Announcement just in!

Arlene Rakonoway has sent this message
about fellow artists and free speech.
Check out this website for more information. 
htmhttp://www.art-teez.org/free-speech.htm

Dinner at Reza's and other stupendous news

Jackie Moses sends this announcement about
dinner at Reza's:

ARTIST BREAKFAST/DINNER

REZA’S RESTRAURANT
432 W. ONTARIO
312 664 4500

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH, 6PM

SALAD BAR - $10.00
ENTREES COME WITH SALAD BAR - PRICE VARIES
DRINKS SEPARATE

CHECK THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.REZARESTAURANT.COM

FREE VALET PARKING

REMINDER!  JUDITH ROTH /JESSE HOWARD SHOW AT CSU

Opens Thursday, January 27, 2011

The show's finally open and the reception and art talk are next week!

Chicago State University, 95th and S. Martin Luther King Drive, Cook Administration Building,

Thursday January 27, 12:30-3 PM through February 28.  

You can see excerpts on ART SLANT/Chicago, the CSU Facebook page, CAR, etc.!

Lorre Slaw sends notice of the following shows and honors:

She was accepted into the juried 13th Annual All Media Juried Online International Art Exhibition  and won a Special Recognition Award for her print "Saturday Night Rose"

Lorre was also juried into the "No Place Like Home" exhibit at Oakton Community College.

Gallery 7 is pleased to present
CATHERINE CAJANDIG with THOMAS DONAT
Paintings, Prints and Ceramics
Feb. 1 to March 18, 2011
Reception Feb. 12, 6 to 9 PM
Gallery 7
116 N. Green St. Joliet, IL. 60432
815.726. 1840  Hours: M - F 11 - 2 PM
by appointment (815) 726 - 1840

Robert Kameczura is interested in any information ABGers

might have about the Art In Embassy program

sponsored by the US State Department. 

If you can share information or know artists

who have participated ion this program

please contact Robert at www.kameczura.

The CAC often sends notices of events but since they are

not sent in  jpeg form that can be posted please refer 

to their website

https://mail.google.com/mail/?hl=en&shva=1#inbox/12da95f7454116cd

Their latest notice was about Connie Wolfe’s exhibit

“Passing Through”.

This is a Notice about posting notices.

Please send the image (one) you want posted in a jpeg format

72 dpi, no longer than 4" on the longest side.

Then, as an additional attachment in your email

please write (in word document) just the who what, when and where

of your exhibit or info. If you want to include an additional sentence

that's fine.

We love to post and Valentine's Day IS coming up!

John Almquist Gallery

at North Shore Country Day School

310 Green Bay Road, Winnetka

is pleased to present

Bert Menco/Michelle Stone

Our Neighbors-Ourselves/Ourselves-Our Neighbors

Opening Reception is Jan. 14^th 5 to 8 PM

The exhibit concludes Feb. 25th

Fragile Vibrations  61" x 31'  Kathy Weaver

Kathy Weaver’s work, Fragile Vibrations was chosen

by Juror Mr. Frank Paluch, Director of the Perimeter Gallery

in Chicago, Illinois to be in

The Dubuque Museum of Art

2010 Biennial Juried Exhibition

December 7, 2010 - March 6, 2011

Other Chicago artists were Corinne Peterson,

Sandra Perlow, Nikki Renee Anderson and Nancy Delman.

Members hit the snow running! get tracking to see their exhibits!

 Copper Wired    Carol Brooks

Hexagon-Six Chicago Artists

TEXTURED SURFACE LAYERED SPACE

January  10th to March 18th

Harold Washington Library Center

8th Floor North Exhibit Case

Art talk with the women of Hexagon will be held

Saturday, March 5th at 2 PM.

Rose    Anita Miller

2010 Favorites, 2011 New Art

Anita Miller Gallery in the Fine Arts Building will be

Celebrating 2011 with tropical beverages

and free portrait sketches by James Wisdom

Opening reception is FRIDAY JANUARY 14TH

At 410 S. Michigan Ave. #827

Chicago, IL 60605

From 5 to 8 PM with Magic at 7 pm

New Year--New blog team

Sunrise over a frozen Lake Michigan                            Jeff Barry

Hello Breakfast Group Artists! A happy and healthy 2011 to all!


The first item of the 2011 blog is a great big "Thanks" to Shelley Gilchrist for the excellent job she did with the blog.  Shelley's high standards will be a tough act to follow. She seemed to make it happen effortlessly. Shelley, we appreciated ALL your effort and time.

  Myrna Knepler  Shattered by Light
 Acrylic on canvas, 24" x 24"                        

Myrna Knepler is exhibiting three pieces of her work at the Harold Washington Library beginning   January 10th.

Hexagon: Textured Surface and Layered Space, an Exhibit by Six Chicago Artists

Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State Street, 8th floor

January 10-March 18, 2011

There will not be an opening reception but the artists of Hexagon will be doing a panel discussion at the library in February as part of Women's History Month.  Further information about time and date coming soon.

Of general information, another exhibit by

ARC Gallery and Educational Foundation

Exhibition dates: January 5-29, 2011

Gallery hours: Wed to Sat 12-6 pm, and Sun. 12-4 pm

ARC invites you to view three new exhibits from noted artists

Jennifer Drinkwater

Susan Crowell

Audrius Plioplys

Arlene Rakoncay sends in the following notice sponsored by

Chicago Women Caucus for Art

LET IT SHINE: PROMOTING YOURSELF AS A VISUAL ARTIST

This experimental workshop will discuss the use of self-publishing, self-creation opportunities and some more traditional ways to share your art and your artistic talents with the world.

 Saturday, February 5, 2 - 5 p.m.
The workshop will be  followed by a birthday party for Michele Williams, the presenter and for others who have birthdays in February,
Tom Robinson Gallery, 2416 W. North Ave., Chicago. $10 donation.
RSVP: happygirlmichele@earthlink.net, 773.404-0480
Sponsored by Chicago Women Caucus for Art.

 

Robkam Kameczura sends a reminder about grants from
The Illinois Art Council.


“There is a new format for grants from the Illinois Arts Council
and it is due by January 20th. It relates to developing and promoting
your work.
If you want to check the details click
on the following link: http://www.arts.illinois.gov/grants-programs

Rebirth    Eric Steele

Lincolnwood Village's Art Gallery is proud to present a solo show of Eric Steele’s sculpture.

"Urban Steele" 
The Village Hall
6900 North Lincoln Avenue
Lincolnwood

The show will be open 9 - 5 weekdays from January 11 - March 3, 2011.

The Opening Reception will be on Thursday January 20, 5 - 7 pm.
Contact Eric Steele at 773- 327-0806 for more information