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Friday, February 10, 2012: Fine Arts Building Studios

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Come visit this historic building and meet the artists, musicians, and other creative types who make up our community on the second Friday of every month.

Since 1898 the Fine Arts Building has been 'home' to artists - visual artists, musicians, dancers and dramatic artists - as well as architects, interior designers and graphic designers. This ten-story monument to the arts demonstrates the continuing history of the importance of the arts and provides proof to the adage - 'all passes - art alone endures.'

For this month's participating studios and gallery openings, please see: http://www.fineartsbuildingstudios.com

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410 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605

Thursday, February 16, 2012: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Visiting Artists Program

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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Visiting Artists Program Presents:

EMILY PILLOTON Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series Thursday, February 16, 6:00 p.m. SAIC Columbus Auditorium, 280 S. Columbus Dr. Free admission

SAIC alumna Emily Pilloton (MFA 2005) founded the nonprofit design firm Project H to use creative capital to improve communities and public education from the inside out. Trained in architecture (University of California, Berkeley) and product design (SAIC), Pilloton believes in design as an honest process of building and activism. Pilloton is the author of Design Revolution: 100 Products that Empower People, and has spoken worldwide, from the TED conference stage to the Colbert Report.

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37 S. Wabash Ave., Suite 1220
Chicago, IL 60603

Friday, February 3, 2012: Linda Warren Gallery

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Gallery Y: Alex O'Neal: Delta Donuts, Migraine Weather Gallery X: Nicole Gordon: Asylum Opening Reception: Friday, February 3, 2012 from 6-9 pm Show Runs Friday, February 3 - March 10, 2012

Linda Warren Projects is proud to announce the opening of Alex O'Neal's third solo exhibition with the gallery, "Migraine Weather, Delta Donuts" in Gallery Y and Nicole Gordon's second solo exhibition at the gallery, "Asylum", in Gallery X. Axiomatic to both artists are their creation of highly distinct, visually loaded and idiosyncratic subject matter. This includes constructs that are a kind of private, personal theater full of enigmatic characters, narratives, set design and costumes that mesh their individual life experiences and stories with the art historical influences they are both drawn to and compelled by.

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327 North Aberdeen Suite 151
Chicago, IL 60607

Wednesday, February 1, 2012: Northeastern Illinois University Art Gallery

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The Fine Arts Center Gallery at Northeastern Illinois University is pleased to announce "Living By Example" by Edra Soto and Dan Sullivan. "Living By Example" is an exhibition focusing on the continued rise and growing popularity of Chicago-based artist-run "apartment exhibitions." For this exhibition Edra Soto and Dan Sullivan are creating a structure within the confines of a traditional gallery space. The Franklin, the name given to the structure, is being built in the form of a modern shed which, once the exhibition is complete, will reside in the back yard of Soto and Sullivan's home and will act as their version of the common"apartment exhibition" space.

The exhibition featured in The Franklin will consist of work from Soto and Sullivan's private collection. The exhibition will open on Tuesday February 14th and run through Friday March 16th. There will be a reception for the artists on Friday February 17th from 6-9pm.

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5500 N. St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625

Friday, February 3, 2012: Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery

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Reception: Friday, February 3rd, 5 pm - 7 pm Exhibition: January 30 - May 25, 2012 Figurism: Narrative and Fantastic Figurative Art from the Illinois State Museum Collection

Figurism brings together historical and contemporary artworks from the Museum collection that emphasizes the power and the range of the narrative and expressive figure in Midwest art. Curated by Doug Stapleton, Assistant Curator of Art

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100 W. Randolph Suite 2-100
Chicago, IL 60601

Friday, February 10, 2012: Department of Exhibition and Performance Spaces, Columbia College Chicago

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"What Color is Nude?: The Racial Future of Fashion" Friday, February 10, 2012 1:00-3:00pm Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash Ave., 1st Fl.

Please join us for a discussion of race, radicals, and revolutions in fashion with scholars. Using the exhibition Black Gossamer, currently in the Glass Curtain Gallery as a point of departure, the panelists will share their perspectives on the ways that identity influences style and consumerism. This event is co-sponsored with DEPS, and the Departments of Fashion Studies and AEMM.

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1104 South Wabash Ave. 1st floor, Glass Curtain Gallery Suites
Chicago, IL 60605

Friday, February 3, 2012: Donald Young Gallery

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The Donald Young Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new work by Thomas Schütte.

In the Spirit of Walser "We don't need to see anything out of the ordinary. We already see so much."

THOMAS SCHÜTTE

Opening Friday, February 3, 2012 Reception for the artist, Sunday, February 26, 12 - 2:30pm

GALLERY HOURS Tuesday - Friday: 9:30am - 5:30pm Saturday: 11:00am - 5:30pm

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224 S Michigan Avenue Suite 266
Chicago, IL 60604

Saturday, February 4, 2012: Bert Green Fine Art

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Inaugural Exhibition of Bert Green Fine Art in Chicago February 4 Ð March 1, 2012

Grand Opening "Open House" Saturday February 4, 2012 ¥ 12Ð7 pm

Gallery Hours WednesdayÐFriday 11-6 pm ¥ Saturday 12Ð5 pm

Bert Green Fine Art, after 13 years in Los Angeles, CA, has relocated to Chicago, IL. The new gallery is located on Michigan Avenue across from Milennium Park and a few blocks from the Art Institute on the 12th floor of the Willoughby Building at 8 S. Michigan Ave., an historic high rise along the famous South Michigan Avenue row of early skyscrapers.

Artists included in the inaugural exhibition include: Barron Storey,

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8 S. Michigan Ave. Suite 1220
Chicago, IL 60603

Monday, January 30, 2012: Sullivan Galleries

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Creative Capital Free Grant Information Session January 30, 2012, 5:00 p.m. in the SAIC Ballroom, 112 S. Michigan Ave.

Hosted by the SAIC Department of Exhibitions, Ruby Lerner, President and Executive Director of Creative Capital, will answer questions regarding Creative Capital's current and upcoming grant rounds. In 2012, Creative Capital will be considering proposals in emerging fields, literature, and performing arts. The online Letter of Inquiry form opens on February 1, 2012 and closes on March 1, 2012.

Any working artist with at least five years of professional experience who is a US citizen or permanent legal resident and at least 25 years old is eligible to apply. Selected grantees receive up to $50,000 in direct support and a suite of services valued at more than $37,000. The session is free and open to the public. RSVP to grants@creative-capital.org. For more information on Creative Capital, please visit creative-capital.org.

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33 S. State Street 7th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603

Friday, January 27, 2012: EC Gallery

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Tadeusz Bilecki: Painted in 2011

January 27th - February 25th, 2012 opening reception: January 27th, from 6-8pm

EC Gallery is pleased to present "Painted in 2011" - an exhibition featuring new works of contemporary Swiss artist - Tadeusz Bilecki.

The 'Painted in 2011' exhibition - a new series of abstract portraits painted on paper with a coating of acrylic mixed with a large amount of water - a technique that adds deformity to the paper giving it a sculptural character. The portraits explore the essential theme of Bilecki's abstract figurative large format works. The theme oscillates between abstraction and figuration, grand emphasis and calm composure, strong and moderate color palettes, richness in detail and magnificent gesture.

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215 N. Aberdeen
Chicago, IL 60607

Thursday, January 26, 2012: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art

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Geometry and the Artist-Scientist Gallery Talk Thursday, January 26, 6 pm

16th-century Nuremberg goldsmtih Wenzel Jamnitzer was renowned for his virtuoso metalwork. Join Northwestern University grad students Kathleen Tahk and Stephanie Glickman as they discuss Jamnitzer's quest to establish himself as a scientific thinker. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe.

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40 Arts Circle Drive
Evanston, IL 60208

Thursday, January 26, 2012: Columbia College Chicago - Interdisciplinary Arts

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Bob Stein: The Future of the Book Thursday, January 26, 7pm Reception immediately prior to lecture at 6:15pm Ferguson Hall, 600 S. Michigan Ave.

Bob Stein has been engaged with electronic publishing full-time since 1980. In 1984 he founded The Criterion Collection, a critically acclaimed series of definitive films. In 2004 The Macarthur Foundation provided a generous grant with which Stein founded the Institute for the Future of the Book, a small "think + do tank," with the goal of exploring and influencing the evolution of new forms of intellectual expression.

In 2005 the Institute published the first "networked books," which were instrumental in the recognition of the important shift to social reading and writing as discourse moves from printed pages to networked screens.

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916 S. Wabash Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605

Tuesday, February 7, 2012: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Visiting Artists Program

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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Visiting Artists Program Presents:

SAM LIPSYTE & BEN MARCUS Tuesday, February 7, 6:00 p.m. SAIC Columbus Auditorium, 280 S. Columbus Dr. Free admission

A 2008 Guggenheim Fellow, Sam Lipsyte is the author of the story collection Venus Drive and three novels: The Ask, The Subject Steve, and Home Land. Ben Marcus is the author of four books of fiction: The Flame Alphabet, Notable American Women, The Father Costume, and The Age of Wire and String.

Both authors' stories have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's and The Paris Review. Book signing to follow.

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37 S. Wabash Ave., Suite 1220
Chicago, IL 60603

Friday, January 27, 2012: Center for Book & Paper Arts (Columbia College Chicago)

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Tell me a story. Closing Reception: 5-7pm 1104 South Wabash Avenue, 2nd Floor

Through the media of recycled paper, pulp casting and artists' books, "Tell me a story" examines the realities of growing up in a rapidly changing China. The exhibition is organized by Rose Camastro-Pritchett (MFA '03) as part an exchange of student exhibitions with Jiujiang University and the Center for Book & Paper Arts.

http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Interarts/events/exhibitions/index.php

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1104 South Wabash Ave 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60605

Friday, January 27, 2012: Thomas Robertello Gallery

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Opening reception Friday January 27, 6:00 - 8:00PM

JONATHAN DANKENBRING Charlatan January 27 through March 10, 2012

JASON ROBERT BELL The Robert Joseph Bell Institute for the Advancement of the Future January 27 through March 10, 2012

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27 N Morgan St
Chicago, IL 60607

Wednesday, January 25, 2012: Hyde Park Art Center

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Game Night with Bibiana Suarez, 6 to 8 pm, Gallery 1 Wednesday, January 25th, Free!

Explore Bibiana Suárez's exhibition, Memoria (Memory),by participating in the artist's version of the traditional card game Memory.

For this game night, the artworks on view in the gallery have been transformed into several decks of cards for groups to play with and study-finding their own hidden pairs and matching them together. Teaching artist Jeriah Hildwine, will join Bibiana Suárez in leading the discussion by using the group's matches and conversation to explain the key points of the installation. This event is held in conjunction with the current exhibition, "Memoria (Memory)," on display until March 25th, 2012.

Space is limited for this free event. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to exhibitions@hydeparkart.org to participate.

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5020 South Cornell Avenue
Chicago, IL 60615

Friday, January 27, 2012: Betty Rymer Gallery

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago Faculty Sabbatical Exhibition Opening Reception: 4:30-7:00 p.m.

This exhibition features select projects by SAIC faculty who are returning from sabbatical, including Susanne Doremus, Phil Hanson, Alan Labb, Jim Lutes, Liat Smestad, and Frances Whitehead. Exhibition continues through February 18.

Book Launch: Debra N. Mancoff :: 4:00-5:00 p.m. Join Debra N. Mancoff for the launch of her latest publication: "The Garden in Art." Resulting from Mancoff's sabbatical research, this text reveals the many different ways in which artists from all periods of history-from ancient Egypt to the present day-have employed the motif of the garden. The book approaches its subject thematically, exploring such topics as working gardens, the garden through the seasons, and artists' gardens.

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33 South State Street School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL 60603

Sunday, January 22, 2012: Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago

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Curator Tour: Soviet Art Sunday, January 22 2 pm

Join us for a closing tour of our Soviet art exhibitions. "Vision and Communism" explores the world of Soviet artist and designer Viktor Koretsky. "Process and Artistry in the Soviet Vanguard" examines the experimental creative process that generated iconic Soviet propaganda in the 1920s and 30s.

The tour will be lead by by "Vision and Communism" co-curator Matthew Jesse Jackson, Associate Professor of Art History and the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Chicago, and "Process and Artistry in the Soviet Vanguard" curator Kimberly Mims, Smart curatorial intern and PhD student at the University of Chicago. Free and open to the public.

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5550 S. Greenwood Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Thursday, January 19, 2012: A+D Gallery

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Turnin' the Tip: Simp Heisters, Flukum, & the Put'n'Take Cannonball Press curated by Anchor Graphics Please join us for the public reception this Thursday, Jan.19th, 5-8 pm

Since 1999, Brooklyn based artists Martin Mazorra and Mike Houston have been producing high quality, affordable letterpress, relief and screen prints under the moniker Cannonball Press. More recently they have expanded their repertoire to include large scale, collaborative, print infested sculptures and installations using bold graphics formed from minute detail.

As always, this event is free and open to the public! Cannonball Press will be on hand with $20 prints available for sale, and will give an informal gallery talk.

Exhibition runs through February 11.

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619 S. Wabash
Chicago, IL 60605

Thursday, January 19, 2012: Department of Exhibition and Performance Spaces, Columbia College Chicago

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Please join us on Thursday, January 19, 5-7pm for two opening receptions:

Empathic Evolution, Arcade, 618 S. Michigan Ave, 2nd fl. Empathic Evolution is an installation-based exhibition focused on the development of empathy, the power of artistic collaboration, and the on-going exploration of human interaction. The innovative and experimental artworks will provide audiences with an opportunity to involve themselves in raw human interaction and creation and the potential to share a genuine state of empathy with those involved.

Chicago Curates Columbia: Dan Devening + Fine Art, C33 Gallery, 33 E. Congress, 1st fl. Chicago Curates Columbia is a new curatorial series that is designed to engage arts professionals from various creative industries with the diverse arts and culture makers of Columbia. Chicago Curates Columbia kicks off with curator Dan Devening, director of Devening of Projects and Editions

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1104 South Wabash Ave. 1st floor, Glass Curtain Gallery Suites
Chicago, IL 60605