Thursday, October 28, 2010

Opening This Weekend! (10/29-10/31)

Friday 10/29 -
Arc Gallery - 832 W. Superior St., #204. Transformations, work by Iris Goldstein; Cultivations, work by James Mullen; Voyage Festival, work by Carol Ng-He. Reception 6-9pm.

Carl Hammer Gallery - 740 N. Wells St. Witness, work by Martin Mull. Reception 5:30-8pm.

DOVA Temporary - 5228 S Harper Ave. Buzz Spector artist talk. Talk 7-8:30pm.

Golden Age - 119 N Peoria St. #2D. The Age Demanded, work by Jon Rafman. Reception 6-9pm.

Green Lantern Gallery - 2542 W Chicago Ave. Now It’s Dark #2, work by Matthew O’Shaughnessy, Ross Meckfessel, Lyra Hill, Bethany Schmidt, Randy Sterling Hunter, Francisco Cordero-Oceguera, Daniel Fandino, Frank Van Duerm and Jacob Kart. Reception 7-9pm.

Kasia Kay Gallery - 1044 W. Fulton St. The Body, work by Claudia Hart and Rim Lee. Reception 6-8pm.

Linda Warren Gallery - 1052 W. Fulton Mkt. Zach Taylor. Reception 6-9pm.

Rhona Hoffman Gallery - 118 N. Peoria St. Hamish Fulton. Reception 5-7pm.

Rowley Kennerk Gallery - 119 N Peoria St, 3C. Shane Huffman. Reception 6-9pm.

School of the Art Institute Sullivan Galleries - 33 S. State St., 7th fl. Fall Undergraduate Exhibition. Reception 6-8pm.

Tattoo Factory Gallery
- 4443 N. Broadway. It's Your Funeral. Reception 6-11pm.

The Hills Esthetic Center - 128 N. Campbell Ave., Unit G. Dirty Eyes, work by artists of Le Dernier Cri. Reception 8-11pm.

Saturday 10/30 -
Co-Prosperity Sphere - 3219 S. Morgan St. Flesh and Bone, curated by Stephanie Burke, Annie Heckman, & Jeriah Hildwine. Reception 7pm-2am. Free 7-9pm, $5 after 9pm. ONE NIGHT ONLY.

Gallery Provocateur - 2125 N. Rockwell St. Sweet Abominations. Reception 8pm-midnight.

Heaven Gallery - 1550 North Milwaukee, 2nd Fl. PROTEST HEAVEN: Dawn of Midi, work by Amino Belyamani, Aakaash Israni, and Qasim Naqvi. Performance 9-10pm.

Hyde Park Art Center - 5020 S. Cornell Ave. Flesh and Bone, curated by Stephanie Burke, Annie Heckman, & Jeriah Hildwine. Reception 1-10pm. ONE NIGHT ONLY.

Simply Chicago Art - 1318 Oakton St. Steve Hafliger. Reception 7pm-midnight.

Swimming Pool Project Space
- 2858 W. Montrose Ave. The Albatross, work by David Harper. Reception 5-9pm.

Zrobili - 2649 ½ N Spaulding Ave, 2N. +-+-, work by Charles Mahaffee and Winslow Smith. Reception 6-7:30pm.

Sunday 10/31 -
ACRE Projects - 1913 W. 17th St. Enigma of Time, work by Ben Driggs. Reception 4-8pm.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Opening This Weekend! (10/22-10/24)

FRIDAY 10/22 -
BRIDGEPORT -
Co-Prosperity Sphere - 3219 S. Morgan St. THE LEVEL EATER, work by Jeriah Hildwine, Luke Willard, Michael Garcia, Nick Bahr, and Sam Sieger, plus music and movies. Games begin Friday night at 8pm.

LAKEVIEW -
Golden Gallery - 816 W. Newport Ave., #1. Fixed Illusion, work by Britton Tolliver. Reception 9-11pm.

Golden Gallery Auxiliary Space - 3319 N Broadway St. And the Moon and the Stars and the World, work by Austin Eddy. Reception 9-11pm.

LOGAN SQUARE -
The Brown Sack - 3581 W. Belden. Monica Rezman & Charles Schriver. Reception 5-9pm.

LOOP -
Art Institute of Chicago - 111 S Michigan Ave. Third Mind, work by Richard Hawkins. Show begins Friday.

Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery - 100 W. Randolph, Suite 2-100. On & Of Paper: Selections from the Illinois State Museum Collection. Reception 5:30-7:30pm.

Kirk's Apartment - multiple locations: Friday, October 22 parked on Columbus Drive between Monroe and Jackson just East of the Chicago Loop. Saturday, October 23 parked just north of Division at the intersection of Damen and Chrystal. Sunday, October 24 parked outside of our new location (3710 N. Marshfield) just a block northwest of Ashland and Addison. The Uhaul Show, work by Kirk Faber, Max Garret, Susie Kimball, Joe Mault, Tim Schade, Qing Yang and Chris Bradley.

PILSEN -
Antena - 1765 S. Laflin St. Amelia Winger-Bearskin, Transformation Opera. Reception 6-10pm.

RIVER NORTH -
Jean Albano Gallery - 215 W. Superior. Donna Rosenthal, Susan Saladino: Friendly Persuasions: Meaning Beneath the Surface. Reception 5:30-7:30pm.

LVL3 @ The Merchandise Mart - Suite 1573 @ 222 West Merchandise Mart Plaza. Mugs, featuring mugs from Alysia Kaplan, Andrew Holmquist, Andrew Norman Wilson, Annie Bielski, Ben Russell, Brook Sinkinson Withrow, Carson Fisk-Vittori, Clara Kim, Clint Enns, Daniel Eatock, Daniel Shea, David Robert Elliott, David Sampson, Dominic Paul Moore, Easton Miller, EJ Hill, Jason Lazarus, Jason Pickleman, Jeremy Tinder, Jessica Bardsley, John Riepenhoff, Kate Ruggeri, Kate Steciw, Katie Kraft, Katy Keefe, Leslie Supnet, Liz Nielson, Lucy Chinen, Marco Kane Braunschweiler, Martine Syms, Mat Rappaport, McKeever Donovan, Megan Plunkett, Michael Sirianni, Mike Fleming, Nick Nold, Olivia Swider, Patrick Bobilin, Paul Kenneth, Rachel Niffenegger, Randy Sterling Hunter, Ryan Travis Christian, Samuel D York, Sangho Choi, Stephen Eichhorn and Todd Beyer. Reception 6-10pm.

Printworks - 311 W. Superior St., #105. Hotel Suite, work by Nicholas Sistler. Reception 5-8pm.

WEST LOOP -
Thomas Robertello Gallery - 939 W. Randolph St. Sarah Hicks. Reception 5-8pm.

WICKER PARK -
Johalla Projects - 1561 N. Milwaukee Ave. Forever Rotten. Reception 7-11pm.

SATURDAY 10/23 -
BUCKTOWN -
Revolution Tattoo - 2221 N. Western Ave. Heavy Metal Harvest. Reception 8pm-midnight.

PILSEN -
ACRE Projects - 1913 W. 17th St. I Feel the Earth Move, work by Latham Zearfoss. Reception 6-9pm.

Slow - 2153 W 21st St. brown sugar, work by Jason Jozwiak and Clayton Merrell. Reception 6-9pm.

WEST LOOP -
Carrie Secrist Gallery - 835 W. Washington Blvd. David Maisel and Kim Keever. Reception 4-7pm.

Kavi Gupta Gallery - 835 W Washington Blvd. everything after, work by Curtis Mann and Trickle Down Ergonomics, work by James Krone. Reception 5-8pm.

McCormick Gallery - 835 W. Washington. current, work by John Sabraw. Reception 4-7pm.

Robert Bills Contemporary - 650 W. Lake #5. Noctuary: A record of what passes in the night, work by Jose Luis Cabrera. Reception 4-7pm.

SUNDAY 10/24 -
HYDE PARK -
Smart Museum of Art - 5550 S Greenwood Ave. Jason Salavon discusses Everything, All at Once (Part III) and Echoes of the Past. Talk at 2pm.

OAKLAND -
South Side Community Art Center - 3831 S. Michigan Ave. Sapphire & Crystals. Reception 3-5pm.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Opening This Weekend! (10/15-10/17)

Hooray, back in neighborhood order, and with links! Sorry 'bout the craziness lately, but, well, it's been crazy. Here is your crawl, my lovely fellows:

FRIDAY 10/15 -
Bridgeport -
4Art Gallery - 1029 W. 35th St., #403. City-e-Scape. Reception 7-10pm.

Eastern Expansion - 244 W 31st St. All Black Everything, work by Michael Kloss. Reception 7-10pm.

Zhou B Art Center - 1029 W. 35th St. Engage, work by Mays Mayhew; { S O M N A M B U L I S T }, curated by Jenny Lam and Robin Rios. Reception 7-10pm.

Bucktown -
Gallery Cabaret - 2020 N. Oakley Ave. Abstract Paintings, work by Mike Lenkowski. Reception 6-9pm.

East Village -
Pawn Works - 1050 N Damen Ave. Licking Eyeballs and Loving It, work by Matt Scobey and Joshua Wills. Reception 7-11pm.

Humboldt Park -
the church of T.H.ink Art Gallery - 3722 W Chicago Ave. (hybrid)nate * germinate, work by graf-hick, Jon Mann, Martin Solheim, Megan Kelly, Juneer Kibria.Reception 7pm.

Lakeview -
Center on Halsted - 3656 N. Halsted St. Imagine Community Art Auction. Reception 6pm.

Lincoln Park -
Rotofugi Gallery - 2780 N. Lincoln Ave. Bowie, work by Carlos Ramos; Then Came the Shadows, work by Mark Brown. Reception 7-10pm.

Loop -
Art Loop Open - multiple locations. Art Loop Open: ART CRAWL & VOTING. Reception 5-8pm.

Noble Square -
Roots and Culture - 1034 N. Milwaukee Ave. Existence Value, work by Paul Cowan and Scott Cowan. Reception 6-9pm.

North Park -
NEIU Fine Arts Center Gallery - 5500 N St Louis Ave. We are runningÖ, work by Amy Sacksteder. Reception 6-9pm.

Pilesn -
Prospectus Art Gallery - 1210 W. 18th St. Made in Pilsen V. Reception 5-10pm.

River North -
Addington Gallery - 704 N. Wells St. Joseph Hronek - New Paintings. Reception 5-8pm.

Extension Gallery - 625 N. Kingsbury St. The Active Layer, work by Mason White and Lola Sheppard. Reception 7-10pm.

Perimeter Gallery - 210 W. Superior. Dona Look: Basket and Joseph Shuldiner: Fiber. Reception 5-8pm.

River West -
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art - 756 N. Milwaukee Ave. BLABWORLD, work by CJ PYLE, Fred Stonehouse, Michael Noland, Tom Huck, Teresa James, Travis Lampe, Kari Laine McCluskey, Larry Day, Monte Beauchamp. Recption 6-8pm.

South Loop -
Columbia College Chicago Library - 624 S. Michigan Ave., Floors 1-4. Study/space, work by Clare Britt, Jan Chindlund, Edna Dapo, Maria Fˆssl, Audrey Hynes, Davida Newman, Laura Pawson, Cole Robertson, Daniel Shea, Margaret Wright. Reception 6-8pm.

Westlawn -
Balzekas Museum - 6500 S. Pulaski Rd. LITHPEX-POLPEX. Reception 6:30pm.

West Loop -
Spoke - 119 N Peoria St, 3D. Cairo On the Length, work by Amira Hanafi. Closing reception 6-10pm.

Tony Wight Gallery - 845 W. Washington Blvd. My Invisible Friend, work by Karl Haendel. Reception 5-8pm.

We Are Mammoth - 210 N. Morgan St. Mammoth Tapestry Show. Reception 6-9pm.

Western Exhibitions - 119 N. Peoria St., suite 2A. Miller & Shellabarger, work by Dutes Miller and Stan Shellabarger. Reception 5-8pm.

SATURDAY 10/16 -
Bridgeport -
Bubbly Dynamics - 1048 W. 37th St. Open Studios. Open noon-6pm.

Co-Prosperity Sphere - 3219 S Morgan St. Wave Intíl: Issue 01. Reception 7-10pm.

Evanston -
Block Museum of Art - 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. Shirin Neshat: Films and Discussion. Event begins at 2pm.

Logan Square -
DIG - 2003 N Point, 3. Foreign Interior, work by Caleb Lyons. Reception 7-10pm.

Pilsen -
Colibri Studio/Gallery - 2032 W 18th St. Pilsen Open Studios. Open noon-8pm.

Morning Glory Gallery - 571 W. 18th, 1R. We Burn: Chicago Burning Man Art, work by Marci Rubin, Zac Franzoni, Nichelle Lawrence, Eric Becker, and Elysia Lock. Reception noon-5pm.

Ravenswood -
Lillstreet Art Center - 4401 N. Ravenswood Ave. Illinois Artists Show, work by Dan Anderson. Reception 3-6pm.

River North -
Zygman Voss - 222 W. Superior St. Salvador Dali. Reception and talk 1pm.

River West -
Shane Campbell Gallery - 673 N Milwaukee Ave. Suzanne McClelland. Reception 6-8pm.

Streeterville -
Museum of Contemporary Art - 220 E Chicago Ave. Urban China: Informal Cities; Calder and Contemporary Art II: Sculpting with Air.

West Loop -
Hills Esthetic Center - 128 N Campbell Ave. Caitlin Arnold: girls. Closing reception 1-3pm.

SUNDAY 10/17 -
Humboldt Park -
Wallace Studios - 2846 W North Ave. Open House. Open 2-6pm.

Logan Square -
Cole's - 2338 N. Milwaukee Ave. AnyPlace. Reception 6-9pm.

Pilsen -
ACRE Projects - 1913 W. 17th St. Hidden Spaces and What Is Found in Between, work by Tara Hills. Reception 4-8pm.

Colibri Studio/Gallery - 2032 W 18th St. Pilsen Open Studios. Open noon-8pm.

Peregrineprogram - 500 W. Cermak Rd., #727. Glimmer, work by Rob Bondgren. Reception 2-5pm.

East Village -
Hubbard Street Studios - 1732 W Hubbard St. Open Studios. Open noon-4pm.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Opening This Weekend! (10/8-10/10)

Friday 10/8 -
2ND FLR Gallery - 903 W. 19th St., 2nd Flr. New Figuration, work by Bud McNichol. Reception 6pm.

Chicago Art Department - 1837 S. Halsted St. Great Lakes Nation. Reception 6-10pm.

Chicago Cultural Center - 78 E. Washington St. Imagine Cuba, work by Sandro Miller. Reception 5:30-7:30pm.

Chicago Urban Art Society - 2229 S. Halsted St. Chicago Printers Guild First Annual Printmaking Show. Reception 6-11pm.

Fill in the Blank Gallery - 5038 N. Lincoln Ave. Persistence of Vision, work by Learning. Reception 7-11pm.

Finestra - 410 S. Michigan Ave., #516. The City as Studio: Creating a Living Code, work by Deborah Adams Doering. Reception 5-9pm.

Flourish Studios - 3020 N. Lincoln Ave. Healing from Brokenness, work by Sharon Burrink and Toni Ruppert. Reception 6-8pm.

Gallery Uno - 410 S. Michigan Ave., #541. Found and Found, work by Aimee Beaubien. Reception 5-8pm.

Josef Glimer Gallery - 207 W. Superior St. Dripping Jewels...Painted Poetry, work by Sheila Finnigan. Reception 8pm.

Loyola University Ralph Arnold Fine Arts Annex - 1131 W. Sheridan Ave. The Picture Man, work by Milton Rogovin. Reception 5-6:30pm.

New Wave Coffee - 2557 North Milwaukee. Unfinished: Show Us What You're Made Of, work by Steven Barrett, Michael Bolsinga, Anna Browning, Nicholas Decker, Robert Hogan, Tracy Kostenbader, Iris Iris Pasic, Robert Pierce, Nicolas Rojas, Julia Rochholz, Francisco Rosado, Karyn Ross, Leon Sarantos, Anne Hayden Stevens, Julie Sulzen, and Allen Vandever. Reception 6pm.

The Family Room - 1821 W Hubbard St., # 202. More is More, work by Nancy Rosen. Reception 6-11pm.

The Nicole Villeneuve Gallery - 410 S. Michigan Ave, Suite 629. 2D Representations of Natural Phenomena, work by Drew Noble and Anna Timmerman. Reception 5-9pm.

ThinkArt - 1530 N. Paulina St., suite F. A Force of Nature, work by Richard Hunt. Reception 5:30-9pm.

Thomas Masters Gallery - 245 W. North Ave. Susan Hall. Reception 6-9pm.

Uncommon Ground on Devon - 1401 W. Devon Ave. Time Machines, work by Jason Brammer. Reception 6-8pm.

Zrobili - 2649 ½ N Spaulding Ave, 2N. Chinatsu Ikeda and Craig Butterworth. Reception 6-11pm.

Saturday 10/9 -
Autumn Space - 3732 N Southport Ave. The Cracks of the Game, work by Magalie Guérin. Reception 6-8pm.

Chicago Printmakers Collaborative - 4642 N. Western Ave. Paris-Chicago-Paris: An Exchange of Etchings. Reception 5:30-8:30pm.

Floor Length and Tux - 2332 W Augusta Blvd, 3F. FLAT 7, work by Julie Rudder, Kendrick Shackleford, David Moré, Catie Olson and EC Brown. Reception 7-10pm.

LVL3 - 1452 N Milwaukee Ave, 3. Quarterly Site #4: Registers, curated by Andrew Blackley, Stephanie Burke and Steve Ruiz, featuring the work of Duncan Anderson, Susan Giles, Anna Kunz, Oliver Laric and Nathaniel Robinson. Reception 6-10pm.

Morpho Gallery - 5216 N. Damen Ave. Group Show, work by Ian Sherwin, Jane Ryder, and David Alan Sisk. Reception 5-9pm.

Tom Robinson Gallery - 2416 W. North Ave. Urban Pulse. Reception 4pm.

Sunday 10/10 -
He said, She said - 216 N Harvey Ave, Oak Park. Silkscreen Party/Work Party Oak Park. Bring a T-shirt to silkscreen. Work by Tony Tasset, Pamela Fraser, Rebecca Mir, Aay Preston-Miint and others.