Thursday, March 31, 2011

The Weekly Gallery Crawl: 4/1-4/3

Friday 4/1 -
BRIDGEPORT -
Co-Prosperity Sphere - 3219 S Morgan St. UIUC MFA Show: Artsplosia. Reception 6-10pm.

EVANSTON -
Dittmar Gallery - Northwestern University, 1999 Campus Dr. On the Edge, work by Nnenna Okore. Reception 6-8pm.

GOLD COAST -
International Museum of Surgical Science - 1524 N. Lake Shore Drive. pulling.reaching.longing, work by Elissa Cox. Reception 5-8:30pm.

HYDE PARK -
DOVA Temporary - 5228 S Harper Ave. Kinematic, work by Nicole Mauser. Reception 6-9pm.

NOBLE SQUARE -
Roots & Culture - 1034 N. Milwaukee Ave. Living With Them, work by Katy Keefe and Vanesa Zendejas. Reception 6-9pm.

Monday, March 14, 2011

The Weekly Gallery Crawl: 3/17-3/20

3/17 Thur -

Golden Gallery - 3319 N. Broadway. David Malek. Reception 6-9pm.

Museum of Contemporary Photography - 600 S Michigan Ave. Unfold, work by Heather Ackroyd + Dan Harvey, Amy Balkin, David Buckland, Adriane Colburn, Sam Collins, Nick Edwards, Leslie Feist, Francesca Galeazzi, Nathan Gallagher, Marije de Haas, Robyn Hitchcock + KT Tunstall, Ian McEwan, Brenndan McGuire, Daro Montag, Michèle Noach, Lucy + Jorge Orta, Sunand Prasad, Tracey Rowledge, Lemn Sissay, Shiro Takatani, Clare Twomey and Chris Wainwright.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

The Weekly Gallery Crawl: 3/10-3/13

Thur 3/10 -

Gallery 220 - 220 S. Wabash Ave. Big Paper, work by Allison Svoboda, Tanya Gill, Reni Gower, and Richard Shipps. Reception 5:30-8pm.

President's Gallery - Harold Washington College, 30 E. Lake St., room 1105. Ligniform, work by Shaila Christofferson. Reception 4:30-7pm.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Opening This Weekend! (3/3-3/6)

Thursday 3/3-

A+D Gallery - Columbia College, 619 S. Wabash Ave. Zero Waste: Fashion Re-Patterned. Reception 5-8pm.

Black Cloud Gallery - 1909 S. Halsted St. Group Show, work by Tulika Ladsariya, Tiago Rivazzi, Daniel Giordan, and Eric Cronin. Reception 6:30-10:30pm.

Coalition Gallery - 2010 W. Pierce Ave. Impasto, work by Dimitri Pavlotsky and Jori Foreman. Reception 6:30-9pm.

DePaul University Museum - 2352 North Clifton Ave. Short Films of Chi Jang Yin. Screening and artist talk from 6-7:30pm.

Gallery 400 - 400 S Peoria St. Kalup Linzy; Lock, work by Edie Fake; Exhaust Yourself, work by Lee Relvas. Reception 5pm.

Graham Foundation - 4 W Burton Pl. One Thousand Doors, No Exit, artist talk with Nicolas Grospierre. Talk from 6-9pm.

I Am Logan Square - 2648 N. Milwaukee Ave. Word to the Mother, work by Lauren Feece, Chris Tavares Silva, Robert Stevenson, and Lindsey Meyers. Reception 6-9pm.

See the full listing at Art Talk Chicago...

Thursday, February 24, 2011

The Weekly Gallery Crawl: 2/24-2/27

Thursday 2/24 -
Loyola University Ralph Arnold Fine Arts Annex - 1131 W. Sheridan Ave. PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God, work by Frank Warren. Reception 4-7pm.

See the full listing at Art Talk Chicago...

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Opening This Weekend! (2/17-2/20)

Thur. 2/17 -
EVANSTON -
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art and Block Cinema - Northwestern University, 40 Arts Circle Drive. Grand Theft Auto, film by Ron Howard. Film begins at 7pm.

Northwestern University - Kresge Hall Room 3-365, 1880 Campus Dr. Artist talk with Sergio Torres-Torres. Reception 5:30pm.

MEDICAL DISTRICT -
UIC Art Lounge - Student Center West, 828 S. Wolcott Ave. The Artist & the Traveler, Shared Journeys, work by James Swanson. Reception 4-7pm.

Fri. 2/18 -
BRIDGEPORT -
33 Collective Gallery - 1029 W. 35th St. Get Real, figurative realism. Reception 7-10pm.

Co-Prosperity Sphere - 3219 S. Morgan St. The Annual Showcase of Emerging Typographic All-Stars. Reception 6pm-midnight.

Zhou Brothers Art Center - 1029 W. 35th. Third Friday Open Studios. Reception 7-10pm.

EVANSTON -
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art and Block Cinema - Northwestern University, 40 Arts Circle Drive. Bigger Than Life, work by Nicholas Ray. Film begins at 7pm.

HYDE PARK -
University of Chicago - Cobb 307, 5811 S Ellis Ave. Form/Forces, work by Rosalind Schneider. Reception 7-8pm.

LAKEVIEW -
Center on Halsted - 3656 N. Halsted St. Andrew Holmquist; Quest, work by John O'Leary. Reception 6:30pm.

Gallery Swarm - 2902 N. Clark St. Swarm Eye Candy, work by Kyle Reeves, Allison Manasse, and Vort. Reception 6-9pm.

LINCOLN PARK -
Rotofugi Gallery - 2780 N. Lincoln Ave. Stoner Fort, work by Frank Kozik. Reception 7-10pm.

LOOP -
Betty Rymer Gallery - SAIC, 280 S. Columbus Dr. The Simulationists: Mixed Reality Performance. Reception 4:30-7pm.

Donald Young Gallery - 224 S. Michigan Ave., suite 266. Jeanne Dunning. Reception 5-7pm.

Gallery 175 - 175 W. Jackson. Photos by Michael Jackson. Reception 5-7pm.

NORTH PARK -
NEIU Fine Arts Center Gallery - 5500 N. Saint Louis Ave. Process & Practice. Reception 6-9pm.

PILSEN -
Antena - 1765 S Laflin St. Paint FX, work by Jon Rafman, Parker Ito, Micah Schippa, Tabor Robak and John Transue. Reception 6-10pm.

RIVER NORTH -
Printworks - 311 W. Superior St., #105. Franz Schulze. Reception 5-7:30pm.

Zolla/Lieberman Gallery - 325 W. Huron St. Repertoire. Reception 5-8pm.

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE -
African-American Cultural Center - Addams Hall, 830 S. Halsted St., #207. The Human Condition, work by Tia Etu. Reception 5-8pm.

WEST LOOP -
Packer Schopf Gallery - 942 W. Lake St. Child's Play, work by Thomas C. Jackson; Ruskin's Nine: Bird Compositions, work by Peggy Macnamara; Views From the International Park System, work by Renee McGinnis. Reception 5-8pm.

Threewalls - 119 N. Peoria St., #2C. Subtitles 2, work inspired by Roald Dahl. Reception 6-8pm.

Sat. 2/19 -
BUCKTOWN -
Cleveland Dean Project Space - 1643 N Milwaukee. I HEARD HE’S AN A**HOLE. Reception 6-10pm.

LAKEVIEW -
Autumn Space - 1700 W Irving Park Rd, #207. project for the affirmation of the new project after the affirmation of the new, work by Travis Wyche. Reception 6-8pm.

LAWNDALE -
Murphy Hill Gallery - 3333 W. Arthington St. Polymetric, work by Rahmaan Statik, Max Sansing, Terance Byas, Angel Pagan, and Jose Ramos. Reception 2-11pm.

NOBLE SQUARE -
Roots and Culture - 1034 N. Milwaukee Ave. Instruments of Resurrection, work by Zachary Cahill, Theaster Gates, Mathew Paul Jinks, Aspen Mays, and Cauleen Smith. Reception 6-9pm.

WEST LOOP -
Kavi Gupta Gallery - 835 W. Washington Blvd. Palms Wild, work by Claire Sherman. Reception 4-7pm.

Sun. 2/20 -
EVANSTON -
Evanston Art Center - 2603 Sheridan Rd. Physiotasmagorical. Reception 1-4pm.

PILSEN -
ACRE Projects - 1913 W. 17th St. Out of the Woods, work by Christopher Rose. Reception 4-8pm.

Thanks to Chicago Reader, Chicago Gallery News, On the Make, Spaces.org, Flavorpill, Artslant, Proximity Magazine, and CAR, for their art calendars which help me build this weekly list.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Opening This Weekend! (2/10-2/13)

Thursday 2/10 -
SOUTH LOOP -
Columbia College Hokin Gallery - 623 S. Wabash Ave. Re:Collections: Collecting and Archiving as a Creative Practice. Reception 5-8pm.

WEST LOOP -
threewalls - 119 N. Peoria #2C. Mindy Rose Schwartz: Artist Talk. Talk from 7-8pm.

WOODLAWN -
Center for Contemporary African Art & Culture - 6200 S. Drexel Ave. Double Expresso, Double Expression, work by Thulani Earnshaw. Reception 6-8pm.

Smart Museum of Art - 5550 S. Greenwood Ave. The Tragic Muse. Reception 5:30-7:30pm.

Friday 2/11 -
BEVERLY -
Beverly Arts Center - 2407 W. 111th St. Mindscapes, work by Andrius Plioplys. Reception 6-9pm.

BRIDGEPORT -
Co-Prosperity Sphere - 3219 S. Morgan St. Lumpen 1995 Sex Issue Release Party. Reception begins at 7pm.

BUCKTOWN -
Murdertown - 2351 N Milwaukee Ave, 2. The Warmth I Feel Is So Cold, work by Lindsey Hook, Jessica Minckley and Amber Renaye. Reception 6-9pm.

EAST VILLAGE -
Rainbo Club - 1150 N. Damen Ave. Every Thing That Rises Must Converge, work by Marzena Abrahamik, Andrea Bauer, Maral Hashemi, and Evan Jenkins. Reception 6-10pm.

EVANSTON -
Iceberg Gallery - 7714 N Sheridan Road. Thundercrack! (1975), by Curt McDowell. Screening 6-8pm.

LAKEVIEW -
Chicago Photography Center - 3301 N Lincoln Ave. Iraqi Eyes Exhibit. reception 7-9pm.

Studio Within Salon and Spa - 3000 N. Sheffield Ave. DISCERNMENT, work by Angela Bryant. Reception 7-9pm.

LOOP -
Fine Arts Building - 410 S. Michigan. 2nd Friday Open Studios. Reception 4:30-9:30pm.

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

RAVENSWOOD -
Lillstreet Art Center - 4401 N. Ravenswood Ave. Chroma, work by Hiroe Hanazono and Mikey Walsh. Reception 6-9pm.

Las Manos Gallery - 5220 N. Clark St. Variations. Reception 7-10pm.

RIVER NORTH -
Judy Saslow Gallery - 300 W. Superior St. Jordan Scott. Reception 5-8pm.

Perimeter Gallery - 210 W. Superior St. Accolades to the East, work by Jay Strommen. Reception 5-8pm.

Saturday 2/12 -
ALBANY PARK -
Swimming Pool Project Space - 2858 w. Montrose. Breaking Up With Chicago. Show and sale from 2-8pm.

EVANSTON -
Block Museum of Art - 40 Arts Circle Dr. Block Cinema: Kitty. Screening 2-3:30pm.

LAWNDALE -
Liz Long Gallery & Urban Art Retreat - 1957 S. Spaulding Ave. Women Artists. Reception 1-4pm

LOGAN SQUARE -
HungryMan Gallery - 2135 N Rockwell St. A Coupling, work by Frank Piatek and Judith Geichman; Dana Degiulio and Molly Zuckerman-Hartung; Samantha Bittman and Mike Nudelman; and Amber Thomas and Josh Reames. Reception 6-11pm.

OAK PARK -
What It Is - 1155 S Lyman Ave. The Letter X, work by Lise Haller Baggesen. Reception 3-11pm.

WESTLAWN -
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture - 6500 S. Pulaski Rd. Kaunas Images, work by Peter and Solvei Stohl. Reception 7pm.

WEST LOOP -
Robert Bills Contemporary - 222 N. Des Plaines St. Drawings: Nathan Vernau, Steven Frost, and Tiphanie Spencer. Reception 5-8pm.

The Hills Esthetic Center - 128 N. Campbell Ave., Unit G. Long Gone, work by Maren Miller. Reception 8-11pm.

WICKER PARK -
Monique Meloche Gallery - 2154 W. Division St. Ebony G. Patterson. Reception 4-7pm.

Sunday 2/13 -
LOOP -
Art Institute of Chicago - 111 S. Michigan Ave. Contemporary Collecting: The Judith Neisser Collection. Show begins Sunday.

NOBLE SQUARE -
Roots & Culture - 1034 N Milwaukee Ave. New Acquisitions from the Video Data Bank 2011. Reception 7-11pm.

PILSEN -
ACRE Projects - 1913 W. 17th St. Present, work by Jennifer Ray. Reception 4-8pm.

UKRAINIAN VILLAGE
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art - 2320 W Chicago Ave. Selected Works from Bohdan Kowalsky Collection. Reception 1-4pm.

Thanks to Chicago Reader, Chicago Gallery News, On the Make, Spaces.org, Flavorpill, Artslant, Proximity Magazine, and CAR, for their art calendars which help me build this weekly list.