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Weekly Guide to Art in Chicago // February 13th – 19th, 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 13th, 2012
The Gala 2/13
The Gala is...
Tags: 2012 Chicago Cultural Plan, Abdel "bullet-bill" Morched, Abigail Csanda, ACRE Projects, Adam "Goomba" Mitchell, Alberto Alguilar, Alice Anne Parker Severson, Allison Spicer, Amor Pirata, Andrew Gilliatt, Andrew Laumann, Angel Clark, Ann Toebbe, Anna Kunz, Arow Collective, Avery R. Young, Block Cinema, Bruce Bailie, Calarts, Carole Hennesey, Catie Olsen, chicago artists coalition, Chicago Cultural Plan, Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago Original, Citypoint Lofts Chicago, Clone, Clothes Optional Vintage, Columbia College Chicago, corinne halbert, Craig Hershaw, Dan Rangel, Dan Sullivan, Dana Carter, Daniel Giordan, Danielle Paz, DCASE, Deborah Boardman, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Dion Vigne, DJ Servoe, Doukan 7002, Doukan 7002: New work and artist talk by Tom Walther, DuSable Museum, DuSable Museum of African American History, edra soto, Elephant Room, Emanuel Vinson, Ephelon Trio, Eric Brown, Eric May, Eric Veit, Ethan Cook, Gallery Swarm, Gene Siskel Film Center, Gianni Onassis, Glyph "ugh, Graham Foundation, HATCH Projects, Heidi Norton, Hungryman Gallery, Ian Mitchell Wallace, Impolite Society, Insight arts, Jacinto Ariza, Jackie Orozco, James Cox, Jane Belson Conger Shiman, Japanese Cultural Center Chicago, Jasson Perez, Jeroen Nelemans, John Roebas, Johnathan Fields, Jose Calvo, Julia Galloway, Julieta Alvarez, Kathryn Trumbull, Kid Jungle, Kirsten Leenaars, Krisdelarash, Larry Auld, Leslie Thornton, Letha Wilson, lillstreet art center, Links Hall, Lou Mallozzi, Luftwerk, Mallory Anita Lawson, Mari Alcauter, Maria Gaspar, Marilyn Volkman, MartinJon, McKeever Donovan, Meg Duguid, Melissa Oresky, Michael Hunter, Michael Rea, Michelle Harris, Mike Henderson, Miles Brothers, Millenium Park, Mindy Rose-Schwartz, Molly Zuckerman-Hartung, Mona Nagai, Next Door Chicago, Nicholas Senn High School, Node, Northeastern Illinois University, Paul Nudd, Pedro Pulido, Petra Bachmaier, PFA Collection, Radical Light: Alternative Film and Video in the San Francisco Bay Area, Ralph "Bob-Omb" Browne, Reels Green, RGB Lounge, Rick Testa, Rico Sisney, Robert Nelson, Robin Juan, Roots and Culture, ROX H, Rumble Arts Center, Ryan Richey, Ryan Travis Christian, Scott Stark, Sean Gallero, Seth Green, Sofia Leiby, Spudnik Press, Stanley Tigerman, Steve Anker, Teresa Silva, Terrain in Oak Park, The Andy Warhol Foundation, The gala, The Piranha Club Supper Club, Theaster Gates, Theaster Gates and the Mississippi Black Monks, Tim Peters, Tom Marioni, Tom Walther, Turtel Onli, ugh, ugh" Sputnik, William H. Donner Foundation, Zachary Cahill
Week Ends, Art Begins || October 21st – October 23rd
FRIDAY || October 21st, 2011
Hand in Glove Conference
Hand-in-Glove is a new semiannual conference that addresses the pragmatic realities and imaginative possibilities of self-organized, noncommercial and artist-run spaces, publications, residencies, and a variety of other projects that challenge traditional formats for the production and reception of art at the grass-roots level.
9:30 AM –...
Tags: 20th Anniversary Lumen Magazine, ADAM EKBERG, Amanda Williams, Ancestral Footsteps, artslant, Bad At Sports, Beverly Arts Center, Bill Adler, Bridgepoart Art Center, Cey Adams, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Urban Art Society, Claire Ashley, Deborah Ervin, Def Jam 25, Dobrilla Pintar, Don't Fret, EastBank Open Studios, Eastern Expansion, Erwin Overes, Eunice Carson, Faie African Art Gallery/ Cottage Gallery, Fred Camper, Friends of Ryerson Woods, Geolofts, Hal Link, Half Acre Brewing Company, Hand in Glove Conference, Jason Robert Bell, Jeanne Dunning, Jessica Labatte, Joe Turner, joseph belknap, Judy Natal, Julian Williams, Kristina Paabus, Lelde Kalmite, Lisa Limas, Lora Delestowicz-Wierzbowski, Lumpen Magazine, Lumpen Times, Marci Rubin, Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar, Mark Rospenda, maxwell colette gallery, MDW Fair Fall Showcase, new city, Pam Hamilton, PHONEBOOK 3, Public Media Institute, Roots & Culture, Roots and Culture, Rumble Arts Center, Sara Black, sarah belknap, Susan Deming, Tara Zanzig, Thad Kellstadt, The Co-Prosperity Sphere, The Perpetual Motion of a Still Life, Thomas Robertello Gallery, Threewalls, Turtel Onli, Warehouse Junkies Vol.4, Zhou B Art Center
Week Ends, Art Begins || August 19th – 21st
FRIDAY || AUGUST 19th, 2011
PROGRESSION Exhibition Opening
An exhibition featuring a selection of works from artists currently working in the Zhou B Art Center.
The title “Progression” suggests an act or an instance of moving forward from one thing or unit in a sequence to the next. For the last seven years, the Zhou B Art Center has become a hub to a diverse community of artists whose...
Tags: 4ART INC Gallery, alyssa chappe, amber hawk swanson, andrew green, angel harrold, Anthony Romero, caitlin baucom, carson hoerz, chicago artist coalition, Defibrillator, elliott mickelburgh, eric wall, Glenwood avenue arts festival, gwynne johnson, hillary schofield, homa shojaie, hsinyen wei, hyde park alliance for arts and culture, HyPA, janna tate, Jenny Kendler, Jillian Soto, joan laser, Johalla Projects, jon chacon, joseph belknap, julia cuddy, karen greenwalt, kathryn trumbull fimreite, lewis lain, lilli carre, mana hashimoto, marie weston, Marty Burns, melika bass, mira ishii, prak-sis gallery, preston wollner, Roots and Culture, sandra nazz, sarah belknap, sergio gomez, stacia yeapanis, The center on halsted, the comfort station, The rogers park artery exhibition, vivian kvitka, zeb arrington, Zhou B Art Center
Week Ends, Art Begins || July 1st – July 3rd
All of us at Sixty took a look around and the happenings this weekend and picked the ones we think you may want to check out. Also, be sure to check out the downloadable July SIFC Summer Guide. You may also find it sprinkled around the city.
FRIDAY || July 1, 2011
Revenge: New Works by The Little Friends of Printmaking
We couldn’t have written anything better than the clever folks at Rotofugi...
Tags: Adrian Moens, Anthony Abbinanti, Bad At Sports, Badlands, Billie Holiday, Brian Chankin, Buried Bone, Charlie Megna, Chicago, Chicago Artists Resou, Christine Gray, Collaboraction, Comfort Station, Conrad Bakker, Dave Mata, Dethrose Vintage, Dutch day Vintage, ebersmoore gallery, Esteban LaGroue, Fanta Fela, Fela Kuti, Flat Iron Arts Building, Fotoflow. Gapers Block, GabrielleZwick, Gallery Crawl and so Much More, Handmade Nation, heaven gallery, Icons Past and Present, Jennifer Lambert, Jenny Kendler, Jenstyle Chic Vintage, Johalla Projects, Juxtapoz, JW & Melissa Buchanan, Lena Horne, Lipstick Dinosaurs, Logan Square, Lovestory Vintage, Luke Daly, Mary Lou Novak, Mary Miller, Mue Vintage, Nic the Graduate, Nightingale Vintage, Nina Rizzo, On the make, Paul Klein, Paul Nudd, Penguiny Vintage, René Romero Schuler, Revenge, Rogofugi Gallery, Roots and Culture, Sabina Ott, Solastalgia, South Side Community Art Center, Stephanie McMahon, Subject:Object, The Little Friends of Printmaking, United We Buy Sale, Venus Meets Vintage, Victoria Szilagyi, Vintage Freak, Vintage Heaven, Virginia Broersma, Voila Ola, Wesley Kimler, Zummertapez
Jettison Quarterly Revisions Art and Culture
Jettison NEXT Booth. Chicago, IL. 2011. (Photograph courtesy by Jettison Quarterly)
Jettison Quarterly is an online publication that features art and culture in Chicago. Like Sixty, Jettison documents and features interesting stories that are not always covered by other more ‘mainstream’ publications. In addition to that, Jettison bring to the table full-length features—because it is okay to...
Tags: ACRE, Aimie Quinkert, Armory Fair, Art Chicago, Artropolis, Bad At Sports, Caitlin Arnold, Chicago Magazine, Daniel Shea, DCKT, Donal Obrien, emmanuel aguilar, Golden Age, Golden Gallery, hornswaggler, Jamie Roelofs, Jason Foumberg, Jettison Quarterly, Jettison TV, Johalla Projects, Kavi Gupta, Ken Tyburski, LVL3, matthew henrickson, MCA, Meredith Weber, Miami Art Basel, Michael Darling, Museum of Contemporary Art, new city, Next, peter skvara, Roots and Culture, The Chicago Reader, Time Out Chicago, Zine Fest
SIFC Photobooth at the MDW Fair
On April 23rd and 24th at the inaugural MDW Fair located in the Geo Lofts we set up the SIFC photo booth and invited the public to have their portrait taken and share a message with the world. All weekend long we asked one question, “What does art mean to you?”
Information about MDW
threewalls, Roots and Culture and Public Media Institute announce The MDW Fair, a gathering of independent...
Tags: 65grand, ACRE, chicago mdw fair, ebersmoore, geo lofts, heaven gallery, hornswagl, iceberg projects, mdw fair, midway fair, oxbow, Public Media Institute, regional relationships, reuben kincaid, Roots and Culture, Roxaboxen, the happy colaborationists, the hills aesthetic center, The Suburban, Three Walls, western exhibitions
SPEAK! Project: Sean Starowitz
Sean Starowitz wants to put Chicagoans on a soapbox. His custom-built soapbox. In August of 2010 as part of the Hey! We’re All Beginners Here exhibition at Roots & Culture, Starowitz walked the streets of Noble Square and asked passers by, friends and curator Mike Wolf to get on his soapbox and SPEAK!
I took a moment and walked the streets with him, asked him a little about the project...
Hey, We Are All Beginners Here!
Roots and Culture hosted a new exhibition about oral, performative, written and visual communication entitled, Hey, We Are All Beginners Here! Line, Color, Form, Nutrients, and Affection, presented by StopGoStop also known as The Network of Crowded Art. We Are All Beginners Here! is described by StopGoStop as, “… a multi-headed hydra, a trans-temporal, trans-spatial, trans-disciplinary...
