<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418592/nu93sdly7rd3jciu0t0e.jpg"><figcaption>Notre Dame cathedral was engulfed by fire in April © Nivenn Lanos</figcaption></figure><h3>It’s official: the new Notre Dame will look like the old Notre Dame</h3>Law approved by French parliament this month states that the cathedral must be rebuilt as it looked before the devastating fireBy Francesco Bandarin via the Art Newspaper<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/analysis/it-s-official-the-new-notre-dame-will-look-like-the-old-notre-dame?utm_source=The+Art+Newspaper+Newsletters&amp;utm_campaign=96d881db17-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_08_04_09_25&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_c459f924d0-96d881db17-61117077&amp;fbclid=IwAR2Mw7YvLoAaxQ7kATU-HpZU529UFwGUWcJcleV_P2nS9v62itXXYhlYcIA">Read more...</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418592/zdi4rt3tvlef2xe7oypl.png"><figcaption>Mikalene Thomas</figcaption></figure><h3>The Baltimore Museum of Art Devotes a Year-Long Program to Female-Identifying Artists</h3>For the Baltimore Museum of Art, the future is female. The institution announced a year-long program of 20 exhibitions called “2020 Vision,” which will be dedicated to women and female-identifying artists.By Barry Samaha via Surface<a href="https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/baltimore-museum-women-artists/#">Read More...</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418593/h1ozul5c13omiu6tpgza.jpg"><figcaption>Georgia O'Keefe</figcaption></figure><h3>A New Study Has Simple Advice for Collectors Looking for Big Returns on Art: Invest In Women</h3>Male artists still make up the bulk of the art market, but women are doing better in terms of auction resales.By Sarah Cascone via Artnet<a href="https://news.artnet.com/market/art-market-women-1615090">Read More...</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418594/tt6m21mno2h1uu3fecmc.jpg"></figure><h3>Three Munich Museums Restitute 9 Nazi-Looted Artworks to the Heirs of Jewish Collectors</h3>The artworks ended up in Munich's museums before new research revealed their true history.By Kate Brown via Artnet<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/restitution-munich-museums-1616695">Read More...</a></body></html>

News From Around the Art World: August 5, 2019

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418350/qca5ny5yiol4fnmhnnef.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/richard-gray-gallery-gray-warehouse">Richard Gray Gallery</a> announced today that gallery artist Jim Dine has been appointed Chevalier del’Ordre de la Légion d’honneur, the French Legion of Honor, on July 14, 2019.&nbsp;Born in Cincinnati, Dine came to prominence in New York in the late 1950s. Over the course of his&nbsp;distinguished&nbsp;career, Dine has produced iconic series of paintings and sculpture that are recognized worldwide and celebrated for their enduring motifs. Dine has been a resident of Paris for the last decade, and in 2016, made a significant gift of major paintings and sculpture to the Centre Pompidou. Dine's recent honor is&nbsp;indicative of the city's everlasting gratitude and embrace of his practice.<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418351/cvvmiggkh7sglcaeezit.gif"><figcaption>2017 installation view of Jim Dine: Looking at the Present at Gray Warehouse. Photo Tom Rossiter.</figcaption></figure>Dine's most recent <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/looking-at-the-present-recent-works-by-jim-dine">exhibition with the gallery</a> was in 2017 to inaugurate Gray Warehouse's location on Chicago's west side.&nbsp;Founded by Napoleon in 1802, The Legion of Honour is the highest French award given to soldiers and civilians. You can read more about the history of the award <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_of_Honour">here</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Artist Jim Dine Receives France's Highest Civilian Award

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418248/z5zmlrxkjndctomt1vgl.png"><figcaption>Alma Wieser, director of Heaven Gallery, wants to create a sustainable arts center in Wicker Park by using a Community Land Trust model.ALMA WIESER/PROVIDED</figcaption></figure><h3>‘I Feel Like I’m Burying My Neighborhood’: Wicker Park’s Cultural Scene Is A Shell Of What It Once Was. Can A Group Of Artists Save What’s Left?</h3>Heaven Gallery's Alma Wieser wants to create a community land trust to preserve a permanent place for art and artists in Wicker Park. But she needs a lot of help.By Hannah Alani via Block Club Chicago&nbsp;<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/07/26/i-feel-like-im-burying-my-neighborhood-wicker-parks-cultural-scene-is-a-shell-of-what-it-once-was-can-a-group-of-artists-save-whats-left/?fbclid=IwAR0cIbrlJcgvHDi6_ybOcpuLxRbrA7qHlO_iEf8g2_EDfNhtsG03HSdpNB4">Read more...</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418249/t4allx1rml2t3mo7uyun.jpg"><figcaption>Installation view of an event by James Gallery. Photo courtesy of James Gallery, Pittsburgh.</figcaption></figure><h3>Galleries That Moonlight: How Smaller Dealers Are Making Money in Nontraditional Ways, From Helping Corporations to Hosting Weddings</h3>To increase revenue in a crowded field, galleries are developing side hustles as event venues and corporate art advisors.By Daniel Grant via Artnet.com<a href="https://news.artnet.com/market/galleries-that-moonlight-1611124?utm_content=from_&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=US%209%3A55%20a.m.%20newsletter%20for%207%2F29%2F19&amp;utm_term=New%20US%20Newsletter%20List&amp;fbclid=IwAR3OU_ld95BoGGGI_eDOClVo3GCSeN1sdIYx66-nRX-bh16uI9YTEHVd29U">Read More...</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418250/mnzqejmjunog5jaxrzva.jpg"><figcaption>Jackson Park, with the Museum of Science and Industry in the upper right corner, in Chicago on March 2, 2018. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)</figcaption></figure><h3>Obama Presidential Center will have ‘adverse effect’ on Jackson Park’s historic design, new report says</h3>Building the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park will have an “adverse effect” on the park and on the adjacent Midway Plaisance, a new report by city officials for state and federal agencies has revealed.But while the massive project would alter portions of the property that justified listing it on the National Register of Historic Places, the newly released report is just one step in the federal review process.By Lolly Bowean via CHICAGO TRIBUNE<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-obama-presidential-center-historic-properties-effects-20190730-hauhsnrrrfad5fqkbmdzc7yspq-story.html">Read More...</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418251/xgnnbjbe5bw59ra1uj9f.jpg"><figcaption>Frida Kahlo by Ulta Beauty: The Signature Box. Photo courtesy of Ulta.</figcaption></figure><h3>A New Line of Frida Kahlo Makeup Seems to Have Forgotten About the Artist’s Signature Unibrow, and Her Fans Are Furious</h3>To mark the occasion of Frida Kahlo's 112th birthday, the <a href="https://fridakahlocorporation.com/">Frida Kahlo Corporation</a>, the official licensing agent for commercial products bearing her name and likeness, unveiled a new Kahlo-branded makeup line, produced by Ulta Beauty and priced between $10 and $30. (The same week, <a href="https://www.vans.com/vault-main/frida-kahlo.html">Vans launched new line of shoes</a> featuring her paintings.)There was one major problem: The photo of Kahlo being used on the packaging, many felt, downplayed her famous unibrow, leaving the public to wonder whether or not the unconventional beauty had been Photoshopped to conform to traditional standards of attractiveness.By Sarah Cascone via Artnet.com<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/frida-kahlo-ultra-beauty-makeup-controversy-1603084?utm_content=from_&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=US+9%3A55+a.m.+newsletter+for+7%2F18%2F19&amp;utm_term=New+US+Newsletter+List&amp;fbclid=IwAR19zoMbt5F0DbCLdH91yyHz3Z3C_f4PmY-k_UYNj8RyTnq2rdlCS6TVF_E">Read More...</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: July 30, 2019

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418271/gtszn6ecsqjrbmougbtd.gif"></figure><h3>Artists Selected for Kehinde Wiley's Inaugural Residency Program in Senegal</h3>Black Rock Senegal, the residency program launched by artist Kehinde Wiley earlier this year, announced today that sixteen multidisciplinary artists have been invited to to live and work in Dakar from August to April 2020.Via Artforum<a href="https://www.artforum.com/news/artists-selected-for-kehinde-wiley-s-inaugural-residency-program-in-senegal-80382">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418272/gg3xqbw7vjujrmhxowew.gif"></figure><h3>Mega Collector Dakis Joannou Turned Remote Greek Island into an Art Mecca&nbsp;</h3>On a Monday in late June, after the Art Basel fair in Basel, Switzerland, the billionaire collector Dakis Joannou docked his yacht in the small harbor of the Greek isle of Hydra. The yacht’s exterior is covered in a kaleidoscopic pattern that was designed by Jeff Koons, and it is called Guilty.By Nate Freeman, ARTSY Editorial<a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-mega-collector-dakis-joannou-turned-remote-greek-island-art-mecca">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418273/i35jwbbic5dptkxlcqkk.jpg"></figure><h3>Inside Hushed Museum Hallways, a Rumble Over Pay Grows Louder</h3>The art handlers at the Guggenheim work under some unusual conditions, having to hang paintings slightly askew and tilted to account for the museum’s sloped floors and curved walls. But this spring, the handlers mounted something never before seen at the Guggenheim: a successful union drive.By Elizabeth A. Harris and Robin Pogrebin<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/22/arts/museum-pay-unions.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Farts&amp;action=click&amp;contentCollection=arts&amp;region=rank&amp;module=package&amp;version=highlights&amp;contentPlacement=1&amp;pgtype=sectionfront">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: July 23, 2019

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418254/qcqzkkkidpkpcqn62do6.gif"></figure>By GINNY VAN ALYEAHeadline-making auction results never fail to draw in established collectors tracking art’s hottest names, speculators monitoring investment opportunities, and of course many casual observers. Art prices are frequently at the heart of the attraction of the global art market as well as the source of the intimidation people new to the art world feel when they wonder why a piece of art costs what it costs.With more than 130 galleries operating in the Chicago area, there is no single best way to work on behalf of artists and collectors, but there are a few key ways to keep the lights on year after year: save, and build a good reputation.Here we share five examples of the financial expense side of running a physical gallery in Chicago in order to pull back the curtain on what the numbers can look like in our local art market. While the overall income figures remain mostly private, I am grateful to these five local art dealers, who each agreed to be candid about a significant portion of their own unique operational costs and to share why being in the art business is worth more than money. &nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418255/einf9jez1st82h62poxs.gif"><figcaption>A view into McCormick Gallery</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/mccormick-gallery">McCORMICK GALLERY</a>Features both modern and contemporary art, focusing primarily on painting, works on paper and sculptureLocation: West LoopPrincipal: Tom McCormickYears in business: 50, although McCormick Gallery opened in 2000Number of artists represented: 20 living; 12 estatesNumber of art fairs per year: We used to do up to 10 per year. Now it’s down to 3, and shrinking! In 2018 our 3 fairs totaled $115,000 in expenses.Major expenses: Commissions to artists on sold works: $996,110. Salaries: $101,659 (I don’t take a salary)Other necessary expenses: taxes, framing, shipping, publications, utilities, repairs, etc.Annual rent: $72,000. We own this building, which helps, but I have to pay the mortgage and taxesCGN: What single factor has mostly kept you afloat?TM: I am at heart very conservative with money. I started almost 50 years ago, very modestly as a picker and runner (antiques, textiles, paintings… whatever), and didn’t have a proper gallery until I was in my 50s. So I built up a very solid base of knowledge and experience and never got too big for my pants, which helps in the down times. I think a reputation for being honest and reputable is very important. We also believe in giving clients artwork they will love and want to live with at a fair price. That’s sort of old fashioned, I suppose.CGN: What makes the gallery business worth it for you?TM: I make a good living, so no complaints there. After all this time I’m pretty good at this and don’t know what else I’d do. While I am more and more disheartened by the whack-a-doodle art world, and what passes for “contemporary art”, I still love finding and selling a good painting. I like the artists we represent and enjoy seeing careers flourish. I love the occasional letter from a satisfied client who writes to say how much they enjoy their purchase. That pretty much makes it worthwhile. &nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418256/i010fci7dlnfifyep51z.gif"><figcaption>Western Exhibition’s booth at the 2019 Art Los Angeles Contemporary art fair, held in February 2019, with works by Elijah Burgher, Edie Fake, Robyn O’Neil and Deb Sokolow.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/western-exhibitions">WESTERN EXHIBITIONS</a>Contemporary gallery that shows artists who work across most media, also featuring artist books and multiplesLocation: West TownPrincipal: Scott SpehYears in business: 15Number of art fairs per year:3–5Number of artists represented: 21Expenses: Without sharing dollar amounts, here’s a list of expenses that are part of the business, in no particular order. I’m sure that I’m missing something: Insurance (Art as well as liability); Utilities; Photography; Advertising; Framing; Shipping and supplies (FedEx and art handlers); Rent; Professional organization dues; Accountant/bookkeeping fees; Quickbooks; Credit card processing platform; Software (MS Office / Photoshop, as well as an Inventory management system, plus Constant Contact); Artsy; Telephone; Office supplies; Refreshments for opening receptions; Website host; Artist book inventory; Hardware and paint; Physical improvements/maintenance; Artist dinners; Tickets to non-for-profit galas/benefits; Employee wages; and my wages (LOL).CGN: Single biggest expense:SS: Combined art fair costs, which include art fair application fees, booth fees, art fair shipping, lodging, travel, and entertainment.CGN: What single factor has mostly kept you afloat?SS: I don’t have mouths to feed, I’m on my wife’s health insurance, and our rent is relatively cheap. And I don’t own a car. My personal life expenses are pretty low.CGN: What makes the gallery business worth it for you?SS: It beats working! &nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418258/zgosctoelzfxxa3pef3d.gif"><figcaption>Courtesy of VGA Gallery and Gallery 400, Opening night of Chicago New Media 1973-1992, 2018</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/vga-gallery">VIDEO GAME ART GALLERY (VGA)</a>Focused on increasing cultural appreciation of and education about video games and new mediaLocation: Wicker ParkExecutive Director: Jonathan Kinkley (Co-Founder with Chaz Evans)Years in business: 6Number of art fairs per year: 4-5CGN: Single biggest expense:JK: Artist fees and staff compensation was around $20K in 2018, higher than normal because we had a huge exhibition Chicago New Media 1973-1992 that was grant-supported, allowing us to pay artists, scholars and workers. Also, we are nonprofit.CGN: Average annual art fair fees (booths, travel, shipping):JK: About $3–5K in 2018, all for local fairs like BitBash, C2E2, Minefaire, GDEX. In 2019 since we are traveling Chicago New Media to the Ars Electronica fair to reach 100K people, with the help of the Terra Foundation, that presentation will cost around $10K. We estimate $3–5K for additional local fairs but also for a trip to present at Games For Change Festival in NYC and also the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.CGN: Annual or monthly rent:JK: In 2018, monthly costs averaged around $500. VGA has generous landlords (my wife Melissa and I!) who subsidize rent and post the space on AirBnB when it is not in use by VGA, freeing up funds for programming. We worked with a law firm to draft a transparent lease that was approved by the VGA board.CGN: Annual revenueJK: About $70,000 in 2018CGN: What single factor has mostly kept you afloat?JK: The Chicago video game and art community believes in us, and that takes the form of material support through grants, donations and volunteering, plus hundreds of people buy VGA prints. Sheer grit and determination are factors too!CGN: Why is it all worth it?JK: This is a tough question I confess I ask myself often. We bring pure delight and wonder, and people’s reactions are amazing and appreciative. The artists too, are so hungry and deserving of recognition. Without VGA, kids at Humboldt Park Library wouldn’t learn how to make games; artists working in games and new media wouldn’t be appreciated in artistic spheres. Books about gaming wouldn’t be published, and people seeking art and games wouldn’t have this dedicated place to go.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418259/ehl1zlbvisp1intjw56j.gif"><figcaption>Works by Meg Leary and Scott Horsley installed at Bert Green Fine Art, summer 2019</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/bert-green-fine-art--2">BERT GREEN FINE ART</a>Exhibiting emerging, mid-career and underrepresented artistsLocation: The Loop/Michigan Ave.Principal: Bert GreenYears in business: 20Number of art fairs per year: 1–2 art fairs a year at at cost of about $8,000 per fair.Number of artists represented: 14 represented, plus about 20 more exhibited but not represented.CGN: Did you have a ‘real job’ before becoming an art dealer? Was it more or less lucrative?BG: I had been curating freelance since 1982, directly out of college, but did not open my own gallery until 1999. In the meantime I was a freelance graphic designer but did now and then hold the occasional job, never as a career and never was my previous work especially lucrative.CGN: Single biggest gallery expense:BG: The rent ($15,000 per year)CGN: Annual revenue:BG: It varies, but gross sales are usually between $150–$200KCGN: What single factor has mostly kept you afloat?BG: Low overhead, especially cheap rent.CGN: Why is it all worth it?BG: Being self employed is liberating and allows for an amazing amount of independence and freedom. Plus, the world of art and artists is unconventional — the people who inhabit that world are the most interesting characters and do not fall into the predictable patterns of tiresome career-based drudgery and unhappiness that so many people experience. &nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418260/a5vlmyg1znaghw37iebp.gif"><figcaption>The gallery's inaugural exhibition in the new West Town space featured the work of Joel-Peter Witkin in May 2019</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/catherine-edelman-gallery">CATHERINE EDELMAN GALLERY</a>Devoted to the exhibition of prominent living photographers, alongside new and young talent.Location: Newly in West Town (after 31 years in River North)Principal: Catherine EdelmanYears in business: 32 in December 2019Number of art fairs per year: 4-6Number of artists represented: Approximately 30CGN: Major expenses?CE: My single biggest expense is rent. I pay over $100,000 a year in rent and have for a long time. I have always had long term leases, but everything was off the base rent [from 1987], which when I started was either $11 a square foot or $13. Now rents are $31–$34. We just moved to West Town, where rent will still cost me $31/sf but it is $2,000 less per month for almost twice as much space as what I had in River North.CGN: Average annual art fair fees (booths, travel, shipping):CE: They all average to $40,000–$45,000 per art fair, all included. I do 4–6 per year, depending on my energy level.CGN: How do the fairs stack up for you financially?CE: Up until a year and a half ago we probably netted anywhere from 2–4 times our expenses. The last year and a half I’ve been losing money at art fairs, which is a first for me. I don’t know what changed, but it’s been pretty consistent, well except for EXPO CHICAGO – we always do well there. Miami, we usually are pretty good – six figures net, but we lost money the last two years, which is just unheard of. I know some of it is one of my artists, who is a real mainstay financially, is not producing work that’s of quality that he used to, so where we might have done $1 million of sales of his work, it’s dropped to $200,000. Because the art fairs cost so much money, and the average piece of art that I bring is between $2,000–$10,000, that’s a lot of art that one has to move if it doesn’t come from him. I have to sell 20 $2,000 pieces to make up for one work that is $40,000. I specialize in discovering new people and bringing their careers up, so it’s a hard balance.CGN: There is a financial obligation tied to representing artists. How many artists do you represent now?&nbsp;CE: Probably around 30 – I think that’s been consistent. I work on projects now, so that can be a year, year and a half and then they go. I’m finding that’s much more rewarding for everybody. It’s not as much pressure on the artist to produce things that I like, but it has to be a really strong body of work if collectors are going to get behind it. [Collectors] like to see things year after year, but artists just aren’t working that way, or at least the photographers that I engage aren’t working that way any more. The lineage used to be really simple, but I’m assuming that’s because a lot of the kids coming out of art school now aren’t focusing on just one specific medium anymore. They’re kind of combining things – maybe they want to try audio with video and photography, and it takes some time to figure that out. I find that exciting, but it also is nerve wracking. You can’t really represent it the same way.CGN: What single factor has mostly kept you afloat?CE: My passion for what I do and the fact that I save well. When we were doing really, really well I saved, so that now when things are a little funky we’re still OK.CGN: Why is it all worth it?CE: Because it’s what I do. At a certain point, you make the decision about ‘Is this really what I’m doing for the rest of my life?’ Because unless you’re the one percenters, so that you buy your way into the art world and can buy your way into the blue chip artists, the 99.9% of us who are not that way and who are the ones who really do support the art world, it’s difficult. There are a lot of highs and lows, and you only do this if you really love what you’re doing, because you don’t do it to get rich, although it’s afforded me a very good life.But I’m clear it’s a finite number of years I’ll do this. I’ve said when I’m finished with the gallery, I’ll start a not-for-profit. With 30 something years behind me, it’s going to take a long time to start a new business.Now I’m starting CASE Art Fund – we seek to raise awareness of human rights issues by supporting fine art photographers and their work. We finally have our 501(c)(3), and we have a different way of thinking about costs. For instance it only costs $2,000 for an outside wall at an art fair, but at $1,800 a photo – and we’re making only 25% [of the sale] as well as covering the production costs of the work – we have to sell nine photos to cover the net of $2,000 [of that wall at the fair].&nbsp;Once again it’s not about making money, it’s exposing the art to the right audience. It’s a whole different engagement. It’s not for me, it’s not for them; it’s for the greater good.&nbsp;</body></html>

Money Talks: What Does It Really Cost to Make a Gallery Last?

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418252/yhsqx3yfgg52vbzugxnx.jpg"><figcaption>Vernissage 2018 at Festival Hall. Photo: Jeremy Lawson Photography.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;By GINNY VAN ALYEAThe eighth edition of EXPO CHICAGO,&nbsp;the International Exposition of Contemporary &amp; Modern Art is drawing closer by the week. With the <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2019/6/expo-chicago-announces-participants-for-eighth-edition">exhibitor lineup set</a> and the many programatic details falling into place, plans are now being made for the always-popular opening Vernissage event, which opens the fair to thousands of art world VIPs on Thursday, September 19, 2019.The Women’s Board of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is the evening's host and charitable beneficiary. Proceeds from Vernissage raise significant funds in support of the MCA's education department's mission, whose programs offer compelling opportunities to explore, challenge, discuss, and reflect on the MCA’s holdings, as well as the larger world of contemporary art and culture.<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418253/bkoac3b6wsqfxd6j7gfw.jpg"></figure>As always those in attendance will be eager to see the best of the world's contemporary art all under a single, massive roof. Many prominent collectors, artists and art world figures&nbsp;are sure to be in attendance.Past Vernissage events have offered one-of-a-kind experiences like Nick Cave's&nbsp;2017 Up Right Chicago&nbsp;performance, which featured dozens of participants wearing his famous Soundsuits, as well as custom objects designed by architect Jeanne Gang.<figure class="image"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/2339/original/img-6517.jpg" alt=""><figcaption>Nick Cave performance, 2017</figcaption></figure>EXPO ART WEEK has become a cultural centerpiece of Chicago's art calendar. The most anticipated art event of the year, EXPO CHICAGO, the International Exposition of Contemporary &amp; Modern Art, boasts some of the world’s premier galleries, and continues to reinforce&nbsp;Chicago as a preeminent art fair and international cultural destination. This year promises to open the international fall arts season with panache, as we showcase Chicago’s unparalleled arts, cuisine, and culture.Vernissage takes place Thursday, September 19, 2019 in Festival Hall on Navy Pier Private Patron Party 5-7 pm General Reception 6-9 pm Tickets to the Patron Reception, featuring a premium bar and cuisine from some of Chicago's finest restaurants,&nbsp;start at $300. Tickets to the General Reception start at $125 ($100 for MCA members). Tickets will be released <a href="https://mcachicago.org/Calendar/2019/09/Vernissage-2019">for sale</a> in August.&nbsp;More info available at <a href="https://www.expochicago.com/">expochicago.com</a>This year's VERNISSAGE co-chairs are Lori Crosley and Mary Kay Touhy. The Women's Board President is Ellen B. Wallace2019's Patron Party Restaurants:20E Aster Hall Big Star Chicago Raw Eli's Cheesecake Hannah's Bretzel Margeaux Brasserie Marisol Nude Dude Food Pescadero Tanta<figure class="image"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/2338/original/img-6493.jpg" alt=""></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/2337/original/img-6492.jpg" alt=""></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/2335/original/img-6480.jpg" alt=""></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Closing in on Fall's Big Art Party: Save the Date for EXPO Vernissage 2019

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418131/ijjfo3xar4336rlhlb1d.gif"></figure><h3>Incredible 3D Chalk Art Coming To Rogers Park This Weekend</h3>A chalk festival is coming to Rogers Park this weekend, and the art created is much more elaborate more than your childhood hopscotch game. Chalk Howard Street features realistic 2D and 3D chalk art from professional chalk artists, as well as amateurs and even kids. It will be held on Howard, immediately east of Howard Street “L” station.The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 20. It is free and open to the public.By Jonathan Ballew, Block Club Chicago<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/07/15/incredible-3d-chalk-art-coming-to-rogers-park-this-weekend/">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418132/wosomtnh3vxrb69ciuju.gif"></figure><h3>How a Chicago photographer uses art to bridge racial divides</h3>Sometimes art can open people’s eyes to see their own community in a fresh way. Tonika Johnson’s project has done that by connecting opposite sides of a long-segregated city.By Richard Mertens, Christian Science Monitor<a href="https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2019/0715/How-a-Chicago-photographer-uses-art-to-bridge-racial-divides">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418133/yf6elx70djl9cvgislly.jpg"></figure><h3>From the Archives: A Look at Chicago’s Budding Art Scene, in 1955, by Museum Pioneer Peter&nbsp;Selz</h3>An enthusiastic appreciation of younger talents developed in the Windy CityBehind the plastic surgery along Chicago’s lakefront lies the real city. It has been variously christened hog-butcher, slum-city and hustler’s haven. It also has a distinguished cultural heritage, and today, inviting comparison with the originality of its architectural and literary traditions, there are certain recent paintings and sculpture by five young people who are potential leaders of a younger “Chicago School.”By The Editors of ARTnews<a href="http://www.artnews.com/2019/07/12/chicago-art-scene-peter-selz-1955/">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418134/rceei6codwmz9xovocfe.gif"></figure><h3>Chicago’s ‘Queen of Tape’ Makes Art with Duct Tape</h3>When most people see a roll of duct tape, they probably see a drab, everyday object that’s occasionally useful for fixing stuff. Anna Dominguez is different: She sees a medium of art.About nine years ago, Dominguez began making works of art using tape. She has since dubbed herself the “Queen of Tape.”By Evan Garcia, WTTW News<a href="https://news.wttw.com/2019/07/10/chicago-queen-tape-makes-art-duct-tape">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: July 16, 2019

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418136/j284cnawc5uw9wmd2qq6.jpg"></figure>By GINNY VAN ALYEA via PRThe River North Design District (RNDD) announced plans this week for this year’s annual River North Fall Gallery Walk on Friday, September 6 and Saturday, September 7, 2019.&nbsp;The walk is comprised of 33 locations with special events throughout River North featuring 35 artists and 23 designer vignettes.&nbsp; This year’s walk philanthropic partner is buildOn; a portion of proceeds will change the lives of children in a developing country.The walk will feature showrooms exhibiting designer vignettes from Chicago’s top designers as they showcase livable settings highlighting artwork created by local contemporary artists. Showrooms will have extended hours on September 6. The vignettes will be on view until October 7. &nbsp;“The River North Design District Fall Gallery Walk is our most popular event of the year! This year we are featuring brilliant and collected artists from all over the world paired with some of the most coveted Chicago designers. We’re really solidifying our presence not just as design centers, but as partners supporting the rich, vibrant art community of the River North neighborhood.” —Mike Cao, president, River North Design District“This collaboration between the River North Design District and the River North Gallery District underscores the deep connections between design and fine Art and the veritable riches of Chicago’s offerings within one of the city’s most vital neighborhoods. Contemporary design and designers innovate in the spirit of responsible and sustainable engagement with social and environmental challenges while fine artists and the galleries that promote them aspire to focus our attention on what is possible and what needs to be changed in the spirit of inspiration and aspiration.” —Ken Saunders of Ken Saunders GalleryThe gallery walk is free and open to the public; the VIP Kickoff party and after party are $35 each, or both for $60. Proceeds benefit the not-for-profit River North Design District, and proceeds will go towards yearly programming. A portion of proceeds will also benefit philanthropic partner buildOn.&nbsp;More info about the event, RNDD and tickets on sale may be found <a href="https://rivernorthdesigndistrict.com/fall-gallery-walk/">here</a>&nbsp;<h3>Highlights</h3>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418136/vsnpbooioesotnnnfi40.jpg"><figcaption>Artist Sarah Raskey is featured at the RNDD Kickoff Party at Chicago Luxury Beds</figcaption></figure>• Kickoff Party: Amy Kartheiser Design featuring Sarah Raskey on exhibit at Chicago Luxury Beds440 N. Wells St. #100nVibrant colors, bespoke beds, natural stones. These are just three of the things to expect when joining us for the exclusive River North Design District Gallery Walk. Amy Kartheiser Design and Sarah Raskey Fine Art collaborate to create a truly revolutionary party inside Chicago Luxury Beds. Works of art and curated vignettes work together to tell a story and create the mood for the rest of the night. A portion of the proceeds will change the lives of children in a developing country via buildOn.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418138/n9jfx4i5rwinfmvfqug2.jpg"><figcaption>The Sept 6 After Party at Transceramica will feature a collaboration by PROjECT.interiors &nbsp;(pictured), Amanda Morrison and Theodore Alexander</figcaption></figure>• Afterparty: PROjECT.interiors featuring Amanda Morrison on exhibit at Transceramica with a special installation from Theodore Alexander314 W. Superior St. #100MATTER: [noun] physical substance: earth, fire, crystal, water; distinct from mind and spirit. [verb]&nbsp;be of importance; have significance. PROjECT. interiors, Transceramica and Theodore Alexander present an after party that matters. Celebrate community, creativity and our collective power to inspire change all while getting our groove on.&nbsp;Vibe&nbsp;high with spinning beats, tribal rhythms and singing bowls;&nbsp;ground yourself in&nbsp;sculptural installations by Amanda Morrison and Sarah Raskey; get mystified, shake it down and make design matter. A portion of the proceeds will change the lives of children in a developing country via buildOn.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418139/nqno3rdglrqhfpmqjbfs.bmp"><figcaption>120 W Kinzie will transport you to 1960s London's Carnaby Street</figcaption></figure>• Mod TrioKadlec Architecture + Design featuring Glenn Wexler of Zolla Lieberman Gallery JamesThomas Interiors featuring Ramona Russu with Daniel Kinkade Fine Art Jessica Lagrange Interiors featuring Janet McGreal of Gruen Galleries on exhibit&nbsp;at Oscar Isberian Rugs120 W. &nbsp;Kinzie St.A romp through London’s Carnaby Street during its swinging ‘60s heyday.&nbsp; Music, fashion, art and cocktails collide to create a feast for the senses.• JamesThomas –Pull on your go-go boots, pull back the palms and discover who the woman in black is by artist Ramona Russu.• Jessica Lagrage –A mod Maison inspired by the visionary style of the West End girls showcasing a piece by artist Janet McGreal.&nbsp; Can ya dig it?• Kadlec Architecture + Design – One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small.&nbsp;Join us for a colorful, trippy scene featuring Chicago artist Glenn Wexler and Zolla Lieberman Gallery.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418140/gtd0k68aofjuwmy2s2wc.png"><figcaption>David Gamble, Andy Warhol's Longines Watch Wig &amp; Glasses</figcaption></figure>• Yamini Designs featuring Julian Wasser and David Gamble of Hilton | Asmus Contemporary Gallery on exhibit at Casa Spazio222 West Hubbard St.Wig Out! &nbsp;Swing through Casa Spazio and wig out in the wild and carefree glam of ‘60s Hollywood. Inspired by the photography of Julian Wasser and David Gamble at Hilton | Asmus Contemporary, Yamini Designs has envisioned a hip and swanky lounge where Wasser would have entertained the celebrities he photographed in the City of Angels—and collected works like Gamble’s bold and vibrant silkscreen prints.&nbsp;Look for a young Jack Nicholson, Anjelica Huston, Dennis Hopper and Andy Warhol among the Wasser prints as you vibe with the sounds of the ‘60s and ‘70s. Then grab a dirty martini&nbsp;and a retro appetizer, sink into an Italian sofa and take in Gamble’s limited edition “Wig” series featuring Warhol’s own iconic silver-white hairpiece and glasses.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418141/dedyfen7gv2pzjwhfx2g.jpg"><figcaption>Artist Linc Thelen at work</figcaption></figure>• Wike LaFrey featuring Linc Thelen on exhibit at Orizzonti329 W. Grand Ave.A fanciful evening inspired by the imagination of artist Linc Thelen, whose large-scale oil on canvas abstract creations will be on display. Romantic music and a signature cocktail “Italian Nights” will help create the mood. An original piece of artwork, created just for this event, will be raffled for charity. Prepare to be amused.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418142/vpwm8tyo2ekpfdjjzgxv.jpg"><figcaption>Moulin Rouge, Paris Cancan, par Julies Chéret, 1900</figcaption></figure>• JOLIE ID featuring Meg Cowell with Daniel Kinkade Fine Art on exhibit at Christopher Guy located in the Chicago Luxury Furniture Centre371 W. Ontario St.Pop the champagne and prepare for the spectacular at the Moulin Rouge! Enter a miraculous world of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur and glory. Join us for an evening of forever flowing champagne and jaw-dropping entertainment designed to take you back to Montmartre in 1899.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418143/rkt6q8cmegnkrlyrhuxx.jpg"><figcaption>Bruno Surdo, Euphoria, oil on canvas, 48 x 72 inches</figcaption></figure>• Victoria Hardy Interiors featuring Bruno Surdo and Michael Van Zeyl of Victor Armendariz Gallery on exhibit at eggersmann usa300 W. Hubbard St., 4th floorGoddess Gala of Fine Arts –&nbsp;eggersmann will be celebrating the essence of all women through the eyes of Bruno Surdo &amp; Michael Van Zeyl with unique designs by Victoria Hardy. Take part in a real life work of art, sip rosé and enjoy light bites.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418143/jymp0ykkstnwbjbj8rsy.jpg"></figure>• The Anti-Cruelty Society (ACS) featuring “Art from the Heart”, special “KIDDY KITCHEN POP UP”, Dresner Design157 W. Grand, Education &amp; Training CenterJoin The Anti-Cruelty Society as we celebrate the work of young artists at the annual Art from the Heart juried exhibition. Visual works will be on display as youth share their passion for animals, advocacy and the community. Stop by to be inspired by how these young artists are putting their compassion to action. Special “Kiddy Kitchen” by Scott Dresner of Dresner Design will be raffled off to benefit ACS.&nbsp; Learn more about the Art from the Heart exhibition and contest at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.anticruelty.org/">www.anticruelty.org</a>.&nbsp;<h3>RNDD Weekend Art Walk Hours</h3> Friday, Sept.&nbsp;6 – All Showrooms open 5–9pm Friday, Sept.&nbsp;6 – Kick–Off Party&nbsp;5–6:30pm Friday, Sept.&nbsp;6 – After Party 8–10pm Saturday, Sept. 7 – All Showrooms Open 11am–4pm (with a few exceptions) &nbsp;<h3>Special Event Tickets</h3> Kick-Off Party –&nbsp;$35 After Party – $35 Kick-Off &amp; After Party&nbsp;– $60 Event tickets will be available <a href="https://rivernorthdesigndistrict.com/fall-gallery-walk/">here</a>. All Showrooms are free &amp; open to the public&nbsp;<h3>2019 Participants:</h3>&nbsp;<ul><li>PROjECT.interiors featuring Amanda Morrison at Transceramica</li><li>Amy Kartheiser Design featuring Sarah Raskey at Chicago Luxury Beds</li><li>Hailey Lauren Designs featuring Jamie Tubbs with Daniel Kinkade Fine Art at TOTO</li><li>Nora Schneider Interior Design featuring Cleveland Dean at bulthaup</li><li>JOLIE ID featuring Meg Cowell with Daniel Kinkade Fine Art at Christopher Guy</li><li>Yamini Designs featuring David Gamble and Julian Wasser of Hilton | Asmus Contemporary Gallery at Casa Spazio</li><li>Victoria Hardy Interiors featuring Bruno Surdo and Michael Van Zeyl of Victor Armendariz Gallery at eggersmann usa</li><li>Robin Thomas Design featuring Randy O’Brien of Vale Craft Gallery at Lightology</li><li>Wike LaFrey featuring Linc Thelen at Orizzonti</li><li>Kadlec Architecture + Design featuring Glenn Wexler of Zolla Lieberman Gallery at Oscar Isberian Rugs</li><li>JamesThomas Interiors featuring Ramona Russu with Daniel Kinkade Fine Art at Oscar Isberian Rugs</li><li>Jessica Lagrange Interiors featuring Janet McGreal of Gruen Galleries at Oscar Isberian Rugs</li><li>Brianne Bishop Design featuring Philippe Vignal with Daniel Kinkade Fine Art at Ligne Roset</li><li>Vincere featuring Vladimir Bachorik of Echt Gallery at O’Brien Harris</li><li>Bruce Fox Interior Architecture + Design featuring James Iska of Shashi Caudill Fine Art at Theodore Alexander</li><li>Kelly Hurliman Design featuring John Bannon of Ken Saunders Gallery at Renaissance Tile &amp; Bath</li><li>Room &amp; Board featuring Steven Ciezki and Kazuki Takizawa of Echt Gallery at Materials Marketing</li><li>Sarah Jacquelyn Interiors featuring Cat Tesla of Chicago Art Source at Artists Frame Service</li><li>Sarah Dippold Design featuring Robin Denevan of Addington Gallery at Organic Looms</li><li>Steve + Filip Design featuring Christophe Gausparro at Studio41</li><li>Alan Design Studio featuring Jennifer Webster with Daniel Kinkade Fine Art at 210 Design House</li><li>Alida Coury Interiors featuring Colt Seager at Calia Stone Boutique</li><li>dSPACE Studio featuring TJ O’Keefe at Molteni&amp;C</li><li>Centaur Interiors featuring Tyler Shields at Samuel Lynne Galleries</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li>Victor Armendariz Gallery is exhibiting Jan Pieter Fokkens</li><li>Gruen Galleries is exhibiting Meredith Pardue</li><li>Vale Craft Gallery is exhibiting Randy O’Brien</li><li>Zolla Lieberman Gallery is exhibiting Dennis Lee Mitchell, Phyllis Bramson and Lorraine Peltz</li><li>Echt Gallery is exhibiting Jay Strommen</li><li>Addington Gallery is exhibiting Rebecca Crowell and Robin Denevan</li><li>Ken Saunders Gallery is exhibiting Thomas Scoon</li><li>Hilton | Asmus Contemporary is exhibiting David Gamble and Julian Wasser</li><li>The Anti-Cruelty Society featuring “Art from the Heart”, special POP UP with Dresner Design </li></ul></body></html>

Early Notice: River North Design District 5th Annual Gallery Walk Will Swing in the Fall

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417971/muymhih81dn7gvdynqdl.gif"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>8 Frank Lloyd Wright buildings, including Chicago’s Robie House and Oak Park’s Unity Temple, named to World Heritage List</h3>&nbsp;Eight buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright, including the Prairie style masterpiece of the Robie House in Chicago and the bold concrete structure of Unity Temple in Oak Park, were named Sunday to the United Nations’ list of the world’s most significant cultural and natural sites.By Blair Kamin, Chicago Tribune<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/blair-kamin/ct-biz-frank-lloyd-wright-world-heritage-kamin-0707-20190707-ztbrj577rzemnobkyigov2ma6a-story.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417972/zjpi3bmoolybvyckv6gd.gif"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>The Farnsworth House will get an x-ray makeover for the Chicago Architecture Biennial</h3>&nbsp;All eyes will be on Plano, Illinois, the small town nearly 60 miles west of the city that’s home to the Miesian masterpiece Farnsworth House, for&nbsp;the upcoming Chicago Architecture Biennial. Artists Iker Gil and Luftwerk duo, Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero, are teaming up to shed new light on the pioneering international style house, lining its underlying geometries with beams of neon laser light.&nbsp;By Emily Conklin, The Architect's Newspaper<a href="https://archpaper.com/2019/06/farnsworth-house-x-ray-vision/?trk_msg=EH3MUIU4QIBKDA38NK7492PEP4&amp;trk_contact=436PHT0TNC925O20R3PGA8BES0&amp;trk_sid=31ASUUDPANPRS2386D4IHDI398&amp;utm_source=listrak&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=The+Farnsworth+House+will+get+an+x-ray+makeover+for+the+Chicago+Architecture+Biennial&amp;utm_campaign=Late+Edition%3a+The+Farnsworth+House+will+get+an+x-ray+makeover+for+the+Chicago+Architecture+Biennial">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417973/f2qr6uyc94f5u1gjastu.gif"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Holy cow! Some of Chicago’s beloved ‘Cows on Parade’ are back for just a little while</h3>&nbsp;July’s ‘Cows Come Home’ marks the 20-year anniversary of the wildly popular 1999 exhibition.. Peter Hanig, who was responsible for bringing Cows on Parade to Chicago, says making Chicagoans smile and bringing them together is “the whole point” of the art installation. Hanig, who owns Hanig’s Footwear on North Michigan Avenue, was inspired by cow sculptures he saw on a 1998 vacation to Switzerland and wanted to bring them to Chicago.By Syd Stone, Chicago Sun Times<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/3/20678836/chicago-cows-on-parade-returns-anniversary-peter-hanig">Read More</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: July 9, 2019

<html><head></head><body>By GINNY VAN ALYEAFollowing a 4th of July holiday that blended into a long weekend, everyone is back this week and we have a busy weekend of art to look forward to.There is a lot to see through Saturday, though the bulk of the openings taking place in River North on Friday evening, July 12. Openings also take place on Chicago Ave. in West Town, as well as in Pilsen East. On Saturday you can head to Michigan Ave as well as Ukrainian Village and back to West Town.In River North, the traditional July happening that was a much loved fixture on the art calendar for many years&nbsp;is back,&nbsp;with the third annual <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/river-north-art-district">Midsummer Art Walk</a>. Resurrected and reimagined in 2017 by a group of dealers who wanted to reinvent a familiar seasonal&nbsp;energy for a district long associated with art, the event is casual but promises to be a lively evening of mingling in the name of art discovery.Many galleries embrace the spirit of the summer group show, while others are showcasing new work from artists putting on solo shows – some who have not exhibited in years. Both formats invite art collectors and visitors to the city to&nbsp;spend time in&nbsp;multiple districts and&nbsp;explore Chicago's unique visual&nbsp;culture by viewing work created by living artists.&nbsp;Throughout the city galleries have spent time planning this season's bright, largely easy going shows – a final stop before the fall art frenzy opens in early September and continues through the eighth edition of <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/expo-chicago">EXPO CHICAGO</a>.Our summary of this weekend's highlights is below. We add new events to our <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=openings">calendar</a> daily.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417931/rvsdija6sbpekpdc8nay.jpg"><figcaption>Enjoy a summer night out at the Smart on July 11</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/events/1606/summer-cookout-celebrating-cross-currents-intercambio-cultural/">Smart Museum of Art</a></h3>Opening event July 11.&nbsp;• Hyde Park.On Thursday evening from 5–8pm attend a <a href="https://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/events/1606/summer-cookout-celebrating-cross-currents-intercambio-cultural/">social summer opening</a> evening jointly hosted by the Smart Museum and National Museum of Mexican Art celebrating the exhibition&nbsp;<a href="https://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/exhibitions/cross-currents-intercambio-cultural/">Cross Currents/Intercambio Cultural</a>, an exhibition exploring how issues of Latin American and Latino/a identity and place are manifest in the practices of artists working in Chicago and Havana at a moment of social change and strained political relations between the United States and Cuba.The outdoor evening get-together features a DJ set from the collective <a href="https://sonoramachicago.com/">(((SONORAMA)))</a>, a printmaking activity, exhibition-inspired food, beer provided by Lagunitas Brewing Company and other refreshments, plus a first look at work by Chicago- and Havana-based artists who took part in an artist exchange.Also on view: <a href="https://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/exhibitions/tara-donovan-fieldwork/">Tara Donovan: Fieldwork</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417932/q6j17qzw0copeynwxgea.jpg"><figcaption>Joanne Mattera, Silk Road 446, encaustic on panel, 12" x 12"</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/rebecca-crowell-new-cold-wax-paintings">Addington Gallery</a></h3>Opening&nbsp;Friday, July 12.&nbsp;• River North.Addington Gallery has been enthusiastically promoting its summer show for the past couple of week and is proud to be part of River North's <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/river-north-art-district">3rd Midsummer Art Walk</a> with many other area spaces. Addington also features new work by Lisa Pressman and welcomes Alicia LaChance and encaustic artist Joanne Mattera to the gallery with an installation of new paintings by each.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417933/cddpvpuslfdnugisdy8w.jpg"><figcaption>Left: Peter Lupkin; Right: Steve Banks</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/peter-lupkin-steve-banks-not-windmills-but-giants">Gallery Victor Armendariz</a></h3>Opening Friday, July 12• River NorthVictor's gallery features a joint show, Not Windmills, But Giants: Peter Lupkin and Steve Banks, featuring a range of dynamic, active figurative works by two artists.&nbsp;<h3>&nbsp;</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417933/ojav4le0nlofyqwnnjl1.gif"></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/blake-aaseby">Zolla/Lieberman Gallery</a></h3>Opening Friday, July 12• River NorthBlake Aaseby balances a push and pull of painted planes, documented line-work, and recalled shapes in order to form convoluted re-tellings of past events. His work aims at creating maps to a landscape he finds is both fading and forming, one that rests between the past and present.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417935/zc8vnjdq5hobsefcwtfo.jpg"><figcaption>Lawrence Schiller</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/lawrence-schiller-who-wants-to-live-forever">Hilton Asmus Contemporary</a></h3>Opening Friday, July 12• River NorthYou'll recognize at least one face at Hilton Asmus's opening: Marilyn Monroe. Lawrence Schiller: Who Wants to Live Forever? features the photographs of <a href="https://www.hilton-asmus.com/schiller-lawrence.html">Schiller</a>, whoseimages appeared in Life,&nbsp;Sport,&nbsp;Playboy,&nbsp;Glamour, and the&nbsp;Saturday Evening Post even while he was still in college. Schiller’s interests and ambitions soon developed into a profession in print journalism, documenting major stories for glossy magazines all over the world. His iconic images include those of Robert F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Bette Davis, Barbra Streisand, Marilyn Monroe, Muhammad Ali, and Madame Nhu, among others.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417936/obqlaxfuchedg28c2he6.png"></figure><h3><a href="http://kensaundersgallery.com/exhibitions.html">Jason Pickleman at Ken Saunders</a></h3>Opening Friday, July 12• River NorthNew wall works in neon by Jason Pickleman will be on view at Ken Saunders Gallery through the end of August. These (literally) bright, stylized works show that what's old can in fact also be very new.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417937/pfbpvpojg8xrpyjklpmy.gif"><figcaption>Works by Gina Szulkowski and Larry Fox at Vale Craft</figcaption></figure><h3>Additional River North Openings</h3>Openings on Friday, July 12<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/summer-group-show">Vale Craft Gallery</a> heralds a summer group show devoted to accessible works of art created by artists using a range of materials.&nbsp;Other galleries who opened new shows recently but who will be open for Friday's celebration are <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/river-north-openings-4169e017-160f-429f-baf6-e485a39b81ee">Rangefinder Gallery</a>, and <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/river-north-openings">Carl Hammer.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417938/wcdwc097nj2oypmq4kgx.jpg"><figcaption>Tami Bahat</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tami-bahat-past-is-present">Catherine Edelman Gallery</a></h3>Opening Friday, July 12• West TownThe gallery's second show in their new space in West Town features images by Los Angeles based photographer Tami Bahat (1979, Tel Aviv, Israel). At an early age, she realized her curiosity and interests were more aligned with the sensibility, formality, and style of dress from the Victorian era. She gravitated to photography as a teenager. With support from her parents, who are both in the arts, she rejected the traditional path of art school and learned the history of art from books, museums and family trips, where she was exposed to the paintings of Vermeer, Botticelli and Rembrandt, whose works have had a lasting effect.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417939/khiz7mlep175xwngencg.jpg"><figcaption>Martha Tuttle</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/martha-tuttle-the-dance-of-atoms">Rhona Hoffman Gallery</a></h3>Opening Friday, July 12• West TownThe gallery's second exhibition with Martha Tuttle, The Dance of Atoms, takes inspiration from early Greco-Roman understandings of molecular matter. Tuttle’s new textile-based paintings are composed of hand-spun wool and linens dyed with mineral pigments. Hovering between abstraction and materiality, the works explore the notion of relational arrangement, rather than the inherent self or object, as a mode of understanding the physical world.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417940/ei6ttcaurgqpbnlrne3f.gif"><figcaption>Daniel Ramos</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-land-of-illustrious-men-work-by-daniel-ramos">Filter Photo</a></h3>Opening Friday, July 12• West TownThe Land of Illustrious Men is a solo exhibition featuring the work of Daniel Ramos, curated by Paul D’Amato.Ramos states, “The Land Of Illustrious Men is a story about my family, which began with the migration of my parents to the United States of America. My father entered the US illegally to pursue the American dream, whereas my mother was forced to immigrate to the US by my grandmother in order to live a better life. My parents met at an English language class in Chicago. They never learned the language, but they fell in love, and built a life together. Throughout my entire life in the United States we lived in Pilsen, a Mexican American neighborhood. All the storefronts were in Spanish, everyone spoke Spanish, and everyone lived a working-class life. During the summers, my parents would send me to Mexico to avoid the gang violence in my neighborhood. I spent every summer in Mexico until I was 22 years old." Following the death of Ramos's mother and while his wife was pregnant, Ramos and his wife temporarily relocated to his family home in Monterrey, Mexico, when he photographed the people and places who shaped the person that he is now. Ramos graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a BA in Photography in 2003&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417941/dzigwnqoti6ucolzcvts.gif"><figcaption>Mau Mau</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/mau-mau-solo-show">Vertical Gallery</a></h3>Opening Saturday, July 13• Ukrainian VillageMau Mau: Bombing walls and painting bridges opens Saturday night. Mau Mau is a renowned British urban graffiti artist who’s gained an international following with his humorous street, print and graffiti work. He incorporates political, environmental and cultural commentary to his work – often with his trademark character of a mischievous and fun loving Fox. With roots planted in surf and country vibes of the North Devon coast, Mau Mau brings an air of rural sophistication to the art he has been creating for twenty years. He has painted his way around the world, his artwork appearing on everything from shipwrecks to surfboards and billboards to city walls.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417942/mevq9ug7knzvyodkgiv0.jpg"></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/basics-a-lie-solo-show">Chicago Truborn</a></h3>Opening Saturday, July 13• West TownLie (Jay Turner | b. 1982 | USA) is a Chicago Suburb based painter. After graduating from The Illinois Institute of Art – Schaumburg, he was a package designer/illustrator for 4 years until he opened Paper Crown Gallery (an urban/street art inspired gallery) in Arlington Heights, IL (2011-2016). Most of his work includes spray paint, acrylic, pencil, and some non-traditional techniques/mediums.&nbsp;This will be his third large show with Chicago Truborn.&nbsp;View the full CGN calendar <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=openings">here</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

July's Gallery Openings: A Summer Hurrah Before the Fall

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417944/kg4qvzwkxooy5qqm0cvc.gif"></figure>By CGN Staff via PR<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/weinberg-newton-gallery">Weinberg/Newton Gallery</a> quietly moved out of its original River North location this past spring. This week they just announced plans to relocate to a newly renovated space in Chicago’s River West neighborhood at 688 N Milwaukee. The public will be invited to view the inaugural exhibition, a presentation in collaboration with Human Rights Watch, on September 6.&nbsp;Totaling 6,300 square feet, the new location devotes 2,400 square feet to exhibition space, an increase of more than 140% from the gallery’s previous location on W. Superior Street. The new space will be one of Chicago’s largest non-commercial galleries. The new location provides the gallery with a street-level space with massive windows. Upon entering the reception area, visitors will proceed into the enormous gallery space, which features 15-foot-high ceilings, natural light and generous floor space for sculpture or hanging work. A large adjacent space with floor-to-ceiling windows, a kitchen and a courtyard, will be utilized for special events and programming related to exhibitions including artist talks, panel discussions, performances, film screenings and educational workshops.&nbsp;In 2014 Weinberg/Newton Gallery framed an ambitious new mission – to become a presenting platform for social justice issues. Through collaboration with artists and non-profit organizations, the gallery aims to create space for dialogue about social justice issues relevant to local, national and international communities. In the past, Weinberg/Newton Gallery has had the privilege to work with organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, Facing History and Ourselves and the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law. Previously exhibited artists include Tania Bruguera, Díaz Lewis, Cheryl Pope and John Preus. Keeping in line with their mission, the gallery’s business model divides the proceeds from sales of art between the artist and the partner organization.&nbsp;“This expansion enables us to better realize our vision to be a resource to artists, community organizers, and nonprofit organizations,” said Executive Director David Weinberg. “We can offer a platform to causes that can benefit from communicating their message to a broader public, while also raising funds to support artists and further the organizations’ mission.” Under the leadership of Co-Directors Nabiha Khan-Giordano and Kasia Houlihan, Weinberg/Newton Gallery has presented exhibitions on issues ranging from poverty, the juvenile justice system, environmental conservation, literacy, gun violence, racism, abortion rights, immigration justice, healthcare access and homelessness. Curated by the gallery team, exhibitions feature contemporary artists whose work engages with the issue at hand.&nbsp;To inaugurate the new location, Weinberg/Newton Gallery will present an exhibition in partnership with Human Rights Watch surveying contemporary perspectives and historical approaches to technology and surveillance. Featured artists will include Asa Mendelsohn, Christopher Meerdo, Maryam Taghavi and Marilyn Volkman, with more to be announced at a later date.<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417945/tq2wv2yehvpw3wuwvw5h.jpg"><figcaption>View of the new space in River West</figcaption></figure>About Weinberg/Newton Gallery&nbsp;Weinberg/Newton Gallery is a non-commercial gallery with a mission to collaborate with nonprofit organizations and artists to educate and engage the public on social justice issues. Through artwork and programming, the gallery provides a vital space for open discourse on critical contemporary issues facing our communities. Connecting artists with social justice organizations, we work to drive change and cultivate a culture of consciousness.&nbsp;History of Weinberg/Newton Gallery&nbsp;In 2016, David Weinberg Photography became Weinberg/Newton Gallery. The change reflected and acknowledged the influence of attorney and philanthropist Jerry Newton on the gallery’s work, particularly in building relationships with partner non-profit organizations. The Weinberg/Newton Family Foundation underwrites the efforts of Weinberg/Newton Gallery, and has been led jointly by David Weinberg and Jerry Newton since 2009.&nbsp;About Human Rights Watch&nbsp;Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people worldwide. They scrupulously investigate abuses, expose the facts widely, and pressure those with power to respect rights and secure justice. Human Rights Watch is an independent, international organization that works as part of a vibrant movement to uphold human dignity and advance the cause of human rights for all.</body></html>

Weinberg/Newton Gallery's Expansive New Home is Commitment to Social Justice

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417913/rqdxgvz3wlkvmbbz0z9h.png"><figcaption>WGN's Justin Kaufmann and CGN's Ginny Van Alyea</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;CGN Publisher Ginny Van Alyea visited the WGN Radio studios on Wednesday evening to talk to Justin Kaufmann, host of the Extension 720 show, about the great River North Gallery Fire, memorialized in this <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2019/4/30-years-later-the-1989-river-north-fire">April 2019 CGN article</a> on the 30th anniversary of the fire.&nbsp;&nbsp;Click here <a href="https://wgnradio.com/2019/06/26/how-a-1989-fire-in-river-north-changed-the-art-community-for-years/">to listen</a> to the interview.&nbsp;&nbsp;30 years ago, a huge fire ripped through River North destroying an estimated $50 million dollars worth of art. WGN wanted to look back on the impact of that fire on the art community and neighborhood. While the fire is well known by members of the art scene from that time, it is still a revelation to many. Ginny spent some time giving a sense of what was so unique and vibrant about River North back in 1989, how much of the area was impacted by the fire,&nbsp;how quickly the fire spread and why the cause of the fire remains a mystery. She also emphasized the staggering amount of art that was unrecoverable and how the art community managed to rebound and move on after the fire.The topic of Kaufmann's show was 1989.&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Publisher Interviewed by WGN Radio About 1989 Gallery District Fire

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417861/swiskyfbyy4bojovladg.gif"></figure><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h3>Chicago’s Murals And Mosaics</h3>&nbsp;A new web and print series, brought to you by the Chicago Sun-Times, aims to capture, catalogue and celebrate the beauty of our streets.Some of them reflect pop culture.Many carry political, historical or religious meanings.Some defy obvious interpretation.Regardless, our plan is to highlight as many Chicago-area murals and mosaics as possible, but our collection is a work in progress – and that we need you, the reader, to provide feedback, flag us on anything we missed in the public realm.Via Chicago Sun-Times Staff<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/25/18715493/chicago-murals-mosaics-where-to-find">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417862/aesu5xtufnr1mqshtuqu.gif"></figure><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h3>Art Institute of Chicago offering ASL guided tours</h3>&nbsp;The Art Institute of Chicago is offering monthly public tours in American Sign Language to make art accessible for all. Jennifer Eskridge-Hart and Jonathan Sondergeld conduct interactive tours in American Sign Language at the Art Institute.By Marissa N. Isang, abc7 Chicago<a href="https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/art-institute-of-chicago-offering-asl-guided-tours-/5357602/">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417863/ljidi9pfml7ksqkuk1tf.gif"></figure><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h3>The Righteous Art of Nick Cave</h3>&nbsp;Two years ago I spent a long weekend in western Massachusetts and took a day trip to MASS MoCA, the colossal contemporary art museum in an old brick factory building in North Adams. I wandered into gallery five, which is about the size of a football field. Hanging from the ceiling was a shimmering forest of gossamer strings dangling what looked like 20,000 reflective wind chimes, all spinning. It was beautiful. Then I looked up close at one of the wind-chime things and realized it was a silvery cutout of a handgun. And for a little while I forgot to breathe.That was my first Nick Cave moment.By Benjy Hansen-Bundy, GQ Magazine<a href="https://www.gq.com/story/the-righteous-art-of-nick-cave">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: June 25, 2019

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721420193/fuasfljwttttgwn4agf5.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;By CGN Staff via PRLast week the College of DuPage (COD) Board of Trustees approved the Cleve Carney Art Gallery to become a museum, and be renamed the Cleve Carney Museum of Art. The transition aligns with the museum’s upcoming 1,000-square-foot expansion plan, which includes installation of a museum-grade LED lighting system, security system and climate control system to maintain the standards set out by the American Alliance of Museums. The estimated completion date is March 2020.This news follows Cleve Carney Museum of Art’s previously announced plan to host the most comprehensive presentation of Frida Kahlo’s work displayed in the Chicago area since 1978 in an exhibition titled Frida Kahlo 2020. Scheduled to open in June 2020, the exhibition will be the first in the newly renovated Cleve Carney Museum of Art and will expand throughout the McAninch Arts Center lobby and the Lakeside Pavilion area. Frida Kahlo 2020 is curated by Cleve Carney Museum of Art Director and Curator Justin Witte with programming directed by McAninch Arts Center Director Diana Martinez.“The McAninch Arts Center seeks to provide the highest quality performing and visual art to Glen Ellyn and the greater Chicago area,” said McAninch Arts Center Director Diana Martinez. “This expansion is an incredible opportunity to enhance our visual art offerings and bring work by Frida Kahlo, a cultural icon, to our community in summer 2020.”The expansion will add 1,000 square feet to the north side of the gallery, allowing an estimated 78 more people to move through the space per hour. The construction includes a distinctive exterior redesign featuring sculptural folded metal panels and a fully programmable HD LCD video wall along with the investment in a museum-grade security system, temperature control system and lighting system, which enable future presentations of large-scale exhibitions.“While the benefits of the proposed expansion will certainly be foundational to the upcoming Frida Kahlo exhibition, they will also extend far beyond 2020 and open up the possibility of hosting more museum-level traveling exhibitions in the years to come,” added Justin Witte, Cleve Carney Museum of Art director and curator.The expansion will also allow the Cleve Carney Museum of Art to have a space dedicated to both display and present educational programming for its permanent art collection, which is made up of over 800 works valued at an estimated $2.87 million. Celebrated artists represented in the collection include Rembrandt, Toulouse-Lautrec, Miró, Warhol and more.A current exhibition, José Guadalupe Posada: Legendary Printmaker of Mexico, will be on view through September 13, 2019. The exhibition features one of Mexico’s most celebrated artists and printmakers, José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913), whose work has been cited as inspirational for Frida Kahlo. The exhibition serves as a precursor to the upcoming Frida Kahlo 2020&nbsp;Additional info:&nbsp;Frida Kahlo 2020 is the largest Frida Kahlo exhibition in the Chicago area in more than 40 years hosted by the Cleve Carney Museum of Art and McAninch Arts Center at the College of DuPage (COD) in June 2020. The exhibition is curated by Cleve Carney Museum of Art Director and Curator Justin Witte with programming directed by McAninch Arts Center Director Diana Martinez. The multifaceted exhibition will be the first in the newly renovated Cleve Carney Museum of Art and will expand throughout the McAninch Arts Center lobby and the Lakeside Pavilion area. The exhibition features 26 original artworks spanning Kahlo’s life on loan from the Dolores Olmedo Museum Collection, a multimedia timeline with over 100 photographic images from the artist’s life, a video presentation, reproductions of Kahlo’s clothing, a family-friendly children’s area, poetry garden and gift shop. The exhibition will run June through August 2020. Yearlong programming of national and international music, theater, dance, films and lectures will support and surround the exhibition. Pre-opening programming will kick off with Frida Fest on September 8. Frida Kahlo 2020 untimed tickets ($35) will be available for purchase in person at Frida Fest September 8 and online at <a href="https://u56787.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=v3Rva3o7-2BzIwrQimef5VRBAZarC4peMNIaOtOPqhVI5QG-2B3xpyp11rWyfSAbjQVFe-2Be-2BQbppnnWg3IWPol8nBv11CYGHhnMG2Di8QlP9r5ATWnqknpWRo0-2FwpX3q2ifc_ccrt5mFyEURAsnSxeCM5PPo2atdxAGCaQlH-2BxhBeC2CXdtoRskmbVfOZI162ow-2FcFbRvHHXvmWFsiOTp9XtEo0OjuX5EiD9Xmkg0NMXMseSlqgsNav5n1q0p-2FWEwj-2FcnH8wRGKGiUnRjHk1WRM7ujuLsjPsYuEOlugM9SHkNl342GzUdLZKajNvwn3kTO19SMTGLH7Uy4QBr5AbCpaYv-2BrbYOupzcl69JYb6fNMKSGoQXckgiAPCo7YTssMvBsm-2FsTF2D-2BQ0xhj9WKzJZZrV7wsYiplR2m03GytyrzEIenBR13YZcpHLdMMsVpX1seaX6lZPrKWJ3bNJiXPIeTIsDCdnqDxPeKnyspiEX3QAq-2F4bSxhj3HjA3-2BavzSy9XlLU6CwYswyJntyc31p1XMMjrMkvnM0-2BJA-2B1ZXZIsOigsB6T2i13ITTTFwGwv8LVI9pXdHTC1DUPbm8ADKe4u6bYiw-3D-3D">frida2020.org</a>&nbsp;September 10. Timed tickets will be announced at a later date. For more information, visit <a href="https://u56787.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=v3Rva3o7-2BzIwrQimef5VRBAZarC4peMNIaOtOPqhVI5QG-2B3xpyp11rWyfSAbjQVFe-2Be-2BQbppnnWg3IWPol8nBv11CYGHhnMG2Di8QlP9r5ATWnqknpWRo0-2FwpX3q2ifc_ccrt5mFyEURAsnSxeCM5PPo2atdxAGCaQlH-2BxhBeC2CXdtoRskmbVfOZI162ow-2FcFbRvHHXvmWFsiOTp9XtEo0OjuX5EiD9Xmkg0NMXMseSlqgsNav5n1q0p-2FWEwj-2FcnH8wRGKGiUnRjHk1WRM7ujuLsjPsYuEOlugM9SHkNl342GzUdLZKajNvwn3kTO19SMTGLH7Uy4QBr5AbCpaYv-2BrbYOupzcl69JYb6fNMKSGoQXckgiAPCo7YTssMvBsm-2F8YiOZ9fWPxmAG3Bbxvw3bEXVc8KvKaJWa3EP8NrpgeG50mE4P-2BJmGVinEk12yzb-2Bu6SOP-2Bcml8uezQPUzlKbbxso3jOCIEgopVYxRiP1zsIcwMcs8oT9PPD00uBK3Ngj-2FemNVw1xUypZ4Y75F9T83n1j235Hh-2FTufdLoFnfwGAweAgh0kCHzWQ6-2FDNUgckwMTdHJfw6xjum0I3iIxMeqBQ-3D-3D">frida2020.org</a>.The Cleve Carney Art Gallery, located on the campus of College of DuPage, adjacent to the McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., offers year-round visual art exhibitions showcasing works by regional, national and international artists. Its goal: to encourage the growth and understanding of modern and contemporary art through exhibitions and educational programming that cultivate a variety of perspectives, and its vision is to be one of the best centers of modern and contemporary art in the Chicago area. Funding is provided by the Cleve Carney Endowment Fund, which supports vital programming including artist engagement opportunities for community members and students, gallery exhibitions, artist commissions, new acquisitions and other teaching and learning tools that foster cultural enrichment in our community.The late Cleve Carney provided a significant legacy gift to establish the Cleve Carney Art Gallery. The gallery opened in February 2014 with its inaugural exhibition “Selections from Cleve Carney’s Art Collection.” The gallery recently announced it will be expanding to a 2,500 square-foot museum, titled the Cleve Carney Museum of Art scheduled to open spring 2020. The museum will maintain the standards set by the American Alliance of Museums. More information can be found at <a href="https://u56787.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=uCcP7uCaD0hO8W9BUJ6omut-2BFwt2jus2kNdfBsCqtSWtNaGKYwo6Koen6IupiU4jaQ4-2F9eJ-2B7scjU-2F8owW4-2FT-2FDnuQJBUqFtjoJOf-2FwDMAOWcQtr9oPYmKRez5V8moNn0XitiUmulDV7M4w5mbPDtA-3D-3D_ccrt5mFyEURAsnSxeCM5PPo2atdxAGCaQlH-2BxhBeC2CXdtoRskmbVfOZI162ow-2FcFbRvHHXvmWFsiOTp9XtEo0OjuX5EiD9Xmkg0NMXMseSlqgsNav5n1q0p-2FWEwj-2FcnH8wRGKGiUnRjHk1WRM7ujuLsjPsYuEOlugM9SHkNl342GzUdLZKajNvwn3kTO19SMTGLH7Uy4QBr5AbCpaYv-2BrbYOupzcl69JYb6fNMKSGoQXckgiAPCo7YTssMvBsm-2FHuTCyPN4zJrjm1sjZrxm5Q2VjTOtGb2TJJ3Mtaw-2Bhv8roz8-2FLZS2k2vXzQWVZNMpVFZLixqn-2BouLgIdZu-2FUq8GOkxWuWnleVGRQKiHESQ8Ef2caaxTqdcx7tzu-2B32ATKJcZJTT4faJVXG9pmrRvhCLVvRfR62D5jy-2FysIxs-2F9412zUyybD7g1iYDvIDp5x437GmPuAWRcpngCfQrY5ZgvA-3D-3D">CleveCarneyGallery.org</a> or by calling 630.942.3206.The McAninch Arts Center (MAC) at College of DuPage is located 25 miles west of Chicago near I-88 and I-355. It houses three indoor performance spaces (the 780-seat proscenium Belushi Performance Hall; the 236-seat soft-thrust Playhouse Theatre; and the versatile black box Studio Theatre), the outdoor Lakeside Pavilion, the Cleve Carney Museum of Art and classrooms for the college’s academic programming. The MAC has presented theater, music, dance and visual art to more than 1.5 million people since its opening in 1986 and typically welcomes more than 100,000 patrons from the greater Chicago area to more than 230 performances each season.The mission of the MAC is to foster enlightened educational and performance opportunities, which encourage artistic expression, establish a lasting relationship between people and art, and enrich the cultural vitality of the community. Visit <a href="https://u56787.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=vlS8sOfkOtrBX8MzmRIkS-2BzgVxxljnS9nuvuRWwtpuICEMAEzs81hGHqmSMMiiGxuawocfwUpz37kQDt3U6uMdbfxdz7nWeKaYBlafU35DqHhn7VvBFc2T5OoyRCnxls_ccrt5mFyEURAsnSxeCM5PPo2atdxAGCaQlH-2BxhBeC2CXdtoRskmbVfOZI162ow-2FcFbRvHHXvmWFsiOTp9XtEo0OjuX5EiD9Xmkg0NMXMseSlqgsNav5n1q0p-2FWEwj-2FcnH8wRGKGiUnRjHk1WRM7ujuLsjPsYuEOlugM9SHkNl342GzUdLZKajNvwn3kTO19SMTGLH7Uy4QBr5AbCpaYv-2BrbYOupzcl69JYb6fNMKSGoQXckgiAPCo7YTssMvBsm-2F2WLavh-2FCYLbFIZYeDWbyZwIN06a5Dv7fOGBlKb-2BkmhfRCPYoe-2B3814FcxT-2FoRYBmsXkQyXrfFe7Otg8lpzo2-2BnfinM4DcNnDR20nhIY90gYyj7mLC8Hov15yw1CD8ldQOz-2BjyuZZisCMMSfu61OSyzm45ZyFYbc-2Brww9R-2BgP8pXtuqrCn9gT9luJh0MzUEIE8l7DKqGjEeDxxrOzyW-2F-2BlA-3D-3D">AtTheMAC.org</a> or <a href="https://u56787.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=rhdgSW3qiB5LkucBSx97yiG9R-2FfdhnRK8DhMex-2FiIm0qpxa2mjzIrCMlRIrLj6ByH8Sx6tp6pA3KuiZTrkfGIA1-2ByCIHcCaBs8-2Ff5gPk-2FinzDDBh9DsbZ8bbjmwuWWvCyMXF-2BaUG0cV2y3Ed5cKCxQ-3D-3D_ccrt5mFyEURAsnSxeCM5PPo2atdxAGCaQlH-2BxhBeC2CXdtoRskmbVfOZI162ow-2FcFbRvHHXvmWFsiOTp9XtEo0OjuX5EiD9Xmkg0NMXMseSlqgsNav5n1q0p-2FWEwj-2FcnH8wRGKGiUnRjHk1WRM7ujuLsjPsYuEOlugM9SHkNl342GzUdLZKajNvwn3kTO19SMTGLH7Uy4QBr5AbCpaYv-2BrbYOupzcl69JYb6fNMKSGoQXckgiAPCo7YTssMvBsm-2FJwt5R-2FxD7zt2e4Q19rW-2FEFOO1fEtivU3XhNRtjzs9Smayfrql7XHuUbzhRAH-2FHqLYq0wkZZaxVW9p4NMutsRo3OitXTEihUDOQBQ8p6S1JD-2BKWCWMwL-2FIxRz-2BqJKv8WlTafRsy7RE7nWBwEwO64b1U3C914rAH-2FzXsp3snijIS-2BA3ERNM8fgaV31Zh6O5X8gzGo6HlTX1O5YchPSpBatUA-3D-3D">facebook.com/AtTheMAC</a> for more information.</body></html>

Cleve Carney Art Gallery to become the Cleve Carney Museum of Art

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417832/qeo2tbu4es4hijmwt5vs.jpg"></figure>By CGN Staff via PRArchitect Frank Lloyd Wright's signature style is easily identifiable to many around the world, but here close to home the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust announced on June 17 plans for a new state-of-the-art Visitor and Education Center that will serve as a means of welcoming today's architecture fans and visitors. The plans mark a milestone for the organization founded on the same day 45 years ago. The expansion will strengthen the Trust’s relationship to the Oak Park community, deepen its educational impact, increase indoor and outdoor capacity by more than 20,000 sq. ft., and enhance the experience of the 90,000 visitors to the Home and Studio site each year.Since its founding in 1974, the Trust has become a Chicago-wide organization that has welcomed approximately 5 million visitors to its five sites, located in Chicago and Oak Park. A non-profit community anchor, the Trust has grown to a staff of 50, with over 650 volunteers, and has just completed restoration of the Robie House, Wright’s consummate Prairie masterpiece, to widespread acclaim. Its annual Wright Plus Housewalk is a signature event known around the world.Architect John Ronan, who also designed Chicago’s Poetry Foundation building, was selected as the architect of the expansion. Other finalists were Krueck + Sexton, Pappageorge Haymes, Perkins + Will and Vinci Hamp Architects. “This is the most important initiative since the Trust’s founding and restoration of the Home and Studio. It will ensure that Wright’s legacy remains vital to future generations. Ronan’s proposal was chosen for its design simplicity, quiet presence within the site, and use of materials referencing the site and surrounding neighborhood,” stated Board Chairman Bob Miller.<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417833/efvwmn5sl18efztqeant.png"></figure>The new Visitor Center will be a public arrival point and will consist of a Reception Hall with audio-visual programming, an information and ticketing area, visitor amenities and a shop. A wooded outdoor plaza will extend from the Visitor Center to Chicago Avenue and connect to the historic grounds of the Home and Studio, combining an open grassy lawn with hard surface walkways and terrace areas. The combined Visitor Center and plaza will accommodate an array of special events including lectures, receptions and other community and educational gatherings in partnership with area schools and businesses.A new Education Center will include a design studio for student and family classes with an area for students’ art display and works by area artists and designers. A conference room with private reception area will be a premier space for educator meetings, academic forums, young leadership summits, seminars, and special-interest group discussions.A library and center for curatorial research will be adapted from Trust offices, currently housed in an 1860s residence that was the home of Wright’s mother. The Home and Studio garage will become a gallery for the Trust’s permanent collections, enriching the historical and artistic content of tours. “The new Center will be a building of architectural importance set gracefully into the context of a beloved historic site and neighborhood. It is a natural next step into a bright future for Oak Park,” said Celeste Adams, Trust President &amp; CEO.The plan will be submitted for review to the Village of Oak Park for its consideration of alterations and improvements to the Trust’s property.About the Frank Lloyd Wright TrustThe <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001JIdSef7SVkMMGdko0EBFYSyP2ERKo6te3wVKP30NEy7fMTsTxcmw0KypBwd6xToiYNpgcuFpSLTR0AalhW04tyILGIEPKJdU7IoA0EiXLsBqR8qMBOMd5ez9QXxmQxRHyb5YCKYZFLrOtuh4CaVfIw==&amp;c=JiOCJ8piUVPDwezHRQBG7URZ3fJf9F4Wr7E2PyHhaYjSKp4uYma3VA==&amp;ch=IAXK3tbbOuqOULK8ObCqj_tGVQLon9xLpFcdsM5Ree9HKCrP8-A2Lw==">Frank Lloyd Wright Trust</a> seeks to engage, educate and inspire the public through interpretation of Frank Lloyd Wright’s design legacy and preservation of his original sites in Chicago. Owner of Wright’s Home and Studio, the Trust operates public tours and programs at five Chicago area historic sites: Wright’s Home and Studio (1889/1898) and Unity Temple (1905-08) in Oak Park; the Frederick C. Robie House (1908-10) located on the campus of University of Chicago in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood; The Rookery Light Court (1905) in the Chicago Loop; and Emil Bach House (1915) in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood.About John RonanArchitect of the expansion, <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001JIdSef7SVkMMGdko0EBFYSyP2ERKo6te3wVKP30NEy7fMTsTxcmw0MxZQGFOlHDyzllyztSK8u5GVPCjKZ0941aN71bYHs4hJ1ks3pM6CWec402unSWyGzFWWEcUW-t2bDSoHJ8oRww=&amp;c=JiOCJ8piUVPDwezHRQBG7URZ3fJf9F4Wr7E2PyHhaYjSKp4uYma3VA==&amp;ch=IAXK3tbbOuqOULK8ObCqj_tGVQLon9xLpFcdsM5Ree9HKCrP8-A2Lw==">John Ronan</a> is founding principal and lead designer of John Ronan Architects established in 1999. A graduate of University of Michigan and Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Ronan is known for his conceptual innovation and concise design approach. He was elected to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows in 2014. In 2017 he was the recipient of the American Academy of Art and Letters Architecture Award, and his Poetry Foundation building was listed as one of the 125 best buildings of the last 125 years by Architectural Record. His firm has received numerous design awards, including two AIA Institute National Honor Awards. He is currently the John and Jeanne Rowe Endowed Chair Professor of the College of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology.</body></html>

Frank Lloyd Wright Trust's Plans for a Modern Welcome

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417880/vow3rt617erbierpb3oo.gif"></figure><h2>Frank Lloyd Wright’s home and studio gets new John Ronan-designed visitor center</h2>Frank Lloyd Wright’s popular home and studio in Oak Park, Illinois, is getting a new visitor and education center designed by Chicago firm John Ronan Architects, the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust announced Monday.By Jay Koziarz, Curbed Chicago<a href="https://chicago.curbed.com/2019/6/17/18682203/frank-lloyd-wright-home-studio-oak-park-visitor-center">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417881/vnymkuz6eytacdyhh8pv.png"></figure>&nbsp;<h2>Can Art Revive South Chicago? These Artists Are Trying To Infuse New Life Into The Neighborhood</h2>Villarreal is one of a collection of artists trying to pump new life into South Chicago by opening art studios in formerly vacant buildings, holding monthly events, getting neighborhood kids involved and sharing their passion for art in hopes that it can transform the area.By Kimberly Jin, Block Club Chicago<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/06/17/can-art-revive-south-chicago-these-artists-are-trying-to-infuse-new-life-into-the-neighborhood/">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417882/rs2eqhjfm24wwa0lyxzy.gif"></figure><h2>Seeking the Real David Hockney Through Fact and Fiction</h2>A new novel and a restoration of the film “A Bigger Splash” expand our definition of art biography.By Deborah Solomon, The New York Times<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/arts/design/david-hockney-bigger-splash.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417883/wms42oqfuxyjxpaakdrf.gif"></figure><h2>Susan Sontag’s Radical Views Still Shape How We See Photography</h2>Photography, more than any other art form, is subject to intense moral scrutiny. We question the proliferation of violent images, worry about subjects’ consent to be photographed, fear that manipulated pictures will create harmful misreadings of critical issues, and fret that taking pictures excessively diminishes our ability to experience the world. These concerns can feel immediate and timely, yet before the close of the 1970s, writer Susan Sontag had already articulated all of these concerns.By Alina Cohen, Artsy Editorial<a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-susan-sontags-radical-views-shape-photography">Read More</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: June 18, 2019

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417834/cxzgwry7qbfgbdviqzwu.gif"><figcaption>We love Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate&nbsp;in Millennium Park too, but there are so many things to see &nbsp;throughout Chicago! &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>Summer in the midwest is basically one mad dash to be out in the fresh air as long as possible, before the doors of winter snap shut again. Many area gallery owners and artists are often busiest inside, welcoming visitors to see summer shows. We figure they relish the chance to get out and enjoy the city as well as the art that is all around us.Deborah Maris Lader, an artist, musician and the driving force behind the <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/chicago-printmakers-collaborative--3">Chicago Printmaker’s Collaborative</a> let us in on what she would do on a day off or a day out with visitors to Chicago.&nbsp;By Deborah Maris Lader, as told to Ginny Van AlyeaSince I spend my days in my studio surrounded by artists and/or making art, I enjoy the rare “day off” by feeding my other senses, while simultaneously stocking my visual cupboard with new material. My perfect day would be waking up to my morning matcha, while watching the birds gather at the feeder outside my window. Hopefully I’ll have picked up an oat jammer cookie at Baker Miller the day before to go with my daily soft boiled egg breakfast. If it’s a warm day, I’d bike down the lake trail to Maggie Daley Park and rent some shoes to scramble around on the self-belay rock climbing walls. If it’s cold I’ll rent ice skates and glide on the ribbon. I love walking along Lake Michigan in all kinds of weather, usually starting at the bird sanctuary at Montrose Harbor.Then I’d go to the <a href="https://imss.org">Museum of Surgical Science</a> in the Gold Coast, which is a fairly serious funhouse of medical history filled with both gory and beautiful curiosities and inventions. Where else can you see a bowl full of kidney stones?Lunch would be something leafy – Left Coast Cafe, or the chopped salad at Cafe Selmarie. In winter, I’m a fan of the Tom Yum soup at Sticky Rice. Since I’m also a musician, I’d run over to the Old Town School of Folk Music, pick up some accessories at the store, and catch up with my musician friends, who I’d likely run into in the lobby. If I’ve got friends in town, I’d give them a tour of the WPA murals throughout the building, which used to house the old Sulzer Library.<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417836/ojh7uxwxgy3kpc1eb1dc.gif"><figcaption>Deborah Maris Lader (center) with her fellow band members.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;In the evening, my top picks are to head to <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/millennium-park">Millennium Park</a> for a summer concert, or catch a Shakespeare in the Park performance, or a concert at the Old Town School of Folk Music, Evanston SPACE, or City Winery (my band plays all 3 venues, so I can get good tickets!).Dinner is at my new favorite, Kitsune on Lincoln Ave. It’s one of the most original food experiences I can think of. I’ll eat things there that I would never normally eat, just because it’s so unusual. I had my first bite of bone marrow there (and I don’t really eat beef, but whatevs). In general I love so many places in my neighborhood (Lincoln Square). When I have visitors, I like to show it off.I recently had arty friends visit, and we did a workshop at my studio at Chicago Printmakers Collaborative. I gave them a tutorial in woodcut and screen printing. Later we headed to Northman Cider pub for a cider tasting, and saw a play at Lookingglass Theatre. We also of course did the Chicago Architecture Center's Architectural Boat Tour.If friends are in on a weekend, we’ll attend an opening, usually someplace a bit smaller or offbeat, <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/adventureland-gallery">AdventureLand</a>, or <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/firecat-projects">Firecat Projects</a>, or <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/addington-gallery">Addington Gallery</a>, or pretty much anything Aron Packer is doing (usually a pop up). &nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417837/wettl1tpvr1kmfnkrkyl.gif"><figcaption>Deb Lader playing atop CPC on Western Ave.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Other favorite places to take visiting friends:• <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/chicago-cultural-center--2">The Chicago Cultural Center</a> (78 E Washington) Ogle the mosaics, stained glass and grand staircases.• <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/navy-pier">Navy Pier</a> (600 E Grand) can be fun. I love walking outside along the pier to see the boats and watch people.• The Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool (Fullerton and Cannon Dr.), next to Lincoln Park Zoo, is an example of Prairie School landscape architecture designed by Alfred Caldwell in 1936.&nbsp;• The Garfield Park Conservatory (300 N Central Park Ave) is truly amazing. It’s great in the winter when you need a blast of Amazonian-like jungle humidity. And greenery.• <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/millennium-park">Millennium Park</a>! (Randolph and Michigan Ave.) There is so much to love – the Frank Gehry bridge, the Lurie garden the Crown Fountain, The Bean [Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate] &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;My tourist tips:• Skip the “Chicago pizza” experience• Rent a bike (and helmet) on the lakefront trail to see the city skyline• Pick up a <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/magazine">CGN Arts Guide</a> for a comprehensive listing of all the galleries and spaces in the city! &nbsp;Helpful Freebies:• Walk around downtown. It doesn’t cost anything, it’s good exercise, and you’ll see all kinds of cool stuff.• Hungry? <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=openings">Gallery openings</a> have free booze and food.• Actually, it never costs anything to walk into any gallery in the city and look at art. How great is that?</body></html>

Tourist For a Day: When an Art Insider Takes Time Off

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417822/hi35merqobkmumoajccf.gif"></figure>Acclaimed Photographer Recalls Learning His Trade in Chicago 70 Years AgoHis photographs range from great moments in sports to sympathetic portraits that document the lives of everyday people. Marvin E. Newman is a native New Yorker, but a long time ago, Chicago was key to his development.We visited him on a return trip to the city 70 years after he honed his craft here.Marc Vitali, WTTV<a href="https://news.wttw.com/2019/06/06/photographer-marvin-e-newman-chicago-exhibition">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417823/mjee7hfracorjrwt5p92.gif"></figure>Édouard Manet spent his final days in excruciating pain — and creating his most thrilling artÉdouard Manet was succumbing to the ordeal of late-stage syphilis when he painted some of the freshest, most affecting flower paintings in the history of art. Against dark backgrounds, brushstrokes by turns delicate, dimpled and confidently supple coalesce to describe modest bouquets of moss roses, lilacs and plump peonies. Occasionally, a cut stem, cropped by the frame, lies fallen beside the glass vase, reinforcing what the wet-in-wet paint is already telling you: These flowers have just arrived. They’re a gift. Enjoy them. Nothing lasts.Last seen together in a 2017 exhibition at the Phillips Collection, the asparagus paintings are reunited again in “Manet and Modern Beauty,” a gorgeous exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago.Sebastian Smee, Washington Post<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/edouard-manet-spent-his-final-days-in-excruciating-pain--and-creating-his-most-thrilling-art/2019/06/05/0b1d8d2e-86f0-11e9-a870-b9c411dc4312_story.html?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.64936bf81dfa">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417824/viplm4qemuoxmybrh0f2.gif"></figure>Summer Preview: The Most Promising Museum Shows and Biennials Around the&nbsp;WorldSummer is travel season for many, and museums around the world are rising to the occasion, hosting a bevy of must-see shows. The Minneapolis Institute of Art promises to break new ground with its exhibition of Native women artists, and the Museu de Arte de São Paulo is staging what could be a radical revision of art history that incorporates proto-feminist perspectives. On the retrospective front, there are major shows for Dora Maar, Mrinalini Mukherjee, Virgil Abloh, Natalia Goncharova, Image Bank, and many others. Below, a look at the season’s most promising shows.The Editors of ARTnews<a href="http://www.artnews.com/2019/06/05/summer-preview/">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: June 11, 2019

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db/images/e06e3661-0bb7-4a7a-9736-0ca63dbca435.jpg"><figcaption>Pictured from Left: Richard Wright, David Rago and Suzanne Perrault</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;By CGN Staff via PRThe Chicago auction house landscape has changed so much over the past year and a half you might get whiplash trying to keep up.&nbsp;Early in 2019 Leslie Hindman acquired Cowan's from Cincinnati and became <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/leslie-hindman-auctioneers--3">Hindman.</a> In early 2018 John Toomey Gallery announced a generational succession as well as a name change after&nbsp;three decades in business, becoming <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2018/3/toomey-co-auctioneers-represents-a-new-generation-in-auctions">Toomey &amp; Co. Auctioneers</a> and ending its partnership with Treadway Gallery (also of Cincinnati). Phillips opened a midwest presence at the end of 2017 when <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2018/8/lauren-g-peterson-a-familiar-face-gets-a-new-start-at-phillips">Lauren G. Peterson</a>, formerly of Christie's, joined Carol Ehlers in Chicago. And several other well-known auction and art world figures have also moved between houses in recent months: Joe Stanfield moved from Toomey to Hindman; Aron Packer joined Toomey; and Cathy Busch became a managing director at <a href="https://www.christies.com/about-us/press-archive/details/?pressreleaseid=8716">Christie's</a> after 15 years at Sotheby's.Today, <a href="https://www.wright20.com/">Wright</a>, established on Chicago's West Side in 2000, announced that it too is evolving its business model by joining forces with New Jersey-based <a href="https://www.ragoarts.com/">Rago Auctions</a>. After nearly 20 years in business, with 250+ auctions, 75,000+ lots, $375 million in sales and a reputation as the top source in the country for 20th century art and design, the time had come for Wright to ensure its future place in an increasingly competitive auction market. Both houses will continue&nbsp;to operate under their individual names while sharing technology, expertise and marketing efforts.&nbsp;The full press statement is below.Click to read CGN's <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2012/4/15-minutes-with-richard-wright">15 Minutes with Richard Wright</a> from 2012.&nbsp;In the increasingly competitive auction market, the joint entity will have stronger reach and a broader team of specialists. With $65+ million in consolidated annual sales, the combined company has a team of 75 and more than a century of business experience. Rago’s broad expertise in art, jewelry, ceramics and estates and Wright’s focus on design and innovative presentation will be combined to better serve their clients and maintain a strong voice in the world of art and design. As CEO of the combined companies, Richard Wright will work in tandem with Rago’s specialists to continue to bring new concepts to our auction platform. “I welcome the opportunity of working with a larger team,” says Richard “our blended perspectives, geographic reach and experience will add to the great work we both currently do.” “Elbert Hubbard, the Arts and Crafts era luminary, once said that the best business was done in cooperation, not competition,” says David Rago, President, “I’ve always believed in that and our merger with Wright presents us with a golden opportunity&nbsp;to experience this in practice rather than theory.” “We are all excited by the potential this merger represents,” says Suzanne Perrault, President, “particularly as it pertains to increased reach and exposure for our shared clientele, consignors and collectors alike. The mix of our two cultures, while similar, presents a fascinating challenge and offers a terrific opportunity for growth, both personally and professionally.” <a href="https://wright20.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db&amp;id=2347c8588f&amp;e=7eb8b4f0ec">About Rago</a> Rago Auctions, founded in 1984, is a leading U.S. auction house with $34 million in sales in 2018. It serves thousands of sellers and buyers yearly with global reach, personal service and competitive commissions for single pieces, collections and estates. An internationally-known venue through which to buy and sell, Rago offers free valuations for personal property as well as USPAP-compliant estate and appraisal services. <a href="https://wright20.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e5c1be866e9aaa28cfec1db&amp;id=a8658b7e03&amp;e=7eb8b4f0ec">About Wright</a> Founded in 2000, Wright has established a reputation as an innovator within&nbsp;the industry. With world class specialists and presentation, Wright has pioneered new categories of collecting and upped the ante for catalog and website design. Dedicated to 20th century art and design, Wright has become a renowned resource for distinguished collectors and sellers around the globe&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417833/soas7kwujiwrx1ffx0ez.jpg"><figcaption>Finn Juhl&nbsp;,Rare armchairs with adjustable backs, pair&nbsp;&nbsp;$45,000, part of Wright's June 5, 2019 auction, Important Design Including Post War + Contemporary Art&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Another Marriage of Auction Houses: Wright and Rago Unite

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417600/hwaxe6wde5skqnb6lmih.gif"><figcaption>Patrick Rouiller at work creatinga uniquely inspired mural panels to be installed in a client’s home.</figcaption></figure>By GINNY VAN ALYEAThe tradition of murals as public art is quite familiar, in fact going back to ancient times when people lived in caves instead of condos, but what might not be as well known is the modern murals that fill walls and spaces of private homes, at once telling personal stories and displaying unique art in one particular place. Residential murals make a very permanent statement and they also must work with spatial and architectural details, making a dramatic, one of a kind contribution to a home.&nbsp;Patrick Rouillier, a highly respected name in design–savy circles, got his start creating such murals almost 30 years ago, right after graduating from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His first full time employment was with a chicago lamp company, doing design and production and developing business skills. Though he learned a great deal, the job meant he was removed from relationships&nbsp; with clients, and he found the repetition of production painting unfulfilling. He resolved to seek work where each project would be important to the specific client.<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417601/w2jev2epc9onzt7da2vq.gif"><figcaption>Sketches for a client's project must take into account the overall design and palette as well as any architectural elements.&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;It was studying scientific illustration at SAIC that fostered Rouillier’s critical eye for looking at objects as well as different periods and painting techniques. He learned to listen to what his professor, and eventually client, wanted to convey through the technical artistic outcome. “It provided me with an employable skill set from the beginning,” he says, “So I began working for and collaborating with designers and clients, listening and translating information objectively into the process of how the materials work, and then executing the artistic expression.”Beyond the meticulousness required to create personal, time consuming works that are often larger in scale and even executed on site, relationships are part of each project. “I enjoy sharing with the people I work with,” admits Rouillier, “comparing the techniques and the history of the materials, such as gilding, or explaining the steps in creating a painting.” He also savors what he says is the natural process of work and a certain amount of experimentation, or twisting a tradition’s technique.“I have been fortunate to be educated by the diverse influences of my peers and the people who have employed me over the years. I enjoy being challenged by those various relationships to consider a new way of looking at design or art I may have undervalued or been ignorant of. Every day is a chance to learn something new.”</body></html>

Patrick Rouillier: Creative Collaborator

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417751/f5vdjhlmp3b3kikeggmc.gif"></figure><h3>Happy little clouds: Bob Ross’s first museum show aims to change his reputation</h3>Why has it taken art museums so long to show the work of Bob Ross, the late, legendary 1980s TV painter beloved by millions? A new group show in Chicago is aiming to change that and move Ross’s evaluation from the king of kitsch to a conceptual artist. New Age, New Age: Strategies for Survival, at the DePaul Art Museum in Chicago (until 11 August), positions Ross not as a mere novelty but as the forefather of a newer self-help trend in contemporary art.Jason Foumberg, The Art Newspaper<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/happy-clouds-bob-ross-s-first-museum-show-aims-to-change-his-reputation">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417752/gulefgtx3j3sbf7odyc0.gif"></figure><h3>Art Institute of Chicago to Deaccession Three Hundred Chinese Artworks</h3>The Art Institute of Chicago is planning to unload more than three hundred works from its collection of Chinese art at Christie’s New York this September. The institution is selling objects dating from the Song dynasty to the Qing dynasty at a live sale on September 12 and an online auction taking place from September 10 to September 17.Art Forum<a href="https://www.artforum.com/news/art-institute-of-chicago-to-deaccession-three-hundred-chinese-artworks-79959">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417753/kajlzprrhnrjnr4bc7jm.gif"></figure><h3>Noted architect Stanley Tigerman dies at 88</h3>Stanley Tigerman, a noted Chicago architect whose career spanned more than 60 years and whose buildings included the playful and the compassionate, died Monday at age 88.&nbsp;Dennis Rodkin, Crain's Chicago Business<a href="https://www.chicagobusiness.com/architecture-design/noted-architect-stanley-tigerman-dies-88">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: June 4, 2019

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417567/emlef6f6b5ujdjq44fff.gif"><figcaption>The Angad Arts Hotel is located in the heart of St. Louis’s Grand Center Arts District. It is the first hotel in the world where guests are able to book their luxury accommodations not only by room type, but also by emotion of color.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;By CGN STAFFIn the art world you’re often encouraged to think outside the box in order to consider alternative perspectives, but what if the box itself is the inspiration?Summer is the season of road trips – and staycations – if you have a weekend or to to spare, or need an excuse to visit relatives or show friends around town, consider a stay in one of these artistically amped hotels. Often inspired by the artistic and cultural communities that surround them, you can devote your stay to a contemporary art immersion from start to finish.From Milwaukee to Saint Louis, and Indianapolis to Cincinnati, once you’ve visited one creative metropolis, you may start thinking about where to head next. Perhaps you’ll even see art in your dreams...&nbsp;Milwaukee, WI – Saint Kate Arts Hotel<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417568/n3dgyassddn1jruonkvk.gif"><figcaption>The brand new Saint Kate The Arts Hotel in Milwaukee, by the Marcus Group, opens in June and features elements in each room that are designed by artists, such as this guest room blanket by Christiane Grauert.&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>What: Saint Kate The Arts Hotel. With a range of rooms available at various price points, the website states, "Stay in a living, breathing piece of art. The Canvas rooms are given to local artists as blank slates—and the completely unique finished products are yours to explore. A portion of the proceeds from each stay will benefit local and state-wide arts initiatives." Items listed as room amenities? Local art, art and design books, drawing Paper, and a ukulele.Where: Downtown MilwaukeeDetails: <a href="https://www.marcushotels.com/portfolio/stay/saint-kate">www.marcushotels.com/portfolio/stay/saint-kate</a>&nbsp;Indianapolis, IN – The Alexander<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417569/ky9zqduymx7vdtbyqkvx.gif"><figcaption>Nestled in the City Way area of downtown Indianapolis, The Alexander pairs contemporary design with hospitality. In every room, lobby, and dining space is a piece of art commissioned or curated from local and international artists.</figcaption></figure>What: The Alexander Hotel. In every room, lobby, and dining space is a piece of art designed to inspire you during your stay, commissioned or curated from local and international artists. Blocks from both the Banker’s Life Fieldhouse and Lucas Oil Stadium, this downtown hotel is minutes from area museums, professional sports,&nbsp;and the Indiana Convention Center. &nbsp;Where: Indianapolis's City Way neighborhoodDetails: <a href="https://www.thealexander.com">www.thealexander.com</a><h3>&nbsp;</h3>Cincinnati, OH – 21 C<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417570/mwv2yo7hviu0nzbfq3nn.gif"><figcaption>In downtown Cincinnati the Historic Metropole Hotel was reimagined in 2013 as a contemporary art museum. Adjacent to the Contemporary Art Center, designed by Zaha Hadid, 21C Museum Hotel is a multi-venue 8,000 square foot museum open to the public 24/7, as well as an award-winning 156-room boutique hotel.&nbsp;</figcaption></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417571/iplqjbyduqdj4hegopra.gif"><figcaption>Also at 21C in Cincinnati, you can take weekly docent tours of the hotel and the art center or buy Kehinde Wiley dinner plates in the gift shop for $99 each.</figcaption></figure>What: At 21c you can discover contemporary art in the most unexpected places, from the sidewalks to the elevators. Specially commissioned site-specific works can be found throughout the museum; meanwhile, rotating exhibitions transform the galleries into ever-changing spaces. As you approach, enjoy Werner Reiterer’s <a href="https://www.21cmuseumhotels.com/museum/exhibit/untitled/">Untitled</a> as it hovers over the sidewalk, breathing in and out; then, walk through&nbsp;<a href="https://www.21cmuseumhotels.com/museum/exhibit/healing-tiles/">Healing Tiles</a>‘&nbsp;glowing pool of organic patterns, and don’t miss an evening viewing of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.21cmuseumhotels.com/museum/exhibit/lightmail/">Lightmail</a> in the solarium. The museum is open to the public 24/7; and exhibitions and cultural programs rotate often. On view until August 2019 is a spotlight on LaToya Ruby Frazier.Where: The heart of downtown Cincinnati, "The Queen City." Adjacent to the Contemporary Art Center and across the street from the Aronoff Center for the Arts.Details: <a href="https://www.21cmuseumhotels.com/cincinnati/">www.21cmuseumhotels.com/cincinnati/</a>&nbsp;Chicago, IL – The Peninsula&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417572/fhahj84s1bhm07ikhuij.gif"><figcaption>In 2016 The Peninsula Chicago marked EXPO CHICAGO with the contemporary art exhibition, Whoville, featuring highlights from the Beth Rudin Dewoody collection, which included over 30 works, some by Roger Brown, Nick Cave, Theaster Gates, Art Green, Kerry James Marshall, Bruce Nauman, Gladys Nilsson, Ed Paschke, Nathaniel Mary Quinn, Christina Ramberg, Tony Tasset, H.C. Westermann and Karl Wirsum. The hotel has continued the alignment each year.</figcaption></figure>What: The Peninsula Chicago is the five-star hotel that brought traditional Asian service to a city already renowned for the warmth of its hospitality. The hotel has become an integral part of Chicago life and is considered the top choice for everything from accommodation to celebrations and corporate events. For this, the hotel credits its strong links to both the local community and international heritage.&nbsp;Where: Chicago's Gold Coast, along Michigan Ave. and a short walk from the Museum of Contemporary Art as well as the Richard H. Driehaus Museum.&nbsp;Details: <a href="https://www.peninsula.com/en/chicago/5-star-luxury-hotel-downtown-chicago">www.peninsula.com/en/chicago/5-star-luxury-hotel-downtown-chicago</a>&nbsp;St. Louis, MO – Angad Arts Hotel<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417573/y4ulugiudjdvhbpwrsrb.jpg"><figcaption>A yellow "happiness room" at the Angad Arts Hotel in St Louis</figcaption></figure>What: Angad Arts Hotel boasts that it is a wholly new hospitality experience that embraces the visual arts, performance, fashion, literature and gastronomy. AAH offers superb, gracious hospitality combined with curation of socially inspiring experiences. It is the first hotel in the world where guests are able to book not only by room type, but also by emotion of color.Where: The heart of St. Louis’s Grand Center Arts DistrictDetails: <a href="https://www.angadartshotel.com">www.angadartshotel.com</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Immersive Art Invites You to Stay: Midwestern Art Hotels Worthy of a Road Trip

EXPO CHICAGO Announces Participants for Eighth Edition

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417701/dcjwroyvozxxe6e6yzoa.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;By GINNY VAN ALYEAWhen compared to the international gatherings that draw art collectors, dealers and curators to Chicago for a few days each September and November, laser-focusing the art world's attention on the state of the market, the city's local summer art festivals can seem like an alternate art universe. We're not one to say if one is better than the other, but they're certainly distinct from one in another in important ways. While there is a social attraction to both kinds of fairs, the juried events that attract hundreds of artists to set up a tent and display their own work – usually outside in a park or neighborhood – are geared towards celebrating independent artists by making affordable art accessible and tempting enough for just about anyone to take home. Often these fairs are where a buyer's very first art purchase is made.&nbsp;The next two weekends are ideal chances to experience some of the city's oldest, and in fact most popular, local art fairs. The fairs coming up can each boast more than 60 years of history, testaments to how loved and how successful they have been in their communities.&nbsp;More fairs and markets take place through June and into July. With warm weather to draw out the crowds, many casual as well as avid art fans and families will be spending a Saturday or Sunday in the presence of original art, hopefully appreciating all that this new, welcome season has to offer.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417701/hos4xlgckwo4sbtwlzdc.jpg"></figure><h3>The 72nd 57th Street Art Fair</h3>When: June 1-2, 2019&nbsp;Where: Hyde Park, Chicago (on 56th, 57th and Kimbark Streets between Kenwood and Woodlawn Avenues (vicinity of William H. Ray Elementary School at 5631 S. Kimbark Chicago, IL 60637).What: The event is the oldest juried art fair in the country and offers art lovers a fantastic opportunity to meet more than 175 artists, hear the about their process and shop high quality, original and handmade works including glass, jewelry, leather,&nbsp;photography, printmaking, painting, sculpture, wood, ceramics and fiber art.&nbsp;In addition to shopping one-of-a-kind art, the Fair offers around the clock music by Buddy Guy’s Legends, a Community Arts &amp; Activities area for kids of all ages, delicious food, plus much more!&nbsp;Details: <a href="https://www.57thstreetartfair.org">www.57thstreetartfair.org</a> &nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417702/yi9txupwbf5ljh0ozm91.jpg"></figure><h3>62nd Annual Gold Coast Art Fair</h3>When: June 1-2, 2019&nbsp;Where: Downtown, Chicago. In Grant Park's Butler Field. Corner of Monroe and Lake Shore DriveWhat: The award-winning Art Fair welcomes more than 200 juried artists from across the country to create an exceptional, shoppable weekend. Festival attendees will find artwork in all mediums and at all price points, as well as artist demonstrations, interactive art projects, and activities just for kids. Fest-goers can also relax in one of three Food, Live-Music, and Beer Oases.&nbsp;In addition, the 2019 Chicago Ale Fest – Summer Edition will join the Fair in Grant Park, on Saturday, June 1, with 200 craft beers, live music and some of Chicago’s favorite food trucks. Sunday’s Art Fair features a beer garden with craft beers available for purchase by the glass.&nbsp;Details: <a href="https://amdurproductions.com/event/gold-coast-art-fair-2019/">amdurproductions.com/event/gold-coast-art-fair-2019/</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417703/xjo1er1v61o0ax7tclce.jpg"></figure><h3>70th Old Town Art Fair</h3>When: June 8-9, 2019&nbsp;Where: Chicago. The heart of the Old Town Triangle Historic District. Main entrance gate is at Lincoln and Wisconsin.What: The Old Town Art Fair takes features 250 nationally acclaimed artists and welcomes approximately 30,000 art lovers. There will also be a Garden Walk, Live Music, Food Court and Children’s Corner.&nbsp;Gates open Saturday 10:00 am to 7:00 pm and Sunday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, rain or shine.Details: <a href="http://www.oldtownartfair.org">www.oldtownartfair.org</a><h3>&nbsp;</h3><figure class="image" data-storehaus-transformation="{&quot;crop&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:&quot;3.5257425742574044&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;457.4742574257427&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;299.7029702970297&quot;}}"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417704/xpzmmcied1tivl5smebk.jpg"></figure><h3>The Art Center Festival of Fine Arts</h3>When: June 22-23, 2019&nbsp;Where: downtown streets of Highland Park, IL&nbsp;What: The Art Center Festival of Fine Arts showcases the work of over 100 juried artists from around the world in a variety of mediums, including ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, painting, sculpture and more. In addition to the artwork available for purchase, attendees will be able to interact with artists through demonstrations and booth chats. Live music, kid-friendly activities, will be available for visitors to enjoy.Details: <a href="https://theartcenterhp.org/tac-festival-fine-art">theartcenterhp.org/tac-festival-fine-art</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417704/eabrl4q1hfstdhbxd6fy.gif"></figure><h3>Randolph Street Market</h3>When: June 29-30, 2019&nbsp;Where: West Loop, Chicago. 1350 Block of West RandolphWhat: Randolph Street Market Festival continues the Outdoor+Indoor Summer Season in June (and every month!). Experience 300 vendors with the best of unique vintage, antique &amp; repurposed furniture, art, decor, ephemera, vintage fashion for men/women, fancy foods, global goods and much, much more. Enjoy the market bars, cabana and shade shack for lounging and our live band line up each day to make for a fun day of shopping in the heart of the West Loop. Free West Loop/Fulton Market delivery area. Kids under 12 always FREEDetails: <a href="https://www.randolphstreetmarket.com">www.randolphstreetmarket.com</a><h3>&nbsp;</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417706/oqcsuzcuhs29pilumbzz.jpg"></figure><h3>Midsummer Festival of the Arts</h3>When: July 20-21, 2019&nbsp;Where: Sheboygan, WI (on 56th, 57th and Kimbark Streets between Kenwood and Woodlawn Avenues (vicinity of William H. Ray Elementary School at 5631 S. Kimbark Chicago, IL 60637).What: Set amidst the gardens of the major innovative grassroots John Michael Kohler Art Center, this is the largest multi-arts event in East-Central Wisconsin. This family-friendly festival attracts tens of thousands of visitors who shop the 135 artists' booths and enjoy live music, art-making activities, free admission to the Arts Center, delicious local cuisine and food trucks, and more. In booths set up along the tree-lined streets, festival-goers can choose from an astounding variety of paintings, photographs, jewelry, sculpture, ceramics, art glass, fiber art.Details: <a href="https://www.jmkac.org">www.jmkac.org</a><h3>&nbsp;</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417706/uaxbjwr6w9bbfpkz5ybh.png"></figure><h3>Art &amp; Chalk Fest 2019</h3>When: July 27-28, 2019&nbsp;Where: The Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend, WI, northwest of Milwaukee&nbsp;What: This free, annual outdoor, fine arts festival features 65+ fine artists selling their work and 15+ chalk artists from across the nation creating ephemeral masterpieces before your eyes.Art activities for all ages are offered throughout the weekend along with live entertainment and music, food vendors, a beer garden, an art raffle, and free admission for the weekend to the Museum of Wisconsin Art.Details: <a href="https://www.57thstreetartfair.org">www.57thstreetartfair.org</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

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