Flamenco Class
Flamenco Classes with Edna Uribe
Two Times Per Week
(6 students minimum)
1.5 hours per class. 15 hours – 10 sessions
Mondays and Wednesdays $260
May 4th – June 8th
5.30 – 7pm – Intermediate Flamenco
7.15 – 8.45pm – Initial Flamenco
Instituto Cervantes
31 W. Ohio
312 335 1996
Art Exhibit by Joan Abelló
Art Exhibit by Joan Abelló
The Cervantes Institute of Chicago presents a once in a lifetime opportunity to become acquainted with the pictorial trajectory of painter Joan Abelló, Spain’s most important expressionistic colorist of the 20th century. The importance of Abelló’s achievements, including his masterful and distinguished painting career, his founding of various museums and foundations, and his long term presidency of the Royal Circle of Art of Barcelona, was publicly acknowledged in 2003, when Abelló was awarded the Catalan Government’s medal of highest distinction. This anthological exhibition comprises paintings of all periods, movements and iconographies. It is presented in homage to the artist, who died this past Christmas Day, one day before his 86th birthday. Do not miss it!
5/1 – 7/15
Opening Reception
May 1, 6:00PM
Instituto Cervantes
31 W. Ohio St.
312 335 1996
Validated Parking Available.
SAIC Graduate Exhibition
Sullivan Galleries
May 2-15
Opening reception: Friday, May 1, 8-11pm
SAIC’s Graduate Exhibition features work by the next generation of artists and designers. More than 120 students completing master’s degrees exhibit their work in art and technology studies; ceramics; fiber and material studies; interior architecture; painting and drawing; performance; photography; printmaking; sculpture; and visual communications.
image © Aspen Mays
Sullivan Galleries
SAIC, 33 S State St, 7th FL.
312-629-6635
Tue-Sat 11 am-6 pm
Tango: Humberto Décima Workshop
Humberto is a well respected dancer and teacher from Buenos Aires on his US Tour 2009.
Humberto’s diversity as performer and teacher gives him an overall understanding of tango and its varied styles. He will bring three weeks of intensive classes focused on tango for ALL levels.
His teaching method is relaxed and accessible; he adapts the sequences to the students’ own abilities. Humberto has a detailed approach to individual needs.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQPO9r0a-Hc
Price: $75 – 6 lessons or $15 drop in
* Humberto is available for private lessons; Please contact Maria at 312.823.4859
Artango Center
4011 N Ravenswood
2nd Annual Chicago ARTEahora
Integrated Arts
In addition to paintings, photography, video and sculpture, this year’s Chicago ARTEahora is expanded to include fashion, music, culinary arts, lectures and more.
LOCATION
River North Gallery District
233 W Huron St, Main Floor, Chicago, IL 60654
SCHEDULE
VIP Opening Night, Friday, May 1, 6:30 to 9.00pm, Tickets: $50 (SOLD OUT)
Focus on Fashion: “Carry On Art” In partnership with Latino Fashion Week. Saturday, May 2,6:30 to 9.00pm, Tickets: $50
Sunday is FREE all day to the public. Presenting: “Coffee with Art” offered by LaVazza Café’s.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Thursday, April 30, 12am – 6pm
Friday, May 1, 11 am – 6pm
Saturday, May 2, 11am – 6pm
Sunday, May 3, 11am – 6pm (Free to the Public)
Monday, May 4, 11am – 6pm
Tickets: General Public $7.00, Students $5.00, Children under 12 free.
For more information on all other events, please visit www.chicagoarteahora.com
Call for Art: A Question of Vida y Muerte
Call for Artists 2009 – Harris Gallery
Deadline EXTENDED: September 18, 2009
Exhibition Dates: October 24 – December 18, 2009
Reception: November 6, 2009
Take Down: TBA
Title: A Question of Vida y Muerte
Arte y Vida Chicago and Old Town of School of Folk Music invite Chicago visual artists to submit original work for display in the Harris Gallery at 4544 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL. Exhibit will be curated by Amor Montes de Oca and Alicia Manson.
We are looking for original work that celebrates life, death, and continuum. Of special interest is work that also integrates ideas of family, community, and cultural diversity.
Submission guidelines:
Original work must not exceed 40 inches. Artists working in all traditional and non-traditional genre and media, including drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, mixed media. (Sorry, no video or installation).
Please submit your artwork on our Flickr GROUP Arte y Vida Chicago for review. Submissions must be in jpg format. LIMIT 3 PIECES. Please name your jpgs using your first initial, last name and a number, starting with 1 (i.e. jsmith1.jpg, jsmith2.jpg etc). Please include the title of the piece, dimensions and medium.
Submission fee: $5 per piece. Paypal payment request will be sent upon receiving your submission.
Submission does not ensure that your work will be accepted for inclusion.
Please Note: The artist assumes all risks and responsibilities for damages to the work or to the presentation of materials holding and/or displaying the work.
Eric Garcia Art on Armitage
Eric J. Garcia
May 3 – 30, 2009
WINDOW INSTALLATION:
Eric J. Garcia’s political art has struck Art ON Armitage! The famous window gallery has been transformed into a storefront where window shoppers can see the latest in United States propaganda technology: “Uncle Sam’s White Wash.” Don’t be fooled by the perfectly stacked pyramid of paint cans, this political pigment is the scary reason why the United States is still a world power.
Other works by Eric Garcia can be seen at southvalleyart.com
A R T O N A R M I T A G E
a w i n d o w g a l l e r y
4125 W. Armitage Ave, Chicago 60639
www.artonarmitage.com
Chicago Figurativo
Chicago Figurativo: Prints Selected from the NMMA Permanent Collection
January 18 – May 24, 2009
Hours: Tuesday – Sunday 10 to 5 pm
Reception: March 28, 6 – 8 pm
Experience a variety of figurative works by twelve Mexican American artists who have made Chicago their home. The prints chosen represent the inextricable link of identity to the problematic spaces in which these artists live, create and explore. Curated by Andrew Rebatta.
Artists: Rene Arceo, Tomas Bringas, Carlos Cortez, Luis de la Torre, Hector Duarte, Esperanza Gama, Jeff Abbey Maldonado, Eufemio Pulido, Alejandro Romero, Maria Evangelina Soliz, Salvador Vega & Carlos Villanueva.
Image: Rene Hugo Arceo, Local Artists in Purgatory, 1999 National Museum of Mexican Art Permanent Collection
National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 West 19th Street
Sueños en Relieve:
Prints by Rene Arceo
March 25 – June 6
Wednesday – Sunday 12 to 5 pm
Receptions: March 26, 5 – 8 pm and March 28, 5 – 10 pm
Arceo explores ideas related to dreams and dreamlike scenes through these relief prints. These prints freely and naturally emanate from his subconscious into lose lines, and progressively evolve into more defined forms. These forms construct a free-flowing composition, which seems to facilitate the telling of a story in a dreamlike atmosphere. Arceo gives preference to figurative narratives that include stylized human and humanlike characters. His upbringing and experiences in Mexico continue to inform his art production. Arceo, a printmaker who has called Chicago home since 1979, graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1985.
Prospectus Art Gallery
1210 W. 18th Street
Image: Rene Arceo, El Poeta, 2008
Butterflies: Teatro di Piazza D’Occasione
Flutter into a butterfly’s life! Italian visual theater company Teatro di Piazza D’Occasione returns for this show, best described as a painting in movement.
Music, video, images, and dance merge to create a sensory experience depicting a butterfly’s progression from egg to caterpillar to winged beauty. Audience interaction is central to the show experience. This dance performance is accessible to a non- English speaking audience. Audience members will be asked to remove their shoes before exploring the stage.
Presented in partnership with Redmoon Theater.
Experimenta la vida de una mariposa. La compañía italiana Teatro di Piazza D’Occasione regresa a Chicago para esta presentación mejor explicada como una pintura viva. La música, video, imágenes, y baile crean una experiencia que refl eja el ciclo de la vida de una mariposa desde capullo hasta bello insecto alado. La interacción de los espectadores es una parte central de la experiencia completa. Este espectáculo de danza es accesible a una audiencia que no habla íngles.
Purchase Tickets Online $10.00 each $5.00 for Educators & Students
April 29 – May 8 please visit Children’s Humanities Festival for time details. For the kid in all of us.
Redmoon Central
1463 W. Hubbard Street
Marionetas de la Esquina: A Moon Between Two Houses
Returning after their sold-out performance in 2006, Mexico’s Marionetas de la Esquina brings its unique blend of puppetry and storytelling back to the festival’s stage. A Moon Between Two Houses tells the tale of two neighbors who become friends through their shared fear of the dark. This bilingual show demonstrates that like most things in life, our fears are better shared with friends than faced alone. Recommended for ages 3 to 6.
Presented in partnership with Redmoon Theater.
Después de su presentación, con lleno completo, en el 2006, el grupo mexicano Marionetas de la esquina, regresa a los escenarios del Festival con su mezcla única de arte de títeres y narrativa. Una Luna entre dos casas nos cuenta la historia de dos vecinos que se hacen amigos porque comparten el miedo a la oscuridad y nos demuestra que el miedo, como la alegría, es mejor si se comparten que si se enfrentan a solas. Recomendado para niños de 3 a 6 años.
Sun, May 03
10:30 am & 2:00 pm*
Mon, May 04
10:00 & 12:30 pm*
Tue, May 05
10:00 & 12:30 pm*
*Presentaciones en Español
SOLD OUT!
Redmoon Central
1463 W. Hubbard Street
Miradas
Mexican Art from the Bank of America Collection is a unique survey of one of the most extensive private collections in the U.S. and Mexico and takes a close look at the paintings, prints, and photographs created over the past 80 years. The exhibition examines and celebrates work by artists on both sides of the U.S. – Mexico border, to reveal a variety of cultural aspects as they emerged in the years after the Mexican Revolution.
Friday, January 23 – Sunday August 30
9-5 Tues-Sun
FREE
National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W. 19th Street
(312) 738-1503
