Divulgence by Tara Fadenrecht

"Created by Tara Fadenrecht, the installation Divulgence references both positive and negative attributes of security. In addition to video and sound components, three unique tubes, constructed of hand-woven polypropylene and steel strapping, grow into the Pop-Up Art Loop space. Although the tubes carry similar features, each takes its own path and ultimately comes to its individual ending. Divulgence presents the viewer with reflections of three separate states of awareness regarding believed security--denial, angst and healing.

This exhibition is part of the Chicago Loop Alliance Pop-Up Art Loop initiative. www.popupartloop.com"

Located at 220 S. Wabash Avenue in Chicago, Divulgence runs from March 9-April 10, 2010

www.tarafadenrecht.com

Eleanor Spiess-Ferris

Creative Chicago Arts Expo - April 10, 2010 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Creative Chicago Expo is a free, daylong event that takes place throughout the Chicago Cultural Center. It has three main components: Vendors, Workshops and Consultants. Vendors are grouped by discipline or service in GAR Hall, GAR Rotunda, the Randolph Street Cafe, and under the dome in Preston Bradley Hall. Workshops and Consult-a-thon are held in meeting rooms and the wings of Preston Bradley Hall.

Interiors - Opening Reception March 20, 2010

Interiors is a new show opening at Ann Ponce Studio located at 1819 West Wilson Avenue which includes work from five RAW artists. Artists explore the interior through their art forms. For more information contact Ann at www.annponce.com.

Painting: Margart Nicosia "Interior"

April RAWednesday: April 14 - Edgar Miller and the Handmade Home

Richard Cahan and Michael Williams, co-authors, will present a lecture on their recently published book,Edgar Miller and the Handmade Home: Chicago's Forgotten Renaissance Man. The book reveals Miller's accomplishments and his mastery of some two dozen crafts including painting, metal smith, stained glass, carpentry, and just so much more. The photographs are gorgeous, as they need to be in order to do justice to the color, variety and texture of Miller's work in every medium. Everyone will be astonished by the warmth and variety of Miller's creations.

This is a great opportunity for anyone that is interested in architecture, art, Chicago, and anyone who cares about true craftsmanship. The book has been garnering media and impressive reviews on NPR, WTTW, and is available for sale at amazon.com.

The lecture will be held April 14 at the historic Billboard Factory located at 4025 North Ravenswood (very easy to locate!), which is an amazing space itself. Hayes Properties has renovated the previous factory to a three-storied venue, which is available for private functions and suitable for grand scale events and intimate gatherings with panoramic views of the Ravenswood Corridor and beyond.

RAWednesdays are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. To RSVP please email rsvp@ravenswoodartwalk.org. To learn more about RAWednesdays please visit us on line at www.ravenswoodartalk.org and if you are a business interested in hosting a future RAWednesday, please contact Bill Moran atmoranstudios@hotmail.com

“MAYAN PROCESSION” TRAVELS TO THE CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER

Paintings by Winifred Godfrey depicting the distinctive textiles of the Mayan people of the Guatemalan Highlands will be on display at the Renaissance Court Gallery in the Chicago Cultural Center at 78 E. Washington St., Chicago, Ill., from March 26 through May 2, 2010. There will be an opening reception on Friday, March 26 from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. Included will be a sale of Mayan handicrafts. The following Wednesday, March 31 the artist will give a slide presentation on Guatemala at 2:00 p.m. Renaissance Court Gallery is managed by the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services, Senior Services – Area Agency on Aging, enter at 77 E. Randolph St.

For further information contact Patricia O’Malley at the Renaissance Court Gallery

(312) 744-4551 or Patricia.OMalley@cityofchicago.org

or Winifred Godfrey at (773) 929-6516, (773) 255-1691

winifredgodfrey@sbcglobal.net

Winifred Godfrey will have a solo show of her Mayan Procession

Life size paintings, March 26 - May 2, 2010. Opening reception: Friday, March 26, 5 - 7:30 p.m., featuring sale of Mayan Crafts. Slide Lecture: Wednesday, March 31, 2:00 p.m.

Renaissance Court Gallery, Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph St. , Chicago

Art Chicago

Converge Chicago:
Contemporary Curators Forum: Production of the New
at
Art Chicago
NEXT: The Invitational Exhibition of Emerging Art
April 30 – May 3, 2010Art Chicago and NEXT are pleased to announce Converge Chicago: Contemporary Curators Forum | Production of the New. Panels created with the Renaissance Society, Independent Curators International and other partners will consider new models, fresh ideas and innovative ways of working in challenging times. As part of the Studio Visit Series, artists and curators will discuss art production in unmediated one-one conversations.

Highlights

• The Old With the New: Presenting New Work by Living Artists in the Museum | Friday, May 1, 1pm
• Beyond the White Cube: A Short History of Exhibition Making | Saturday, May 2, 3pm
• Curating and the Expansion | Saturday, May 1, 11am
• Studio Visit Series: Franklin Sirmans + Theaster Gates | Saturday, May 2, 12:15pm
For a more information, visit artchicago.com and nextartfair.com.

> Join Us for a Discussion of the National Arts Index on March 3.

But how do we measure the vitality of the arts? The National Arts Index is designed to do just that. The National Arts Index is an annual single-number score -- distilled from 76 national indicators -- that measures the strength of the arts in America. Arts Alliance Illinois is proud to present a discussion of the National Arts Index in partnership with the Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Arts & Business Council. Here are the details: Wednesday, March 3, 2010 9 am Registration 9:30 - 11:30 am Presentation Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater The event is free, but you must RSVP to attend. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WKH6LZZ http://tinyurl.com/arts-index-event

Valley Ridge Art Studio presents: Golden Paint Lecture/demo

Golden Paint Lecture/demo March 26th, 6-8:00

& The Painterly Print: for Fine Art, Altered Photographs and Collage March 27th and 28th, 9:30-4:30

Learn to create seductive surfaces for paint skins and grounds. Using your digital printed images, we will then layer and texture to make rich “painterly prints” . Work with Golden paint specialist, Sandie Bacon as she answers your questions about the vast array of Golden paints, gels, mediums and digital grounds. Step by step instructions as well as experimental techniques are offered. All paints supplied by Golden Paints. Valley Ridge Art Studio, 1825 Witek Rd, Muscoda, Wi., (608)943-6412, http://valleyridgeartstudio.com

Vorab Fabrik - New work from Nadine Nakanishi and Nick Butcher

As Sonnenzimmer, Nadine Nakanishi and Nick Butcher have created screen printed posters for clients as varied as Throbbing Gristle, Andrew Bird, The Newberry Library, and Human Rights Watch. Using a mixture of chance abstraction, modernist typography, and representational imagery, the duo has developed a unique aesthetic that pulls from various movements in art history while remaining distinctly forward thinking. Vorab Fabrik or “Beforehand Factory” is the duo’s first exclusive solo gallery show focusing on their non commissioned art work. Pulling from such influences as minimalism, arte povera, and abstract expressionism, the two are making work that forgoes the functionality of the poster yet retains the graphic quality found in their commercial work. Vorab Fabrik features an interactive sound installation, a drawing piano, paintings and so much more.

The Family Room - 1821 W Hubbard St, #202, Chicago, IL

Opening Party

February 26, 2010
7–11pm

Free Entry

There will be lots of beautiful art for sale so don't forget your roll of cash! Fear not, we take credit cards too.

For more info about the artists go to:

http://www.yoneko.net/

http://nickbutcher.net/

http://sonnenzimmer.com/

curated by

http://thepostfamily.com/family/Alex%20Fuller

Women’s History Month 2010 — Joanna Gardner-Huggett “Women’s Collective Art Practice in Chicago: 1937-2007”

Chicago Public Library Celebrating Diversity

Thursday, March 18 at 6:00 pm, Video Theater, Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Historians frequently assert that women artists fared better in Chicago than New York or Los Angeles. Despite this perceived reality, many women participated in collaborative groups, such as women artists’ art associations and cooperatives in order to create greater visibility for themselves. This presentation will examine this history, as well as the reasons why they chose to forge these alliances in a city well known for its warm reception of female artists.

Joanna Gardner-Huggett is an associate professor of history of art and architecture at DePaul University where she specializes in 20th century art and feminist art and activism.

More Pictures from Awards Ceremony

by Nancy Charak....

CWCA Awards Ceremony

Just some casual pictures--from Nancy Charak....

FusedChicago proudly announces its second exhibition of encaustic art

---drawing the line--- Feb 5 - March 6

Juried WCA Exhibition- JWAN The Jewish Women Artists' Network

special Interest group within the National Women's Caucus for Art.

Artists reception Feb. 14 2-4PM

Beverly Arts Center

2407 W. lllth St.

Chicago, IL. 60655

773-445-3838

M-F: 9an-9pm,S:
10AM-4PM: S: 12-8pm

Beth Shader

Lorre Slaw
Simone Soltan

Cynthia Soltan

Karen Weyandt

Mariam Yap

Gloria Askin

Marilyn Banner

Catherine Cajandig

Emily Corbato

Anne Doris-eisner

Sally Duback

Harriet Finck

Karaen Frostig

Fay Grajower

Susan Harmon

Wendy Sue Lamm

Rona Lasser

Kathleen Letts

Dale Osterle

Margaret Parker

Roxanne Phillips

Launa Romoff

Patricia Schapper

Debbie Schore

CWCA Juried Mid-West Region WCA Members' Exhibit "OFF CENTER"

Joan Minsky has paintings on display

Joan Minsky has some paintings and sketches on display and for sale at the Lakeview Art Supply Store, Lincoln and Melrose Avenues. Additional work by the artist are in the artwork for sale drawers.

ANNA SHTEYNSHLEYGER

OPENING SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 2010

Anna Shteynshleyger, "Masha" 2004 - 2009
pigment print, 24 x 29.9 inches, courtesy of the artist.

Please join The Renaissance Society for an opening reception for Anna Shteynshleyger, Sunday January 3, 2010, from 4:00 to 7:00pm. There will be a talk with the artist in Kent Hall room 120, from 5:00 to 6:00pm.
Chicago-based artist Shteynshleyger belongs to a generation of photographers whose work is notable for its formal beauty and technical execution. Twenty-three works poignantly document Shteynshleyger's life over the past several years. During this period Shteynshleyger renegotiated her relationship to Orthodox Judaism, which she began to practice at the age of 16 after moving to the United States from Moscow where she was born. Too personal to qualify as documentary of the Orthodox Jewish community, Shteynshleyger's work spans a variety of genres -- portraits, still-life, landscape, and interiors. The images display a sensitivity of their subjects that is as questioning as it is knowing.

LOCATION AND HOURS

The Renaissance Society
at the University of Chicago
Cobb Hall, 4th floor
5811 South Ellis Avenue
Chicago IL 60637

hours:
Tuesday to Friday 10:00am to 5:00pm
Saturday and Sunday noon to 5:00pm
closed Mondays

ALL EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS ARE FREE

Saying Goodbye, Again!!!

Hello! CWCA

Saying Goodbye, Again! Homage to the Christmas tree…and its demise.

Second annual conceptual show inspired by the idea of getting rid of one’s Christmas tree…whatever that brings up!

Including work from CWCA members Sandra Bacon, Judith Hladik-Voss, Judy Langston and Cheri Naselli.

Opening: Saturday, Jan. 16th, 2010 7-9 p.m

Brickton Art Center, 306 Busse Highway, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068

847.823.6611

Show runs through Feb. 20th, 2010.

Sandra Bacon, Courtney Brobst, Pate Conaway, Linda Doyle, Melanie Feerst, Carolyn Golaszewski, Celia Hicklin, Judith Hladik-Voss, Judy Langston, Elizabeth Mandell, Bret Marion, Cheri Naselli, Niki Nolin, Susan Parmentier, Ed Pino.

Curated By Judith Hladik-Voss and Judy Langston