Archive for September, 2010


Dan Ostling

Monday, September 20th, 2010

Daniel Ostling is a freelance Scenic Designer based in San Francisco with a second residence in NYC. He has worked at numerous regional theaters including the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York Shakespeare Festival, La Jolla Playhouse, the Mark Taper Forum, Seattle Repertory, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Goodman, San Francisco Opera Center, Shakespeare Theater (D.C.), and Read more…

1st Annual Design Harvest

Monday, September 20th, 2010

Title: 1st Annual Design Harvest Location: Located on Grand between Damen and Wood Description: Over 50 vendors to display a representation of their products in two large tents on Grand Avenue. Free Admission! Free Live Music provided by The Hideout! Food/Drinks available for purchase! Plenty of free parking in the neighborhood surrounding! Close to public Read more…

Kevin Moore Presents SCORE BY SCORE: An evening of Andrew Lloyd Webber

Monday, September 20th, 2010

Title: Kevin Moore Presents SCORE BY SCORE: An evening of Andrew Lloyd WebberLocation: Moraine Valley Fine & Performing Arts Center, 9000 W. College Pkwy, Palos Hills, ILDescription: Kevin Moore Presents SCORE BY SCORE: An evening of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Performers: Daryl Nitz, Laura Freeman, Ken Baker, Anne Burnell, Heather Moran, George Howe and host Kevin Read more…

Duncan Moore and Catherine Thomson in Recognition

Monday, September 20th, 2010

Title: Duncan Moore and Catherine Thomson in RecognitionLocation: St. James Cafe, 65 East Huron StreetDescription: Duncan Moore and Catherine Thomson perform in ‘Recognition’, a program of duets and solos from the American Songbook. Mark Burnell, music director. St. James Cafe, 65 East Huron Street, at Rush Street, in the lobby of the Episcopal Center. No Read more…

Anne & Mark Burnell

Monday, September 20th, 2010

Title: Anne & Mark BurnellLocation: Little Bucharest Bistro, 3661 North Elston AvenueDescription: No cover!Start Time: 19:00Date: 2010-09-26End Time: 22:00 Share This!

Klein Artist Works: Overhauling the Careers of Chicago’s Artists

Monday, September 20th, 2010

Paul Klein has been a monumental figure in the Chicago art world for decades. He has long been a part of the artistic community, as a gallery owner, curator, writer, art consultant and was recognized by the Chicago Society of Artists as their 2006 Man of the Year.  He will now be adding teacher to Read more…

Chicago Art Magazine’s Week in Review by Kathryn Born

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

For the last year there has been one word spoken in the press releases of Chicago’s art institutions more than any other: Studio. The MCA wanted to do it as their theme, and the City and SAIC wanted it as their theme as well, so they came together like the league of super heroes and Read more…

Art & Artists by John Coyle Steinbrunner

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

Heavens on Earth: Sabina Ott at The Poor Farm I’m not sure where to begin. There’s Sabina Ott, there’s Sabina Ott’s sculpture at Poor Farm, there’s Poor Farm, there’s Michelle Grabner, the founder of Poor Farm and at some point I’m going to mention Donald Judd, Wisconsin’s agrarian destitute and the Bible. And I write Read more…

Some Thoughts on What Makes an Innovator by Joshua Ginsberg

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

An associate of mine asked me an interesting question – what led me to become an innovator? I was pretty flattered by this, since I’m not sure I’ve really earned the right to that title and if I have, it almost certainly has more to do with luck than with special powers or knowledge on Read more…

City Timidity on Public Art by Yvonne Abraham

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

I love it when other cities take note of how much great art we really do create, possess, display, perform, and share.  Good for us.  Good for us!  Thanks to Yvonne Abraham from the Boston Globe for the nod. – Elysabeth Alfano, Fear No Art Chicago Re-Post: CHICAGO — Why don’t we have a Cloud Read more…