Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Kim Laurel Pulled Pressed & Printed Chicago


Pulled, Pressed & Printed, Chicago
Artists Reception this Friday, March 2, 2012,
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM.
The Expo 72 Gallery is located at 72 E. Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60601
  (across the street from the Chicago Cultural Center)
 January 27 - April 30, 2012
Curated by Nathan Mason,
Curator of special projects, Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture
Admission: FREE
Hours:
Monday - Thursday 8 am - 7 pm;
Friday 8 am - 6 pm;
Saturday 9 am - 6 pm;
Sunday 10 am - 6 pm;
Closed holidays
 Featuring CPC work by: Hiroshi Ariyama, Christine Gendre-Bergere, Sanya Glisic, Misha Goro, Deborah Maris Lader, Kim Laurel, Alan Lerner, Maria Sanchez, Duffy O'Connor, Dennis O'Malley, Megan Sterling, and Scott Westgard, along with a selection of prints from other print studios and printmakers in Chicago, including Anchor Graphics, Spudnik, Sonnenzimmer, Lora Fosberg, Jay Ryan, Hummingbird Press and others.
http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/event_landing/events/dca_tourism/pulled_pressed_printed.html

Monday, February 27, 2012

Artists Breakfast Group Does Dinner!


THE RED APPLE, buffet
SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2012
6:00 pm.
3121 N. Milwaukee Avenue (just south of Belmont)
Chicago, IL
$15 a person
PLEASE RSVP TO JACKIE MOSES AT  jmoses1@hotmail.com by Saturday, March 3rd, so she can call the count to the Red Apple.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Anita Ivy Miller Exhibiting at CWCA Northern Trust Bank


Anita Ivy Miller is exhibiting with several members of the Artists Breakfast Group with the CWCA, Chicago Women's Caucus for Art, at the Northern Trust Bank's main lobby in celebration of Women's History Month. Northern Trust Bank is located at 50 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL. The opening reception is March 1, from 3:30p to 5:30p. The show runs from March 1 to March 31, M through F, 8:30a to 4:30p and is in the west side of the main lobby.

More about Anita:

For questions about  artwork please contact Anita Miller 847 767-6875
Email: anitaivymiller@yahoo.com
Visit Anita Miller Gallery
Friday March  9th
Open Studios at the Fine Arts Building
410  S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago IL
Hours 5-8 PM
View the new paintings from
The Unusual Objects Series





Chicago Artists Visualize Shakespeare, Beverly Arts Center, Chicago


www.artslant.com
Contemporary art exhibit information including artists, venue, map and reviews for Chicago Artists Interpret Shakespeare: As They Like It.

Exhibitors are  Rene Arceo, Jose Agustin Andreu, Tim Arroyo, Sharon Bladholm, Keith Brownlee, Mario Castillo, Laura Coyle, Michael Ferris, Chris Flynn, Jonathan Franklin, Anne Farley Gaines, Jan Spivey Gilchrist, Sergio Gomez, Fletcher Hayes, Alan Emerson Hicks, Preston Jackson, Robert Kameczura, Deborah Maris Lader, Kim Laurel, Richard Laurent, Diane Levesque, Carron Little, James Mesple, Geoffrey Novelli, Christina O'Connor, Joyce Owens, Mary Patton, Corinne Peterson, Tom Scarff, Charlotte Segal, Beth Shadur, Steven Sherrell, Eleanor Speiss-Ferris, Michelle Stutts, Frank Tumino, MaureenWarren, Kathy Weaver, Marzena Ziejka, Jill Zylke 

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Bob Kameczura at Eyeporium Gallery Wicker Park

Friday....March 2d, 6 til 9 PM is the opening of the exhibit "Significant Others" a two person show
with my friend Diane Levesque at the Eyeporium Gallery
at 1431 N. Milwaukee. www.eyewanteyewear.com
This galleries decor is very entertaining and surreal and worth the journey.
Parking is not bad in the area but there are meters.

Bob Kameczura and Kim Laurel at Beverly Arts Center


This Saturday, Feb. 25th Bob Kameczura and Kim Laurel are in a show of 39 artists doing work all related to Shakespeare. It is at the Beverly Arts Center
at 2407 W. 111th Street, Chicago. 6 til 9 PM
and there is parking there.... www.beverlyartcenter.org

This will be a grand Gala affair with food items that relate to the
time of Shakespeare. Some of the artist will even wear Elizabethan
outfits. This is an extremely large show and will attempt to cover
most of the plays with some unusual and unique perspectives
by 39 Chicago artists working in a variety of styles.

The show runs April 1st.

Then on March 18th there will be a Artists Talk on their work...2 til 5 PM.

Hope you can come and see the show and nibble some Shakespearean
food and art.


The exhibiting artists are: 

Jose Agustin Andreu, Rene Arceo, 
Tim Arroyo, Sharon Bladholm, 
Keith Brownlee, Mario Castillo, 
Laura Coyle, Michael Ferris, Chris Flynn, 
Jonathan Franklin, Anne Farley Gaines, 
Jan Spivey Gilchrist, Sergio Gomez, 
Fletcher Hayes, Alan Emerson Hicks, 
Preston Jackson, Robert Kameczura, 
Deborah Maris Lader, Kim Laurel, 
Richard Laurent, Diane Levesque, 
Carron Little, James Mesple, 
Geoffrey Novelli, Christine O’Connor, 
Joyce Owens, Mary Patton, 
Corinne D. Peterson, Tom Scarff, 
Charlotte Segal, Beth Shadur, 
Steven Sherrell, Eleanor Spiess-Ferris, 
Michelle Stutts, Frank Tumino, 
Maureen Warren, Kathy Weaver, 
Marzena Ziejka, and Jill Zylke.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

ABG Artists Exhibiting at Northern Trust Bank

Several Artists' Breakfast Group members are exhibiting with the CWCA, Chicago Women's Caucus for Art, at the Northern Trust Bank's main lobby in celebration of Women's History Month. Northern Trust Bank is located at 50 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL. The opening reception is March 1, from 3:30p to 5:30p. The show runs from March 1 to March 31, M through F, 8:30a to 4:30p and is in the west side of the main lobby.

Participating Artist's Breakfast Group artists include Laura Cerf-Dahl, Laura Coyle, Sandy Holubow, Sandra Perlow, Judith Roth, Sari Maxfield, Nancy Charak, Anita Ivy Miller, Pauline Silberman, Kathy Weaver, Catherine Cajandig, Kathryn Kucera and Joan Minsky.

To learn more about some of these artists and their images, click on the names below their images to be directed to their websites.
Catherine Cajandig
Laura Cerf-Dahl
Kathy Weaver

Sandy Holubow
Judith Roth
Nancy Charak


Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Artist Studios Available at Chicago Printmakers Collaborative

Artist Studios Now Available at CPC!!!!

Reply-To: info@chicagoprintmakers.com

Chicago Printmakers Collaborative February 2012

Breaking NEWS...

Private Artist Studios now available at CPC!!!

THIS COULD BE YOUR STUDIO!

Yep, the CPC currently has three private artist studios available...

(March 1 and April 1)

It's rare that CPC has a vacancy for one of its coveted private studios, so you might want to jump on this opportunity to become one of CPC's 6 Resident Artists. The upstairs studio is small and cozy, and the basement studios are more spacious, but each comes with flat storage, shelving, glass slab, and includes full access to the CPC workshop facilities. Perks include exhibition opportunities and collaborations on suite protfolios and other projects. Studios are private, keyed, and accessible 24/7. Six-month or one-year renewable lease, $320/month. If interested, Email info@chicagoprintmakers.com to set up an interview and tour.

These studios are ideal for printmakers, of course, but the basement studios are also ideal for painters, sculptors, or artists working in other media.

Check out all of our various activities on

FACEBOOK, where we've posted lots of photos of the shop and those who make it buzz.

Or read our BLOG, where you might be the next person mentioned if you join us!

Come by and meet our AWESOME CPC interns... or just visit our website!

The CPC is very conveniently located in Lincoln Square, at 4642 N. Western Avenue, just across the street from the CTA Brown Line el stop, on the west side of the street, between Wilson and Leland. We're in the midst of excellent shopping, restaurants, and even a movie theater. Check us out on the web: www.chicagoprintmakers.com

We even have a new BIKE RACK for artists who prefer their two-wheeled transportation.

contact:

Chicago Printmakers Collaborative

info@chicagoprintmakers.com

www.chicagoprintmakers.com

773.293.2070

Monday, February 13, 2012

Michelle Stone at Gallery 175 Chicago

Artist Michelle Stone is exhibiting at Gallery 175, 175 W. Jackson, Chicago, IL. The exhibit runs from 2/3--4/4, 2012.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Judith Roth Exhibiting Pop-Up Evanston IL

Judith Roth has several pieces - drawings and paintings - at the Joy Horwich Pop-Up Fine Art Exhibition and Sale this week at

1627 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, February 7-19, 10 AM to 6 PM daily.

JOY HORWICH GALLERY + 2

"POPS- UP" IN EVANSTON

@ 1627 Chicago Ave. Evanston

Featuring one-of-a-kind Fine Art Exhibition & Sale

STOP IN THRU THE WEEK & JOIN US @ THE P"art"y

Joy Horwich, Jill Bernstein, Penny Keeshin

847-881-6025 Popupartshow@gmail.com

George C. Clark Exhibiting at Pritzker Military Library

GEORGE C. CLARK has a painting in the 2012 Midwest Air Force Artists Exhibition at the Pritzker Military Library, 104 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603, across the street from the Art Institute. The show features new work by over 20 Midwest participants in the U.S. Air Force Art Program, and will run from February 14 to July 20, 2012. Hours are 10am to 4pm Tuesday through Saturday and until 7pm on Thursday evenings. The Library is open to the public for a $5 admission charge, free to Library members and active duty military.

Title: Airlift C-47 on the Roof of the Deutsches Technikmuseum in Berlin
Medium: Ink, watercolor, and colored pencil on watercolor board
Sise: 13 x 16 inches

Kim Laurel Exhibiting at Chicago Printmakers

Kim Laurel is exhibiting at the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative ANNEX at 208 S. Wabash.
The exhibition is part of the Pop-Up Art Loop™ initiative of the Chicago Loop Alliance.
February 9 - March 10, 2012.
Gallery Hours: Wednesdays-Saturdays, 11:30 AM - 5:30 PM.

Kim is also exhibiting at

Expo 72
"Pulled, Pressed & Printed, Chicago"
72 East Randolph St.
(across the street from the Chicago Cultural Center)
January 27 - April 30, 2012
Reception: Friday, March 2, 2012, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
In conjunction with the Chicago Cultural Center, this show celebrates the art of printmaking in Chicago.

Sari Maxfield at Elmhurst Artists' Guild


Sari Maxfield has a piece in the Elmhurst Artists' Guild
National Art Premier 2012
Opening at Elmhurst Art Museum: Friday, March 2, 7-9 p.m
Address: 150 Cottage Hill, Elmhurst, IL 60126
Exhibition Dates , February 21-March 28, 2012, Artists Guild Gallery Hours: Tues, We, Thur, Saturday 10-5
Also exhibiting from the breakfast group: Marian Carow

Mary Jo Bowers at Saint Xavier University

Mary Jo Bowers is exhibiting at Saint Xavier University, 3700 West 103rd Street, Chicago, Illinois.

Original Art Quilts

The exhibit runs from 2/9--3/6, 2012 (note: closed 2/27-3/3 for spring break).

Artist's lecture and reception, Wednesday, 2/15 at 3:30 pm.

Kathy Weaver at Concordia University


February 27 – March 25, 2012

Click here for an interview with Kathy about her work.

Concordia University Chicago Celebrates Women’s History Month

Dispatch from the Future / Kathy Weaver

Fiber & Mixed Media

These works depict the artist’s interest in the interface of humans and machines, of progress and the future, of science and art. The imagery of robots is used to question how we approach that future. Will we be destructors or problem solvers?

March 18 Sunday, Artist’s Reception, 2 – 4 PM

7400 Augusta Street, River Forest, Il 60305


Jesse Howard at Concordia University


January 15– February 19, 2012

Concordia University Celebrates Black History Month

Jesse Howard's "Urban Abyss" series

January 29, Sunday, Artist’s Reception 2 – 4 PM

February 9, Thursday, 7 – 8 PM: Special Artist’s Talk

McCormick Hall located in Kretzmann Hall next to Gallery

Concordia University is located at 7400 Augusta Street, River Forest, Il 60305


Saturday, February 11, 2012

Marian Carow at Elmhurst Artists Guild

Marian Carow has a piece in the Elmhurst Artists' Guild National Art Premier 2012
Opening at Elmhurst Art Museum: Friday, March 2, 7-9 p.m
Address: 150 Cottage Hill, Elmhurst, IL 60126
Exhibition Dates , February 21-March 28, 2012, Artists Guild Gallery Hours: Tues, We, Thur, Saturday 10-5
Also exhibiting from the breakfast group: Sari Maxfield

9,5" h x 8.5" w
watercolor, ink, graphite collage on paper

Friday, February 10, 2012

New Contributor to Artists' Breakfast Group


It's me, Nancy Charak, if you've got updates, please send them to me at rounderstudio@gmail.com.