Opening this Weekend (7/31-8/2)

Sup ya'll. First off, below all this bilge water you all know as the weekly gallery crawl is a post introducing the Friday Night Army. They are a group of crawlers I coordinate each week who go out, look, and write about what they see. You should check them out. The makeup of the Army changes each week, so you'll always get a lot of different takes. They are living at The Gallery Crawl and So Much More... temporarily, so enjoy 'em while they're here.

All right, enough of that, here's the crawl...

Friday:
Bowmanville –
Avram Eisen - 5202 N. Damen. The End of the 80s: SAIC Alum work 85 to 89. Reception 5-9pm.

Bucktown –
Believe Inn - 2043 N. Winchester. Mating Call, work by Chris Silva and Lauren Feece. Reception 6-10 pm.

Logan Square -
Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival - 2710 North Sawyer. The Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival spans 9 blocks from 2300 North Milwaukee at California Avenue to 3100 North Milwaukee at Ridgeway Avenue. The festivities are centered at the historic Logan Square Centennial Monument, at 2660 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago. Noon to 11pm.

Per Second Project Gallery - 2827 N Milwaukee Ave. Collaboration from Cole Pierce and Dustin Camilleri, Echo Amphitheater by Roxane Hopper. Opening reception 6-10pm.

The Whistler - 2421 N Milwaukee Ave. Plural's site-specific interactive installation is a visual metaphor of The Whistler, consisting of two parts: 1. a catalog / inventory of all the objects in the bar to be displayed in the front window 2. an interactive light installation that will output different colors based on the average volume of the sound in the bar. Over the course of the night, the color will fluxuate, allowing passerby's to see how active the bar is. Opening: All Night

Loop -
Illinois Institute of Art Gallery 180 - 180 N. Wabash. Work by Nancy Rosen.

River West -
Woman Made Gallery - 685 N. Milwaukee. Her Mark 2010 & Members' Show. Opening reception: 6-9 PM.

South Loop –
Columbia College - Ludington Building, 1104 S Wabash. Fifth Annual Printers' Ball. Free, 5–11pm.

Streeterville -
Aldo Castillo - 675 N. Franklin. 3+3=6, group show. Reception 5:30-8:30pm

West Loop -
Andrew Rafacz - 835 W. Washington Blvd. Second Floor. PUBLIC WORKS, new & recent works by: CHRIS EICHENSEER, JUSTIN FINE, CODY HUDSON, ANDY MUELLER. Opening reception: 6-9pm

Saturday:
Humboldt Park –
Eel Space - 2846 W. North #1A. Devastation and Space: Emily J. Gomez, Snorre Sjononst Henriksen, and Jesal Kapadia. Reception 6-9pm.

Logan Square -
Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival - 2710 North Sawyer. The Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival spans 9 blocks from 2300 North Milwaukee at California Avenue to 3100 North Milwaukee at Ridgeway Avenue. The festivities are centered at the historic Logan Square Centennial Monument, at 2660 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago. Noon to 11pm.

River North -
Art Dealers Association of Chicago - 730 N. Franklin Street Ste. 004. Saturday Art Gallery Tour: This week a representative from Habatat Galleries will lead the tour to: Printworks Gallery, Catherine Gallery, Byron Roche Gallery and Habatat Galleris. Meet inside the Starbucks at the corner of Chicago & Franklin. 11 AM - 12:30 PM.

Sunday:
Elmhurst -
Elmhurst Art Museum - 150 Cottage Hill. Glass and Steel, group show. Aug. 2-Sept. 6.

Hyde Park -
Home Gallery – 1407 E. 54th Place. The Diorama Show: Brunch Reception. 12-3pm.

Lakeview -
GOLDEN - 816 W. Newport. Closing reception for Concentrate and Ask Again: New Work by Aspen Mays. 3 - 6pm.

Lincoln Park –
Old Town Art Center - 1763 N. North Park Ave. Brother Nature: The Comparative Images of Three Brothers: Andy, Doug, and Mike Kolasinski. Opening reception: 2-5 pm.

Logan Square -
Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival - 2710 North Sawyer. The Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival spans 9 blocks from 2300 North Milwaukee at California Avenue to 3100 North Milwaukee at Ridgeway Avenue. The festivities are centered at the historic Logan Square Centennial Monument, at 2660 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago. Noon to 11pm.

Pilsen –
Ben Russell – 1716 S. Morgan. Ben Russell: Burns. Opening 6-10pm.


South Loop -
Spertus Museum - 610 South Michigan Ave. Artist Talk: Sheree Hovsepian on Ground Level Projects. 1 pm

Ukrainian Village -
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art - 2320 W. Chicago. Olexander Dubovyk and Vasily Fedorouk. Reception 2-5pm.