Title: Rebecca Warren Opening ReceptionLocation: The Renaissance Society, 5811 South Ellis AvenueDescription: Perhaps best-known for her brash, unfired clay sculptures of female figures, Rebecca Warren (b. 1965) has developed a body of work distinguished for its formal risk-taking and the shrewd humor with which she faces the long, male-dominated tradition of figurative sculpture. For the Read more…
Well, I’m back. Having finally recovered (more or less) from packing about 45 hours of music into four days at the Chicago Jazz Festival last weekend, I’m ready to re-engage the music scene. And not a moment too soon, it turns out, as the next 10 weeks promise to keep anyone with ears pretty busy. In Read more…
Everyone says they have a Fall Art Opening Guide but when we say comprehensive, we mean it. We have a lot of content on the site, so here is an index. 1. Our map. The map currently lists 67 gallery openings on Friday and 13 on Saturday. Within that you can sort by venue type Read more…
Title: Fashioning Desire: Chicago Fashion PhotographersLocation: City Gallery, Historic Water Tower, 806 N. Michigan Avenue.Description: Opening next Thursday, the City Gallery in the Historic Water Tower will be the venue for an exciting new fashion photography exhibition presented by the Chicago Office of Tourism entitled Fashioning Desire: Chicago Fashion Photographers. The exhibition will be on Read more…
Title: The Bottles & Brushes PAINT YOUR PET fundraiser for The Anti-Cruelty Society Location: Mars Gallery, 1139 W. Fulton MarketDescription: The Bottles & Brushes PAINT YOUR PET fundraiser for The Anti-Cruelty Society takes place Thursday, September 16th at Mars Gallery located at 1139 W. Fulton Market from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $45 per Read more…
I, for a long time, have envied sculptors…they change space by shoving their stuff into it, affecting everything around it, sometimes for miles around! Recently, I spent a morning with Richard Hunt, the internationally recognized sculptor with more public works than any other living artist. It’s a given that he just blows me away. His Read more…
I interviewed Kevin Miyazaki the photographer and founder of the altruistic art site collect.give to find out more about the program and the artists involved. The site introduces Kevin as “based in Milwaukee, shoots regularly in nearby Chicago and travels often (for love + work) to St. Louis.” As of last week, Kevin reports that Read more…
Chicago Art Collector featured a piece about Fear No Art Chicago and Elysabeth Alfano. Share This!
Title: Pass Through the Fire Documentary featuring Jay StrommenLocation: Arcade Gallery, Columbia College Chicago, 618 S Michigan Ave., 2nd floorDescription: Columbia College Chicago’s Albert P. Weisman Award Exhibition will be having a reception to showcase the 2010 award winners. There will be a mix of both undergraduate and graduate work from various departments at Columbia Read more…
Title: CandideLocation: 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 outrageous musical satire tells Read more…
