May 2025 Newsletter

Image credit: Chris Wubbena

Call for Entries

Sculpture & Film

Group exhibition at CSI Project Space

Chicago Sculpture International (CSI) members are invited to submit sculptural artwork in consideration for the upcoming Sculpture & Film exhibition within the CSI Project Space located at 1912 N. Damen in Chicago, IL. It has often been said that the art of filmmaking is sculptural, with its use of sculptural skills needed to build sets, the spatial compositions and movements of actors in a scene, or even the construction of films in the editing process.  This exhibition will feature a wide range of sculptural artwork that explores the interconnection of sculpture and film, whether it displays film imagery, stills, objects, or material within a singular form; presents film spatially through projection or video monitor display; or emerges as a collaborative endeavor between two or more individuals to explore the parallels of cinematic and sculptural space.

The goal of Sculpture & Film is to provide an exhibition space that celebrates the use and inspiration of film within the world of sculpture, allowing for an expanse of traditional to experimental art-making processes, opening up diverse worlds of expression within CSI’s s Project Space.  Artists and artist teams are encouraged to submit work that can be displayed on the wall, floor, or pedestal. Installation proposals are encouraged, however space may be limited.  Sculpture & Film will be on view at the same time the 61st Chicago International Film Festival, showcasing and celebrating filmmakers and sculptors during the months of October and November.

Please Note: We are requesting exhibiting artists to cover one gallery sitting shift during the duration of this show.

The submission form can be filled out here:

https://forms.gle/fMgs9NeM4bAJvsiS6

Submission Deadline: September 1, 2025
Notification: September 10
Drop off Work: October 4-5 (other arrangements to be made for shipped work)
Exhibition Reception: October 18
Exhibition Dates: October 18 - November 21, 2025
Pick Up Work: November 22 - 23  
Image credit: Chris Wubbena


CSI Welcomes New Development Chair

We are excited to welcome Milena Livits as our new Development Chair! Milena brings a dynamic blend of experience in finance, technology, and marketing, along with a deep passion for the arts. Her multifaceted background and enthusiasm make her a valuable addition to our team, and we look forward to collaborating with her to further our mission and impact.


 

Call for Entries

Impressions: Works from Chicago Sculpture International

The Art Institute of Chicago’s summer exhibition, Gustave Caillebotte: Painting His World, features a collection of work by the Impressionist artist. CSI will present an exhibition with similar themes at the Fine Arts Building Gallery. Artists are invited to submit work for consideration for the upcoming exhibition, Impressions – Works From Chicago Sculpture International. The exhibition will be installed in the gallery and courtyard of the historic Fine Arts Building, in downtown Chicago. The exhibition will feature an array of “impressions” of the urban landscape and environment. For example, textures, industrial forms, machinery, architecture, historical influences or comparisons, or environment could be referenced.

Artworks can be displayed on the wall, floor, or pedestals. Smaller pedestal works will be under plexiglass vitrines. 2-D and 3-D work will be considered. Wall hung work must be wired for hanging. Sculptures exhibited in the courtyard area must be suitable for outdoor display. If selected for the exhibition, artists must be a current CSI member or sign up for membership.

Two receptions for the exhibition will take place during the Fine Arts Building’s “Second Fridays” open studios event.  More information can be found at:

https://www.fineartsbuilding.com/events/second-fridays/

Submission Deadline: Sunday, June 1, 2025, 11:59PM
Exhibition Dates: July 11 - August 25, 2025  
Notification Deadline: June 20, 2025
Deadline for delivery of work: July 1, 2025
Opening Reception (2nd Fridays): July 11, 2025, 5-9pm
2nd Friday Reception: August 8, 2025, 5-9pm
Exhibition closes: August 25, 2025

About the Juror:
Stanley Smith, Managing Director of Oakstreet Design, will serve as juror.

Location:
Fine Arts Building Gallery and Courtyard
410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Click HERE to learn more and apply for this call.

For additional information: info@chicagosculpture.org


 

Call for Entries

Materiality in Sculpture: A Dialogue Between Substance and Form

Chicago Sculpture International 2025 Biennale


This exhibition explores the interplay of materials in the realm of sculpture, showcasing works that challenge, celebrate, and redefine our understanding of material substance. To connect your own work to this theme, consider how your choice of medium and subject matter can simultaneously reflect the physical and conceptual aspects. Formats include freestanding, wall hung, interactive, installation & video. Open interpretations of the exhibit theme are welcomed.

About the Juror

Debra Favre is an artist who has exhibited in the Washington, DC and the Chicago areas. She is the past Chair of the Board of the Evanston Art Center and has been a juror on the Evanston Art Center’s Exhibitions Committee for the last 14 years. She studied Fine Arts at McDaniel College in Maryland and at the Corcoran School of Art and Design in Washington, DC.

If selected for the exhibition, artists must be CSI members or sign-up for membership: www.chicagosculpture.org/become-a-member

Exhibition Location:

Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St.
Evanston, IL 60201

Learn more and submit your entry HERE

Questions? Contact info@chicagosculptors.com


Current Exhibitions


Above: Take on Me by Lilly Allan, Mixed media, 16 × 9 × 16 in.

Chimera

CSI Project Space Gallery

Opening Reception: Saturday, June 7, from 6-9PM

Chimeras are hybrid creatures combining different animals into one creature, some examples which are combined with humans are a centaur (half horse, half human), a mermaid (half human, half fish), Anubis (half human, half jackal). Ganesha (half elephant, half human). Then there are creatures combining different animal parts, like Akhekh - A creature from Egyptian mythology with the body of an oryx and the wings and snout of a bird, and Hieracosphinx – A type of Sphinx that had a hawk head.

We are expanding the definition of Chimera for this exhibition to include any hybrid combining two of more of inanimate or biological objects, such as household objects, machinery, animal, botanical, fungal, or microscopic organisms that normally do not go together, but when combined become a hybrid.

This also has a reference to Dada and Surrealism, described very well with the famous line from Les Chants de Maldoror by the Comte de Lautréamont/Isidore Ducasse: “beautiful as a chance encounter on a dissecting table of a sewing-machine and an umbrella."

Curator - Victoria Fuller

Exhibiting Artists: Lilly Allan / Nicole Beck / Sharon Bladhom / Robin Carlson / Helen Dannelly / Doug DeWitt / Ted Sitting Crow Garner / Set Gozo / Carol Hammerman / Yvette Kaiser Smith / Fred Klingelhofer / John Kurman / Kim Laurel / Beatriz Ledesma / Gina Lee Robbins / Micki LeMieux / Norbert Marszalek / Angela McElwain / Howard Russo / Dominic Sansone / Krissy Schwartz / Marvin Shafer / Rich Stewart / Yi Sun / Cheuk Yan Cherry Tung / Roberta Ulrich-de Oliveira / John T. Upchurch / Nancy Van Kanegan / Bruce Webber / Lillian Wilkie-Jones / Shencheng Xu

Curator - Victoria Fuller

For more information: projectspace@chicagosculpture.org

Micki LeMieux, Gallery Director


Board News


Inclusion Fellowship for AALANA- or

BIPOC-identifying Artists/Sculptors


In an effort to expand and enrich our community, CSI Membership is offering three (3) AALANA or BIPOC fellowships in total. The fellowships will be offered to three (3) new AALANA-or BIPOC-identifying artists of exceptional promise and interest. Fellowships cover the cost of one year's membership dues, a range of perks, and opportunities to exhibit your work.

Fellowships cover the cost of one year’s membership dues, and include all the benefits of membership: opportunities to exhibit your work and participate in CSI events, paid opportunities to provide workshops as a CSI teaching artist, and the opportunity to help shape the direction of the organization by volunteering as a board or committee member.

If you're interested in applying for the AALANA/BIPOC fellowship, please click HERE.

2025-2026 Fellowship Year Timeline:  
Applications Opens: April 1, 2025

Application Deadline: May 31, 2025

Selected Fellows Notified: June 21, 2025

Fellowship Year: July 1, 2025 - July 1, 2026

Completed fellowship submissions must include:

1. Artist Resume - 2 pages max
2. Statement of interest stating why the fellowship is important to you in your career - 300 words max
3. Artist Statement - 150 words max
4. Artist Website - if not available, link to 1 social media account
5. Work Samples - Jpgs 2MB or less Labeled (LastName_FirstName_1) Eg.Dowager_Milfred_1


Member News


Laurie LeBreton at Epiphany Center for the Arts

May 16, 2025 to July 5, 2025

CSI member Laurie LeBreton’s solo exhibit, "Insisting and Maintaining," opens on May 16th in the Slemmons Gallery at Epiphany

Artist Alok Vaid-Menon has said, “There’s something audacious and beautiful about insisting on maintaining your humor and delight.” For Laurie LeBreton, humor and delight are a direct result of her work as a fiber artist. She works primarily in handmade paper to convey these ideas, using her favorite properties of paper – the messy pleasure of making it, its ability to absorb color, and both its apparent fragility and veritable strength.
The paper tapestries in LeBreton’s exhibit INSISTING AND MAINTAINING are typical of her work in many ways. The simplicity and repetitiveness of their construction lead LeBreton to calm and peace. There’s an element of playfulness: She turns a series of flat objects into a three-dimensional structure. She uses this simple structure to comment on impermanence through various means of installation. She uses color to express joy.
Finally, through this work, LeBreton also honors traditional women’s crafts – quilt making, sewing, and weaving, with the intent to convey warmth and comfort, and to express love.

Click here for more information and to RSVP for the opening reception on Friday, May 16 from 6PM to 9PM.


Synthesize

Exhibition runs thru May 23

Madron Gallery of American Art
1000 W. North Ave.
3rd Floor
Chicago, IL

Four-person exhibition featuring work by Margie Criner, Zach Balousek, Lucie Van der Elst, and John Upchurch, explores the intersection between fine art and music.

9:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday, plus weekend and evenings by appointment.

https://www.madrongallery.com/current


Delicate Nature

March 5 - May 19, 2025, by appointment

Cheuk Yan Cherry Tung, a Hong Kong-born artist currently based in Chicago, showcases her silk paintings and porcelain sculptures, capturing the delicate essence of life.

March 5 - May 19, 2025, by appointment

Union League Club Chicago
Third Floor Gallery
65 W Jackson Blvd
Chicago, 60604 IL 


Ragdale Tree Project

Artist Talk: Thursday, May 23 at 5PM
Ragdale Foundation 1260 Greenbay Road, Lake Forest IL
Artist talk moderated by Margot McMahon

Seven CSI members, a photographer, and the Ragdale Foundation collaborated to bring the Chicago Tree Project to the Ragdale Foundation. As part of this initiative, eight artists participated in a residency to transform the foundation's beloved 200-year-old elm tree into a work of art.

The Artist Talk's moderator Margot McMahon would like to express her gratitude to Dr. Richard A. Berger for his inventive surgery technique which allowed her to work with her fellow sculptors.

Collaborating sculptors: Margot McMahon, Jyl Bonaguro, Anthony Heinz May, Nicole Beck, Mia Capadulipo, Fredy Mallqui, and Julia Sulmasy.

Artist in Residence Photographer: Laurie Irwin


Land and Sea: Lichen-Coral

CSI member Margot McMahon and Sandra Wilcoxon are in a two-person exhibit at the Ukrainian Museum of Art.

April 19th through June 29th, 2025

Ukrainian Museum of Modern Art
2320 W Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
773 227-5522

Hours: Wednesdays through Sundays, 12:00pm – 4:00pm


The Ring of Fire: Friends, Reefs, and Bouncing Back

Margot McMahon will also be having an upcoming one-person exhibition at Epiphany Center for the Arts, scheduled for May 9th through July 5th, 2025, Opening Reception: May 9th, 5:30pm

Photo credit: Margot McMahon, The Ring of Fire: Friends, Reefs, and Bouncing Back

https://epiphanychi.com/margot-mcmahon-ring-of-fire-friends-reefs-and-bouncing-back/

Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave.
Chicago, IL


The following are not CSI sponsored projects
but may be of interest to our members:


Call for Entries:

Timeless Bodies

We invite ceramic artists exclusively from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin to submit works based on the theme Timeless Bodies for an upcoming annual exhibition at OLIVA GALLERY in Chicago, IL.

Timeless Bodies seeks work that interprets the human form through sculptural realism and abstraction. Throughout history, the human form has been symbolized as a container of life, emotion, and spirit, reflecting both fragility and resilience. How does the body hold and convey our stories, memories or cultural history? Artists are encouraged to celebrate the interplay of form and storytelling in clay.

Juror: Nancy Pirri

Deadline to submit: May 22, 2025
Show runs November 7 - December 13, 2025

Oliva Gallery
3618 W. Armitage Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
(847) 922-5736
Hours: Friday, 5-8 PM, Saturday, 12-4 PM, and by appt.

https://form.jotform.com/nancypirrisculptor77/artist-submission-form


Call for Entries:

The Hidden History Sculpture Trail

Pleasant Prairie Historical Society is seeking sculpture artists to create unique outdoor sculptures for the Hidden History Sculpture Trail, which will be located along the Lake Andrea walking path in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.

Five artists will be selected to create a sculpture, and each sculpture will interpret one of these five "hidden" historical stories: Pleasant Prairie Power Plant, Green Bay Trail, North Shore Line, Tobin Road Whistle Stop, Laflin & Rand Powder Mill, and World War II Training Camp.

Application Deadline: 5PM, May 27, 2025
Review and Selection: June 2025
Artist Notification: No later than June 27, 2025
Installation Dates: TBD - June 2026

Pleasant Prairie History Museum
3875 116th Street
Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158

Hours: Su-Tu, closed; W-F, 11am-4 pm, Sa, Noon-3pm

Pleasant Prairie Historical Society is seeking sculpture artists to create unique outdoor sculptures for the Hidden History Sculpture Trail, which will be located along the Lake Andrea walking path in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.

Five artists will be selected to create a sculpture, and each sculpture will interpret one of these five "hidden" historical stories: Pleasant Prairie Power Plant, Green Bay Trail, North Shore Line, Tobin Road Whistle Stop, Laflin & Rand Powder Mill, and World War II Training Camp.

Each artist will be paid $5,000.
More details, and the Application, can be found here.

About The Pleasant Prairie Historical Society

The Pleasant Prairie Historical Society, located at the historic Dublin School in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin is a non-profit 501(c)(3) that was founded in 2010 by a group of volunteers passionate about preserving local history. After witnessing dramatic changes in the landscape of “The Prairie” over the previous decades, the group was inspired to form a Historical Society so the community’s history dating back to 1835 would not be forgotten, even if much of that landscape has been lost to time.

The Historical Society’s mission is to collect, preserve, and exhibit locally important archaeological, historical, and cultural materials and sites, and provide educational opportunities to promote an appreciation of Pleasant Prairie’s historical significance.

The Pleasant Prairie History Museum has three galleries exhibiting locally important archaeological, historical, and cultural materials and stories. The museum features both long-term and temporary exhibits which are rotated out several times a year.


Design of the Place of Remembrance

City of Highland Park - Request for Qualifications

Proposals Due: May 30, 2025

On July 4, 2022 a gunman opened fire at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade. Seven people were killed, forty-eight people were injured and countless others were traumatized. The City of Highland Park is undertaking a trauma-informed planning process to create a permanent place of remembrance that will pay tribute to the memory of the seven victims of the Highland Park shooting, create a space(s) for reflection, remembrance, and honor the community’s resiliency.

The City of Highland Park is seeking qualifications from experienced architects, artists, designers, and design teams to create a meaningful and lasting place of remembrance to honor the victims of the 2022 Highland Park shooting and pay tribute to the community’s resilient spirit. This place of remembrance will serve as a place of reflection, remembrance and solace for the community and future generations.

Click here to download the full RFQ

All questions regarding this proposal should be directed in writing to Madeline Kati, Resiliency Manager, at mkati@cityhpil.com. Questions will be accepted until May 9, 2025 at noon CST. All questions and responses will be compiled and submitted to all those firms submitting a letter of interest electronically in one general response memorandum by May 14, 2025 at noon CST and posted on the City’s website at www.cityhpil.com.

Proposals must be submitted digitally. To submit a digital copy, please e-mail to mkati@cityhpil.com with subject line, “RFQ: Place of Remembrance.”

Submittals must be received by e-mail no later than Noon CST on May 30, 2025. Submissions received after closing time will not be accepted.

Important dates:
April 30: RFQ Issued
May 9: Questions in writing due to the City
May 14: Questions and Answers published on the City’s website
May 30: Submissions due to the City
June 20: Shortlist Announced
July 21: Shortlist Designs Submitted
August 21, 22 & 27: Interviews
September 8: Final Selection


Johnson City, TN Stormwater Basin / Wetland Park Project

DEADLINE EXTENDED: June 13, 2025 by 4:00 p.m. EST
Notification of Three Finalists: June 27, 2025
Finalist Proposals Due: July 25, 2025
Final Artist Selection: August 1, 2025

The City of Johnson City, TN is seeking qualifications from artists or art teams for the commission of a sculptural fountain to be placed in a pond within a newly developed wetland park.

The City of Johnson City is seeking a sculptural fountain design that celebrates ecological restoration, biodiversity, and the return of a tranquil, natural oasis in the midst of a busy urban corridor. The fountain is also intended to serve a functional purpose in aerating the pond in which it will be placed, improving water quality and the health of aquatic life. Artists will have the option to provide either both the sculptural component and the fountain or the sculptural component only. If only the sculpture is provided, the City will select a fountain and will work with the artist to place it along with the sculpture. Artists who include the fountain must offer an aerating fountain as opposed to a decorative fountain, or include a combination of the two.

The pond will be fed by water from a spring that once belonged to one of the first families to settle in the Johnson City area. Through natural water filtration and erosion control in the wetland park, the water flowing through this area is expected to be greatly improved, thereby creating an environment where more wetland species may thrive. Shade trees will also be planted along the waterways, cooling the water temperature and providing more oxygen to sustain aquatic life. After this period of ecological restoration, it is hoped that indicator species such as frogs, salamanders, turtles, and waterbirds such as the Great Blue Heron will occupy this area, signifying positive changes in the overall health of the natural environment. The fountain design should be inspired by this narrative and should in turn inspire the viewer to reflect upon the importance of water quality in our community. Please view the complete project description in the RFQ document at the link below.


ELIGIBILITY: This opportunity is open to all professional artists over the age of 18 with previous public sculpture experience. Artists must reside within the United States.


BUDGET: Up to three finalists will be selected to develop concept proposals for this project. The total project budget for the selected commission is not to exceed $65,000. Finalists who plan to provide both the sculptural component and the water fountain (and include both of these elements in their designs) will receive a $2,000 honorarium for their proposals. Finalists who plan to provide the sculptural component only will receive $1,500 for their proposals. The selected artist/art team will be paid $59,000 (if including both the sculpture and the fountain) and $44,500 (if including the sculpture only) for the commissioned work. If the fountain component is not included in the selected artist’s design, the City will provide an aerating fountain to combine with the sculptural piece. The selected artist/art team will be responsible for own travel costs, materials, housing, and personal liability insurance. Finalists will be required to present their work to City of Johnson City staff via Zoom.


Please view the complete project description in the RFQ document at the link below.


INSTALLATION DATE: The sculpture installation will take place by August 31, 2026. Installation will be scheduled in consultation with the City of Johnson City Public Works Department.
Click here for Submission Details and to Apply.

After clicking the link above, view the Attached Document "RFQu 6849 Sculptural Fountain Project.pdf" for complete submission details

Important: If you wish to submit electronically, please view the "Addendum 1" located just above the "RFQu 6849 Sculptural Fountain Project.pdf" link. The link for electronic submissions in the RFQu document itself is not functional, and our Purchasing Dept. issued the Addendum to provide the active link for electronic submissions. Questions? Please call our Purchasing Dept. at 423-975-2715


Six Mile Sculpture Works Outdoor Exhibition

The deadline to apply is 5PM (central) on May 30th, 2025.
Honorarium for year-long exhibition is $1,500.
Exhibition begins August 2025.

Six Mile Sculpture Works is excited to announce our third outdoor sculpture exhibition in downtown Granite City, IL!   This exhibition is a partnership between Six Mile Sculpture Works, a program of Alfresco Productions, and America's Central Port.  We'd like to invite submissions - and please share this invitation with folks you know who might be interested. To get a prospectus for the show, please send all inquiries to SixMileSculptureWorks@gmail.com. The exhibition begins in August of 2025. Thanks!  We look forward to seeing your entries!

https://www.facebook.com/p/Six-Mile-Sculpture-Works-100066231353706/


Call for Entries

Rock Falls’ Art in the Park Sculpture Walk

exhibition season

Important Dates:
Application Deadline: June 1, 2025
Artwork must be installed by August 22, 2025

Rock Falls’ Art in the Park Sculpture Walk is making preparations for its 8th year of bringing sculptures to its RB&W District. They are now accepting submissions for sculpture art to be on display at the RB&W District Park along the Rock River. This open space park is used by many organizations putting on events and draws people from surrounding communities and states, which will ensure a high amount of visibility for your art throughout the year.

The Rock Falls Tourism Department has opened the selection process to all sculpture artists. The sculptures will be installed at the RB&W District, on August 22, 2025.Artists will be given a $1,250 stipend and will be able to make their sculpture available for purchase.  Artists are encouraged to promote their sculpture throughout the year.

Requirements:

  • Sturdy sculptures that can withstand all types of weather

  • Base dimensions to stay within 4ft x 4ft

  • Artist must record an audio for the Otocast app

  • Must be able to deliver and install the work.

  • Artwork must be installed on August 22, 2025

  • Artist must submit pictures of the work they want to display

  • Artist responsible for transporting the sculpture to and from the park and making deinstallation arrangements with the park

  • Artist must install their own artwork and provide their own installation hardware

  • Upon request, the City of Rock Falls will help with assisting the placement of sculptures on concrete pads

  • Requests for boom, lift or crane must be submitted by August 1, 2025.

    Benefits:

  • $1,250 stipend for1-year installation
    Exhibitor provides artist with a one-night stay at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites for the night of August 22, 2025, only
    Opportunity for the artist to sell and promote their artwork
    Constant exposure for the artist and their sculpture/artwork
    Digital exposure on the Visit Rock Falls website

Notifications go out on July 1, 2025

Location:
Rock Falls Tourism
603 W 10th Street

(815)622-1106
director@visitrockfalls.com

Include documents and submit everything (including photos) on or before June 1, 2025, either by mail or as an email attachment to director@visitrockfalls.com. On the artist agreement, you only need to fill out page 3 (top with your name, address, etc.) and then page 4 of the sculpture name and specifications. The rest of the agreement can/will be filled out at a later time if your piece is selected.


Call for Entries:

40 North’s Public Art League in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

The deadline to apply is 11:59PM (central) on July 14, 2025.

Honorarium for year-long exhibition is $2,500.

40 North’s Public Art League in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is seeking artists to display sculptures in our community. Selected sculptures will be installed in the community metro area and will serve as major visual anchor points, community identity and a statement that creativity and art are of vital importance to our existence in Central Illinois.

40 North will offer selected artists a $2,500 honorarium to cover artist expenses such as temporary (2) year lease of artwork, transportation to and from the installation site, food & lodging, and artist fees for on-site availability during installation and de-installation.

Learn more and apply here.


Submit Your News


Have any news to share?


Shows, awards, residencies etc? Submit here and we'll include them in an upcoming newsletter.

While you're at it, your profile and images on CSI’s website are important. When CSI applies for grants and upcoming shows, images are solely chosen from those you have uploaded to our website. Please take a minute to look over what you have posted and make sure you are presenting the best work. Member Shelley Gilchrist sgilchristart@gmail.com has volunteered to help you if you need it, so feel free to contact her.


CSI projects are partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.

Chicago Sculpture International acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency for CSI programming including exhibitions and funding for Project Space Gallery.

CSI is a proud recipient of the Driehaus Foundation Arts and Culture Grant to help support funding and programming.

Above: (right) Ron Gard’s sculpture The Struggle Against Death; (right) Ron in 2014 working in Lincoln Park on one of three tree sculptures, Dying to Survive Nos. #3, #6 & #9.


In Memory of Ron Gard

Chicago Sculpture International acknowledges Ivy Gard, who in 2020 graciously donated ongoing exhibition space (CSI Project Space) to CSI and its members in memory of Ron Gard and his achievements in sculpture and dedicated service for several years as treasurer of the organization.

Ron’s exquisite and exacting craftsmanship, along with his vast knowledge of materials and methods, is widely regarded and revered by CSI and his circle of peers.


Land Acknowledgement


The City of Chicago, and its surrounding areas, have always been and always will be, home to numerous Native American communities. As a team dedicated to the uplifting of Indigenous People's sovereignty everywhere, we recognize that each program and exhibition associated with this project is taking place on the traditional homelands of the Council of Three Fires - the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa - as well as the Menominee, Miami, and Ho-Chunk Nations. Further, we acknowledge that Chicago is home to one of the largest urban Native American communities in the US. We therefore invite each of our non-Indigenous colleagues to learn more about the forced removal of many of the communities listed above from the state of Illinois and to incorporate Indigenous knowledge into their line of work. To provide immediate assistance to Native American Communities in Chicago, you can send donations to the city's American Indian Center here


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