Category Archives: Art & Culture

Art + Wine pop-up gallery

Following Artruck, I was looking forward to my own pop-up gallery experience. I passed the morning observing dragonflies by the lake, and then made my way downtown to pick up Jason and his work, after which we began setting up at Paola’s Vinum. I claimed a table while the group divvied up the display walls […]

Artruck

It is such a pleasure getting to know the artistic community in Chicagoland. On Friday evening, I walked over to Artruck. Hosted by a resident of Ashland avenue, two trucks were embellished with strings of lights, and select local artists were invited to display their work. It was a block party that spanned two U-Haul […]

Anticipating my first pop-up

We’re busily preparing for the upcoming Pop-Up show Paola’s Vinum is hosting on Saturday. Jennifer Yang curated the show and selected the five of us from the Chicago Painters and Artists’ Group to display our work for one night only. We will bring our art pieces to Paola’s Vinum, 328 S. Jefferson St., Chicago, IL 60661 […]

A studio visit with Lauren Levato

“This Saturday, 14 unsuspecting souls will be coming to visit my studio …dunh, dunh, duuuuunnnnnhhhhhh!” ~ Lauren Levato   This was the warning posted on Lauren Levato’s Facebook page, incidentally the  day after my sister-in-law announced it was Health Care Decisions day and urged everyone to get their living will in order. Now if I […]

bookbinding basics

Recently I attended a bookbinding workshop at the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative. It was an ambitious class, with a few too many projects for the 6 hours allotted, but I had a blast learning and surveying all the techniques. We made a mini ‘origami’ book that can house strips of fortune cookie fortunes. It makes an […]

Artrageous Extravaganza

Lincoln Park’s Artrageous event concluded Saturday with the Main Event Extravaganza. I had a lot of fun getting to know this corridor of Chicago. Knowing parking might be an issue with various events going on that day, I opted for the L and walked the long stretch to Clark Street. It was quite the scenic […]

Artrageous Art Walk

This weekend a few Chicago Painters and Artists‘ members explored the Artrageous art walk. Our meeting point at Hanig’s Slipper Box had two mixed media dimensional pieces. Gone but Not Forgotten assemblage piece by Shel Beugen It was a chilly overcast day, but the rain stayed away and entering the various stores helped us stay […]

Artrageous Opening — vote for Swift Swallowtails!

Artrageous Lincoln Park 2012

On Friday, Artrageous opened to the public. You can now vote online for your favorite pieces, which are all listed here. The Swift Swallowtails are number 42, which made me think of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. In this case, I fully agree that the answer, and vote, is 42! I attended the opening […]

Wax & Wire with Crystal Neubauer

Wire heart by Crystal Neubauer, wire shape by Maike’s Marvels I took a fabulous class with Crystal Neubauer on Saturday. PerficalSense Studio hosted “Moving Beyond the Canvas with Wax and Wire.”  I had met Crystal at the “Meditations: Looking In, Reflecting Out” exhibit, and knew I’d enjoy learning more from her. First, we were introduced […]

Announcing … Artrageous

Have you ever wanted to judge an art exhibit? You will have your chance next week. Lincoln Park will be hosting Artrageous along Clark Street and Diversey from April 20 to May 5, at which you can vote for your favorite pieces of art. Artrageous is a new multidimensional event featuring pop-up art exhibits, cooking demonstrations, […]

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