ABG Member and Uptown Arts Center Director Colette Wright Adams hosts "Close-up of Japan in Chicago" and Up Coming UAC Events

 

Close-up of Japan in Chicago
 June 5-10th       

Opening Reception Friday June 5th 5-8pm

5 Artists from Hokkaido -  Obihiro Contemporary Art

Masanori Umeda * Natsuki Kubo * Akemi Kai * Daisaku Ueno * Shinichi Yura

Exhibiting over 40 pieces of  art work, painting, ceramics, Japanese calligraphy, ceramic doll art, books and 3-dimensional work. Included are art works of the original culture of Japan

Friday June 5, 5-8pm Opening Reception: free  Calligraphy demonstration & refreshments
Saturday & Sunday June 6-7, 2-5pm  Gallery open, meet the artists!
Wednesday June 10, 5-7pm  Closing reception
gallery hours by appointment also: 773-450-7246

Uptown Arts Center  (located in the Preston Bradley Center)
941 W Lawrence, 4th floor (elevator access)  Street parking,
2 blocks from Red Line "EL" at Lawrence.

Coming up.... 

Lowell Thompson"s DOWN in UPTOWN
 

Coming in July 2015
An Exhibition which includes the artist's paintings, books and profound conversations

Coming in September:
CHUCK WALKER...a painter's painter
and
2nd quarterly A Lagoons Session Reading: 

Friday September 25th 8pm, featuring Katherine Chronis

Coming in October:
3rd Floor Balcony: an alternative art space curated by Eden Unluata

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ABG Members Exhibit at the THE INDEPENDENCE PARK FINE CRAFT FAIR - May 9th - Noon to 4:00 pm

Power shop for Mom at the "Petite-Bijou-Galore" table of treasures

by Kim Laurel and Fletcher Hayes

 

GIPNA Fine Craft Fair - 8th Annual
Saturday, May 9th 2015
12:00 to 4:00 pm

 

LOCATED AT THE ABBEY PUB:
3420 W. GRACE, CHICAGO, IL. 60618

FREE ADMISSION; OVER 30 LOCAL ARTISTS;
FREE RAFFLE TICKET GIVEN WITH EVERY ART OR CRAFT PURCHASE

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ABG members in "Impressions: Printmaking Invitational" - Kavanagh Gallery at Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles

Impressions: Printmaking Invitational
Kavanagh Gallery at Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles




Printmaking works of art by six artists from Chicago to DeKalb will be on display for "Impressions: Printmaking Invitational," a show of fine art printmaking work by area artists. This visual display will run April 24 through May 22, in the Kavanagh Gallery at Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles, with an opening reception Friday, April 24 from 5:30 - 8:00 pm.

Selected works will reflect a variety of printmaking processes, including mono print, monotype and oil monotype, intaglio, gelatin, woodblock, lithography and etching. Mixed media work combined with prints will also represented.

The talented artists who were invited to participate in this show are: Dorothea Bilder (DeKalb),
Elisabeth Dzuricsko (Lisle), Deborah Maris Lader (Chicago), JoAnne Laudolff (Batavia),
Kim Laurel (Chicago) and Nancy Staszak (Woodridge).

Fine Line Creative Arts Center is a nonprofit art school offering adult classes and guest artist workshops in a range of fine arts. Two galleries are included on the Fine Line campus, featuring local to international artists. For information, please visit www.fineline.org.

What: "Impressions" Gallery Show
Where: Fine Line Creative Arts Center - Kavanagh Gallery
37W570 Bolcum Rd., St. Charles, IL
When: April 24 - May 23, 2015
Reception: Friday, April 24, 5:30 - 8 pm.
Gallery Hours: Mondays - Saturdays, 10 am - 5 pm
Cost: Free and open to the public.
Info: www.fineline.org, 630-584-9443

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/batavia-geneva-st-charles/community/chi-ugc-article-impressive-invites-on-display-2015-04-09-story.html
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Sandy Holubow invites...

Hi again, ArtistsBreakfastGroup groupies!  Reminder!

Coming this week!!!   Two days only - Saturday & Sunday!

Below are two "excerpts" of what you will see of my figurative drawings and Sandra's abstract paintings...

Saturday April 11 and  Sunday April 12 - 10am to 4pm - browse or buy, enjoy wine and refreshments, music and conversation - at the studio - 8 W. Monroe, Apt. 407, just west of State Street… in Chicago!

Judith