Thursday, August 6, 2009

Gallery Events for August 2009

Be sure to check them out!


Contemporary Sculptures from China

Millennium Park - 201 E. Randolph St. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)

Four large-scale works take up temporary residence in the park's Boeing Galleries. Participating sculptors and installation artists include Sui...

Daily 6 a.m. - 11 p.m. (ends October 31, 2010) 

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The Big World: Recent Art From China, a group show

Chicago Cultural Center - 77 E. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)

Features mixed media works by 18 artists living and working in China.

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays : 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. (ends August 30) 
Sundays : 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (ends August 30) 

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The Cartoons of John T. McCutcheon: Chronicles of a Changing World

Chicago Cultural Center - 77 E. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)

Features ink drawings and samples of published works by the late editorial cartoonist.

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays : 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. (ends September 27) 
Sundays : 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (ends September 27) 

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Rodin: In His Own Words - Selections from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation

Loyola University Museum of Art - 820 N. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (Magnificent Mile)

An exhibition features a collection of 36 bronze sculptures by Auguste Rodin, paired with the artist's published writings and letters.

Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. (ends August 16) 
Tuesdays : 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. (ends August 16) 

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Fine Arts Building Open Studios

Fine Arts Building - 410 S. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)

Tour galleries inside the historic building and peek at works by 100 visual and performing artists.

Every 2nd Friday of the month 4:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 

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MP3 II

Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago - 600 S. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (South Loop)

Features work from Curtis Mann, Stacia Yeapanis and John Opera of the Midwest Photographers Project.

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ends September 13) 
Thursdays : 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. (ends September 13) 

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Chicago Gardens: Past and Present, a group show

Chicago Tourism Center - 72 E. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)

Artists from Palette and Chisel Academy create still-life paintings at the gallery daily from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Saturdays : 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (ends August 16) 
Fridays : 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. (ends August 16) 

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Wicker Park/Bucktown First Friday

Flat Iron Arts Building - 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave. - Chicago (Bucktown/Wicker Park)

Explore two floors of art in more than three dozen artist studios and living spaces. Guest artists exhibit in the building's common areas, and...

Every 1st Friday of the month 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. 

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Nicole Gordon new works

Chicago Cultural Center - 77 E. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)

Features two large paintings and a centrally placed sculptural element from the Chicago artist.

Sundays : 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (ends October 4) 
Saturdays : 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (ends October 4) 

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Tom Torluemke collages and watercolors

Chicago Cultural Center - 77 E. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)

Semi-abstract collages and watercolors from the Chicago-based artist.

Saturdays : 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (ends September 27) 
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays : 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. (ends September 27) 

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Nnenne Okore installation

Chicago Cultural Center - 77 E. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)

The Nigerian-born artist reflects on childhood in this exhibit.

Sundays : 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (ends October 4) 
Saturdays : 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (ends October 4) 

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Cody Hudson: Let's Do Some Living After We Die

Hyde Park Art Center - 5020 S. Cornell Ave. - Chicago (Hyde Park/University Of Chicago)

The two-floor installation features collage and sculpture using a combination of found materials, media images, paintings and drawings.

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays : 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. (ends October 4) 
Fridays and Saturdays : 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ends October 4) 

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Signs of the Apocalypse/Rapture

Hyde Park Art Center - 5020 S. Cornell Ave. - Chicago (Hyde Park/University Of Chicago)

Features mixed-media works by more than 30 local and international artists.

Sundays : 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. (ends August 21) 
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays : 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. (ends August 21) 

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Audrey Niffenegger mixed-media drawings

Printworks Gallery - 311 W. Superior St. - Chicago (River North)

Features original mixed-media drawings for the serial comic which appeared for 32 consecutive weeks in the London Guardian (May-December 2008).

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ends August 22) 

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Culprits, Innocents and Outsiders: Heartland Visions, a group show

Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art - 756 N. Milwaukee Ave. - Chicago (River West)

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ends August 28) 
Thursdays : 11 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. (ends August 28) 

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Matt Friel photographs

Dittmar Memorial Gallery, Northwestern University - 1999 Campus Drive - Evanston

Sundays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (ends August 12) 
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays : 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. (ends August 12) 

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Retrospective Exhibition of International Naive Artists, a group show

Portals Ltd. - 742 N. Wells St. - Chicago (River North)

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ends August 15) 

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Robin Denevan new paintings

Addington Gallery - 704 N. Wells St. - Chicago (River North)

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. (ends August 30) 

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Marina City, a group show

ArchiTech Gallery - 730 N. Franklin St. - Chicago (River North)

Thursdays and Fridays : 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. (ends August 29) 
Saturdays : 12 p.m. (ends August 29) 

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Anne Elizabeth Moore experimenal artwork

Columbia College Chicago's Center for Book & Paper Arts - 1104 S. Wabash Ave. - Chicago (South Loop)

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (ends August 22) 
August 21 : 6:30 p.m. Closing reception

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Second Stories: Artists Making Do and Fixing Up, a group show

Zolla/Lieberman Gallery - 325 W. Huron St. - Chicago (River North)

Saturdays : 11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (ends August 20) 
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays : 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. (ends August 20) 

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A Glance at Photography, a group show

Schneider Gallery - 230 W. Superior St. - Chicago (River North)

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays : 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ends August 22) 
Saturdays : 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ends August 22) 

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Alex O'Neal new work

Linda Warren Gallery - 1052 W. Fulton Market - Chicago (West Town)

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ends August 15) 

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Jola Jastrzab drawings

EC Gallery - 215 N. Aberdeeen St. - Chicago (West Town)

Saturdays : 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ends August 15) 

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Women Imaging Women: A Study of Female Portraiture, a group show

State Street Gallery at Robert Morris College - 401 S. State St. - Chicago (Loop)

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays : 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (ends September 13) 

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The Chicago Project III, a group show

Catherine Edelman Gallery - 300 W. Superior St. - Chicago (River North)

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (ends September 4) 

Events / Gallery Exhibit

Greg Murr new work

Perimeter Gallery - 210 W. Superior St. - Chicago (River North)

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (ends September 4) 

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Pop Sizzle Hum, a group show

Tony Wight Gallery - 119 N. Peoria St. - Chicago (West Loop)

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ends August 31) 

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Cool ... 20 Years on Superior Street, a group show

Jean Albano Gallery - 215 W. Superior St. - Chicago (River North)

Saturdays : 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ends September 5) 
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays : 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ends September 5) 

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Atelier Alternative, a group show

Maison Rouge Galerie - 2828 N. Clark St. - Chicago

Sundays : 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. (ends August 11) 
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. (ends August 11) 

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Summer Show of Fine Craft, a group show

Vale Craft Gallery - 230 W. Superior St. - Chicago (River North)

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays : 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (ends September 5) 
Saturdays : 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ends September 5) 

Events / Gallery Exhibit

Theresa Handy and Jeremiah Ketner paintings

Melanee Cooper Gallery - 740 N. Franklin St. - Chicago (River North)

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ends August 28) 

Events / Gallery Exhibit

Size Matters, a group show

Packer Schopf Gallery - 942 W. Lake St. - Chicago (West Loop)

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (ends August 15) 

Events / Gallery Exhibit

Dan Ziembo paintings

Roy Boyd Gallery - 739 N. Wells St. - Chicago (River North)

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (ends August 29) 

Events / Gallery Exhibit

Divine Figures, a group show

Andrew Bae Gallery - 300 W. Superior St. - Chicago (River North)

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (ends August 8) 

Events / Gallery Exhibit

With These Hands 2009 Sculptural Invitational, a group show

Tall Grass Arts Association Gallery - 367 Artist Walk - Park Forest

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. (ends September 13) 

Events / Gallery Exhibit

Joseph E. Yoakum drawings

Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art - 756 N. Milwaukee Ave. - Chicago (River West)

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ends January 9) 
Thursdays : 11 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. (ends January 9) 

Events / Gallery Exhibit

Adrienne Elise Tarver paintings

Chicago Art Matrix Gallery - 1029 W. 35th St. - Chicago (Archer Height/Brighton/ Mc Kinley Park)

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ends August 21)

Events / Gallery Exhibit

Gallery Artists Exhibition, a group show

33 Collective Gallery - 1029 W. 35th St. - Chicago (Archer Height/Brighton/ Mc Kinley Park)

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays : 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (ends August 14) 

Events / Gallery Exhibit

Ron Harding illustrations

The COOP - 845 W. Fulton Market - Chicago (West Town)

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays : 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ends August 11) 

Events / Gallery Exhibit

Leon Grant Bussinger digital installation

Flourish Studios - 3020 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Lakeview)

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays : 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. (ends August 22) 
Saturdays : 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ends August 22) 

Events / Gallery Exhibit

Mark Bowles, Larry Chait and Eleanor Miller, a group show

Anne Loucks Gallery - 309 Park Ave. - Glencoe

Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. (ends September 8) 

Events / Gallery Exhibit

Michael Fitts and Cristina Guerroro new works

Gallery KH - 311 W. Superior St. - Chicago (River North)

Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. (ends September 8) 

Events / Gallery Exhibit

Bob Emser sculpture, David Weinberg photography

David Weinberg Gallery - 300 W. Superior St. - Chicago (River North)

Saturdays : 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (ends August 29) 
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays : 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (ends August 29)