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

CGN Art World Recap: 8/1/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419096/z8mdvyluipbxmbiipse4.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/unbearable-memories-unspeakable-histories">Unbearable Memories, Unspeakable Histories</a>August 6South Asia Institute&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419097/dwuej5m0eegc5nfxmnbb.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jeffery-chirchirillo-bad-weather-makes-for-good-photography-ansel-adams">Jeffrie Chirchirillo: “Bad Weather Makes For Good Photography” …. Ansel Adams</a>Opening: Saturday, August 6, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419098/a5uomqdo5y3ohwaifauv.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/verna-todd-vi-reste-hemifran-we-left-home">Verna Todd: Vi Reste Hemifrån (We Left Home)</a>Opening: Saturday, August 6, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419099/w5raiefs3bjmlrwcwkku.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/alexface-solo-show">Alex Face’s</a>Opening: Saturday, August 6, noon – 6&nbsp;pmVertical Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions August 5 - 6 (Part II)

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419096/tcn5giv4b6qvcznax6ho.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/liminal-by-rossa-crean">Liminal by Rosśa Crean</a>Opening: Friday, August 5, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmInternational Museum of Surgical Science&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419097/ayamgt9jbywus0ovgfjl.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/voices-visions-standing-on-the-bridge-between-health-and-disease-cb5a61e2-5d42-47c1-8492-bb72c1626dc1">Voices &amp; Visions: Standing on the Bridge Between Health and Disease</a>Opening: Friday, August 5, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmThe Art Center Highland Park&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/20-print-sale-reboot">$20 PRINT SALE REBOOT!</a>August 6 – 27Chicago Printmakers Collaborative&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions August 5 - 6 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419096/fsslbkz8vpqldnou1kb4.jpg"><figcaption>Courtesy of StockX.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/buyers-guide/stockx-vincent-van-gogh-starry-night-lego-set-2152258">The New ‘Starry Night’ Lego Set Is a Sold-Out Collector’s Hit</a>Art lovers know to expect sold-out gallery shows. But what about sold-out Lego kits? Such is the case with Lego’s Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night edition. The kit, which allows enthusiasts to build a recreation of the 1889 Post-Impressionist masterpiece, has been flying off the shelves since it came out in May of this year. The kit came to market through a unique avenue; the Starry Night theme was proposed as a set by Truman Cheng, a PhD student from Hong Kong, through the company’s Lego Ideas system that allows people to suggest ideas for potential kits.&nbsp;Via Artnet&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/28/arts/design/ukraine-war-art-culture.html">The Role of Art in a Time of War</a>You do not have to go far outside of Kyiv to see how the massacre of civilians and the trampling of culture still come one after the other. In Borodianka, a nucleus of Russian atrocities about 45 minutes north of here — the drive is slower now that the bridges have been demolished — the Palace of Culture has had its windows blown out; its concert hall is dust-caked, and the ticket booths have been ripped asunder. Halfway between the capital and the Belarusian border, I had to contort my body through twisted studs to enter the leveled Ivankiv Historical and Local History Museum, its statuary now pitted, its embroideries scorched. It is far worse further east.Here in Kyiv the masterpieces have, like many of its citizens earlier, gone underground.Via the New York Times&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-chicago-climate-change-art-initiative-tt-0720-20220720-rbyp7oq6fngo5mar2lisoz2rzm-story.html">E(art)H Chicago awards $547,310 for art projects addressing climate change: From murals to money for native plantings</a>A bilingual, multisensory theater piece for pre-K youth and their families to explore Eggers Grove’s rich ecosystem. A Little Village mural that will be created from a community coloring book and painted by community members. A documentary film that focuses on the environmental justice issues on the Southeast Side where screenings and discussions will take place.These are but a few art projects centered on environmental justice and climate change that will be created and activated with public programming by next summer through E(art)H Chicago (Earth Art Chicago). The citywide community-based art initiative was created by the Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation (ISEIF) to raise awareness and inspire action on the environment and to educate Illinois residents on cost-saving environmental interventions they can make in their homes.Via Chicago Tribune&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-07-27/why-new-york-art-galleries-are-flocking-to-los-angeles-altering-art-scene">Why New York art galleries are flocking to Los Angeles — and how it’s altering the art scene</a>Call it the great Art Rush — but panning for affluent art collectors instead of gold nuggets.The Los Angeles gallery scene is seeing an influx of established New York art galleries moving into town as of late — 11 so far are here or coming soon. Several venues opened this February, timed to the Frieze Los Angeles art fair; other openings are in the works for later this year or 2023.Via LA Times&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 7/28/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419096/fmbhkguhlhubybhtkmrw.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/lakefront-anonymous-chicago-s-unknown-art-gallery">Lakefront Anonymous: Chicago’s Unknown Art Gallery</a>Opening: Friday, July 29, 7 – 10&nbsp;pmFirecat Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419097/sl0j9alghox5xyxtd0t5.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/cesar-conde-c-j-hungerman-c-c-collision">Cesar Conde &amp; C.J. Hungerman: C+C=COLLISION</a>Opening: Friday, July 29, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419098/rjuoohyhamo2pejlpxeq.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/all-that-glows-in-the-dark-of-democracy">All that Glows in the Dark of Democracy</a>Opening: Friday, July 29, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmWeinberg/Newton Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419099/wufmipzco3fx4ux2o9n7.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/abraham-cone-wall-ornament">Abraham Cone: Wall Ornament</a>Opening: Friday, July 29, 6 – 10&nbsp;pmMu Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419100/ogo92kxl74wvv7po3exb.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/age-of-the-bimbo">Age of the Bimbo</a>Opening: Saturday, July 30, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmWoman Made Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions July 29 - 30

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

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

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419091/zgcpx6siqujfp3mtpzg9.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/diffractions">Diffractions</a>Opening: Friday, July 22, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmChicago Artists Coalition (CAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419091/gihfxs6dza7pveovq6b9.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jeff-faust-labyrinth">Jeff Faust: Labyrinth</a>Opening: Friday, July 22, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmLily Pad | West&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419092/vaytqcgptdpeornjmx4e.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/deborah-kraft-solo-exhibition">Deborah Kraft Solo Exhibition</a>Opening: Friday, July 22, 6 – 8:30&nbsp;pmRelativity Textiles&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419093/tugcdbm1zwpr4h6wkhlv.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/maryam-safajoo-repetitious-insecurity">Maryam Safajoo: REPETITIOUS INSECURITY</a>Opening: Friday, July 22, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419093/tdkqhgydhhfcyg1muiia.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/71">Paige Taul: 71</a>Opening: Friday, July 22, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmChicago Artists Coalition (CAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions July 22 - 24 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419091/aurlurr4tdygulis6kd3.jpg"><figcaption>Image credit: James Prinz</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;By GINNY VAN ALYEAThe <a href="https://www.chicagobotanic.org">Chicago Botanic Garden</a> is a favorite suburban escape for my family. We even love the drive, knowing that in just 30-40 minutes we can escape the city and end up in a verdant wonderland of plants, sculpture and suburbanites on bicycles. My own children love to run through the rose and English gardens in particular.&nbsp;This spring/summer CBG is commemorating its extraordinary growth over the last five decades and marking its 50th birthday in 2022 with Flourish: The Garden at 50, running through September 25. Members, visitors, and program participants are invited to celebrate 50 years of the Garden connecting people to the natural world. In particular they are invited to admire the art specially commissioned to make this anniversary. Participating artists include Edra Soto, Faheem Majeed, Patrick Dougherty, Luke Jerram, and others.&nbsp;“What began as an ambitious vision to have Chicago’s own public garden is now 28 gardens and four natural areas in Glencoe, 16 community garden and farm sites in Chicago and Lake County, and dozens of conservation and restoration research sites around the country,” said Jean Franczyk, the Garden’s president and chief executive officer. “We are thankful to all who have shown up for nature, supported our conservation mission, and inspired us to keep imagining a future where people and planet thrive.”<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419091/nysdn3xmfigg3shnsrbr.jpg"><figcaption>The Rookery by Patrick Dougherty—Chapel Hill, NC</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Flourish: The Garden at 50 features a series of Garden-wide experiences. Ten nature-inspired art installations from Chicago, national, and international artists have been created specifically for the Glencoe campus and Windy City Harvest’s Farm on Ogden, connecting people with nature in new ways. Splashes of gold-hued plants have been incorporated into the seasonal designs of the display gardens. Additionally, attendees will be invited to engage with interactive stories taking them back in time and transporting them to an imagined future for the Garden and pop-up events that will surprise and delight.“The Garden is thriving due to the commitment of our members, visitors, and program participants over the last 50 years,” said Jodi Zombolo, associate vice president of Visitor Events and Programs. “We are excited for everyone to join our joyous birthday celebration.”&nbsp;Flourish: The Garden at 50 is open daily during the Garden’s general hours, which change seasonally. Visit <a href="http://www.chicagobotanic.org/flourish">chicagobotanic.org/flourish</a> for more information.&nbsp;Some trivia and surprises shared by the Garden:• Did you know that more than one million visitors now come to the Garden each year? Or that in 1972, that number was 20,000?• The gardens have been designed with splashes of 50th anniversary gold throughout. Think of it as your own treasure hunt and find the gold plants.• Every other weekend through September you are invited to engage in interactive, celebratory pop-up events. All activities are included with membership or general admission ticket, from Chicago Human Rhythm Project to an all-woman Mariachi serenade. View the calendar <a href="https://www.chicagobotanic.org/flourish/popups">here</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419092/pfzdwgz8m09vsmmg0dct.jpg"><figcaption>Of Earth and Sky by Luke Jerram—Bristol, UK and Keli Stewart—Chicago, IL &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;About Chicago Botanic GardenThe <a href="http://chicagobotanic.org">Chicago Botanic Garden</a>, one of the treasures of the Forest Preserves of Cook County, is a 385-acre living plant museum featuring 28 distinct gardens and four natural areas. With events, programs, and activities for all ages, the Garden is open every day of the year. Located at 1000 Lake Cook Road in Glencoe, IL, the Garden is smoke free. Opened to the public in 1972, the Garden is managed by the Chicago Horticultural Society, accredited by the American Association of Museums, and a member of the American Public Gardens Association (APGA).&nbsp;</body></html>

Chicago Botanic Garden Turns 50 and Celebrates with Art

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419090/ugobmq9i7ojk2wzrux2k.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-invisible-costs-of-war">The Invisible Costs of War</a>Opening: Friday, July 22, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419091/tydxpdzon7h1oznjluzu.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/noah-hanna-curated-exhibition">The Land Between The Sea</a>Exhibition begins July 23ENGAGE Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419092/nwnmcf0n7dy8rqpa5hxb.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/democracy-in-danger">Democracy in Danger</a>Opening: Saturday, July 23, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmStola Contemporary Art&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419093/qtt0tcosa5br0ffkho9w.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/scott-jay-marr-new-paintings-the-flight-of-the-butterflies">Scott Jay Marr | New Paintings: The Flight of the Butterflies</a>Opening: Saturday, July 23, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmBlue Moon Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419093/e3lx3v78kjyqcyba5kw5.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/dean-habegger-new-paintings-mixed-media-works">Dean Habegger |&nbsp;New Paintings &amp; Mixed Media Works</a>Opening: Saturday, July 23, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmBlue Moon Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions July 22 - 24 (Part II)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419091/pyaapqkpf4elz8jp3jjt.png"><figcaption>All Star Press</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/all-star-press-studio-joins-up-with-chicagos-pro-teams-to-bring-sports-art-together/">All Star Press studio joins up with Chicago's pro teams to bring sports, art together</a>If you're a sports fan in Chicago, you've probably seen the work of All Star Press - even if you may not know it.As CBS 2's Matt Zahn reported Saturday night, All Star Press has teamed up with our pro teams to do some pretty cool stuff - bringing the worlds of sports and art together."I've always been a really big sports person. Art and sports doesn't always mix," said All Star Press' Zissou Tasseff-Elenkoff.Via CBS Chicago&nbsp;<a href="https://news.yahoo.com/issue-probing-art-chicago-gallery-093634356.html">Issue-probing art from Chicago gallery comes to Michigan City. Q&amp;A with the curator</a>Monique Meloche has exhibited artists of color in her gallery in Chicago’s West Loop since she opened it some 20 years ago. They come from across the U.S. and the world. And they don’t take a soft look at the world.Meloche has now filled the Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City with her artists’ work. She took some time to talk with The Tribune about the exhibit, “moniquemeloche presents…,” that opened in June and runs through Oct. 21.Via South Bend Tribune/Yahoo News&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://art.newcity.com/2022/07/06/paint-it-blue-lessons-from-the-old-guitarist-of-pablo-picasso/">Paint It Blue: Lessons From The Old Guitarist of Pablo Picasso</a>Consider Pablo Picasso’s “The Old Guitarist.” A smaller-scale work in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, I’ve been looking at this painting since I moved here to study art and philosophy more than thirty years ago. I felt an intimate connection from the moment I first saw it, perhaps because of the painting’s implicit reflection of my own plight as a young artist.Via Newcity&nbsp;<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-art-of-protest-has-taken-many-forms-northwestern-university-e2-80-99s-block-museum-of-art-looks-at-it-through-the-lens-of-anti-black-violence/ar-AAZnnwv">The art of protest has taken many forms. Northwestern University’s Block Museum of Art looks at it through the lens of anti-Black violence.</a>As the country tries to process a troubling aspect of U.S. history — mass shootings — we are reminded that there have been others interwoven into the nation’s creation, including anti-Black violence.Via Chicago Tribune&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 7/14/22

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

River North Design District Announces Plans for September Gallery Walk

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

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

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419090/tk4ysgxehvo6phbhhpgm.jpg"><figcaption>Photo: Dan Piotrowski</figcaption></figure>By ANNA DOBROWOLSKIOn days where joining friends for a meal isn’t an option, and the effort of cooking for one is better spent calling for takeout, eating alone can seem a chore, rather than an event. Reserving a ‘table for one’ at a Michelin-starred restaurant rarely enters the realm of possibilities; even less so is taking a snack to an art gallery. In Lincoln Park, Chef Tomaska and his team at <a href="https://www.esmechicago.com">Esmé</a> curate a world where you can have your art and eat it, too.For the uninitiated, the Lincoln Park restaurant received a Michelin star in April 2022 less than a year after its opening on August 18th, 2021. Located on the tree-laden corner of Webster and Clark, Esmé’s open windows and modern exterior welcome art and food lovers for a feast for the senses.&nbsp;Chef Jenner Tomaska and partner Katrina Bravo came up with the food-art tandem by listening to artists talking about their work. “I’m interested in the story of how and why an artist decides to create. Working in the kitchen, [as a chef] you remove yourself from the conversation a lot of the time, but I like the conversations that happen when people come together and discuss a piece,” Chef Tomaska tells me.&nbsp;Esmé's current menu is inspired by Chicago-based multimedia artist Courtney Shoudis. I recently had the chance to speak with the creatives on scene.&nbsp;*<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419091/izdst6pe94tdv6vhtv4s.png"><figcaption>Photo: Dan Piotrowski</figcaption></figure>Before working in painting and sculpture, and new media such as film, Shoudis worked in fashion and design. She is currently working on a new painting for her series ‘The Passing of Time’— a collection of paintings which renders seasons passing while waiting for her partner’s final immigration interview into America. At first, Shoudis created these paintings to grapple with long distance and the confusion spurred by immigration processes that have been backlogged by the pandemic. “I naïvely thought that it would be six months. Now, I am working on the 13th season,” she says. “It’s at the point where it is just madness. The reason I wanted to visualize it was to cope.”&nbsp;Shoudis and I moved our conversation from the bar into the main dining area and gallery space, into an area by the west entrance with tabletops designated for amuse bouches. In our periphery, Shoudis’ untitled female nudes brush against Cubist traditions with their delineating figures and flattened, color blocked forms. “I thought about pulling [the women] apart, reconsidering them from the female viewpoint and experience. In this work I’m trying to understand these different stages of life through the body, and I'm trying to figure out how much of that has been seen before me as well as who I am.”&nbsp;As we orbit around the sculptures, we see the angular silhouette of a woman on her knee, then standing up and being strong again. The lines echo the sculptures and the tabletop female sculptures, which Shoudis had designed specifically to function as a serving plate for the subsequent bites. She has long been interested in the use of women’s bodies in art, using her own practice to point out, and then reconsider, these trends in a new light. “With the tabletop sculptures, I played with the idea of objectifying women even further,” she points out, as I watch guests pluck appetizers off the structure.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419092/wi7z118nu5roxq8mdzrs.jpg"><figcaption>Photo: Sandy Noto</figcaption></figure>In the main dining area there are four canvases with colors exploding across the canvas. Their impressionistic fluidity contrasts against the geometric sculptures.&nbsp;“I have never shown these two bodies of work in the same space,” says Shoudis. For her, Seasons has been a personal odyssey in which she draws from various texts. “I never know what will trigger the next season,” she says. One painting with controlled, deep purple daubs across the raw canvas is Shoudis’ reflection of Ophelia’s desperation in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. In Mayakovsky and the Passing of Winter, she mentions an affinity for a line from Frank O Hara’s poem “Mayakovsky:”&nbsp; “It may be the coldest day of the year, what does he think of that? I mean, what do I? And if I do, perhaps I am myself again.” In another, she meditates on the falling of cherry blossoms.*Sitting down with the work of art is one part of the story. My friend Nancy had flown in from New Orleans for the weekend and – in a herculean Human Race effort, hailed an Uber straight to Esmé to join me for our 7pm dinner reservation (I resigned from eating alone, here). Our very first bite was a reconstructed Cheeto,™ with its puff shell and orange cheese powder staining our fingers a la nostalgia. Each bite, like each of Shoudis’ season, carried a new impression – bittersweet, smoky, acidic – and each platter arrived with another story. For instance, a savory puff pastry was served on a gossamer origami plate (“Lips”<a href="https://www.instagram.com/polyscene/?hl=en"> Polly Verity</a>). One meal was delivered on a zoetrope–it disappeared quickly so that I could spin the plate and witness birds in flight. As a preamble to dessert – the grand finale– smoke emerged out of a marbled head on a platter.&nbsp;*<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419093/f7qr5tq9yf4tfhaflzq1.png"><figcaption>Photos: Anna Dobrowolski</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;After the feast, I asked the Chef about the process of creating a menu inspired by art and some of its challenges. Says Tomaska, "Esmé was conceptualized to lead with art and community first, so in many ways we flipped the construct of a restaurant on its head, reverse engineering the process of creating a menu. It's exciting to create in this way, but also presents challenges in terms of the frequency with which we are making menu changes and switching out the artwork, something we embrace because of our dedication to this mission and goal to utilize our space to be a platform to shine a light on the individuals who contribute to Chicago's creative culture. We've been fortunate that we have been embraced by the community and take the care to explain the vision for what we are doing as we are guiding their meal at the restaurant.”&nbsp;When I told Tomaska I could appreciate the mission to give back as well as give a platform to artists, he responds that there is more to come. “The next collaboration will be with <a href="https://www.kitchenpossible.org/">Kitchen Possible</a>, a local non-profit dedicated to empowering kids to make amazing things happen in their lives through lessons learned in the kitchen. The menu will be inspired by those life lessons with a portion of proceeds benefiting the organization.”&nbsp;Check out Esmé at <a href="https://www.esmechicago.com">esmechicago.com</a>You can find Courtney Shoudis on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/courtneyjean/?hl=en">Instagram</a>&nbsp;at or on her <a href="https://www.courtneyshoudis.com/">website.</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419094/vzai75aiocfztr0rs29e.jpg"><figcaption>Photo: Sandy Noto</figcaption></figure></body></html>

Esmé: Where You Can Have Your Art and Eat it Too

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419091/wwhwgaqcuviduu49qqq4.png"><figcaption>The Travelers’ Broken Crowd by Rashid Johnsohn. Image courtesy of the New York Times.&nbsp; &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.saic.edu/news/terminal-c-at-la-guardia-features-installations-by-saic-alums?fbclid=IwAR0pfpl3QNtyTn-MMSA6MhEHqzi6GNQtySiL5kH7VvKpK_hiJlSwFjHLnNw">Terminal C at La Guardia Airport Features New Installations by SAIC Alums</a>School of the Art Institute of Chicago alums Rashid Johnson (MFA 2004) and Aliza Nisenbaum (BFA 2001, MFA 2005) are among the six New York-based artists who were recently commissioned to create large-scale permanent art installations for Delta Air Line’s Terminal C in New York’s La Guardia Airport. Commissioned in partnership with Queens Museum, the new works are part of a $12 million art program designed to turn the transportation hub into an art destination.Via SAIC&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/columns/hard-truths-advice-column-nft-1234633544/">HARD TRUTHS: SHOULD A ‘SERIOUS PAINTER’ STOOP TO MAKE&nbsp;NFTS?</a>With a world in crisis and an art market spinning out of control, ace art-world consultants Chen &amp; Lampert deliver hard truths in response to questions sent by Art in America readers from far and wide."As a serious painter, I’ve been paying no attention to the NFT art boom. People in my world keep talking about them, but I barely understand what NFTs are and can’t say I especially care, given that my work has nothing to do with media or video art."Via Art in America&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/07/08/cold-war-era-returns-as-cultural-ties-are-severed">Cold War era returns as cultural ties are severed between Russia and US</a>In May, Russia officially withdrew from a memorandum of understanding with the US in the field of culture, education and the media, in effect closing the door on cultural exchange in a move that takes both countries back to the heightened Cold War era that lasted until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The US Embassy was informed of the move on 1 June.Via The Art Newspaper&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 7/11/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419090/ufovuh7o8bhqltrhfiti.jpg"><figcaption>In front: Nick Cave,  Speak Louder, 2011.  Mixed media. On wall: Nick Cave, Tondo, 2022. Mixed media. &nbsp;Photo: CGN</figcaption></figure>By GINNY VAN ALYEAWandering through Nick Cave's expansive retrospective, Forothermore, at the MCA a few weeks ago, I knew it wouldn't be my last visit. Luckily for those of us who live in Chicago, the exhibition is on view until October 2. If you haven't seen it yet, we know how fast summer goes, so make sure to see the show soon.&nbsp;I've seen Cave's work in many places over the years, but this is a chance to see so much of it all at once while following the timeline of Cave's art over the decades. Cave's work is undeniably beautiful to behold and also transfixing for the viewer because of its detail and technical complexity. Right there these things make for a blockbuster of a show. But the reason to return is to consider more deeply things other than beadwork and recognizable ephemera. Cave, an artist the MCA describes as "celebrated for projects that blend community building with vibrant works of art across disciplines," has become a star because of his sculptural Soundsuits that are both works of art as well as performance vehicles that can offer a means of contemplating humanity. These works can be static museum pieces you're not allowed to touch, as well as transformative garments worn to enliven public space and captivate attention spans in real time. In each case they mean more than meets the eye.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419091/issokcqjfabs0t4lfcfy.jpg"><figcaption>Installation view. Photo: CGN</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;While the Soundsuits on display are static here, several works are helpfully accompanied by audio narrations by Cave himself. One work – Hustle Coat – that hangs on the wall is brought to life when you can hear the swishing clanks of the watches and jewels that line the interior of a jacket while Cave describes, "The hustle coat is really a trench coat, which is made out of cotton. It’s double breasted. It has a belt. But inside of the coat it also has a lining. And this lining is covered in jewels. Just imagine—necklaces, chains, watches, jewelry, stones, are all sewn by hand into this lining of the coat, making it appear to be this jewel box."&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419092/udu6qy9nm66vfb4p8zpr.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Cave, Hustle Coat, 2021. Trench coat, cast bronze hand, metal, costume jewelry, watches, and chains. Photo: CGN</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;While you should see the show in person, it is helpful to also spend time on the MCA's website afterward in order to view the additional media available, in particular the <a href="https://mcachicago.org/publications/video/2022/nick-cave-forothermore">exhibition video</a> featuring an interview with Cave and videos of activated Soundsuits.&nbsp;There is also a totally wild and immersive (I say this in the best, not overused sense) site-specific installation in the MCA's soaring two-story atrium and fourth floor, Spinner Forest, made up of thousands of shiny, twirling spinners. On a recent visit to Wisconsin, I was so tempted to buy the spinners I spied at several road side gas stations, but I realized that were I to bring it home it would not have the magic that Cave has given it. &nbsp;And this is the reason to see the exhibition: the experience magic an artist can bring to the every day as well as to history. You will enjoy seeing these works together in this setting, maybe coming away as I did with a new, more personal understanding of art as well as struggle and even the future.&nbsp;<a href="https://mcachicago.org/exhibitions/2022/nick-cave-forothermore">Nick Cave: Forothermore</a> is accompanied by an exhibition catalogue designed with Cave's partner, Bob Faust. The exhibition is curated by Naomi Beckwith, former Manilow Senior Curator. It is presented in the Griffin Galleries of Contemporary Art on the museum's fourth floor. On view through October 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419093/aw7kwggr6sl2fsmwy1um.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Cave, Spinner Forest, 4th floor lobby. &nbsp;Photo: CGN</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419094/bfoc6ezxvfduraaxqjzh.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Cave, Soundsuits. Photo: CGN</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419094/hbwdwejppgfrmqhbjey6.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Cave, Time and Again, 2000. Mixed media including vintage metal, found objects, and wood. Time and Again is representative of Cave's early installation work, a harbinger of his future working practices, and an ode to his family. Cave arranged his grandfather's tools, agricultural objects, and Catholic symbols into an altar-like assemblage to honor a patriarch who was purposeful and meticulous. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: CGN</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419095/vsbloczejjodn2drr06k.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Cave, I Wouldn't Bet Against It, 2007. Mixed media including vintage fabric, dice and objects. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: CGN</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;</body></html>

Nick Cave: Photos from Forothermore

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

What We're Reading: 7/6/22

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419084/khp7yx5lil6jsaxfi33n.png"></figure>Beyond the FrameOpening: Thursday, July 7, 5 – 7&nbsp;pm<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/beyond-the-frame">Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP)</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419085/ecpa77gfq15x50ino0ym.jpg"></figure>Summer Group ShowOpening: Friday, July 8, 5 – 8&nbsp;pm<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/vale-craft-gallery">Vale Craft Gallery</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419086/dutgyvxohpxx1vvrobm0.jpg"></figure>Summer Group ShowOpening: Friday, July 8, 5 – 8&nbsp;pm<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/summer-group-show-3f360754-a2e8-4a34-8057-03341055b55d">Carl Hammer Gallery</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419087/cvwjbejbzxnbqr6lo2i2.jpg"></figure>New paintings by Carl LinstrumOpening: Friday, July 8, 5 – 8&nbsp;pm<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/addington-gallery">Addington Gallery</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419089/plfuyedtkrvjj3zgcbyy.jpg"></figure>Mid-Summer River North Gallery WalkOpening: Friday, July 8, 5 – 8&nbsp;pm<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/jean-albano-gallery">Jean Albano Gallery</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419089/irgltvhnq9ipr6pyqv9v.jpg"></figure>Mid-Summer River North Gallery WalkOpening: Friday, July 8, 5 – 8&nbsp;pm<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/gallery-victor-armendariz">Gallery Victor Armendariz</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions July 7 & 8

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419084/mfzocqof69kzmwos5njk.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/deirdre-sullivan-beeman-delirium">Deirdre Sullivan-Beeman: Delirium</a>Opening: Saturday, July 9, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmBert Green Fine Art&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419084/lvobs9xissm8wzcu28zf.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/collin-van-der-sluijs-solo-show-2507d6bb-64ee-45b7-b6d9-026eecb4509e">Collin van der Sluijs: Collision</a>Opening: Saturday, Jul 9, 2022 12 – 6&nbsp;pmVertical Gallery&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419085/rcucvwqrj2jd5v3ednx6.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/true-grit">True Grit</a>Opening: Saturday, July 9, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmSpace 900&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419086/rzoeyxu2dmeuucu9hwhi.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/vicinity-opening-reception-at-the-gallery-saturday-july-9-2022-5-7-p-m">Vicinity: Opening Reception at the Gallery</a>Opening: Saturday, July 9, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419087/dkgcn5akxfaoqkxqovhw.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/chicago-works-gregory-bae">Chicago Works: Gregory Bae</a>Opening: Saturday, Jul 9, 2022 1 – 3&nbsp;pmMuseum of Contemporary Art&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419088/nnrxrlgofk85f8zo6xdx.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/pox-americana-how-smallpox-once-plagued-america-the-world">Pox Americana: How Smallpox Once Plagued America &amp; The World</a>Opening: Saturday, Jul 9, 2022 6 – 8:30&nbsp;pmInternational Museum of Surgical Science &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions July 9

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419084/fk1fuw1tlymbgckvldt9.jpg"><figcaption>Sibylle Friche and Aron Gent of DOCUMENT</figcaption></figure>DOCUMENT welcomes Sibylle Friche as PartnerDOCUMENT is excited to announce the appointment of Sibylle Friche in her new role as Partner. She joins Gallery Founder and Owner, Aron Gent.Friche has served as DOCUMENT’s Director from 2015–2022. Since joining the gallery, she has produced over forty solo and group exhibitions, overseen numerous internationally-recognised art fair presentations, and has played a pivotal role in the development of the gallery’s program and expansion. During her tenure, Friche has facilitated institutional acquisitions by The Guggenheim Museum, The Centre Pompidou, and The Carnegie Museum of Art, among others.&nbsp;“Sibylle has been instrumental to the success of the gallery,” said Gent. “She has expanded our reach and has formed meaningful relationships with institutions, artists, and collectors across the globe, most notably in Europe.” He continued, “She approaches her work with integrity and rigor and I am eager to see what she brings to this new role.”“I am proud to continue my work at DOCUMENT in a new capacity, while continuing to support and champion a talented roster of artists,” said Friche. “I admire Aron’s dedication, vision, and contributions to the art world and I am excited to be able to play a role in shaping the future of DOCUMENT.”&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419084/pzzsl6evjhchqt1yya8g.png"></figure><a href="https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-sculpture-park-2022/nathan-manilow-sculpture-park-university-park-illinois/?fbclid=IwAR090mA_j8e6f3Q0luq1BFsG5v9h8OeED_prkHfhgwmsI8RlGGwAIPnnodQ">Vote on 10Best for Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park</a>This sculpture park at Governors State University in Chicago’s Southland features a collection of 30 large-scale sculptures displayed across 100 acres of prairie landscape. The free outdoor museum also hosts programs to help connect visitors with art and nature in a more meaningful way.They were voted #1 in 2021. Voting is live for the next four days.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Richard Hunt Shares Video Teaser of New Obama Center Sculpture<a href="https://video.thrivent.com/view/RisingTeaser?linkId=158480646&amp;fbclid=IwAR0vTT-2jNHpQlfq-qBMy5nRxkWHSBN1Rm2LBnQefQn1z84mOwGxVQv8i7U">View the video here.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mystateline.com/video/rockford-artists-support-ukraine-with-‘art-for-peace’-event/7795738/?fbclid=IwAR1fZtfk42z91b2eF20GIg8Tmk4mUZviZZU-LITge-Rtue6KqKEJOrEeyAs">Rockford artists support Ukraine with ‘Art for Peace’ event</a>Mary McNamara Bernsten, Executive Director of Rockford Area Arts Council, and Father Jonathan Bannon, from Christ the Savior Orthodox Church, will host “Art for Peace: An Evening to Support Ukraine” on Wednesday at the University Club of Rockford, at 945 N Main Street.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 6/30/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419084/uxuwssfgc0fnwupri1gs.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/opening-reception-moniquemeloche-presents">Opening Reception: moniquemeloche presents…</a>Opening: Friday, July 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmLubeznik Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419084/rpfvwnkvl4ae4iwynsnb.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/hoodoos-and-other-anomalies">Hoodoos and Other Anomalies</a>Opening: Friday, July 1, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmMu Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419085/ifndlihx0ceh0nh3ioax.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/victoria-fullerbring-back-the-extinct-northern-white-rhino">Victoria Fuller - Bring Back The Extinct Northern White Rhino</a>Opening: Friday, July 1, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419086/pmwbdiuxczjzfmy9x0we.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/open-house-new-zealand-artist-judson-chatfield">Open House: New Zealand artist Judson Chatfield</a>Friday, July 1, 12–7pm and Saturday, July 2, 12–5pm.&nbsp;Two day open house featuring the bronze figurative sculpture of noted New Zealand artist <a href="https://www.facebook.com/judsonsculptor?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZX4JFcyUB_AS2UlesP5f1kFueSsac7jNZ82YVcBF74c8HBzBFHO7pkStQ-euDfa1-LJXNRYDHu0FGdUhV4l1IjIpBSQcdz1brqQvJHYY-0jtTeW5ycZkj0TGtfUgEftdtuuKbK4dZb5lR0Y9LPKO_o43xy8pA-kpRiWECq0BuKYnA&amp;__tn__=-%5DK-R">Judson Chatfield</a>Addington Gallery&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419087/bn0qchjc6h2pjfaurjo7.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/martine-syms">Martine Syms: She Mad Season One</a>July 2Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA)&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Opening July 1 & 2

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

What We're Reading: 6/28/22

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

CGN Art World Recap: 6/23/22

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

Chicago Printmakers Announces Bloom Residents

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

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