<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419147/ezxywc2xfwtwalc3dbfl.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Via PRJoin us in celebrating the work of Graham Foundation grantees this year as they continue to push our collective exploration of architectural ideas. Innovative ideas are represented in publications, exhibitions, film, and other programs and formats.This year more than 60 published works by grantees were released, including <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=02edb4c33f&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Building Schools Making Doctors</a> by Katherine L. Carroll (University of Pittsburgh Press); <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=ff5f68eddf&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Cyberfeminism Index</a> by Mindy Seu (Inventory Press); <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=67579c7282&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Nineteen Reservoirs</a> by Lucy Sante (The Experiment); <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=c693491f63&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Offsetted</a> by Cooking Sections (Hatje Cantz); <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=7a49cd4f67&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">On Bramante</a> by Pier Paolo Tamburelli (MIT Press); <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=d3308bd528&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">The Other Modern Movement</a> by Kenneth Frampton (Yale University Press); <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=f5fe48f07e&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Radical Pedagogies</a>, edited by Beatriz Colomina, Ignacio G. Galán, Evangelos Kotsioris, and Anna-Maria Meister (MIT Press); <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=1ec181f808&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">The Smokehouse Associates</a>&nbsp;by Eric Booker&nbsp;(The Studio Museum in Harlem); <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=7e6feb5eb9&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Who Is the City For? Architecture, Equity, and the Public Realm in Chicago</a>, by Blair Kamin with photographs by Lee Bey (University of Chicago Press); and <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=9c61efe54b&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Architecture of Collage</a> by Marshall Brown (Park Books), which also has a corresponding <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=be4f3e259e&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">exhibition</a> on view through January 7, 2023, at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.There are currently several exhibitions by grantees on view around the world—closing dates noted—such as <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=acc5772972&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Sharing Circles: Carol Newhouse and the WomanShare Collective</a> at the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus (December 30, 2022); <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=65e4ac467a&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Christopher Kulendran Thomas: Another World</a> at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (January 22, 2023); <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=21e7bed0fb&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Al Río/To the River</a>, by Zoe Leonard at the Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris, (January 29, 2023); <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=cdb0eab1af&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Design and Making in the Trinidad Carnival: Histories, Re-imaginations, and Speculations of Computational Design Futures</a>, by Vernelle A. A. Noel at Prince Gilbert Exhibits Gallery, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta (February 28, 2023); <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=ce14be9b2d&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">of [a] tomorrow: lighter than air, stronger than whiskey, cheaper than dust</a>, by Charisse Pearlina Weston at the Queens Museum of Art (March 5, 2023); <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=bb76406ed4&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Stephen Burks: Shelter in Place</a> at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta (March 5, 2023); <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=2717e4349e&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Close to the Edge: The Birth of Hip-Hop Architecture</a> at the Museum of Design Atlanta (March 12, 2023); <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=4c5f2588cd&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Himali Singh Soin: Static Range</a> at the Art Institute of Chicago (May 15, 2023); <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=b1758e8c52&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Sack, mask and stick</a> by Sophie Leddick and Edgar Orlaineta at Centro Cultural La Tallera, Museo Casa-Estudio de David Alfaro Siqueiros, Cuernavaca (March 18, 2023); and Stalled!in&nbsp;Designing Peace&nbsp;at Cooper Hewitt (September 4, 2023).Some highlights of creative projects include screenings of the film <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=e963e39a9b&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Committee of Six</a>,&nbsp;by Fred Schmidt-Arenales; the premiere of&nbsp;<a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=6f65c9678b&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">A Marvelous Order</a>, an opera about Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs,&nbsp;by Judd Greenstein, Tracy K. Smith, and Joshua Frankel; the launch of&nbsp;<a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=7a608f55ae&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">People’s Graphic Design Archive</a> (PGDA), an open-source online platform for graphic design history; new episodes of the YouTube series <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=3b6be185f7&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Planes, Trains, and Canes</a> from Mona Minkara; and a new fellowship program created in collaboration between the Urban Design Forum and the Architectural League of New York, called <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=4602251f7c&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">New City Critics</a>.In 2022, the Graham Foundation also awarded nearly $1 million for 92 grants to <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=8902c5abbc&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">individuals</a> and <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=111566e99c&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">organizations</a> that can be explored <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=e2452097fa&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">here</a>. At the Graham Foundation’s Madlener House in Chicago, the current exhibitions also feature the work of grantees. Site-specific supergraphics by Barbara Stauffacher Solomon in <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=be5a79c31c&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Exits Exist</a>, presents new work by Solomon, who was&nbsp;first supported by the Graham in 1993. The exhibition <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=96c861bcd7&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Pidgeon Audio Visual: Architects Speak for Themselves</a>, curated by Florencia Alvarez Pacheco, received a grant for the inaugural presentation in 2019 at Disponible, Buenos Aires and Monica Pidgeon originally received a grant in 1983 to include American architects in her tape/slide talk program featured in the exhibition.Visit <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=73d1efb9ac&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">grahamfoundation.org</a> to explore these projects and more from 2022.&nbsp;Upcoming Grant Deadlines&nbsp; <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=713844e40e&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Grants to Organizations</a> February 25, 2023 <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=d11ab9f7ac&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Grants to Individuals</a> September 15, 2023 <a href="https://grahamfoundation.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=073b7abdf4d4a7eee3270de4a&amp;id=0e6c7abb88&amp;e=d6900cd5a9">Carter Manny Award</a> November 15, 2023&nbsp;</body></html>

Celebrating Graham Grantees in 2022

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419147/amdovpoluvvz5ki6nbb3.jpg"><figcaption>Portrait of Kenneth C. Griffin, Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC, by Paul Elledge</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/12/mega-billionaire-ken-griffin-has-moved-his-masterpieces-to-the-beach">Billionaire Ken Griffin Moved His Art Out of The Art Institute to Florida's Norton Museum</a>In 2015, the hedge fund titan&nbsp;Kenneth C. Griffin&nbsp;became the first person to spend half a billion dollars on art in a single transaction.&nbsp;David Geffen made a deal with Griffin to sell him Willem de Kooning’s boldly colored abstract masterpiece&nbsp;Interchange for $300 million, and Jackson Pollock’s&nbsp;Number 17A—the splatter painting&nbsp;Life magazine&nbsp;plastered in its pages in 1949, minting Jack the Dripper an American celebrity—for $200 million.&nbsp;Griffin could have scurried away with the masterpieces to one of his homes: a $238 million apartment at 220 Central Park West and a $120 million London mansion near Buckingham Palace, the most expensive apartment in Chicago history, getaways in Aspen and Hawaii, a large chunk of Miami’s Star Island. Instead he let them go on view at the Art Institute of Chicago, placing 20th-century masterworks next to the museum’s iconic impressionist and postimpressionist holdings.Via Vanity Fair&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419148/mnenxpc14jajgfcsmdga.png"><figcaption>From left, Roy Lichtenstein’s “Thinking of Him,” 1963; Marjorie Strider’s “Girl With Radish,” 1963; and Rosalyn Drexler’s “Self-Portrait,” 1964, in “New York: 1962-1964.”Credit...Rosalyn Drexler/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Lila Barth, courtesy of The New York Times</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/07/arts/design/best-art-2022.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare">NYT's Best Art of 2022</a>This was a year whose high points included an adult-feeling Whitney Biennial, a major survey of contemporary Puerto Rican art, and one of the great big-little exhibitions of all time.Via NYT&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/market/trump-nft-trading-cards-sell-out-2231544">Donald Trump’s Surreal Line of NFT Portraits Sold Out Within a Day—and Are Now Trading for as Much as $44,000</a>Former President Donald Trump has sold a lot of self-branded products in his day. Trump Ties. Trump Steaks. There was even a short-lived Trump Shuttle airline. And now, Trump NFTs—excuse me, Trump Digital Trading Cards.The collection of 45,000 non-fungible tokens depicting Trump in absurdly heroic poses, each priced at $99, sold out within a day of last week’s “major announcement” of the drop. Political commentators had been expecting news surrounding Trump’s third presidential campaign. Instead, we got JPGs. Thousands and thousands of them.Via Artnet&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 12/20/22

<a href="https://www.artic.edu/press/press-releases/322/art-institute-receives-a-remarkable-collection-and-3m-endowment-gift-from-the-stenn-family">Art Institute Receives a Remarkable Collection and $3M Endowment Gift from The Stenn Family</a>From November 2022The Art Institute of Chicago is pleased to announce both the acquisition of a transformative collection of contemporary prints and drawings and a financial gift from The Stenn Family. A promised gift of 97 prints and drawings—from artists including Josef Albers, Eva Hesse, Lee Bontecou, Judy Chicago, Donald Judd, and Sol LeWitt—will be united with more than 100 previously given works from The Stenn Family, creating a truly outstanding collection of works on paper by Pop, Conceptual, and Minimal artists from the 20th century. Representing an era that saw a radical change in how works on paper were made, used, and appreciated, this gift will allow museum visitors to see an expansive representation of this foundational moment in the history of drawing.Via AIC PR<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2017/8/collector-irving-stenn-jr-a-lifetime-of-relationships-through-art">Read CGN's interview with Collector Irving Stenn from 2017 HERE</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a41931381/0146-0157-the-chicago-school-december-2022/">How Chicago Became an Art-World Capital Without Giving In to Art-World Clichés</a>The personal dimension of “Young Lords and Their Traces” is a reflection of many facets of [Theaster] Gates’s life in Chicago, where he was born and raised and continues to make his home and work. But in many ways it’s less about losses than gains—how ideas, practices, friendships, relationships, and passions endure and are kept alive. “I used to think that monuments were about statues of old guys,” Gates explains. “But when I was doing my master’s thesis, I wrote about a synagogue on the West Side of Chicago that had been transformed into a Baptist church, a flea market, and a synagogue again over 80 years. The synagogue is a monument. It is a testament to the truth of many accumulated lives.”<a href="https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a41931381/0146-0157-the-chicago-school-december-2022/">Via Harper's Bazaar</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://greatlakesbydesign.com/2022/11/15/in-contemporary-modern-exhibition/">Coverage of the New WHO Modern / (northern)Western Exhibitions&nbsp;</a>In a renovated, bowstring truss building in Skokie, Illinois, a joint venture between (northern) Western Exhibitions and WHO Modern officially opened its doors this past weekend to celebrate the launch of its shared space featuring contemporary art, midcentury modern design, vintage furniture, and decorative objects. The opening event, which took place on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, celebrated the work of Geoffrey Todd Smith, a Chicago-based artist, and marked the debut of a new community destination initially envisioned by long-time Skokie-resident, Zach Williams, collector and building owner.The creative brainchild of Williams, the space brings together iconic designs and contemporary artwork by artists from Western Exhibitions’ 20-year-long history, and is backed by the combined curatorial expertise of Scott Speh, director and founder of Western Exhibitions, and Donald Schmaltz, partner of WHO Modern.Via Great Lakes Design&nbsp;&nbsp;

What We're Reading: 12/17/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419140/kwo0cqmdhetbjqm97jze.jpg"></figure>Via PR<a href="https://www.expochicago.com">EXPO CHICAGO</a>, the international exposition of contemporary and modern art (April 13 – 16, 2023) and Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS), a leading provider of wealth management, investment management and asset servicing worldwide, today announced that Northern Trust will return as the Presenting Sponsor and will again award the annual Northern Trust Purchase Prize to three institutions during the tenth anniversary edition of the fair. Northern Trust has been a sponsor of EXPO CHICAGO since the exposition’s founding in 2012.During the fair, directors and curators from Seattle Art Museum in Seattle, Wash.; the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Fla.; and the Saint Louis Art Museum in St. Louis, Mo. will select pieces from the fair’s EXPOSURE Section, which features an international selection of emerging galleries ten years and younger. As Presenting Sponsor of EXPO CHICAGO, Northern Trust will purchase the selected artworks for the institutions’ permanent collections, with the works to be unveiled at EXPO CHICAGO on April 14 at 12 pm on the Northern Trust Exchange Stage.“The Northern Trust Purchase Prize demonstrates our commitment to arts and culture in our communities, by supporting emerging artists and the notable museums that showcase their work,” said John Fumagalli, President, Central Region, Northern Trust Wealth Management. “We are proud to share this award with three museums that will expand the reach of contemporary artists across the country.”Leadership from each institution, accompanied by representatives from EXPO CHICAGO and Northern Trust, will select the artworks from one of the exhibiting EXPOSURE galleries, installed on the main floor of the exposition. The 2023 EXPOSURE section, curated by Aimé Iglesias Lukin, Director and Chief Curator of Visual Arts at Americas Society, features solo and two-artist presentations, and elevates the profile of young international galleries and supports the careers of emerging artists.“Northern Trust has been an invaluable collaborator and partner helping us to shape the legacy and impact of the annual exposition, and we are deeply grateful for their renewed support on the occasion of EXPO CHICAGO’s tenth anniversary edition,”said Tony Karman, President and Director. “Through this partnership, we are proud to award the annual Northern Trust Purchase Prize to three institutions from across the country, shining a light on the work of younger galleries participating in the fair and furthering our mission to build critical relationships between our international exhibitors, their artists and leading cultural institutions.”“We are extremely grateful to EXPO CHICAGO for choosing Seattle Art Museum as a recipient of this year’s Northern Trust Purchase Prize,” said José Carlos Diaz, Susan Brotman Deputy Director for Art, Seattle Art Museum. “Continuing to diversify our collection and champion emerging artists is a core focus of SAM. This award provides us with an opportunity to deepen this commitment and I’m excited to see the selection of galleries and artists on display at the next EXPO CHICAGO.”“The entire MFA St. Petersburg community is deeply honored to be invited to participate in EXPO CHICAGO’s Northern Trust Purchase Prize. We have strong ties to the Chicago art and culture arena, have benefitted from Northern Trust’s great support for the arts in Florida, and are thrilled to be connected with our colleagues across the country through this project,” said Anne-Marie Russell, Interim Executive Director, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. “The Northern Trust Purchase Prize for EXPO CHICAGO perfectly represents the collective ability of a healthy art ecosystem—artists, galleries, institutions, art fairs, media, business, collectors, and audience—all working together to amplify the artist’s voice through their work.”“We are delighted that the Saint Louis Art Museum has been invited to receive EXPO CHICAGO’s Northern Trust Purchase Prize,” said Min Jung Kim, the Barbara B. Taylor Director of the Saint Louis Art Museum. “We have a long history of supporting emerging artists, and thanks to the Northern Trust Purchase Prize, we are excited to build upon that tradition to identify and acquire new work from EXPO CHICAGO.”&nbsp;In previous editions, the Northern Trust Purchase Prize was awarded to:2022: Reginald Sylvester II’s Four Corners, displayed at MAXIMILLIAN WILLIAM GALLERY, donated to the Pérez Art Museum Miami and chosen by María Elena Ortiz, Curator, Pérez Art Museum Miami;2022: Nohemí Pérez’s El Palmar No. 4, Pintura No. 3 and Pintura No. 1, displayed at Instituto de Visión, donated to Portland Art Museum and chosen by Sara Krajewski, Curator of Modern &amp; Contemporary Art, Portland Art Museum;2022: Adler Guerrier’s Untitled (Forms–dodecagon, evening primrose, flânerie– brought to bear on a Texan landscape–San Antonio) YGB, Untitled (Forms– dodecagon, evening primrose, flânerie–brought to bear on a Texan landscape– San Antonio) GBY and Untitled (Wander and Errancies–memories within; citrus in Saint Augustine) displayed at Marisa Newman Projects, donated to Walker Art Center and chosen by Henrietta Huldisch, Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Walker Art Center;2019: Summer Wheat’s Extinguishers, displayed at Shulamit Nazarian, and Kameelah Janan Rasheed’s Long Division II, displayed at NOME Berlin, donated to the Speed Museum and chosen by Stephen Reily, the Director of the Speed Museum and Miranda Lash, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Speed Museum;2018: Amir H. Fallah’s Calling On The Past, displayed at Shulamit Nazarian Gallery, donated to The University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art and chosen by Alison Gass, the Dana Feitler Director of the Smart Museum of Art;2017: Rachel Monosov and Admire Kamudzengerere’s collaborative project 1972, exhibited by Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, donated to Northwestern University’s Lisa Graziose Corrin, the Ellen Mary &amp; Leigh Block Museum of Art and chosen by Philips Katz Director of the Block Museum of Art, Christine O. Robb, Chair of the Block Museum Board of Advisors and Kathleen Bickford Berzock, Block Museum Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs;2016: Neil Raitt’s Emerald Waters (New Beverly), displayed at Anat Ebgi Gallery, donated to DePaul Art Museum and chosen by DePaul Art Museum Executive Director Julie Rodrigues Widholm and DePaul University Trustee Dia Weil;2015: JJ PEET’s Jaw X, displayed at On Stellar Rays Gallery, donated to The Arts Club of Chicago and chosen by Arts Club Executive Director Janine Mileaf and Chairman of the Board Helyn Goldenberg;2014: Elise Ferguson’s Saree, displayed at Romer Young Gallery, chosen by a jury led by Michael Darling, James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and placed in the permanent collection at Northern Trust;2013: Jorinde Voigt’s Horizon (Berlin II), displayed at David Nolan Gallery and Corbett vs. Dempsey Gallery, donated to The Art Institute of Chicago and selected by Mark Pascale, Janet and Craig Duchossois Curator of Prints and Drawings.&nbsp;In addition to the Northern Trust Purchase Prize, Northern Trust’s presenting sponsorship of the exposition includes a wide variety of programming and activations, including The Northern Trust Anchor Lounge, a dedicated space for Northern Trust clients and invited guests. Guests will enjoy refreshments and peer-to-peer networking in a relaxing, stylish setting.Northern Trust Wealth Management offers holistic wealth management services for affluent individuals and families, family offices, foundations and endowments, and privately held businesses. It is recognized for its innovative technology, service excellence and depth of expertise, with $336.2 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2022. The Northern Trust Company is an Equal Housing Lender. Member FDIC.&nbsp;Visit <a href="https://www.expochicago.com">expochicago.com</a>&nbsp;</body></html>

Northern Trust to Return as Presenting Sponsor of EXPO CHICAGO; 2023 Purchase Prize Extends to Three Institutions Across U.S.

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419140/lwpnddgcusogk5lswujh.jpg"><figcaption>Candida Alvarez, Pica, Pica 5, 2021 acrylic on linen 20 x 20 in.50.8 x 50.8 cm. Courtesy Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>By CGN Staff via PRNext month THE COLLECTION: Where Art Meets Fashion, the multifaceted contemporary art program located within Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont, IL will unveil the program’s latest site-specific installation by celebrated Puerto Rican-American artist Candida Alvarez. The two-story abstract mural will be completed and on view to the public on Level Two of the shopping center starting January 2023.&nbsp;“Much like clothes in the closet that we love and pull out to wear from time to time, ‘zip me up’ is a return to, and remix of, an earlier painting of a dahlia flower that lived on a Chicago rooftop,” said Alvarez. “This commission by Fashion Outlets of Chicago was a wonderful opportunity to dive back into my own archive and remix this painting to give it a bold, evocative new life.” &nbsp;&nbsp;Known for her complex, vibrantly layered works, Alvarez’s paintings and drawings combine abstract and figurative forms that are rich in pop, historical and modern art references, often incorporating world news and personal memories. Throughout her career, she has been commissioned by the City of Chicago for a 200 foot-long digital painting on the Chicago Riverwalk, collaborated with international designer Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Garçons 2017 Men’s Couture collection, celebrated a 40-year retrospective at the Chicago Cultural Center and more. Recently, her work has been seen in the inaugural La Trienial at El Museo del Barrio in New York Latinx Abstraction at BRIC Arts in Brooklyn, and Z33 House for Contemporary Art, Design &amp; Architecture in Belgium. Her work has been acquired by institutions including The Art Institute of Chicago, Perez Art Museum Miami and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Alvarez’s work can currently be found in the Art of the Caribbean Diaspora exhibition at the MCA and in No Existe un Mundo Poshuracán at the Whitney Museum of American Art.&nbsp;“This colorful, visually exciting piece exemplifies the fun, playful side of fashion and we can’t wait to unveil it to shoppers and art enthusiasts throughout Chicagoland and beyond,” said Katie Walsh, senior marketing manager at Fashion Outlets of Chicago. “The work is a perfect example of Macerich’s dedication to bringing world-class, accessible contemporary art to the public while supporting and uplifting work by incredible artists like Candida Alvarez.” &nbsp;Candida Alvarez is represented by Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago. Read <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2022/5/candidly-candida">CGN's 2022 interview with Alvarez</a> here.&nbsp;Additional artists who have worked with THE COLLECTION include Derrick Adams, Chad Kouri, Edra Soto, Matthew Hoffman and many others.&nbsp;For more information on THE COLLECTION and Fashion Outlets of Chicago please visit <a href="http://www.fashionoutletsofchicago.com/thecollection">www.fashionoutletsofchicago.com/thecollection</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419141/i4ermzrgx0myolzuvs4o.jpg"><figcaption>From 2018: Fashion Show by Derrick Adams, Photo by Jim Prinz, Courtesy of Fashion Outlets of Chicago &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Two-Story Mural by Candida Alvarez To Be Unveiled at Fashion Outlets in January 2023

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419140/ztkufqwyzsznwxghfnjh.png"></figure>Via PR&nbsp;CHICAGO—Intuit received a Community Development Grant of $5 million from the City of Chicago as part of Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot's Chicago Recovery Plan, supporting the museum's renovation of its existing building to increase audience space and expand institutional reach.Intuit is one of 61 finalists to receive the Community Development Grant in the third and final round of awards in 2022. Of the finalists, the museum is among 14 nonprofit organizations and neighborhood businesses to receive grants exceeding $250,000 and is the sole arts and culture institution to receive the highest award of $5 million. In addition to the funds raised through its ongoing capital campaign, Intuit will use this funding to support the renovation of its existing building at 756 N. Milwaukee Avenue, home to the 31-year-old museum since 1999."After 30 years of advocacy for self-taught, outsider and visionary art, this grant validates our mission," said Jan Petry, founding member of Intuit and co-chair of the museum's capital campaign. "We're excited to renovate our facility to better serve the art, the artists and the community."Through renovation, Intuit will expand its usable audience space from one to three floors while improving the working conditions and safety for guests, staff and the art via upgrades to utilities and HVAC. The museum will add two more galleries, doubling its exhibition space; a dedicated education space and art-making studio; a community gathering space to host performances and lectures; and an updated exhibition on the art and life of renowned Chicago outsider artist Henry Darger. Plans include restoring the building's historic second-floor façade and replacing its brick first-floor façade with windows and an accessible entrance, keeping its quirky character while creating a more welcoming atmosphere for guests. The renovated museum will connect growing audiences to the genre of outsider and self-taught art through on-site exhibitions and programs and serve as a home base for museum programs in Chicago Public Schools and neighborhoods."This incredible grant from Mayor Lightfoot and the City of Chicago will be transformative for our museum," said Tracy Holmes, president of the board of directors. "We are excited about Intuit's next chapter, to grow our footprint, and to increase our capacity to bring outsider and self-taught art to our neighborhood and city."Part of the Chicago Recovery Plan, the Community Development Grant program was created to support Chicago's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and other forms of neighborhood disinvestment. Through federal and local funding sources, Community Development Grants fund workplace improvements, new construction, energy-system enhancements and other projects that support neighborhood vitality, economic development and local planning goals. Final grant recipients were selected from more than 600 applications with funding decisions based on project readiness, viability, location and neighborhood needs, among other factors.Finalists are to complete their projects in the subsequent 18 to 24 months. Intuit plans to begin construction in fall 2023 and will share updates with the public throughout the process on the status of its reopening.&nbsp;ABOUT INTUITFounded in 1991, Intuit is a premier museum of outsider and self-taught art, defined as work created by artists who faced marginalization, overcame personal odds to make their artwork, or who did not, or sometimes could not, follow a traditional path of art making, often using materials at hand to realize their artistic vision. By presenting a diversity of artistic voices, Intuit builds a bridge from art to audiences. The museum's mission—to celebrate the power of outsider art—is grounded in the ethos that powerful art can be found in unexpected places and made by unexpected creators.Intuit is open 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday and by appointment on Tuesday and Wednesday. For more information, please visit <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0019tXn4HpevIFuSvMr79bMAjYB56SM0q5vlQ30F6jLyBfR__zVhkwFPMhM6RfoX4MpJ3jhenN-av68-hbbcgsd_1lzr78GC2FhKYr-KYqO-g9UuB5RgEp15K7hPqSX03g0DSfIH-nMXYng9UlGsl93Yw==&amp;c=LnkyVfD4InvVgK3QbDz8OblxT9N5mtTkTTFj5EbwVPunlzyCJCx8ng==&amp;ch=uU__uoYvwVWQWtJyvYQgkO_k8wSx-kja0tCEQ-cf4pptarDgYycePw==">www.art.org/visit/</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

City of Chicago Awards Intuit a Community Development Grant of $5 Million

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419140/wf6q3sgfy8evg7dp199i.jpg"><figcaption>Performance by Chicago’s Same Planet Performance Project, Tom Brady, and the Flowers for Zvenigora, with partner Defibrillator Gallery at SITE/less. Courtesy of Zephyr Dance. &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>Via PRCHICAGO, IL (December 15, 2022) <a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/">Hyde Park Art Center</a>, the renowned non-profit hub for contemporary art located on Chicago’s vibrant South Side, announces the third phase of Artists Run Chicago Fund, a regranting initiative providing unrestricted COVID relief for Chicago’s artist community since 2021. The third phase will give a total of $120,000 to 15 independent artist-run spaces ($8,000 each). To date, the initiative has given more than half a million dollars ($680,000) to 85 independent artists-run spaces. Artists Run Chicago Fund initiative is generously supported by the Builders Initiative.The fund aims to acknowledge the important contributions of artist-run platforms to the Chicago art community, strengthen artist-to-artist support networks, and encourage the emergence of new artist-run spaces, while prioritizing platforms run by ALAANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American), queer, womxn artists and artists with disabilities. Grantees range from artist-run galleries, community studios, festivals, to art writing and programming platforms, infusing Chicago’s visual art ecosystem with flexible financial support to strengthen their diverse and experimental programs.Recipients of the third phase include: Bird Show, Bridge, Center for Native Futures, Contra Corriente 2023, Convictions, Companion Cooperative, Hoofprint, Intersect, Mayfield, Mothers Healing Circle, Narrow Bridge Arts Center, Out of Site Chicago, SITE/less, Watershed Art &amp; Ecology, and WILD YAMS: Black Mothers and Caretakers Artist Residency.Mariela Acuna, the Art Center’s Exhibitions and Residency Manager, talks about the core values of the grant initiative being innovation-driven and artist-centered: “Diverse in their programming, this year’s grant recipients exemplify the spirit of artist-run art platforms in Chicago: they have invented new experimental ways to present visual arts programs, and committed to building support for diverse artist groups. We are honored to be in a position to support the work of these astute artists whose labor and generosity feeds the creative energy of Chicago by creating platforms that uplift other artists.”Elizabeth Born from Hoofprint shares how this grant enables the organization to work with emerging artists: “Artists at the beginning of their careers may not have access to or resources to sell their work, and often make work that is not commercially viable or easily commodified. The ARC Grant will allow us to provide artists with a no-strings-attached stipend to ensure that they are compensated for their ideas and labor, regardless of their proximity to collectors.” Teri Carson from Intersect shares the sentiment: “We are thrilled and thankful we can continue our work supporting emerging artists working in performance, sound, moving image and new media. This grant will enable us to provide more opportunities for artists to grow, share their work, and experiment in front of an audience."Michelle Kranicke and David Sundry, co-directors of&nbsp; SITE/less, share how the grant is significant in supporting alternative artmaking: “This grant is such an important recognition for artists working to create spaces that challenge the typical model of most museum and performance venues. At SITE/less, we work to rethink the relationship between typical performance venues and curatorial practice.The acknowledgement and support from Hyde Park Art Center means a lot for experimental spaces like us.”Initiated during the challenging years of the COVID-19 outbreak, Artists Run Chicago Fund has created breathing room for artist-run projects to continue to innovate and thrive. The first two phases took place in 2021 and granted awards of $8,000 to each of the 70 independent artist-run spaces. The grants have increased platforms’ capacity to pay artists to make new work, pay staff, develop new programs, and invest in socially engaged practices. For over two decades, Hyde Park Art Center has been an ally for independent art spaces. The Art Center presented the first <a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/exhibition-archive/artists-run-chicago/">Artist Run Chicago</a> exhibition in 2009 with contributions from forty spaces in existence between 1999 and 2009, and <a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/exhibition-archive/artists-run-chicago-2-0/">Artists Run Chicago 2.0</a> in 2020 to celebrate the work of fifty artist-run spaces that fuel Chicago’s independent art scene.&nbsp;The fund will continue to support independent art spaces for three years.&nbsp;About Hyde Park Art CenterHyde Park Art Center, at 5020 South Cornell Avenue on Chicago’s vibrant South Side, is a hub for contemporary arts in Chicago, serving as a gathering and production space for artists and the broader community to cultivate ideas, impact social change, and connect with new networks. Since its inception in 1939, Hyde Park Art Center has grown from a small collective of artists to establishing a strong legacy of innovative development and emerging as a unique Chicago arts institution with social impact. The Art Center functions as an amplifier for today and tomorrow’s creative voices, providing the space to cultivate and create new work and connections.&nbsp;For more information about Hyde Park Art Center and the Artists Run Chicago Fund, please visit&nbsp; <a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/">https://www.hydeparkart.org/</a></body></html>

Hyde Park Art Center Announces $120K, 3rd Phase of Artists Run Chicago Fund

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419140/l13bpepydjximpgaakvq.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/3rd-fridays-open-studios-bridgeport-art-center">3rd Fridays | Open Studios @ Bridgeport Art Center</a>Opening: Friday, December 16, 7 – 10&nbsp;pmBridgeport Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419141/hx9mv0jfbhickoq32qhw.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/andrea-jablonski-chicago-af">Andrea Jablonski: Chicago AF</a>Opening: Friday, December 16, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmOliva Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419142/tadmvuimdlznjw5zqh5u.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/renee-robbins-simple-pleasures-and-silver-linings-an-unseen-universe">Renee Robbins: Simple Pleasures and Silver Linings: An Unseen Universe</a>Opening: Friday, December 16, 7 – 10&nbsp;pmsalonlb.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419143/boysrhxsyrzup8xfph5w.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/resist-a-visual-history-of-protest">Resist!: A Visual History of Protest</a>Exhibition begins December 17Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419144/iydudny5yu3ozqqc5ymx.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/art-for-post-trauma-recovery-of-children-in-ukraine">Children of War: Art for post-trauma recovery of children of Ukraine</a>Opening: Saturday, December 17, noon – 2&nbsp;pmUkrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419145/aiifl4qpkyhctc9sp4ub.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/best-of-firecat-projects">Best of Firecat Projects</a>Exhibition begins December 18Firecat Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions December 16 - 18

<a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/museum-of-contemporary-art-chicago-art-from-the-caribbean-diaspora?utm_source=EXPO+Master+%7C+Main+List&amp;utm_campaign=1dec50fb51-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_ODLV&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_5e6f73ac04-1dec50fb51-58823777">At the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, a Moving Investigation of Art From the Caribbean Diaspora</a>How do we represent the Caribbean? According to&nbsp;Carla Acevedo-Yates, the Marilyn and Larry Fields curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, you can’t. This month, Acevedo-Yates—who is of Puerto Rican descent—welcomed guests to a highly anticipated first look at her new exhibition, “Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today.” Its curation follows the idea of weather, in all its iterations, as a driving mechanism for Caribbean storytelling.&nbsp;Via Vogue&nbsp;<a href="https://www.culturedmag.com">Theaster Gates Digs into Chance the Rapper's Newfound Revolution</a>Chance the Rapper has had an explosive jump from young Chicago poet to sound artist and cold-blooded MC philanthropist. His latest interdisciplinary endeavors—including “The Highs &amp; The Lows,” a music and visual arts hybrid that he premiered at Art Basel, “Child of God,” an exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, and the Black Star Line Festival in Accra, Ghana in January 2023—cross the definitions and expectations of art and entertainment to connect, represent, and advance Blackness. Here, CULTURED's Winter 2022 coverstar speaks in conversation with artist and professor Theaster Gates, whose two concurrent New York exhibitions at the New Museum and Gagosian 976 Madison Avenue join his long CV of works that try to intellectualize, understand, and, in many ways, salvage the human experience.Via Cultured&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/police-london-gallery-banksy-former-agent-sculpture-2226405">Police Broke Into the Gallery of Banksy’s Former Agent, Mistaking a Sculpture for a Dead Woman</a>Police barged into a London gallery owned by Banksy’s former agent, mistakenly presuming a hyper-realistic sculpture was a person in a critical condition.The work, Kristina (2022) by American artist Mark Jenkins, depicts a casually-dressed woman collapsed over a table.Via ArtnetKey image: Kristina (2022) by Mark Jenkins, commissioned by Steve Lazarides. Courtesy of Laz Emporium.&nbsp;&nbsp;

What We're Reading: 12/9/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419140/jizee0vlrxbwqdgejncr.jpg"></figure><a href="https://hindmanauctions.com/new-noteworthy/gemma-sudlow-appointed-managing-director-new-york-region">Hindman Moves HQ to West Town</a>Hindman announces the opening of a new headquarters in Chicago’s West Loop on December 6. After celebrating 40 years as Chicago’s leading auction house with more than ten of those at 1338 West Lake Street, Hindman is pleased to enter its fifth decade of business at a new location in the neighborhood at 1550 West Carroll Avenue, Suite 106. The opening coincides with the first live auction to be presented at the building, Eugène Atget Photographs Sold by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The firm looks forward to welcoming local clients as well as those who have traveled to Chicago into its new full-service saleroom and preview galleries. The Carroll Avenue headquarters is located at The Auxiliary, a historic building which housed the former Benrus Watch Company.In addition to the Carroll Avenue headquarters, the firm has also opened a newly renovated office at 222 North Maplewood Avenue. Hindman purchased the 68,000 square foot building in April, which is home to several departments.&nbsp; Established with just three employees on West Ohio Street, the firm has expanded to include 175 people across 16 cities, with expertise spanning 52 collecting categories including fine art, luxury goods, and furniture and decorative arts. Hindman presents more than 140 auctions each year. The opening of Hindman’s new Chicago headquarters comes at a time of significant expansion for the company, with the firm recently <a href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=hnPLvXwoDtjwatEtUAiy3kbEarr97QLH7FctEJGC8n56qT-2FiT69TB-2Bow-2B6rycmyHjabKVzMqRp7fmFt6VOCU3LFz8whQaY0IyimnKzaLqH25QcAmH5wrgIrlA1q4k2QiKGot7rRwZuSsnC2D7rIpWQ-3D-3DqTcS_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP9LJ6jv7-2Bb0c97UF1yE1XeiKasl3Q0KHAlfCn9N7XONZoMAr5L94H4J-2FbA66xqDP-2BH3fkCHFOW06BQOSli-2Fm9mepYEt47lMiqg0uME0-2Bh7UHoSzVvksMurAuFfcVYrpeBjMq9BU60V3vdVcJczWretfwJSXQD9e6sgwx3QMZ87gCixG1iGj9-2FE3pY-2B2QqlDDSzD4NDHdTE9ZFI1wU5NYgUAaS-2BbnSbX5DuN0adR5ksLOmG0L1jlzAf8zxIjMwS1DL7NcTT2WqSHgZ9dEQH4GxjY0MSPCnfQvd9h5PxMbvNuqfgvoCv9YSsG9ADojlHrSa8bb7oJHIsI1JnBeVk5Cg1BC1KVN5R6qubLxUrgV4a-2BHQ-3D-3D">announcing</a> that it will soon launch a full-service auction room and exhibition space in New York City, plus additional offices in Boston and Miami.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.change.org/p/school-of-the-art-institute-of-chicago-rescind-kanye-west-s-honorary-doctorate?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_35125010_en-US%3A9&amp;recruiter=937931861&amp;recruited_by_id=50075cf0-35ea-11e9-80a6-6bc842a06fe8&amp;utm_source=share_petition&amp;utm_medium=copylink&amp;utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&amp;share_bandit_exp=initial-35125010-en-US">Change.org Petition Asks School of the Art Institute of Chicago to Rescind Kanye West's Honorary Doctorate</a>The petition states: Against Hate at SAIC started this petition to President, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Elissa TennyIn 2015 the School of the Art Institute of Chicago awarded the artist Kanye West with an&nbsp;Honorary Doctorate. This award bestows the legitimacy and luster of the School on a figure who has in recent months has&nbsp;made repeated public statements expressing and justifying anti-semetism. Regardless of his contributions prior to receipt of this award, it is harmful to allow Ye, as he is presently known, to continue to use the School of the Art Institute of Chicago to help legitimize hatred and violence.&nbsp;<a href="https://documentspace.com/artist/julien-creuzet/">DOCUMENT Artist Julien Creuzet Will Represent France at The Biennale di Venezia in 2024</a>The selection committee chaired by Chiara Parisi, Catherine Colonna, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs and Rima Abdul Malak, Minister of Culture, selected Julien Creuzet to represent France at the 60th International Art Exhibition – The Biennale di Venezia in 2024. The selection committee unanimously chose Julien Creuzet: “In his work, poetry infuses with strength and generosity a plurality of practices: sculpture, text, video, music, performance, and new technologies. These different elements compose immersive and multi-sensory worlds animated by whispered memories. His singular practice and his talent for oral literature are guided by creolization and bring together a diversity of materials, stories, shapes and gestures. The questions raised by his work will find at the French Pavilion in Venice a particularly important resonance with those of our time."&nbsp;<a href="https://comfortstationlogansquare.org/features-blog/2022/11/30/home-comforts-2022">Third Annual Auction Raises Funds for Working Artists&nbsp;</a>Comfort Station is pleased to announce HOME COMFORTS, our third annual auction to raise funds in support of Comfort Station’s programming and working artists in our community.December 7–14.HOME COMFORTS is comprised of two different categories of works available, Deep Cuts and Commissions, each offering a range of works from both emerging and established artists. Through Deep Cuts we have invited Chicago-based artists to pull special works from their studio inventory and offer them up for auction, with proceeds split between the artist and Comfort Station. In the frenetic pace of making and showing work in the gallery circuit, many artists’ pieces often find their way back into the studio and off the immediate market. Deep Cuts aims to bring these works back into circulation, offering collectors unique pieces from different points in the artists’ careers.&nbsp;This year our commissions are offered in partnership with some of our favorite galleries in Chicago, highlighting the important connection between the non-profit and commercial sectors of the arts community. We’re grateful to DOCUMENT, Carrie Secrist, and Engage Projects for their support.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/annual-international-small-print-show-held-in-chicago/3014407/?fbclid=IwAR0yC-4uziii4ItpxBJMMdzcmq_azv5qU8iVUIO2nASo4sEkLwuZgKhtr_U">Channel 5 Visits Chicago Printmakers Collaborative's Small Print Show</a>An annual international small print show will be held in Chicago, highlighting dozens of artists, NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 12/7/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419140/wkmdg6jeqybezjjhbbro.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tarik-echols-open">Tarik Echols: Open</a>Exhibition begins December 9Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419142/jnttbpnucxeirxqwacix.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/anne-hughes-phenomena">Anne Hughes: Phenomena</a>Exhibition begins December 9Epiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419143/k1cabhf5tqtwzq6x7nvm.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/visions-of-hope">Visions of Hope</a>Opening: Saturday, December 10, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmStola Contemporary Art&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419144/qasjudffkqz1z4bxboqn.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/edra-soto-the-myth-of-closure-el-mito-del-cierre">Edra Soto: The Myth of Closure / El Mito del Cierre</a>Exhibition begins December 10The Cleve Carney Museum of Art&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419145/xbx2t1l9dvsazwjnizun.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-5th-annual-12-x-12-show">The 5th Annual 12 x 12 Show</a>Opening: Saturday, December 10, noon – 8&nbsp;pmElephant Room Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419146/tthtmgujqaenumxmeu0w.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/liz-flores-solo-show">Liz Flores: Ni de aquí, Ni de allá</a>Opening: Saturday, December 10, noon – 6&nbsp;pmVertical Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions December 9 & 10

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419134/ozeosjaoaeu4aahtzgqk.png"><figcaption>Andy Warhol, Flowers</figcaption></figure>Tickets for CCMA's Warhol, Opening June 2023, Are Already on Sale“Timed Entry” tickets (tickets for a specific date and time) for the 2023 Warhol exhibition &nbsp;go on sale to the public for the first time beginning 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 3. Timed Entry tickets will be available to purchased online at <a href="https://u56787.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=NrnrG0O-2BDJoeMfmwX6fgMz7z0MXcUnSN-2FgsMSH4CtEH02JPudRPDoMJ5QsmkaWwJ-2F28TpT8IJkleiktBjAn6uz4hY-2BClFyJ6EZwR0-2B9WLxbHZbExhqKyXy29Uj5p5W0QKILegcLxFVM6J-2BJXGOd-2FFA-3D-3DVEyI_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP-2BvAdgfICCFFHxnTjvEhUHLATit0Q8QLp1LC-2BEz94L007cIzaJ5X2O6z6fZNnnfytz4O2GEhL-2BoW19-2BOIjlTtwbGpi3oyzHiRn5ZMoVxQONGrBfni9juN7DNwAqK-2FP4O2ZRGREc1dW3xeJA8RYPUSOQJSFR28-2FFmAt8wRuC-2BRSvTisD0UomPgHsbkPp4jtZDmkD1VTBK2JmmkBG3QH4mKTjD0EPY8Gx8Tlw0nlxaSzlnEVD07ZrDIiaP5p99YqFvypcwb0gZWx-2BAInPwsv3fAa69AKrrr-2B-2BNEnKVi6ZCJCShfPObHT8U5sM2oVV10FFf8fHCZ9UtdsnydF-2B7aDuuDycCnr7oAilfqWaPWx6MAk69mU1k-2FANUZm1dQFBKo5bFrJ3-2BtAQ14wyI4dE1d3lTplR-2BQZSIdRwPFXZ2bSqLNJfDIVkjJiWiBb-2FPAIJP924osHg2AYfhPfJRpRDL53-2FGebLGTkJj4F0MKI1NUql4D-2BcWg5ABLkRIFiS6uAFtyFa6gol0IYQZ84e0yXOcZ5YZpnlEMX9Oy-2BNDjyCVHlIFYE9SfgIkqEq5NDcDcAhdOVEpKH28XUESumOVRNPf4g6bM-2F9Zmo-2BlBj7liVS-2Bc0ih42-2Bvb-2F1d3oOKcFZDznGMNtkJbhzHw3QqDOWu4z6XCiGMAFiWKJ3pzGRYYMlIfQSZCiEb8b94-2By4BcCpOcXaGwWPF38-2FF7EFmkojINDVgk93ZUC3nukkZo1YpA9TbShwKK-2BpKi2ehO-2FBPz2erQ4jTKHP0G2DsyD4uTvS1RbW8Fgd9MoJwvF8Cxi9msxHr4jQQX4rKl7XTk-2BwjMwWJtlJoPl1p0X0f6o0bUZ9hj3a7rs7fP-2F1fM8YVJwjS345BrMMNPPQq-2F8He9JHdIuy0dwh4LDMQmBIE1COMO4T0AS8UlbaiG7S1OpPA2G2VThJ-2FsdS5FrS-2FbCMiTC-2BvdF3u5JgZkQ0UIGnXCvESKrIO2he756biKhY5JGzwUVtOxVQTE8GoMqK56XS5G2VzOwTxJSIVWG81vI-3D">Warhol2023.org</a> or by calling the Box Office at 630.942.4000. "Anytime entry" tickets are currently available for $40, offering ticket buyers the opportunity to reserve a day to attend, and then view the exhibition at any time for that reserved date.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419134/yd11egnksrqkszm6z8cx.png"></figure>Hyde Park Art Center Announces New Co-DirectorsThe Board of Directors of <a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org">Hyde Park Art Center</a> proudly announces the appointment of Jeannette Tremblay Chambers and Aaron Rodgers as co-Executive Directors. Chambers and Rodgers will work towards increasing the impact and visibility of Hyde Park Art Center on Chicago’s South Side, in the broader Chicago region, and beyond. With more than 35 years of combined experience advancing equity and inclusion in the arts and civic sectors, Chambers and Rodgers will build upon the Art Center’s community-centered work and deepen its investment in the diverse constituents it serves. Chambers and Rodgers assume their new roles today.&nbsp;As colleagues at the Art Center for nine years, Chambers and Rodgers have a long-established working relationship that supports the organization’s vision to cultivate ideas, impact social change, and connect with new networks. The co-leadership model ensures the continuity of Chambers and Rodgers’ demonstrated progress toward increasing access to art and arts education, advancing Chicago artists, and presenting innovative contemporary art that elevates marginalized voices.During their time as Deputy Director and Director of Development at the Art Center, respectively, Chambers and Rodgers spearheaded the launch of Open Arts, which provides tuition-free courses in the Art Center’s core curriculum education programs. Open Arts is the nation’s first contribute-what-you-can visual art school for all ages, and ensures more equitable access to artmaking, education, and community engagement for years to come.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419136/pmiexkkssdxqtwxkhjsw.png"><figcaption> Italian photographer <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Zn18MNsKSzUX0tyk1YlSJnJWOyXkprfB0VfNHl83-sQ4_B8NtQC57b5SCKnz1OihhgOEATmB0P0qUsCEp2bab3_ZXIjudjm6aTWpMmb8DvyQ9k4JO9eYWGhNXFELcgGjOntX2GcayRaQcH9U83hjgL9-NdYi28K7k8X1C4_vBoCNq0AfhqMNd7qngzsf6Oz7l9VbTbz0-Zo_MT5j14xZejB3wXEkwFOP&amp;c=2X8MDIzIeR571XOUPAnMA1lVhRAfGoVhhXXaDHLO2lY6mGtumVI9oA==&amp;ch=8G_r49AnlMiqdmlx_8_CTTvMAXWzLQlPT9Vmg0V6pJjbxnH_H13O5w==">Francesco Pergolesi</a> grew up among women, listening to their stories, and imitating their gestures that helped form his identity. His series Stars is a “constellation” of women he finds extraordinary. Each piece tells the story of a woman who has had a profound effect on him, as we enter their homes and search the objects that inhabit their spaces.&nbsp;</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.edelmangallery.com/info/about-us.html">Catherine Edelman Gallery Celebrates 35th Anniversary December 1</a>Today marks the 35-year anniversary of the gallery. CEG opened with "The Ballad of Sexual Dependency" by Nan Goldin, in a 1067 sq ft space at 300 W. Superior Street. A few years later, CEG moved to the lower level, eventually expanding its footprint to 2800 sq ft. In April 2019, Catherine built a bi-level 4500 sq ft space at 1637 W. Chicago Avenue.Years ago, Catherine made a promise to herself that when she turned sixty she would “give back.”&nbsp;This promise became <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Zn18MNsKSzUX0tyk1YlSJnJWOyXkprfB0VfNHl83-sQ4_B8NtQC57RoepVLcG-jly3D1rzFRH0c7KQ9TtXvhFp6ZNAxVehJu5XaQHgtXmAUiDTivAwCLZAH4wh8t2G7VQZ2oDQ2Rj1rMfp83LfaDfA==&amp;c=2X8MDIzIeR571XOUPAnMA1lVhRAfGoVhhXXaDHLO2lY6mGtumVI9oA==&amp;ch=8G_r49AnlMiqdmlx_8_CTTvMAXWzLQlPT9Vmg0V6pJjbxnH_H13O5w==">CASE Art Fund </a>(co-founded with Norwegian gallerist Anette Skuggedal) which uses photography to raise awareness about children’s human rights. CEG closed to the public on August 30, 2022, and went private, working with a select group of artists.Edelman says, "Today, we honor these artists and invite you to learn about their contributions in the areas of climate change, colonization, urban infrastructure, mental health, immigration, and genetics."&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419136/xk9zba8nvd3iewoy2jrq.jpg"><figcaption>SNOOZE as Santa's little helper at McCormick</figcaption></figure>McCormick Gallery is Having a "Stocking Stuffer Sale"The Stocking Stuffer is an ONLINE ONLY SALE through December. We have made a kind of wacky mash-up, selection of inventory with discounts from 30-50%+. Visit our website and click on <a href="https://thomasmccormick.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f1613da24f43c79480112f36&amp;id=c2f65dd80a&amp;e=4e60073cbe">EXHIBITIONS</a> to view entire listing of 68 artworks available.&nbsp;Everything is priced with the regular retail and the discounted price clearly indicated. Shipping is an additional charge. Below is a sampling of twelve works being offered. You can view entire offering on the website by <a href="https://thomasmccormick.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f1613da24f43c79480112f36&amp;id=40e202bc50&amp;e=4e60073cbe">CLICKING HERE</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 12/1/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419140/zhqz4tum00l4zv7bozbz.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/sunlight-of-the-seasons">Sunlight of the Seasons</a>Opening: Friday, December 2, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmLily Pad | West&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419141/l2dd9ln8pu1fz4bqfvmx.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/pamela-sloan-bats-to-butterflies">Pamela Sloan: Bats to Butterflies</a>Opening: Friday, December 2, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419142/i5lggaorwmi9sbaqb4rh.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tony-fitzpatrick-the-lunch-drawings">Tony Fitzpatrick: The Lunch Drawings</a>Opening: Friday, December 2, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmT.F. Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419143/frho7cxox6z2as84tfga.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/33rd-annual-international-small-print-exhibition-holiday-sale">33rd Annual International Small Print Exhibition &amp; Holiday Sale</a>Opening: December 3 &amp; 4, 11&nbsp;am – 7&nbsp;pmChicago Printmakers Collaborative&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419144/ta1knwodx10iz89d5d5i.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/monica-kass-rogers-the-alley-project">Monica Kass Rogers: The Alley Project</a>Opening: Saturday, December 3, 6 – 7:30&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419145/jywfzremyqmugwtnhugh.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/max-guy-but-tell-me-is-it-a-civilized-country">Max Guy: But tell me, is it a civilized country?</a>Opening: Saturday, December 3, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmThe Renaissance Society&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419146/yfhqngzgz4yvow15hamh.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/closing-party-for-in-the-house-part-ii">Closing Party for In the House Part II</a>Opening: Saturday, December 3, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmStola Contemporary Art&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Opening December 2 & 3

<a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/11/22/1138555823/national-mall-art-covid-health-care-workers">An art exhibit on the National Mall honors health care workers who died of COVID</a>Susannah Perlman remembers her mother Marla's smile, a big, beaming smile that covered "a couple of ZIP codes."Marla died from COVID-19 last year. She was retired and had served as director of volunteers at a hospital in Pennsylvania.As part of the Hero Art Project, emerging and established artists from around the world have now eternalized the smiles of more than 100 other U.S.-based first responders and health care workers killed by a pandemic they tried to stave off.Via NPR&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/17/arts/design/hospital-rooms-murals.html">Bringing World-Class Art, and Wonder, to Mental Health Patients</a>The artist Sutapa Biswas has works in the Tate collection and was the subject of two major retrospectives last year. But, she said recently, one of the highlights of her career was a piece that few people will ever see: an abstract mural of a night sky in a London psychiatric hospital.Commissioned by the British nonprofit Hospital Rooms and finished last month, the deep blue work depicts a cascade of falling stars and covers an atrium wall at Springfield University Hospital in South London. At moments when mental health patients could be feeling trapped, Biswas said in an interview, her mural might “give them a sense of wonderment, a bit of hope.”Via NYT&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/market/10-memorable-artworks-from-the-past-20-years-art-basel-miami-beach-2213627">Tens of Thousands of Artworks Have Debuted at Art Basel Miami Beach Over the Past 20 Years. Here Are 10 of the Most Memorable</a>We said memorable—we didn’t say good.Via ArtnetThumbnail: Fairgoers take pictures of Maurizio Cattelan's Comedian, for sale from Perrotin at Art Basel Miami Beach. Photo by Sarah Cascone.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/art-vandalism-mona-lisa-van-gogh-famous-artworks-1234647552/">25 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;

What We're Reading: 11/27/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419134/etnyubnmohoijj6tt4ik.jpg"><figcaption>The Weaving Mill Rug</figcaption></figure>BUDDY<a href="https://hi-buddy.org">Buddy</a>, located on the first level of the Chicago Cultural Center, supports more than 200 local artists and small manufacturers selling Chicago-made art, objects and more. This year, the Buddy Store offers special, bespoke holiday gifts from Chicago makers for every shopping list, including the Pizza for Everyone cookbook from Crust Fund Pizza, a Loop Tote from Buddy MFG and Neatline Cartography, Hand Carved Wood Bowls and Utensils from Anne Farlee and Potato Candles from Luba Mendelevich. Buddy’s store hours are Tuesday to Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For the 2022 Holiday Season, Buddy will present “Ornaments for All,” its second annual one-of-a-kind ornament show featuring work from more than 30 Chicago artists from November 18 to December 31, with an opening reception scheduled for Tuesday, December 6 from 5:00 to 8:30 p.m.  &nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419135/frbgjj7jcvhr9odnnpj9.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/33rd-annual-international-small-print-exhibition-holiday-sale">33rd Annual International Small Print Exhibition &amp; Holiday Sale</a>Chicago Printmakers Collaborative's annual art party takes place from Dec 3– Jan 31, with a grand Opening Party&nbsp;weekend on Dec 3&nbsp;&amp; 4, from 11am-7pm. <a href="https://chicagoprintmakers.com/print-making-gallery-chicago/">Dozens of artists</a> are featured and you can also see artists at work on the presses.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419135/sj81mfffq44ubjmwlrk2.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/randolph-street-market-festival">Randolph Street Market</a>This European style art, antiques, vintage, global goods and makers market has been featured by Travel &amp; Leisure, Architectural Digest, USA Today, Goop, UK Guardian as ‘Top US Antique Markets’ and by BizBash and TimeOut one of ‘Chicago’s Top Festivals’ – with continuous live music, great foods, amazing people watching and SENSATIONAL TREASURES, this beloved shopping experience is a mecca for interior designers, fashion stylists, hollywood set decorators, fashionistas, collectors, travelers and fun lovers from around the globe!!Taking place indoors in Plumbers Hall on Randolph Street: Dec 17 &amp; 18, 10am–5pm&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419136/mlhysgnxvebfm5rknwga.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/maker-s-market">Maker’s Market</a>This December, The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art hosts its second Maker’s Market for creators of all backgrounds, experience levels &amp; mediums. This market will platform emerging &amp; established creators to sell their work, grow their business, and join our community. It will be a celebration of all the forms that art takes! Dec 10 and 11.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419137/jcgcn9qg3t2z1ckekqzr.jpg"></figure><a href="https://fineline.org/pages/christmastime-at-fine-line-holiday-show">Artisan Gift Sale - Christmastime at Fine Line</a>The annual Artisan Gift Sale is one of the major events for Fine Line Creative Arts Center.&nbsp; Fine Line is home to a diverse community of highly skilled artists, which is reflected in the full range of items at this sale this year. Here you will find many one-of-kind items you will not see anywhere else, as well as the more traditional items such as handwoven scarves, pottery, jewelry and seasonal decorations.&nbsp; No admission fee and lots of free onsite parking. December 1-6.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419138/zvmax64aq4cscyazapeu.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/third-fridays-in-bridgeport-7cd89e6a-38e2-49be-ac6d-3b4f8cd10cbb">Third Fridays in Bridgeport and Alma Fine Art and Interiors</a>Friday, December 16Pop in during Third Fridays in Bridgeport to view 70+ artists in a 9,000 sq. ft. industrial loft. Stop by our next door neighbor, Marz Brewing, for some refreshment.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419138/mkjk37xvbtl2svcyuddv.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.saintkatearts.com/events/holiday-marketplace-2022">Saint Kate Arts Hotel Marketplace</a>Experience and enjoy the holiday ambiance of Saint Kate while interacting and connecting with local artists and vendors! You'll find more than 100 of the Milwaukee area's finest artists throughout the hotel, from the ARC Theatre and lobby area on the 1st floor to the Simone Ballroom on the 2nd floor. Holiday Marketplace is the ideal place to find perfect gifts for friends and family, all while taking in the sights and sounds of local music and art.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419139/b5gafsxyncyyybyweuxv.jpg"></figure>Ox–Bow<a href="http://www.ox-bow.org">Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency</a> will host their first Winter Artists Market at Ox-Bow House. This seasonal event will feature artists from the local region and across the country. The initiative supports Ox-Bow’s desire to lift up the work of both local Artists and Alumni.&nbsp;Launching November 26 on Small Business Saturday, the Winter Artist Market will be open Thursdays through Saturdays, 11:00-6:00 p.m until December 17.The ongoing event will take place at Ox-Bow House, the organization’s downtown Douglas programming space. Entrance to the Winter Market is free of charge, though donations for the organization are always welcomed.&nbsp;The market will maintain a regional invitation to Artists, while also expanding to include Alumni of Ox-Bow. Alumni on an international level have been invited to apply to participate. On select weekends, attendees of the Winter Market can also expect the much revered Culinary Team at Ox-Bow to provide cocoa, cookies, and even cocktails to enjoy while they shop. A special Young Collectors area will be available at the market for patrons ages 2-12 to purchase gifts at youth-friendly prices.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

2023 Winter Art Markets for Holiday Shopping

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419134/df30lxqmqjs1vcthkcta.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-riccardos-lively-arts-paintings-return-kogan-20221116-7p5e75m4tvecji3gavf6zyumsy-story.html?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Daywatch&amp;utm_content=911668601846">The famous seven paintings that once thrilled patrons at Riccardo’s are reunited at Madron Gallery in Lincoln Park</a>&nbsp;Once upon a time, there were seven very large paintings that dominated the wall behind the palette-shaped bar at Riccardo’s Restaurant and Gallery, which was as lively an oasis as this city has ever known.The paintings were first unveiled in 1948, a stunning addition to the restaurant Ric Riccardo (born Richard Novaretti in Italy) opened in 1934 at the corner of Rush and Hubbard Streets. He had been a ship’s mate (and painter, dancer and musician) who married a woman named Mimi, performed with her at a Georgia nightclub, tried to sell his paintings, worked in magazine publishing and ran a restaurant/speakeasy on South Oakley Avenue.Via Chicago TribuneExhibition details available <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/palette-and-palate">here on CGN</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/arts/design/ron-perelman-fire-paintings.html">Did Five Paintings Lose Their ‘Oomph’? It’s a $410 Million Question.</a>When Steve Wynn, the casino magnate, put his elbow through a Picasso he owned, there was little doubt about the damage he had done to a painting he hoped to sell, in 2006, for more than $100 million.The silver-dollar-size hole in the canvas spoke for itself. His insurance company seems to have disputed only how much value the painting might have lost.But things are not so straightforward in another insurance case that also involves blue chip art and a boldface billionaire. Four years after a fire at Ronald O. Perelman’s East Hampton estate, holding companies to which he is connected are suing his insurers, contending that the blaze damaged five of his artworks worth $410 million.Via NYT&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-board-of-artprize-americas-most-popular-art-show-has-quietly-disbanded-leaving-its-future-uncertain-2210709?utm_content=from_www.artnet.com&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=EU%204:50%20p.m.%20afternoon%20newsletter%20for%2011/16/22&amp;utm_term=EUR%20Daily%20Newsletter%20%5BAFTERNOON%5D">The Future of ArtPrize, America’s Most Popular Art Extravaganza, Looks Bleak as Its Board Quietly Disbands</a>One of the country’s biggest contemporary art competitions is effectively shutting down—at least for now.Last month, the board of <a href="https://artprize.org/">ArtPrize</a>, a biennial event in Grand Rapids, Michigan that doled out as much as $450,000 in artist grants every edition, quietly announced that it is “[winding] down its operations” after a 13-year run. The 12th, and last, iteration of the competition concluded just last month.Via Artnet&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 11/16/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419134/sn4rliqlg2o6osmlc5vm.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/currentz">Currentz</a>Opening: Friday, November 18, 7 – 10&nbsp;pmBridgeport Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419135/pj9mqehj9mhofzhzyrmw.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/mark-ballog-making-space">Mark Ballog: Making Space</a>Opening: Friday, November 18, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419135/nvqirazpnr6y4snalip5.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/contemplation">Contemplation</a>Opening: Friday, November 18, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmChicago Artists Coalition (CAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419136/g9rmxezqbj6lxqtybnla.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/object-oriented">Object-Oriented</a>Opening: Friday, November 18, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmThe Art Center Highland Park&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419137/wejhezx7vlhzqmthi4pv.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/david-yarrow-storytelling">David Yarrow: Storytelling</a>Opening: Friday, November 18, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmHilton | Asmus Contemporary&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419138/otfrfgskxnmclk9sgiau.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/third-fridays-in-bridgeport">Third Fridays in Bridgeport</a>Opening: Friday, November 18, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmAlma Art &amp; Interiors&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419139/tdlsuimfnsyi5jblzy2q.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jeanne-garrett-mixed-media-photo-threads">Jeanne Garrett: Mixed Media: Photo Threads</a>Opening: Saturday, November 19, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmBlue Moon Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions November 18 & 19

<html><head></head><body>CHICAGO, IL (November 9, 2022)– 3Arts, the Chicago-based nonprofit grantmaking organization, announced the recipients of the third annual 3Arts Next Level/Spare Room Award—a $50,000 unrestricted cash award given to three women visual artists who are past 3Arts awardees—during its 15th annual 3Arts Awards Celebration hosted virtually on November 7, live on YouTube. With support from an anonymous donor at the Chicago Community Foundation, this year’s 3Arts Next Level/Spare Room Award honors visual artists A.J. McClenon, Pooja Pittie, and Reveca Torres in recognition of their outstanding work in the arts and commitment to increased visibility for their communities.“The Next Level program is an uncommon concept in the grantmaking field in which a second award at a higher level is distributed to a past recipient,” said 3Arts Executive Director Esther Grisham Grimm, “It is one of the many ways that we as an organization show our ongoing support to our 3Arts community of artists throughout their entire careers and reflects our commitment to investing in the creative heart of our city.”During the November 7 event, 3Arts awarded ten 3Arts Awards recipients who received $30,000 in unrestricted cash grants. Another ten artists were selected by past 3Arts awardees to receive $4,000 unrestricted grants throughMake a Wave, an artist-to-artist grant program.3Arts premiered new commissions by past 3Arts awardees during the Awards celebration, including in a new performance with the all-women percussion group Woori Sori (“Our Voice”) by Aram Han Sifuentes; a new music video for her original song “Walls + Ceilings” from her debut album BT/SHE/HER by Bethany Thomas; a new dance film by Robby Lee Williams with fellow dancer Connor Cornelius and visual artist Genevieve Ramos; and a new video from Santiago X’s Land Acknowledgement series. The entire evening’s celebration is available to view on 3Arts’ YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJkTk5sYa7w">HERE</a>.The celebratory evening was co-chaired by Candace Hunter (past 3Arts awardee), Lynn M. Lockwood (civic leader), and Mel Smith (3Arts Treasurer).The 2022 recipients of the 3Arts Next Level/Spare Room Award ($50,000 per artist):&nbsp;A.J. McClenon<figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419134/vohncvxlk0vsmbvmm02i.jpg" alt="image004.jpg"></figure>A.J. McClenon is an interdisciplinary artist, born and raised in Washington, D.C. and who now calls Chicago a second home. Among McClenon’s ongoing work, VEGA is an interdisciplinary project that includes performances, writing, video and mixed-media drawings/collages, and objects that explores histories of Black escapism and the future of renegotiations of human hierarchies among other species during escape routes into the skies and into the waters. McClenon received a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a Bachelor of Arts and minor in creative writing from University of Maryland and studied at The New School. McClenon has presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, LA Film Forum, Echo Park Film Center, Danspace Project, Woman Made Gallery, Roman Susan Gallery, Links Hall, National Museum of African American History &amp; Culture, and Hyde Park Art Center.“To me, this recognition is a vindication of faith: faith in the work, in the community, and in the process of creation. The 3Arts community works hard to push forward sustainable practices in the arts with unyielding intention, compassion, and the truest kind of empathy. This award will open up a new world of collaboration, a reachable focus, and the freedom to work in a way that I haven't been able to ever before,” says McClenon.Pooja Pittie<figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419134/rbyx8l771mj2rer9obq8.jpg" alt="image006.jpg"></figure>Pooja Pittie is a visual artist who lives and works in Chicago. Born and raised in India, Pittie began her career in accounting and finance. In 2016, she decided to pursue her lifelong passion for art and shifted her focus to painting full-time. Pittie has an incurable and progressive form of muscular dystrophy. Her painting process explores the constantly changing relationship between a slow-moving body and an active mind.&nbsp;Pittie is an alumna of the HATCH residency at Chicago Artists Coalition and the Center Program at Hyde Park Art Center. As a Board member of both organizations, she is an advocate for equity and accessibility in the Arts. Her paintings have been exhibited at EXPO Chicago, Art Miami, and the Union League Club of Chicago. Pittie is represented by the McCormick Gallery in Chicago.“For the past few years, the 3Arts community has been a safe and inclusive space for me to learn and grow as a disabled artist. I am grateful for the opportunity to support each other as we navigate the complexities of working as disabled artists. The award will give me the freedom to dive deeper into the themes of my practice, and at the same time, allow me to take a deep breath and create space for new ideas,” says Pittie.&nbsp;Reveca Torres<figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419135/owlrxftrdormc2hk6r5h.jpg" alt="image008.jpg"></figure>Reveca Torres uses painting, illustration, photography, film, movement, and other media as forms of expression and tools for advocacy and social justice. After completing degrees in Fashion Design and Theatre Arts, Torres worked as a costume designer and simultaneously with organizations doing disability work in health, advocacy, recreation, and peer support. She is founder of BACKBONES, a nonprofit and community for people living with spinal injuries (SCI) and is co-director of ReelAbilities Film Festival Chicago. Torres received fellowships with the Hulu+ Kartemquin Accelerator Program as well as Docs in Progress. She was also selected for the Craig Neilsen Visionary Award for her art and advocacy work. Tres Fridas Project, Reveca’s collaboration with artists Mariam Paré and Tara Ahern, recently exhibited alongside Frida Kahlo: Timeless at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art.“The Next Level award comes to me at a time where I am feeling more confident in the stories I am telling and the ways I am telling these stories through my lens as a woman of color with a disability. Receiving my second award from 3Arts makes me feel seen by my community, and puts me in a wonderful place by providing visibility and funds for me to make space for others with disabilities in the art world and society at large,” says Torres.The 2022 Next Level/Spare Room Award judges are Linda Earle, Allyson Esposito, and Sacha Yanow.&nbsp;As previously announced, the 2022 recipients of 3Arts Awards ($30,000 per artist):&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419136/au7qkrlw4ppxsqi1jpk2.jpg" alt="image009.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Dance artists Winifred Haun and Sarita Smith Childs; musicians Akenya and Nashon Holloway; teaching artists Peregrine Bermas and Simone Reynolds; theater artists Miranda Gonzalez and Omar Abbas Salem; and visual artists Rozalinda Borcilă and zakkiyyah najeebah dumas-o’neal.As previously announced, the 2022 recipients of the Make A Wave Awards ($4,000 per artist):Zahra Glenda Baker (vocalist, storyteller, and teaching artist); Maggie Brown (vocalist and teaching artist); Stephanie “Stef Skills” Garland (street art muralist and educator); Leah Ra’Chel Gipson (interdisciplinary artist and scholar); Terry Guest (playwright, actor, and director); Malik Johnson aka 99TheProducer (cellist, composer, and producer); Ivan Lozano (visual artist and podcaster); Elisabeth YJ Seonwoo aka Kerberus (dancer); Andrea Yarbrough (maker, curator, and educator); and Wai Yim (actor, director, choreographer, and playwright).&nbsp;</body></html>

3Arts Announces 3rd Year of $150,000 Next Level/Spare Room Awards to 3 Women Artists 

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419134/yqxtzgrskyiqgudcsn80.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/brian-divis">Brian Divis: In High Regard</a>Opening: Saturday, November 12, 1 – 3&nbsp;pmOS Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419135/hqqwjln7mswj8alsczob.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/james-little-black-stars-white-paintings">James Little: Black Stars &amp; White Paintings</a>Opening: Saturday, November 12, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmKavi Gupta - Elizabeth St.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419135/kljdzx3m3a5xwpywhrki.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/kajahl-submersia">Kajahl: Submersia</a>Opening: Saturday, November 12, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmMonique Meloche Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419136/kbtzhdoeyehexw3pvloq.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/kadar-brock-ad4bfc74-40e8-4376-a96e-dff9515ec53c">Kadar Brock</a>Opening: Saturday, November 12, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmPATRON&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419137/abcle19fjufnwaurzgzm.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/alex-chitty-figs-break-open-of-themselves">Alex Chitty: Figs break open of themselves</a>Opening: Saturday, November 12, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmPATRON&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419138/iyqing2hsp6ucz2vpcj5.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/sweet-16-sixteen-years-of-geoffrey-todd-smith-at-western-exhibitions">Sweet 16: Sixteen Years of Geoffrey Todd Smith at Western Exhibitions</a>Opening: Saturday, November 12, 5 – 8&nbsp;pm(northern) Western Exhibitions&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions November 10 - 12 (Part II)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419134/qm7ybsudwc9737nzjtgc.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/refracting-histories">Refracting Histories</a>Opening: Thursday, November 10, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmMuseum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419135/as4izqj2undc9t6m66dm.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/marina-rheault-post-interior-wanderings">Marina Rheault Post: Interior Wanderings</a>Opening: Friday, November 11, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmOliva Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419136/y9igojfgkrwf5xdx35zg.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/matt-bodett">Matt Bodett</a>Opening: Saturday, November 12, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmBert Green Fine Art&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419137/bi3g8tni6h7ryu8v9ztc.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/patrick-fitzgerald">Patrick Fitzgerald</a>Saturday, November 12, 12 – 4&nbsp;pmPAGODA RED&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419138/rblsfvypwgu1igfdk4pf.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/connie-noyes">Connie Noyes: we are built in water</a>Opening: Friday, November 11, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmEvanston Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions November 10 - 12 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419134/hc4rbfs5gkyfvxihr0ek.jpg"></figure>Via PR<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=9618541382&amp;e=290863dfe3">EXPO CHICAGO</a> is proud to announce its expanded curatorial initiatives program for the&nbsp;tenth anniversary edition April 13–16, 2023&nbsp;returning to Navy Pier’s Festival Hall. In partnership with<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=601c5f754b&amp;e=290863dfe3">Independent Curators International (ICI)</a>, EXPO CHICAGO will host its ninth annual <a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=82fdc51d63&amp;e=290863dfe3">Curatorial Forum</a>&nbsp;–&nbsp;eighth co-organized with ICI – which will gather more than 40 curators from across the country to discuss pressing issues of accessibility, community engagement, labor conditions, and new ways of working with artists, featuring both public and closed-door sessions taking place throughout the week. The Curatorial Forum presents an unrivaled environment for professional development, exchange, and collaborations throughout the art and museum ecosystems.&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=e3360840f2&amp;e=290863dfe3">View 2023 Curatorial Forum participants to date</a>. The 2023 edition will see the addition of the <a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=92ab3f4c84&amp;e=290863dfe3">Chicago Assembly</a>, a cohort of Chicago-based curators who will convene both prior to and following EXPO CHICAGO in April, to further explore the ideas exchanged throughout the program as well as to identify themes and strategies generated at the Forum that hold special significance for the Chicago community. &gt;&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=27a896fe75&amp;e=290863dfe3">V</a><a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=e09a7bcb30&amp;e=290863dfe3">iew 2023 Chicago Assembly participants</a>.&nbsp;</body></html>

EXPO CHICAGO Announces Expanded Curatorial Initiatives and Keynote for Tenth Anniversary Edition

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419134/kgzhp0xpyj1ucqkt9fjz.jpg"></figure>Via PRThe Elmhurst Art Museum announced that they raised nearly $150,000 at their Soiree at Le Meridien on&nbsp;Saturday, including an incredible $60,000 gift from the Elmhurst Artists' Guild, museum partners since before the EAM opened its doors. The successful event was a fitting way to celebrate EAM's 25th Anniversary milestone.&nbsp; Many of EAM's biggest supporters attended the Soiree and were the first to hear that in the Fall of 2023 the museum will host an exhibition entitled Picasso &amp; The Figure.&nbsp;More details about the Picasso&nbsp;exhibition will be revealed at a <a href="https://www.elmhurstartmuseum.org/events/winter-solstice-party/?utm_source=EAM+General+Mailing+List&amp;utm_campaign=3df1ffbc59-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_24_08_17_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_2e43eedea7-3df1ffbc59-374555725&amp;mc_cid=3df1ffbc59&amp;mc_eid=9f943455be">Winter Solstice Party</a> for Sustaining Fellows on Wed, Dec. 14. &nbsp;</body></html>

Elmhurst Art Museum Announces 25th Anniversary Fundraising and 2023 Picasso Exhibition 

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419126/bqzrta79gnkgigbjoxyk.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/diana-guerrero-macia-oli-watt">Diana Guerrero-Maciá &amp; Oli Watt</a>Opening: Friday, November 4, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmCarrie Secrist Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419127/fvozpkukjnmcoshuvlcg.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/november-exhibition">Alma III (main gallery)</a>Opening: Friday, November 4, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmAlma Art &amp; Interiors&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419128/sfe7rikn99tclrzibw5m.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/diana-frid-time-is-textile">Dianna Frid: Time is Textile</a>Opening: Friday, November 4, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmAlan Koppel Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419128/ousgh4jmbrnahhxhahqt.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/atomic-number-13-pt-2-group-show">'Atomic Number 13 part 2', curated by ArtBuilds</a>Opening: Saturday, November 5, 12 – 6&nbsp;pmVertical Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419129/mhjrhgjqwdsj0fk4rlso.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/william-bridges-channeling-the-canal">William Bridges: Channeling the Canal</a>Opening: Saturday, November 5, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419130/biv7wcierqnjqeqijwap.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/minami-kobayashi-somewhere-not-here">Minami Kobayashi: Somewhere Not Here</a>Opening: Sunday, November 6, 3 – 6&nbsp;pmGoldfinch&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions November 3 - 6 (Part III)

<html><head></head><body><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/11/03/wicker-parks-flat-iron-arts-building-sells-to-new-owners-for-first-time-in-3-decades/?utm_source=Pico&amp;utm_campaign=e84b0929fd-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_05_26_01_35_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_b6b84a5cee-e84b0929fd-127143461&amp;mc_cid=e84b0929fd&amp;mc_eid=9fac193df8">Wicker Park’s Flat Iron Arts Building Sells To New Owners For First Time In 3 Decades</a>Longtime owners of the iconic Flat Iron Arts Building in the center of Wicker Park have sold the property to a pair of local real estate developers.The Flat Iron Arts Building, 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave., has for decades been home to artist studios, performance spaces, cultural organizations and many other local businesses with an artistic bent.The building is also home to several bars and other businesses on its ground floor along Milwaukee and North avenues.Since 1993, the Flat Iron has been owned and managed by <a href="https://www.fineartsbuilding.com/portfolio/">Berger Realty Group</a>, which also operates the Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Ave., and other properties in Chicago.Via Block ClubTop image: The Flat Iron building in Wicker Park on Nov. 2, 2022. Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419126/pfn5meddka2sxova99d3.jpg"><figcaption>Caroline Kent. Photo by Evan Jenkins</figcaption></figure>Congratulations to Caroline Kent,&nbsp;recipient of the Studio Museum in Harlem's Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize!The Wein Prize, one of the most significant awards given to individual artists in the United States today, was established in 2006 by jazz impresario, musician and philanthropist George Wein to honor his late wife, Joyce Alexander (1928–2005), a long-time Trustee of the Studio Museum and a woman whose life embodied a commitment to the power and possibilities of art and culture. Presented each year at the Studio Museum’s fall Gala, the award recognizes and honors the artistic achievements of an African-American artist who demonstrates great innovation, promise, and creativity. Envisioned as an extension of the Studio Museum’s mission to support experimentation and excellence in contemporary art, the Prize includes an unrestricted monetary award of $50,000.&nbsp;On October 24, 2022, The Studio Museum in Harlem was proud to announce artist Caroline Kent as a recipient of this prestigious award.Via PATRON Gallery&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419127/ikiofy4a7mamnwx8ignq.png"></figure>Chicago Artists Coalition Welcomes new curatorial residents for the HATCH residency program, 2023-24.Denny Mwaura is a curator and writer based in Chicago. He is the Assistant Director at Gallery 400, UIC. Mwaura was the 2021 recipient of the Schiff Foundation Fellowship for Critical Architectural Writing, an award granted by the Department of Architecture and Design at the Art Institute of Chicago. He received his MA in Modern and Contemporary Art History from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.Sophie&nbsp;Buchmueller is a Chicago-based arts worker with experience in curation, collections management, and museum education. Currently, she is the Registrar at Corbett vs. Dempsey. She is driven by the potential of contemporary art to serve as a framework for knowing and understanding the world—not just as a reflection of reality, but as a mode of active engagement with our often-precarious surroundings. She holds a BA in American Studies and French from Carleton College and MAs in Art History and Arts Administration &amp; Policy from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.Sofía Sanchez Bjorboa&nbsp;is an art historian and Chicago-based independent curator. Sofía has held exhibition-making roles in the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City, the Sullivan Galleries, and the Field Museum in Chicago. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Art History from Centro de Cultura Casa Lamm and a master’s degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Visual and Critical Studies.In 2021, she wrote a book, Anyone who has never been bored cannot be a storyteller, which will be published in May 2023.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Evanston Art Center Announces Its Winter Expo PlansThe Winter Arts &amp; Crafts Expo includes original, handmade works of jewelry, ceramics, fiber, metal, glass, painting, photography, mixed media, and more. All proceeds from the Expo will benefit the ongoing exhibition, education, and outreach programs at the Art Center. The Winter Expo is also the perfect opportunity for families to shop for everyone on their holiday gift list.&nbsp;The Winter Expo is free and open to the general public from November 19th – December 20th. In addition to the regularly scheduled Winter Expo dates, the EAC will also host a special shopping event with handcrafted items made by Art Center students! There are also items offered by Teen Board members. Plus several themed pop-up shops and workshops.&nbsp;Preview Party: November 18&nbsp;from 6-9pm. Tickets: $40 for early registration and $50 at the door. <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EgkTX3WzthaL-gzfrsKplKzdqZYIJKq2t77aQzhfufYwLXFdVC1KHzxF6vcu_W00873qV1xWqWqsKecfGyOFHzKw1wBsj3W292hefZpazU9ZGBxVQPvbkQm17JZSLZ8imrAZIU09CwbaLGUZiDD0xLGelAoAWn7JuPv95U6eGSoqGDuQVAzSzoNDYWDS5_aL-3nK_zyIw80=&amp;c=vkkvJfPsPO8nODgmRCjM4-c7UYfw43Cq4ufTufRf14VIziMbWlmhvw==&amp;ch=6n9Ef1prNtiy_1k2hXcS9RpjKkrKtahlqNJEtdeNfn5Re2BsaqQqHw==">Register today!</a>General Shopping: November 19 –&nbsp;December 20Silent Auction: November 18 –&nbsp;20&nbsp;</body></html>

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