<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419172/exvfut7zxvv7j4y8iubu.webp"><figcaption>Rethinking the Bally’s casino complex must be a priority for the new mayor. Photo provided to the Sun Times &nbsp;</figcaption></figure><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/3/4/23623608/office-of-the-chief-architect-next-mayor-has-a-big-role-to-play-in-the-citys-design-future">Office of the chief architect: Next mayor has a big role to play in the city’s design future</a>Something to remember as Chicago gears up again to elect its next mayor: The Person on Five has the power to remake the city — or large portions of it.For better or worse.It’s easy to lose sight of that as Chicagoans rightfully clamor for a mayor who can make the city safer, keep the streets clean, and not fleece us with higher taxes or shady parking meter-type deals.But the mayor is also the city’s chief architect and urban designer.Via Lee Bey for the Chicago Sun Times&nbsp;<a href="https://hyperallergic.com/802370/keep-an-eye-out-for-these-emerging-chicago-artists-hyde-park-art-center/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=D022323&amp;utm_content=D022323+CID_f0705e156917c7b544107cb030b2c1a7&amp;utm_source=hn&amp;utm_term=Keep+an+Eye+Out+for+These+Emerging+Chicago+Artists&amp;fbclid=IwAR0u6v1F7kyFo_dTp83Hx1d3jvJcSop_pgDVpLL-JXOnZ_ZzxVjj1AsDbhw">Keep an Eye Out for These Emerging Chicago Artists</a>The art world is not an easy place to make it, but Chicago has long been one of the more plausible scenes in which to try. There’s enough, but not too much, of most of what’s needed for a healthy ecosystem: museums, galleries, famous artists, collectors, and emerging talent. We could use a few more critics. The reasonable cost of living, large apartments, liberal politics, and generally functional economy mean that folks mostly have the time and space to make art and even to decide to display it in their extra front rooms, giving rise to waves of artist-run spaces that sometimes go legit and join the ranks of commercial galleries. Those uninterested in making salable objects have a solid local history of social practice on which to draw. The feeder network for this creative circuit are the plentiful art schools, which continually draw new recruits to the city, many of whom stay, and teach, and live — and keep on making art.Are there adequate institutional exhibition opportunities for everyone? Definitely not. Excepting a recent collaboration with the Floating Museum collective, the Art Institute almost never shows artists from the region.Via Hyperallergic&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/climate-activists-this-is-rigged-william-wallace-sword-2265843">A Pair of Climate Activists in Scotland Smashed and Spray-Painted a Glass Case Housing ‘Braveheart’ Knight William Wallace’s Sword</a>Two activists from an environmental group smashed and vandalized a glass case housing the sword of Scottish knight William Wallace, the hero whose legend inspired the 1995 film Braveheart,&nbsp;at a museum in Stirling, Scotland.On March 2 around 11:30 a.m., Alexander Cloudley, a food bank coordinator, and Katrielle Chan, a student, entered the National Wallace Monument’s Hall of Arms, and struck the case containing the Wallace sword with mallets, chisels, and two rocks. They then spray-painted the broken glass with the words “This Is Rigged,” the name of their climate activist group.Via Artnet&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-vu-museum-folo-st-0305-20230304-2lloziedmzbwdooxs64hqcept4-story.html">Key developments evolving in sale of Brauer Museum artwork by Valparaiso University</a>Repercussions for the sale of cornerstone works from the Brauer Museum of Art at Valparaiso University to raise funds to renovate dorms for first-year students continue to reverberate with three key developments in recent days.The Faculty Senate passed a resolution on a split vote asking for a halt to the sale and for the university to find other ways to fund renovations at dorms for first-year students; Moody’s dropped the university’s bond rating, part of downward slide since 2016; and the Association of Art Museum Directors sent a letter to the museum’s director threatening censure or sanctions if the sale proceeds.Via Post Tribune / Chicago Tribune&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 3/7/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419172/snxpw7srbandigrosxc3.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/sarah-krepp-and-olivia-petrides-double-force">Sarah Krepp and Olivia Petrides: DOUBLE/FORCE</a>Opening: Friday, March 10, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419173/ls3kwafuxna6gi9msrdy.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/thinking-spring-gallery-artist-group-show">Thinking Spring: Gallery Artist Group Show</a>Opening: Friday, March 10, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmJean Albano Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419174/hbglkci10rbajtkcv9i0.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/in-pursuit-of-spring">In Pursuit of Spring</a>Opening: Friday, March 10, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmAddington Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419174/sztbqvmcqhmwkbiif6uf.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/fred-stonehouse-emblems">Fred Stonehouse: Emblems</a>Opening: Friday, March 10, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmCarl Hammer Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419175/bc24gggcflathd5y5pue.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/sheila-arora-erin-kaya-urban-abstractions">Sheila Arora &amp; Erin Kaya – Urban Abstractions</a>Opening: Friday, March 10, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmRobin Malpass Art&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419176/xw79trqi6fujzwgo7nza.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/duane-linklater-mymothersside">Duane Linklater: mymothersside</a>Exhibition Begins March 11Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open March 10 & 11

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419172/uosoaien4dz9lzscpu1v.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/copyright-reflected-in-the-shadows">Copyright: Reflected In The Shadows</a>Opening: Saturday, March 4, 12 – 6&nbsp;pm• Vertical GalleryCopyright's&nbsp;paintings represent ideals from the modern world and popular culture, portrayed within classic imagery of simple beauty. Many of his paintings tell stories from ancient mythology, represented by modern idealism and unattainable visions of glamour&nbsp;found in fashion, music and popular culture. Fusing street art, graffiti and&nbsp;traditional styles, he uses a mixture of classic painting techniques, printing and spray paint.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419173/tg9baoqfkgt8ylmgjcn5.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/weird-and-weirder">Weird and Weirder: Drawings By Mac Blackout, Paintings by LARDO Larson</a>Opening: Saturday, Mar 4, 6 – 10&nbsp;pm• AgitatorMac Blackout is a Chicago-based muralist, visual artist, musician, and a key figure in the city's art and music scenes. Mac works in multiple disciplines, creating art that radiates presence and transforms the world around us. His large-scale murals can be seen throughout the Chicago region and in cities across the United States.In this new collection of drawings for the duo exhibition "Weird and Weirder" I focus on the intuitive and automatic elements of creation. These linear figurative works are the product of a long term focused study to visualize a higher spiritual expressive realism through an equilibrium between the analytical mind and the expressive animalistic nuances that make us human.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419174/q8j2tjj6cjggthyfy2ds.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/surviving-the-long-wars-reckon-and-reimagine">Surviving the Long Wars: Reckon and Reimagine</a>Mar 4 – Jun 4• Chicago Cultural Center“Surviving the Long Wars: Reckon and Reimagine” is one of the three featured exhibitions of the second Veteran Art Triennial and Summit. From the “American Indian Wars” to the “Global War on Terror,” the exhibition explores the multiple, overlapping histories that shape our understanding of warfare, as well as alternative visions of peace, healing, and justice generated by diverse and entangled communities impacted by war.&nbsp;Featuring powerful work of Indigenous artists responding to the “American Indian Wars” alongside artists from the Greater Middle East and its diasporas reacting to the "Global War on Terror,” the exhibition explores how these works complicate and relate to the creative practices of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) veterans whose experiences profoundly challenge the dominant histories of these long wars.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419175/wxxnhqdrd62jp0ory2w7.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/sarah-leuchtner-sequential-escapes">Sarah Leuchtner: Sequential Escapes</a>Opening: Sunday, March 5, 2 – 5&nbsp;pm• GoldfinchUsing painting, dye, and collage, Leuchtner's work explores memory, nostalgia, loneliness, and&nbsp;the visual influence of signage and symbols through a painterly lens. "My interest in the&nbsp; symbolic languages of culture such as the emoji lead me to create my own&nbsp;alphabet of imagined shapes," the artist explains. "Each work begins with the development of a metaphorical&nbsp;and physical stencil which is then used across various mediums. These imagined&nbsp;configurations blend objects from my surroundings with historical or present day&nbsp;symbols, creating a geometric and symbolic vocabulary whose repetitive application&nbsp;explores expressions of contemporary social consumption."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open March 4 & 5

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419172/c8yp7n1pqiendpbcolx9.png"><figcaption>A portrait of Prince taken by Lynn Goldsmith (left) in 1981 and 16 silk-screened images Andy Warhol later created using the photo as a reference. A federal district court judge found that Warhol's series is "transformative" because it conveys a different message from the original, and thus is fair use. A Second Circuit Court of Appeals panel disagreed.Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/10/12/1127508725/prince-andy-warhol-supreme-court-copyright">The Supreme Court meets Andy Warhol, Prince and a case that could threaten creativity</a>You know all those famous Andy Warhol silk screen prints of Marilyn Monroe and Liz Taylor and lots of other glitterati? Now one of the most famous of these, the Prince series, is at the heart of a case the Supreme Court will examine on Wednesday. And it is a case of enormous importance to all manner of artists.Via NPR&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419173/emz6p2tfbbljf1xav7n4.webp"><figcaption>&nbsp;Image: Provided//J.B. Gerolium. 12-year-old Luciana Domenica Pacilli poses with some of the pieces in her "Crying Tiger Streetwear" line</figcaption></figure><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/03/02/12-year-old-artist-launches-crying-tiger-streetwear-created-by-painting-original-designs-on-thrifted-clothes/?utm_source=Pico&amp;utm_campaign=9b57295656-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_3_2_morninglist1&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_b6b84a5cee-9b57295656-127143461&amp;mc_cid=9b57295656&amp;mc_eid=9fac193df8">12-Year-Old Artist Launches Crying Tiger Streetwear, Created By Painting Original Designs On Thrifted Clothes</a>Luciana Domenica Pacilli, 12, has turned her family’s dining room into a studio wear.And now Luciana is working on her own fashion line: Crying Tiger Streetwear.“We literally have no dining room now,” said J.B. Gerolium, Luciana’s mother. “It’s sewing machines surrounded by paint palettes and a clothing rack. At dinnertime, we push the sewing machine aside, eat our pasta and get right back to it.”&nbsp;Via Blockclub Chicago&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hank-willis-thomas-amy-sherald-and-more-star-in-the-new-season-of-art21s-flagship-video-series-dropping-in-april-2259523">Hank Willis Thomas, Amy Sherald, and More Star in the New Season of Art21’s Flagship Video Series, Dropping in April</a>Want to know what it’s like inside the studio of Hank Willis Thomas’s studio? What about Amy Sherald, or Christine Sun Kim?This April, viewers can get a glimpse inside the creative processes and studios of some of the world’s most prominent artists when the 11th season of Art21’s flagship series, Art in the Twenty-First Century, premieres on PBS. One-hour episodes will be released over the course of 2023 organized by the themes “Everyday Icons,” “Bodies of Knowledge,” and “Friends &amp; Strangers.”Via Artnet&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 3/2/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419172/n6jjrp6apggluicic8zc.jpg"><figcaption>Peter Vale</figcaption></figure>By CGN StaffToday Peter Vale announced that after 30 years in business he will close <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/vale-craft-gallery">Vale Craft Gallery</a> this June. From now until then he will be having a major sale to wind down the gallery and support gallery artists.&nbsp;Vale announced, "Join us on Friday, March 3 from 5 to 8 pm for the opening reception of our Spring Vale Sale featuring additional discounts on the gallery's inventory of artwork in all mediums.&nbsp; Shop early for the best selection of handcrafted, one-of-a-kind works in ceramics, glass, metal, fiber, wood, and mixed media."&nbsp;There will also be a final reception on Friday, May 5&nbsp;featuring Chicago artists.Visit the gallery in person at the corner of Franklin and Superior Tuesday – Saturday 11 to 5, or browse <a href="https://valecraftgallery.indiemade.com">online</a>&nbsp;to find newly added items available for purchase.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Read <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2017/11/an-interview-with-a-dealer-peter-vale-vale-craft-gallery">CGN's past interview</a> with Vale on the history of the gallery at its 25th anniversary in 2017.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

River North's Vale Craft Gallery to Close in June After 30 Years 

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419172/lv4fwqsyrsss48bfdwl9.jpg"><figcaption>Image courtesy Sulyiman Stokes. Untitled (Momma #2). Photograph. 11 in. x 14 in. 2021</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.wbez.org/stories/movement-and-history-coalesce-in-exhibit-highlighting-the-great-migrations/4bba7ed3-dad2-4a1f-886a-c207e32e811a?utm_medium=url_copy&amp;audio-first=true">Movement and history coalesce in exhibit highlighting The Great Migration(s)</a>Curator Lola Ayisha Ogbara invites viewers to consider the history of the physical space and how our migration stories shape our connectedness to place. The exhibit includes found, archival and current photographic works that feature everything from subjects looking directly into the camera, exteriors of houses, a man riding a horse, people in line and people playing baseball.Reset sits down with the curator to learn the storied history of the South Side Community Art Center and the motivation behind the exhibit.Via WBEZ&nbsp;<a href="https://www-artnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.artnews.com/art-news/market/art-bridges-foundation-buys-robert-colescott-painting-1234658535/amp/">Alice Walton’s Art Bridges Foundation Is Buyer of $4.5 M. Robert Colescott Painting Auctioned by Bonhams Last Week</a>A 1980 painting by iconic American artist Robert Colescott sold for $4.5 million at Bonhams during a postwar and contemporary art auction at its Los Angeles saleroom on February 17. Shortly after the auction, Bonhams revealed that the work was purchased by Art Bridges Foundation, a nonprofit founded by ARTnews Top 200 Collector and Walmart heir Alice Walton.Via Artnews&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/02/27/olafur-eliasson-to-create-major-new-land-art-project-on-uk-coast">Olafur Eliasson to create major new land art project on UK coast</a>The Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson will create his first permanent outdoor work in the UK—a steel basin filled with sea water—on the West Cumbria coastline in north-west England. Eliasson’s project, provisionally entitled Your Daylight Destination, was devised in collaboration with the writer Robert Macfarlane.Eliasson’s new work is part of a major new public art programme launching this summer called&nbsp;Deep Time: Commissions for the Lake District Coast. The Deep Time initiative is commissioned by Copeland Borough Council and funded by the UK government’s Coastal Communities Fund, Arts Council England and the nuclear waste management company Sellafield’s "Six: Social Impact, Multiplied" programme—a government-led £2.2m regeneration fund.The Art Newspaper&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/26/arts/design/art-labor-child-care.html">High-Profile Art Couple Offers Worst Job Ever</a>Emily Colucci, a freelance art writer, “constantly, mindlessly” browses the online job listings hosted by the nonprofit New York Foundation for the Arts — and recently she found a doozy.The <a href="https://filthydreams.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/View-Job-NYFA.pdf">ad</a>, seeking a full-time “Executive/Personal Assistant” with “a high level of discretion,” had been posted by an anonymous but high-profile “Art World Family.” It was that phrase that first caught Colucci’s eye: “I thought it might have been a child-care service,” she explained. But the ad itself combined a tone so blithe with a detailed list of tasks so unreasonable that Colucci quickly posted it to the blog she co-founded, Filthy Dreams, under the title “I Found It: The Worst Art Job Listing Ever Created.”Via New York Times&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 2/28/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419172/egx9dpn6xvmilvryhxlj.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-ink-wash-paintings-of-shozo-sato">The Ink Wash Paintings of Shozo Sato</a>Exhibition begins March 2Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419173/o4pqdcftmb3fyybgkppl.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/pedro-vaz-lived-landscape">Pedro Vaz: Lived Landscape</a>Opening March 3, 5-8pmParis • London • Hong Kong&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419174/fwxrv6uxei7hgi9fl5ed.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/david-bechtol-through-the-eyes-of-a-traveler-opening-reception-fri-mar-3-5-8pm-https-www-arcgallery-org-david-bechtol-3">David Bechtol: THROUGH THE EYES OF A TRAVELER</a>&nbsp;Opening: Friday, March 3, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419175/uoi7rwqgg0i849jjfsha.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/be-longing-the-work-of-indira-freitas-johnson">Be-Longing: The Work of Indira Freitas Johnson</a>Opening: Friday, March 3, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmThe Art Center Highland Park&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419176/a3znchb1vcl4wv5qe3z2.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/in-a-place-of-dreams">In a Place of Dreams</a>Opening: Friday, March 3, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmLily Pad | West&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419177/isgf1fgzpg2pqmjbqf50.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/gretchen-beck-gan-nda-donie-koy">Gretchen Beck: Gan nda Donie Koy</a>Opening: Friday, March 3, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419177/mpp3266nyxdyw22jhtkb.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/blue-space-group-exhibition">Blue Space: Group Exhibition</a>Opening: Friday, March 3, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmENGAGE Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419178/kpfsa4agiikjqotpuhny.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/juxtaposed\">Juxtaposed</a>Opening: Friday, March 3, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmOliva Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419179/ffl6qkpzbug6njkfzv9x.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/meg-lipke">Meg Lipke: Moon Tempo</a>Opening: Friday, March 3, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmDOCUMENT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419180/vjojqq9jriuesmi3wyiv.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/barbara-stauffacher-solomon-i-do">Barbara Stauffacher Solomon: I DO</a>Opening: Friday, March 3, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmVolume Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419181/zus8dhcgnxrh67b4ebpt.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/bloom-a-spring-group-show">Bloom - A Spring Group Show</a>Opening: Friday, March 3, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmPovos Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419182/ageeypkbq1qwv1q6n2kc.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/richard-hull-mirror-and-bone">Richard Hull: Mirror and Bone</a>Opening: Friday, March 3, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmWestern Exhibitions&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions March 2 & 3

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419167/hquuy0y1oxufztmkj3l7.jpg"><figcaption>Set design by Jaume Plensa. Photo: David Ruano</figcaption></figure>Jaume Plensa Creates Set Design and Costumes for Spanish Production of MacbethGRAY announced Jaume Plensa’s re-envisioning of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, Macbeth. The artist's inspired set designs, costumes, and stage direction bring a new shape to this production of Shakespeare's tragedy. Verdi and Plensa’s Macbeth premiered on February 16 and runs through March 3, 2023, at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona.Originally staged in 1847, Macbeth was the first work by Shakespeare adapted by Giuseppe Verdi for the opera. Verdi’s aim was to turn Shakespeare’s tragedy into “something out of the ordinary.” To honor the continuity of Verdi's vision, the Liceu invited Jaume Plensa to again make the production of Macbeth out of the ordinary. In addition to sets, costumes, and staging, the artist incorporated his own sculpture into the production, redefining the performance space and creating a dynamic visual world for Verdi's opera. The recording of the opera will be available for viewing one month after the live-streamed performance. A forthcoming Special Edition will be available for purchase.<a href="https://ennouncement.exhibit-e.com/t/y-l-nudhjlk-sykijfhl-i/">Learn More</a>Read CGN Publisher Ginny Van Alyea's 2017 interview with Jaume Plensa <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2017/11/an-interview-with-artist-jaume-plensa">here</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://news.wttw.com/2023/02/24/chicago-art-curators-stumbled-mystery-was-unusual-salvador-dal-painting-actually-his">Chicago Art Curators Stumbled on a Mystery. Was an Unusual Salvador Dalí Painting Actually His?</a>Caitlin Haskell and Jennifer Cohen were stumped.The curators, both working on the Art Institute of Chicago’s first show dedicated to Salvador Dalí, were researching his painting “Visions of Eternity,” which was dated to 1936 and had been held in the museum since the late 1980s. A vertical composition, “Visions of Eternity” depicts an enigmatic, blue-ombre landscape with a shadowy, humanoid figure perched on top of a single arch to the viewer’s left and a pair of beans in the foreground.But red flags were mounting; the painting seemed out of place in Dali’s larger body of work in that period, Haskell and Cohen explained during a joint call.Via WTTW&nbsp;<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/02/27/renowned-artist-kay-smith-turns-100-monday-shes-spent-the-past-century-depicting-us-history-in-watercolors/?utm_source=Pico&amp;utm_campaign=4e14eb5723-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_2_27_morninglist&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_b6b84a5cee-4e14eb5723-127143461&amp;mc_cid=4e14eb5723&amp;mc_eid=9fac193df8">Renowned Artist Kay Smith Turns 100 Monday. She’s Spent The Past Century Depicting US History In Watercolors</a>&nbsp;Watercolors have brought Kay Smith from the hills of Mount Rushmore to the stall of the esteemed racehorse Secretariat, as she’s spent her life depicting U.S. history with her paintings.&nbsp;But, one of the first times Smith wielded the power of her paintbrush was during her senior year of high school. In the one-room schoolhouse she’d grown up in, she sketched a portrait of a boy who’d been picking on her since they were kids.&nbsp;“I could’ve gone right to the teacher, but I didn’t,” Smith said. “Instead, I finally drew him and said, ‘Be careful or I’ll put your funny-looking face on this paper again.’ And it shut him right up.”Smith, of Lincoln Park, spent the next decades carving out a life for herself through painting, with little regard for the men who dared to say something against her.&nbsp;Now, Illinois’ artist laureate is celebrating her 100th birthday Monday — and it will be Kay Smith Day in Chicago.&nbsp;Via Block Club Chicago&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 2/27/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419167/chtkoglisvoms0s8iniy.jpg"><figcaption>"Cosmic Returning" painting from Quantum Chandelier 21-D-02, 2021, oil on canvas,42 x 34 in.</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.jeanalbanogallery.com">Jean Albano Gallery Now Representing Michiko Itatani</a>Michiko's work was recently highlighted in a solo exhibition, Celestial Stage, at Wrightwood 659. The work from this show, as well as Michiko's other work, is now available at the gallery.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/a/black-history-month-youth-and-gun-violence?source=ppaction">Weinberg/Newton to Present Gun Violence Panel&nbsp;</a> Planned Parenthood Illinois Action’s Black Organizing Program and Young Adults for Planned Parenthood are hosting a community conversation on the impact of gun violence in Illinois: Gun Violence: A Public Health Crisis and Racial Justice Issue, Feb 23, 6:30–7:30pm. RSVP <a href="https://weinbergnewtongallery.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=13d5172bf37bbf601de9678f4&amp;id=00a5f21afb&amp;e=15280a40b5">here.</a>There is no doubt that gun violence is a public health issue, but its racial justice implications disproportionately affect Black communities throughout the state. Our panel of community leaders and experts will discuss community-based solutions to ending gun violence and provide resources for processing gun violence trauma.&nbsp; Panelists: Yolanda Androzzo, Executive Director of OimAim Illinois, Rev. Brenda K. Mitchell, State Chapter Co-Leader of Moms Demand Action in Illinois and a Fellow with the Everytown Survivor Network, and Stephanie Love-Patterson, Executive Director of Connections for Abused Women and Children This is program&nbsp;is part of the exhibition <a href="https://weinbergnewtongallery.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=13d5172bf37bbf601de9678f4&amp;id=1a4771dfda&amp;e=15280a40b5">For Those Without Choice</a> which is presented in partnership with Planned Parenthood of Illinois.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=YLj2Y0YM-0uJIpMvI2iH7fe0RzUTkX1DqHvz5clIdUZUQjlNRlJLVzdTUldNU0s0N1lTOEtTOVdLUC4u">Inspiration Corporation Issues Call for Art. Firecat Will Host Solo Exhibition for one Competing Artist&nbsp;</a>Inspiration Corporation's annual art auction,&nbsp;One Inspired Evening, will be held on Friday, April 14th, 2023 at Morgan Manufacturing in Chicago.&nbsp;All art submissions for this upcoming One Inspired Evening will be reviewed by a blind jury prior to the event. The deadline is February 28. All selections will be auctioned off at the event with proceeds benefiting Inspiration Corporation.&nbsp;Benefits include the opportunity to participate in a juried art auction and the chance to compete for the top prize of your own gallery showing, as well as runner-up cash prizes.Inspiration Corporation enables the less fortunate among us to learn and acquire skills to work in the restaurant industry. The art auction is their major fundraiser of the year. Firecat Projects is offering a solo exhibition to one of the submitting artists.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org">Hyde Park Art Center Announces 2023 Calendar. Highlights Include Shows by Edra Soto and William Estrada.</a>Hyde Park Art Center has announced its full exhibition schedule for the 2023 calendar year. Under the new leadership of Co-executive Directors Jeanette Tremblay Chambers and Aaron Rodgers, highlights include Destination/El Destino: a decade of GRAFT is the largest exhibition to date of the prolific Puerto Rican artist, educator, and community organizer Edra Soto. A highlight of the exhibition is a new, large-scale commission of the artist’s GRAFT series with porous sculptures, documentary photographs, drawings, and games that activate the Art Center’s indoor/outdoor main gallery. On view&nbsp;April 22- August 6, 2023Also coming this summer is William Estrada: Multiples and Multitudes, on view July 22 - November 19, 2023. Multiples and Multitudes&nbsp;is the first solo exhibition of artist and educator William Estrada, whose socially engaged practice has been rooted in Chicago neighborhoods for over twenty years.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 2/22/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419167/xqxo57udbxmemk7cqtkq.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/not-all">not all realisms: photography, Africa, and the long 1960s</a>Opening: Thursday, February 23, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmSmart Museum of Art&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419168/wzyx0xdqy2tl35cqylpd.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/magic-the-gathering-auction-preview-reception">Magic: The Gathering, Auction Preview Reception</a>Opening: Thursday, February 23, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmHeritage Auctions&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419168/rqeukzjphdrfzwhainl2.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/fabrizzio-subia-ano-nuevo-2023">Fabrizzio Subia: Año Nuevo (2023)</a>Opening: Friday, February 24, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmInternational Museum of Surgical Science&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419169/kaz2ppyaowdog8xfaqgm.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/aira-dean-abattoir-u-s-a">Aria Dean: Abattoir, U.S.A.!</a>Opening: Saturday, February 25, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmThe Renaissance Society&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419170/kmrrqukmqssejtjr4zj5.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-particle-series-by-kendra-kett">The Particle Series, by Kendra Kett</a>Opening: Saturday, February 25, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmBlue Moon Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions February 23 - 25

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419167/xckyuqo7gofj7avqfasq.jpg"><figcaption>COURTESY OF MARIANE IBRAHIM GALLERY &nbsp;</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a42793257/gallerist-mariane-ibrahim-broadens-her-roster-with-a-mexico-city-outpost/">Gallerist Mariane Ibrahim Broadens Her Roster With a Mexico City Outpost</a>Can a gallery successfully navigate the global art market without a presence in New York or London? It’s a question <a href="https://marianeibrahim.com/">Mariane Ibrahim</a> has simultaneously asked herself and answered. Having established her eponymous gallery in Seattle in 2012, the Somali-French art dealer, known for championing young artists of the African diaspora, moved her business to <a href="https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a41931381/0146-0157-the-chicago-school-december-2022/">Chicago</a> in 2019 and added a Parisian outpost in 2021. This week, her gallery’s third location opens in Mexico City, which she believes will comprise her ideal trilogy. “I’m very happy in Chicago. I’m very happy in Paris, and I’m even happier to be in Mexico,” Ibrahim, who considers herself an “adopted Chicagoan,” tells Harper’s Bazaar. While the choice of Mexico City may come as a surprise compared to more conventional global art destinations, Ibrahim shares the decision was anything but impulsive. “I actually thought Mexico would happen before Paris.”Via Harper's Bazaar&nbsp;<a href="https://news.wttw.com/2023/02/13/chicago-audubon-society-scrub-audubon-name-saying-naturalist-s-troubling-history-doesn-t">Chicago Audubon Society to Scrub ‘Audubon’ From Name, Saying Naturalist’s Troubling History ‘Doesn’t Work For Us’</a>The Chicago Audubon Society announced Monday that it intends to drop “Audubon” from its name, and is encouraging the National Audubon Society to do the same.“Audubon is not an appropriate standard-bearer for our organization,” the Chicago chapter stated in a letter to the national organization. (Audubon chapters are individual entities; regional offices like Audubon Great Lakes are affiliates of the national parent.)Via WTTW&nbsp;<a href="https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/mowa-10?utm_source=OnMilwaukee.com+Newsletters&amp;utm_campaign=a9d698120a-EMAIL_DAILY_DIGEST&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_ecd5e3eef5-a9d698120a-200932933">Museum of Wisconsin Art celebrates its 10th birthday</a>MOWA will mark the birthday with talks by 10 Wisconsin artists throughout 2023. The so-called TENtalks will feature lectures by Brennen Steines (Feb. 25), David Lenz (March 18), Della Wells (May 20), Michelle Grabner (June 17), Tom Uttech (July 15), Jason S. Yi (Aug. 5), Fred Stonehouse (Sept. 23), Vaughan Larsen (Oct. 7) and Lon Michels (Nov. 18).Via On Milwaukee&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 2/20/23

<figure class="image"><img src="http://i7.cmail20.com/ei/i/88/56B/3B6/041044/csfinal/CAC23HATCHPhotoGrid1-9900000000079e3c.jpg" alt=""><figcaption>CAC HATCH 2022-23 Residents</figcaption></figure>HATCHCAC is pleased to announce HATCH 2022-23 Residents.&nbsp;HATCH is a juried program for emerging and mid-career Chicago visual artists and curators. It offers the opportunity to produce collaborative exhibitions and strives to support an ecology of curatorial and artistic practice.Curators<a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-h/">Sophie Buchmueller</a> <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-k/">Sofia Sanchez&nbsp;</a> <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-u/">Denny Mwaura</a> Artists<a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-o/">Armando Roman</a> <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-b/">Alex Kostiw</a> <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-c/">bARBER</a> <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-q/">Michelle Chun</a> <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-a/">Molly Blumberg</a> <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-f/">Nicole Leung</a><a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-z/">Ruby Que</a> <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-v/">Shonna Pryor</a> <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-e/">Sophia English</a> <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-s/">Sungho Bae</a> <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-g/">Vincent Phan</a> <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-w/">Youree Kim</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;BOLT<figure class="image"><img src="http://i8.cmail20.com/ei/i/88/56B/3B6/041044/csfinal/CAC23BOLTPhotoGrid-9900000000079e3c.jpg" alt=""><figcaption>CAC BOLT 2023-24 Residents</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;CAC is pleased to announce BOLT 2023-24 Residents.&nbsp;BOLT is a juried program for emerging and mid-career Chicago visual artists. BOLT focuses on helping artists advance their career in an environment that allows for expansive thinking and opportunities to engage with co-residents in a group setting.&nbsp;Artist<a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-yd/">Abraham Cone</a> <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-yh/">Ale Campos</a> <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-yk/">Alexis de Chaunac</a> <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-yu/">Ebere Agwuncha</a> <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-jl/">Olya Salimova&nbsp;</a> <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-jr/">Salvador Andrade&nbsp;</a> &nbsp;Learn more about our current community of artists&nbsp;<a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-jy/">here</a><a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-qduhddd-dlvzir-jj/">.&nbsp;</a>*Contact Erol Scott Harris, <a href="mailto:erol@chicagoartistscoalition.org">erol@chicagoartistscoalition.org</a>, for questions about the BOLT &amp; HATCH Residency.&nbsp;

Chicago Artists Coalition welcomes HATCH and BOLT 2023-24 Residents

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419167/gjaarteaxhkijb8fap7m.jpg"><figcaption>Susann Craig’s collection at her Chicago loft designed by Jeanne Gang</figcaption></figure>Via PR<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/leslie-hindman-auctioneers--3">Hindman</a> announced they will present art from the estate of Susann Craig, esteemed outsider art collector and a founder of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art in Chicago, in a single-owner auction on March 9th. A champion of boundless creativity, Craig’s legacy cannot be understated. Roadside Attractions: The Susann Craig Collection, Chicago, IL will showcase her personal collection of more than 300 paintings, mobiles, and statues occupying her Logan Square loft designed by Jeanne Gang. The auction will be presented at a significant time of growth for Intuit, with the museum currently in the midst of planning for an expansion project. A portion of the proceeds of the auction will benefit Intuit.“Susann was a beloved force in the Chicago art world. Not only did she have a foundational role at Intuit, but she also cultivated incredible friendships and brought her creative spirit to all aspects of her life,“ commented Zack Wirsum, Hindman Director &amp; Senior Specialist of Post-War &amp; Contemporary Art. “It is Hindman’s great pleasure to bring Susann’s passionately curated collection to market, and to share with the world her visionary life’s work.”Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Craig made her way to Chicago following her undergraduate studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. From an early age, Craig had an entrepreneurial spirit, which led her to open multiple stores, beginning with The Gallery, Ltd in the Champaign area. Upon moving to Chicago, Craig worked as director of The Dorothy Rosenthal Gallery and taught at Columbia College, Chicago. In the1980s, Craig opened and managed The Susann Craig Showroom in Apparel Center. During her 30 years operating the Showroom, Craig represented a range of emerging designers.With a strong sense of whimsy and a generous spirit, Craig was most passionate about meeting people and discovering unique art wherever she went. From an early age, she demonstrated an eagerness to connect with and learn about others, which may have led her to seek out overlooked arts voices. In 1991, this passion led her to assist in founding Intuit, where she would serve on the board of directors for 29 years before being named as a life trustee in 2020. Craig was also awarded the museum’s highest honor in 2018, the Visionary Award. Since its founding, the museum has played a critical role in the promotion of folk and outsider art.<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419168/cnwgc6hzu9hzkdhzxwfc.jpg"><figcaption>Middle &amp; far right images: Susann Craig’s collection at her Chicago loft designed by Jeanne Gang &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>“Susann was incredibly passionate about Intuit from its very beginning, and she made it her mission for 30 years to use her powers as a people connector to introduce and engage all kinds of folks across the city and country with the museum. Her energy and enthusiasm for the organization were boundless—part of the personality of the place—and the staff and board team miss her smiles and laughter every day,” said Debra Kerr, Intuit President and CEO.&nbsp;Craig developed an impressive collection of folk and outsider art. Showcasing the breadth and depth of her collection, this sale will feature art highlights such as Roger Brown’s 1989 Crossing the Bandiagara Escarpment With Baobab Trees and Dogon Dancers (estimate: $60,000-80,000), Sister Gertrude Morgan’s Untitled (Lazarus) (estimate: $5,000-7,000), Jesse Howard’s A Man Said... (estimate: $2,000-4,000), and much more. Celebrated Chicago artist names in the collection also include Gladys Nilsson, Lee Godie, Nick Cave, and Wesley Willis. An eclectic mix of folk art and craft highlights, including textiles and carved wood figures, will also be presented.“My mother was always on the hunt, and her collection is the result of a lifetime of adventure,” shared Craig’s daughter Amy Coleman.“Her favorite way to roll was ‘off the beaten path,’ and she never returned empty handed. More importantly, she wanted everyone to delight in her discoveries too. She described her Logan Square loft as a ‘beautiful memory jar’ full of magnificent stories, each reminding her of the creative and peculiar people she’d met and the hilarity of her collecting escapades.”Craig’s daughter Jennifer Knight expands on how her mother took every opportunity possible to uncover distinct items: “One summer in Northern Michigan, my sister and I got strep throat, so, mom cracked the windows, flattened the back seat of our station wagon and headed for the county hospital. Per usual, there had been a ‘slight detour.’ We were at the Chippewa reservation miles off route, where the annual Powwow was in full force. As the car door slammed shut, we heard, ‘I’ll be right back!’ She eventually returned with quite a haul and packed the car with her newly acquired treasures exclaiming with delight to her two highly annoyed and feverish daughters, ‘how lucky are we?!’”&nbsp;New York Preview | How to BidA New York preview of the auction will take place at High Line Nine Galleries (507 West 27th Street, Gallery 1) from March 2-5, coinciding with the Outsider Art Fair, which Hindman is pleased to be sponsoring this year. A selection of works from the collection will be available for preview on Outsider Art Fair’s digital platform.Bidding for the auction will begin at 10am CT on March 9th, and will be available in-person at Hindman’s Chicago saleroom, and online via Hindman’s <a href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=hnPLvXwoDtjwatEtUAiy3sReLYWm8cY0wnfRFqINrjTJqWdyEMNDoLrIaOinZsEVelUX_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP9LJ6jv7-2Bb0c97UF1yE1XeiKasl3Q0KHAlfCn9N7XONZoMAr5L94H4J-2FbA66xqDP-2BH3fkCHFOW06BQOSli-2Fm9mez1eEKf7Qqc3DL-2BOqtUPvuFo-2ByfzLR6EN7RkMfT8f5nh-2Bd5mnNmRNmrdIo8yQHt3MIHdSJLcxxEBfnRA1zTuv8FsHZJZxsRBafsBDD-2Fz7EHuykMm1iPjWFZkpcpcPICN-2FpDEz8LZbbFG7RC7FPyca5PzTahB91KDFH6EPsKM7q4-2B4teWFLmRDGYa-2BCjXY0Qm96QXNL66C7L589zlIvnTZa-2FV7MFp35db8NvedefvP1Zacvc7Cg5ycfvWaaF4c7-2FwW8nMkPNo-2FIrUI-2F8O06R8bjg-3D-3D">Digital Bid Room</a>. Additional information about the auction can be found <a href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=hnPLvXwoDtjwatEtUAiy3kbEarr97QLH7FctEJGC8n5QAvR4kWaRRet6UA3j0X3js2-2BGpWDGD3aVP-2FPNTHqhGB5t1NFFow-2Fhpp0Z1-2B-2BCOL8h70KL6oU9nEM6-2Bmdcbpxxs0Wb_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP9LJ6jv7-2Bb0c97UF1yE1XeiKasl3Q0KHAlfCn9N7XONZoMAr5L94H4J-2FbA66xqDP-2BH3fkCHFOW06BQOSli-2Fm9mez1eEKf7Qqc3DL-2BOqtUPvuFo-2ByfzLR6EN7RkMfT8f5nh-2Bd5mnNmRNmrdIo8yQHt3MIHdSJLcxxEBfnRA1zTuv8FsHZJZxsRBafsBDD-2Fz7EHsMqshtHmHaVuOSUsaQ8-2BxNY9e6fiqGo7sw7DCZVaS-2Bb232M4NuphAzvXDSZnNyOPLWvfMkUjuKyts2GvN6spdYpXvec7-2FIDM7t3APGF9M0dTVpMVJ96YtG5E94KkA3JdyXV9Dhh3eSFhRgfNM14trVV70pL9P1Kko7z9hMdOpWZQ-3D-3D">here</a>.&nbsp;About IntuitFounded in 1991, Intuit is a premier museum of outsider and self-taught art, defined as work created by artists who faced marginalization, overcame personal odds to make their artwork, or who did not, or sometimes could not, follow a traditional path of art making, often using materials at hand to realize their artistic vision. By presenting a diversity of artistic voices, Intuit builds a bridge from art to audiences. The museum’s mission is grounded in the ethos that powerful art can be found in unexpected places and made by unexpected creators.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419169/i528smwume7ybbemev1e.jpg"><figcaption>Susann Craig’s Chicago loft designed by Jeanne Gang, with Roger Brown’s Crossing the Bandiagara Escarpment With Baobab Trees and Dogon Dancers, 1989. &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Hindman to Auction Outsider Collection of Intuit Co-Founder Susann Craig

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419167/oma1c3dtfqge4vasovpf.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jessi-reaves-all-possessive-lusts-dispelled">Jessi Reaves: All possessive lusts dispelled</a>Opening: Thursday, February 16, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmThe Arts Club of Chicago&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419168/l2f7ugltwy8xninbugga.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/3rd-fridays-open-studios-11f2b53d-afe4-42ad-a27f-ca8b6524eb28">3rd Fridays Open Studios</a>Friday, February 17, 7 – 10&nbsp;pmBridgeport Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419168/diksv3vhw68xq9ohfjxo.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/alex-katz-collaborations-with-poets">Alex Katz: Collaborations with Poets</a>Begins February 18Poetry Foundation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419169/itylsjlezewsztrhuakg.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/aesthetics-of-loss">Aesthetics of Loss</a>Opening: Saturday, February 18, noon – 4&nbsp;pmUkrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419170/s10satk8dqdsgn3eymnm.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/light-beyond">Light &amp; Beyond</a>Opening: Saturday, February 18, 7 – 9&nbsp;pmZhou B Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419171/ntih8sxs6imik7qd7wwv.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/of-portals-and-pathways-ii-fiscal-frontiers">Of Portals and Pathways II: Fiscal Frontiers</a>Opening: Sunday, February 19, 1 – 4&nbsp;pmEvanston Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions February 16 - 19

<html><head></head><body><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/02/14/banksy-stands-up-to-domestic-violence-with-new-valentines-day-mural-in-coastal-kent-town">Banksy stands up to domestic violence with new Valentine’s Day mural in coastal Kent town</a>Banksy has taken a stand against domestic violence with a new mural painted in the UK coastal town of Margate in Kent to mark Valentine’s Day.Titled Valentine’s Day Mascara, the work shows a woman in a 50s-style gingham checked dress, complete with apron and yellow marigolds, smiling and winking with a swollen, bruised eye. Arms outstretched, she appears to have just disposed of her abusive husband inside a large chest freezer—his legs can be seen sticking out from the kitchen appliance.Via The Art Newspaper&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-chatgpt-dall-e-microsoft-rutkowski-github-artificial-intelligence-11675466857?mod=wsjhp_columnists_pos3">AI Tech Enables Industrial-Scale Intellectual-Property Theft, Say Critics</a>Grzegorz Rutkowski has studied the great masters of texture and light—Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Vermeer—and his ability to mimic their techniques has made him an in-demand painter of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/greg_rutkowski/?hl=en">fantastical beasts and landscapes</a> for the videogame industry.&nbsp;But these days, instead of devoting all his time to painting in his sun-dappled studio near the picturesque medieval square in the town of Pieńsk, Poland, he’s spending ever more of it on Zoom calls, talking to lawyers, artists and others about the strange reason he is suddenly far more famous than he ever thought possible.Via WSJ&nbsp;<a href="https://www.essence.com/news/money-career/emerging-class-shaping-future-black-art/">An Emerging New Class Of Creators Are Shaping The Future Of Black Art</a>“I truly believe that art, at the heart of it, is a tool of expression. As artists, it’s natural that our art reflects our lives, values, and interests. Whether we create art that holds a mirror up to the world or as an attempt to shape it into a new one, these are the tools we can use to navigate these thoughts and feelings,” artist and illustrator <a href="https://www.sabrenakhadija.com/about">Sabrena Khadija</a> told ESSENCE. Khadija is among a new class of artists seeking inclusive spaces to explore creativity.&nbsp;Via ESSENCE&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419167/pdepvwaichbq32zizjfc.jpg"><figcaption>MSCHF's Big Red Boots are stomping across your social media feed.MODEL: SARAH SNYDER/PHOTO GARRETT BRUCE/COURTESY MSCHF</figcaption></figure>Art Collective’s ‘Big Red Boots’ Flood Social Media&nbsp;FeedsThe impish, Brooklyn-based art collective <a href="https://www.artnews.com/t/mschf/">MSCHF</a> has spawned yet another flurry of social media engagement, this time in the form of a pair of sleek, rubbery red boots that would be home in Astro Boy’s wardrobe.Set to be released on February 16&nbsp;(just in time for <a href="https://www.artnews.com/t/new-york-fashion-week/">New York Fashion Week</a>), the “<a href="https://mschf.com/">Big Red Boots</a>” have already been the subject of numerous posts on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/share/video/7194106381090311430?referer_url=www.businessinsider.com%2Fmschf-red-boots-are-all-over-your-social-media-2023-2&amp;refer=embed&amp;embed_source=121331973%2C120811592%2C120810756%3Bnull%3Bembed_card_play&amp;referer_video_id=7197455788917460229">TikTok</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/nicekicks/status/1622659910214328338?s=20&amp;t=I82s_UFNnEXAzr1aoLHDvQ">Twitter</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CoSfsWoqyLx/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading">Instagram</a>.&nbsp;The boots have a TPU shell that renders them soft but sturdy, like an iPhone case, and pairs are set to go for $350 when they drop. They’re likely to sell quickly, as most items by the collective often do.Via Artnews&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 2/14/23

<html><head></head><body>There is no shortage of love and heart-themed art in the world, and we're leaning into the sweetest of days by sharing the following works of art with you today on Valentine's Day!&nbsp;XO<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419167/pkkswqchesks4sfowsfr.webp"><figcaption><a href="https://tonyfitzpatrick.co/collections/store/products/the-heart-of-chicago">Tony Fitzpatrick</a>, The Heart of Chicago Poster</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419167/tci3crszpyypbouz1snt.jpg"><figcaption>Margaret Wharton, Valentine, 1978, chairs in snow. <a href="https://jeanalbanogallery.com/artists/margaret-wharton/">Jean Albano Gallery.</a></figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419168/jtlwwylx4jms5rhjdc5t.jpg"><figcaption>SAORI AND MOSSIMO HOLDING HANDS, AMALFI, ITALY, 2007archival pigment print 20” x 20”. &nbsp;<a href="http://loucksgallery.com/artists#/rodney-smith/">Anne Loucks Gallery</a></figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419169/gfw0xsn2gntzpdjcelb5.jpg"><figcaption>The National Museum of Mexican Art's Gift Shop, <a href="https://national-museum-of-mexican-art.square.site">The Tienda Tzintzuntzán</a>, has an array of unique gifts perfect for your best friend or loved one.&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419170/geobmwpixf3q3gobgqzz.jpg"><figcaption>James Tissot, How Happy I Could be with Either,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.expressiongalleries.com/19th-century-artists/tissot"> Expression Gallery of Fine Art</a></figcaption></figure>&nbsp;</body></html>

Happy Valentine's Day to Art Lovers

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419167/pl6g3ptexxqnmyrlqv32.jpg"></figure>Chicago Park District Issues Call for Artists at Hamilton Park Cultural Center&nbsp;The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoParkDistrict?__cft__[0]=AZXod3ngl2B-jDooIKQ4XxMdKv2hEzTH_ZU32BicPkmZ_fv-l3BwwhqtaJx9EJ01d2o6g4fJArNF-NNKFxFwTnEZXIG8BK4kmv7srjz_inv_Bkto6LJxiASoLGoMSzRXwsEwUkWR4FUt-8i01oZoUy4dU0vD7WdSwzRH7_61RVqYC14hjWPaNGlGLaMQBdig5L8&amp;__tn__=-]K-R">Chicago Park District</a> is seeking a community-oriented, socially-engaged creative who would like to pursue a deep, embedded engagement at Hamilton Park Cultural Center this year. Englewood-based artists highly encouraged to apply!The residency will start in Spring and run through the end of this year and include $20,000 in artist fees and material expenses. Applications are due through Submittable by March 3rd. There is no fee to apply and you can access the application portal at <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FPublicStudio2023%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR29_Iut-CAWS54bh5SQIxAoB0i2AZ7Iu615kyZj7oQWlxhVPQ7llpa-7Ow&amp;h=AT0g0ytCpJkgKZTs4qkvQ4y4x6_pjK6VI5BOlHpPstxTF0UI5QBi0Jqv2P4bWjhifgI8nc-n4t8NbbvwrbN_cjYBvrbFIvNg_dVo307SSR6wF5bYUQwD-5pJ1IDx7W_OgnRDQubHGOHc8pfXmP2HKmg&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c[0]=AT3hmUvcmgu310zIdDjz9m_ZdOsygRWSb9XLLHjv82AMm43aCVYoFKWj8x76onBtEDaqEzu-mLcY68Egztx0a6QGd-zxhTxTM4f61cWusXpzAIGln-fWPAQawqUwtmHwW6Xxl_Re7dm9W-4iR87PJEcJpvt2lksSd9SyQyr0EH1FRHSz5ZPJEsKbRq7HDAwaxyjamk9lmAZ6CtbROyM">http://bit.ly/PublicStudio2023</a>.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419168/l6xzt1zqoqfcfqvc1bwd.png"></figure><a href="https://www.artencounter.org/kaleidoscope">Art Encounter Names 2023 Awardees and Annual Benefit in June</a>Art Encounter has announced they will present Tony Karman, President | Director of EXPO CHICAGO, as their 2023 Art Impacts Honoree.&nbsp;A their annual benefit Art Encounter will also recognize Jeff Morthorst, Activities Director, and his team at the Center for Independent Futures as Community Partner of the Year. CIF is a local organization working to give individuals with disabilities the necessary skills and support to realize full, independent lives.&nbsp;Art Encounter's annual spring benefit and art auction, Kaleidoscope, supports our broad menu of art education and engagement initiatives, including in-school and after-school programs for public school students; workshops for residents of senior living facilities and neuro-diverse adults; interactive art tours for the general public; and large-scale, transformative murals for the entire community. It will take place on June 1, 2023.&nbsp;<a href="https://evanstonmade.org/event/evanston-plein-air-festival-2023/">The Evanston Plein Air Festival to Take Place July 9–16, 2023&nbsp;</a>Evanston Made presents the Second Annual Plein Air Festival: July 9-16, 2023.Plein Air Painters will descend on the city to compete for Best in Show. The juried invitational will be judged by Plein Air Painter, Nancy King Mertz.Artists of all ages and levels are invited to paint in the Plein Air style, all over Evanston, capturing the beauty of Evanston’s natural environment, favorite landmarks and built environment.&nbsp;The festival’s grand finale on Sunday, July 16,&nbsp; is an exhibit of one piece from each artist submitted for judging for Best of Show, 4 Honorable Mention awards, and a community vote for Festival Favorite.&nbsp;&nbsp;The July 16th exhibit and judging is complemented by an open air art exhibit of the participating artists’ additional work for sale.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 2/10/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419162/rl2sjguwtlxdlfnxfshy.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/robin-malpass-wastes-of-wanderings-sustainable-elegance">Robin Malpass: Wastes of Wanderings: Sustainable Elegance</a>Opening: Friday, February 10, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmRobin Malpass Art&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419163/cas7pqfuggxcwrkcwiks.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/carey-watters-sharp-points">Carey Watters: Sharp Points</a>Opening: Saturday, February 11, 1 – 3&nbsp;pmOS Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419164/gtuslrkdx7e8kwz02oqy.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/miller-shellabarger-photography">Miller &amp; Shellabarger: Photography</a>Opening: Saturday, February 11, 5 – 8&nbsp;pm(northern) Western Exhibitions&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419164/s4xqk1sq5ekx1snld7ui.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/gathering-voices-at-ram-20-years-of-building-america-s-largest-contemporary-craft-collection">Gathering Voices at RAM: 20 Years of Building America’s Largest Contemporary Craft Collection</a>Begins February 8Racine Art Museum&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419165/gnytuobraohsclprbyxi.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/fractured-systems-phoenix-brown-and-claire-smith">Fractured Systems: Phoenix Brown and Claire Smith</a>Begins February 10Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions February 8 - 11

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419162/gzcycogxlj6yg3g5eo5o.png"></figure>&nbsp;Via PRMayor Lori E. Lightfoot Announces $11M in DCASE Grants for Chicago Nonprofit Arts Organizations—Including New “Chicago Arts Recovery Program”CHICAGO – Today, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announced the 2023 DCASE Cultural Grants Program plans, including $11M to be distributed to Chicago nonprofit arts organizations through the new “Chicago Arts Recovery Program,” providing $4.5M in project grant funding to aid arts organizations in recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic; and the annual “CityArts Program,” which grew by 223% last year and continues in 2023 with $6.5M in general operating support for nonprofits of all sizes and artistic disciplines. These two programs are among the first to be released in 2023; the full list of annual Cultural Grant opportunities is below. &nbsp;&nbsp;“Nonprofit arts organizations are essential to the fabric of our city," said Mayor Lightfoot. "The 2023 Cultural Grants program will support the nonprofits that empower artists and creative workers and ensure their continued recovery from the pandemic. This latest program builds upon our ongoing commitment to revitalize and strengthen our city's diverse arts community.”&nbsp;Applications are now open for the new “Chicago Arts Recovery Program” with $4.5M available in support of marketing and audience development, facilities, technology, planning, and workforce development for nonprofit arts organizations. Supported by funds from the city’s American Rescue Plan (ARP), this program will provide resources to arts organizations to examine and address ongoing challenges brought on or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Grants will range from $50,000 - $250,000 and include participation in learning cohorts. Applications are open now through February 28; register for webinars and apply at <a href="file://dc07nas02-smb/DCASE/SHARED/MKTNG%20COMMUNICATIONS/Cultural%20Grants/ChicagoCulturalGrants.org">ChicagoCulturalGrants.org</a>.Additionally, the 2023 “CityArts Program” will administer its full $6.5M budget in general operating support for local arts and cultural organizations of all sizes.&nbsp;In 2022, “CityArts” general operating grant sizes increased significantly and will continue in 2023 with one-time renewable awards of $10,000 - $50,000 for each recipient. These renewal grants introduce multi-year organizational support as a new standard practice for “CityArts.” Organizations not previously awarded support in 2022 will be eligible to apply for funding in 2023. Applications open February 10; to learn more, attend a webinar and apply, visit <a href="file://dc07nas02-smb/DCASE/SHARED/MKTNG%20COMMUNICATIONS/Cultural%20Grants/ChicagoCulturalGrants.org">ChicagoCulturalGrants.org</a>.DCASE held a series of convenings and input sessions over the past two years alongside public surveys to help determine funding allocations for existing programs and areas of focus for new strategies in the Cultural Grants program.“Arts organizations across all disciplines are still reporting decreases in operating revenue because of the COVID-19 pandemic. We listened to our cultural community and developed our funding programs in direct response to the needs expressed,” shared DCASE Commissioner Erin Harkey. “These new programs are part of a comprehensive strategy to ensure that Chicago remains an innovative and thriving cultural hub.”Over the past two years, DCASE’s budget has provided $36M in new arts and culture investments, including a $10M annual increase to the Cultural Grants Program and $16M in American Rescue Plan funds, signifying Mayor Lightfoot’s commitment to the reinvigoration of Chicago’s cultural sector.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419163/fhnmewbiakcs5k3ely9w.png"></figure>Following is the full calendar of 2023 annual Cultural Grants Programs:<ul><li>The rolling application for “Chicago Presents” will open in February 2023, offering presenting support for free, public programs.</li><li>DCASE will begin accepting ideas for the “Neighborhood Access Program” in April 2023, providing support for all types of community-based arts and culture activities.</li><li>The next “Individual Artists Program” cycle will open in November 2023, providing project-based funding for practicing artists.</li><li>As announced, the “Chicago Arts Recovery Program” is currently open and the “CityArts Program” opens February 10, 2023.</li><li>To learn about DCASE Cultural Grants and recent grantees, visit <a href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=Fx6ZlfogyykExOP4a2vWQ-2BYoADnFZ1-2FkCd-2Fs-2BmWJ8jJm2UkzsvzFn4KaW1rmEWAFLkic_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP9LJ6jv7-2Bb0c97UF1yE1XeiKasl3Q0KHAlfCn9N7XONZksYe5OIXa5kf5eLUqZODuRSP9aq4SJ-2B49W0jH0wJ361bxTlVvSJOPsz0o7fGsqpLKs5m-2F0xWf2AcZIAsgGO-2F0K72Gm4tG4nOwf19TF-2BxqkXh7MuWtsI3H8WA7RGokFXHjcYikU83ypttzjddy3zUVO9davYF84tiyAJ2iuXGgbkrjn-2BQKlQKnhdKEFXPcL8sk7e4OWt8-2BSzvFma9TIZCY68D0XHlo97uhPq-2FeVnHacHluMezUH5plR83ZpwqNIpDWUNDZNt5OfwXV7AZGBs3MhD6Kpbl7BOA6o1imdOBWf9hOzAyP-2FwgggB9ZRQbpCtlA-3D-3D">chicagoculturalgrants.org</a>.</li></ul>&nbsp;DCASE is committed to strengthening the capacity of Chicago’s arts and culture sector through connecting artists and arts organizations with City of Chicago grants and resources. Together, these programs provide a range of funding opportunities to bolster artists’ livelihoods as part of Chicago’s thriving arts economy and to bring enriching and impactful arts activities and services throughout Chicago’s communities.&nbsp;<a href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=jd8-2BsLkKeKzJJH-2F5YciLh-2BdE-2B7EBzBHO2B-2FGeaUzWA-2FjN6Pcvk0L4rcjBoDybGU2Y4H9_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP9LJ6jv7-2Bb0c97UF1yE1XeiKasl3Q0KHAlfCn9N7XONZksYe5OIXa5kf5eLUqZODuRSP9aq4SJ-2B49W0jH0wJ361bxTlVvSJOPsz0o7fGsqpLKs5m-2F0xWf2AcZIAsgGO-2F0K72Gm4tG4nOwf19TF-2BxqkXh7MuWtsI3H8WA7RGokFXHjcYikU83ypttzjddy3zUVPj35QUu03ClG8iuk7H7oMi3EEsRNbRutzTcAGZe4D3QYVatU2SiPCZxqwBk-2BXejy4Fbombl0sGmxjEpgf2SZA-2FW5Hp4ZvjRWJytuZr4-2BffpZEfQZJsNHb2AX26G4mWe8YE9HPwtbyWe4V3zqJCPpO2Agi7I8xKc70wKL37bQrG5Q-3D-3D">2022 DCASE Impact Report</a> ReleasedIn 2022, a transformational $10M increase to the Cultural Grants budget, from $2.7 million to $12.7M, empowered DCASE to award more than 630 grants across seven programs, a 25% increase over the previous year.There was a 60% increase in average grant size through “Individual Artists Program,” 60% of which were made to BIPOC artists and grants awarded in all 50 wards, compared to only 35 wards in 2016. The “Neighborhood Access Program” provided $1M in funding to 33 organizations and artists leading arts and culture projects in their neighborhoods, 85% of which are located on the South and West Sides and the “Together We Heal Creative Place Program” awarded $5.5 million to 48 grantees to support artists in designing and implementing art projects that promote healing and transformation in Chicago’s neighborhoods.2022 was also the Year of Chicago Dance, which spotlighted and supported the dance sector with more than 80 grants to artists and dance organizations and a direct investment of over $2.2 million. In 2023, six dance artists have received an award of space, time, and funding for the development of new dance work in the Chicago Cultural Center dance studio, with support from the Walder Foundation.At a reception last night celebrating DCASE 2022 grantees, Commissioner Harkey shared, “The $10 million increase in DCASE’s 2022 budget was historic, but also significant because it is intended to continue well into the future, no longer requiring that DCASE rely solely on the hotel occupancy tax to fund arts and culture. I’d like to take a moment to thank Mayor Lightfoot and her team – as well as First Lady Amy Eshleman – for their unprecedented support for Chicago’s arts and culture, both downtown and in diverse communities across our city. In 2023, DCASE will continue to position Chicago’s cultural vitality as a driving and defining part of our city.”&nbsp;Visit the recently released digital <a href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=jd8-2BsLkKeKzJJH-2F5YciLh-2BdE-2B7EBzBHO2B-2FGeaUzWA-2FjN6Pcvk0L4rcjBoDybGU2TpvZ_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP9LJ6jv7-2Bb0c97UF1yE1XeiKasl3Q0KHAlfCn9N7XONZksYe5OIXa5kf5eLUqZODuRSP9aq4SJ-2B49W0jH0wJ361bxTlVvSJOPsz0o7fGsqpLKs5m-2F0xWf2AcZIAsgGO-2F0K72Gm4tG4nOwf19TF-2BxqkXh7MuWtsI3H8WA7RGokFXHjcYikU83ypttzjddy3zUVO3YydX9QcIvx-2B9jjaFEKdwHkSDtJGuAysccrO96uFsdDvWpnNnU-2B1GFAvNC-2BcviAmSNJu91sTdj75z33u9KoV9uc5QIu-2BSdZFb66BZf-2BFy-2FgH9-2BYvkjPRgGLuhXHn-2B8pMn3N7Nfz9zmNE858Go7RR9t-2B8DxftW-2F21JMV4ff8Vdfg-3D-3D">DCASE 2022 Impact Report</a>.&nbsp;Chicago Recovery PlanThe Chicago Recovery Plan is the City’s plan to amplify once-in-a-generation federal funding to create an equity-based investment strategy to catalyze a sustainable economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding under the Chicago Recovery Plan, which includes funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) and over $600 million in local bond funds, is allocated alongside all other available resources in the City budget to maximize this opportunity over the next 3-5 year funding period. The initiatives and strategic priorities that make up the Chicago Recovery Plan were a result of several stages of community engagement and input during the 2022 budget development process.&nbsp; View the City’s complete <a href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=jd8-2BsLkKeKzJJH-2F5YciLh6tttf-2B1J48YQf9-2F23T8GrCRf4AHAFlPtJ22IyD5HdzfmL4bA5UfwxKdK40nNIhDBeJnIVRYeicmytYCqkQ31EDnHfLxWZij3GM6RmyvB-2F70nC2xaUty1G3YI2rR9OEWwg-3D-3DuW3d_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP9LJ6jv7-2Bb0c97UF1yE1XeiKasl3Q0KHAlfCn9N7XONZksYe5OIXa5kf5eLUqZODuRSP9aq4SJ-2B49W0jH0wJ361bxTlVvSJOPsz0o7fGsqpLKs5m-2F0xWf2AcZIAsgGO-2F0K72Gm4tG4nOwf19TF-2BxqkXh7MuWtsI3H8WA7RGokFXHjcYikU83ypttzjddy3zUVPWRPDmfUFveQ-2BLSgPEoxQL1bvqHYxsoGyrkHsqdBbmxRjH9noat-2BfKe2jB5O1N4ixcBgcknW-2BtuvvnMNTUPCzwV27oJqjzIu-2F5B-2FfcNhtfyCJqSc5xrIyfQUqCt97GoD7-2Fc-2F9R1MuyEVB0-2Fqt8Wlcj561ruMCdOg5GW4y5RwFIXg-3D-3D">Chicago</a> Recovery Plan.&nbsp;</body></html>

Mayor Lightfoot Announces $$$ for Chicago Arts Recovery Program

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419162/oem6nb83ycmnnk2crwfo.jpg"></figure>Call for Artists: ART 64 in Wauwatosa, WIART 64 is a two-day bracket-style tournament taking place in The Village of Wauwatosa just outside of Milwaukee. In four rounds, 64 artists from across the country get matched up in a head-to-head competition and given 60 minutes to create a work of art on a predetermined theme on canvas. Members of the public, both in-person and virtually, are invited to watch the paintings come to life and vote for their favorite artists to advance online.All participants receive money for participating, but the sole winner of ART 64 receives $20,000 in total.<a href="https://www.art64tosa.com">Apply here.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/01/31/promontory-point-reinforcements-get-5-million-from-city/">Promontory Point Repairs Get $5 Million Boost From City As Officials Pledge To Preserve Its Iconic Limestone</a>The city has committed $5 million to design reinforcements to Promontory Point that preserve “its historic nature” and iconic limestone steps, officials announced this week.The city, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Chicago Park District will seek design proposals for Promontory Point later this year.The agencies will use $5 million in city capital bonds for the planning and design phases of Promontory Point reinforcements, <a href="https://www.lrc.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/3281986/usace-chicago-district-the-city-of-chicago-and-the-chicago-park-district-announ/">officials announced Monday</a>. They’ll aim to reduce erosion and storm damage “while preserving the historic nature of the existing structure” through the project.Via Block Club&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419163/y6wgp1xactgzpq8ickhr.jpg"><figcaption>Ebony G. Patterson (Photo:&nbsp;Frank Ishman)</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.moniquemeloche.com/news/49-high-museum-announces-driskell-prize-winner-ebony-g./">Ebony G. Patterson Receives David C. Driskell Prize from High Museum of Art&nbsp;</a>Monique Meloche Gallery celebrates the The High Museum of Art's announcement awarding&nbsp;Ebony G. Patterson the 2023&nbsp;David C. Driskell Prize in recognition of her contributions to the field of African American art. Awarded annually by the Museum since 2005, the prize demonstrates the High’s ongoing dedication to furthering artistic innovation and promoting research of African American artists and scholars.Based in Kingston, Jamaica, and Chicago, Patterson is known for her multilayered works in a variety of media that contrast beautiful, lush imagery, color and texture with darker underlying themes addressing societal and political injustices. Her complex compositions, which at first may appear celebratory, draw the viewer in to discover deeper truths relating to race-based class issues, social division and political violence. These interrogations explore the legacies inherent in postcolonial spaces, often memorializing and honoring the lives of those who have been deemed socially invisible or “unvisible.”Read CGN's 2020 interview with Patterson <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2020/5/ebony-g-patterson-the-interactivity-of-visual-appeal">here</a></body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 2/1/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419162/pcgmdsuahfn1pvsvmdpl.jpg"><figcaption>Artist Bernard Williams</figcaption></figure>Via PRThe American Writers Museum (AWM) is celebrating the vast and important contributions of Black writers all February long during Black History Month with <a href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=7JKrm0yNesU5jeC2Z-2BMuXUo1LOz2td47ehbEnV2PNYx4fZk9hRiRLsVuT2lzO-2BBJrGTru3N3HSkXDcpvkNek0f4VPlr1nmi4pzK8OYM96Wu64hN6XhjMG9hOdNDjkbynxwLLCo3wdcB0RguzE79L-2BA-3D-3DZdbM_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP9LJ6jv7-2Bb0c97UF1yE1XeiKasl3Q0KHAlfCn9N7XONZhmJajaEMvhatqwUCKJql6U-2FgldlJE3R6WwG9-2Fn1SvGG-2FIAr-2BxroOCJU7odE1zxuPSzSLJvAor4tBNyWpiXY2esG8rRxV86MkUWcyAmPDbUL-2FaO3hI34L-2BM9sRixi-2FsqaT-2B-2BVZ0ToyYT4YkL0VhbpfInxMqdLyYPnK393egGLFpsoQ8L0Zdul4Ih9xOVsLIDRmyO2cejrxGkTB9TIuxYrXvggHdUYb8ihAY0l-2BpErow33hSji2Rkl-2BwY5WuvlwI1LZL1xk-2FPoptNqK0SvGL5CnhzpYKnxGeu5gh5Feog73gr3slwOhzHeE8kJrsY0Zb4gw-3D-3D">Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice</a> and related author programs. General museum admission includes access to the special exhibit and a complimentary tour focused on Frederick Douglass, offered daily at 3 p.m. Thursday-Monday, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.The centerpiece of Dark Testament are 16 large multicolored portraits by local Chicago artists that were commissioned for the exhibit exclusively. These paintings and quilts—which commemorate the likes of Ida B. Wells, Richard Wright, James Baldwin, Maya Angelou and more—were created by painters <a href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=7JKrm0yNesU5jeC2Z-2BMuXTLvIWPRTsgEFig31MdH6FdBHQsg6mp7nwTb3QndlN3QULIr_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP9LJ6jv7-2Bb0c97UF1yE1XeiKasl3Q0KHAlfCn9N7XONZhmJajaEMvhatqwUCKJql6U-2FgldlJE3R6WwG9-2Fn1SvGG-2FIAr-2BxroOCJU7odE1zxuPSzSLJvAor4tBNyWpiXY2esG8rRxV86MkUWcyAmPDbUL-2FaO3hI34L-2BM9sRixi-2FsqaT-2B-2BVZ0ToyYT4YkL0VhbpfKd2wOr1Y4SKzNh9UNazH010n0mE9hcwL9Iq3JUy4y02gEhHx6K-2F9j1JEIEAv-2FEj1LPAybv5n0tNJdRo49zHt0lWa1tOZvBx94ZUQAJG81a6VvO13-2FEKmEYe5mlbhjRiE75icIzgwWx1M2I76X-2FEdAA-2FmkP8XW4i-2FZ2Y5KOU0gckA-3D-3D">Damon Reed</a>, <a href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=7JKrm0yNesU5jeC2Z-2BMuXR8czMmfSE6tkLWcOVZQrzI75-2FYZPLYpIl9c4gz1Iy0jCTxq_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP9LJ6jv7-2Bb0c97UF1yE1XeiKasl3Q0KHAlfCn9N7XONZhmJajaEMvhatqwUCKJql6U-2FgldlJE3R6WwG9-2Fn1SvGG-2FIAr-2BxroOCJU7odE1zxuPSzSLJvAor4tBNyWpiXY2esG8rRxV86MkUWcyAmPDbUL-2FaO3hI34L-2BM9sRixi-2FsqaT-2B-2BVZ0ToyYT4YkL0VhbpfIde8-2Bu4PfSs4yjyCI0JrNvxc8nc8msdcs5SrwgmsRxrVN8gYtS-2BWIQsVU7MED1pi5DLRFm4RZufQDtJKTG2E50ohx12ovjj0QoXoEgLcSB8I9QuQ9mxbG71T8NISATFa-2BQdblFNrlA7c8BgdX-2F4iz1xHEvc2kll7oALI5h0Y7CeQ-3D-3D">Dorian Sylvain</a> and <a href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=7JKrm0yNesU5jeC2Z-2BMuXdTOMwJaMElyTYJwAEspwGl81udASkBw6cC9Tzizsyz90MLfdL-2BahGSl85FOI2twNw-3D-3Dxvlq_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP9LJ6jv7-2Bb0c97UF1yE1XeiKasl3Q0KHAlfCn9N7XONZhmJajaEMvhatqwUCKJql6U-2FgldlJE3R6WwG9-2Fn1SvGG-2FIAr-2BxroOCJU7odE1zxuPSzSLJvAor4tBNyWpiXY2esG8rRxV86MkUWcyAmPDbUL-2FaO3hI34L-2BM9sRixi-2FsqaT-2B-2BVZ0ToyYT4YkL0VhbpfLCUvLrvnnZ6r8kPslzrrAH4SQtcurl23t0-2BREqeUjFz9FF1pAAb-2B6-2F1Z0uQVP1fXOHp8tfKMvqKpWiBP3cDg3zfy8z21Whu0V-2BXbhiqX8t4pLOZ3Nxq48YMl8VfqJyp6OvlbALnx-2BHplBgY7yjmsjmksvo7iqzbpBHiwI8ZjEwmQ-3D-3D">Bernard Williams</a> and fabric artist <a href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=7JKrm0yNesU5jeC2Z-2BMuXcWkHObPKX-2FcKAN9267uNKR8v2fxLurrDfN6pcYPI62U8ks6_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP9LJ6jv7-2Bb0c97UF1yE1XeiKasl3Q0KHAlfCn9N7XONZhmJajaEMvhatqwUCKJql6U-2FgldlJE3R6WwG9-2Fn1SvGG-2FIAr-2BxroOCJU7odE1zxuPSzSLJvAor4tBNyWpiXY2esG8rRxV86MkUWcyAmPDbUL-2FaO3hI34L-2BM9sRixi-2FsqaT-2B-2BVZ0ToyYT4YkL0VhbpfJMHxMymqH3xpLSJ3AE0G7-2F-2FcIkdugy79IzhUFOJf-2BlpM4EAW9k-2F5qDaBeBDYUYh0EDqOzJleEtiUvX2a3vwXlJYCM1svqBwYqSkV0NBMF1aJJmHC179RSnOmshtjI7ZSMhey-2FKzAMYYzgcgjaRPkrZuOwTJXbL4On1-2FOKzZEhl3w-3D-3D">Dorothy Burge</a>. The works of art include augmented reality elements that bring these writers to life and allow visitors to dive deeper into the exhibit content.“[Dark Testament] is a celebration of the power and impact of these writers. It is about their fortitude and resilience and the impact their work still has, which is why the large portraits make them bigger than life,” said AWM President Carey Cranston.The selected artists for the project not only specialize in the vibrant use of color, but they share many commonalities when it comes to their art. Williams creates projects which investigate the complexities of American history and culture through painting. Sylvain has devoted her work to building the next generation of “cultural keepers” and has worked extensively on the South Side of Chicago on projects that empower community and expose children to art making. Reed is a true believer in the power of art and its ability to bring about positive change. Burge is inspired by history and current issues of social justice and uses her medium as a tool to teach history, raise cultural awareness, and inspire action.More information and events may be found <a href="https://americanwritersmuseum.org/dark-testament-a-century-of-black-writers-on-justice/">here.</a>&nbsp;</body></html>

American Writers Museum Commissions Large Scale Portraits by Chicago Artists for Black History Month

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419162/oilpvj119njorihf8hun.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/lavar-monroe-sometime-come-to-someplace">Lavar Monroe: Sometime Come to Someplace</a>Opening: Friday, February 3, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmmoniquemeloche&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419163/sgbdnbkz4uftxciljf5g.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/liat-yossifor-life-against-itself">Liat Yossifor: Life Against Itself</a>Opening: Saturday, February 4, 5 – 7:30&nbsp;pmPATRON&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419164/y4gwdhjf4mhyqalmizg2.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/robert-hutchison">Robert Hutchison: Draw Your Own Conclusions</a>Opening: Saturday, February 4, 7 – 10&nbsp;pmFirecat Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419164/fxfsrdojsaekv6y4rom7.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/beyond-representation-seeking-new-forms">Beyond Representation: Seeking New Forms</a>Begins February 6Wadsworth Family Gallery at Lewis University&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions February 4 - 6 (Part II)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419162/on2vfpeg3aba06wqyqdi.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/steve-geer-paula-shur">Steve Geer &amp; Paula Shur</a>Opening: Saturday, February 4, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419163/j6hn8nx3s4fipsaybjng.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/pattern-and-process">Pattern and Process</a>Begins February 2Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419164/ncquo5tbmewq7de6gtfc.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/color">COLOR</a>Opening: Friday, February 3, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419165/i6nv5hryntvekcbofnw3.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/off-white-perceptions-of-color">Off-White Perceptions of Color</a>Opening: Friday, February 3, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmCircle Contemporary (Arts of Life)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419166/kquistjk8nocdxr4cmze.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/outer-harmonies-thirteen-themes-from-the-permanent-collection">Outer Harmonies: Thirteen Themes from the Permanent Collection</a>Opening: Friday, February 3, 7 – 8&nbsp;pmRockford Art Museum&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions February 4 - 6 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419162/lsrzivsjyd0wq45wrtcx.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/hauntology-ghostly-matters">Hauntology: Ghostly Matters</a>Opening: Thursday, January 26, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmMariane Ibrahim Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419163/bkpuhtcmuuek1udyanyr.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/deborah-simon">Deborah Simon</a>Opening: Friday, January 27, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmInternational Museum of Surgical Science&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419164/ggjgfbaonxumabqwq2qe.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/roe-2-0-it-ain-t-over-yet">Roe 2.0 – It Ain’t Over Yet! (Virtual Exhibition)</a>Opening: Saturday, January 28, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmWoman Made Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419165/bctuxnpkqxad7c5bc0xg.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/sub-urban-warrior">Home Sweet Home: Nostalgia...ish</a>Opening: Saturday, January 28, 4 – 8&nbsp;pmChicago Truborn&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

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