<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418322/vhjc9gb1exbb1soq07t1.gif"><figcaption>PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE GRAHAM AND PAMELA LEE COLLECTION</figcaption></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Behind the Lens of a Trailblazing Chicago Photojournalist</h3>&nbsp;More than 50 years after his death, the little-known photographer of Chicago’s most historic moments is finally getting his due. From January 24 to March 31, the Poetry Foundation and Newberry Library will celebrate the life of photographer and poet Jun Fujita&nbsp;with a new exhibit entitled Jun Fujita: American Visionary. Believed to be the first Japanese-American photojournalist, Fujita photographed the 1919 race riots, the St. Valentine’s Day massacre, the Eastland Disaster, the 1910 garment workers’ strike, and other pivotal events. His harrowing images have shaped and preserved our understanding of what it means to live in Chicago, warts and all.By Taylor Moore, Chicago Magazine<a href="http://www.chicagomag.com/arts-culture/January-2020/New-exhibition-book-honor-Jun-Fujita-Chicagos-Japanese-American-Renaissance-Man/">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418323/pd9rkij3ufujszmmpzzp.gif"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>EXPO Chicago boosting art collector outreach with new hire</h3>&nbsp;EXPO Chicago, the city’s annual international exposition of contemporary and modern art, is adding a new position, head of VIP Relations and Strategic Initiatives, which will be filled immediately by Eboni Gates. She will be tasked with a job that has become increasingly important in the world of art expositions — cultivating deeper relationships with the fair's most important customer base, serious art collectors.By Lewis Lazare, Chicago Business Journal<a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2020/01/21/expo-chicago-boosting-art-collector-outreach-with.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418324/utsptmkmayf3igpyupzc.gif"><figcaption>The 35,000-square-foot Conservation Center is housed in a 19th century warehouse in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood. &nbsp;</figcaption></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Where to Go to Watch the Paint Dry</h3>&nbsp;In the never-ending quest for engagement in a short attention-span world, museums around the world have long looked for ways to spice up visitor experiences. But as after-hours gatherings and dedicated Instagram experiences continue to take off, a time-honored practice has surprisingly gained traction, and become a destination-worthy draw: conservation, or art restoration, done in the public eye.By Lauren Sloss, The New York Times<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/21/travel/Open-conservation-art-preservation.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418326/tnyiojivj0noyirbavj7.gif"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>How Käthe Kollwitz Invented a New Art of Protest</h3>&nbsp;In the days following the death of Qasem Soleimani, protestors scrambled to organize demonstrations against possible war between Iran and the United States. Posters, texts and graphics disseminated across social media. One image, attributed to the Iranian graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi, depicted scores of angry agitators in concise black-and-white lines. ‘NO WAR IN IRAN!’ it read. Shortly thereafter, a friend shared a much older image on his Instagram upon which Satrapi’s drawing could have been based: a 1924 lithograph by the German artist Käthe Kollwitz, first published in an issue of the magazine Socialist Worker Youth. In the print, a boy raises his hands, his mouth agape, as German words in tactile cursive slide over a stark, neutral background: ‘Nie wieder Krieg’ – ‘Never War Again.’By Joseph Henry, Frieze<a href="https://frieze.com/article/how-kathe-kollwitz-invented-new-art-protest">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: January 21, 2020

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418321/l10vxmmqljf8jqagbfc3.jpg"></figure>Via PRCHICAGO (January 15, 2020) – The third edition of the <a href="https://chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org/">Chicago Architecture Biennial</a> closed on January 5 after a season of engaging the city in a discussion on architecture and the built environment. This year’s biennial, titled ...and other such stories, ran September 19, 2019–January 5, 2020 and brought together more than 80 contributors from over 20 countries to explore the way architecture shapes, and is shaped by, culture, history, and nature around the world.The contributors — selected by the Biennial’s curatorial team, Graham Foundation Artistic Director Yesomi Umolu, and co-curators Paulo Tavares and Sepake Angiama — presented works that reflect on architecture as it relates to social, political, and environmental issues worldwide, including issues around property and social housing, the harmful impacts of natural resource extraction, and civil rights and systems of power.Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot remarked, “The Chicago Architecture Biennial is a cornerstone of our city’s cultural programming and underscores the type of conversations and explorations that are truly meaningful to us here in Chicago -- conversations about our shared past, present, and future. The Biennial brought together some terrific contributors from here in Chicago and around the world to address the issues facing us today, and the result was an exhibition that not only garnered interest nationally but engaged us locally.”Many of the commissioned works that met with critical acclaim, including those by MASS Design Group and Forensic Architecture, focused on critical urban issues, while demonstrating how architectural tools and techniques can be galvanized to promote social change. These design projects and others, including the Settler City Colonial Project and FICA, addressed a range of timely movements in collaboration with community groups, activists and families working to create equitable housing, to decolonize cultural institutions, and to address the crisis of gun violence, mass incarceration and climate change, among others.One of these projects -- The Gun Violence Memorial Project -- will remain at the Chicago Cultural Center until early February before traveling to Washington DC for exhibition at the National Building Museum later this spring. A piece that provided a forum for the community to come together, share experiences, and mourn the victims of gun violence, the houses will remain a space for reflection, and StoryCorps will still accept appointments to share experiences until the end of January.“We are proud to have unraveled the complexities and potentialities of Chicago‘s architecture and urbanism with people from all over the city and further afield, who collectively embraced the ideas and projects presented across the 2019 edition of the biennial,” noted Graham Foundation Artistic Director Yesomi Umolu. "Together with over 80 contributors, we brought the diverse perspectives of architects, urbanists, social movements and everyday citizens to the fore and reflected on what constitutes the city today while imagining our built and natural environment in more inclusive and expansive ways."The emphasis on engaging a diverse cross-section of Chicago sites and issues in a global conversation was foregrounded in the constellation of off-site venues -- including (former) Anthony Overton Elementary School, the National Public Housing Museum, the School of the Art Institute at Homan Square, and the Jane Addams Hull House Museum, where contributors from South Africa, Turkey, England, Romania, Puerto Rico, Poland, and Chicago engaged the concerns of a local public through exhibitions, performances, workshops and community celebrations. These curatorial sites, along with the Chicago Cultural Center, once again the Biennial’s main venue, received 246,415 visitors through the exhibition’s run.The Biennial also activated over 120 partner sites and 125 partner organizations across Chicago, producing over 300 exhibitions and public programs in over 50 neighborhoods and communities. This included the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Art Institute of Chicago, Design Museum of Chicago, Farnsworth House and MAS Context, Garfield Park Conservatory, Graham Foundation, MPEA, Wrightwood 659, Signature Education Partner Chicago Architecture Center, and Aligning Partner EXPO CHICAGO, as well as six Community Anchors: Beverly Arts Center, DePaul Art Museum, Hyde Park Art Center, DuSable Museum of African American History, National Museum of Mexican Art and National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture. Select partner sites contributed another 237,000 in core attendance, extending the Biennial platform throughout the city and region.&nbsp;The Biennial’s total audience across three editions since 2015 is just over 1.5 million visitors, and in 2019, it generated an estimated $42 million in total economic impact to the city.“The exhibits and programs presented by the 2019 Biennial attracted a wide array of audiences—at the Chicago Cultural Center, at neighborhood venues, in schools across the city,” said Biennial Board Chairman Jack Guthman. “Focusing on the intersection of architecture and the social issues affecting the built environment, the exposition gained widespread, favorable media coverage. We are proud that the Biennial, only in its third iteration, continues to position Chicago at the center of the global dialogue about the profession.”The Chicago Architecture Biennial empowered students, teens and families, as well as educators, to use architecture and design as tools for change through engagement at the Chicago Cultural Center, at community sites and in classrooms. In 2019, the education program reached 180 schools and youth organizations through a variety of workshops, tours, youth studios, and other hands-on programming. Nearly 500 students across 81 zip codes participated in two BP Student Ideas Competitions — an opportunity for creative youth in elementary and high school to explore the built environment through design and also the humanities, visual and performing arts, and STEM fields.Learning Initiatives engaged nearly 10,000 visitors of all ages, including through field trips and guided tours for K-12 and university students, public tours, and family-friendly weekend activities. Learning Initiatives staff and volunteers also worked to make the Biennial accessible by offering tours in Spanish, Mandarin and Portuguese; providing interpretive assistance to blind and low vision audiences; and developing educator tools and family guides to help visitors identify common themes within the exhibition.The Biennial also hosted a wide range of performances throughout the run. Opening weekend kicked off with performances by CAMP, Alexandra Pirici, and Jimmy Robert. Regular programming throughout the Biennial included free public programs such as the opening “Land Acknowledgement” with Heather Miller (Wyandotte), Les Begay (Navajo) and Fawn Pochel of the American Indian Center with artists Feather Marsh (Ojibway) and Santiago X (Choushatta); and conversations like “Bauhaus: Through Other Stories” moderated by Art Institute of Chicago curator Alison Fisher and foregrounding the work of Biennial contributor Wendelien van Oldenborgh and artist Barbara Kasten; additionally, the Biennial, coinciding with EXPO CHICAGO, presented the opportunity to explore the intersections between contemporary art and architectural practices through its Dialogue Series.“We were thrilled to see the enthusiastic reception of the Biennial this fall, and to have been a part of so many compelling discussions on the future of the field,” noted Biennial Executive Director Todd Palmer. “We will keep all of these conversations top of mind as we look to the future, and plan for our next edition.”&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Chicago Architecture Biennial Concludes Third Edition

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418338/ro72tdwwegj84jvgcqvj.png"></figure>Via PRCHICAGO, Illinois – On February 6, the University of Chicago will host the US-China Forum 2020: The Matter of Art. Convened by UChicago Global and UChicago Arts in collaboration with the Smart Museum of Art, this year’s forum explores how China and the United States intersect, interact, and overlap through the arts.The one-day program, which is free and open to the public, features performances, lectures, and in-depth conversations between renowned artists and distinguished UChicago faculty members.&nbsp;From Xu Bing’s experiments in language, to Miao Ying’s playful and complex internet-generated art, to the composition of city soundscapes in Wang Lu’s Urban Inventory, the US-China Forum offers a rare opportunity to hear from some of the most innovative Chinese artists working today and to experience the critical dialogue generated by their work. The Forum takes place from 10am to 7pm at the <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/logan-center-exhibitions">Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts</a>, 915 E. 60th Street, in Chicago.&nbsp;For a complete schedule and registration information, visit <a href="https://global.uchicago.edu/us-china-forum-2020-matter-art">global.uchicago.edu/us-china-forum-2020-matter-art</a>“We are thrilled to bring together this particular group of artists and university faculty who – singly and together – are generating new ways of understanding art and its relationship to our world,” says David Levin, Senior Advisor to the Provost for Arts. “The US-China Forum will introduce audiences to a broad range of topics from re-imagining the sound and bustle of contemporary life, to rethinking our relationship to the internet, to reflecting upon the role of language in our lives. It promises to be an enormously stimulating day.”Wu Hung – the Harrie A. Vanderstappen Distinguished Service Professor of Art History at UChicago, Director of the Center for the Art of East Asia, and Adjunct Curator at the Smart Museum – will deliver the closing keynote address at the US-China Forum. He also co-curated The Allure of Matter, a related art exhibition which opens the next day, February 7, and which is co-presented by the <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/smart-museum-of-art">Smart Museum of Art</a> and <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/alphawood-gallery">Wrightwood 659</a>.The Allure of Matter is the first exhibition partnership between the Smart Museum in Hyde Park and Wrightwood 659 in Lincoln Park. Too large for a single venue, the exhibition takes up the full gallery footprint of both institutions. It opens twenty years after the Smart Museum’s first contemporary Chinese art project with Wu Hung. The works, many monumental in scale, are made from a range of unique and humble materials and explore how conscious material choice has become a symbol of expression for many leading Chinese contemporary artists.This fifth annual US-China Forum at the University of Chicago is sponsored by the China-United States Exchange Foundation, and brings together renowned experts—including scholars and artists from the US and China—for high-level engagements focused on issues of importance to both countries.In addition to the US-China Forum and the events surrounding The Allure of Matter, the Logan Center will host Sifu:&nbsp;An Evening of Cantonese Opera on Tuesday, March 17 at 6:30pm. The tradition of Cantonese opera, with its vivid costumes, distinctive music, and dramatic presentation, has been fostered and developed for over 500 years. For one performance only, opera&nbsp;sifu&nbsp;will present a collection of these canonical stories at the Logan Center through&nbsp;martial arts, acrobatics, acting, and singing, accompanied by traditional Chinese percussion.&nbsp;This event is presented in part by&nbsp;UChicago&nbsp;Global, the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (NY). For ticket pricing and program detail, visit <a href="https://arts.uchicago.edu/visit/uchicago-arts-box-office">the Logan Center Box Office website</a>.&nbsp;</body></html>

University of Chicago to Host US–China Forum on Arts

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418366/paswhbxhburw8yrm1jde.png"></figure>&nbsp;A Communion of Waxwings, a painting and collage by artist Tony Fitzpatrick has been chosen to celebrate the American Birding Association's 2020 Bird of the Year the Cedar Waxwing.Fitzpatrick's work is part of a limited edition of 200 posters, signed by the artist, being sold for $50 to benefit the ABA.In a recent episode of the American Birding Podcast, ABA President Jeffrey Gordon noted the ABA’s first 50 years were about finding and identifying all the birds in the ABA Area, and that the ABA’s second 50 years should be about finding and identifying birders. In that way, perhaps Cedar Waxwing is the perfect Bird of our 51st Year. Famously gregarious, Cedar Waxwings are all about community. They share berries, they congregate at fruiting trees, they even occasionally over-imbibe. Think back to the first time you saw a Cedar Waxwing. For many of us, this may have been a very long time ago indeed, as Cedar Waxwings can be found across the continent and in nearly every corner of the ABA Area.<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418366/ognslhwrz3yqc8ik2lab.jpg"></figure>Tony Fitzpatrick is a Chicago-based artist best known for his multimedia collages, printmaking, paintings, and drawings. Fitzpatrick’s work are inspired by Chicago street culture, cities he has traveled to, children’s books, tattoo designs, and folk art. Fitzpatrick has authored or illustrated eight books of art and poetry, and he is an unabashed bird lover.To announce the choice of the new bird of the year as well as publicly release the poster the ABA held a special celebration of birding on January 12 featuring food, music, and art while helping the ABA help birds and birders.<figure class="image"><img src="https://i1.wp.com/www.aba.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/secret.jpg?resize=179%2C269&amp;ssl=1" alt="" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/www.aba.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/secret.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https://i1.wp.com/www.aba.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/secret.jpg?fit=225%2C338&amp;ssl=1 225w" sizes="100vw" width="179"></figure>&nbsp;Poster details: Actual size 12.5 in x 16.5 in, #100 Cougar smooth cover stock, matte finishPosters are being <a href="https://www.aba.org/store/2020-bird-of-the-year-cedar-waxwing-poster/?fbclid=IwAR0SiuI5G5tja-XjSwfC_6HEIZS8Rzr8yMleWixe5xySw1yws4a7NnALIdk">sold online</a> for $50 through the ABA.&nbsp;</body></html>

Bird is the Word: American Birding Assoc. Picks Work by Tony Fitzpatrick to Celebrate 2020

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418352/djmvzbazm49znbdi5dsn.gif"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Free Admission Days In 2020 For Chicago Museums</h3>&nbsp;The winter doldrums can best be fought by planning a day out at the museum. Chicago is home to many world renowned museums with many offering the opportunity for you to take in all the sights without making a dent in your wallet.Many Chicago area museums are offering Illinois residents free admission throughout the year. &nbsp;<a href="https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/free-admission-days-in-2020-for-chicago-museums">Read More</a>Via WBBM News Radio Staff&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418353/ikcyref7hfhqgqgkcqr3.gif"><figcaption>John Soss, Courtesy of Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune</figcaption></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Maybe the debris found on the lakefront could be art — a Chicago photographer opens ‘On the Beach’</h3> &nbsp;A beach can be a lonely place, particularly in winter. John Soss wanders beaches in every season but does so less frequently when the cold comes, and the snow and the ice bury what he is seeking.What he is seeking are remnants of this world, specifically things that have been lost or tossed or otherwise found their way into the waters of Lake Michigan. Thousands of these things eventually wash up along the shore and Soss grabs some, looks them over and takes a few home, there to arrange together in patterns and take a photo.<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-beach-artist-kogan-0112-20200108-gb5dfnfeanemnbje7x7qb3uqhy-story.html">Read More</a>By Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418354/wytgsoxsipqemeem3d0w.gif"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Zor Zor Zor | Discovering Chicago’s graffiti world, creating art while traveling, and&nbsp;more</h3>&nbsp;This week the Cornerstore spoke with Zor Zor Zor about her discovering Chicago’s graffiti world on her own &amp; navigating her way into shows with prominent graffiti artists early in her career, creating art while traveling, her work with Grace Jane Projects and more.<a href="https://wgnradio.com/2020/01/14/zor-zor-zor-discovering-chicagos-graffiti-world-creating-art-while-traveling-and-more/">Read More</a>By Casera Heining, WGN Radio&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418355/dqamvnb2zrc4c7k2laxb.gif"><figcaption>Olowu, photographed at his boutique in London in 2015.Photo: Getty Images</figcaption></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>In a New Exhibition, Designer Duro Olowu Fashions a Portrait of Chicago</h3>&nbsp;“What drives Chicago is still a mystery to me,” says Duro Olowu, speaking by phone from the city’s Museum of Contemporary Art, where lately he’s been pondering such matters as he puts the final touches on the expansive new art exhibition he’s curated, Duro Olowu: Seeing Chicago, opening February 29.<a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/duro-olowu-chicago-exhibition">Read More</a>By Julia Felsenthal, Vogue Magazine&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: January 14, 2020

<html><head></head><body>By CGN StaffSaturday, January 17 features a number of openings taking place in galleries around Chicago and Milwaukee!Our overview of highlights from this coming weekend is below, and our full calendar may be <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=openings">viewed&nbsp;here</a>.See you in the galleries!&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418335/usp3xw7wqrlnwiszkxp9.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/3rd-midwest-open">3rd Midwest Open</a>Opening Friday, January 17 - PilsenWoman Made GalleryIn her juror statement, Mia Lopez writes: “I was inspired by WMG’s decades of supporting female-identifying artists through refreshing and inclusive exhibitions. Though the selected artists represent a wide variety of perspectives and approaches, they are unified via thoughtful consideration of form and content. From figurative paintings to conceptual photography, abstract sculptures, and myriad media in between, this annual exhibit demonstrates the incredible diversity of artistic practices in the Midwest.”&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418336/tt6b8kumwa6sovtnhh7p.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/meditations-in-an-emergency">Meditations in an Emergency</a>Opening Friday, January 17 - West TownCatherine Edelman GalleryConcurrent with New Formations,&nbsp;Catherine Edelman Gallery is&nbsp;honored to present Meditations in an Emergency, Bettina von Zwehl's&nbsp;latest portrait series inspired by the teenage die-ins that were&nbsp;staged shortly&nbsp;after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,&nbsp;Florida. Von Zwehl presents seventeen portraits of New York City teenagers (the&nbsp;result of the&nbsp;first artist-in-residence&nbsp;at the New York Historical&nbsp;Society) in the classic silhouette profile, describing the photographs as death&nbsp;masks sculpted from life. These seventeen portraits honor the number of victims&nbsp;of the&nbsp;school shooting on Valentine's Day, 2018, and serve as a testament to&nbsp;the endurance and practice of protest and teen activism. Presented in a small&nbsp;quiet room on the gallery's lower level, Meditations in&nbsp;an Emergency offers&nbsp;viewers a moment to reflect and think about the power of protest.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418337/wpzaix923gsvnsrdebiu.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/on-the-nature-of-wisconsin">On the Nature of Wisconsin</a>Opening Friday, January 17 - Milwaukee, WIThe WarehouseFeaturing work from the permanent collection, On the Nature of Wisconsin is a celebration of Wisconsin artists and their relationship with the natural world. A state known for its fresh water, forests, and parks, this exhibition examines the connections artists have made and observed with these surroundings. Works included depict sweeping landscapes, quiet farm life, reimagined&nbsp;plants and animals, and objects exemplifying natural forms. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418337/nak6prae0hogfez4ghfu.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/david-dunlop-landmarked">David Dunlop: Landmarked</a>Opening Friday, January 17 - Milwaukee, WILily Pad Gallery WestDavid Allen Dunlop is a contemporary American painter. His stylized work is characterized by its heavy use of phthalo blue, an intensely blue-green pigment, which he employs to form representational images of city architecture, nature scenes, and figures in motion. Born in 1951, Dunlop received his BA from the College of Wooster in Ohio and MFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

January 17 Gallery Openings

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721420195/lbfeunv2vzlb6t1iiu9c.png"></figure>VIA PRThe Joyce Foundation announced today that the 2020 Joyce Awards have been awarded to four collaborations between artists of color and arts and cultural organizations in Chicago, Cleveland and the Twin Cities.&nbsp;We are so honored be one of the participating organizations.The <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/hyde-park-art-center-hpac">Hyde Park Art Center</a> will commission visual artist Faheem Majeed to create a monumental artwork, exhibition and programming to commemorate the legacy of the South Side Community Art Center.&nbsp;The $50,000 grants will develop works that engage, educate and challenge while celebrating the diversity in their local communities. This year’s Joyce Awards projects will take an important look at the themes of heritage, history and resilience.HPAC will share more about Faheem's exhibition and programming throughout the year.&nbsp;Click <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0019U7Bbnji4t6padLmx5jLF3AGg9_GUWSdDexnnv3w72iYnVxIutH3fyr_E9RqDqllnTsWJM-V0clO0QzDw6ouG4899bsBnel-pNk25TC3dRmzeuPbCOWWXC4YIq0AZQAS9wZoDTq5a5hDMiWZCR38gC0LEjkulolFoROyG6LL9J49zgiz0bxbXA==&amp;c=lgXeg7T8uN-fsP80xYFU1KTCGRSO_NuTE_dUDME8FMrqLcDvNQjd9A==&amp;ch=m3m70qXtP3ApouZpxBLXPkPJPMH-wZUfZDZ-9jjSLuHDUh-Fny7QoA==">here </a>to see the rest of the 2020 Joyce Awards Winners.The South Side Community Art Center also recently <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2019/12/south-side-community-art-center-announces-new-exec-dir-and-2-million-gift">named a new Exec. Director. and a $2 million gift</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Hyde Park Art Center will commission Faheem Majeed to create a monumental artwork to commemorate South Side Community Art Center

<html><head></head><body>By GINNY VAN ALYEA&nbsp;Happy new year and welcome to a new year of art. A round of openings take place this weekend, kicking off the winter art season for 2020 and spanning multiple neighborhoods.&nbsp;Much of the new work on view this weekend is very colorful, as well as a means to consider alternative perspectives of individual artists as well as canonical art history.&nbsp;Friday, January 10 and Saturday, January 11 both feature a number of openings taking place in galleries around the city, from West Town to River North, as well as Michigan Ave. and Hyde Park, as many spaces open solo as well as group shows to invite the art-loving public in to see what's new. &nbsp;Our overview of highlights from this coming weekend is below, and our full calendar may be <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=openings">viewed&nbsp;here</a>.See you in the galleries!<h3>&nbsp;</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417901/xwkblsusqpmhjibml3v7.gif"><figcaption>Left: William Blake; Right: Beth Foley</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/beth-foley">William Blake + Beth Foley: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory</a>Opening Friday, January 10Gallery Victor ArmendarizPerhaps inspired by presidential tweets, news headlines, and evidence of a growingly divided country, Foley finds diverse representatives of the American ideal. &nbsp;Also opening at the gallery the same night is &nbsp;a show of Civil War focused paintings by <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/william-blake-beth-foley">William Blake</a>.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417902/cyye7ly2aa7lo9lcs3ud.gif"><figcaption>Tony Davis, Hell Cats (2010)</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/down-by-line">Down By Line</a></h3>Opening Friday, January 10One After 909Down by Line highlights the work of four Chicago-based artists with well-established practices independent of art world trends. While Tony Davis, Jason Lamantia, Paul Lamantia and Tom Torluemke create in many mediums, Down by Line focuses on their works on paper. The figure features prominently in this exhibition, which is subsequently rife with human interactions and expressions, exploring violence and conflict, as well as humor and social commentary.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417903/tiwewih94x5qzcwkhe5s.jpg"><figcaption>Robyn O’Neil</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/robyn-o-neil-the-tapestries">Robyn O’Neil: The Tapestries</a></h3>Opening Friday, January 10Western ExhibitionsRobyn O’Neil, known for her epic magisterial drawings, will not be showing any drawings for her third show at Western Exhibitions. For the first time in a gallery, O’Neil will be presenting her tapestries, which she sometimes refers to as “yarn drawings.” The woven narratives are just as enigmatic as O’Neil’s drawings, if maybe just a little warmer. The Tapestries opens in Gallery 2, alongside the group show <a href="http://westernexhibitions.com/exhibition/female-trouble/">Female Trouble</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417903/ddh8vgdl2gpv8wqdnckc.jpg"><figcaption>Alicia LaChance</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/terrachroma">TerraChroma</a></h3>Opening Friday, January 10Addington GalleryThis show explores various contemporary approaches to landscape painting juxtaposed in the same space with richly optical color-based abstraction. The result is an exhibition of bracing chromatic shifts, rich tactile surfaces, and deep enveloping spaces. Featuring the work of Kathleen Waterloo, Alicia LaChance, Joanne Mattera and many others.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417904/ke6t6gmo1cyz3pbuvsuw.png"><figcaption>A.R. Ammons</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/a-r-ammons-watercolors">A.R. Ammons: Watercolors</a></h3>Opening Thursday, January 9Poetry FoundationWell known as one of the most gifted and prolific poets of the modern era, A.R. (Archie Randolph) Ammons was also an abundant painter. A.R. Ammons: Watercolors focuses on Ammons’s abstract watercolors painted during 1977–1979, a time of intense productivity. The abstraction of these watercolors echo those found in Ammons’s poems and offer an expanded understanding of his art.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417905/couvqr4m7mg1ttuufcjf.jpg"><figcaption>Gordon Parks</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/gordon-parks-this-land-is-your-land">Gordon Parks: This Land is Your Land</a></h3>Opening Friday, January 10Rhona Hoffman GalleryFocusing particularly on Parks’ images of African American youth, the exhibition This Land Is Your Land includes works from the 1940s to the 1960s, many of which are being shown for the first time.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417906/yhwfqolawyl71fmupix8.png"><figcaption>Luther Konadu</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tentative-photo-luther-konadu">Tentative Photo: Luther Konadu</a></h3>Opening Friday, January 10Filter PhotoLuther Konadu positions his work as one continuous documentary project centering on the way objective visual documentation ostensibly formulates public perception surrounding collective identities and historic record. Photography, with its attendant history, continues to be an evidential entity used to profile, classify, surveil, speculate, and “understand” different subjectivities and communities.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417907/e6q6wslolqnp1ol1js5r.png"><figcaption>Margie Criner</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/margie-criner-mind-over-matter">Margie Criner: Mind Over Matter</a></h3>Opening Saturday, January 11Bert Green Fine ArtMargie Criner makes intimate sculptures which contain miniature dioramas, viewable through a small window on one or more sides of the work. Her intention is to stimulate curiosity and discovery — opening up new worlds to anyone who is willing to look. At once charming, disarming, challenging and provocative, these sculptures make one work a little harder at looking, in an effort to make engagement with the artwork more satisfying.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Top image: Paul Lamantia, Tick-Tock, 2019, Drawing and acrylic on paper, 28.75 x 22.5 inches. Part of Down By Line at One After 909&nbsp;</body></html>

2020's New Decade of Art Begins This Weekend 

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417946/tubxzpyxblkysjkq2yq0.gif"></figure>&nbsp;As 2019 comes to a close, we wanted to share some of CGN's top interviews, features and announcements from this past year.&nbsp;We welcomed a new mayor, plus a new art fair, we covered major anniversaries as well as retirements, we profiled several of Chicago's most prolific and interesting artists, and we highlighted a couple of very special art collectors and their collections.&nbsp;Below is a summary of what we want to share with you again before this year ends. We look forward to sharing even more news and events with you in 2020!&nbsp;Happy new year!– Ginny Van Alyea, CGN Publisher&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417947/avxukaxvpewhwxsopiq7.gif"></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2019/4/30-years-later-the-1989-river-north-fire">30 Years Later: The 1989 River North Fire</a></h3>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417948/ormqnobaotdfmjt9nlfk.jpg"></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2019/5/a-new-mayor-and-a-new-role-for-the-arts-in-chicago">A New Mayor's Welcome Embrace of the Arts in Chicago</a></h3><h3>&nbsp;</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417949/nchehxo1tlwgvcdeapxv.gif"></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2019/9/collector-robert-buford-embracing-the-connectivity-of-art">Collector Robert Buford: Embracing the Connectivity of Art</a></h3>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417950/hqwydugw1qtuttm5rnoc.jpg"></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2019/12/andrew-bae-announces-retirement-after-30-years-in-river-north">Andrew Bae Announces Retirement After 30 Years in River North</a></h3>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417951/rgf1mtoerqoynzydao8y.gif"></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2019/1/6511e2a7-7a9d-4ec2-8a75-2baeb79ce99e">Tony Fitzpatrick's Second Act</a></h3>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417952/xnrwtzeuqleiv5dis7so.gif"></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2019/7/money-talks-what-does-it-really-cost-to-make-a-gallery-last">Money Talks: What Does It Really Cost to Make a Gallery Last?</a></h3>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417953/u11yvshmlex0v6esfzrt.gif"></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2019/9/nada-s-first-chicago-fair-invites-viewers-to-engage-with-art">NADA's First Chicago Fair Invites Viewers to Engage With Art</a></h3>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417954/cdrf6pog3undmofirvzo.gif"></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2019/9/richard-hull-chicago-s-lasting-impression-on-an-artist">Richard Hull: Chicago's Lasting Impression on an Artist</a></h3>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417955/nn3dupg7h42bwspy9crs.gif"></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2019/5/stewards-of-art-and-history-the-expansive-collection-of-lee-wesley-and-vicki-granacki">The Expansive Collection of Lee Wesley and Vicki Granacki</a></h3><h3>&nbsp;</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417957/wc9mfgcfoosabhjcmgh9.gif"></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2019/5/artist-edra-soto-mining-personal-history-to-create-artistic-engagement">Artist Edra Soto: Mining Personal History to Create Artistic Engagement</a></h3>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417958/ugd7r7tj7svjyetpxju5.gif"></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2019/9/phyllis-bramson-reimagining-imagism-s-chicago-legacy">Phyllis Bramson: Reimagining Imagism's Chicago Legacy</a></h3>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN's 2019 News Highlights

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417914/mmftindz3a2qahhzc93e.jpg"></figure><h2>Another Benefit to Going to Museums? You May Live Longer</h2>Researchers in Britain found that people who go to museums, the theater and the opera were less likely to die in the study period than those who didn’t.By Maria Cramer, The New York Times<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/22/us/arts-health-effects-ucl-study.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417915/pbbhf5fijvbwcvxliltv.jpg"></figure><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>What Was the Most Influential Exhibition of the Decade? We Asked Dozens of Art-World Experts for Their Pick</h2>As the turbulent and event-filled 2010s come to an end, we (artnet news) asked more than 100 artists, curators, gallerists, and other art-world figures to tell us their picks of the most influential art and art-makers of the decade. Here is a selection of their responses.Via Artnet News<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/most-influential-show-of-the-decade-1728396">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417916/qoucoabruofb8pua3rje.jpg"></figure><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>The colorful creatures in artist Jason Scroggin’s “Massimals” art installation will “hibernate” under the city this winter.</h2>By Mitch Dudek and Jacob Wittich, Chicago Sun Times<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/22/21032032/bears-pedway-art-chicago-installation-scroggin">Read More</a>&nbsp;<h2>&nbsp;</h2>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417917/gjhu8ssdzcsqgtirqh0n.jpg"></figure><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>These 8 Artists Broke into the Art Market Big Leagues in 2019</h2>Art market headlines were dominated by familiar names in 2019, from Jeff Koons and Claude Monet to KAWS and Banksy. But this year also saw a new set of players achieving major results, from surprising surges into the seven-figure club and sold-out solo presentations in galleries and art fair booths, to repeatedly smashed auction records and power moves onto mega-gallery rosters. These are eight artists who surprised art market observers and broke into the big leagues in 2019.By Benjamin Sutton, Artsy Editorial<a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-8-artists-broke-art-market-big-leagues-2019">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: December 30, 2019

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417870/hhx9vz2ysqd6tllaeecj.gif"></figure>Via PRTwyler Jenkins and Phillip M Gant, Co-Presidents of the Board of Directors announced the appointment of Monique Brinkman-Hill as Executive Director.Following the strong leadership of Masequa Meyers, the <a href="http://www.sscartcenter.org/">South Side Community Art Center</a> is poised for its next chapter having recently been named a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.&nbsp;In addition, the Center is slated to receive two million dollars as part of the State of Illinois capital bill to revitalize and expand the Center so it can meet the needs of youth, artists and the community long into the future.Following a three-month search led by Phillip M. Gant, the search committee and Board are pleased that fellow Board member and Interim Executive Director Monique Brinkman-Hill has agreed to serve as the next Executive Director of the South Side Community Art Center. &nbsp;“While we were fortunate to have a number of strong candidates, as a strategic visionary, our next Executive Director Monique will provide strong leadership for the Center as we build on our artist driven exhibition and education programs, prepare to make major physical improvements to the Center with the support of the City, State, and other key funders and celebrate our 80th Anniversary,” said Gant. &nbsp;A SSCAC board member since 2018, Monique is the Founder and Owner of MBH Coaching and Consulting LLC, an Executive Coaching Firm. Monique brings more than two decades of financial services experience and leadership, most recently as a Senior Vice President and Managing Director with Northern Trust.&nbsp; In&nbsp;addition to her membership on the SSCAC Board, Monique sits on the advisory board of Dymund, Inc. and has previously served on the board of the Metropolitan Planning Council and the Anti-Defamation League's Women of Achievement Committee.&nbsp; Passionate about art and an avid collector Monique is excited to lead the South Side Community Art Center into the future.“I am honored to work with the terrific Staff at the SSCAC, our Volunteers, Artists, Curators and my fellow Board members to advance the South Side Community Art Center's forward momentum.&nbsp; I am also super excited to work within an incredible art community as we carry the baton forward and embark on this next chapter for the Center,” said Brinkman-Hill.&nbsp; "I welcome the opportunity to create, collaborate and honor our history while at the same time forging new paths that will help to ensure that our programming continues to celebrate the rich cultural history of Bronzeville, the African American Artist, and the City of Chicago while inspiring and showcasing the next generation of great artists."“Among Monique’s many strengths is her history of organizational leadership including extensive financial, facilities and staff management as well as her strong project management and coaching experience,” said Jenkins. “We are excited that she is bringing these talents as well as her passion for art and artists and clear understanding of the impact that the South Side Community Art Center, its programs, archive, and collection can have in Chicago and beyond to her new role as Executive Director.”The South Side Community Art Center Board will be hosting a reception to welcome Monique in her new role on Thursday, January 23, 2019 from 5:30 – 8 pm at the South Side Community Art Center, 3831 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60653.&nbsp; All are welcome.&nbsp;ABOUT THE SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY ART CENTER&nbsp;A pillar of excellence in African American art and culture, the <a href="http://www.sscartcenter.org/">South Side Community Art Center </a>(SSCAC) preserves, conserves and promotes the legacy and future of African American art and artists while educating the community on the value of art and culture.&nbsp; As the oldest independently owned African American art center in the United States, the SSCAC takes pride in its past and present contributions to the development and showcasing of emerging and established artists.&nbsp; An established resource for the art community locally, nationally and abroad, the SSCAC seeks out and educates young artists; exhibits the work of emerging and international recognized artists; presents and hosts a variety of cultural and educational programs and serves as a repository for African American artists, scholars, collectors and the community.The South Side Community Art Center has been instrumental in the careers of many nationally and internationally established African American artists - from the WPA era to the present. Poet Gwendolyn Brooks wrote and taught at the Center; photographer Gordon Parks had his first darkroom in the Center’s basement and Charles White and Elizabeth Catlett shared what they learned from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago with other artists who could not afford the tuition. These names are just a few of the many artists who have contributed to the Center’s rich legacy.&nbsp;</body></html>

South Side Community Art Center Announces New Exec. Dir and $2 million Gift

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417854/mlfjykfzkj4ubux5xttm.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘Comedian,’ AKA the Viral Banana Art, ExplainedThe banana phenomenon is a study in how stories go viral in our hyperconnected world—and how much some love to hate on contemporary art.By artnet<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/maurizio-cattelan-banana-explained-1732773">Read More</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417855/d70jaqedjtq9g4ewbk5o.jpg"></figure>A Gardener Found a Stolen Gustav Klimt Painting—in the Very Building It Was Stolen From'Portrait of a Lady,' pilfered over two decades ago, was found in a black bag and originally mistaken for a sack of trash.By Caroline Elbaor, artnet<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/23-years-theft-gustav-klimt-painting-may-discovered-1729515?utm_content=from_&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=US+News+Afternoon+4%3A30+p.m.+for+12%2F11%2F19&amp;utm_term=NEW+US+NEWSLETTER+LIST+%2890+DAY+ENGAGED+ONLY%29&amp;fbclid=IwAR1FGMNF_K7CqPkAxOZWTeiLh4pY7EzptIqIy9W0KthSSZpdpgMASWZLEV0">Read More</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417856/rcx9b7syi9mwdtfo48wu.jpg"></figure>A statue of a black man on a horse has a new home in the heart of the ConfederacyA monument of a young African-American man has found its permanent Virginia home near the Confederate statue it was modeled after. "Rumors of War," by artist Kehinde Wiley was unveiled at Richmond's Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.By Madeline Holcombe, CNN<a href="https://www.cnn.com/style/article/rumors-of-war-monument-virginia-trnd-style/index.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417857/lq9bicacjzgwf9sfcn6x.jpg"></figure>Author Alice Walker Says She Must Sell Bill Traylor Art to Save ItA two-sided work by the self-taught artist and former slave Bill Traylor heads to Christie’s.By Kelly Crow, WSJ<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/author-alice-walker-says-she-must-sell-artwork-to-save-it-11576252401">Read More</a></body></html>

News From Around the Art World: December 17, 2019

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417853/b9un8wwc6fhmtkn3dswx.png"><figcaption>Photo of Carrie Johnson by Shelly Mosman, 2019</figcaption></figure>Via PRInterim Executive Director Carrie Johnson has been officially named Executive Director/Curator of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rockfordartmuseum/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCYJ461TyNmTMp4otrzta554zpZJL52DvwOZXp6liUF5iqAmUTn7trUXG-AkLsjK9jkN81cK8ZtV6N0pzApNIvlTKb9vFdLRPAvQxLedQoD6QnqLXIPJmXF2gfjxFvC9InDEqmIvo-cNJbGDjW-pzLyHu4pfrQQyUvg6yu5xmTfBb0W9gPLzf1dpgJQv3Q2cSxh_CMjgejsDLyDfHwVFB27FHfrmlkZDDNPSkvqo9lP1CCgBTN5XQdaehl5KcNAooghuQnclYXB8i85eN5H6qFui55FhUFJY8ojD8EMla3-QOw2iSJ79hrGcg2oqpu-1HSo9ZCdFfve0osNBmtTN3Kmny0nkcU40DpMfNYmNWCYuFpa0XBHSg&amp;eid=ARAVzFY7LGZ9JEGWezQx5jCM8U1S9sbao9jtR3PVP_A5PnpowFkTRp78drp73uEwI0EoAFawoulBJQyT">Rockford Art Museum</a> (RAM).&nbsp; Carrie Johnson has been with RAM since 2006, most recently as Curator, leading the development and innovative implementation of exhibitions while overseeing the care for and management of the RAM Permanent Collection. A Rockford native, she has a deep knowledge of the organization and a passion for supporting and working with artists, having also led education department prior to becoming Curator in 2012—a position she has held longer than anyone else in the 106-year-old history of the contemporary art museum. “Carrie’s work to develop connections throughout the art world has brought significant donations of artwork to the RAM Collection, and introduced nationally known artists to our museum and to the Rockford region,” RAM Board President David Boccignone said in an earlier statement. “Her passion for art, education and the community make her a perfect fit to take on the leadership of Rockford Art Museum.”</body></html>

Carrie Johnson named Executive Director of Rockford Art Museum

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418716/h2jbms0aebkvpfjwx0lr.gif"></figure>&nbsp;By CGN STAFFBuying art does not have to bust your bank account.&nbsp;CGN is home to hundreds of galleries and art spaces that each have dozens if not hundreds of works of art available—many at totally approachable price points. One of the most common queries we have heard from readers and friends over the years is, especially from those who are starting out and want to build a collection, 'Can you buy good art that doesn't cost a fortune?" Our answer is of course, yes! The challenge is more likely, where do you start?&nbsp;Art buying is very personal, and there are no right or wrong answers for what to buy and live with. But as we have been updating our website with 2020's new listings and shows, we have come across plenty of works of art priced under $1,000. We want to share them as a way to show just what one can expect to purchase in dozens of art spaces in the city and suburbs – each is a small business supporting many artists and creative professionals. We have selected a total of seven approachable works, ranging in price from $75–$1,000, highlighting one gallery from each of our geographic districts (from Michigan Ave. and West Town to the Suburbs). We have relied on prices posted on gallery websites and their (increasingly common) e-commerce sites. We love the conversations we have with dealers and artists in person, but there's no denying the rise of art buying online. In each example posted below, you will NOT find these items on Amazon, making these perfect for yourself as well as for gift giving.&nbsp;&nbsp;Some tips to keep in mind:• There are many factors that go into pricing art, such as the medium (photography and prints vs paintings), the quantity available (in an edition of 25 or a unique work) as well as the reputation of and career stage of the artist (a young, emerging artist vs a contemporary master)• Not all prices are marked when you visit a gallery exhibition or art fair. But that does not mean that you cannot ask for a price, and maybe even discuss a (be reasonable!) discount.&nbsp;• Payment plans are often available. Ask before you buy what the options are.• Explore on your own, and don't hesitate to contact a gallery or artist to get a conversation started.• Use CGN as your guide to learn when shows are happening where and then get out there and look for yourself!&nbsp;&nbsp;<h1>&nbsp;</h1><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418716/khfaacaegnvnk7lnex48.jpg"></figure>JOEL OPPENHEIMER INC. (DOWNTOWN/MICHIGAN AVE.)<a href="https://www.audubonart.com/shop/product/ocb-051-audubon-1st-ed-octavo-pl-51-rough-winged-swallow-7943?page=17&amp;order=list_price+asc">JOHN JAMES AUDUBON&nbsp;</a>1st Ed. Octavo Pl., 51 Rough-winged Swallow1839–1844Hand-colored lithograph, 6 1/2" x 10 1/4" (approx.)$75.00&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418717/a7m0uftppj3gktvwcgjy.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;CHICAGO PRINTMAKERS COLLABORATIVE (NORTH SIDE)<a href="https://www.chicagoprintmakers.com/purchase-prints/">KUMI OBATA&nbsp;</a>Day and Night That Scatter in the Universe9" x 7", color etching$140&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418718/fxnuaknmcfo2vnpivavm.jpg"></figure>VALE CRAFT GALLERY (RIVER NORTH)<a href="https://valecraftgallery.indiemade.com/product/david-huang-luminosity-1686copper-wpatina-sterling-silver-23-karat-gold-leaf-3-x-3-x-3-400">DAVID HUANG</a>Luminosity 1686Copper w/patina, Sterling Silver, 23-Karat gold leaf, 3" x 3" x 3"$400&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418719/kiyhu6fol4lv4kqm0r0m.png"></figure>FLXST CONTEMPORARY (SOUTH SIDE – PILSEN)<a href="https://www.flxst.co/shop/roberto-jamora-notes">ROBERTO JAMORA</a>Notes2019Silkscreen print on cotton rag paper, 15 x 18". Edition size: 20From $500.00&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418721/jhxdnn0ibgbdnw3zzxdx.png"></figure>WANTOOT GALLERY<a href="https://www.wantoot.com/collections/modern-american-art/products/mineral-point">RICHARD ABRAHAM</a>Mineral Point&nbsp;2015Original oil painting painted "en plein air" in Mineral Point, WI. Canvas board in wooden frame19.375" W x 16.375" H$700.00&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418722/zqiokcy37rbnqtqetbh6.jpg"></figure>ART POST GALLERY (SUBURBS – GLENCOE)<a href="https://artpostgallery.com/artists/rath-berger/strawberries/">RATH BERGER</a>StrawberriesOil on wood panel, 12" x 13" (Framed)$990 (Framed) &nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418722/puzyjovwcleffifjfydz.png"></figure>LINE DOT EDITIONS (WEST SIDE)<a href="https://www.linedoteditions.com/products/josh-grotto-80s-woman-with-a-cigarette">JOSH GROTTO</a>80s Woman with a Cigarette2019Mixed Media on Paper, 22" x 29" (26.5" x 33.5" Framed)$ 1,000.00&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img></figure>GALLERY VICTOR ARMENDARIZ (RIVER NORTH)<a href="https://www.galleryvictor.com/jim-rose-steel-furniture">JIM ROSE</a>Structure #210found steel7.50h x 7.25w x 3d in$725 &nbsp;&nbsp;(Also pictured at top of page as key image for article, Josh Grotto: Bonfire of the Vanities, $ 800.00 from Line Dot)&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Art Picks: Works Under $1,000

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418641/mxiomkttobjwxakw6i7b.gif"></figure>By CGN STAFFFollowing is a list of events and exhibitions that should be on your cultural calendar for 2020. This list represents just a handful of notable shows coming to the Chicago area's museums. From international innovation on display to artistic fashion and two summer blockbusters, there will be a lot to see and talk about in 2020.&nbsp;More exhibitions and events in galleries and museums throughout the region are added to the<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events"> CGN calendar</a> daily, and we will also offer seasonal previews throughout the year.&nbsp;Please sign-up for our <a href="http://lb.benchmarkemail.com//listbuilder/signupnew?om9I%252B75JX6HB6TidKfz3Wv5pwVnAjsSIfmScmCLyVXjtO5iNRn8gS049TyW7spdJ">free newsletters</a> to receive the latest news and events.&nbsp; &nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418642/ao8tcujx1tav1rczpgyw.gif"><figcaption>Image: Lin Tianmiao, Day-Dreamer, 2000, photo courtesy of the artist, © Lin Tianmiao</figcaption></figure><h3>THE ALLURE OF MATTER: MATERIAL ART FROM CHINA</h3>Since the 1980s, Chinese contemporary artists have cultivated intimate relationships with their materials, establishing a framework of interpretation revolving around materiality. Their media ranges from plastic, water, and wood, to hair, gunpowder, and Coca-Cola. The exhibition features 45 monumental works.Feb 7–May 3, 2020Co-presented at the <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/smart-museum-of-art">Smart Museum of Art</a> and <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/alphawood-gallery">Wrightwood 659</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418643/au4og7wsm6kofp1rak7v.gif"><figcaption>Duro Olowu, Spring/Summer 2020, Look 1. Photo: Christina Ebenezer</figcaption></figure><h3>DURO OLOWU: SEEING CHICAGO</h3>Duro Olowu, a Nigerian-born British designer, is internationally recognized for his womens wear label. Characterized by unique fabrics, evocative patterns, and impeccable construction, Olowu’s garments are informed by his international background and curator’s eye. Now Olowu focuses on Chicago’s public and private art collections, including works at the MCA, to curate a show that reimagines relationships between artists and objects. &nbsp;Feb 29–May 3, 2020<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/museum-of-contemporary-art-chicago-mca">Museum of Contemporary Art</a><h3>&nbsp;</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418644/rvmvdsoveawmcagt18dw.gif"></figure><h3> PAR EXCELLENCE REDUX&nbsp;</h3>A commissioned 18-hole artist-designed golf course pays homage to the wildly popular 1988 exhibition Par Excellence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The fully playable course will be conceived and fabricated for the Elmhurst Art Museum by a new group of artists, designers, and architects.May 9–Sept 13, 2020<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/elmhurst-art-museum">Elmhurst Art Museum</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418645/w8buabwhfvnlh5f5pjp7.gif"><figcaption>Stacks of Wheat (End of Day, Autumn), 1890/91, Claude Monet.Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collection</figcaption></figure><h3>MONET AND CHICAGO</h3>During Claude Monet’s&nbsp; lifetime, Chicago was the American city that most aggressively acquired his work. This exhibition is the first to explore Chicago’s pioneering connection to the great Impressionist artist. Among the more than 65 paintings—from the Art Institute’s holdings and Chicago-based collections—are beloved major works as well as rarely seen still lifes, figural scenes, seascapes, and landscapes.May 10–Sept 7, 2020<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/art-institute-of-chicago">Art Institute of Chicago</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418646/vjtqfga6erdrg7w8qnkw.gif"><figcaption>Thoughtful Frida, Photo by Hulton Archive and Getty Images</figcaption></figure><h3>FRIDA KAHLO 2020</h3>This presentation of the life and works of the artist Frida Kahlo will feature 26 original pieces on loan from the Dolores Olmedo Museum Collection, as well as an immersive historical exhibit that provides a framework of the life, circumstances and events that led to Kahlo becoming one of the most important painters of the 20th century and of our time.Jun 1–Aug 31, 2020<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/cleve-carney-art-gallery-mcaninch-arts-center">Cleve Carney Museum of Art</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

2020: CGN Culture List

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418641/rhnzapqrb973p3lczmzg.gif"><figcaption>Could this be CGN’s publisher, Ginny Van Alyea?</figcaption></figure>By GINNY VAN ALYEAThe caption for the photo shown above reads, “Ginny made a fool of herself in the art gallery by admiring the fire alarm.”&nbsp;A friend gave it to me as a custom birthday card several years ago, and I have it framed and hanging in my office, mostly because it makes me laugh, but also because it’s a reminder that the art world can seem so intimidating to some people that they never fully explore it. For more than 35 years CGN’s mission has been to poke holes in that very perception. Art is about looking, which is why CGN truly wants readers to know that they are always invited to view art and to ask questions about it, and they are encouraged to seek out those who make art as well as champion it.There are currently many situations in our society where people worry about being perceived the wrong way or that what they think may be unpopular. As far as art is concerned, the enigmatic market influences of money, taste, and access can, understandably, lead people to assume that eye-popping auction prices or art fair name dropping mean that the average person could make a fool of himself if they don’t have the right knowledge or connections.I’ve been part of this community since 2002, and I’m honestly still figuring it out. Plenty of things, places and people continue to intimidate me, but I am committed to continually learning about what I like and don’t like as well as what’s current, even when it makes me feel uncomfortable or awkward. Ultimately, my experience, beyond market headlines and in the real world, is among a community of earnest and welcoming artists, dealers and collectors eager to connect through art, regardless of how it is personally interpreted. I’ve become more confident that it doesn’t matter so much what I think, relative to the prevailing consensus, but it matters that I observe and participate, and that I don’t hide out. I don’t even have to wear all black!The Art Institute of Chicago’s fall 2019 exhibition spanning decades of <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2019/10/charting-andy-warhol-from-a-to-b-and-back-again">Andy Warhol’s career</a> demonstrated that artists often see things before others, and we can be the beneficiaries of knowledge offered through their vision. Warhol elevated the mundane to art. He also knew that what you see matters as much as being seen.We live in an intensely visual culture. Nearly everyone today has the tools to create and share their own images, while messages are relayed more rapidly and subject to the collective culture of ‘likes.’ It’s important to see art in person and for yourself – whether in a gallery, museum, or sculpture park – in order to take a break from the content bombardment and to participate in a deeper visual conversation.This is the fourth edition of our CGN Arts Guide, a 164 page invitation to go see art for yourself all year long, from Andy Warhol, to the artist who isn’t a household name yet.Maybe admiring that fire alarm – whatever form it takes – means I am not a fool, I am just slowing down to notice something in an every day detail. After all, everyone is a work in progress.&nbsp;</body></html>

Publisher's Letter: 2020

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418641/a1ettp8ald624pzqp1qd.gif"></figure>By CGN STAFF VIA PRThe Chicago Parks Foundation has completed the first phase of the new AIDS Garden Chicago with the unveiling of a specially-commissioned 30-foot-high sculpture,Self-Portrait, by iconic HIV/AIDS activist and artist, the late Keith Haring. AIDS Garden Chicago will be the city’s first public monument to memorialize the early days of Chicago’s HIV epidemic and to honor those who continue to fight against the disease today.&nbsp;The new 2.5-acre public lakefront garden will be located along Lake Michigan just south of Belmont Harbor, at the original location of the ‘Belmont Rocks,’ a space where the local gay community gathered between the 1960s and 1990s.&nbsp;"The fight against HIV/AIDS represents more than a health epidemic: it symbolizes a time in our history when the LGBTQ+ and ally communities came together in the face of tragedy,” said Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot. "We lost countless neighbors and friends and relatives over the years, but we have made significant strides in combatting the virus. What was one of the darkest moments of the 20th&nbsp;century has given way to a blooming garden of hope and love; this new AIDS Garden Chicago will serve as a permanent reminder of how far we have come and as a way to honor those who continue the work of getting to zero new HIV infections.”“The Chicago Parks Foundation is so honored to be a part of this historic and legacy project for the city and all the communities and individuals who have been affected and still are living with HIV/AIDS.&nbsp; We are far from eradicating the disease, but this garden and iconic Keith Haring sculpture will serve as a beacon of hope and unity for all.&nbsp;This is truly a park with a purpose and a message,” said Chicago Parks Foundation Executive Director Willa Lang.<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418642/pbsulmnaz4eluixrkenh.gif"></figure>“We have worked closely with some of our longtime community leaders, held meetings with various community groups and are now excited to start phase one of this overdue project,” said Alderman Tom Tunney (44). “Self-Portrait’s new home at AIDS Garden Chicago, in the 44th Ward, is a small but powerful way to continue talking about the epidemic as we fight to bring both HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths to zero.”Bold, bright green and nearly three stories high, Self-Portrait will be the largest iteration of this popular sculpture that has ever been fabricated, and the Chicago Parks Foundation expects it to be the Garden’s signature anchor and gathering point.&nbsp;Working with the Chicago Park District and designed by landscape architects Design Workshop, AIDS Garden Chicago is set to be complete in 2020 and will include unique areas designed for reflection, education, honor, and pride.&nbsp;Visitors will be guided with markers and milestones through a variety of intimate and collective garden spaces to be coordinated and maintained by community gardeners still in formation. The garden will provide a sensory nature experience, including a grove of Gingko trees and a perennial garden of natural plantings at the entrance. A serpentine path will be the site for future temporary art installations organized by community partners.<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418643/hltjutaf6cc5w4urxs8d.gif"></figure>Self-Portrait is provided to AIDS Garden Chicago through a generous gift from the Keith Haring Foundation with personal financial support from Alderman Tom Tunney that was matched by the Alphawood Foundation Chicago. Chicago's Rosenthal Fine Art facilitated the conversation with the Haring Foundation.Keith Haring (1958-1990) generously contributed his talents and resources to numerous causes. In 1989, Haring established a foundation to ensure that his philanthropic legacy would continue indefinitely. The Keith Haring Foundation supports arts and educational institutions by funding exhibitions, educational programs, and publications that serve to contextualize and illuminate the artist’s work and philosophy.More information on AIDS Garden Chicago can be found at <a href="https://www.aidsgardenchicago.org/">AIDSgardenchicago.org</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sculpture credit: Keith Haring Foundation</body></html>

New AIDS Garden Chicago Unveils 30-foot-high lakeside Self-Portrait by Keith Haring 

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417808/ur3apkhiby7hlcadlkuf.gif"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Franz Schulze, art critic, educator and biographer of Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson, dies at 92</h3>&nbsp;Franz Schulze, a prolific Chicago art critic and educator who chronicled the lives and work of two of the 20th century’s most consequential architects, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson, died Monday at the Radford Green assisted living facility in north suburban Lincolnshire.By Blair Kamin, Chicago Tribune<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-franz-schulze-obituary-kamin-20191210-zajfdzd42zc5rmax6svju4giui-story.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417809/qb4saorquudhjuwxlde3.gif"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>A Belgian Collector Is at War With the City of Gary, Indiana, Over a Picasso Model He Found in Their School Gym</h3>&nbsp;The tale begins with a sculpture created for the city of Chicago, and ends with some angry folks in both Brussels, Belgium and Gary, Indiana.By Brian Boucher, artnet news<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/wooden-model-famous-picasso-sculpture-languished-years-school-gym-spurring-auction-drama-midwest-1728693?utm_content=from_&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=US%2010%3A40%20a.m.%20newsletter%20for%2012%2F11%2F19&amp;utm_term=New%20US%20Newsletter%20List">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417810/iwbi11tyqehxmmabodui.gif"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Science illuminates art in Detroit’s celebration of Bruegel’s The Wedding Dance</h3>&nbsp;To mark the 450th anniversary of Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s death, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) is showcasing its painting by the Netherlandish master: The Wedding Dance of 1566, acquired in 1930 in a bout of ambitious collecting that helped to vault the museum into world-class ranks.By Nancy Kenney, The Art Newspaper<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/science-illuminates-art-in-detroit-s-celebration-of-bruegel-s-wedding-dance">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: December 11, 2019

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418641/ewlbth4efylfweudhzit.gif"><figcaption>Visitors to Addington Gallery during a busy fall opening night</figcaption></figure>By CGN StaffArt walks have long been popular, since they are an inviting and manageable way to visit galleries and art spaces, usually in a single evening.&nbsp;In 2020 there are once again lots of local openings and open studio nights happening throughout the city, in the suburbs and beyond. Some events take place monthly and are named accordingly, while other events take place bi-monthly or quarterly. In every case it is good to <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=openings">check in with CGN</a> or with individual organizations in advance of your visit in case a certain regular event happens to coincide with a holiday weekend, for instance.&nbsp;2020, because of the leap year (and a presidential election year! And a summer olympics year!) means that some dates which normally would be 'First Friday' are actually on the Second Friday, which is why it's so important to <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=openings">check the CGN calendar</a> before heading out. Some date change-ups to note: galleries are mostly closed on Friday, January 3 and opening instead on January 10; the same goes for being closed July 3 but opening July 10; closed September 4 but opening on September 11, and so on!With galleries not quite as geographically concentrated as they once were, openings are sometimes spread out too, which can actually makes seeing all the shows a little easier, since you can have your pick of new shows on any given weekend throughout the year. Go to one district one evening and then to another one the following weekend. When there are clusters of openings happening, CGN will often share previews so you know what not to miss.Check out our updated list of regularly occurring walks and open houses below, and plan ahead to enjoy a night (or Saturday morning) out with art. Events are listed in order of when they take place (First Friday, 2nd Friday, 3rd Friday, Saturdays, Monthly, Quarterly and so on) and they take place all over: Chicago, the suburbs and beyond.&nbsp;Contact CGN to add a new event: info@chicagogallerynews.com–&nbsp;&nbsp;CHICAGO &nbsp;• Flat Iron – First Fridays&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6–10pm. 1579 N. Milwaukee&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.wickerparkbucktown.com/">Wickerparkbucktown.com</a>&nbsp;• River North Friday Openings&nbsp;&nbsp; 5–8pm. New shows generally open Jan 10, Mar 6, May 1, Jul 10, Sept 11, Nov 6&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?district=river-north&amp;filter=openings">CGN District Calendar</a> &nbsp;• Chicago Arts District – 2nd Fridays&nbsp; &nbsp; 6–10pm. S. Halsted/18th St. (Pilsen East)&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/chicago-arts-district--2">Chicagoartsdistrict.org</a> &nbsp;• Fine Arts Building – 2nd Fridays&nbsp;&nbsp; 5–9pm. 410 S. Michigan&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://fineartsbuildingstudios.com/open-studios">Fineartsbuildingstudios.com</a>&nbsp;• Bridgeport Art Center – 3rd Fridays &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Open Studios, 7–10pm&nbsp;&nbsp; 1200 W. 35th St.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/bridgeport-art-center">Bridgeportart.com</a> &nbsp;• Bronzeville Arts District Trolley Tour&nbsp;&nbsp; 3rd Fridays, June–September&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://www.bronzevilleartdistrict.com/">Bronzevilleartdistrict.com</a>&nbsp;• Zhou B Art Center – 3rd Fridays&nbsp;&nbsp; 7–10pm. 1029 W. 35th St.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://www.zhoubartcenter.com/3rd-fridays.html">Zhoubartcenter.com</a> &nbsp;• River North Design District Gallery Walk&nbsp;&nbsp; Friday, September 11.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Select showrooms and galleries&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://rivernorthdesigndistrict.com/fall-gallery-walk/">Rivernorthdesigndistrict.com</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418642/tyvvtzyatuad1t6p239m.gif"><figcaption>Gallery nights, like Evanston Made’s member mixers, are an ideal way to gather with friends to see art, to meet artists and to tour creative neighborhoods</figcaption></figure>SUBURBS&nbsp;• First Saturdays and Evanston Made&nbsp;&nbsp; Check website for dates and times. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Open studios and more on Chicago’s North Shore.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://evanstonmade.org/">Evanstonmade.org</a>&nbsp;• Oak Park Arts District (OPAD) – 3rd Fridays&nbsp; &nbsp;6–10pm. On Harrison St.&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://oakparkartsdistrict.com/">Oakparkartsdistrict.com</a> &nbsp;MILWAUKEE &nbsp;• Gallery Night and Day MKE&nbsp;&nbsp; Milwaukee, WI – Historic Third Ward&nbsp;&nbsp; Jan 17–18, April 17–18, July 17–18, October 16–17.&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://gallerynightmke.com/">gallerynightmke.com</a>&nbsp;</body></html>

2020 Art Walks

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418641/h0subhzcycxuzy2vb5cf.jpg"></figure>By GINNY VAN ALYEALongtime River North art dealer Andrew Bae formally announced yesterday that he is closing his eponymous gallery at 300 W. Superior St. by the end of this year. He is holding a private closing event in celebration of 30 years this month. The gallery's program, unique in Chicago, has been dedicated to introducing contemporary works by Asian artists, primarily with ties to Korea and Japan. Bae represented established as well as emerging artists, from Young June Lew, to Dr. <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2018/2/artist-dr-keysook-geum-at-olympics-opening-ceremony">Keysook Geum,</a> to recent SAIC graduate <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2018/7/artist-insights-dabin-ahn">Dabin Ahn</a>, showcasing each for them for a lengthy period of time in order, as Bae noted, to allow viewers to&nbsp;examine and follow their&nbsp;development.Bae sent a message to friends and supporters saying, "It is a momentous time for me to make this announcement for my retirement after 30 fabulous years in Chicago River North art district. I want to thank all of you for it would not be possible without your confidence and support."Bae came to America from Korea when he was 23 years old, with a Bachelor’s degree in science, and he worked as an analytical research chemist at Kellogg's company for seven years. Indulging a desire to travel, he left his job as a scientist and became an importer of beautiful things from around the world, and he even made furniture for a while, fascinated by its aesthetic and function. Eventually he became an art dealer and opened Andrew Bae Gallery.&nbsp;Following the closing of the gallery at the end of December, Bae says he will focus on consulting with institutions such as museums and universities. His parting retirement gift to one of his artists is the announcement by The Art Institute of Chicago of <a href="https://andrewbaegallery.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=55ccb03a54923634574800faf&amp;id=f84de253da&amp;e=ac6a80712d">the solo exhibition of Tetsuya Noda's 'Diary' prints</a>.Bae told CGN in a 2017 interview that he believes that nature and art are the ultimate beauty of all existing things.&nbsp; &nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418642/u0mav0raga5ylro1fjnc.png"><figcaption>Tetsuya Noda, 474 Diary; Mar. 05th, '10, Woodcut and silkscreen print, Ed. 10, 21.5 x 33.25 in., 2010</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Andrew Bae Announces Retirement After 30 Years in River North

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418641/wehxfni2gvdqcxiocas5.gif"></figure>Via PRChicago Artists Coalition (CAC) announced today the second cycle of the&nbsp;<a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-xllkkuy-dlvzir-y/">SPARK&nbsp;Grant</a>: an unrestricted award opportunity for emerging Chicago-based visual artists who identify as&nbsp;ALAANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, Native American), an artist with acute financial need, an artist with a disability, or as a self-taught/non-formally trained artist who does not hold a degree from an art program but has made their art practice a primary vocation.CAC's commitment to Chicago’s emerging artists provides resources that alleviate some of the financial burden that comes with being a working artist today. The SPARK Grant directly addresses historical barriers that have prevented the arts in this city from reflecting its demographic -- the ethos of this program having been created through the lenses of social, racial, and economic justice. Additionally, the SPARK&nbsp;Grant recognizes that the category of “emerging artist” is not necessarily defined by age but oftentimes a consequence of encountering systemic disadvantages perpetuated by discriminatory policies, structures, and&nbsp;practices; or, by operating outside of an academic or institutional system.&nbsp;With the support of the Joyce Foundation, the SPARK&nbsp;Grant&nbsp;offers unrestricted awards of $2,000 each to recognize exceptional emerging artists working in Chicago. After last year’s inaugural cycle the grant received 186 applications for 15 awards. There will be 20 awards granted through SPARK this year.&nbsp;Caroline Older, Executive Director of&nbsp;CAC, notes, “We are excited to launch the second year of the SPARK Grant with continued and generous support from&nbsp; the Joyce Foundation and to provide much-needed, unrestricted grants to Chicago’s artists. ” &nbsp;“Expanding funding for Chicago artists was among the top priorities outlined in the city’s cultural plan. The creation of this grant&nbsp;program directly connects to that goal,” stated Tracie D. Hall, Director of the Joyce Foundation’s Culture Program. &nbsp;“We have truly visionary artists living and working in every neighborhood across the city. We hope that this line of support will help bring some of their visions to life, for their individual benefit and that of their broader communities.”Applications for the SPARK Grant open December 16th.&nbsp;In the meantime, more information about the program and upcoming information sessions can be found&nbsp;<a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-xllkkuy-dlvzir-j/">HERE</a>.</body></html>

Chicago Artists Coalition Announces SPARK Grant for Chicago’s Emerging Artists

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418631/ndz6yrpvkr5ldtjbg9zc.jpg"><figcaption>CPC Director Deb Lader operates a press with visitors to the shop</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;By JACQUELINE LEWIS&nbsp;The longest running, independent print shop in Chicago, hits the big 3-0 with an eventful year planned to celebrate its exciting history.A Modest BeginningThe Chicago Printmakers Collaborative (CPC) is a gallery and workshop run by artists for artists. 30 years ago CPC first opened its doors in an old, rented, 2nd story walk-up in Chicago's west-side, Ukrainian Village neighborhood. The shop was born because artist Deborah Lader, CPC's eventual director, was searching for a place to print her work in Chicago. Frustrated by a lack of suitable places, Deborah eventually decided to open her own space, and then everything fell into place.&nbsp;Deborah used money she had saved, from teaching at Indiana University Fort Wayne, to purchase a defunct print shop, previously owned by artists Bill Cass and Lee Stoops. Now with a space to fill, she began scavenging the city for needed supplies. Deborah's initial worries about her new business venture were dispelled when her beloved grandmother passed away, leaving her the exact amount of money she needed to purchase her first lithography press. Despite the personal loss, she now believed that the printmaking shop was meant to be. Deborah named that first press, bought in 1990, ‘Edith,’ after her grandmother. And with that key piece of equipment, CPC was born.With the space, supplies and press in place, Deborah hoped that if she found some lithographic stones, as well as some important – but toxic, she admits – chemicals, the artists would come. And they did.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418632/s1navutgurhyt1byfbt6.png"><figcaption>Catherine Winings prints a 4-color etching</figcaption></figure>CPC Today30 years later Chicago Printmakers Collaborative now occupies their own space in Lincoln Square, featuring natural skylights that illuminate improved equipment – and less toxic chemicals. Though they moved just four tedious, stressful and expensive blocks in 2015, Deborah says now she feels like acquiring the space was “nothing short of a miracle” and that everyone feels at home in this location.They're also able to offer more than ever. CPC currently houses an affordable print shop and hosts classes, workshops and lectures that serve the Chicago community. They feature equipment and materials to facilitate an impressive array of printmaking techniques, including lithography, etching, relief, monotype, books, and photography. Since screen printing was introduced in 1994, it has remained the shop's most popular class.CPC also hosts international, as well as many local, print exhibitions, which have included resident group shows, touring shows and visiting artist exhibitions. Exhibitions often show traditional prints as well as works that challenge the more standardized “rules” of printmaking, with the hope that highlighting a range of work can expand the boundaries of the medium.The Community &amp; RecognitionCPC teaches hundreds of students who work diligently alongside professional printmakers, many of whom have wonderful things to say. CPC student George Bodmer shared, “The class was engaging, eye-opening, and addictive. Since then I have worked in various venues, with different presses, but constantly. The class at CPC really changed my life and hooked me on etching. Somebody last year asked me how many etchings I had done, and I looked and saw that I had averaged 25 a year for the last eight years; that’s an average of one every other week. The CPC provides a supportive artistic community, and provides a real addition to the neighborhood. When I was in a serious accident and hospitalized for a month four years ago, the CPC sent me some grounded plates to draw on, which really cheered me up.&nbsp;For the last several years I have exhibited almost continuously. CPC started the ball rolling for me.”&nbsp;CPC has also collaborated with a diverse group of civic organizations and corporations, ranging from the Chicago Park District and Gallery 37, to Target, with the intent of getting young artists excited about printmaking. The shop has also participated in international exchange collaborations with similar institutions, such as the Hard Ground Printmakers Studio in Cape Town, South Africa, and Galerie la Hune-Brenner in Paris, France, to name a few.&nbsp;Colleagues who have partnered with CPC also have raving reviews regarding their experiences. Mindy Neveaux, Events Manager of the Inspiration Corporatio said, “As the Event Manager at a local non-profit that helps homeless and low-income Chicagoans get back on their feet, I am so thankful for our partnership with CPC.&nbsp; Every March we hold our biggest fundraising event, One Inspired Evening. It’s a silent art auction and is dependent on art donations from local and national artists.&nbsp; The CPC has generously recruited their artists on our behalf and donated many, many wonderful pieces of art to the event.”The institution’s efforts have not gone unnoticed by the greater community. CPC's director, Deborah, has been awarded the Columbia College of Chicago Paul Berger Arts Entrepreneurship Award, which honored CPC as an innovator among the many artistic institutions in Chicago. CPC also received the Arts Advocate Award from the Ravenswood Art Walk in 2007, as well as the Cultural Contributor of the Year award from Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce in 2003.&nbsp;CPC’s gallery walls and flat files are now home to the works of over 85 artists, including: Hiroshi Ariyama, Matt Bodett, David Driesbach, Tony Fitzpatrick, Christine Gendre-Bergere, Karinna Gomez, Michael Goro, Dan Grzeca, Eric Hoffman, Mirka Hokkanen, Teresa James, Raeleen Kao, Ryan Kapp, Amos P. Kennedy Jr., Damon Kowarsky, Karen Kunc, Deborah Maris Lader, Kim Laurel, Carrie Lingscheit, Kumi Obata, Dennis O’Malley, Jaco Putker, Artemio Rodriguez, Jay Ryan, Jeff Sippel, Sarah Smelser, Megan Sterling, Kouki Tsuritani, Nicola Villa, Art Werger, Scott Westgard and others.Exhibition openings and open houses for group shows occur throughout the year on Saturday evenings, from 5–8pm.<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418633/ucekwxyumzhnopexydwq.png"><figcaption>A CPC STEAMROLLER event from 2018</figcaption></figure>What’s NextBesides continuing to improve the Lincoln Square location, CPC will be anchoring a brand new neighborhood arts fest, STEAMROLLER 2020, which will take place on July 25, 2020. This fest will close down an entire section of Lincoln Avenue so Deborah can live out one of her own "bucket list" items. During this fest visitors will have the chance to see Deborah print eight-foot woodcuts in the middle of a busy city street.CPC will first kick off their year of celebrations this weekend, when the <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-30th-international-small-print-show">30th Annual International Small Print Show</a> opens. Visit the shop from 11am–7pm on Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8 to begin toasting CPC’s anniversary and to view the new exhibition, shop for the holidays and enjoy the festivities. The show boasts over 60 artists from all over the world as well as handmade gifts plus refreshments.There is a plethora of other “30” themed events to celebrate CPC's milestone in 2020, including open houses, a collaborative print portfolio called 30/2020, an exhibition called 30 artists/30 years, a $30 sale, a stellar parade of visiting artists (Beauvais Lyons, Stephen Prince, Charles Cohan, and others), the 30-year celebratory STEAMROLLER arts fest, and much more.Keep track of all these events on <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/chicago-printmakers-collaborative--3">CPC’s listing</a> and by checking their <a href="https://www.chicagoprintmakers.com/">website.</a>Happy anniversary!&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</body></html>

Chicago's Longest Running, Independent Print Shop Celebrates 30 Years

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418705/klyo4ar1hnidnzlvnbrz.jpg"><figcaption>The tree in Daley Plaza (before moving to Millennium Park) next to the Picasso</figcaption></figure>By GINNY VAN ALYEAQuick! The holidays are upon us! This can either be stressful or a chance to be inspired by the season. In the CGN office, with our annual guide deadline behind us (early!) we are having fun thinking of all the ways we can actually enjoy art and the holidays this month, though we are highly aware that the shortened season means we have a lot to pack in in the next couple of weeks.Seeking out and appreciating art, and the artists who make it, can give you a special chance to enjoy culture and art this time of year. In this age of shop-from-your-couch from the world's mega companies, buying tickets to area museums and visiting local galleries and studios is an important way to support our vital, creative neighbors who do something independent every day of the year.&nbsp;Here for you is an artistic round-up of under-the-radar things to experience as well as share with loved ones from now until the new year. Go check out a museum you haven't visited before, take a selfie with the Art Institute's wreathed lions, buy art from a student, and just try to add some creativity and a unique spirit to your holidays. From luxe auctions to visits with Santa, there is a lot to do!&nbsp;There are also, of course, many ways – from checking out public art to attending a gallery talk or artist demonstration – to enjoy art without spending a dime.We add new events and exhibitions to the <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events">CGN Calendar</a> every day, so check it out to discover more holiday art events as well as plan for a new year of art.&nbsp;Enjoy art however you can this time of year, and be on the lookout soon for our red, 2020 CGN Arts Guide, arriving mid-month!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418706/tfekb2bkiheuptj3bxlc.jpg"><figcaption>The Art Institute's Lions are festive</figcaption></figure>Buildings Decorated for the HolidaysThe Chicago Architecture Center rounded up a list of some of the city’s iconic architecture decorated for the holidays. As they say, these buildings bring new meaning to the phrase “deck the halls”, including: the Railway Exchange Building (former home of CAC), 875 N. Michigan Ave (formerly John Hancock Center), the Art Institute of Chicago, Daley Plaza and Christkindlmarket, and others.&nbsp;CAC also offers many walking and bus tours of architecture throughout the area this time of year. Plus they have a <a href="https://shop.architecture.org/shop-by-collection/gifts.html">full store</a> of design and architecture-themed items in their new center on the Chicago River at the Michigan Ave. bridge, with special discounts for CAC members.&nbsp;And this Saturday from 1-2pm CAC offers a family day featuring <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/gingerbread-bungalows-with-pastry-chef-gale-gand">Gingerbread Bungalows</a> with Pastry Chef Gale Gand.<a href="http://www.architecture.org/news/historic-chicago/buildings-decorated-for-the-holidays/?utm_source=wordfly&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=ENEWS_December2019&amp;utm_content=Buildings%20decorated_version_A&amp;sourceNumber=101053">Chicago Architecture Center</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418707/ujido0tkisntjfjhpypx.gif"><figcaption>EXPO CHICAGO is selling a limited edition print by artist Nick Cave as well as an EXPO 2019 poster.&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>EXPO CHICAGO Limited Edition Nick Cave Print/Poster&nbsp; EXPO CHICAGO unveiled a special 2019 Poster,&nbsp;designed by Nick Cave and Bob Faust of Facility, at the fair in September. The image is a collectable&nbsp;momento to the artistic legacy of Chicago. Now through December 30, use promo code "HOLIDAY20" to score 20% off the artist-designed&nbsp;poster. A portion of all proceeds will go to <a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=2123148e6f&amp;e=c5b146cc27">Facility Foundation</a>, which provides scholarships and opportunities for emerging and established artists alike.&nbsp;This is a great, affordable way to own a frameable piece&nbsp;from the artist that T Magazine hailed as "The&nbsp;Most Joyful, and Critical, Artist in America."The limited edition print is $3,000. The poster is $50.<a href="https://www.expochicago.com/print/purchase-limited-edition-print-poster">EXPO CHICAGO</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418708/iko7eonjrucuhbaqdi2y.jpg"><figcaption>A miniature menorah is placed in Mrs. James Ward Thorne's A-37: California Hallway, about 1940. Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne.</figcaption></figure>The Holiday Thorne Rooms at the Art InstituteWe highlighted this one last year, but we have to include it again. There is no shortage of festivity at the Art Institute of Chicago, but make sure to visit the Thorne Rooms this season, as they are once again getting their seasonal trimmings. Among the most elaborate is the English Drawing Room of the Victorian Period, the only room with a Christmas tree. The Thorne Room tree and accoutrements are based on a famous engraving of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria and their children surrounding a trimmed and toy-bedecked tree, an image that would forever popularize this holiday fixture.&nbsp;Other ornamented rooms include:&nbsp;<ul><li>The English Great Hall of the Tudor period with a wassailing bowl, yule log, and an essential part of the costuming for that period’s singing and dancing revelers—a mummer’s mask</li><li>The Virginia Entrance Hall with mistletoe, wreath, and garland</li><li>The French Provincial Bedroom with shoes, or sabots, lined up before the fireplace, a crèche, and puzzle</li><li>The modern-era California Hallway with an Otto Natzler mid-century menorah and box with a dreidel</li><li>The New Orleans, New Mexico, and the Pennsylvania Dutch (German) rooms filled with regional treats of the season</li><li>The 1930s French Library with a tiny taste of Art Deco holiday glamour</li><li>The traditional Chinese interior filled with shadow puppets and instruments that would have been used to celebrate the Chinese New Year as well as other festive occasions</li></ul><a href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/9128/holiday-thorne-rooms">The Art Institute of Chicago</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418709/ch7e7c0kxbue9x34tros.gif"></figure>Shop the School of the Art InstituteThe SAIC Store is the only online retail website that offers&nbsp;official School of the Art Institute of Chicago apparel and accessories, many of which are clever ways to support the school and to don cheeky messages about life as an art student. Popular t-shirts and accessories sell out fast, such as the falling ice pin (pictured above) to show your Chicago winter pride, and this 'sporty' t-shirt touting SAIC's remarkable athletic legacy...<a href="https://saicstore.myshopify.com/">SAIC Store</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418710/xukq9qgodrp8dgjgbfje.jpg"><figcaption>Wilson 1st Edition, Pl. 35 Winter Falcon; Magpie; Crow</figcaption></figure>Holiday Gallery Tours at Joel OppenheimerOn Saturdays through the end of the year Joel Oppenheimer Gallery, located in the Tree Studios near Michigan Ave., is offering short behind the scenes tours of Oppenheimer's Audubon and Natural History Art Collections from the 17–19th centuries. Tours begin at 11am on Saturdays during the Holiday Season and last about 20 minutes.<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/joel-oppenheimer-inc">Joel Oppenheimer Gallery</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418711/kpgsnld23sjtyldbyydf.gif"></figure>Wrap it Up!Gallery Victor Armendariz opens its annual holiday sale of works from the studio (Affordable art! Emerging! Small! Shareable!) on Friday, December 6 in River North.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/gallery-victor-armendariz">Gallery Victor Armendariz</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418712/g4hlporkv7jthz1leg7g.jpg"></figure>Santa at the Driehaus MuseumFor the next two weekends you can see Santa at the Driehaus Museum just off of Michigan Ave. There's hardly a more festive way to time travel to the Gilded Age. The museum offers timed tickets for 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and Noon. Children 3–17: $8, Adults: $15, 2 &amp; under: FREE. Get your picture taken with Santa, and afterward, get in the spirit with holiday games, live music, and performances as you explore the museum.The exhibition Eternal Light: The Sacred Stained Glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany is also on view.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/richard-h-driehaus-museum">Richard H. Driehaus Museum</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418713/ulrddoggug4exw5ivjvl.gif"><figcaption>Suit by Vivienne Westwood, 1990s</figcaption></figure>Luxe Holiday Auction at HindmanHindman is having an online-only Luxe Holiday auction featuring Property from Ebony Fashion Fair: The Final Show starting this Friday, December 6. &nbsp;The auction contains the last available collection of clothing from Ebony Fashion Fair. Created in Chicago at Johnson Publishing Company in 1958 by the company’s co-founder, Eunice Walker Johnson, Ebony Fashion Fair became the world’s largest traveling fashion show and featured in cities around the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. The auction will include iconic and exceptionally rare designs from Ebony Fashion Fair by Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Paco Rabanne, Emanuel Ungaro, Pierre Cardin, Patrick Kelly, Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano, Issey Miyake, Bob Mackie, Jean-Louis Scherrer, Christian LaCroix and many more.In addition to Ebony Fashion Fair designs, Luxe Holiday features an impressive collection of luxury couture, fur and accessories for the holiday season.<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/luxe-holiday-6f7ee5f0-a778-4551-bff4-6826edbdce02">Hindman</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418713/jduu96orx64ll9gfsylm.gif"></figure>How to Buy Fine Art as a GiftVisit the Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts to hear from Chicago artists Steve Puttrich,&nbsp;Virginia Ferrante-Iqbal and Mary Longe about how to look at and buy a painting for the pleasure of someone else. Learn how to consider what a person might like, and art that might please them. Understand basics of the art market and investment potential. The artists will give a tour of P&amp;C's current show by the Plein Air Painters Chicago as a way to illustrate the key points of the presentation.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/how-to-buy-fine-art-as-a-gift">Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418714/mg1wjagmlxb7l8l4qtlh.gif"></figure>The Gift of InformationTime to toot our own horn! Share a <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/print-subscriptions">print subscription</a> to CGN for 3 issues for $20 a year.&nbsp;If you sign up by December 9 and <a href="info@chicagogallerynews.com">get in touch</a> with us, we will mail a 2019 CGN Arts Guide or our fall magazine with a gift certificate to announce your 2020 gift subscription. The new edition will arrive in mid-December.&nbsp;CGN has been spreading the spirt of art since the winter of 1982/83, and what began as a four page pamphlet to promote 16 galleries is now a 160 page annual arts guide, a summer as well as fall magazine featuring art news and interviews, and a comprehensive website telling you everything you need to know about art everyday in Chicago and the near-Midwest.&nbsp;Subscribe to <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/print-subscriptions">Chicago Gallery News (CGN)</a>Tel 312 649 0064&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Embrace the Joy and Art of the Season

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418641/cqf7bywjmycr3btdkbzq.gif"></figure><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>Elmhurst Art Museum exhibit celebrates its founding member</h2>An exhibition showcasing the works of the late artist-curator Sandra Jorgensen will be on view Jan. 25 to April 12, 2020, at the Elmhurst Art Museum. Jorgensen was the driving force behind the internationally known Elmhurst College Chicago Imagist collection and helped found the Elmhurst Art Museum at 150 S. Cottage Hill Ave. But exhibit organizers say her works often have been overlooked.By Amanda Berrios, Daily Herald<a href="https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20191129/elmhurst-art-museum-exhibit-celebrates-its-founding-member-">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418642/dghviydjsu6phztvlezh.gif"></figure><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>Thinking Bigger at Art Basel Miami Beach</h2>Art fairs evolve like any other event, but the changes can be subtle. Even if you are told that striking, thematically linked treasures are on offer in a special sector, rows of gallery booths have a way of blending together. So the organizers of Art Basel Miami Beach, taking place Thursday through Sunday for its 18th edition, are making an effort to create a palpably different atmosphere for a new sector, Meridians.By Ted Loos, The New York Times<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/arts/art-basel-miami-beach.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418643/wrne4iivc6b0elwn3dfp.gif"></figure><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>The Class of 2019? Meet 6 Fast-Rising Artists Having Star Turns at This Year’s Art Basel Miami Beach</h2>As the art world descends on Miami for the annual Art Basel Miami Beach fair and the accompanying constellation of fairs and parties, there can be a lot of noise to distract you from the main event. To keep your focus on the art—and, more specifically, emerging artists worth knowing—we’ve pulled out a few buzzed-about rising talents you should make sure to seek out at the fair this year.Via Artnet News<a href="https://news.artnet.com/market/emerging-artists-art-basel-1715943">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418644/n64dpcywccx92y7k99x6.gif"></figure><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>Artist hopes bear sculptures bring 'some play and fun’ to the Pedway</h2>This winter, bears will hibernate throughout the northern woods of Wisconsin and inside caves at Yellowstone. They’ll burrow in Alaskan dens below the snow. In Chicago, you’ll find them in the Pedway.By Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-hibernating-bears-sculptures-pedway-20191203-f6sh2hweave67a37dy2g4dwvd4-story.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>