I remember the first piece of art I ever bought. I was in Montreal with a friend, frolicking in a new city for a long weekend, escaping from the horrors of my first real job after business school. From Montreal we darted to Quebec City and walked the charming streets, indulging in Raclette and drinking Read more…
Photographers Battle Painters on Basketball Court on Friday, Artist Reception to Follow Someone mentioned this upcoming event in an editorial meeting and it so quickly and absolutely trumped everything else on the schedule that our “News of the Week” or “Pick of the Weekend” simply comes down to this one, simple, totally unknown gem of Read more…
Title: Jim Henson’s Fantastic WorldLocation: Museum of Science and Industry, 5700 S Lake Shore Dr, ChicagoDescription: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Bert and Ernie, and many more are coming to Chicago to provide you with a rare look into the imagination of Jim Henson—the creator of these innovative characters who has entertained adults and children Read more…
Title: RON ARTIST: MVP (Malleability vs. Preservation) Basketball TournamentLocation: Eckhart Park Gym, 1330 W Chicago Ave. ChicagoDescription: As painting was the only medium for recreating the world until the early-19th century, some claimed that the invention of photography has since rendered it as obsolete. Painting’s defenders claim that the purpose was never to literally reproduce Read more…
Title: RON ARTIST: MVP (Malleability vs. Preservation)Location: Noble & Superior Projects. 1418 W. SuperiorDescription: As painting was the only medium for recreating the world until the early-19th century, some claimed that the invention of photography has since rendered it as obsolete. Painting’s defenders claim that the purpose was never to literally reproduce reality but to Read more…
Title: Candide at The Goodman TheatreLocation: Goodman Theatre, 170 North Dearborn Street, ChicagoDescription: Tony Award- and MacArthur “Genius” Grant-winning director Mary Zimmerman’s breathtaking new production of Candide is the theatrical event of the season. Featuring the music of Leonard Bernstein with contributions from the greatest lyricists of the 20th century—from Stephen Sondheim to Dorothy Parker—this Read more…
Baldessari is a well-known and respected name in the art world, but I never had a chance to see his work firsthand until recently. I visited the retrospective show at Columbia’s Museum of Contemporary Photography, titled “John Baldessari: A Print Retrospective From The Collections Of Jordan D. Schnitzer And His Family Foundation,” and it became Read more…
Title: Release Party for The Silence of TreesLocation: The Book Cellar, 4736 N Lincoln Ave, ChicagoDescription: Come celebrate the release of Valya Dudycz Lupescu’s new novel, The Silence of Trees. Valya is a writer and the founding editor of the literary magazine, Conclave: A Journal of Character.Start Time: 19:00Date: 2010-10-23End Time: 21:00 Share This!
Founded in 1975, Lillstreet Art Center is a large community of artists and students working side-by-side in a friendly environment which encourages and inspires artistic growth in the individual. Lillstreet Art Center supports the arts through an artist residency program, gallery, studio space, education, and an outreach program. In 2003, we relocated from a converted Read more…
A Typical Situation “But just think of the great exposure you will get by having your artwork in here,” the cafe owner smiled and spread his arms, to indicate the poorly lit and somewhat dingy walls around us. To what I’m sure was his dismay, I did actually stop and consider the exposure. What exactly Read more…
