Thursday, August 26, 2010

Opening This Weekend! (8/27-8/29)

Friday 8/27 -
EDGEWATER:
Edge Gallery - 6318 N Clark St. (infra)STRUCTURE, work by Matthew Messmer, Mie Kongo, and Alexandrea Hennek. Reception 6-9pm.

Experimental Sound Studio - 5925 N. Ravenswood Ave. Motion Studies (Prairie), work by Shawn Decker. Reception 6-9pm. 8/27-9/19.

LAKEVIEW:
Flourish Studios - 3020 N. Lincoln Ave. The Egg and the Starling, work by Rebecca Israilevich and Tatjana Jovancevic. Reception 6-8pm. 8/25-9/2.

LINCOLN PARK:
Rotofugi - 2780 N Lincoln Ave. Playboy Redux: Contemporary Artists Interpret the Iconic Playboy Bunny. Reception 7-10pm.

LOGAN SQUARE:
Art on Armitage - 4125 W. Armitage Ave. Dusty Rabjohn. Reception 7-9pm. 8/1-8/31.

SOUTH LOOP:
Harper Gallery - 1915 S Michigan Ave. Go Bananas at Harper Gallery, work by Jessie Larson Smith and Mr. Walter. Reception 5:30-9:30pm.

WICKER PARK:
Jackson Junge Gallery - 1389 N. Milwaukee Ave. Storm Chaser, work by David Mayhew. Reception 6-9pm. 8/24-9/26.

Saturday 8/28 -
LOGAN SQUARE:
The Exhibition Agency - 2351 N. Milwaukee Ave., 2nd fl. Uncrumpling This Much Crumpled Thing, work by Gina Beavers, Chris Bradley, Andrew Guenther, Anna Krachey, Elisa Lendvay, Tim Louis Graham, and Eliza Myrie. Reception 7-10pm. 8/28-9/25.

WEST LOOP:
The Hills Esthetic Center - 128 N. Campbell Ave., Unit G. Beach Party. Reception 8-11pm. 8/28-9/10.

Sunday 8/29 -
EAST GARFIELD PARK:
devening projects + editions - 3039 W Carroll Ave. Kabinett 1 + 2, Richard Rezac and Gary Stephan. Reception 4-7pm. 8/29-10/16.

EVANSTON:
Evanston Art Center - 2603 Sheridan Rd. Youth Fine Arts Student Biennial. Reception 1-3:30pm. 8/29-9/12.

HYDE PARK:
Hyde Park Art Center - 5020 S. Cornell Ave. Ground Floor, 2009-2010 MFA graduates. Reception 3-5pm. 8/29-10/31.

OAK PARK:
What It Is - 1155 S Lyman Ave, Oak Park. The Chromatic number of objects in a room, work by Susan Garguilo and Troy Hagenbart. Reception 3-8pm. 8/29-9/24.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Opening This Weekend! (8/20-8/21)

Friday 8/20
BRIDGEPORT -
33 Collective Gallery - 1029 W. 35th St. Caras de Mexico, work by Joe Compean. Reception 7-10pm. 8/20-9/12.

4Art Gallery - 1029 W. 35th St., #403. Group Show, work by Robin Monique Rios, Melissa Kolbusz, Nicholas Depeder, Tom Wilson, Derail Howery, George Lindmark, Sonia Katz, Janae Kernes, Tom Keefer, and Maya Kalabic. Reception 7-10pm. 8/20-9/4.

Co-Prosperity Sphere - 3219 S Morgan St. Corazón Grafico/Corazón Urbano, work by Gabriel Villa. Reception 7-11pm. 8/20-9/3.

Eastern Expansion - 244 W 31st St. Squaring the Circle, work by Corinne D’Agustino and Thomas I’Anson. Reception 6-10pm. 8/20-9/10.

LINCOLN PARK -
New Life - 1110 W. Lill. The Art of Zamran, work by Jon Anderson, Steven Kelso & Juan Carlos Baez. Reception 6:30pm.

LOGAN SQUARE -
Kunz,Vis,Gonzalez - 2324 W Montana St., Garage. INDESTRUCTIBLE YOUTH, work by Brad Hoffman, Dan Jarvis, Elena Ballara, Peter Clodfelter, Scott Frigo, Racer LeVan, Emre Kocagil, Austin Eddy, Brandon Coley Cox, Nicholas Steindorf, Devin K. Kenny, Eli Samuels and Jacob Bergman. Reception 6-10pm.

Zrobili - 2649 ½ N Spaulding Ave, 2N. Wall Flowers, work by Lauren Gregory and Carly Silverman. Reception 6-9pm.

LOOP -
Harold Washington College President's Gallery - 30 E. Lake St., room 1105. Center of Multiple Middles. Reception 4:30-6:30pm. 8/20-9/24.

WEST LOOP -
Golden Age - 119 N Peoria St, 2D. Sameness Book Release Party, work by Alex Fuller and Gabe Usadel. Reception 6-9pm.

Saturday 8/21
ALBANY PARK -
Swimming Pool Project Space - 2858 W. Montrose Ave. Love Letters to Antarctica, work by Lorien Jordan and Annie Heckman. Reception 7-10pm. 8/21-9/12.

BUCKTOWN -
Monument 2 Gallery - 2007 N. Point St. Practice Makes Purpose, work by Justin Thomas Schaefer. Reception 6-10pm. 8/21-8/29.

LOGAN SQUARE -
Gallery Provocateur - 2125 N. Rockwell St. Imaginaire, work by Christopher Shy, Cassie Phillips, Yvonne Mecialis, and more. Reception 8pm-12am. Cost: $1. Wear something weird.

Old Gold - 3102 W Palmer Blvd. Yard Salad auction, the final Old Gold event. Auction 11a,-5pm.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Opening This Weekend! (8/13 - 8/14)

Friday 8/13
EAST VILLAGE -
Rotofugi Gallery - 1955 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago Variety Show, work by Jeremiah Ketner, Myong Kurily, Jim Pavelec, David Rettker, Shawn Roberts, and Chema Skandal. Reception 7-10pm. 8/13-8/22.

HUMBOLDT PARK -
Humboldt Park Boat House - 1301 N. Sacramento Blvd. A Year in Humboldt Park, work by Dina Petrakis, Candice Martens, Gerald Ritchie.

HYDE PARK -
Op Shop - 5226 S. Harper Ave. Mabel's Wayback Machine, work by Good Stuff House (a.k.a. Kayce Bayer and Chris Lin). Reception 6:30pm.

LINCOLN PARK -
La Llorona Gallery - 1474 W. Webster Ave. One Night Stand, work by Mr. Fydryck. Reception 6pm.

LOOP -
Art Institute of Chicago - 111 S Michigan Ave. One-Minute Film and Video Festival. Show runs from 9-10:30pm.

LVL3 @ The Merchandise Mart - Suite 1573 @ 222 West Merchandise Mart Plaza. Variations on a Theme, work by Paul Cowan, Scott Cowan, Christopher Gatton, Michael Hunter and Vanesa Zendejas. Reception 5-9pm. 8/13-8/27.

PILSEN -
2ND FLR Gallery - 903 W 19th Street 2nd Flr. Flatland, work by Peter Hoffman & Peter Hoffman Paintings. Reception 6pm.

Chicago Arts District - Halsted between 18th and 21st. 2nd FRIDAYS Gallery Night. Receptions 6-10pm.

RAVENSWOOD -
Fill in the Blank Gallery - 5038 N. Lincoln Ave. A Walking Tour of Here, work by Justin Santora. Reception 7-11pm. 8/13-9/4.

ROSCOE VILLAGE -
The 1901 Gallery Theatre - 1901 W. Belmont Ave. The LEO Zodiac Alternative Art Gallery. Reception 8pm.

WEST LOOP -
Black Walnut Gallery - 220 N. Aberdeen St. Bravera, work by Allison Svoboda, Emily Rutledge, Eric Wall, Jane Michalski, and Molly Brown. Reception 5-7pm. 8/1-8/31.

ebersmoore - 213 N Morgan St, 3C. The Big Gray Con, work by B.C. MacEachran. Reception 6-9pm. 8/13-9/18.

WICKER PARK -
Johalla Projects - 1561 N. Milwaukee Ave. Who's Yr Shaman?, work by Melissa Marinaro. Reception 7-11pm. 8/13-9/3.

Saturday 8/14
BRIDGEPORT -
BEN RUSSELL - 1716 S Morgan St, 2F. ETERNAL COLORS and A CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE. Reception 6-10pm.

WEST LOOP -
Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery - 215 N. Aberdeen St. PASTORAL, work by Kim Curtis and S.J. Hart. Reception 4-6pm.

Mars Gallery - 1139 W. Fulton Market. Conundrums: New Paintings by Kevin Luthardt. Reception 6-9pm.

WICKER PARK -
LVL3 - 1452 N Milwaukee Ave, 3. Feeble Intimacy, work by Liz Nielsen, Kate Ruggeri and Brendan Sullivan.