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<html><head></head><body><blockquote>We won't be opening our doors for this month's 2nd Friday, but&nbsp;direct from their studios, some of our artists are sharing their methods of coping with and or making the best of these strange and difficult times. See below new works influenced by the corona virus pandemic from Anne Farley Gaines, Geoff Novelli and Ground Level Platform.&nbsp; I encourage you to reach out to our artists&nbsp;and share some of your personal experiences around how&nbsp;you are managing the COVID-19 crises. While maintaining social distance,&nbsp;lean on each other. We're all in this together. For my part, I've taken some time to look back at images from&nbsp;past 2nd Fridays and am sharing&nbsp;some that seem to resonate now. To begin, above, see "I Want to Breathe"&nbsp;by Andrew Manocheo. A powerful image for our time.&nbsp;Then&nbsp;keep scrolling&nbsp;for past works from&nbsp;Elko Hardwoods, ROOMS Gallery, and finally I've included Love&nbsp;from NOT BORING ART. It just felt like something worth sharing.&nbsp;&nbsp; Stay home, stay healthy. We look forward to the time when we will welcome you back--&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</blockquote><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419496/gugmamdsnxvu86jspdeb.jpg"><figcaption>"Dining alone" -&nbsp; Elko Hardwoods&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419497/bzm32nph1kkrhkfmovld.jpg"><figcaption>Distance - ROOMS Gallery&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419497/tqf0chebeatjpszg44sv.jpg"><figcaption>"Darkness" - Geoffrey Novelli</figcaption></figure><blockquote>Greetings, from Geoffrey Novelli:&nbsp; Hello from the studio. I created this work just before March 13th, which was scheduled to be our 2nd Friday gallery opening night. Although I must confess a sense of foreboding as I made this piece, I could not have imagined that Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot would announce a ban on public gatherings just as I completed this work and prepared to welcome guests into our home studio. March's 2nd Friday was postponed, the first time in eighteen years that 2nd Friday did not occur. It was the beginning of the&nbsp;journey that we are all on right now.... Stay home, stay healthy, stay safe, Geoffrey Novelli &nbsp; "Darkness," rubber wall sculpture, 30"long by 12"wide by 7"deep by Geoffrey Novelli.&nbsp;&nbsp; Follow us on&nbsp;<a href="https://chicagoartsdistrict.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=47e3656cf9c905bbbbdbf5285&amp;id=e34366cca7&amp;e=760297462d">Facebook</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://chicagoartsdistrict.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=47e3656cf9c905bbbbdbf5285&amp;id=1221636c52&amp;e=760297462d">T</a><a href="https://chicagoartsdistrict.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=47e3656cf9c905bbbbdbf5285&amp;id=d8d5264f95&amp;e=760297462d">witter</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://chicagoartsdistrict.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=47e3656cf9c905bbbbdbf5285&amp;id=67673ecffa&amp;e=760297462d">Instagram</a></blockquote>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419498/bvkfdi399eevafzotogg.jpg"><figcaption>#2 "Embracing Italy" - Anne Farley Gaines</figcaption></figure><blockquote>Greetings, from Anne Farley Gaines:&nbsp; Hello from the studio. Included here are four works I have completed during this stressful time. All are related&nbsp;in some way to the coronavirus isolation.&nbsp;Some are completely abstract works done to come to grips with my feelings, others are a maquette for a commission and works painted on location.&nbsp; My goal is to balance works created to express&nbsp;emotion,&nbsp;empathy, and prayers&nbsp;generated towards the horrific angst felt worldwide over this terrible disease&nbsp;against sketches that require 'soothing discipline' and observation of nature, a great comforter.&nbsp; Here are the selected works and their titles: Stay home, stay healthy, my best to you and yours, Anne Farley Gaines &nbsp; 1) "The World is Crying" -- 6x9" (this was my first in the series.&nbsp;I woke up feeling the acute need to paint and I felt&nbsp;the collective&nbsp;pain and anguish of&nbsp;the entire world.) 2) "Embracing Italy" -- 11x14" (preliminary watercolor study for a potential commission for a local bakery) 3) "Only the Birds are Congregating" -- 6x9" (painted on location in Montrose Harbor, Chicago) 4) "Pushing Away Clouds" -- 6x9" (what we wish we could do some days!) Follow us on&nbsp;<a href="https://chicagoartsdistrict.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=47e3656cf9c905bbbbdbf5285&amp;id=b2be53803d&amp;e=760297462d">Facebook</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://chicagoartsdistrict.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=47e3656cf9c905bbbbdbf5285&amp;id=ff4b634938&amp;e=760297462d">T</a><a href="https://chicagoartsdistrict.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=47e3656cf9c905bbbbdbf5285&amp;id=e7dc9b7a44&amp;e=760297462d">witter</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://chicagoartsdistrict.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=47e3656cf9c905bbbbdbf5285&amp;id=b51f3ec62e&amp;e=760297462d">Instagram</a></blockquote>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Virtual 2nd Friday

Hello Art Lovers!&nbsp;Looking for a fun and meaningful way to spend time with friends and family? How about a trip to the Chicago Arts District? The monthly 2nd Friday Gallery Nights offer the chance to get up close and personal with an exciting group of makers along South Halsted street in Pilsen East.&nbsp; After you've checked out the studios, be sure to show some support to our other local creatives. Pilsen East is home to several artisan haunts for food and drink: De Colores, Pleasant House Pub, and Del Toro&nbsp;are all within a block or two of the studios and galleries you'll be visiting. Don't miss out!&nbsp;

2nd Friday Gallery Night

Hello Art Lover's, it's 2nd Friday, and Valentine's Day!&nbsp; So, you say you don't like Valentines Day? Too commercial, too passe, a Hallmark Holiday. Think about this...&nbsp;the future Patron Saint of Love, Young People, Happy Marriages, Bee Keepers, and Lovers, lost his head on February 14th, in the year 269 at the hands of&nbsp;Claudius II. His crime you ask? Performing marriages for Christian couples, a serious crime of the day! It wasn't until Pope Gelasius celebrated Valentine on February 14th, 496AD, that his efforts as a martyr were recognized, making Valentine a Saint. Poor Valentine!! He waited hundreds of years to be recognized for his commitment to Love. Don't keep your Valentine waiting, bring em' to 2nd Fridays, they'll "love" the work of our great crop of artists!&nbsp;No Valentine in your life? Come anyway, you never know when you might be pierced by Cupid's arrow! NOT BORING ART&nbsp;examines love and life in the new show, Where there is Love, there is Life;&nbsp;New World Cartographic shares the romance of&nbsp;Wine Maps, Cheese and Chocolate Maps, yum!; Soham Dance Space&nbsp;invites you in to dance; Ground Level Platform presents Hold Space;&nbsp;Chicago Vintage Posters&nbsp;takes us back in time, sharing the beauty of this historic art form; and&nbsp;the CAD North Gallery presentsCyborgs. &nbsp;&nbsp; Keep reading, there's plenty of detail&nbsp;below on the shows of Chicago Art Department, NOT BORING ART, Elko Hardwoods,&nbsp;Fresh Frances, New World Cartographic, the Children's Museum of Art &amp; Social Justice, Chicago Vintage Maps, Soham&nbsp;Dance, Mary Lou Stewart, Ground Level Platform&nbsp;and more. After you've checked out the studios and galleries, be sure to show some support to our other local creatives. Pilsen East is home to several artisan haunts for food and drink, Pleasant House Pub,&nbsp;Del Toro&nbsp;and DeColores are all within a block or two of the studios and galleries, and many more options abound along 18th Street.&nbsp; 2nd Fridays in the Chicago Arts District - February 14th, 2020, the studios and galleries open their doors from 6-10pm. Pick up a map and begin your self-guided walking tour at the Info Center, 1945 S. Halsted St., Chicago. Culture, great food &amp; drink, and&nbsp; fun with your besties? Don't miss out! &nbsp;

2nd Friday Valentine's Gallery Night

Hello Art Lovers!&nbsp;Looking for a fun and meaningful way to spend time with friends and family? How about a trip to the Chicago Arts District? The monthly 2nd Friday Gallery Nights offer the chance to get up close and personal with an exciting group of makers along South Halsted street in Pilsen East.&nbsp; After you've checked out the studios, be sure to show some support to our other local creatives. Pilsen East is home to several artisan haunts for food and drink: De Colores, Pleasant House Pub, and Del Toro&nbsp;are all within a block or two of the studios and galleries you'll be visiting. Don't miss out!

Hello Art Lovers!&nbsp;Looking for a fun and meaningful way to spend time with friends and family? How about a trip to the Chicago Arts District? The monthly 2nd Friday Gallery Nights offer the chance to get up close and personal with an exciting group of makers along South Halsted street in Pilsen East.&nbsp;After you've checked out the studios, be sure to show some support to our other local creatives. Pilsen East is home to several artisan haunts for food and drink: De Colores, Pleasant House Pub, and Del Toro&nbsp;are all within a block or two of the studios and galleries you'll be visiting. Don't miss out!

Hello Art Lovers!&nbsp;Looking for a fun and meaningful way to spend time with friends and family? How about a trip to the Chicago Arts District? The monthly 2nd Friday Gallery Nights offer the chance to get up close and personal with an exciting group of makers along South Halsted street in Pilsen East.&nbsp; After you've checked out the studios, be sure to show some support to our other local creatives. Pilsen East is home to several artisan haunts for food and drink, the Tasting Room at Moody Tongue Brewing, Pleasant House Pub, and Del Toro&nbsp;are all within a block or two of the studios and galleries you'll be visiting. Don't miss out!

Hello Art Lover's! Looking for a fun and meaningful way to spend time with friends and family this holiday season? How about a trip to the Chicago Arts District? This 2nd Friday offers the chance to get up close and personal with an exciting group of makers along South Halsted street in Pilsen East. DesignProject debuts, "Not Boring Art", Xavier Nuez brings you Light Paintings, and the Chicago Art Department features the "Make / Sale". Be sure to visit the charming, Victorian home and studio of Anne Farley Gaines and Geoff Novelli, special guests this holiday season. There's so much more to see during your visit, so keep reading for sneak peeks into the studios!&nbsp; After you've checked out the studios, be sure to show some support to our other local creatives. Pilsen East is home to several artisan haunts for food and drink, the Tasting Room at Moody Tongue Brewing, Pleasant House Pub, and Del Toro&nbsp;are all within a block or two of the studios and galleries you'll be visiting. Culture, great food &amp; drink, and holiday fun with your besties? Don't miss out!

It's 2nd Fridays! Hello Art Lover's! Looking for a fun and meaningful way to spend time with friends and family this holiday season? How about a trip to the Chicago Arts District? This 2nd Friday, December 14th, offers the chance to get up close and personal with an exciting group of makers along South Halsted street in Pilsen East. DesignProject debuts, "Not Boring Art", Xavier Nuez brings you Light Paintings, and the Chicago Art Department features the "Make / Sale". Be sure to visit the charming, Victorian home and studio of Anne Farley Gaines and Geoff Novelli, special guests this holiday season. There's so much more to see during your visit, so keep reading for sneak peeks into the studios!&nbsp; After you've checked out the studios, be sure to show some support to our other local creatives. Pilsen East is home to several artisan haunts for food and drink, the Tasting Room at Moody Tongue Brewing, Pleasant House Pub, and Del Toro&nbsp;are all within a block or two of the studios and galleries you'll be visiting. Culture, great food &amp; drink, and holiday fun with your besties? Don't miss out! 2nd Fridays in the Chicago Arts District - Dec. 14th 2018, the studios and galleries open their doors from 6-10pm. Pick up a map and begin your self-guided walking tour at the Info Center, 1945 S. Halsted St., Chicago.

It's 2nd Fridays! Hello Art Lover's! Looking for a fun and meaningful way to spend time with friends and family this holiday season? How about a trip to the Chicago Arts District? This 2nd Friday, December 14th, offers the chance to get up close and personal with an exciting group of makers along South Halsted street in Pilsen East. DesignProject debuts, "Not Boring Art", Xavier Nuez brings you Light Paintings, and the Chicago Art Department features the "Make / Sale". Be sure to visit the charming, Victorian home and studio of Anne Farley Gaines and Geoff Novelli, special guests this holiday season. There's so much more to see during your visit, so keep reading for sneak peeks into the studios!&nbsp; After you've checked out the studios, be sure to show some support to our other local creatives. Pilsen East is home to several artisan haunts for food and drink, the Tasting Room at Moody Tongue Brewing, Pleasant House Pub, and Del Toro&nbsp;are all within a block or two of the studios and galleries you'll be visiting. Culture, great food &amp; drink, and holiday fun with your besties? Don't miss out! 2nd Fridays in the Chicago Arts District - Dec. 14th 2018, the studios and galleries open their doors from 6-10pm. Pick up a map and begin your self-guided walking tour at the Info Center, 1945 S. Halsted St., Chicago. &nbsp;

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