Posts Tagged ‘art chicago’


Fear No ART Chicago on Candid Candace

Monday, March 21st, 2011

Candace Jordan does a nice write up in Candid Candace of her webisode on FearNoARTChicago.com and episode 3 of Fear No ART Chicago on WTTW airing March 31 @ 10 PM.  It also airs on WTTW on April 3 @ Noon,  April 6 @ 10:30 PM and April 23 @ 11:30 PM, and on WTTWPrime Read more…

Candace Jordan Blog on CHICAGONOW

Sunday, March 20th, 2011

http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/candid-candace/2011/03/my-interview-on-fear-no-art-chicago-behind-the-scenes-with-art-collectorblogger-candace-jordan.html Check out the great write up by Candace Jordan in her ChicagoNow blog. Share This!

Candace Collins Jordan

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

Candace Jordan is on the May 6th Dinner Party! A completely new and different kind of show, host Elysabeth Alfano invites three Chicago and/or national Celebs and a known chef to a dinner party.  Over food, wine, chocolate, Twitter and a few impromptu performances, the conversations flow!  Filmed live and streaming live on-line, buy your Read more…

Dan Devening/devening projects + editions

Friday, February 18th, 2011

40 Over 40: Artist-Run Spaces By Chicago Art Magazine on Feb 11, 2011 in Featured Chicago has been host to an amazing array of artist-run spaces since at least the 1970’s. Many of these spaces originally emerged as venues working counter to the predominately commercial (and early on, predominantly male) gallery culture in Chicago. Starting Read more…

DwJohnson Photography

Monday, January 24th, 2011
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Libby McClintick As the year comes to an end, the photographers at DwJohnson Photography are preparing for their 5th annual exhibition event. In the past, the gallery holiday party has been at a local venue in Naperville, IL, but this year the team has decided to step out and make it a citywide event in Read more…

Redmoon Theater

Monday, December 20th, 2010

Redmoon was founded in 1990 to promote a unique brand of performance committed to the highest quality artistic product and to civic well-being. Pulling with conviction from contemporary art forms and ancient theatrical forms, Redmoon has created a performance style that is equal parts pageantry, gadgetry, acrobatics, and ephemera. Over the past decade Redmoon has Read more…

Chicago Art Magazine’s Top Street Art Picks for October by Fruzsina Eordogh

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

October was just as fruitful for street art as was September. Street artists are not immune to the cold weather, and the escalating scramble leaves me eager to see November’s work. October saw more political work by street artists than I can recall, most likely due to their arch-nemesis  announcing his retirement. Some artists went with Read more…

Sharon Gilbert – Talisman Glass

Saturday, November 20th, 2010

Sharon Gilbert opened TALISMAN GLASS, Chicago’s premiere private glass studio almost 20 years ago. Her modern style is recognizable anywhere, despite each project being completely unique, and she is well known for her exceptional designs in restaurant lighting.  The architectural glasswork she specializes in combines all the hot and warm glass techniques, focusing on achieving Read more…

Be the Groove

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
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Check out Be The Goove performing on The Dinner Party.  The highlights are also below.  If you want to see the full June 25  Dinner Party, click here. Be the Groove is a rhythmic performance ensemble that believes rhythm is not just a beat—rhythm is a mode of expression. This Chicago based group fuses a Read more…

Melissa Ayotte – glass paperweight artist

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

Melissa Ayotte may have been born among glass rods and the roar of the torch, but she is no mere apprentice to her father. In fact, the same curiosities that drew her father to the art pulled her in other directions. Her interest for many years has been in psychology, understanding human motivation and behavior. Read more…