November 2022

Written By Gene Skala

Welcome to the November Newsletter

You will find:

  • News from the CSI Committees

  • Exhibition opportunities and calls

  • Ongoing Member Exhibitions

Responding to Rhythms:
2022 Chicago Sculpture International Juried Exhibition

November 11 – December 2, 2022

Opening Reception: November 11, 6 to 9 PM. |. Includes bar and live music
Juried Exhibition by Chicago Sculpture International

The Beverly Art Center invited all current members of Chicago Sculpture International to submit work for a November Exhibition titled Responding to Rhythms. Members were encouraged to interpret the theme directly or indirectly. Work was selected for exhibition at the Beverly Arts Center’s Simmerling Art Gallery by Professor Nathan Peck.

News from the Board

Please remember to visit this online archive of our newsletters as updated information and additional news items may be updated and added throughout the month.

News from the Indoor Exhibition Committee

2023 Chicago Sculpture International Juried Exhibition
Jack Olson Gallery, NIU School of Art & Design 

January 23 - March 2, 2023

Sculptors are invited to enter up to three works in the 2023 Chicago Sculpture International Juried Exhibition at theJack Olson Gallery, NIU School of Art & Design. The Olson Gallery's Coordinator, Peter Van Ael, will jury the exhibition.

Please visit our website for submissions DETAILS.

Timeline:
Entry Deadline (revised): Sunday, December 4, 2022

December 10: Notification of Acceptance
January 10-12: Delivery of accepted work
January 23: Exhibition Opening
March 2: Exhibition Closes
March 3: Last day to pick up work

News from the CSI Project Space 

(formerly 3D4D Gallery)

Little, but BOLD! Group Exhibit

Nov. 18 - Jan. 6, 2023

Opening reception: Friday, Nov. 18 from 6-9PM

CSI Project Space
(formerly 3D4D Gallery)
1912 N Damen Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
(At the corner of Cortland and Damen, in the Bucktown neighborhood)
Hours: Friday-Sunday, 1-6 pm, or by appointment

The newly relaunched CSI Project Space is looking forward to our upcoming small works exhibit at our members' gallery space in Bucktown! Little, but BOLD! is a group show featuring 30+ artists in celebration of all things unmonumental. Often flying under the radar, small things have the special ability to bridge private and public spaces. Within the sculpture field, there has been a projected narrative that bigger is better. We are here to assert that small things can hold the same importance as the largest monument.

Little, But Bold! Holiday Ornament Exchange

Join us Friday, Nov. 18th from 6-9 PM for the opening reception of Little, but Bold! In the giving spirit of the holidays, please bring in a custom made ornament or small object to trade with fellow sculptors. All attendees welcome! For more information contact nicolebeck@chicagosculpture.org

CSI remembers John Henry (1943-2022)

John Raymond Henry, 79, an internationally recognized sculptor, artist, arts supporter, activist, and community builder, died November 1st at his home in Brooksville, Florida.

Henry grew up in Lexington KY. He studied at the University of Kentucky and received his B.F.A from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He also studied at the Illinois Institute of Technology, the University of Chicago, and Northwestern University. In 1996 the University of Kentucky awarded him the Honorary Doctor of Arts degree for “sustained achievement and distinction of national or international significance.” In 2005, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award for “extraordinary service to the university and the association.” 

While living in Chicago, Henry created ConStruct and is remembered throughout the Chicago art community as “the grandfather of Chicago sculpture” for his selflessness and mentoring of his fellow sculptors, launching exhibitions through out the Chicago area public spaces and making his mark as a leader, encouraging his peers and younger artists that came on to the scene.

His work is in public and private collections across the globe, with large-scale sculpture in major cities including; Chicago, St Louis, Dallas, numerous sites in Florida, as well as in Italy, Germany, Brazil, South Korea and China.

John Henry was larger than life, with a laugh that filled the room, a story or a joke at the ready. Whether wearing a tuxedo or jeans and cowboy boots, he presented a can-do persona, one that could tackle almost any challenge and wrestle it to the ground.

Member News

CSI member Kara Cobb Johnson is having an exhibit of her work called Modern Monument: Solo Project of New and Critical Works by Kara Cobb Johnson at 900 Space gallery in Evanston.

Opening November 26, 7-9pm
On View November 27th 9am-8pm

Click here to read more about the project.

Space 900 Gallery
816 Dempster
Evanston, IL 60202 United States
Phone (847) 869-8690

Kara's work bellwether is currently on view on The Beverly Arts Center Simmerling Gallery floor until early December. For more about Kara you can visit her website at www.karacobbjohnson.com. This is her second solo project at Space 900 Evanston this year.

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Toby Zallman

CSI member Toby Zallman'sreefscollapse is at Ignition Project Space, 3839 W. Grand Ave., from Oct. 2-29 (extended hours possible by appointment Oct. 30 - Nov. 8). Gallery hours are Saturdays from 12 - 5PM or by appointment.Click here for more information about Ignition Project Space.

Fall Undergraduate Exhibition

November 4 - 18, 2022
SAIC Galleries, 33 E. Washington St.
Public Reception: Saturday, Nov. 5, 11 AM - 6 PM

Congratulations Spencer Gale and Jeremy Wong on your work in the Fall Undergraduate Exhibition!, SAIC's Biannual BFA Show.

Above: Zelene Jiang Schlosberg, Horizon, 2022, canvas, acrylic, and thread, 40 x 40 x 1-1/2 in.

CSI member Zelene Jiang Schlosberg is delighted to announce her return to CONTEXT Art Miami this year under the continued representation of Los Angeles-based gallery Fabrik Projects. CONTEXT Art Miami spotlights
cutting-edge artists who are generating new conversations in the contemporary art scene. Jiang Schlosberg manipulates canvas that has resonances in both painting and sculpture.

Event Location: One Herald Plaza, The CONTEXT Art Miami Pavilion, Miami, FL 33132 United States

Click here to visit the artist's website

Click here for more information about CONTEXT Art Miami

Strata

Strata features photos and poems by CSI member Doug DeWitt and Joyce Campbell-DeWitt, respectively. They will be on display at the Art of the Land, a landscape-themed art exhibit and fundraiser for the Land Conservancy of McHenry County, a two night event open to the public. There will also many arts and crafts pieces for sale. Click HERE for complete information.

Friday and Saturday, November 18 and 19, 6:30-10:00pm.

The Starline Factory
306 W. Front St., Harvard, IL.
Artoftheland.org

Art, live music, appetizers, cash bar.... |. Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

The following are not CSI-sponsored projects, but may be of interest to our members.

 
 

The City of Cape Girardeau Public Art Committee is now accepting submissions from qualified sculptors to participate in the 2023 - 2024 Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition. Now in its 10th year, the location of the exhibition will be along the Broadway Corridor, a nine-block span in downtown Cape Girardeau, Missouri. This expanse is also home to a host of locally-owned businesses that offer regionally-inspired shopping and dining experiences. Places such as the newly-renovated City Hall, the Federal Courthouse, Southeast Missouri State University, the Marquette Tech District, Century Casino, and Media Row are also found in Cape Girardeau’s Downtown.

The City of Cape Girardeau will provide general liability insurance coverage during the exhibition from April 13, 2023 to April 1, 2024. The City of Cape Girardeau will not cover repairs to damaged artwork during installation, exhibition, or de-installation. Artists are encouraged to carry their own insurance for travel to and from the exhibition. Each artist selected for the exhibition will receive a $1,200 honorarium to cover transportation, installation and deinstallation of the sculpture, and all other expenses involved. Any costs over $1,200 are entirely the responsibility of the artist.

All entries and questions must be emailed to capesculpture@gmail.com or submitted online via https://odse2023.paperform.co/ . No late submissions will be accepted.

Deadline for submission is December 2, 2022 by 11:59 PM.
Applicants will receive email notification or results by December 16, 2022.

The 2023 Chicago Sculpture Exhibit Application is now open! 

Submission Deadline: December 16, 2022

The Chicago Sculpture Exhibit (CSE) is celebrating 22 years of installing large-scale public art throughout our city's neighborhoods. Become a part of a Chicago tradition and submit our application today!

Every year CSE showcases the art of 50+ sculptors in over 15 Chicago neighborhoods. Professional sculptors are invited to submit proposals for consideration. Artists must be experienced with the design, construction and installation of outdoor sculpture and must have a documented track-record of this experience.

To submit your application, click here: 2023 Artist Application

An overview of CSE can be viewed at chicagosculptureexhibit.org and the official 2023 Call for Artists can be viewed at 2023 Guidelines. Questions? Contact info@chicagosculptureexhibit.org

Art Opportunities at Quad City Arts

Group Exhibition for Artists of African Descent

Quad City Arts' and Azubuike African American Council for the Arts are partnering to curate a juried, group exhibition of artists of African descent. The show will be juried by a group of Quad City based African American artists, along with Azubuike Arts and Quad City Arts.

All artists of African descent residing within a 250-mile radius of the Quad Cities are invited to submit up to four artworks of any medium for a juried, group exhibition in Quad City Arts' Rock Island Gallery from Feb. 3 - March 17, 2023. There is NO entry fee. Submission deadline is Jan. 1, 2023. Look here for more information.

2023-24 Call for Proposals
Quad City Arts invites artists residing within a 230-mile radius of Rock Island, IL (most of Iowa, Illinois, parts of WI and MO) to submit a proposal for a gallery exhibition during 2023-24. Selected artists will be paired with one or two additional artists for a 2-month long exhibition between Sept. 2023 and Aug. 2024 in one of our two large exhibit spaces. Cohesive bodies of work are highly desired. All media will be considered. All exhibited work will also be featured in our online sale gallery. Look here for more information.


Six Mile SculptureWorks is excited to announce our second outdoor sculpture exhibition in downtown Granite City, IL! We're hoping you would be willing to share this announcement and prospectus with your membership? This exhibition is a partnership between SixMile SculptureWorks, a program of Alfresco Productions, and America's Central Port. We'd like to invite your members to submit work for this show - the prospectus for the show, as well as the entry form is attached - entries are due by 5pm (central) on February 1st, 2023. If you have any questions please send all inquiries to SixMileSculptureWorks@gmail.com. The honorarium for the year-long exhibition is $1,500, and the exhibition begins in May of 2023.

While you're here...

Have any news to share? Shows, awards, residencies et al.? Send the particulars along to info@chicagosculpture.org, and we'll include them in an upcoming newsletter.

While you're at it, your profile and images on CSI’s website areimportant. 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.

Preview image: Micki LeMieux, Pepper Clown, 2022, bronze

Gene Skala
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