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Saturday Afternoon • JUNE 4 • Come make art with us!

nathan — Mon, 23 May 2011 14:43:09 +0000

What’s Your Art?

Celebrating the Art Centers of Chicago

Date: Saturday, June 4 2011 @ 1:00pm – 5:00pm

Admission: FREE– Reservations Recommended

Venue: Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington Street Chicago, IL 60602

Presenter: Chicago Public Media (WBEZ-Chicago)

From Hyde Park to Pilsen to Ravenswood, there are amazing places of art exhibition, classes and public events fostering the development of art and culture located throughout Chicago. Each unique location has its own style, feel, and expertise. These places champion the city’s commitment for local residents to learn and create original art, and are as Chicago as the World’s Fair and Vienna Beef Hot Dogs.

Along side these neighborhood spaces, Chicago hosts the nation’s first free municipal cultural center, which first opened its doors in 1893. It is one of the city’s most popular attractions, considered one of the most comprehensive arts showcases in the United States. Each year, the Chicago Cultural Center features more than 1,000 programs and exhibitions covering a wide range of the performing, visual and literary arts.

In celebration of Chicago’s rich landscape devoted to emerging artists, art education, and the opportunity to inspire and become inspired – WBEZ takes you to the Chicago Cultural Center to culminate the season with a celebration of the city’s Art Centers. We issue a challenge to join us in exploring these spaces and the role they play in shaping the artist in each of us. Throughout the Spring, visit any of the participating locations: learn to throw a pot or paint a portrait, write a poem or create a collage – and then join us at the Chicago Cultural Center’s Yates Hall for a culminating celebration of this unique and integral part of our city’s legacy.

Participating Art Centers include:

Chicago Art Department
1732 West Hubbard Street (Studios)
Chicago, IL 60622
*with Open Studios each Sat in April

Lillstreet Art Center
4401 N. Ravenswood
Chicago, IL 60640

Chicago Urban Art Society
2229 S. Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60608
*check out CHICAGO STREET ART

Fire Arts Center of Chicago
1800 W. Cornelia Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657

Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S. Cornell Avenue
Chicago, IL 60615
*its “Drink, Draw, Destroy” on 5/13

Chicago Photography Center
3301 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657
*Holocaust Images & lecture mark May 1

Rumble Arts Center
3413 W. North Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
*Act Global, Party Local on 4/28

South Side Community Art Center
3831 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60653

Spudnik Press Cooperative
1821 W. Hubbard, Suite 302
Chicago, IL 60622
*check out their Open House on 5/1

Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center
1060 East 47th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60653

Visit any of the above locations and be sure to pick up the “What’s Your Art?” validation card, then see how many Centers you can visit between now and June 4. Prizes for those who visit 2, 4, 6, 8, or all 10! And then join us at the Chicago Cultural Center on Saturday, June 4.

We’ve teamed up with Sixty Inches From Center (SIFC) to create “What’s Your Art?” and couldn’t be more pleased with what’s in store. This remarkable Chicago organization strives to document, archive and support art that exists outside the central iconic art institutions in Chicago. With video, audio, photography, writing, projects, and community engagement, SIFC aims to capture and contribute to the most innovative aspects of our city’s peripheral visual culture. Thanks to their efforts, here’s what you can expect (with a printed program of start times available on-site, beginning at 1pm):

SCHEDULE OF DEMONSTRATIONS

Chicago Art Department will collaborate with the audience on alive video art podcast. The CAD TV hosts will discuss, critique and improvise around audience participation while attempting to create a unique document of the other art centers and of the event itself. Audience members will control the cameras and mixers while learning and collaborating with CAD reporters.

Chicago Photography Center will contribute to the event with a studio set-up including several photographers demonstrating the art of Portraiture. The “models” will be members of the audience chosen by the photographers. Lighting will be covered, as well as tips that will help people to make better portraits.

The DIY (do-it-yourself) approach to art making will be showcased by Chicago Urban Art Society with a presentation by artists Peter Kepha and Kevin Wilson. Looking at stencil-making and screen-printing using cost conscious and creative methods, this workshop will allow for a hands-on experience.

Little Black Pearl will debut of a photo presentation showing the entire creative process for sculpture making. During demonstration, the artist will show the basic techniques of working on clay creating a bust and basic head shape/volumes with a live model posing and footage from a previous Little Black Pearl workshop of students working on their sculptures as inspiration.

Southside Community Art Center will present photographer Tony Smith to demonstrate the process of digital music production in combination with basic digital photography techniques.

Rumble Arts Center will present an African Drum and Dance Demonstration and Filipino-Indonesian Martial Arts Demonstration. Markeya Howard presents the dances of Africa and the Caribbean, showcasing the focus of the dance and how to achieve movements to the rhythms. African Percussionist, Da’vid Braswell accompanies this presentation with simple techniques along with intricate rhythms from Mali, Gambia, Guinea, and Senegal. Filipino Martial Arts (also known as Kali, Arnis, or Eskrima) is thought to be exclusively weapon based, but in actuality it is a complete system of self-defense. Christopher Dino demonstrates this fighting using the stick, knife, staff and using the whole body as a method of defense.

Lillstreet Art Center‘s long-established clay department offers classes for the total beginner, casual novice or advanced student. Watch as one of the Center’s potters demonstrates how to throw large pots and explains the basics of handbuilding and wheelthrowing.

Hyde Park Art Center teaching artist Meredith Eastburn shows us do it yourself techniques for making fabulous creations out of paper. Learn how to make artist books, trading cards and more. Take your creations back to the Hyde Park Art Center exhibition space to trade them, decorate them, or just see what other people have made.

Spudnik Press invites guests to contribute to a collaborative relief printing project. During the demo, participants will learn how to use a gouge to make marks and images on linoleum. Spudnik Press printers will demonstrate how these blocks are inked and printed with a press. After the demo, attendees are invited to work one-on-one at Spudnik’s exhibition space to hand-print their linoleum block. By the end of the event, guests will have collaborated to make a large-scale one-of-a-kind print.

The Fire Arts Center of Chicago will be conducting a thirty-minute demonstration of simpletechniques for stone carving.
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Admission (for Saturday, June 4 from 1-5PM at the Chicago Cultural Center):
FREE – Reservations Recommended

Click here to make your reservation

This event is sponsored in part by:

What’s Your Art? from Andrew Roddewig on Vimeo.

Chicago Art Department from Andrew Roddewig on Vimeo.

CAD + Loyola + BwB = EARTH NIGHT: April 15th

nathan — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:59:27 +0000

Earth Night VII

Earth Day Eve

Holiday Art Party
April 15th, 8pm-2am
at the Loyola University Art DepartmentWe are inviting artists to “make art that serves the environment”.

It will be very experimental evening of visual art, music and surprises.

There will be installations, workshops and dancing .

Working with artists drawn from the north shore neighborhoods

(Rogers Park, Edgewater, Andersonville, and Uptown),

the Chicago BurningMan Community, Chicago Art Department and Loyola University will entertain and interact with you.

Check out some of our photos from last year: (Facebook Picture Album: Loyola Concert)

Want to get involved? Be a volunteer?

Please email:

Chicago@burnerswithoutborders.org

nathan@chicago art department.org

GREAT LAKES NATION OPENING | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 6-10PM

stacy — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:44:32 +0000

Opening Night: Friday, October 8, 2010, 6-10pm
Open through October 24 by appointment.
Please contact stacy@chicagoartdepartment.org for viewing.

Chicago Art Department
1837 S. Halsted St., Chicago (Pilsen)

In the year 2010 A.D, THE GREAT LAKES BASIN DECLARES INDEPENDENCE
and announces to the world, ‘WE ARE NOT A COMMODITY, WE ARE THE
SUSTENANCE OF LIFE!’
-Excerpt from the Great Lakes Basin Declaration

What if the 35 million people living in the Great Lakes Basin decided
to secede from North America due to a lack of sustainable priorities?
Motivated by the impending freshwater crises, artists will examine the
issues of living in Chicago by the largest freshwater system in the
world. The basis of these investigations is a newly independent ‘Great
Lakes Nation,’ of which artists explore human-nature relations from the
Great Lakes’ point of view. Artists will bring to light information, issues
and solutions concerning this amazing resource through various mediums
including paintings, mixed-media, photography, screen printing,
woodworking, apparel and ceramics.

Featured Artists:
Nick Adam
Sandi Chaplin
Todd Childers
Tanya Galin
Matthew Hoffman
Andy Holck
Will House
Lisa Korpan
Bill Lenehan
Lisa Peterson
Stacy Peterson
Scott Reinhard
Bud Rodecker
Jen Rosenthal
Preethi Venkataramanujam
Matt Wizinsky

Music:
Nat Soti

The featured art is a collaboration between the Great Lakes Nation Workshop at the Chicago Art Department and Call to Action: An Intervention on Water at Archeworks (ItsOurWater.org).

The opening is part of Chicago Artists’ Month.

CALL FOR ARTISTS | GREAT LAKES WORKSHOP @ CAD STUDIO

stacy — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:55:21 +0000

Great Lakes Basin Secedes and Forms New Nation!

In the year 2010 A.D, THE GREAT LAKES BASIN DECLARES INDEPENDENCE and announces to the world, ‘WE ARE NOT A COMMODITY, WE ARE THE SUSTENANCE OF LIFE!’

-– Excerpt from the Great Lakes Basin Declaration

What if the 40 million people living in the Great Lakes Basin decided to secede from North America due to a lack of sustainable priorities, habitat mismanagement, and otherwise stalled progress? Motivated by these concerns and impending freshwater crises, the Chicago Art Department will host a workshop for artists to investigate the personal habits, issues, and politics of living in Chicago by the largest freshwater system in the world.

The Great Lakes point of view will inspire and drive 4 weeks of individual/group investigation of topics such as how urban habitats can coexist with nature, modernizing modes of transportation, revitalizing local food supplies, increasing bio-habitats, and protecting our freshwater heritage.

Artists turned nation-builders will be challenged to originate and derive solutions through the medium of their choice. The workshop will culminate with a 2nd Friday Art Walk show and is part of Chicago Artists Month.

Speakers:

Rick Valicenti

Rick Valicenti is the founder and design director of Thirst/Chicago, a communication design firm devoted to art, function and real human presence. Rick was recently awarded the American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA) Medal in 2006 for his sustained contribution to design excellence and development of the profession. This medal is the highest honor in the graphic design profession.

Lyndon Valicenti

Lyndon is a WRD Environmental consultant to the Natural Resources & Water Quality Division of Chicago’s Department of Environment. She participates in planning and advises on policy to promote and protect Chicago’s urban forest, water resources, biodiversity, and sustainable landscapes.

She has co-authored the 2009 Chicago Urban Forest Agenda, updated the City of Chicago Invasive Species Ordinance to include land-based plants, and managed city’s Rain Barrel and Compost Bin programs. Lyndon also serves on Mayor Daley’s Nature & Wildlife Advisory Committee and the Chicago Food Policy Advisory Council Steering Committee.

Anna Glenn

Anna is a landscape designer based in Chicago, Illinois, with fifteen years of landscape experience. She began her career maintaining high-end residential landscapes and her work now focuses on combining design, science, and ingenuity to create productive urban places, whether they be for aesthetic, economic, or environmental purposes – or all three. Anna’s experience includes degrees in Ecology and Landscape Architecture and service in the Peace Corps.

She is a founding member and Vice President of of Urban Habitat Chicago (UHC). Urban Habitat Chicago was formed in 2004 to demonstrate the viability of sustainable concepts and practices in urban environments through research, education, and hands-on projects. Projects of UHC address issues at the intersections of urban agriculture, the built environment, materials recovery and reuse, and emerging local industries, focusing on creating seamless transitions in the cycles of resources at all scales.

More speakers TBD.

Class Dates: Thursdays, September 9, 16, 23 & 30; 6:30pm – 9:30pm

Art show opening: Friday, October 8, 2010; 6pm – 10pm

Where: Chicago Art Department Studio, 1732 W. Hubbard, Chicago

Facilitators: Stacy Peterson and Preethi Venkataramanujam

Cost: $100 (Participate in at least 2 classes and the final art show and you have the choice of ripping up your check or donating it to CAD!)

To register, email Stacy Peterson at stacy@chicagoartdepartment.org

CHARITY BAKE SALE & ART SHOW | FEB. 11

stacy — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:06:52 +0000

Who? The Chicago Urban Art Society (CUAS) proudly presents SWEET TOOTH: A Charity Bake Sale & Art Exhibition.

What? SWEET TOOTH: A Charity Bake Sale & Art Exhibition Curated by Peter Kepha

$20 suggested door donation

The Chicago Urban Art Society (CUAS)*, Chicago’s emerging not‐for‐profit art organization, is proud to present Sweet Tooth: A Charity Bake Sale & Art Exhibition. Bringing together the local artistic community in this one‐of‐a‐kind Charity Bake Sale & Art Exhibition to benefit The Chicago Urban Art Society (CUAS) and Friends.

A portion of the proceeds will be given to support the following not‐for‐profit organizations: The Chicago Public Art Group (CPAG), HIGH JUMP, The Chicago Art Department (CAD) and Urban Gateways.

When? Thursday, February 11, 2010, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Where? 2003 South Halsted Street @ Canalport Street / Chicago / Illinois / 60607

This event will be held in the Pilsen Chicago Arts District and is open to the public.

RSVP Here

BUNNY’S TRUNK SHOW | VINTAGE JEWELRY

stacy — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:16:30 +0000

Bunny’s Trunk Show will be showing vintage jewelry upstairs at CAD on 2nd Fridays from 6pm-10pm. Please come upstairs and say “hi” to Lisa Peterson and Tanya Galin! They can also answer questions about the art upstairs or point you in the right direction.

“At Bunny’s, we have a love of vintage jewelry and are excited to share it with you. We offer handpicked, one of a kind items that we find at flea markets, vintage shops and estate sales. The pieces that we look for are often nostalgic. They have a hint of the past but as styles come and go, remain timeless. We pick these unique items with the hope that the piece will become a classic addition to your jewelry collection.”

Please visit www.bunnystrunkshow.com

39th Annual Pilsen East Artists’ Open House | Sept. 25th-27th 2009

stacy — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:24:23 +0000

Friday, September 25th 2009, 6-10pm
Saturday & Sunday, September 26th & 27th 2009, 12-7pm

The 39th Annual Pilsen East Artists Open House will feature the work of both established and emerging artists in Chicago’s oldest art community. Some neighborhood favorites include, Floyd Davis at Artpentry, Jeremy Ehly, Lindsay Grote, Bridget Bolger & Scott Multer at South Halsted Gallery, Debbie White, Vespine Gallery and Studio, Logsdon 1909, Matt Barber Kennedy, Brian Mancl, Ron Reason, EP Theater, Studio 101, and Chicago Art Department.

This event is a self guided walking tour of the intimate world of the working artist. This neighborhood of creatives welcomes you to experience art at its source as you visit their home, studio, theater, dance space, gallery. More than 50 artists will participate and be on hand to discuss their work and share their creative process, don’t miss this unique perspective.

This is a multi-location event and spans approximately 6 blocks. The central location of the event is South Halsted and 18th Streets in Chicago. Please visit the info center at 1821 South Halsted for maps and event details.

Chicago Art Department Exhibiting Artists:

Abraham Velazquez
Byron Durham
Chris Hales
Hansol Goo
Hilesh Patel
Jeannie Lugtu
Jen Rosenthal
Jova Durán
Kirsten Strauss
Mike Nourse
Mike Wilgus
Nat Soti
Nathan Peck
Seth Gersberg
Stacy Peterson
Vivian Sakellariou

A Night on the Town! | Earn Academy Benefit | Sept. 19, 6-9:30

stacy — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:14:02 +0000

Please join Earn Academy on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Chicago Art Department and Flatwater

Chicago Art Department
1837 S. Halsted St.
6:00pm – 9:30pm
Come enjoy free makeup applications & hair styling courtesy of Strange Beauty Show, participate in a collage workshop & vj session (live video art) and view CAD’s current exhibit, “Pine”, by artists Bridgette Buckley, Stacy Peterson & Sighn. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Flatwater
321 N. Clark St.
10:00pm – 12:00pm
Continue the last of summer and a spectacular skyline view on Flatwater’s beautiful outdoor terrace. Ticket price includes 2-hour open bar package.

Free admission to Rednofive (440 N. Halsted) until 5am with password “Elevate Chicago”

Mission
Earn Academy will prepare motivated young men from Chicago neighborhoods to graduate from college, enter into meaningful careers, and become agents of change in our communities.

Tickets
$60 donation in advance, $75 at the door.
(Ticket price includes all services plus wine and hors d’oeuvres at CAD plus a 2-hour open bar package at Flatwater).

For more information or to purchase advance tickets, please contact Jenaeth Markaj at jenaeth@gmail.com.

Pine | Bridgette Buckley, Stacy Peterson & Sighn | Sept. 11-20 by appt.

stacy — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:51:11 +0000

Opening night Friday, September 11 through September 20 by appointment.

Please contact stacy@chicagoartdepartment.org for viewing.

Pine
pine = wood + design + craft + nostalgia

Chicago Art Department proudly presents the group show Pine, with artists Bridgette Buckley, Stacy Peterson and Sighn. The show will feature wood sculptures, paintings, text-based work, illustrations, lighting and textiles.

Bridgette Buckley negotiates the space between art, design and craft to create objects that are useful and pleasurable. She believes the objects we surround ourselves with should be active in our everyday lives, to evoke memories, help us imagine our future or bring us closer to natural or human-made craft.

Stacy Peterson’s illustrations, photos and paintings are full of architecture, design, childhood toys and family traditions. From the Milwaukee Art Museum to Swedish Horses to colors reminiscent of the 70’s, each pattern is a thought, a moment and a memory.

Sighn’s painstakingly hand-carved sculptures deal with very emotive and expressive phrases that are rooted in deep nostalgia. His typography aims to access the roots and fundamentals of language, thereby achieving simple, graceful expressions of emotion.

CAD FUNDRAISER: CALL FOR ART

jen — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:15:23 +0000

Growing Up CAD Fundraiser

On Saturday, August 15th, the Chicago Art Department will hold its 3rd annual “Growing Up CAD” fundraiser. We hope that if you believe in our model, have had a positive experience, taken advantage of a new opportunity to exhibit work, or have found a connection with others within our walls, that you consider donating a piece of artwork to our silent auction. You can help us continue our mission of cultivating new and emerging artists in Chicago.

Our auction is not only a great way to support CAD, but another exhibition opportunity for you as well. We will hold a preview and begin the bidding on the auction art during August’s 2nd Friday Artwalk, August 14th. Plus, we’ll include your artwork on our website along with your contact info and artist statement. Great exposure for a great cause!

We hope that we can count on your support. Should you have any questions, please contact Jen Rosenthal – jen{at}chicagoartdepartment(.)org.

On behalf of the Chicago Art Department, we would like to thank you for your consideration and generosity.

Auction Art Preview: (2nd) Friday August 14, 2009 | 6 – 10PM
Fundraiser: Saturday August 15, 2009 | 6 – 10PM

Auction Art Submission Info:
Please email a digital copy of the following information to Jen Rosenthal no later than 08/07/09.

Name
Title
Medium
Size
Estimated Value
Website
Brief bio/artist statement

Please be sure to include your name on the back of each piece submitted.

Art Drop Off Dates:
Sunday August 2, 2009 | 1 – 3PM
Friday August 7, 2009 | 7 – 9PM