Friday, August 30, 2013

Peter Jones with Michele Fitzsimmons at Woman Made Gallery

Caught in the Act
'Michele Fitzsimmons at the Art Institute' is a collaboration of 3 artists across a span of 30 years. One summer afternoon in 1981 Michele Fitzsimmons and Diane Schmidt did a daring photo shoot in the galleries of the Art Institute for their groundbreaking book ‘The Chicago Exhibition’. Out of 72 images shot only three photographs were published. Thirty years later Michele thought there might be further images and stories in the unused shots. She worked with Peter to produce a series of digital prints.

Our window back to that afternoon was two 20 x 24 contact sheets that contained all the images made in that intense, panicked, fun photo shoot. The digital prints in this exhibition are all out takes. In some, only minor corrections and cleaning were done. In others, the full force of Photoshop has been used to combine and remake images in the hope that some new light can be cast on that distant afternoon."

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Didier Nolet opening...

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

George Clark at The Palette and Chisel

Florida Primeval, a 10.5 x 13.5 inch ink and watercolor painting by George C. Clark, will be shown along with two of his figure drawings in the 2013 annual SCULPTURES & WORKS ON PAPER SHOW at the Palette & Chisel Academy of fine Arts, 1012 N. Dearborn in Chicago.  Everyone is invited to the opening reception on Friday, August 23 from 5:30 to 8:00pm.  The exhibition runs through September 2, 2013.

Monday, August 19, 2013

Amanda and Ruyell are showing at the Bike Room

The Bike Room cordially invites you 
to the opening reception of 
Unioned Labors
Collaborative Works by
Alberto Aguilar & Alex Bradley Cohen
Judith Geichman & Frank Piatek
Amanda Ross-Ho & Ruyell Ho

                                                                                                                                                          
Show runs August 24 - September 22, 2013
Opening Reception: August 24, 4 – 7pm

The Bike Room
1109 W. North Shore Ave
Chicago, IL 60626

While in the neighborhood, proceed to Iceberg Projects' one night exhibition
ROADS SCHOLAR
also Saturday August 24th from 6 – 9 pm.

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Jackie Moses recommends...

Jonathan Fleming....847 899 3777
 custom stretching or other related jobs desired
very GOOD and reliable
 
ed note: I am assuming that what is being stretched is canvas for painting 

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Jackie Moses Featured Artist of the Month

Jackie is the featured artist of the month at Art Quench Magazine

http://artquenchmagazine.com

Alan Emerson Hicks Open Studio

The open studio will feature video, art, entertainment, beer from Begyle Brewery and much more. Hope to see you there. This is the first chance I've had to have an open studio in over a year of being in my new space..

Monday, August 12, 2013

A message from Collette Wright Adams, Head of the Uptown Arts Center

Hi, Here is an exhibition I've created at the Uptown Arts Center in which I'm also participating. Application is free and if accepted a donation is asked for necessities. We will be featured in CAM neighborhood marketing for Edgewater/Uptown
http://www.chicagoartistsresource.org/calls-for-artists/uptown-arts-center-call-urbs-horto-36-views#.UgepPLwRfBw.email


A Message from Sandra


Thanks to all who attended Sunday's Dinner for the Breakfast. For those unable to attend, remember to send in your $25 check and application for Caffeine VII, due by August 15. This can be found on-line in previous blogs.Send to:
Ruyell Ho
2800 W. Montrose Ave., Apt.301
Chicago, IL   60618
Or you can bring yours into the Breakfast this Wednesday, April 15. Applications will be available.
Questions? Contact Ruyell at: Ruyell@hotmail.com

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Sharon Swidler @ Space Gallery

SPACE GALLERY  
 
 PRESENTS
 
 LINES AND GRIDS 
 
 FRONT & REAR GALLERY  |  FEATURING  
 
 MARKS AARDSMA | KATE BECK | TONIA BONNELL | SOPHIA DIXON DILLO | SCOTT HOLDEMAN  DIANE MCGREGOR | COREY POSTIGLIONE | DAVID SAWYER | SHARON SWIDLER   
   
 ARTIST RECEPTION THIRD FRIDAY, AUGUST 16th  6-9PM   
 EXHIBITION RUNS AUGUST 16th - SEPTEMBER 28th
 

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Dinner at The Red Apple This Sunday!



We will be having another ABG dinner on August 11, Sunday, at 6:30 PM, at the Red Apple Restaurant in Logan Square, 3121 N. Milwaukee Ave. The price is approximately $14, without beverage, and it's an "all you can eat" buffet. This is the last dinner before applications are due for our Caffeine VII Exhibit, August 15. We will have some applications on hand to fill out, and these must be accompanied with a check for $25. Please come to this dinner. We will answer questions, and maybe pose some new ones. And please join Caffeine VII.

We are pleased to announce that Caffeine VII will be part of October Artists Month, and will be on the official calendar. Again, thanks to Kim Laurel and her tireless efforts, our group has been accepted. This listing attracts many visitors and guests at our Openings, which this year will be October 13, Sunday, from 2-5 PM at the Old Town Art Center.
CAFFEINE VII EXHIBIT
The ARTISTS’ BREAKFAST GROUP (ABG) has been invited to exhibit “Caffeine VII” at the Old Town Art Center, 1763 N. North Park Avenue, in the heart of a Chicago landmark district. The Center is open to the public Monday through Friday, 10am - 5pm, and Saturday from 10am - 1pm. Information about the Triangle Association can be found at www.oldtowntriangle.com.
Eligibility and Specifications:
Eligibility is open only to members who attend Breakfast meetings and/or dinners.
Each artist is allowed one work, no more than 24” in any direction, as space is limited. Only wall hanging sculpture is permitted, no free-standing pedestals.
Each artist must create a coffee mug to be exhibited alongside their work.
A $25 check payable to Artists’ Breakfast Group for a hanging fee must accompany the Exhibit Form. Your cancelled check is your receipt.
A 10% commission will be taken by the Triangle Association, so price accordingly.
Calendar:
August 15: DEADLINE for the Application Exhibition Form (none will be accepted thereafter) including a $25 check payable to the Artists’ Breakfast Group).
Thursday, October 3, DELIVERY of art work, 4 to 6 pm OR
Friday, October 4, DELIVERY OF art work, noon to 3 pm
Sunday, October 13, OPENING RECEPTION, 2 to 5 pm
Work must remain until Thursday, October 31, LAST DAY OF EXHIBIT
Friday, November 1, PICK-UP art work, 9 am to 12 noon.
Please send $25 check and application below to:
Ruyell Ho, senior advisor email: ruyell@hotmail.com
Please mail your $25 check and the Exhibition Form to:
Ruyell Ho, 2800 W. Montrose Ave., Apt. 301, Chicago, IL 60618
Bill Whiteside supervises our popular cup project: wfwhiteside@earthlink.net
Sandra Holubow is organizer/coordinator. email: sandragesso@aol.com
Catherine Cajandig is our consultant. email: artkay34@aol.com
Kim Laurel is media advisor.
Fletcher Hayes designs our postcard.
Lorre Slaw is our food coordinator. email: lorreslaw@att.net
We hope you will support the ABG and join us in this year’s Caffeine VII Exhibit.
Exhibition Form for Caffeine VII
Due AUGUST 15, 2013 with a $25 CHECK payable to: ARTISTS BREAKFAST GROUP Mail to: RUYELL HO
2800 W. MONTROSE AVE., Apt. 301
CHICAGO, IL 60618
ALL ART MUST BE DELIVERED WITH AN ARTIST'S MUG
Name (print)________________________________________________________
Phone_________________________________cell_________________________
Title_______________________________________________________________
Medium________________________________Price__________Size__________
Reminder: A $25 check payable to the Artists Breakfast Group must accompany this application. Artist's coffee mug is to be delivered with art work.
-----------------------------Please attach lower portion to the art work---------------------------
Name (print)________________________________________________________
Phone_________________________________cell_________________________
Title_______________________________________________________________
Medium________________________________Price___________Size_________

Monday, August 5, 2013

ABG Members showing at College of Lake County


  3-D 12 is a Chicago-based sculptor group

  committed to building a strong collective

  identity while projecting distinctive

  individuality in thematic exhibitions and

  community projects.

      Shelley Gilchrist

      Peter N. Gray

      Alan Emerson Hicks

      Ruyell Ho

      Beth Kamhi

      Jim MacRoberts

      Mimi Peterson

      Eric H. Steele

      Michelle Stone

 

Ruyell Ho

Ruyell Ho and Amanda Ross-Ho showing at the Bike Room

The Bike Room is an artist-run project space in East Rogers Park, Chicago.
For information, please contact: Nancy Lu Rosenheim
nancy@nancylurosenheim.com (773) 329-7879
http://www.nancylurosenheim.com/the-bike-room/unioned-labors/
The Bike Room
1109 W. North Shore Ave
Chicago, IL 60626
For Immediate Release
Unioned Labors
Collaborative Works by
Alberto Aguilar & Alex Bradley Cohen
Judith Geichman & Frank Piatek
Ruyell Ho & Amanda Ross-Ho
August 24 – September 22, 2013
Opening Reception: August 24, 4 – 7pm
Open Saturdays, 1-4 pm
and by appointment: (773) 329-7879
The Bike Room is proud to present Unioned
Labors. Prompted to pair-up for this whimsical
two-step – a pretext to assemble six remarkable
makers into intimate confines – these artists’ unions
hinge, not on their practices, but on secular ties: father/daughter, wife/husband and
professor/student.
The partners will navigate the Bike Room’s spatial peculiarities by the compass of their own
choosing, pursuing crossovers and dualities that support their joint efforts. Their mediums will range
from installation to painting, works on paper, sound and video.
The substance of the resulting projects is couples-specific. Ross-Ho and Ho weave common family
threads that reveal the inevitable bonds of shared inheritance. Cultural nurture is also evidenced,
however, as it demonstrates the art historical generation gap of each artist’s influences. Geichman’s
intuitive calligraphies play against Piatek’s cerebral word collections in structured semantic liaisons.
Their black and white conversations pose questions about the form and methods of dialect and
comprehension. Gestural interactions pass between Aguilar and Cohen as they mirror and ricochet
in time-based, performative vignettes. Aguilar, professor at Harold Washington College, explains
how his mentor-mentee rapport with Cohen transmuted into creative tradeoffs, “…we had both
been troubled youth with no direction, sharing a genuine interest in making art…we exchanged his
energy and play for my focus and discipline.”
Of the six exhibiting artists, SAIC boasts five alumni, one current student and two professors. Their
works have been featured at the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art,
New York, The Pacific Asia Museum, California, the Elmhurst Art Museum, Illinois, the Terra
Museum of American Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Carrie Seacrist Gallery,
Roy Boyd Gallery, Roots and Culture and the Chicago Cultural Center in Chicago.

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Application for Caffeine VII

CAFFEINE VII EXHIBIT
The ARTISTS’ BREAKFAST GROUP (ABG) has been invited to exhibit “Caffeine VII” at the Old Town Art Center, 1763 N. North Park Avenue, in the heart of a Chicago landmark district. The Center is open to the public Monday through Friday, 10am - 5pm, and Saturday from 10am - 1pm. Information about the Triangle Association can be found at www.oldtowntriangle.com.

Eligibility and Specifications:
Eligibility is open only to members who attend Breakfast meetings and/or dinners.
Each artist is allowed one work, no more than 24” in any direction, as space is limited. Only wall hanging sculpture is permitted, no free-standing pedestals.
Each artist must create a coffee mug to be exhibited alongside their work.
A $25 check payable to Artists’ Breakfast Group for a hanging fee must accompany the Exhibit Form. Your cancelled check is your receipt.
A 10% commission will be taken by the Triangle Association, so price accordingly.

Calendar:
August 15: DEADLINE for the Application Exhibition Form (none will be accepted thereafter) including a $25 check payable to the Artists’ Breakfast Group).
Thursday, October 3, DELIVERY of art work, 4 to 6 pm OR
Friday, October 4, DELIVERY OF art work, noon to 3 pm
Sunday, October 13, OPENING RECEPTION, 2 to 5 pm
Work must remain until Thursday, October 31, LAST DAY OF EXHIBIT
Friday, November 1, PICK-UP art work, 9 am to 12 noon.

Please send $25 check and application below to:
Ruyell Ho, senior advisor email: ruyell@hotmail.com
Please mail your $25 check and the Exhibition Form to:
Ruyell Ho, 2800 W. Montrose Ave., Apt. 301, Chicago, IL 60618
Bill Whiteside supervises our popular cup project: wfwhiteside@earthlink.net
Sandra Holubow is organizer/coordinator. email: sandragesso@aol.com
Catherine Cajandig is our consultant. email: artkay34@aol.com
Kim Laurel is media advisor.
Fletcher Hayes designs our postcard.
Lorre Slaw is our food coordinator. email: lorreslaw@att.net

We hope you will support the ABG and join us in this year’s Caffeine VII Exhibit.
Exhibition Form for Caffeine VII


Due AUGUST 15, 2013 with a $25 CHECK payable to: ARTISTS BREAKFAST GROUP Mail to: RUYELL HO
2800 W. MONTROSE AVE., Apt. 301
CHICAGO, IL 60618
ALL ART MUST BE DELIVERED WITH AN ARTIST'S MUG

Name (print)________________________________________________________


Phone_________________________________cell_________________________


Title_______________________________________________________________


Medium________________________________Price__________Size__________


Reminder: A $25 check payable to the Artists Breakfast Group must accompany this application. Artist's coffee mug is to be delivered with art work.



-----------------------------Please attach lower portion to the art work---------------------------


Name (print)________________________________________________________


Phone_________________________________cell_________________________


Title_______________________________________________________________


Medium________________________________Price___________Size_________

Breakfast at dinner time and other announcements


We will be having another ABG dinner on August 11, Sunday, at 6:30 PM, at the Red Apple Restaurant in Logan Square, 3121 N. Milwaukee Ave. The price is approximately $14, without beverage, and it's an "all you can eat" buffet. This is the last dinner before applications are due for our Caffeine VII Exhibit, August 15. We will have some applications on hand to fill out, and these must be accompanied with a check for $25. Please come to this dinner. We will answer questions, and maybe pose some new ones. And please join Caffeine VII.

We are pleased to announce that Caffeine VII will be part of October Artists Month, and will be on the official calendar. Again, thanks to Kim Laurel and her tireless efforts, our group has been accepted. This listing attracts many visitors and guests at our Openings, which this year will be October 13, Sunday, from 2-5 PM at the Old Town Art Center.

Sharon Swidler will be showing at the Space Gallery in Denver

Six drawings from the Chapel Series will be exhibited in "Lines and Grids" at Space Gallery in Denver, Colorado. The opening reception is August 16th.

http://www.spacegallery.org/exhibitions-1
Chapel #4