuato, México, 2021, black and white digital photograph / fotografía digital blanco y negro, 17" x 22", courtesy of the artist</figcaption></figure><a href="https://nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/events/dia-de-muertos-living-presence">Día de Muertos, Living Presence</a>Thru December 10National Museum of Mexican ArtThe museum's 37th annual Day of the Dead exhibition remembers the thousands of people who died in the February 2023 earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The exhibition will also memorialize women around the world who have been violated, disappeared or murdered, with a large installation by 18 local artists. This year the Mexican community lost distinguished artists and dear friends whose lives and work we will also celebrate.&nbsp;With flowers, food and drinks, we await the return home of loved ones who no longer walk this Earth. The living presence of loved ones is felt on the Day of the Dead (November 1 and 2) by offering them what they enjoyed in life. This ancient tradition, with Mesoamerican and Spanish roots, unites Mexicans on both sides of the US/Mexico border as they create ofrendas and altars in homes, cemeteries, galleries, and museums to celebrate their lives. Curated by Dolores Mercado and Gustavo Herrera• Also taking place at the museum October 28: <a href="https://nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/events/dia-de-los-muertos-xicago-3">Join us on Saturday, October 28th</a> as we celebrate Día de los Muertos by transforming the Museum and its surroundings into a beautiful space to remember our loved ones. On this special day, guests can enjoy ofrendas created by community members, live musical performances, art activities, and a large illuminated ofrenda projected outside of the museum.• Then next weekend: <a href="https://nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/events/dia-de-muertos-love-never-dies-ball">Día de Muertos: Love Never Dies Ball</a>, November 4, 2023, 6:00 pm&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419293/mtbt4kixzuj9ufxmsbbn.png"><figcaption>Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago &nbsp;</figcaption></figure><a href="https://visit.mcachicago.org/events/streeterville-dog-halloween-party-2023/">Streeterville Dog Halloween Party 2023</a>October 28, 9-11:00 amMuseum of Contemporary Art&nbsp;From the Queen of England to a furry taco, from Dorothy and Toto to dinosaurs from Jurassic Bark, over 250 doggies and frequently their people, will don their most elaborate costumes for the 34th annual Streeterville Doggy (And Kitty) Halloween Costume Party and Parade, on Saturday October 28th, hosted at the MCA Sculpture Garden! It will be a pawsitvely fun morning where everyone is a wiener. Registration is recommended.The Doggy Parade kicks off at 9:30 AM and will be judged by 2nd Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins and Streeterville resident Maureen Schulman, who will award prizes to every pawtcipant.Have a kitty at home? Upload pics of your feline friend to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/streetervilleDoggyHalloween">Facebook event page</a> to enter the Virtual Cat Costume Content.<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/36th-annual-streeterville-doggy-and-kitty-halloween-party-tickets-695536086157?aff=oddtdtcreator">Register Here</a>Taking place in the <a href="https://mcachicago.org/about/locations/anne-john-kern-terrace-garden">Kern Terrace Garden</a>. Enter through the MCA's back gate bordering Lake Shore Park.This is a free event, but registration is recommended. Leashes and/or carriers are required.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419294/zjsffguhizx7arscneaw.jpg"><figcaption><a href="https://www.artic.edu/artworks/93798/picture-of-dorian-gray">Picture of Dorian Gray, 1943–44,</a> Ivan Albright</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.artic.edu/events/5789/teen-studio-workshop-halloween-block-prints">Teen Studio Workshop: Halloween Block Prints</a>October 28, 1:00–3:00The Art Institute of ChicagoThis spooky season, take inspiration from the work of Caravaggio, Ivan Albright, and other Art Institute horror icons to experiment in block printing. You’ll join teaching artist Jose Casales for lessons on image transferring, carving, and inking your own block prints to share with friends and family.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419294/cjtjwohgwdz4tgn6bn1c.jpg"></figure><a href="https://events.uchicago.edu/event/225050-1?mc_cid=5421424877&amp;mc_eid=d57bd5477e">Logan Center Ofrenda</a>Oct 30–Nov 6Logan Center for the ArtsIn celebration of Día de los Muertos, the Reva &amp; David Logan Center for the Arts present an altar about remembering and honoring. A chance to connect the living world with the invisible one, we invite visitors to place images of their loved ones who have transitioned, leave delicious foods and satisfying drinks they took pleasure in, and gift toys to the children who couldn’t stay with us long. All the little trinkets that brought joy to our furry friends while alive also have a space here.Empty picture frames on the altar are available for anyone to use. Include completely sealed food items, fresh flowers, knick-knacks, and un-opened drinks. Incense may be left, but it cannot be burned. Donate any items you feel comfortable leaving out to the public.The marigolds and butterflies will help guide our people here. Our love and tributes will return them full and whole till next year.&nbsp;</body></html>

Spooky and Festive Events for the Season

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419292/wr4ojkuu5d8e2rovpeah.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/rosy-petri-ed13d242-8d95-4e9e-9b06-181a3bf4e819">Closing Reception: Rosy Petri</a>Opening: Thursday, October 26, 7 – 9&nbsp;pmWadsworth Family Gallery at Lewis UniversityRosy Petri is a multidisciplinary artist fusing portraiture and storytelling as an act of witness.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419293/xttwv0cu955tp5tceuok.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/women-on-the-verge">Women on the Verge</a>Opening: Friday, October 27, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmRhona Hoffman GalleryRhona Hoffman Gallery is pleased to present Women on Verge, curated by Lisa Wainwright. The exhibition includes works by 27 artists and examines the prevalence in painting today of eccentric sendups of women by those who identify as women.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419294/birriqgnbarczzlbwoou.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/growing-up-now">Growing Up Now</a>Opening: Friday, October 27, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC GalleryArtists of all backgrounds explore the challenges and threats faced by children growing up in the world today.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419295/jhm38je4utcfqastmadx.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/of-earth-and-spirit">Of Earth and Spirit</a>Opening: Friday, October 27, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmSoNa Chicago Art Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419295/r74eiestxccqhreggnyl.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/nikko-washington-for-the-old-gods-and-the-new-9cd68afb-8381-4d72-8ea5-835ecafb94db">Nikko Washington: For the Old Gods and the New</a>Opening: Saturday, October 28, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmKavi Gupta Gallery - Washington Blvd.Washington’s emotive portraits of Black athletes make space for new perspectives on the roles of myth, folklore, and heroism in contemporary American culture.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419296/d2rcsbau4tyw0w3lyjmr.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/marian-carow-salvages">Marian Carow: Salvages</a>October 28Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC)What are the true surfaces of an object? Chicago-based artist Marian Carow considers this philosophical perspective and other formal concerns in her upcoming solo exhibition.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419297/kmpf5itsbjpmyv7zhvdr.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/unbreakable-ukrainian-contemporary-art">Unbreakable: Ukrainian Contemporary Art</a>Opening: Saturday, October 28, 12 – 4&nbsp;pmUkrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA)The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is proud to present our next exhibition Unbreakable: Ukrainian Contemporary Art. The exhibition features works created during the russian-Ukrainian war (2022-2023) and were brought directly from Ukraine.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419298/pl1u6bcysannerzvgcgf.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/crystal-marie-new-works-collage-art-paintings">Crystal Marie, New Works: Collage Art Paintings</a>Opening: Saturday, October 28, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmBlue Moon GalleryCrystal Marie is an artist, author, and creative mentor with a passion for teaching others how to recover their own unique voice. Her process is intuitive, which, she says, is simply the truest, most authentic version of her own voice.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open Oct 26 - 28

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419292/zlk384xrbd8l9f3uev7m.jpg"><figcaption>"Public educational institution of vocational and technical education, Sumy, Ukraine," by Ilya Yarovy. The painting is one of dozens included in an upcoming exhibit at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art depicting the ongoing war in Ukraine. Credit:Provided</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/10/19/dont-close-your-eyes-brings-art-depicting-war-in-ukraine-to-chicago/?utm_source=Pico&amp;utm_campaign=5906b1a626-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_10_19+Morning+List+1&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-cbdb1cc15c-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&amp;mc_cid=5906b1a626&amp;mc_eid=9fac193df8">‘Don’t Close Your Eyes’ Brings Art Depicting War In Ukraine To Chicago</a>An exhibit featuring pieces from more than two dozen Ukrainian artists about the war in their home country opens this weekend.“Don’t Close Your Eyes” opens Saturday at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W. Chicago Ave. The exhibit brings together more than 150 works by 26 artists from across Ukraine that showcase the literal effects of war as well as its psychological and emotional fallout.The show was curated by Hanna Melnyczuk, a Ukrainian-American artist and professor based in Massachusetts who began connecting with Ukrainian artists on social media after Russia invaded in February 2022.Via Block Club Chicago&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419293/peqspppwuirm3w4blwbo.jpg"><figcaption>This photo shows the 18th century painting titled “Landscape of Italian Character” by Vienna-born artist Johann Franz Nepomuk Lauterer, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 in Chicago. (AP Photo / Claire Savage)</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://news.wttw.com/2023/10/20/chicago-ceremony-300-year-old-painting-stolen-american-soldier-during-world-war-ii">In Chicago Ceremony, 300-Year-Old Painting Stolen by American Soldier During World War II Returned to German Museum</a>After a stopover in the U.S. that lasted the better part of a century, a baroque landscape painting that went missing during World War II was returned to Germany on Thursday.The FBI handed over the artwork by 18th century Austrian artist Johann Franz Nepomuk Lauterer to a German museum representative in a brief ceremony at the German Consulate in Chicago, where the pastoral piece showing an Italian countryside was on display.Art Recovery International, a company focused on locating and recovering stolen and looted art, tracked down the elusive painting after a person in Chicago reached out last year claiming to possess a “stolen or looted painting” that their uncle brought back to the U.S. after serving in World War II.The painting has been missing since 1945 and was first reported stolen from the Bavarian State Painting Collections in Munich, Germany. It was added to the database of the&nbsp;German Lost Art Foundation&nbsp;in 2012, according to a statement from the art recovery company.“The crux of our work at Art Recovery International is the research and restitution of artworks looted by Nazis and discovered in public or private collections. On occasion, we come across cases, such as this, where allied soldiers may have taken objects home as souvenirs or as trophies of wars,” said Christopher Marinello, founder of Art Recovery International.“Being on the winning side doesn’t make it right,” he added.The identity of the Chicago resident who had the painting was not shared. The person initially asked Marinello to be paid for the artwork.“I explained our policy of not paying for stolen artwork and that the request was inappropriate,” Marinello said.“We also know that someone tried to sell the painting in the Chicago art market in 2011 and disappeared when the museum put forth their claim.”Via WTTW&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/books/ct-ent-newberry-book-fair-chicago-20231019-c6iirxu3ozgovfilhufi3v3d3i-story.html">Out of print: After nearly 40 years, Newberry Book Fair is done</a>There is no shortage of used books in this city. You can find them in informal little libraries in neighborhood parks, and in community libraries requiring library cards, and in overstuffed storefronts filled with yellowing pages lacking dust covers, smelling of attics, wrapped in the plastic jackets of far-away suburban libraries.But since 1985, the Newberry Library’s annual book fair had been the Chicago used-book-apalooza.Still, the Newberry Library Book Fair is being pulped.At a pair of recent meetings, administrators informed volunteers that the largely volunteer-run event would be discontinued, off the calendar, permanently shelved.Via Chicago Tribune&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 10/23/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419279/hw3mm6njz1uqptkkbcsz.jpg"><figcaption>Painting by Charles Munch of Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;This fall we are highlighting an abundance of art worth travelling a short distance for, and Wisconsin offers spaces, exhibitions and special programs you can visit again and again. Whether you are visiting Milwaukee or Madison for the weekend or looking to add stops of interest on longer drives to or from the northwoods, there are many galleries and art centers to visit and museums to explore, along with public art. – GV&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419280/nezq73nbxnwbthsn1fnd.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Gilliam, Butterfly Days, 1986. Printed acetate and painted wood on printed, handmade couched paper with string embedded, 43 x 53 1/2 inches. Gift of Sue Steinmann and Bill Weege, Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.</figcaption></figure>MADISON&nbsp;&nbsp;Admission to the <a href="https://www.mmoca.org">The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA)</a> is always free, and when you are there you can enjoy their remarkable permanent collections of art by Chicago Imagists, from Roger Brown to Karl Wirsum and Gladys Nilsson, as well as Mexican Modernists such as Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. The Museum has a robust contemporary exhibition program as well. Three of their shows to catch this fall include: RECOLLECT: Sam Gilliam (thru March 3, 2024); Federico Uribe: Metamorphosis | Metamorfosis (Sept 30–May 26, 2024) and imaginary I (Nov 11, 2023 – April 7, 2024).&nbsp;On the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison is <a href="https://chazen.wisc.edu">The Chazen Museum of Art</a>, sited between two lakes and within walking distance of the state capitol. The Chazen is the largest collecting museum in the Big 10 conference, though visiting during game day in football season could be tricky. Whenever you do visit you will get to explore approximately 26,000 works of art that make up the second-largest collection of art in Wisconsin.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419281/uin71fwshgyr0lkrkfsj.jpg"><figcaption>On view thru Nov 10 at Tandem press is <a href="https://tandempress.wisc.edu/exhibitions/hidden-figures-unveiling-selfhood/">hidden figures: unveiling selfhood</a> Curated by Teyjhana Barton-Neal, Curatorial Intern Summer 2023</figcaption></figure><a href="https://tandempress.wisc.edu">Tandem Press</a> is also affiliated with UW-Madison. A professional print publisher and gallery, Tandem invites internationally renowned artists to create original fine art prints in its printmaking studio. Visitors may tour the printmaking studio, view gallery exhibitions, and browse the print study center.Tandem Press has produced original fine art editions with over 100 artists, including Derrick Adams, Jim Dine, Jeffrey Gibson, Sam Gilliam, Michelle Grabner, Mickalene Thomas, and others.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419282/aib4hjnjagyninnzditw.png"><figcaption>Rose B. Simpson: Counterculture installation view at the Art Preserve, 2023. Rose B. Simpson, Counterculture (detail), 2022; dyed concrete, steel, clay, and cable; 128 x 24 x 11 in. each. Courtesy of the artist, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.</figcaption></figure>SHEBOYGANSheboygan is home to both the <a href="https://www.jmkac.org">John Michael Kohler Art Center (JMKAC)</a>, and the companion <a href="https://www.jmkac.org/art-preserve/">Art Preserve</a>, which opened in 2021 and is the world’s first museum to focus entirely on work from art environments. In addition to a regular exhibition program, the Art Center offers a Resource Center with research opportunities as well as the hands-on Social STUDIO for all ages that ties-in with current exhibitions. On view through February 25, 2024 is Rose B. Simpson: Counterculture. Counterculture was created for and originally installed on the ancestral lands of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohican Indians, in present-day Williamstown, Massachusetts. The sculptures’ move to Wisconsin traces the path of forced removal experienced by the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, which today is located on their reservation in northeastern Wisconsin, with members also living in other parts of Wisconsin, the United States, and the world.&nbsp;MILWAUKEE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419283/idfugge6kuca1z0paayc.jpg"><figcaption>Amy Sherald (American, b. 1973), Sometimes the King is a Woman, 2019, Oil on canvas, 54” x 43” x 2 1/2” © Amy Sherald. Courtesy the artist and Hauser &amp; Wirth</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;This fall, the Milwaukee Art Museum presents <a href="https://mam.org/exhibitions/50-paintings/">50 Paintings</a>, a landmark survey, on view Nov. 17, 2023–June 23, 2024, featuring recent pieces by 50 artists working today. Eschewing curatorial narratives and thematic groupings, 50 Paintings invites visitors to explore a wide array of artistic styles and strategies, engage in close looking, and formulate their own assessments of painting as it is practiced today. From internationally recognized names like Cecily Brown, David Diao, Nicole Eisenman, Judy Ledgerwood, and Amy Sherald to rising talents like Jake Troyli, Carmen Neely, GaHee Park, and Cinga Samson, the 50 artists in 50 Paintings are each represented by one painting created in the past five years. Works on view reflect a range of painterly styles, expressions, and concepts, but all were created through the application of oil or acrylic paint with a brush to stretched canvases or other traditional painting techniques. The exhibition is co-curated by Margaret Andera, Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, and artist and scholar Michelle Grabner.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419283/qal4upff8by426jhxzeh.jpg"><figcaption>On view through October 28 at James May Gallery in Milwaukee is "The Architecture of Everything" featuring Ellen Weider, Damien Hoar de Galvan, &amp; Liz Rundorff Smith &nbsp; &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;A group of galleries based in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward hosts a bustling art walk four times a year called Gallery Night MKE. This fall’s art walk just took place this past weekend, &nbsp;October 20 and 21, and the next Gallery Night MKE will be in January 2024. Spaces to visit during Gallery Night, or any time, include <a href="https://www.jamesmaygallery.com">James May Gallery</a>, <a href="https://lilypadgallery.com/milwaukee/">Lilypad West</a>, <a href="https://www.portraitsocietygallery.com/home">Portrait Society</a> (which held an exhibition of works by Phyllis Bramson this summer) and the <a href="https://www.miad.edu">Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD)</a>. <a href="https://toryfolliard.com">Tory Folliard Gallery</a> celebrates its 35th anniversary this year. A local gallery with a national reputation, Folliard’s program emphasizes Midwest artists, from John Wilde to Tom Uttech and Fred Stonehouse.&nbsp;&nbsp;Milwaukee’s gallery scene is as old as it is changeable. <a href="https://davidbarnettgallery.com">David Barnett Gallery</a> has been open since 1966, when its namesake founder was still a college student.<a href="http://www.thegreengallery.biz"> The Green Gallery</a> has two locations (East, and West) in the city. This summer they the hosted the first solo presentation of Ugo Rondinone’s work in Wisconsin, Milwaukee landscapes, held in conjunction with Rondinone’s curation of Nature Doesn’t Know About Us, the 2022/2023 edition of the city-wide public art exhibition, <a href="https://www.sculpturemilwaukee.com">Sculpture Milwaukee</a>. <a href="http://www.thesuburban.org/index.html">The Suburban</a>, co-founded by artists and curators Michelle Grabner and Brad Killam first in 1999 in Oak Park–an actual suburb of Chicago–then relocated to Milwaukee in 2005. It is a project space that invites artists to engage with whatever possibilities inspire them.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419284/ggnye95s5xdbjdnhlf5x.jpg"><figcaption>Kaspar Müller, LongevityOctober 6 - November 11, 2023 is on view at <a href="http://www.thegreengallery.biz/exhibitions/kaspar-muller-longevity/press-release">The Green Gallery</a>&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Milwaukee’s specialized museums offer windows on the city’s collecting history, such as the <a href="https://www.charlesallis.org">Charles Allis Art Museum</a> and the<a href="https://www.villaterrace.org"> Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum</a>, the latter designed as a private home by architect David Adler to resemble an Italian villa, with Lake Michigan standing in for the Meditteranean Sea. <a href="https://www.msoe.edu/grohmann-museum/">The Grohmann Museum</a>, on the campus of the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSoE), counts more than 1,700 works of art from 1580 to the present that document the evolution of organized work from manpower and horsepower to water, steam, and electrical power. <a href="https://www.marquette.edu/haggerty-museum/">The Haggerty Museum</a>, Marquette University’s teaching museum, serves its students as well as the community through its collection.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419285/wwdvlxibcdpbsyhzlhsn.jpg"><figcaption>Anwar Floyd-Pruitt, artist-in-residence at the Saint Kate Arts Hotel</figcaption></figure>If gallery and museum visits don’t offer enough art for you, you can stay downtown at the <a href="https://www.saintkatearts.com">Saint Kate Arts Hotel</a> which features artistic-themed guest rooms and an exhibition program. It is among the first hotels to broadly celebrate the arts in its many forms – from painting and sculpture to music, poetry, and performing arts. To further our connection and support of the arts, Saint Kate is proud to announce its Artist in Residence program. The residency is an opportunity available once per year for artists working in any genre or medium in the Midwest. The program supports artists by providing studio space, a stipend, consistent access to the Saint Kate Curator, and networking opportunities. The structure of The Artist in Residence program and the artist’s duties reflect the core values of Saint Kate: Creativity, Curiosity, Community, Collaboration, and Common Ground. The current resident artist is <a href="https://www.saintkatearts.com/art-residences/artist-in-residence">Anwar Floyd-Pruitt</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419285/oafrjdv8w5jt9ioi4iky.jpg"><figcaption>Left: detail of Fractal Disruptions by Jennifer Mannebach. Mixed media, 2023. Right: Chromatic Spectrum Landscape (fig. 3) by Christine Forni. Glass, porcelain, minerals paint skins and metal, 2023.</figcaption></figure>RACINE&nbsp;In Downtown Racine <a href="https://www.osprojects.art">OS Projects</a> focuses on artists living and working in the Chicago-Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee urban corridor. Opening November 11 at the gallery is Thresholds, an exhibition featuring the work of Christine Forni and Jennifer Mannebach. Nearby in Racine <a href="https://www.mahoganygallery.com">Mahogany Gallery</a> focuses on exhibiting the work, experiences art and historical narratives of Black and brown visual artists. The <a href="https://www.ramart.org">Racine Art Museum</a> is home to America’s largest contemporary craft collection, with&nbsp; over 10,000 pieces. RAM hosts 15–20 exhibitions per year.&nbsp;To keep up to date with CGN's calendar of art events happening in Wisconsin, <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?district=illinois-and-midwest">click here</a>.&nbsp;</body></html>

Road Trip: What’s On In Wisconsin

<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><a href="https://news.artnet.com/market/frieze-london-2023-vip-sales-report-2374551">As Frieze London Turns 20, the Art Fair Trades Risk for Reward, Serving Up Palatable Offerings to a Softer Market</a>There was a sense of intensity and focus among the early-bird visitors to the Frieze art fair (October 11–15, 2023) on its 20th anniversary in London’s Regent’s Park, with smooth entry to the signature white tent that offered a marked contrast to the scrum many visitors complained about last year.Via Artnet&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419292/akg6lgupks7dtf24sivk.png"><figcaption>People walk outside the mostly empty Thompson Center on July 19, 2023, in Chicago’s Loop. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-thompson-center-google-demolition-permit-20231018-kavcb44n3ra6lmzy523r2cclh4-story.html">Thompson Center demolition permit approved in step toward Google’s remodeling</a>The Chicago Department of Buildings approved a permit for demolition at the James R. Thompson Center affecting the iconic building’s interior and facade.The Helmut Jahn-designed Thompson Center previously served as a state office building before it was sold in July 2022 to JRTC Holdings, a company led by real estate developer Michael Reschke.Google has a “build-to-suit agreement” with JRTC Holdings to buy the Thompson Center once renovations are complete. The internet giant is expected to begin occupying the building in 2026, the company said in July 2022.Via Chicago Tribune&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-claudie-miller-nick-cave-movie-1017-20231017-5ok2teqig5alvomoa3qaqlkyue-story.html">Nick Cave invited her to make her first movie about his work, with magical results. It’s part of the CIFF.</a>Of the many films — more than 175 by my count — that are part of the current edition of the Chicago International Film Festival, one of the shortest is also one of the best, for it allows viewers an exciting and intimate visit with one of our city’s most passionate and intriguing artists.That artist’s name is Nick Cave and the woman who made the film is Claude-Aline Nazaire-Miller. Though “376 Days (Nick Cave: ‘Keep it Movin’)” is her first film and only 37 minutes long, it is a brilliant portrait of an artist.Via Chicago Tribune&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 10/19/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419292/f8wfgd335ekafltdev3k.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/italian-excellence-illustrations-for-italo-calvino">Italian Excellence: Illustrations for Italo Calvino</a>Exhibition begins October 19Istituto Italiano di CulturaIn response to the theme "Italian language and sustainability" the exhibition provides an insight into the Calvinian world and nature, through the contemporary interpretation of young illustrators from around the world.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419293/kycygqlkeys7mqyvjhw4.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/affen-segun-for-we-are-kings-timeless-transfers-of-generational-joy-happiness-and-swag">Affen Segun: For We are Kings: Timeless Transfers of Generational Joy, Happiness and Swag</a>Opening: Friday, October 20, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmElephant Room GalleryAs an artist, Affen is heavily inspired by culture, motherhood, family and love. For this exhibition in particular, he has found inspiration through the people he has met and has felt compelled to tell their stories. Each piece contains a character reimagined by Affen, accompanied by thoughtfully placed objects, patterned backgrounds or abstract elements, all within a setting or occasion. Incorporating color, strong composition and Ankara patterned fabrics, Affen’s art is visual poetry, bursting forth with relentless energetic expression.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419294/htcqoyhfsokxtdmos7mo.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/no-artificial-ingredients">No Artificial Ingredients</a>Opening: Friday, October 20, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmEast Erie GalleryFeaturing nine Chicago area based artists showcasing their painting, collage, sculpture, pastel, glass, and watercolor.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419295/my2sve8yekvsw2qnrjgj.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/reception-for-masters-of-different-eras">Reception for Masters of Different Eras</a>Opening: Saturday, October 21, 3 – 8&nbsp;pmExpression Gallery of Fine ArtPresenting Masters of Different Eras featuring paintings by Nikolay Blokhin, and graphics by Pierre- Auguste Renoir. View the evolution of Impressionism, tradition and expression from the 19th century to modern day.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419296/k3lvwselhouj4nnxywli.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/don-t-close-your-eyes">Don’t Close Your Eyes</a>Opening: Saturday, October 21, noon – 4&nbsp;pmUkrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA)The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is proud to present Don’t Close Your Eyes, a collection of work by 26 artists responding to the war in Ukraine. How do artists depict war?&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open Oct 19 - 22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419286/kboq9uso5bmqqidczvbl.jpg"><figcaption>AIC Lion</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;By Ginny Van AlyeaHalloween can be enjoyed in many ways beyond trick or treating, and one distinctly artistic way to celebrate this year is to attend the 9th annual Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade, a family-friendly happening presented by <a href="https://luma8.org">LUMA8</a> (Light Up My Arts), an independent not-for-profit that strives to elevate Chicago as a focal point of artistic innovation to enrich the lives of its citizens and create economic impact. The parade takes place at night and features unique floats, spectacle puppets and all forms of creative performance.&nbsp;The co-founder and artistic director of Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade is former Commissioner of Cultural Affairs, Mark Kelly. Kelly shared, “I am very excited to have the League of Chicago Theatres, in partnership with BandWith Chicago, leading the parade,” this year. On some of the specific featured groups, he commented, “Reinvent Ability and their wheelchair dancers will join over 40 dance organizations, while several striking IATSE film locals will remind us of their importance to the cultural life of our city. The amazing creative life of our city is truly captured in this playful and singular event.”Arts in the Dark came about when Sharene Shariatzadeh, the then Executive Director of the Chicago Cultural Mile organization, was tasked with producing a Halloween parade and she contacted Kelly because of his work leading the&nbsp; Columbia College Wabash Arts Corridor initiative. Kelly remembers, "Having thought for many years about the creative potential of Halloween for Chicago’s arts community, the question struck me like a thunderbolt." Within 24 hours he had prepared a vision statement proposing a Halloween parade celebrating Chicago’s cultural landscape and declaring Halloween as the artists' holiday. The rest of the plans came together just as quickly, with the Chicago Cultural Mile board endorsing Kelly's plan and Kelly and Shariatzadeh forging a partnership as co-founders of what began as "The Halloween Gathering" and shifted a few years later to the "Arts in the Dark" parade, produced by LUMA8, the company Shariatzadeh founded in 2017. Kelly is currently the Artistic Director and a Board Member of LUMA8.*This year the celebration takes place Saturday, October 21, from 6–8pm in the Loop. Attendees are urged to arrive early to find a good spectating spot and attend a pre-Parade candy giveaway starting at 5pm featuring HARIBO’s Goldenbear (that's a gummy bear) and more. Of course creative costumes are definitely encouraged; many attendees come dressed in their own colorful and creative costumes to join in the festive fun while watching the parade of participants celebrate Halloween as the “artists’ holiday”. Parade members include participants from major cultural organizations, inspiring youth programs, and aspiring artists in every field. Named ‘One of the best Halloween celebrations in the world’ by UK-based Wanderlust magazine – this dazzling production annually delights an audience of 50,000+ gathered along historic State Street, from Lake to Van Buren Streets.This year’s parade holds a record number of applicants, with a selection of approximately 90 arts organizations participating. Families can expect to see well over 4,000 parade participants with virtually every neighborhood in Chicago represented. Colorful costumes, masks, installations, lighting, fire, acrobatics, puppetry and spectacle, dance moves and choreography, music, theatrical performances, street arts, circus arts, and cultural traditions will fill State Street.A parade could take place any time of year and for a range of holidays, but the timing of late fall, and the choice of Halloween is key. Says Kelly, "This is a time which is embedded deeply within the history of human culture as we acknowledge that light is fading and darkness looms, a time when we don masks and costumes, wrestle with our mortality, engage the spirits, take on personas, and seek playful connection with each other. Halloween is the great American holiday with little of the weight which comes from our holidays framed with religious, nationalistic and family expectations."As the parade nears a decade in existence, Kelly says he thinks that several key ideas are fundamental to its success. "Chicago is a world cultural capital," he explains, "but it lacks a special moment when it celebrates the breadth and depth of its cultural landscape. We encompass film, museums, schools, theater, music, dance, the visual arts, architecture, design, teaching artists,&nbsp;literature and so much more. We are a universe of creative practice invisible to ourselves and to the larger world. Arts in the Dark creates a celebratory moment in which we come together in playful solidarity and expand and excite our audience’s imagination about who we are and how important we are to the vitality of our city." "With Mardi Gras and Carnivale as our North Star," he says, "we seek to build a mission driven and curated parade that brings artistry, creativity and performance to the street. There will be no waving politicians, traditional beauty queens, or sponsorship floats in our parade. Bringing together a mix of masks and costumes, light and fire, theater, music and dance, an array of puppets and spectacle, circus arts, and ethnic cultural traditions, we will create a sense of collective joy for our audience and our performers."&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419288/qpc8mdqot3x2vrypbnxs.jpg"><figcaption>Rogue Llama, 2022. Raf Winterpacht Photography</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;* This year marks the parade’s inaugural bilingual emcee, Spanish-speaking WGN-TV journalist and co-anchor Lourdes Duarte, who will provide commentary on the parade from her staging between Monroe and Adams Streets.&nbsp; This year’s parade will feature close to a dozen Mexican contingents, many of which choose to represent their cultural heritage by showcasing the traditions surrounding Dia de los Muertos. Noteworthy as well are the remarkable contributions of Chicago’s Black cultural organizations and traditions to the parade. A wide array of ethnic and cultural traditions will be represented as well, including Brazilian, Columbian, Irish, Indonesian, Peruvian, Caribbean, Jamaican, Polynesian, and Indigenous groups.Chicago’s diverse dance community will be well represented with a selection of 40 dance organizations including Reinvent Ability dance group and their wheelchair dancers, The Joffrey Ballet, Forward Momentum Chicago, Ballet Folklorico de Chicago, Astronaut Flee, Trinity Dance School, Aztec Dance, and more. Dance genres will include footwork, tango, hip hop, house, stepping, clogging and ballet. And this year, audiences can expect a collection of 12 marching bands and drumlines and several music ensembles. Select music groups include everything from the South Side Jazz Coalition to the Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles. The parade showcases a variety of music genres including hip-hop, jazz, gospel, opera, Mariachi, house, pop, steel pan, rock, punk and more.For Kelly this creative coming-together is an important work in progress. "While we speak proudly of Chicago’s cultural landscape, we also recognize that we are divided by race and class and further divided by genre, neighborhoods, the lack of resources, and the grind of our daily work. Arts in the Dark recognizes these fissures but also seeks a moment when we all come together to celebrate our collective ethos."&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419289/wwt3pfqpf3y4wfdll6de.jpg"><figcaption>Ballet Folklorico Xochitl girls in a line, 2019. Distract Your Face Photography</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;LUMA8 President &amp; CEO Sharene Shariatzadeh shared that her company will provide over $70K in grants to parade groups who might not otherwise be able to participate.&nbsp;“Our priority is to ensure that Arts in the Dark is a true reflection of Chicago’s diverse cultural and ethnic community,” she says. “Thanks to the support of our sponsors and a 2023 Chicago Presents Grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), we are able to offer the assistance that allows organizations from every corner of Chicago to celebrate together in the heart of the city.”Arts in the Dark is presented by LUMA8 and the City of Chicago. And Halloween also wouldn't be halloween without candy. Apparently Chicago is known as the ‘Candy Capital of North America.' In recognition of this sweet title, the parade is co-sponsored by two giants of the candy industry: Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, and HARIBO, the world's leading manufacturer of gummi products. The event also has Major Support from the Chicago Loop Alliance, is produced in partnership with DCASE and is a proud recipient of a 2023 Chicago Presents Grant. Additional support is provided by Choose Chicago, Harris Theater for Music and Dance at Millennium Park, and William Blair.&nbsp;For more information visit <a href="http://www.artsinthedark.org/">www.artsinthedark.org</a>&nbsp;#&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419290/vwca4rwqcar5jkv6zqhr.jpg"><figcaption>2022 Dancers</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;</body></html>

Arts in the Dark 2023: An Artistic Way To Celebrate Halloween

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419292/zwalbtpe5nsvnqfqpbwl.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ARCGalleryChicago">ARC Gallery Fundraises Following Vandalism in West Town</a>ARC Gallery posted over the weekend that their street facing window had been totally smashed and there was damage to the gallery. Their 50th anniversary exhibition is currently on view. Just a few weeks ago, a few blocks west on Chicago Ave., Andrew Rafacz Gallery had a truck drive through the front of their space.&nbsp;The gallery shared on Facebook: "ARC Gallery was vandalized late last night. This is the 2nd time this year that the windows of the gallery have been broken! We are saddened by this incident during the 50th Anniversary of this Women's co-operative gallery. Please support our mission to continue for the next 50 years!" <a href="https://qrco.de/beR3wJ?fbclid=IwAR2ijw1ooTtUkRgesREtCBdmuuaTDzkj4oHNty1PrsMrATixFBA8r82m_4c">https://qrco.de/beR3wJ</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419293/sixskgnmorn5wqtaednf.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.newberry.org/news/tantillo">Newberry Names New President</a>The Newberry Library is pleased to announce the appointment of Astrida Orle Tantillo as its tenth President and Librarian. Tantillo was named following an international search that employed the executive search firm Isaacson, Miller. She joins the Newberry from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), where she served as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) from 2012 to 2022 and is currently Professor of Germanic Studies and History. As Dean, Tantillo oversaw a budget of $100 million, 25 academic departments and programs, approximately 700 tenure and non-tenure track faculty members, and more than 200 staff members. She was recruited to the Newberry's Board of Trustees in 2022 due to her extensive experience in academic administration in Chicago.&nbsp;&nbsp;During her tenure, LAS supported a variety of new centers and initiatives, including the Freshwater Lab, an interdisciplinary freshwater policy and research initiative; the Inter-University Program for Latino Research/UIC Mellon Fellows Program; and the Center for LatinX Literature of the Americas. She raised $50 million as part of IGNITE: The Campaign for UIC, while strategically investing in faculty hiring, recruitment and retention, and expanding the number of endowed chairs and professorships. She strengthened and expanded collaborations with cultural institutions including the Field Museum and Chicago Humanities.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="www.wndrmuseum.com/artistday">WNDR Museum Announces Free Day for Artists</a>WNDR Museum, Chicago’s original immersive art and technology experience will celebrate International Artist Day on Wednesday, Oct. 25 with free admission at all three locations. For one day only, WNDR will open its doors and welcome visitors to experience more than 20 interactive artworks by cutting edge artists, collectives, technologists, designers and makers from around the world. Hours vary by location.&nbsp;Guests visiting WNDR Museum on International Artist Day on Wednesday, Oct. 25 are encouraged make reservations in advance via <a href="https://u56787.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=NrnrG0O-2BDJoeMfmwX6fgM8kgDAm3a4IUVIpi91dSY6YExgErCqAu3yC-2Bo5DsBQywSwhbfwhm1rRhiw7teegmHLhLtx-2BF8JXy39s3CxZJKojhwL7iGCTGK4uf1JPE3-2BfVGWF4546iFbstYMSf6SB3QQ-3D-3D24qP_xxAoLhAhtcHLpzoert8wLdy8LhslUpMxoeAEp22rbZeZNuvURfS1ekW5Lf-2FQ7lrRTMvPAEYjJomxeqK6QjbnoC23UM94NYkaFTuNpMmIXARmZnLWrsey7MF7qhU-2FA53xp5IU3D7DMDXkvWiwmKh876Rh4oqicridU-2Bz-2Bp50iKvVlb32Zyvca6tfuKoBojVccM2P-2FebNrWrdtNYp-2F0jPxfJja74YNcFgE-2B8-2BwEZlQQIdU60SiuICo4DvqmeS5h-2F55DWXO1XRP0OAO4VUko8DFiPfH0swcexT-2BI6Qg5LHNk8NKmj8woU-2BCUivARpqYlTvncP4CKjWFrvS-2BW4eg4-2FnDaGe9pLLjJX-2B9NXctUuCwficVjndfiacCZHYyDmTaC6VoAk91MJKFMxbHaOKswQSqFOe7eIYhFAG9C5KKx7SSm4d7T5LNNnw1cyLfsUHQanJzxUHhAcgv1hRC5pAeccsxLFRwEmdK5B6fjlCSiR6aVTt9iEkTFI9OGPZtDlXR1Jn3S4lPfd-2Fy-2BfmM6-2BqsijagAqj1BKLcMqOsgu9IPrmGXE485vvNBcyozh8-2FJenK4KbfMyE9TLuxMFtFgNOVF1-2B-2BB5YXT6ksmukxlEKTj3Ips4Mza7uTbV-2F-2FcSQkiVxcw3p4nYmClTdY505U0drV7X7QKQ-3D-3D">www.wndrmuseum.com/artistday</a> to guarantee entry. Walk-ups are welcome on a first-come-first-serve basis as space allows.WNDR Museum International Artist Day Hours Wednesday, Oct. 25, 12 to 8 p.m.WNDR Museum Chicago, 1130 W Monroe St.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419294/rbpk706p2yxwakeuqozm.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bacachi.org">Renamed Black Arts &amp; Culture Alliance of Chicago</a>The nonprofit African American Arts Alliance of Chicago has announced a new name, effective immediately: the Black Arts &amp; Culture Alliance of Chicago.President Charlique C. Rolle and Vice President Vershawn Sanders-Ward spoke at a recent event of the service organization’s 26-year legacy and mission to support, showcase and advance excellence in the vibrant Black arts and culture sector in Chicago.&nbsp;“We are immensely grateful to our founders for creating this space for us. As the next generation of Black voices and artists in Chicago, our goal is that the Black Arts &amp; Culture Alliance is truly a hub for artists and voices of the diaspora, where we can see ourselves represented through all of the nuances of our history and our future. Art-making and storytelling have always been a vital tool for liberation in our community and a driver of our cultural experience and community-building efforts. The Alliance will continue to build and support the intersections of how Black artists influence and stimulate our culture, society and economy,” said President Charlique C. Rolle.In 1997, African American Arts Alliance co-founders Jackie Taylor, Joan Gray, Chuck Smith and Ron O.J. Parson saw a great need for community interaction and development, and incorporated the African American Arts Alliance to build upon the rich history of the original Black Theatre Alliance, expanding the organization to serve the needs of Black performing, visual, literary, technical and design art forms.&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 10/12/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419286/n7qpeuaw4jfcocyo8aax.jpg"><figcaption>Offices of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. Inland Steel Building, Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill, 1958. During OHC 2023 visitors will be escorted through the lobby to the elevators and sent directly to the 4th floor where they can explore the space. Employees will be on hand to answer any questions. Pop-up-style presentations will be given throughout the weekend featuring many of the firm's innovative projects. &nbsp;<a href="https://openhousechicago.org/sites/site/adrian-smith-gordon-gill-architecture/#controls">More info.</a></figcaption></figure>&nbsp;By CGN StaffChicago hardly needs to add to its architectural bonafides, but the Chicago Architecture Center's free annual public festival, Open House Chicago, is an opportunity to focus attention on what has given Chicago its global reputation as a progressive and dynamic city. For one free weekend, a rich range of the city's architectural treasures are open to the public in celebration of the city's very special, and beautiful, history and architecture - showcasing its past and future.One of the largest events of its kind, 2023’s OHC in-person visits occur October 14 and 15 and highlight more than 20 neighborhoods. Visitors will encounter themes of neighborhood investment, community engagement, historic preservation and more. talks and programs, and behind-the-scenes access to 150 architecturally, historically and culturally significant sites. For free visitors gain access to some of the city’s most historically, culturally and architecturally important sites in 170+&nbsp; locations across 20+ Chicago neighborhoods. Normally many of these sites are closed to the public during the year.&nbsp;Additionally, for the first time, the CAC will host two Friday events, including one exclusively for CAC members. On Friday, October 13, a kickoff party takes place at the CAC, where visitors can experience the Center’s exhibits for free and purchase official OHC merchandise. CAC members will also be invited to an opening night party on the 33rd floor of the Willis Tower. The event will feature light bites and a performance of an original piece of music inspired by the Willis Tower and commissioned by CAC (so become a member now!)&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419287/udo13d4flfolh7dcvn7k.jpg"><figcaption>2022 site Avondale Bowl</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;The rest of the weekend will feature self-guided tours across the city’s diverse neighborhoods, allowing OHC participants to experience Chicago’s deep architectural history firsthand. This year’s program will enable visitors to tour the childhood home of Walt Disney in Hermosa and the National Cambodian Heritage Museum in Ravenswood. Also new to OHC this year is Uptown’s historic Riviera Theater, an ornate concert venue originally built in 1917 as a movie theater.&nbsp;“Open House Chicago makes architecture and design accessible and is a free program for all,” said Eleanor Gorski, CEO &amp; President, Chicago Architecture Center. “The event is a true community venture, and we’re thrilled to collaborate with chambers of commerce, neighborhood organizations, arts and culture organizations and historical societies across the city to bring the festival to life.”&nbsp;In addition to the tours, Open House Chicago sites will also host programming and activations during the weekend. This year, CAC has enhanced the festival experience by launching a new app that provides information on programming and allows attendees to create their own itineraries of OHC sites.&nbsp;&nbsp;Open House Chicago runs Oct 13–15, 2023Details at <a href="https://openhousechicago.org">openhousechicago.org</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419288/kesfcoouvlh6qllgdb70.jpg"><figcaption>Edgewater Beach Apartments. Photo Allix Rogers.&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;#</body></html>

Open House Chicago Celebrates Architecture Oct 14 and 15

<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/v1721419287/ilnzurzxhiujez52vp2a.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/stitched-time">Stitched Time</a>Opening: Friday, October 13, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmOliva GalleryThis exhibition highlights the idea of extreme kinship between artists separated by time and space. The showing artist found cultural phenomena from different corners of the world that feel to them like home. They re-use, morph, reinvent concepts and ideas, created, heard, tasted, and sung somewhere else or during some other time.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419287/mvfum60ffmvbalilwyif.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/difference-machines-technology-and-identity-in-contemporary-art">Difference Machines: Technology and Identity in Contemporary Art</a>Exhibition begins October 13Wrightwood 659Difference Machines: Technology and Identity in Contemporary Art addresses the complex relationship between the technologies we use and the identities we inhabit. The exhibition presents the work of seventeen contemporary artists who ask some of the most urgent questions we face today: How is technology changing the way we see ourselves, and each other? In what ways does it contribute to—or allow us to resist—prejudice and systemic forms of oppression? What role should it have in our lives and in our communities?&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419288/xxuenatqjepxnmfdbhoj.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/time-memory-mythos">Time Memory Mythos</a>Opening: Saturday, October 14, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmWoman Made GalleryJuror Monica Brown said, “Memory is an abstraction. It holds our entire history, but how much of that is our “real” story? What stories do we tell ourselves about this story? Which stories do we own and which ones own us? And how do we break free of those that don’t serve our greatest good? In what ways do time and memory inform the larger mythos that shapes life philosophies and religious beliefs?”&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419289/mbkiyd5hoxd8oqt0if6d.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/a-cornucopia-of-prints">A Cornucopia of Prints</a>Opening: Saturday, October 14, 3 – 5&nbsp;pmBert Green Fine ArtA collection of works both new and recently exhibited at the gallery by a variety of our artists, including works on paper published by the gallery in recent years. The newest works are by William Powhida, Sandra Yagi, Eleftheria Lialios, Laurie Hassold and Doug Fogelson.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open Oct 13 - 15

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419286/gtdklyqkox71erb73ton.jpg"><figcaption>Artist Jennifer Presant, Credit: Yancey Hughes</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;This weekend there is a lot happening in Evanston just north of Chicago. Openings and tours are taking place in multiple venues and many are centered around the 9th annual Evanston Made, a self-guided tour of over 40 studios in Evanston. The event is a fantastic opportunity to meet artists in their studio, learn about their practice and build or start a collection around these local working artists.&nbsp;The event spans Evanston, and a helpful Google map marking each studio and artist is provided so you can plan your tour at <a href="http://evanstonmade.org/">evanstonmade.org</a>&nbsp;Key events taking place as part of Evanston Made are:&nbsp;OCTOBER 6:&nbsp;Studio&nbsp;Tour Preview &amp; Pop-up: 1100 Florence 3–8pmOCTOBER 7:&nbsp;Open Studio Tour: Self-guided tour across Evanston, 12-5pm&nbsp;First Saturday Evanston Art Events, 9am-8pm&nbsp;OCTOBER 8:&nbsp;Maker's Market at 1800 Maple Ave. Garage, 12-5pm&nbsp;&nbsp;More events are highlighted below.&nbsp;– CGN&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419287/t19iavqyqdpschdne9wd.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/annie-briard-mary-farmilant-kellie-klein-renee-robbins-nina-weiss">Annie Briard, Mary Farmilant, Kellie Klein, Renee Robbins, Nina Weiss</a>Opening: Sunday, Oct 8, 1 – 4&nbsp;pm On view Oct 7 – Nov 5<a href="/organizations/evanston-art-center--3">Evanston Art Center</a>This group show of work by women artists offers photography, digital art, painting and more.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419288/wx1nhqbpfk9zat16skd9.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/my-downward-gaze">My Downward Gaze</a>Opening: Saturday, Oct 7, 5 – 8&nbsp;pm On view Oct 7 – 29<a href="/organizations/perspective-group-photography-gallery-ltd">Perspective Photo Gallery</a>Perspective Gallery is proud to present a new show ,"My Downward Gaze",&nbsp; that incorporates two of Bob Tanner's related projects: "At Ocean's Edge" and "At Winter's Edge".&nbsp; Peering from above, the artist captures ephemeral patterns in the ebb and flow of wind, tides, and water, and more improbably, in the residue left by the coming and going of traffic in a parking garage. In viewing images that reproduce&nbsp;&nbsp;and enhance these patterns, we are led to a place of meditation where we can contemplate impermance and transition in our own experience of the world.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419289/y7eaplbceli759ldtuoe.jpg"><figcaption>Art Encounter Evanston Mural Arts Program mural in Downtown Evanston by Jeff Zimmermann</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/downtown-evanston-mural-tour">Downtown Evanston Mural Tour</a>Saturday, Oct 7, 11&nbsp;am – 12:30&nbsp;pm<a href="/organizations/art-encounter-a452ddc8-ae2e-43d9-b388-5e0489a313fe">Art Encounter</a>Want to learn more about the artists and stories behind Art Encounter’s Evanston murals? Art Encounter Executive Director and mural program co-founder Lea Pinsky will take you on a mile-long guided tour of our Evanston Mural Arts Program murals, where you will look closely at several of the large-scale artworks that have transformed the center of Evanston, including pieces by Shawn Bullen, Ruben Aguirre, Jeff Zimmermann, Anthony Lewellen, Molly Z., Cheri Lee Charlton, Max Sansing, Dalek, and more.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artencounter.org/downtown-evanston-mural-tour">Register here</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419290/tulybsrpxnpmbkkhcijt.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/john-wangendo-and-yancey-hughes">John Wangendo and Yancey Hughes</a>Oct 7 – Nov 5<a href="/organizations/evanston-art-center--3">Evanston Art Center</a>These two exhibitions present the works of John Wangendo and Yancey Hughes as an intimate portrait of African youth and culture. Drawing inspiration from their cultural origins and surrounding environment, their distinctive mediums and perspectives offer a dynamic view of contemporary youth in Africa. This exhibition was curated by Fran Joy&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419291/k9xbvq4grtpkyg9vovwl.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/rosalie-favell-facing-the-camera">Rosalie Favell: Facing the Camera</a>On view through Dec 3<a href="/organizations/block-museum-of-art">Block Museum of Art</a>The Block presents the first Chicago presentation of <a href="https://rosaliefavell.com/portfolio/facing-the-camera/">Rosalie Favell: Facing the Camera</a>. Rosalie Favell (b. 1958) is a photo-based artist who draws inspiration from her Métis heritage and family to create complex self-portraits and portraits. For her series Facing the Camera (2008–18), Favell photographed Indigenous members of arts communities in North America and Australia, producing 500 photographs. This work is a rewriting of history and a living art history—a critical intervention in expanding the visibility of contemporary Indigenous artists and arts professionals.&nbsp;Facing the Camera strives to present the diversity of arts communities and to push beyond stereotypical and one-dimensional representations of Indigenous peoples. The black and white photographs reference the problematic relationship between Indigenous cultures and the camera, which has historically been used as a tool of domination.Also on view at the Block: <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/for-one-and-all-prints-from-the-block-s-collection">For One and All: Prints from The Block’s Collection</a>&nbsp;</body></html>

Weekend Spotlight: Evanston

<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>

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