Monday, March 30, 2009

Boyfriends and Girlfriends Exhibit

Boyfriend and Girlfriend Juried Group Exhibit

Performance, Photography, Painting, Installation, Sculptures with video, Masks, Live painting and Live DJ.
Photographer with studio setting in front of 1980th picture of boys. Feel free to dress like the 1980th style or others.
The masks are available to try on.

April 4th, 2009—ON DAY ONLY!
6-11p.m.
3221 N. Shefield, Chicago

Artist:
FR works on Paper gallery
Jeff Semmerling
Rachel Herman
Chris Matusek
Young Joon Kwak
Y.E. Torres

Live DJ by
Carlos Torres

Performance
Max Alexander and Davy Bisaro
Scott Ian Ray

$25 entry fee will be included dinner and drinks and right to vote for the best artist of the show.
The prize to the artist is 10% of the entry donation.
Online purchase will available from Mar 29th, 2009

All the entry fee will be used for [prak-sis] art shows.

Your attendance supports [prak-sis].

Show on Facebook


Chris Matusek, visual art on Facebook

Monday, January 5, 2009

Evolv​ing Artis​t Exhib​it,​ Recep​tion Jan 9, 7-9p


Evolv​ing Artis​ts Art Compe​titio​n & Exhib​it

Exhib​it:​ Decem​ber 30, 2008-​Janua​ry 30, 2009
(​Locat​ed throu​ghout​ first​ floor​)​

Openi​ng Recep​tion:​ Frida​y,​ Janua​ry 9, 7-​9pm (​Cash bar, compl​iment​ary refre​shmen​ts & live music​ by the Sam Sinla​ir Trio)​.​ Award​s given​ to winne​rs at 8pm.

The compe​titio​n was open to artis​ts age 21-​35.​ (​Inclu​ding BAC staff​,​ facul​ty and Young​ Adult​ Board​ membe​rs)​.​ *​Most artwo​rk for sale.​

42 Exhib​iting​ artis​ts:​ John Ahren​,​ Alons​o Balde​ras,​ Jo Beaud​reau,​ Chris​tophe​r Clark​,​ Matth​ew Cogli​anese​,​ Micha​el Costa​nza,​ Joe Craig​,​ Chris​ Gans,​ Micha​el Grimm​,​ Takiy​ah Harri​s,​ Rebec​ca Healy​,​ Rache​l Hewit​t,​ Brent​ E. Houze​nga,​ Candi​ce Insal​aco,​ Jake Jarod​sky,​ Sarah​ Kaise​r,​ Laure​n Karre​nberg​,​ Laura​ Klein​henz,​ Magda​lena Kolod​ziej,​ Kevin​ Leona​r,​ Kathr​yn Lett,​ Karen​ Light​,​ Chris​ Matus​ek,​ Brend​an McAli​nden,​ Laura​ Milke​rt,​ Raymo​nd Josep​h Miran​da,​ Tress​a O' Brien​,​ Danai​l Ochko​v,​ Sarah​ Ogren​,​ Colin​ O' Malle​y,​ J. Thoma​s Palla​s,​ Gabri​el Patti​,​ Laura​ Roger​s,​ Alan Salbe​rt,​ Lisa Salam​endra​,​ Linds​ay Sandb​othe,​ Bridg​et Scale​s,​ Melis​sa Schae​fer,​ Hyun Ja Shin,​ Jill Signo​relli​,​ Jessi​ca Van Swol,​ Jorie​ Wilki​nson.​

Winne​rs:​ First​ Place​:​ Hyun Ja Shin;​ Secon​d Place​:​ J. Thoma​s Palla​s;​ Third​ Place​:​ Micha​el Costa​nza;​ Honor​able Menti​on:​ Chris​ Matus​ek

Hoste​d by: the BAC Young​ Adult​ Board​.​
Judge​s:​ Gabri​el Akaga​wa,​ Facul​ty,​ Schoo​l of the Art Insti​tute of Chica​go,​ and Cathi​e Ruggi​e Saund​ers,​ Chair​,​ Art & Desig​n Depar​tment​,​ Saint​ Xavie​r Unive​rsity​/​ Facul​ty,​ Art Insti​tute of Chica​go.​

Spons​ored by: Saint​ Xavie​r Unive​rsity​,​ The Chica​go Artis​ts'​ Coali​tion and The Walla​ce Found​ation​.​

Bever​ly Arts Cente​r

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Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Deborah and Richard Cornell visit IU

Dear All DART,

Mark your calendars now OCTOBER 27 and 28 <<< for visiting printmaker and VR artist

Deborah Cornell
Associate Professor
School of Visual Arts/College of Fine Arts
Boston University

Monday OCTOBER 27
individual crits - talk to the artist one on one -
1:30-4:30 pm in FA 235

5:30 pm lecture in FA 102.

Tuesday OCTOBER 27

between 12:30-1:30 pm see the artist with the VR work in Lindley Hall
Room 120. Leave from FA 215 at 12:15 pm to walk over.

Here are links to printmaking work:

http://www.asci.org/artikel826.html

Below is an announcement of a recent VR exhibition.

All the best,

M Dolinsky
dolinsky@indiana.edu

TRACER

A multimedia collaboration for live performance and virtual reality




Deborah and Richard Cornell
September 18, 2008 8 PM
Boston Musica Viva
Richard Pittman, Conductor
The Institute for Contemporary Art
100 Northern Avenue
Boston MA
For ticket information call 617-354-6910 ext.1
info@icaboston. Org
Box Office: 617-478-3103
For more information: http://www.icaboston.org/programs/performance/
An event of the Ditson Contemporary Music Festival

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Tri.Spective

Tri.Spective
Nikki Renee Anderson, Chris Matusek, James Mitchell
Sept. 22-Oct. 16

Reception: Thursday, Oct. 16, 2-4 p.m.
Three Moraine Valley adjunct art faculty present ceramic-based artwork.

RFD Art Gallery exhibits are available for viewing Monday-Friday 9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. and during most Fine and Performing Arts Center performances.

Check it out.



Sunday, July 13, 2008

from the Projections show


This is a 1986 piece from the show by Wyn Geleynse, titled 'Home' with the reflection of a Michael Snow 'Walking Woman' film in the background.

DART BBQ

Thanks to your cheerful presence, the party was a ton of fun. When and where will be our next? (You can click on the image to see a larger JPG)