Chicago Art Net

Friday, July 3, 2009: Gene Siskel Film Center

2009-07-02T17:07:52Z

Chicago premiere--three screenings only "Herb & Dorothy"

Friday, July 3, at 6:00 pm Sunday, July 5, at 5:30 pm Tuesday, July 7, at 6:00 pm

For over 30 years, Herb and Dorothy Vogel lived on her librarians salarty in order to spend his on their growing passion for the Minimalist and Conceptual work of artists including Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Richard Tuttle, Chuck Close, Lynda Benglis, and Lawrence Weiner. The result is a tiny apartment crammed with more than 2000 priceless pieces, and the elite of the art world beating a path to their door.

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164 N. State St.
Chicago, IL 60601

Tuesday, June 30, 2009: Hyde Park Art Center

2009-06-29T13:06:35Z

A Short History of Spaces: Panel Discussion, 6-8 pm

Hear from moderator John Neff and panelists including MCA curator Lynne Warren, artist Barbara Koenen, artist and professor Michael Ryan, and art historian Lane Reylea on the Do-It-Yourself artist culture that drives the contemporary art system locally, nationally, and internationally. This discussion highlights the pre-Millennium contributions to the Chicago grassroots arts scene. The event is held in part with the exhibition Artists Run Chicago on view until July 5.

Also, join us on Thursday, July 2, 6 pm for The Exchange. Kevin Coval and other writers and performers give impromptu performances based on the work of local artists, Krista Franklin, Shirley Alfaro, Sandra Ivelisse and others. These free events are presented as part of HPAC's 70 Days for 70 Years anniversary celebration.

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5020 South Cornell Avenue
Chicago, IL 60615

Friday, June 26, 2009: ARTExhibionLink.com

2009-06-26T00:06:46Z

At ARTexhibitionLinks Gallery UNO ends Jennifer Baker's installation 'Trail'. Documentation on www.artexhibitionlink.com. The artist will be present for the 'Finissage' today Friday and Saturday from 3 to 6 pm.

Ending: Sunday 28th June 2009

Finissage: Friday 26th June from 3 - 6 pm

Tel/Info: 773 329 6487

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410 S. Michigan Av, FAB Building, Suite 541
Chicago, IL 60605-1471

Friday, June 26, 2009: Gene Siskel Film Center

2009-06-25T08:06:52Z

Chicago premiere--"In A Dream"--Friday, June 26-Thursday, July 2

"In A Dream" is a documentary portrait of Philadelphia outsider artist, Isaiah Zagar, who matter-of-factly recounts childhood molestation and adult bouts with madness and suicide. Made by the artist's filmmaker son Jeremiah, Isaiah's life of chaos is anchored by his devoted wife Julia, soul-mate and muse.

Friday at 8:15 pm; Saturday at 8:15 pm; Sunday at 3:15 pm; Monday at 8:00 pm; Tuesday at 8:00 pm; Wednesday at 6:00 pm; Thursday at 8:00 pm.

Tickets: $9/general admission; $7/students and Intuit members; $5/Film Center members; $4/Art Institute of Chicago staff and School of the Art Institute of Chicago faculty, staff, and students.

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164 N. State St.
Chicago, IL 60601

Friday, June 26, 2009: EC Gallery

2009-06-24T14:06:43Z

Jola Jastrzab _ Crazy Julka _ June 26 - August 15, 2009

Opening Reception: Friday, June 26, 2009, 6-9 pm

EC Gallery is pleased to present "Crazy Julka", Jola Jastrzab's first solo exhibition in the United States. Jastrzab's series of drawings expands on her use of the human figure as a subject and tries to achieve nonrepresentional constructions by using the language of expression.

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215 N. Aberdeen
Chicago, IL 60607

Thursday, June 25, 2009: Hyde Park Art Center

2009-06-23T13:06:10Z

Public Art In the Digital Era: Panel Discussion Thursday, June 25, 6 pm

Join us to discuss the ways in which technology has changed public art; has it become a burden or a blessing, and where will public art go next? Panelists include Hamza Walker, Tiffany Holmes, Daniel Sauter, and Moderator Nathan Mason. Also reserve Tuesday, June 30 from 6-8 pm for the Short History of Spaces Panel Discussion highlighting the pre-Millennium contributions to Chicago's grassroots arts scene. Moderator John Neff talks with panelists Lynne Warren, Barbara Koenen, Lane Reylea, and Michael Ryan on the DIY artist culture that drives the contemporary art system locally, nationally and internationally. Sign up for a HPAC membership today, Tuesday June 23 and taste the sweet benefits at our Members Ice Cream Social from 5:30-7:30 pm! Free for members. These free events are presented as part of HPAC's 70 Days for 70 Years anniversary celebration.

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5020 South Cornell Avenue
Chicago, IL 60615

Saturday, June 27, 2009: Art Dealers Association of Chicago

2009-06-23T11:06:43Z

Saturday Art Gallery Tour Free - guided tour of 4 galleries in the River North district

11 AM - 12:30 PM; 750 N. Franklin St. Meet inside the Starbucks at the corner of Chicago & Franklin

This week a representative from Schneider Gallery will lead the tour to: Addington Gallery, Melanee Cooper Gallery, Marx-Saunders Gallery and Schneider Gallery.

Tours are free and run every weekend of the year, except for major holiday weekends. No reservations are required. Visit www.chicagoartdealers.org for updates and information about First Thursdays and tours in the West Loop gallery district. Next West Loop Tour July 18!

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730 N. Franklin Street Ste. 004
Chicago, IL 60654

Sunday, June 28, 2009: Experimental Sound Studio

2009-06-23T09:06:09Z

Sunday Solos: Dave Rempis 2pm

Experimental Sound Studio is pleased to host an hour of music with Dave Rempis. Dave will perform a solo saxophone set in the intimate ESS studio space. We hope you can join us for this benefit performance.

$10 suggested donation, $7 students and ESS members. All proceeds benefit ESS.

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5925 N. Ravenswood
Chicago, IL 60660

Friday, June 26, 2009: antena

2009-06-22T16:06:07Z

Summer Show: Saul Aguirre Yarima Ariza

Project Wall Space: Adriana Baltazar

Opening Friday June 26 from 6pm-10pm June 26 - July 25, 2009

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1765 S. Laflin Street 1R
Chicago, IL 60608

Friday, June 19, 2009: Zolla/Lieberman Gallery

2009-06-18T14:06:02Z

"Second Stories: Artists Making Do & Fixing Up" June 19th - August 20th, 2009 Opening reception: Friday, June 19th, 5-9pm

Zolla Lieberman Gallery proudly presents "Second Stories: Artists Making Do & Fixing Up", a group exhibition addressing art making in an era of tightened belts and pinched pennies. Curated by Brian Gillham and Rachel Kalom and with works by Sarah & Joseph Belknap, Tom Berenz, Michael Cheatwood, Garrett Durant, Lucia Fabio & Robert Andrew Mueller, Shannon Goff, Nadia Hotait, Natalia Ivancevich, Sam Jaffe, Mark Khaisman, Austin Knierim, Jessica Labatte, Jesus Mejia, Phillip Orr, Vijay V. Paniker, Miriam Slager, Deb Sokolow, Katherine Webb and Jake Wells.

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325 W. Huron
Chicago, IL 60654

Friday, June 19, 2009: Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery

2009-06-18T11:06:00Z

Summer Group Show of the gallery artists June 19 - July 31, 2009 Opening reception: June 19th, 6-8pm S.J. Hart, not a bird nested here (Project Room) - extended through June 27th Artists featured in the group show: Duncan R. Anderson, (art)n, Sandra Bermudez, Daniel Bruttig, Lisa Caccioppoli, Diane Christiansen and Jason Dunda, Kim Curtis, Qin Fengling, Allison Katz, Maleonn, David A. Parker.

S.J. Hart's mixed media works are carefully composed vignettes that explore the themes of childhood and psychological states of being. The artist uses drawing and classical printmaking techniques to create her precious and eerily striking portraits that are set in ambiguous floral spaces.

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1044 W. Fulton Market St.
Chicago, IL 60607

Thursday, June 18, 2009: Hyde Park Art Center

2009-06-18T08:06:01Z

Shrill and a Half Block Party presented by joymore gallery Saturday, June 20, 4-10 pm Join in the fun! The festivities will transcend the walls of the HPAC and spill into the streets in an outdoor art party presented by joymore gallery. Just some of the activities and spectacles for all ages include: learning to tie knots at the macramé intervention by Mindy Rose Schwartz, making your own constellation in the DIY planetarium, trick-or-treating at the first ever Halloween in June by Leone Anne Reeves, exploring your competitive side with ping pong and arcade games by Mess Hall, enjoying a cold beverage and tasty grub, chilling around the fluorescent campfire, and much, much more! Also, the deadline for the Chicago All-City Digital Photo Scavenger Hunt by 1/Quarterly HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JULY 5! Participants will be judged on the creativity of their digital photographs of the hunted object, as well as getting the correct objects. Win awesome prizes! Download the criteria at: http://www.hydeparkart.org/1%20Quarterly%20scavenger%20hunt%20list.pdf

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5020 South Cornell Avenue
Chicago, IL 60615

Saturday, June 20, 2009: Art Dealers Association of Chicago

2009-06-16T09:06:36Z

Saturday Art Gallery Tour Free - guided tour of 4 galleries in the River North district

11 AM - 12:30 PM; 750 N. Franklin St. Meet inside the Starbucks at the corner of Chicago & Franklin

This week a representative from Habatat Galleries will lead the tour to: Perimeter Gallery, Russell Bowman Art Advisory, Stephen Daiter Gallery and Habatat Galleries.

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730 N. Franklin Street Ste. 004
Chicago, IL 60654

Thursday, June 18, 2009: Betty Rymer Gallery

2009-06-15T11:06:02Z

Opening reception for the exhibition "2700"

Reception and performance: Thursday, June 18, 4:30-7:00 pm School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Rymer Gallery

The twenty-seven-hundred-square-foot space of the Rymer Gallery becomes the site for the latest work of the School's new artists, selected by the Faculty Exhibitions Committee. Artists include Sarah Belknap, Joseph Belknap, Tif Bullard, Yu-Hang Huang, Merideth Lacina, Alison Rhoades, and Isabelle Schiltz.

As part of the reception, Tif Bullard will perform her durational piece "Qu'est-ce qu'il a dit?"

Free and open to the public.

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280 S. Columbus Drive School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL 60603

Friday, June 19, 2009: Thomas Robertello Gallery

2009-06-15T06:06:26Z

PETER BARRETT and SARAH HICKS - Taxonomies June 19 through August 1, 2009 Opening reception Friday June 19, 5:00 - 8:00 pm

Thomas Robertello Gallery is pleased to present Taxonomies: a two-person exhibition of new work by Peter Barrett and Sarah Hicks. By balancing known forms with complex permutations, and exploring fascinations with object obsession and indexical classifications, Barrett and Hicks offer two independent bodies of work in painting and ceramic sculpture.

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939 West Randolph St
Chicago, IL 60607

Thursday, June 11, 2009: Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery

2009-06-11T09:06:11Z

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100 W. Randolph Suite 2-100
Chicago, IL 60601

Friday, June 12, 2009: Lloyd Dobler Gallery

2009-06-10T15:06:22Z

Middleground

Opening reception: Friday, June 12th 6-10pm Continues through July 25th

Works by: Jerome Acks Dan Gunn Michael Hunter Andrea Myers

Open hours: Thursdays 6-9pm Saturdays 12-5pm

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1545 W. Division Second Floor
Chicago, IL 60642

Wednesday, June 17, 2009: A+D Gallery

2009-06-10T13:06:33Z

Fred Stonehouse lecture: 6:30 pm 623 S. Wabash, Rm 203

In conjunction with the opening reception of Midwestern BLAB! Thursday, June 18th, 5-8 pm at A+D Gallery

Midwestern BLAB focuses on the work of 5 artists from the Midwest who have been featured in the pages of BLAB! Edited by Monte Beauchamp BLAB! is an annual anthology that collects the freshest and most unique in cutting-edge comics, illustration, and graphic design. Featuring the work of Don Colley, Tom Huck, Teresa James, CJ Pyle, and Fred Stonehouse who share more than simple geography. Their work taps into a dark narrative, that is both savage and beautiful, to present a magical vision of a gothic Midwest.

Exhibition runs through July 22nd.

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619 S. Wabash
Chicago, IL 60605

Wednesday, June 17, 2009: Hyde Park Art Center

2009-06-10T08:06:36Z

ART OR PARTY? Panel Discussion: Wednesday, June 17, 6-8pm Led by art critic Lori Waxman, this panel examines the phenomenon of First Fridays, apartment gallery parties, and commercial gallery openings that blur the line between art opening and social gathering. Panelists include Vincent Dermody (Law Office),Roman Petruniak (InCUBATE),Caroline Picard (Green Lantern),David Roman (Standard), and Chaz Olajide (MCA). The event is held in conjunction with the current exhibition Artists Run Chicago on view until July 5. Join us this Saturday, June 13 from 2-3 pm for an artist-led tour with Fang Ling-An as she discusses the works in her current show. Tours meet in the Jackman Goldwasser Gallery. Also on June 13, from 3-5 pm,Tiny Hairs, a four-piece instrumental collective, will perform improvised experimental music compositions blending minimalism, noise, and pop on the plaza. These free events are presented as part of the Hyde Park Art Center's 70 Days for 70 Years anniversary celebration.

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5020 South Cornell Avenue
Chicago, IL 60615

Thursday, June 11, 2009: Chicago Cultural Center

2009-06-09T14:06:38Z

Gallery Talk with the artist The Sorrows of Swans: Paintings by Eleanor Spiess Ferris The Chicago-based artist discusses her distinctive variant of surrealist painting that creates peculiar landscapes melding lush romanticism with edgy content and challenging sexual nuance. The images on display take on an apocalyptic aspect, reflecting the current state of the world. Exhibition continues through July 5.

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78 E. Washington St.
Chicago, IL