Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Events-click on image to enlarge


"Collaborative Vision - The Poetic Dialogue Project"
January 31 - April 5, 2009
Curated by Beth Shadur
The Sidney Yates Gallery at the Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington - Chicago, IL (at Michigan Ave.)
Fourth Floor, Washington St. side of the building
An exhibition of 31 works of art created by collaborative teams of visual artists and poets from across the United States. Featuring works in all media & curated by Chicago area visual artist
Beth Shadur.Artist & Poet Pairs Include:
Jane Fulton Alt + Michael Ryan
Granite Amit + Jan Beatty
David Lloyd Brown + Kate Gale
Kay Campbell + Karen Brennan
Cat Chow + Lisa Chavez
Laura Ann Cloud + Peggy Shumaker
Shawn Decker + Annie Finch
Deborah Adams Doering + Eloise Klein
HealyAna Fernandez + Kathryn Dohrmann
Michael Ferris, Jr. + Maria Gillan
Shelley Gilchrist + Jimmy Santiago
BacaJane Hammond + Barry Schwabsky
Donna June Katz + Maurya Simon
Dianne Kornberg + Elisabeth Frost
Kim Laurel + Michael Burkard
Lynda Lowe + Nance Van Winckel
Susan Mackin-Dolan + Beckian Fritz Goldberg
Elizabeth Mears + L. Lindsey Mears
James Mesple + Jeffrey Levine
BettyAnn Mocek + Michael Heller
Gladys Nilsson + Alan Michael Parker
Laurel Paley + B. H. Fairchild
Bonnie Peterson + Greg Pape
Charlotte Segal + Margaret Rozga
Beth Shadur + Lois Roma-Deeley
May Stevens + Martha Collins
LaShawnda Crowe Storm + M. Eliza Hamilton Abegunde
Lynn Takata + LR Berger
Annette Turow + Steve Orlen
Mirjana Ugrinov + Cynthia Hogue
John Pitman Weber + Cecilia Woloch

Shows

Bonnie Peterson and Kim Laurel are part of
The Collaborative Vision - The Poetic Dialogue Project
includes works by 31 visual artists paired with 31 poets
in collaborative works.

Many thanks to Beth Shadur for all her fabulous work and great vision.
See event listing above.


Shelley Gilchrist has a floor installation in the
"Collaborative Visions" exhibit at the Yates Gallery in the Chicago Cultural Center.
The opening reception is 6-8 PM Jan. 30, and the show runs until April 5th.
Her work, "Rita from the sky," was created in response to a poem by the New Mexico poet Jimmy Santiago Baca. Curator Beth Shadur, a Chicago artist, paired up more than sixty U.S. poets and visual (and sound) artists who collaborated to produce pieces that integrate imagery and text.

Kathy Weaver is has a show at
WomanMade Gallery
685 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60642-8021
Phone: (312) 738-0400
http://womanmade.org/show.html?type=solo&gallery=weaver2009&pic=1


Marianna Buchwald wanted to pass the following info on;

Marianne invites to participate in International Video Interviews to be shown in Germany. Set up Interview at marbuchwald @yahoo.com.
Tim Jackson invites artists to come to Cable TV tapings in Feb and March.set up taping with Tim at
obita@clstoons.com
Insight Arts asks artists to a donate a piece of art to Insight Arts for our meet up space at
1505 W. Morse Celina Aguilar"
linaaguilar@gmail.com

International Art Discussion and presentation of art work Feb.12. 6pm -9pm at
Insight Arts, 1505 W. Morse.

Info Marianna 773 507 1300, or Claudia claudiafinn@gmail.com, or Sandra 773 2751843

Eric Holubow has several pieces on display for the month of February at the
Black Walnut Gallery (220 N. Aberdeen) in West Loop's Fulton Market gallery district.
Please join him at the opening reception on Friday, February 6, from 6 PM - 9 PM.
Several of his photographs will be from recent trips to Detroit and Philadelphia this past fall.

GEORGE C. CLARK will have several large landscapes in the exhibition
"Places: From Arcadia to Urban Landscape" at
Murphy Hill Gallery, 3333 W. Arthington Street, Chicago 60624.
The gallery occupies the third floor of the historic former Sears Roebuck Administration Building on Chicago's West Side. Clark's contributions to this show which will be open from January 21 to February 28 include paintings both new and old.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Special announcement


'Mirror
Realms'
a new first edition 178 page hardcover by UK
surrealist poet Anthony Pritchard with full color
reproductions of over 37 paintings by Karena A Karras
for a review of this book please go to :
http://www.upthestaircase.org/pritchardmirror.htm or
http://upthestaircase.org/
and go to 'literary reviews'
full color soft cover and black and white soft cover versions of 'MirrorRealms' are also available

'MirrorRealms' is a collaborative work
by poet Anthony Pritchard, and surreal artist Karena A. Karras,
hovers on the line between stark fantasy and our own grim realities. Pritchard's poem "Sylvia Blue" perhaps says it best:

Things are either dark, or they glowand do not last;they choke and sputter gracious in the bedraggled blackslike chimney sweep heads detached,while the sky has its back to the world.............

to order 'MirrorRealms' go to:
http://www.lulu.com/content/5745854

'MirrorRealms'
is Anthony Pritchard's fifth book and his
first collaboration with Karena Karras.
Pritchard's other books are titled :
Embrace, Ephemerealms,
Don't Become A Poet Like I Did,
and Dreaming Inside of Streetlights.

Ephemerealms is available in all bookstores via store order and most online retailers.

Shows


Eric Holubow has several pieces on display for the month of February at
the Black Walnut Gallery (220 N. Aberdeen) in West Loop's Fulton Market gallery district. Please join him at the opening reception on Friday, February 6, from 6 PM - 9 PM. Several of his photographs will be from recent trips to Detroit and Philadelphia this past fall.

Marianna Buchwald wanted to pass the following info on;
Marianne invites to participate in International Video Interviews to be shown in Germany. Set up Interview at marbuchwald @yahoo.com.

Tim Jackson invites artists to come to Cable TV tapings in Feb and March.
set up taping with Tim at
obita@clstoons.com

Insight Arts asks artists to a donate a piece of art to Insight Arts for our meet up space at
1505 W. Morse Celina Aguilar" linaaguilar@gmail.com

International Art Discussion and presentation of art work Feb.12. 6pm -9pm at
Insight Arts, 1505 W. Morse.
Info Marianna 773 507 1300, or Claudia
claudiafinn@gmail.com, or Sandra 773 2751843

Eric Holubow is being represented in The Chicago Project (www.edelmangallery.com/chiproject.htm), the online gallery devoted to new and established photographers created and hosted by the Catherine Edelman Gallery. More of his work can be found on his website(http://www.ebow.org/).

GEORGE C. CLARK will have several large landscapes in the exhibition
"Places: From Arcadia to Urban Landscape" at
Murphy Hill Gallery, 3333 W. Arthington Street, Chicago 60624.
The gallery occupies the third floor of the historic former Sears Roebuck Administration Building on Chicago's West Side. Clark's contributions to this show which will be open from January 21 to February 28 include paintings both new and old.
Everyone is invited to an artists' reception on Saturday, January 24 from 6 to 10pm.

Chicago Women's Caucus for Art invites you to a tour of
Diane and Alan Johnson's Art Collection in Logan Square
Sunday, January 25, 2009, 2:00 p.m.
The collection is an anthology of works from local artists in Chicago and dappled with exotics from the Big Island of Hawaii, Tahiti, Haiti and Bali. $5 donation at the door. No charge to CWCA members
When you RSVP you will receive the address: RSVP: Arlene Rakoncay, 847.674-0321
arlenerakoncay@aol.com

Shelley Gilchrist is part of a show at
Morpho Gallery 5216 N. Damen
Show runs until January 30th

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

shows


GEORGE C. CLARK will have several large landscapes in the exhibition
"Places: From Arcadia to Urban Landscape" at
Murphy Hill Gallery, 3333 W. Arthington Street, Chicago 60624.
The gallery occupies the third floor of the historic former Sears Roebuck Administration Building on Chicago's West Side. Clark's contributions to this show which will be open from January 21 to February 28 include paintings both new and old.
Everyone is invited to an artists' reception on Saturday, January 24 from 6 to 10pm.

Chicago Women's Caucus for Art invites you to a tour of
Diane and Alan Johnson's Art Collection in Logan Square
Sunday, January 25, 2009, 2:00 p.m.
The collection is an anthology of works from local artists in Chicago and dappled with exotics from the Big Island of Hawaii, Tahiti, Haiti and Bali. $5 donation at the door. No charge to CWCA members
When you RSVP you will receive the address: RSVP: Arlene Rakoncay, 847.674-0321 arlenerakoncay@aol.com

Several members of the group are part of
International Art Group exhibition
at Common Cup Cafe
Dec. 20. - Jan 16. 10am - 7pm
Kathryn Gauthiers, Greg Mejia, Marianna Buchwald
contact info: Marianna Buchwald 773 507 1300

Shelley Gilchrist is part of a show at
Morpho Gallery 5216 N. Damen
Show runs until January 30th

Eric Holubow has a photograph included in the "Best Photos of 2008" in the January 1 issue of THE READER. (Page 10, right on the title page.) Pick up an issue and share in his success!(sorry it's a little late guys...but if you still have a copy check it out and if not.......just congratulate him!:))

Annoucements

Alan Emerson Hicks is looking for white plastic hangers for a new project he's working on. If anyone would care to donate, he will also trade other colors for white hangers. (773)501-7730

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Shows

Shelley Gilchrist is part of a show at Morpho Gallery 5216 N. Damen
Show opens Friday, January 9th
Reception 6pm-9pm
runs until January 30th

Eric Holubow has a photograph included in the "Best Photos of 2008" in the January 1 issue of THE READER. (Page 10, right on the title page.) Pick up an issue and share in his success!
(sorry it's a little late guys...but if you still have a copy check it out and if not.......just congratulate him!:))