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Weekly Guide to Art in Chicago // February 27th – March 4th, 2012

Our weekly calendar is a list of visual art related events happening in Chicago. The events that we choose are loosely curated based on the information that is put in front of us. If you would like to take advantage of having your event listed on our website please send a press release to nicolettecaldwell(at)sixtyinchesfromcenter.org.
MONDAY || February 27th, 2012
Panel Discussion: Art and...
Tags: Access Living, ACRE Projects, Adam Belcuore, Agnes Bolt, Aidan Fitzpatrick, Albany Park Theater Project, Alli Farkas, Allyson Comstock, Amy Mooney, Anastasia Mak, Andrew Norman Wilson, Andrew Rigsby, andy warhol, Anthony Lewellen, Anthony R. Vizzari, AREA Chicago, Arzu Studio Hope, Autumn space, Averill and Bernard Leviton A+D Gallery, Banksy, Barry McGee, believe inn, Ben Wyrick, Blue Dog 10003, Bradley Bullock, Brand new Gallery, Brian Shaw, brian steckel, Bronwyn Elkuss, Brooke Holve, Brooke Nicholson, Caren Alpert, Carole Burval, Casey Lowry, Catherine Rozmarynowycz, CCB Dance Project, chad kouri, Channel Two: Jessica Westbrook and Adam Trowbridge, Chris Mendoza, chris silva, Christopher Ellis, Cobalt Studios, Columbia College Chicago, Cynthia Milionis, D'Noche, damien hirst, Dani Leventhal, Darcy Berg, david cuesta, DB Burkeman, depaul univeristy art museum, DePaul University, Detroit Derby Girls, Elizabeth Whiting, Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media, Emily Dahlquist, Eric Fleischauer, Eric Reuben, Erica Johnson, Erik Jensen, Erin Washington, Fresh Moves, Gary Mulnix, Gene Siskel Film Center, Gina Lee Robbins, Glass Curtain Gallery, Goldman Sachs & Company, Goodman Theatre, Guerrilla Girls, Hank Erdmann, Henry Godinez, Hinge Gallery, I Am Logan Square, Inkling, Inkling Chicago, International Women Associates, Iraq Veterans Against War, Jackie Volkell, Jackson Junge Gallery, Jacob Crose, Jason Walker, Javier Chavira, Jeanne Heifetz, Jennifer Proctor, Jennifer Webster, Jenny Holzer, Jillian Van Volkenburgh, Joanna Gardener-Hugget, John Heenan, John Latham, John Powers, John Smith, Jon Satrom, Jonathan Franklin, Kasia Kay Art Projects, KAWS, Keith Haring, Keith Pollok, Kevin O'Rourke, Kim Guare, Koval Distillery, Laura Berger, Laure Prouvost, Laurence Sachs, Laurie Rousseau, Laurie Sloan, Leah Gose, Linda Deg Lee, Lisa S. Goesling, Lise Haller Baggesen, Lori White, Lucretia Brower, Luis Sahagun, Luke Ramsey, Man Bartlett, Margie Glass-Sula, Mariana Sissia, Marina Abramovich, Mark Reid, Martha cooper, Matt Ellison, Matthew Derezinski, Matthew Hoffman, maxwell colette gallery, Megan Levacy, Melissa Precise, Merrill Steiger, Michelle Wasson, Monica Panzarino, Monya Rowe Gallery, Multipolar Projects, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Nancy Mueller, Nazafarin Lotfi, Nelson, Next Door Chicago, Neysa Page-Lieberman, Nikkole Huss, NoGlobe, Northwestern University, One Strange Bird (and Lady Bird), Pawel Wojtasik, Phil Morton, Plasticine Physical Theatre Company, Polly Yates, Public Works, Rim Lee, Rob Ray, Ronnie Craemer, Roots & Culture, Sabina Ott, Sara Schnadt, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, Scott Stark, Selena Jones, Share Your Soles, Shayne's Rectangle, Shelly Hokanson, shepard fairey, Sighn, Space Invader, Stephanie Sailer, Stoic Swine, Street Level Youth Media Communities Against Foreclosure and Eviction, Stuart Pearson, Takeshi Murata, The Black Cloud Gallery, The Mission Projects, The Plaines Project, The Slap Happy Sticker Invitational, Theodore Darst, Tom Sachs, Tony Wight Gallery, Tricia Van Eyck, Trine Bumiller, Troy Hagenbart, Union League Club, Union Street Gallery, Vesna Jovanovic, Vicky Tesmer, Video Data Bank, Voice of the City, Wes Kline, Wharton School of business, Women Extraordinaire Award, Zg Gallery, Zolla/Liberman
Sitting Down with Meng Yang

Know Your Flag framed prints at Inkling. January 2012. Chicago, IL. (Photo Credit: Zachary Johnson)
Meng Yang is an artist passionate about Chicago history and bringing it to the public through graphic design. His current project, Know Your Flag, puts the Chicago flag’s substantial symbolism on display in the form of two-tone screen prints. From The Chicago Fire to aesthetics, Meng manages to include...
Weekly Guide to Art in Chicago // January 30th – February 5th, 2012

Our weekly calendar is a list of visual art related events happening in Chicago. The events that we choose are loosely curated based on the information that is put in front of us. If you would like to take advantage of having your event listed on our website please send a press release to nicolettecaldwell(at)sixtyinchesfromcenter.org.
TUESDAY || JANUARY 31st, 2012
Re-Thinking Soup: Cultivating Creative...
Tags: (NO) Vacancy at Carrie Secrist Gallery, A Series of Poor Decisions, Abra Johnson, ACRE Projects, Alberto Aguilar, Alice Feldt, andrew francis, Angelo Musco, Anna Kustera Gallery, Antipathies at The Silver Room, Antonia Gurkovska, Aron Gent, Bad Actors at Grand Bizzare Gallery, Ballroom Theater of the Marjorie Ward Marshall Dance Center, Benjamin Chaffee, Boogie McClarin, Brian Beard at Inkling, Carousel Space Projects, Carrie Secrist Gallery, chicago artists coalition, Christina A Long, Comfort Station Logan Square, Corbett vs. Dempsey, Creative Capital at Chicago Artists Coalition, Creative Capital's Professional Development Series, D'Noche, Dayo Laoye, Dietrich Wegner, Erica Gressman, Evolution at South Shore Cultural Center, Florida Oasis at The Comfort Station, Fluxus, FM Gallery, Form Over Function at The Peanut Gallery, Gold Huffing at One Strange Bird, Ground at Roxaboxen Exhibitions, Hebru Brantley, Home Knowledge Spectacular at North Branch Projects, I Am Logan Square, I'd Languish in your Dust at ACRE Projects, Ian Ferguson, Inkling, International Neoist Apartment Festival, Issuing Forth at Robert Bills Contemporary, Jacky Strenz, Jamisen Ogg, Jim Duignan, Jon Waites, Jorge Lucero, Josh Reames, Jupiter Outpost, Katie Torn, Kavi Gupta, Kerry James Marshall, Larry Sultan, lillstreet art center, Meida McNeal, MK Meador, Molly Zuckerman-Hartung, moniquemeloche, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Negative Joy at Corbet vs Dempsey, Neoists, New Bound Media, Ni'Ja Whitson, North Branch Projects, On The Wall at moniquemeloche, One Strange Bird (and Lady Bird), Paul Anthony Smith, pazio Cabinet, Philip Dembinski, Pop Up Art Loop, Radical Work at Peregrineprogram, REBECCA BEACHY, Robert Bills Contemporary, Robin Dluzen, Roxaboxen Exhibitions, Sheree Hovsepian, Sky Lines at The Charnel House, The Happy Collaborationists, The Peanut Gallery, The Silver Room, The Sweet Goddess Project, Timothy McMullen, Vincent Como, watie white, Wavelength at Jupiter Outpost, Zoe Nelson
Week Ends, Art Begins || January 6th – January 8th

FRIDAY || JANUARY 6th, 2012
Holiday Hangover Opening With Architecture for Humanity
Architecture for Humanity has teamed with Black Cloud Gallery for the month of January! Join us this Friday as we celebrate the charitable work Architecture for Humanity does for the community as well as the featured artwork using found objects.
The Black Cloud Gallery
1909 S. Halsted Ave.
Chicago, IL 60608
6:00 –...
Tags: ACCUMULATIONS new works by ACRE staff, ACRE Projects, Alison Cuddy, Andrea Jablonski, Andy Cahill, Ann Toebbe, Anna Cerniglia, Annoyance Theater & Bar, Architecture for Humanity, Art Calendar Chicago, Ashley Hudson, B.C., Chiara No, Chicago Art Calendar, Chicago Art Events, Chris Hodge, Colin Oulighan, David Hartwell, Document, Dylan Bailey, ebersmoore, Emily Green, Erik Peterson, Heidi Norton, Inkling, Johalla Projects, John Houck, Kelly Reaves, Leonardo Kaplan, MacEachran, Martina Nehrling, Mary Porterfield, Melissa Damasauskas, Meng Yang, Merje Veski, Michael Rea, Min Song, Otto Splotch, Paul Erschen, Peanut Gallery, Robert Bills Contemporary, Russell Tyler, Scott Williams, Stephen Eichhorn, Steven Frost, Suara Welitoff, The Black Cloud Gallery, Tony Wight Gallery, Weekend Pick Calendar, Weekend Picks January 6th, Weekend Picks SIFC, Zg Gallery
Week Ends, Art Begins || October 7th – October 9th

FRIDAY || October 7th, 2011
The Future’s Past: Exhibition & Installations // Opening Reception and Trolley Tour
The Future’s Past is a pilot curatorial project that consists of several public window installations and a collaborative exhibition completed as part of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium (BMRC) Fellowship in Chicago, Illinois. It combines new technology and new media to create...
Tags: Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Arts Center, Blanc Gallery, chicago artists coalition, Gallery Uno, Happy Collaborationists, I Am Logan Square gallery, Inkling, Jackson Jung, Johalla Projects, Koh-Varilla Guild, Lincoln Park Conservatory, Logan Square-Avondale, Pawn Works, Roxaboxen Exhibitions, Smart Gallery, The Belmont by Reside, The Co-Prosperity Sphere, Threewalls
Week Ends, Art Begins || August 5th – 7th

FRIDAY || August 5th, 2011
PROCESS: A group exhibition
From the process of collecting, documenting, photographing, drawing and stitching, each artist communicates concepts within a specific space, ranging from public, personal, intimate, and imaginary. PROCESS features new works by Ben Bergevin-Smith, Kathy Cho, Jasmin Elisa Guerrero, Lynnette Miranda, Kristi O’Meara and Etta Sandry.
A limited...
Tags: Allon Lieberman, Andrea Kang, ANTENA, Bad At Sports, Ben Bergevin-Smith, Brad Johns, Brent Garbowski, CC Ann Chen, Cecil Kim, Chicago Artists Resource, Chicago Torture Justice Memorials, Daniel Bruttig, Defibrillator, ebersmoore, Erin Thurlow, Etta Sandry, Experimental Station, Fatoe, Fotoflow, Fred Hampton, Gallery Crawl and so Much More, Gapers Block, Guy McKinley, Harley & Boss, Hinge Gallery, Inkling, J.R. Goldberg, Jasmin Elisa Guerrero, Jason Dunda, Jeffrey Grauel, Jeramie Tolentino, Jeremiah Catalano-Reilly, Joe Cassan, joseph belknap, Julie Cox, Kathy Cho, Kendra Binney, Kristi O'Meara, Larry Lee, Le Gallery Thorndale, Liza Corbett, Lynnette Miranda, Marc Fischer, Matt Irie, Meg Duguid, Mican Morgan, MichaelO, Mimi Yoon, Nathan Jurevicius, OhNo!Doom, On the make, Preston Jackson, Public Collectors, Roland Tamayo, Rotofugi, sarah belknap, Shannon Schmidt, Slow, Susie Kimball, The Plaines Project, The Storefront, Todd Chilton, Tokyoplastic, Tom Burtonwood
Summer Guide To Chicago Art: August

It’s hard to believe we’ve just survived the rainiest July in Chicago history. Fortunately for us, as the rain lets up, the art keeps pouring in. To help you enjoy summer in Chicago to it’s fullest, we’ve put together the latest digital installment of our Summer Art Guide. Click the image for a downloadable PDF and enjoy everything August in the Windy City has to offer.
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Happy Birthday Inkling!

Customers make a quick purchase during the festivities. June 3, 2011. (Photo Credit: Zachary Johnson)
On June third, Inkling, a handmade gift shop in Lakeview, was full of life. The air inside was thick from the heat that comes with a large group of people engaged in lively conversation. In the back sat a generous display of cupcakes and beer and people were not shy about taking seconds. It was Inkling’s...
Week Ends, Art Begins || May 20th – May 22nd

While there is always a lot happening on the weekends, here are some of the events we at Sixty suggest you check out. Click event names and locations for more information about each event. And for more, check out some of our favorite links to Chicago art calendars at the very bottom.
FRIDAY || May 20, 2011
May Craft Up
This Friday join the creators of the Chicago Church of Craft as they teach...
Tags: ACRE Projects, Adam Farcus, Ayako Kato, Bad At Sports, Brandon Anschultz, Brandon Heuser, Catie Olson, Chicago Art Department, Chris Tourre, Cole's Bar, David Boykin, EC Brown, El Gato Negro, FEDZ, Flat 9, Floor Length and Tux, Fotoflow, Golden Gallery, I Am Logan Square, Inkling, JIRM, Joel Valentin-Martinez, John Neff, Kristen Romaniszak, Ladies Ring Shout, Links Hall, Liz Zastrow, May Craft Up, Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival, On the make, South Side Community Art Center, Spoke Project Residency, The Hills Esthetic Center, To Art and Profit, Wort Workshop Series, Yollocalli
Craft Up Chicago

Image Credit: Zachary Johnson.
On Friday January 14th, eight people made it over to Inkling, an arts and crafts gift shop in Lakeview, for the first Craft Up Chicago of 2011. Organized by Columbia senior Casey Champion and yours truly, Craft Up Chicago aims to inspire everyday creativity and to create a greater sense of community within the Chicago craft world. From seven to nine pm, participants snacked...