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December 2022
Welcome to the December Newsletter
You will find:
News from the CSI Committees
Show opportunities
Ongoing Member Exhibitions
Call for Art: Intersection at CSI Project Space
Exhibit runs January 14 - February 24
Opening Reception: Friday, January 14th, 2023, 5 to 8pm
This exhibition will feature a vast range of sculptural artwork that explores the idea of intersection– whether it displays a formal joining of materials or processes; discusses contemporary issues of intersectionality in concept or content; presents differing or contrasting views within one united three-dimensional form or space; or emerges as a collaborative endeavor between two or more individuals. The goal of this exhibition is to provide a space that celebrates multiples ways of working, expressing, and being, where artists reinforce the inter-connective nature of art and humanity within a shared, supportive space.
Artists and artist teams are encouraged to submit work that can be displayed on the wall, floor, or pedestal. A unique staircase space may be available for proposed installations.
Submission Deadline: December 23rd, 2022
Notification: January 2nd, 2023
Drop Off Work: January 7-8, 1 to 6pm
Exhibition Closes: February 24
Pickup Artwork: February 25-26
Please Note: We are requesting exhibiting artists to cover one gallery sitting shift during the duration of this show of this show.
Submission form can be found here.
Email questions to: intersection@chicagosculpture.org
Intersection will be juried by a CSI member committee.
News from the Board
Happy Holidays!
Thank you Chicago Sculpture International members!
CSI depends on your involvement to be a strong and viable organization that makes a difference in collective communities of Chicago, and beyond. Our membership keeps growing! Based largely within the United States, we are all together strengthened by 260 national and international members.
As we look at the financial stability of CSI, this is the time of year where giving matters the most. Our fiscal goal for 2022 has not yet been met, so...
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News from the Indoor Exhibition Committee
2023 Chicago Sculpture International Juried Exhibition
Jack Olson Gallery, NIU School of Art & Design
January 23 - March 2
All entries are received, and artists should receive notification about decisions on December 12.
Timeline:
December 12: 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 Education Committee
To All CSI Members,
The outreach educational program wants to build a stronger presence in the community for CSI
and the gallery, CSI Project Space. Promoting marginalized communities to use art as a way for people to become more connected.
Presently, we are looking for artists with creative projects to be completed in roughly 60-90 minutes for the boys and girls at the Lathrop Homes at Damen and Diversey in Chicago.
The Artist stipend is $500.
All supplies needed for project(s) will be given out to communities in individual boxes paid for by CSI grant funds. We would rather have simple materials and supplies to maintain a feasible budget, so those CSI members interested should keep simplicity in mind. All we need are interested members, with ideas and a supply list for the workshop/activity. The in-person activity is roughly 60-90 minutes.
Groups including the Lathrop Homes (low income/mixed income), Boys and Girls Home, Wicker Park Senior Housing CHA Property, and A Special Place for Veterans have all showed interest in participating.
Any member interested, should reach out with their ideas to mickilemieux@chicagosculpture.org
A very special thanks to Anthony Heinz May for getting this program started.
News from the CSI Project Space
(formerly known as 3D4D Gallery)
Little, but BOLD!
CSI Project Space continues its exhibit of small works at our member 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.
The show continues through January 6th, 2023
Hours are Friday - Sunday, 1-6 PM
Note that the gallery will be closed on December 23-25th and on New Year’s Eve/Day.
CSI Project Space is located at 1912 N. Damen Avenue in Chicago.
Shop online at the Little, but Bold! exhibition
CSI Project Space: Call for Proposals
Our all-volunteer gallery team is soliciting curatorial proposals for our Spring exhibition from our fellow CSI members. Got an idea? Put it forward….we’d love to hear more! This is YOUR GALLERY and we welcome your input. The committee is interested in exhibitions which showcase the breadth and depth of our membership. Stop by the space this weekend to make a fully developed idea!
Email proposals to csiprojectspace@chicagosculpture.org.
Interested in participating at the gallery in another capacity? Drop us a line!
csiprojectspace@chicagosculpture.org.
CSI Project Space’s storefront is generously offered by Ivy Gard in honor of Ron Gard’s legacy to sculpture and to CSI.
Member News
Image credit: Bobbi Meier, Sunday Dinners (girly-girl), 2022, Pantyhose, fishnet stockings, fiberfill, thrifted needlepoint, various accoutrement, on stretched canvas, 13.5 x 13.5 inches. Image taken by Tom VanEynde.
Show for Bobbi Meier
CSI member Bobbi Meier is having a solo exhibition at Riverside Arts Center. Imperfect Rituals is an exhibit of ceramics, textiles, drawings and sound by Bobbi Meier; imbued with emotional reaction to the break in personal, social and political rituals of the past six years.
Curated by: Judith Mullen
Exhibition dates: January 8th - February 18, 2023
Riverside Arts Center
32 East Quincy St.
Riverside, IL 60546
For more information: info@riversideartscenter.com (708) 442-6400 Gallery Hours: Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 1-5pm Closed Sunday - Wednesday, Holidays Admission is free
The following are not CSI sponsored projects, but may be of interest to our members:
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
The following are CSI-sponsored projects, but may be of interest to our members:
2023 DCASE Individual Artists Program Grants
Application Opens November 28, 2022
The 2023 Individual Artists Program (IAP) grant application will open on November 28, 2022. IAP aims to assist Chicago's practicing artists in creating work that develops their craft and elevates their careers. IAP grants support artists across all artistic disciplines including Film & Media Arts, Literary Arts, Music, Performing Arts (Theatre/Dance), and Visual Arts/Design. Visit chicagoculturalgrants.org to sign up for an info session to learn more.
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: Image credit: Bobbi Meier, Sunday Dinners (girly-girl), 2022, Pantyhose, fishnet stockings, fiberfill, thrifted needlepoint, various accoutrement, on stretched canvas, 13.5 x 13.5 inches. Image taken by Tom VanEynde.
November 2022
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.
Music by Joe Rauen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txo6FslMkCI
https://college.berklee.edu/bt/news/joe-rauen
Participating Artists:
Lynn Basa, Nicole Beck, Gwen Yen Chiu, Thomas Co, Bethany Cordero, Doug DeWitt, Victoria Fuller, Shelley Gilchrist, Carol Hammerman, Kara Johnson, Laurie LeBreton, Scott Mossman, Katherine Nemanich, Thomas Plum, Lisa Nelson Raabe, Gina Lee Robbins, Olga Salimova, Yvette Kaiser Smith, John Upchurch, Chris Wubbena, Nancy VanKanegan, and Plamen Yordanov
2407 W. 111th St, Chicago, IL 60655
(773) 445-3838
frontdesk@beverlyartcenter.org
Hours: Mon-Thurs 2-7pm, Fri 12-5pm, Sat. 9-5pm, Sun - CLOSED
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.
reefscollapse
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
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
October 2022 Newsletter
Welcome to CSI’s October Newsletter. In this issue you will find:
News from the CSI Committees
Show opportunities
Ongoing member exhibitions
News from the Board
Responding to Rhythms: 2022 Chicago Sculpture International Juried Exhibition
Simmerling Art Gallery at Beverly Arts Center
November 11 - December 2
The Beverly Art Center invites all current members of Chicago Sculpture International to submit work for a November Exhibition titled Responding to Rhythms. Members are encouraged to interpret the theme directly or indirectly. Work will be selected for exhibition at the Beverly Arts Center's Simmerling Art Gallery by Professor Nathan Peck.
Please visit our website for submission DETAILS.
Timeline:
October 7: Entry Deadline
October 14: Notification of Acceptance
November 4-8: Delivery of accepted work
November 11: Exhibition opening
December 2: Exhibition closes
December 8: Last day to pick up work
News from the Indoor Exhibitions 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 the Jack 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:
December 1: Entry Deadline
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 Education Committee
Wooden Ships Workshop
On September 22nd, Kara Johnson worked with a new organization for CSI called Arts of Life, where she facilitated a workshop with 5 participants on-site, an additional 3 from their homes via Zoom, and 7 more in Chicago at large (also via Zoom). The participants responded to the workshop saying, "It is so beautiful!" "Look at the sky above my boat." "I want mine with the three pieces too!" Kara said, "This was a once in a lifetime opportunity to gain such insight about the work that happens at Arts of Life!" Participants asked, "What are we doing next week?" at the end of the workshop, which leads to a question for CSI members. In contribution to success of CSI's education outreach program:
What ideas do YOU have for a workshop that you would like to lead?
Please reach out to Anthony at anthonyheinzmay@chicagosculpture.org with your ideas.
Thank you to those who have shown interest and keep up the great work!
Member News
Exhibition: Drawing You Outside
Sculpture, drawing, poetry and video inspired by nature walks in the Sourwood Forest, Amherst, Virginia and Jackson Park's Wooded Island, Chicago, Illinois.
Where: Mana Contemporary Chicago
4th Floor Studio #421
2233 South Throop Street
When: October 16th, noon-4pm
Images from: In Place: Drawing You Outside by Irene Hsaio and Christine Forni at Jackson Park Wooded Island this past September in Chicago.
Irene Hsiao and IN PLACE: DRAWING YOU OUTSIDE are supported by the Illinois Arts Council, Chicago DCASE, Jackson Park Advisory Council, and High Concept Labs. Special thanks to Louise McCurry and Karen Szyjka.
Nashville Tree Foundation
Tree sculpture by Anthony Heinz May
CSI member and CSI Vice President/Education Committee chair Anthony Heinz May created this tree sculpture as a response to the devastation of ash trees by the Emerald Ash Borer across the country. Anthony was invited, along with a few other CSI members and other artists across North America to transform diseased trees. Anthony was the first to complete a tree sculpture for this project, and his tree is in Nashville's Centennial Park. The Nashville Tree Project is based on CSI's Chicago Tree Project and was created with our help.
Anthony was also interviewed on the local news in Nashville, on Channel 5.
Read more about the project here.
. . . And the Pursuit of
CSI member Bobbi Meier's work is feature in . . . And the Pursuit of. This group exhibition exploring the feminine expanse is a collaboration between Co-Prosperity and the Research House for Asian Art." Show runs until October 19. Look HERE for more information.
You can also find Bobbi's work in Emotional Respositories at Skylight Gallery, GSU Library. The exhibit runs until November 18 with an artist talk at 3:30 on Tuesday, October 25.
reefscollapse
CSI member Toby Zallman’s reefscollapse is at Ignition Project Space, 3839 W. Grand Ave., from October 2-29 (extended hours possible by appointment October 30-Nov 8). Gallery hours are Saturdays from 12-5pm, or by appointment.
Click here for more information about Ignition Project Space
Click here to visit the artist’s website.
Doug DeWitt, Distance Equals Speed Times Time, 5' h x 29'w x 3"d, Wood, metal, rubber
CSI member Doug DeWitt’s solo exhibit at
runs through November 17th at Lee E. Dulgar Gallery in South Holland, Illinois.
Lee E. Dulgar Gallery
South Suburban College
15800 South State Street, South Holland, Illinois 60473
Closing Reception: Thursday, November 17th at 11 a.m.
Gallery Hours: M-Th, 9am-4pm
Closed Fri-Sun and holidays.
For additional information, contact Eric Tucker at (708) 596-2000, ext. 2300.
Project Onward celebrates an exciting event! The non-profit studio, a leader in disability arts, is opening a new ceramic studio in October on the fifth floor of the Bridgeport Art Center. Project Onward is seeking talented artists with developmental disabilities or mental illness to participate in the ceramics program. The additional workspace will provide ceramists who have developmental disabilities or mental illness with workspaces and creative tools at no cost. This opportunity is made possible by the generous three-year grant contribution from the Virginia A. Groot Foundation, a non-profit organization that celebrates artists in the field of sculptural and three-dimensional art. If you or someone you know would like more information about the requirements to join the program, please visit our eligibility page and contact: info@projectonward.org
The Bridgeport Arts Center is located at 1200 W 35th Street in Chicago.
Wood available from the Chicago Park District
Want some wood? The Chicago Park District will be sawing good-sized slabs - 2", 3", 4", 5" - at Big Marsh on October 27 and giving them to interested people for a suggested donation. Whole logs will be available as well. Great old, seasoned woods such as elm, ash, black walnut, and oak. Most of the wood will predominately be Ash, Locust (honey and black) and Elm. possibly a Silver Maple, but not Alder, Aspen, Box Elder, Butternut, Pine or White Willow. If you have a special request, let us know: info@chicagosculpture.org .
Some has been season naturally and summon still green it’s going to require ‘seasoning’. Most of the artist stock we are cutting from formerly seasoned log sections from Jackson Park. Artist can come anytime after 1 on Thursday which is when we will designate cutting for those slabs. They should be prepared to either make a cash or a check donation for the FCEC at that time.
The artist should drive to the south entry of the park. Upon entering take an immediate right turn onto the gravel access road and follow it back to the cutting area about a quarter mile in.
Work Opportunity
Harper College in Palatine has several sculptures that need maintenance. The Gerard Singer ferro-concrete, modular sculpture needs to be sealed as a basic preventive maintenance measure. The sculpture has some deterioration of the surface of the modules. The concrete pad would need to be cleaned/power washed before sealing. The sealer would prevent more deterioration.
The Robert Stackhouse wood sculpture on campus has sustained some wear and tear since a complete restoration in 2016. The deck screws have rusted, especially on the deck itself. Some black spots or fungus have developed on the surface of the painted wood, and some paint is chipping off. The sculpture will need to be treated and repainted and the screws replaced with stainless steel screws.
Please contact Margaret Buchen at mbuchen@harpercollege.edu for more information.
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 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. CSI member Shelley Gilchrist sgilchristart@gmail.com has volunteered to help you if you need it, so feel free to contact her.
September 2022 Newsletter
Welcome to the September Newsletter
You will find:
Board Openings
News from the CSI Committees
3D4D Gallery exhibit
Ongoing Member Exhibitions
President Position Opening!
It's a great time to be a CSI member, and the perfect time to join the board. The CSI board is filled with exceptional volunteers, and the position of President is open. I will be leaving in January, so we need a new leader. During my term, I focused on growth and development. So everything is in place for a new person to maintain the organization. I will work with the new leader this fall, so CSI can continue smoothly. The position requires 2-5 hours per week and comes with many benefits. Look HERE for more information and to nominate yourself or another member.
There is also the option to join as a Board Member at Large. Please take the time to fill out the form by Friday, September 9th, and recommend yourself or another for these positions. It is fun and rewarding to be on the board!!
-Janet Austin
News from the Board
CSI received a DCASE Grant and was awarded $10,000 for 2023!
We got this grant because:
We are a group of almost 200 sculptors, ages in the 20's - 90's and a 501 (c) (3) since 2014. We present artistic vision without censorship.
Our outdoor exhibitions placed sculptures in 40 Chicago parks, in 31 of 50 wards in areas all around Chicago, including the south and west sides.
Our indoor exhibitions reaches Chicago and beyond through art centers, galleries, and collegiate institutions.
Our calls for sculpture are open to anyone. Once accepted, artists are required to join CSI.
We have a strong and diverse board.
We have a functioning gallery in 3D4D, thanks to Ivy Gard and her support, Pia Cruzalegui and her team for the initial set-up, and John Upchurch for follow through in 2022 and organizing a caring gallery team.
We offer educational outreach through the Education programming and partnership with Lathrop homes. Three programs were offered this summer by Anthony Heinz May, Micki Le Mieux, and Kara James.
We support Eco-minded environmental sculpture through partnerships with the Chicago Park District, the Chicago Tree Project, and the new Big Marsh initiative.
We offer ADA accessible tours, thanks to Emily Moorhead Wallace.
Our Grant writing team, who worked for three years submitting applications, includes:
Christine Perri, research, writing, and proofreading
Emily Moorhead-Wallace, exceptional writer
John Upchurch, updated the budget to be clear and correct
Anthony Heinz May, writing and added educational programming outreach for 2022
Thank you to everyone that worked on this grant and to the volunteers that accomplished the items above and more within our budget!!
News from the Outdoor Exhibitions Committee
A shoutout to CSI member, Terry Karpowicz, for installing and deinstalling our outdoor sculptures. Shown here are shots from a recent deinstallation at Garfield Park of Ruth Migdal's Whirling Dervish sculpture.
CSI received a DCASE Grant and was awarded $10,000 for 2023!
We got this grant because:
We are a group of almost 200 sculptors, ages in the 20's - 90's and a 501 (c) (3) since 2014. We present artistic vision without censorship.
Our outdoor exhibitions placed sculptures in 40 Chicago parks, in 31 of 50 wards in areas all around Chicago, including the south and west sides.
Our indoor exhibitions reaches Chicago and beyond through art centers, galleries, and collegiate institutions.
Our calls for sculpture are open to anyone. Once accepted, artists are required to join CSI.
We have a strong and diverse board.
We have a functioning gallery in 3D4D, thanks to Ivy Gard and her support, Pia Cruzalegui and her team for the initial set-up, and John Upchurch for follow through in 2022 and organizing a caring gallery team.
We offer educational outreach through the Education programming and partnership with Lathrop homes. Three programs were offered this summer by Anthony Heinz May, Micki Le Mieux, and Kara James.
We support Eco-minded environmental sculpture through partnerships with the Chicago Park District, the Chicago Tree Project, and the new Big Marsh initiative.
We offer ADA accessible tours, thanks to Emily Moorhead Wallace.
Our Grant writing team, who worked for three years submitting applications, includes:
Christine Perri, research, writing, and proofreading
Emily Moorhead-Wallace, exceptional writer
John Upchurch, updated the budget to be clear and correct
Anthony Heinz May, writing and added educational programming outreach for 2022
Thank you to everyone that worked on this grant and to the volunteers that accomplished the items above and more within our budget!!
News from the Outdoor Exhibitions Committee
Photo credit: Terry Karpowicz
A shoutout to CSI member, Terry Karpowicz, for installing and deinstalling our outdoor sculptures. Shown here are shots from a recent deinstallation at Garfield Park of Ruth Migdal's Whirling Dervish sculpture.
News from the Indoor Exhibitions Committee
SCULPTURE INVASION 2022
CSI Biennial
Koehnline Art Museum
Sculpture Invasion 2022 / CSI Biennial at the Koehnline Museum of Art closes on Friday, September 30.
For those who are in the show, this is a pick-up reminder.
Pick up schedule is Saturday, October 1, 11 AM - 4 PM, and Monday, October 3, 10 AM - 6 PM.
The Indoor Exhibition Committee will work with two board members, Darlys Ewoldt and Christine Forni as co-chairs for upcoming years.
News from the Education Committee
Summer Workshops
Micki LeMieux / Kara James / Anthony Heinz May
Thank you to the LATHROP HOMES Boys and Girls Club
Chicago Sculpture International has wrapped up Summer Educational Outreach Programming with three successful workshops all through the Boys and Girls Club of Lathrop Homes. Thank you to: Micki LeMieux, Kara James, and Anthony Heinz May who helped facilitate outreach for CSI and engaged our youth in the growing possibilities of creativity as a universal connection without limitation!
Fall Art Workshop
Kara Cobb Johnson
Wooden Ships
Based on a larger work entitled "Wooden Ships", by teaching artist Kara Cobb Johnson, this in-person or online workshop will introduce a sculptural assembly technique of painted planes. Students will be encouraged to use their own artistic aesthetic to embellish rough altered disc shapes and create new assembled forms viewable from all angles. Student artists will have fun discussing both fictional and real narratives that arise from these works with classmates. We hope this workshop will be hosted by Arts of Life, a group of creatives who are challenged by intellectual and developmental disability. Please find their collective space at: www.artsoflife.org
Stay tuned for more, and as always, any CSI member with an idea for a ~60 minute workshop they want to lead in-person or online will receive a $500 stipend for the generosity of their time. Please help support the CSI mission to reach new and exciting heights. If you have any ideas e-mail: CSI Education Outreach Committee
3D4D Gallery
Exhibit runs through September 30th, 2022
Upcoming Show:
Femininity, Memories & Allegories
Opening September 9, 6-8pm
Artist Talk September 10, 3-5pm
Curator Felix Suazo (Venezuela, Miami) brings together Nikki Renee Anderson (Chicago) and Lisu Vega (Venezuela, Miami) for a two-woman show presenting sculpture and installation artworks that dialogue on themes of gender and memory through form.
3D4D Gallery
1912 N. Damen Ave.
Chicago, IL
(at the corner of Cortland and Damen, in the Bucktown neighborhood)
Gallery hours: Th - Sa, 1 to 6pm
Members News
Studio Sale
After a lifetime of creating, CSI member Bruce Niemi is closing his studio in Kenosha, Wisconsin. To all CSI artists interested in purchasing materials and tools from it, there are more than be listed! Depending on how quickly items move, the sale may be extended into late Fall. For more details and information, please contact Suzi Niemi at (847) 372-1209.
CSI member Doug DeWitt will be included in Mid-Autumn Artists Salon, a one-night event on Saturday September 10th from 5-9pm.
Schweitzer Environmental Center
Schweitzer Woods Forest Preserve
16N690 Sleepy Hollow Rd,
Dundee Township, IL 60118
Where: Osaka Garden South Bridge Entrance behind the Museum of Science and Industry
When: September 24 & 25, 4 - 6pm
In Place: Drawing You Outside
CSI member Christine Forni, collaborates with choreographer Irene Hsiao on an audience-participatory experience combining drawing with music and dance on Jackson Park's Wooded Island. Charcoal, paper, and drawing boards will be provided. More details on @DrawingYouOutside and @irenechsiao on Instagram. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and by an Individual Artists Program Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.
Read about Janet Austin's sculpture Attached in the Evanston Round Table.
Photos: Janet Austin, Attached
Image: Charles Yost, Windy City Windsock-Stealth Drone
Through the month of September, CSI member Charles Yost’s hometown of Morrison, Illinois will be exhibiting his outdoor sculpture Windy City Windsock-Stealth Drone along with 13 of his other sculptures. Morrison, Illinois is the county seat of Whiteside County, a two-hour drive West of Chicago. For more information and specific locations of the sculptures, please contact Charles via his CSI website Member Directory page.
Image: Lilach Schrag, Adam/Skin
Adam (left), ink and pastel on sewing patterns, artificial leaves, 41 x 100 in.
Skin (right), tissue and parchment paper, artificial plants, spray paint, varnish, metal ornament, Tyvek, staples, tree bark, 100 x 35 x 63 in.
CSI member Lilach Schrag, along with Sherry Carver and Robert McCann will be in a three-person exhibit titled Layered Meanings at Evanston Art Center from August 27th through October 2nd. Though vastly different in their artistic expressions, Layered Meanings presents the viewer with complex explorations of personal and societal alienation, contradiction and conflict found in modern life. The works invite the viewer to look deeply and thoroughly to find metaphors, examine the stories told and find the meanings.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 475-5300
Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 am-6 pm; Saturday-Sunday, 9 am-4 pm
RAW is a weekend-long celebration of the Ravenswood local creative community. Explore historic architecture, artist studios, manufacturers, and see work from hundreds of local creators. The event, stretching from Lawrence south to Waveland along Ravenswood Ave, includes open studios and galleries, pop-up performances and activations, and an outdoor arts market featuring over 50 local artists.
Click here for more details.
Click here to RSVP via Facebook.
Looking for seasonal work? Nadeau’s Ice Sculptures is currently hiring seasonal drivers and ice carvers. Feel you're up to the task to carve a block? Come try it out? Pm/dm me if you or someone you know is perfect for our brand of fun. DRIVERS: Go interesting places, meet lovely people, set up "cool" items!
If interested, please contact CSI member Max Barajas at Nadeau’s Ice Sculptures at maxicedesigns@gmail.com.
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 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.
August 2022
Welcome to the August Newsletter
You will find:
Annual General Membership Picnic
News from the CSI Committees
3D4D Gallery exhibit
Ongoing Member Exhibitions
Annual General Membership Picnic
Come join all your CSI friends at Montrose Harbor, for the Annual General Membership Picnic on Sunday, August 14th, from 6 to 8 p.m. The picnic will be held at the tiered concrete breakers, south along W. Montrose Harbor Drive, with a panoramic view of the Chicago skyline.
CSI will provide the sandwiches and asks that you bring a side dish to share. Please bring your own beverages.
News from The Board
On behalf of our partnership with Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce, CSI would like to extend an invitation to all our members to come out and enjoy the Ravenswood ArtWalk (RAW) Tour of Arts and Industry, September 10th and 11th from 11 am to 6 pm.
RAW is a weekend-long celebration of the Ravenswood local creative community. Explore historic architecture, artist studios, manufacturers, and see work from hundreds of local creators.
The event, stretching from Lawrence south to Waveland along Ravenswood Ave, includes open studios and galleries, pop-up performances and activations, and an outdoor arts market featuring over 50 local artists.
Click here for more details.
Click here to RSVP via Facebook.
News from the Indoor Exhibitions Committee
SCULPTURE INVASION 2022 / CSI Biennial
Koehnline Art Museum
Sculpture Invasion 2022 / CSI Biennial at the Oakton Community College’s Koehnline Museum of Art opened on July 14th.
Please share your exhibition images via email at yoonshinpark@chicagosculpture.org. The Indoor Exhibition Committee will archive them.
Transitioning to new leadership
The Indoor Exhibition Committee will work with two board members, Christine Forni and Darlys Ewoldt as new co-chairs for upcoming years.
News from the Education Committee
Art Classes for August
Micki LeMieux
Crêpe Paper Flowers
August 2, 2022
celebrate life through gradients of color, and when given they offer care and kindness; they hold emotional value. Flowers are reminders of the fragility of nature and can easily be crushed underfoot, or once picked can only last indoors as long as water in vases allow them. Paper flowers last much longer, teaching how to appreciate ephemerality found in all nature’s beauty.
This class will be taught in-person at the Lathrop Home Boys and Girls Club summer camp.
Kara James
Little Trees for Little Sculptors
This in-person session, will take place at the Lathrop homes summer camp where young minds will be learning about how trees communicate, while making little trees out of copper wire in the third workshop from CSI’s education committee outreach program. This is the final workshop of the summer and we hope to continue into the fall with more ideas!
If you have any ideas for an art class, e-mail CSI Education Outreach Committee at anthonyheinzmay@chicagosculpture.org
3D4D Gallery
By Degrees
Exhibit runs through August 19, 2022
3D4D Gallery is currently hosting an exhibition in honor of Ron Gard, former CSI Board Member and mentor to many sculptors as they moved from art degree programs into the world as working artists. As you may know, Ron Gard, Ltd. was a set building shop hired by many of Chicago’s top film and advertising agencies. Ron’s widow, Ivy Gard has graciously donated their Bucktown storefront space to CSI as our gallery for many months now and the Gallery has transitioned as an open opportunity to all CSI members.
By Degrees is an exhibit of sculpture, installation, and electronic media work by artists who are enrolled, or recently (2021 or later) graduated from a degree-seeking program. Thirteen new student members will be featured in this exhibition: Brian Divis, Spencer Gale, Musa Ghaznavi, Sarah Goodermuth, Elisabeth Heying, Riley Lauren Lynch, Lisa Nelson Raabe, Jeremy Plotkin Wong, Olya Salimova, Andrew Sokol, Christian Stone, Katie Williams, Connor Young.
The show “By Degrees” was curated by the Gallery’s volunteer committee and jury. CSI has granted these exhibitors honorary one-year memberships into our organization to grow our outreach.
Often an artist’s most groundbreaking work comes from being immersed in a culture of study and intellectual pursuit. Chicago, home to some of the most globally revered academic arts institutions, could be considered a sort of proving ground for tomorrow’s most promising contemporary emerging artists.
3D4D Gallery
1912 N. Damen
Chicago, IL
(At the corner of Cortland and Damen in the Bucktown neighborhood)
Hours: Thursday through Sunday, 1 to 6pm
Upcoming exhibit at 3D4D Gallery
Femininity, Memories & Allegories
Opening September 9th
Felix Suazo, Curator (Venezuela, Miami) brings together Nikki Renee Anderson (Chicago) and Lisu Vega (Venezuela, Miami) for a two-woman show presenting sculpture and installation artworks that dialogue on themes of gender and memory through form.
Members News
Congratulations to CSI members Emily Moorhead-Wallace and J Taylor Wallace on receiving a $44,750 grant from E(art)H Chicago (pronounced Earth Art Chicago) for their Pollinator Solar Column, a project consisting of three seven-foot steel and reclaimed wood structures at Sherman Park in Back of the Yards. This community-sourced public artwork will function as a habitat and resource for insects and animals. The community will help create nesting material and residents will design the carvings to be made into the steel at Sherman Library workshops. Residents will be encouraged to build pollinator habitats at home.
E(art)H Chicago (pronounced Earth Art Chicago), is a public arts project launching in June 2023 funded by The Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation (the project’s originator and lead funder), along with Builders Initiative, The Joyce Foundation, the Chicago Frontline Funding Initiative and the Regeneration Fund. The project sets out to stimulate community engagement on climate change and environmental justice with public art. Using Chicago as their canvas, the selected artists are tasked with raising awareness of key environmental issues in communities across the city to nurture urgency and inspire action in neighborhoods. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle are honorary co-chairs of the initiative.
“We have a powerful lineup of projects,” said Uzma Noormohamed, Program Director, Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation (ISEIF). “We set out to raise awareness, create dialogue and inspire action on climate change, natural resource use and environmental justice. The artists and organizations that we are funding have a history of doing just that. And the submissions we received centered on themes of healing, community, resiliency and hope. We believe this initiative will reverberate across the city for many years to come.”
image: Doug DeWitt, Edge Effects
CSI Member Doug DeWitt is having a solo exhibit titled Hedgerow at Noyes Cultural Arts Center in Evanston. The exhibit runs until September 5th, 2022.
Noyes Cultural Arts Center
927 Noyes St, Evanston, IL
(847) 866-5917
Hours: Monday-Saturday 10am - 6pm; Sunday 10am - 5pm
Image: R. Douglass Rice, Portrait of Friends in Isolation, Edward Coaxum
After a 45-year career as an internationally recognized composer of chamber, orchestral, and computer-generated music, CSI member Howard Sandroff turned his gifts to sculpting in welded steel in the early 2000s. This July and August, the Village Hall Art Gallery in Northfield, Illinois is hosting an exhibit of his sculptural work from July 1st through August 31st.
Opening reception: July 1st, 5 - 7pm, Village Hall Art Gallery
Village Hall Art Gallery
361 Happ Road
Northfields, IL
Gallery hours: M-F, 8am - 4:30pm
For more information: (847) 446-9200
Image: Yvette Kaiser-Smith, Phantom Distinction 10, 2021 Matte black acrylic sheet, felt, sashiko thread, carpet warp yarn, upholstery thread, Nu pastel, graphite, and grommets, 24 x 28.5 x 0.5 in.
A solo exhibit, Drifting inside Traditions by CSI member Yvette Kaiser Smith continues in the Atrium Gallery at Evanston Art Center until August 14th.
Evanston Art Center 1717 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201
Gallery hours: Mon - Fri: 9am-6pm; Sa-Su: 9am-4pm
Another exhibit that features work by Kaiser Smith along with another CSI member, Jill King is at the DuMA Craft Invitational until October 2, 2022 at the Dubuque Museum of Art in Dubuque, Iowa.
Falb Family Gallery, Dubuque Museum of Art, 701 Locust Street, Dubuque, Iowa
Museum hours: Wed – Sat, 10 am-4 pm, Sunday, 1 pm-4 pm (Closed Mon & Tues)
For more information: dbqart.org
Howard Sandroff, Boundary, 2022, Welded steel shards, copper
After a 45-year career as an internationally recognized composer of chamber, orchestral,
and computer-generated music, CSI member Howard Sandroff turned his gifts to
sculpting in welded steel in the early 2000s. This July and August, the Village Hall Art
Gallery in Northfield, Illinois is hosting an exhibit of his sculptural work from July 1st
through August 31st.
Opening reception: 5 - 7pm
Village Hall Art Gallery, 361 Happ Road, Northfields, IL
Gallery hours: M-F, 8am - 4:30pm
For more information: (847) 446-9200
CSI member Mirentxu Ganzarain has a solo exhibit of her work titled Humans, Spirits and Power. The exhibit is at University of Chicago’s Corvus Gallery located in the Gordon Parks Arts Hall. The exhibition runs until Aug. 19th.
Corvus Gallery
UIC Gordon Parks Arts Hall
5815 S Kimbark Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
Gallery hours: M-F, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
For more information: (773) 702-9450
Looking for seasonal work? Nadeau’s Ice Sculptures is currently hiring seasonal drivers and ice carvers. Feel you're up to the task to carve a block? Come try it out? Pm/dm me if you or someone you know is perfect for our brand of fun. DRIVERS: Go interesting places, meet lovely people, set up "cool" items!
If interested, please contact CSI member Max Barajas at Nadeau’s Ice Sculptures at maxicedesigns@gmail.com.
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 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.
July 2022
Welcome to the July Newsletter
You will find:
Sculpture Invasion / CSI Biennial
International Sculpture Center
Education Outreach Update
By Degrees Student Exhibit
Member News and Ongoing Exhibitions
CSI Biennial
Sculpture Invasion 2022
CSI Biennial
at Koehnline Museum of Art
It will be CSI’s fourth time sharing our members' work at the Koehnline Museum of Art at Oakton Community College, and it will serve as a CSI Biennial exhibition.
Sculptures and scale models will be on display in the Koehnline Art Museum, and an impressive group of outdoor sculptures will “invade” the Des Plaines campus. CSI seeks to expand public understanding and appreciation of Chicago sculpture, engage artists and art professionals in a dialogue to advance the art form.
Participating artists: Ange Altenhofen, Nikki Renee Anderson, Janet Austin, Nicole Beck, Sharon Bladholm, Joseph A. Burlini, Mia Capodilupo, Gwen Yen Chiu, Michele Corazzo, Daryls Ewoldt, Christine Forni, Steve Gaeth, Amanda Gentry, Shelley Gilchrist, Barbara Goldsmith, Carol Hammerman, Donna Hapac, Suzanne Horwitz, Indira Johnson, Karl Johnson, Terry Karpowicz, Keith Kaziak, Fred Klingelhofer, Laurie W. LeBreton, Boruch Lev, Margot McMahon, Bobbi Meier, Brian E. Monaghan, Scott Mossman, Katherine Nemanich, Christopher Newman, David Noguchi, Christine Perri, Jan Petry, Jean Jacques Porret, Gina Lee Robbins, Nancy Lu Rosenheim, Dominic Sansone, Samuel Schwindt, Yvette Kaiser Smith, Eric Steele, George Everet Thompson, Michele Thrane, John Upchurch, Patrick D. Wilson, Chris Wubbena, Shencheng Xu, Plamen Yordanov
Opening Reception: July 14, 2022, 5 to 8pm
Koehnline Museum of Art
Oakton Community College
1600 Golf Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016
(847) 635-1600
Click here for map.
Please share your exhibition experience with us! If you get to take some pictures from your visit, please share the images with us to be archived via email at yoonshinpark@chicagosculpture.org
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CSI Education Outreach Update
Miniature Parks Art Class
with Lathrop Homes Boys and Girls Club and CSI Artist Anthony Heinz May
Summertime is a time of year typically reserved to celebrate nature, the outdoors and our parks, especially in Chicago. Chicago has more parks per capita than any other city in the United States. Using found natural materials alongside a few other additions of artistic media, this workshop will encourage participants to create models of their own parks. Twigs, construction paper-cut leaves, water-based clay, and a secret recipe of ingredients will be used to create miniature park replicas to celebrate importance of our natural worlds.
We look to implement more classes for Fall. Send your ideas to anthonyheinzmay@chicagosculpture.org
3D4D Gallery
By Degrees
Opening Reception:
July 15th 5-8PM
The 3D4D Gallery will be hosting its next exhibition in honor of Ron Gard, former CSI Board Member and mentor to many sculptors as they moved from art degree programs into the world as working artists. As you may know, Ron Gard, Ltd. was a set building shop hired by many of Chicago’s top film and advertising agencies. Ron’s widow, Ivy Gard has graciously donated their Bucktown storefront space to CSI as our gallery for many months now and the Gallery has transitioned as an open opportunity to all CSI members.
By Degrees is an exhibit of sculpture, installation, and electronic media work by 13 artists who are enrolled, or recently (2021 or later) graduated from a degree-seeking program.
The show “By Degrees” was curated by the Gallery’s volunteer committee and jury. CSI will be granting these exhibitors honorary one year memberships into our organization to grow our youthful outreach. Please come to YOUR gallery’s exhibition opening on July 15th, honoring Ron and welcome these young sculptors.
Often an artist’s most groundbreaking work comes from being immersed in a culture of study and intellectual pursuit. Chicago, home to some of the most globally revered academic arts institutions, could be considered a sort of proving ground for tomorrow’s most promising contemporary emerging artists.
3D4D Gallery
1912 N. Damen Ave.
Chicago, IL
(At the corner of Cortland and Damen in the Bucktown neighborhood)
Hours: Wed through Sun, 1 to 6pm
Member News and Ongoing Exhibitions
Yvette Kaiser-Smith, Phantom Distinction 10, 2021 Matte black acrylic sheet, 4.7mm dark grey acrylic felt, 3mm off-white polyester felt, sashiko thread, 8/4 cotton carpet warp yarn, upholstery thread, Nu pastel, graphite, grommets, 24 x 28.5 x 0.5 in.
A solo exhibit, Drifting inside Traditions by CSI member Yvette Kaiser Smith will be in the Atrium Gallery at Evanston Art Center, July 16 – August 14, 2022
Opening Reception: Sunday, July 17, 1-4pm
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street
Evanston, IL 60201
Gallery hours: Mon - Fri: 9am-6pm; Sa-Su: 9am-4pm
In reaction to Covid lockdowns concurrent with widening divisions within our society, she began combining acrylic sheet scraps left over from previous projects with found paper gift bags, later with industrial felts, and incorporating embroidery stitches, using a variety of yarns and threads. In combining dissimilar materials and multiple material and technique languages, this work challenges perception of differences and asks viewers to consider whether we see diversity as a hard difference that leads to the notion of otherness, or as variation within a unified group, others as part of us.
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Additionally, Kaiser Smith, along with another CSI member, Jill King will have their work included in the DuMA Craft Invitational, June 18 - October 2, 2022 at the Dubuque Museum of Art in Dubuque, Iowa.
The works in the exhibition demonstrate the transformative power of craft where disparate, ordinary materials in skilled hands go from inconsequential to useful, from unremarkable to revelatory. Visitors will find a mix of materials transformed into an array of objects—from dishware and orbs in ceramic to a cloak and bound forms in fabric.
Falb Family Gallery
Dubuque Museum of Art
701 Locust Street
Dubuque, Iowa
Museum hours: Wed – Sat, 10 am-4 pm, Sunday, 1 pm-4 pm (Closed Mon & Tues)
For more information: dbqart.org
Image: Howard Sandroff, Boundary, 2022, Welded steel shards, copper
After a 45-year career as an internationally recognized composer of chamber, orchestral, and computer-generated music, CSI member Howard Sandroff turned his gifts to sculpting in welded steel in the early 2000s. This July and August, the Village Hall Art Gallery in Northfield, Illinois is hosting an exhibit of his sculptural work from July 1st through August 31st.
Opening reception: July 1st, 5 - 7pm, Village Hall Art Gallery
Village Hall Art Gallery
361 Happ Road
Northfields, IL
Gallery hours: M-F, 8am - 4:30pm
For more information: (847) 446-9200
Image: R. Douglass Rice, Portrait of Friends in Isolation, Edward Coaxum
Congratulations to CSI Member R. Douglass Rice on being awarded Best of Show for his painting, Portrait of Friends in Isolation - Edward Coaxum (from Portraits of Friends in Isolation series and video) at Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts 111th Annual Exhibition at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts.
Click here to view more of Douglass’s sculptures, paintings, and other works.
Opening reception: Saturday, July 16th, 5 - 7pm
Exhibition dates: July 2nd to August 20th, 2022.
For more information: Lyme Academy of Fine Arts , ctacademy.cafa@outlook.com, or (860) 415 6177
The work of five CSI members (Nicole Beck, Fred Klingelhofer, Boruch Lev, Ellen Lustig, and Scott Mossman) will be part of the small sculpture group exhibit Curators Gone Rogue at Addington Gallery (704 N. Wells, Chicago). The opening reception will be July 8th and the exhibit will run through September 3rd.
(link for Addington gallery: https://danaddington.com/addingtongallery/ )
Looking for seasonal work? Nadeau’s Ice Sculptures is currently hiring seasonal drivers and ice carvers. Feel you're up to the task to carve a block? Come try it out? Pm/dm me if you or someone you know is perfect for our brand of fun. DRIVERS: Go interesting places, meet lovely people, set up "cool" items!
If interested, please contact CSI member Max Barajas at Nadeau’s Ice Sculptures at maxicedesigns@gmail.com.
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 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.
June 2022
Welcome to the June Newsletter
You will find:
NEIU Studio and Gallery Tour
News from the CSI Committees
3D4D Gallery exhibits and a Call for Submissions
Ongoing Member Exhibitions
Above: NEIU Art Gallery
CSI tour of Northeastern Illinois University's art studios and Fine Arts Gallery & General Membership Meeting
CSI Members are invited to tour NEIU's art studios and Fine Arts Gallery.
5500 North St. Louis Avenue, Chicago, IL
Saturday, June 4
12:00 - 2:00 PM
The art studios tour will begin around 12:30PM, with a 1:00PM meeting in the lecture room to discuss CSI business. We ask that those interested to RSVP and meet at 12:00PM in the Fine Arts Gallery. Refreshments will be served.
To RSVP, please send an email to info@chicagosculpture.org and provide your name, phone number, and number of guests (if applicable).
Information regarding travel directions and parking can be found here.
News from the Board
Hello Members,
If you have questions about your membership or upcoming submissions, please contact our Managing Director, Gene Skala at: info@chicagosculpture.org
He can help with problems with getting into your account, questions regarding your dues, and issues with upcoming RFP's, etc. Also, he can find the right board member to help you in other areas. Gene has been with us for 10 months and has done a fantastic job. Thank you, Gene!
News from the Indoor Exhibitions Committee
SCULPTURE INVASION 2022 / CSI Biennial
Koehnline Art Museum
There will be 48 CSI members participating in the upcoming SCULPTURE INVASION 2022 / CSI Biennial at the Koehnline Museum of Art at Oakton Community College.
Here are the important dates:
Drop off pieces: Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Opening reception: Thursday, July 14th, 5-8pm
Last day of show: Friday, September 30, 2022
Pick up: Monday, October 3, 2022
News from the Outdoor Exhibitions Committee
RFP: Public Art Projects in Big Marsh Park
Chicago Sculpture International (CSI), in collaboration with the Chicago Park District, is seeking experienced artists and artist teams to create original, site-specific, public sculptures for Big Marsh, a 280-acre park on the Southeast Side.
Big Marsh had been the site of a waste and slag dumping ground from surrounding industrial operations since the late 1800s. In the early 2000s, the City of Chicago and the Chicago Park District teamed up to restore this area to a healthy habitat and eco-recreation park.
This is an opportunity to create an artwork that will emerge from the park; the majority of the materials used will be found in the park. There are available natural materials such as rocks, stones, standing dead trees, logs and certain plants—for example, the plentiful phragmites. And although Big Marsh has undergone an extensive renovation in this century, one can still find remnants of its industrial past, such as shipping containers, tires, bricks, cobblestones, cement fragments and slag; these materials can be used for the artwork as well. Durable sculpture materials such as stone, metal and wood that artists need but cannot be found in the park can be brought in to create the artwork.
Artists will be asked to commit to two talks about their completed projects at the Ford Calumet Environmental Center in Big Marsh Park.
Stipend: $10,000-$30,000
Timeline: Submissions due on Friday, June 3, 2022, at 11:59 pm CST. Projects must be finished by November 30, 2022.
Click here for more information about Big Marsh, the call, and image galleries of the Big Marsh area as well as possible sites and materials for sculptures.
News from the Education Committee
Virtual Art Classes for Summer (dates TBD)
We look to implement more classes for Fall. Send your ideas to anthonyheinzmay@chicagosculpture.org
Example of a miniature park, by Anthony Heinz May
Anthony Heinz May
Miniature Parks
Summertime is a time of year typically reserved to celebrate nature, the outdoors and our parks, especially in Chicago. Chicago has more parks per capita than any other city in the United States. Using found natural materials alongside a few other additions of artistic media, this workshop will encourage participants to create models of their own parks. Twigs, construction paper-cut leaves, water-based clay, and a secret recipe of ingredients will be used to create miniature park replicas to celebrate importance of our natural worlds.
Micki LeMieux
Crepe Paper Flowers
Reconstruct nature through beauty of expression using delicate paper compositions. Flowers celebrate life through gradients of color. When given, they offer care and kindness; they hold emotional value. Flowers are reminders of the fragility of nature. They can be easily crushed and once picked, can only last indoors as long as water in vases will allow them. Paper flowers last much longer. They can't be found on e-Bay/Amazon because you made them yourself.
Kara O. James
Copper Wire Trees
Bend, twist and snip user-friendly gauges of copper wire to create small tree sculptures that can be decorated with beads as leaves. Trees breathe in what we breathe out (CO2) and breathe out what we breathe in (O2). Perhaps the most underrated educational lifeforms on Earth, we can learn so much from trees if we only listened to them more. Copper gives unparalleled conductance in so many of the things we use, allowing for human communication like roots of trees that hold conversations with one another. This symbolism presents and reinforces both old and new ways to look at life. Trees for Peace.
Thanks to everyone who participated in the recent Mindscapes exhibition whether as an exhibiting artist or an audience member.
A special shout out to all our gallery sitters (presented in order of “appearance”): Patrick Wilson, Tomas Co, Victoria Fuller, Boruch Lev, Nicole Beck, Amanda Gentry, Peter N. Gray, Fred Klingelhofer, Ellen Lustig, Philip Spangler, Nancy VanKanegan, Gene Skala, Barbara Goldsmith, Micki LeMieux, Howard Sandroff, Suzanne Horwitz, Caroline Jacobson, John Upchurch, Berthold Boone, Suzanna Pratt and Chris Wubbena.
And, of course, a dozen gold stars for Micki Lemieux who coordinated the show (with support from Gene Skala and John Upchurch).
Upcoming Exhibition: Scale
Show runs from June 3rd through July 9th.
Opening Reception: Friday, June 3, 5 -8 PM
Opening Reception: Friday, June 3rd. 5-8 PM
3D4D Gallery presents an exhibition that plays with the concept of scale, where tiny things are made huge, or life-sized objects and installations are reimagined in miniature. These 24 artists use perspective and scale to draw attention to and affect the ways people perceive and respond to their work.
The show will include miniature works, micro galleries, maquettes, and oversized 2D and 3D artworks and installations.
The exhibiting artists are: Sharon Bladholm, Berthold Boone, Tomas Co, Michele Corazzo, Christine Forni, Victoria Fuller, Set Gozo, Celia Greiner, Carol Hammerman, Irene Hoppenberg, Fred Klingelhofer, Gary Kulak, Laurie LeBreton, Micki LeMieux, Margot Mcmahon, Bobbi Meier, Scott Mossman, Thomas Plum, Howard Sandroff, Samuel Schwindt, Paul Gerard Somers, Nancy VanKanegan, Marjorie Woodruff, Chris Wubbena and Plamen Yordanov.
Let's Talk About Scale
A workshop with Steve Mueller from Vector Custom Fabricating, sharing successful ways of working with fabricators for Public Art Projects at 3D4D.
Date: June 16, Thursday
Time: 6-7 PM
Where 3D4D Gallery, 1912 N. Damen Ave, Chicago
Call for Art: By Degrees
(student/recent graduate exhibition)
July-August Exhibition at 3D4D
Often an artist’s most groundbreaking work comes from being immersed in a culture of study and intellectual pursuit. Chicago, home to some of the most globally revered academic arts institutions, could be considered a sort of proving ground for tomorrow’s most promising contemporary emerging artists.
Chicago Sculpture International (CSI) is calling for artists who are enrolled, or recently (2021 or later) graduated from a degree-seeking program to submit works of sculpture, installation and media work to be featured in the juried group exhibition By Degrees, which will run July 15 - August 19, 2022 at 3D4D Gallery in Chicago. If you are a degree seeking CSI member, you are eligible to apply. If you know a degree-seeking artist who is not yet a CSI member, forward this call to them.
Artists can submit up to 3 works for consideration. Other media work can be shared via URLs to a hosting site. Accepted artwork must be able to fit into a normal single door storefront. Costs for shipping work to and from the gallery are the responsibility of the artist. There is no fee for entry, but accepted artists will be required to gallery sit for at least two 3-hour shifts during the run of the exhibition. This call is not limited to students and graduates of Chicago-area institutions. Accepted artists who are not CSI members will be granted a one year non-transferrable student membership to CSI.
To apply to By Degrees, please complete this form. Deadline for submission is June 19th at midnight Central time. Notification of works accepted will be sent on or before June 30th. Artists are responsible for delivery of work to 3D4D Gallery. In person delivery will be accepted July 10th and all shipped works must be received by July 9th.
Member News
Ongoing Exhibitions
Yoonshin Park: Finding Space
Northeastern Illinois University
Fine Arts Center Gallery
May 31 - June 17
Artist Talk: Noon, Wednesday, June 8
Howard Sandroff and "The Obsessive Image"
Sunday, June 19th
3 pm
Northfield Library presents "The Obsessive Image" a lecture by sculptor and musician Howard Sandroff about the unique relationship between musical compositions and sculptural objects.
Northfield Library presents “The Obsessive Image”, a lecture by sculptor and musician Howard Sandroff about the unique relationship between musical compositions and sculptural objects, an enlightening discussion about multisensory experiences and how the same aesthetic concerns can be applied to sound and steel
Northfield Library
1785 Orchard Lane
Register online or by phone
(847) 446-5990
Sculptures by CSI members recently installed at Marquette Park, IN
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 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.
May 2022
Welcome to the May 2022 CSI Newsletter
In this issue you will find:
CSI Tour of Northeastern Illinois University tour of art studios and Fine Arts Gallery
CSI Biennial “Sculpture Invasion 2022” at Koehnline Art Museum updates
Calls for Big Marsh Park project, Scale exhibit at 3D4D gallery, Wicker Park Arts Fest,
and the 2022 Fuzhou International Urban Sculpture Design Competition“Mindscapes” exhibit at 3D4D gallery
Educational Outreach request for volunteers
Members news and announcements
While You’re Here…
Picture above: NEIU’s Fine Arts Gallery
CSI tour of NEIU art studios and Fine Arts Gallery & General Membership Meeting
CSI tour of Northeastern Illinois University's art studios and Fine Arts Gallery & General Membership Meeting
CSI Members are invited to a tour of Northeastern Illinois University’s art studios and Fine Arts Gallery at 5500 North St. Louis Avenue, Chicago, IL
Saturday, June 4
12:00 - 2:00 PM
The art studios tour will begin around 12:30PM, with a 1:00PM meeting in the lecture room to discuss CSI business. We ask that those interested to RSVP and meet at 12:00PM in the Fine Arts Gallery. Refreshments will be served.
To RSVP, please click here or send an email to info@chicagosculpture.org and provide your name, phone number, and number of guests.
Information regarding travel directions and parking can be found here.
News from the Indoor Exhibitions Committee
SCULPTURE INVASION 2022 / CSI Biennial
Koehnline Art Museum
Thank you for submitting your work to the SCULPTURE INVASION 2022 / CSI Biennial at the Koehnline Art Museum. It will be CSI’s fourth time sharing our members' work at the Koehnline Museum of Art at Oakton Community College, and it will serve as a CSI Biennial exhibition.
An email notification will be sent out to artists next week.
Here are the important dates:
Drop off pieces: Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Start of show: Thursday, July 14, 2022
Last day of show: Friday, September 30, 2022
Pick up: Monday, October 3, 2022
News from the Outdoor Exhibitions Committee
Pictured above: Possible locations for new sculptures at Big Marsh.
RFP: Public Art Projects in Big Marsh Park
Chicago Sculpture International (CSI), in collaboration with the Chicago Park District, is seeking experienced artists and artist teams to create original, site-specific, public sculptures for Big Marsh, a 280-acre park on the Southeast Side.
Big Marsh had been the site of a waste and slag dumping ground from surrounding industrial operations since the late 1800s. In the early 2000s, the City of Chicago and the Chicago Park District teamed up to restore this area to a healthy habitat and eco-recreation park.
This is an opportunity to create an artwork that will emerge from the park; the majority of the materials used will be found in the park. There are available natural materials such as rocks, stones, standing dead trees, logs and certain plants—for example, the plentiful phragmites. And although Big Marsh has undergone an extensive renovation in this century, one can still find remnants of its industrial past, such as shipping containers, tires, bricks, cobblestones, cement fragments and slag; these materials can be used for the artwork as well. Durable sculpture materials such as stone, metal and wood that artists need but cannot be found in the park can be brought in to create the artwork.
Artists will be asked to commit to two talks about their completed projects at the Ford Calumet Environmental Center in Big Marsh Park.
Stipend: $10,000-$30,000
Timeline: Submissions due on Friday, June 3, 2022, at 11:59 pm CST. Projects must be finished by November 30, 2022.
Click here for more information about Big Marsh, the call, and image galleries of the Big Marsh area as well as possible sites and materials for sculptures.
News from the Education Committee
Request For Volunteers
Pictured above: Images from “Have Your Art and Eat It Too”, collaboration with Casa Central and 3D4D by CSI, summer 2021.
Dear CSI Members,
In follow up to the new page listing on the CSI Website, we are implementing a new creative outreach educational program to build a stronger presence in the community for CSI and the 3D4D Gallery space.
We are looking for artists with creative projects to be completed in roughly 60-90 minutes through virtual artist workshops. All supplies needed for project(s) will be given out to communities in individual boxes paid for by CSI grant funds. We would rather have simple materials and supplies to maintain a feasible budget, so those CSI members interested should keep simplicity in mind. All we need are interested members, with ideas and an accompanying supply list with concepts for the workshop/activity.
Groups including the Lathrop Homes (low income/mixed income), Boys and Girls Home, Wicker Park Senior Housing CHA Property, and A Special Place for Veterans have all showed interest in participating. If you are interested in specific audiences please outline that in response.
Artist stipends will be provided, so any CSI member interested in participating and helping 3D4D/CSI to obtain more exposure, as well promote advancing marginalized communities using art as a way for people to become more connected, should reach out with their ideas to Anthony Heinz May.
- The Education Committee
3D4D Gallery
Mindscapes
The Mindscapes exhibition continues through Sunday, May 29th at Chicago Sculpture International’s 3D4D gallery in the Bucktown neighborhood. The exhibit runs until Sunday, May 29th.
The concept of differences between the interior and the exterior saturates many aspects of life. From the microscopic to the vastness of space, the notion of inside verses outside has shaped our view and understanding of the world. We create the illusion of separation by viewing the body and mind in contrast to the outside world, but we are all part of our living planet. How entwined are the elements we are composed of and the world we live in? The artwork in this exhibit explores these ideas: imaginary or real, and ranging from the personal to the scientific point of view.
The exhibit features artists: Ange Altenhofen, Nicole Beck, Tomas Co, Amanda Gentry, Barbara Goldsmith, Peter N. Gray, Suzanne Horwitz, Victoria Fuller, Caroline Jacobson, Fred Klingelhofer, Micki LeMieux (3D4D Artist-In-Residence), Boruch Lev, Ellen Lustig, Suzanne Pratt, Howard Sandroff, Philip Spangler, Nancy VanKanegan, Patrick D. Wilson, and Chris Wubbena. This exhibition is curated by Micki LeMieux.
Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 1-6pm
Location: 1912 N. Damen Ave, Chicago
Click here to visit our online shop to purchase works from this exhibit!
Call for Submissions: Scale Exhibit
DEADLINE EXTENDED!
The relationship between artwork and audience is often informed by a sense of scale. Concepts of size, perspective and space can all be employed to create or enhance presence of a piece: Small, intimate pieces draw one in; maquettes suggest a size beyond their proportions; art can create unexpected spatial relationships or shifts of perspective in the audience’s mind. The show aspires to examine and juxtapose these various approaches to scale.
Chicago Sculpture International’s 3D4D Gallery is seeking submissions of work that examine or employ the idea of scale. The show will include 2D and 3D work; maquettes; miniatures; jewelry; and wall, pedestal or freestanding works.
To further investigate the idea of proportion and space, some of the pieces may be displayed in “micro-galleries” with a 1:12 scale.
No submission fee. Must be a current member of CSI.
Submit work here.
Submission Deadline: Sunday, May 8th. Midnight
Artwork due by: May 27, 2022
Show opening: Friday, June 3, 2022
Show end date: July 24, 2022
Member News
Ongoing Exhibitions
Christine Forni, Fragments (detail)
Daryls Ewoldt, Broken Steps and Fragile, Ladders, bronze, copper, and patina
Crystal Ball, May 14, 2022
CSI member Christine Forni is exhibiting in a group show, Circuition, with artists: Abraham Cone, Hai-Wen Lin, Katie Vota and Jake Fagundo at Mu Gallery, located at 1542 W. Chicago Ave, opening reception is May 6, 6-10pm at 6pm, 5/6 - 5/28.
CHRISTINE FORNI'S 'FRAGMENTS'
"In my new paintings I capture light though glass, porcelain, minerals and paint-skins. I’ve pulled from a hybrid of my past memories and skills using my archive of small porcelain sculptures made during residencies at The Comparative Anatomy Gallery in Paris and École du Breuil d’Horticulture.There I studied the naturalists’ collections of plant fossils and animal bones. While examining the relics of distant eras, I was struck by the realization that all life has souls, intertwined together, carrying a memory of the past forward. All we have to do is look closely enough to experience it."
CSI member Darlys Ewoldt’s sculpture Broken Steps and Fragile Ladders (bronze, copper, and patina) was juried into the Smithsonian Craft Show at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. The exhibit ran from April 20-24, 2022. Congratulations, Darlys!
CSI member Samuel Schwindt will be part of the return of the The Crystal Ball, a night of live music, food, and art installations at Chicago Art Department on Saturday, May 14, 2022. The opening reception is from from 7-11pm. Click here for tickets.
Other Events and Opportunities
The following are not CSI sponsored projects, but may be of interest to our members.
RFP: Wicker Park Fest ARTS Area 2022
Proposal Deadline: Thursday, May 5th until 5:00PM
A special deadline extension was granted for CSI members until this Thursday, May 5th until 5:00PM. The deadline is firm. The festival will take place the weekend of July 22nd through July 24th.
Please address your submission directly to Jordan Miller at jordan@wickerparkbucktown.org You may also email him at this email with any questions or concerns.
THE FEST:
Wicker Park Fest is one of the largest and longest running annual neighborhood street festivals in Chicago on the near northwest side. Wicker Park Fest is organized by the Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce and includes over 50 bands split between multiple stages, the best food and drinks from around Chicago, and features hundreds of local vendors, stores, and artists. Wicker Park Fest is free with a $10 suggested donation. Milwaukee Ave. will be closed to car traffic from approximately North Ave. to Paulina St. to accommodate this event and pedestrians may enter to access local establishments or their homes at any time regardless of donation to the event.
WPF ARTS AREA:
Every year during the festival a special section (or sections) of Milwaukee Ave. is designated for high quality works of art and/or art installations. This Arts Area is intended to enhance the Wicker Park Fest experience for attendees and showcase the rich and vibrant arts scene in the local Wicker Park Bucktown community. All funding for and curation of the WPF Arts Area is provided by WPB SSA #33, the Special Service Area for Wicker Park Bucktown, which includes the entire stretch of Milwaukee Ave. used for Wicker Park Fest.
Look here for more information on the qualifying artwork, funding details, proposal suggestions, and submission details.
The 2022 Fuzhou International Urban Sculpture Design Competition
The city of Fuzhou, in China, is hosting an international outdoor sculpture design competition.
Submission due May 15
Awards for 37 short-listed works: $12,616 per nomination
Awards for 2-3 finalists: $23,655 per work
All short-listed works and invited works will be published in the 2022 Fuzhou International Urban Sculpture Design Competition Collection.
More details and application forms at the 2022 Fuzhou International Urban Sculpture Design Competition.
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 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. CSI member Shelley Gilchrist sgilchristart@gmail.com has volunteered to help you if you need it, so feel free to contact her.
April 2022
Welcome to the April 2022 Newsletter
You will find:
General Membership Meeting and Facility Tour
News from the CSI Committees
3D4D Gallery exhibit and a Call for Submissions
Ongoing Member Exhibitions
Member Opportunities
[pictured, above] Stargazing with Contrails, 2021 by Terrence Karpowicz.
CSI General Membership Meeting &
Tour of Vector Custom Fabricating
CSI Members are invited to tour Vector Custom Fabricating
2128 W. Fulton St., Chicago, IL, 60612
Saturday April 16th
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Vector Custom Fabricating, founded in 1978, is a supporter of Chicago Sculpture International and has created many excellent works of public art and continues to work with our members. This is an excellent opportunity to see the complex process of making large sculpture and public art works.
We will end with a brief General Membership Meeting.
Visit our website to RSVP.
News from the Indoor Exhibitions Committee
RFP: “SCULPTURE INVASION 2022” AT KOEHNLINE ART MUSEUM
July 14 – September 30, 2022
It will be CSI’s fourth time sharing our members' work at the Koehnline Museum of Art at Oakton Community College, and it will serve as a CSI Biennial exhibition.
Members of Chicago Sculpture International (CSI) return for the fourth time to one of the area’s largest juried exhibitions. Sculptures and scale models will be on display in the Koehnline Art Museum, and an impressive group of outdoor sculptures will “invade” the Des Plaines campus. CSI seeks to expand public understanding and appreciation of Chicago sculpture, engage artists and art professionals in a dialogue to advance the art form.
The submission link for the Sculpture Invasion 2022 at the Koehnline Museum of Art is now open!
Please click here to upload your submission materials.
Notes:
Artists may only submit one piece for consideration. You cannot submit one indoor and one outdoor.
Accepted works will be on display for the duration of the show, including any outdoor pieces.
A $300 honorarium will be given to an artist accepted for an outdoor sculpture to help with installation costs.
Important dates:
Deadline to submit proposals: April 25
Drop off pieces: July 4
Start of show: July 14
Last day of show: September 30
Pick up: October 3
Thank you,
Indoor Exhibition Committee
News from the Outdoor Exhibitions Committee
Pictured, above: From Orion by Damon Hamm, Marquette Park, 2021
RFP: SCULPTURE IN THE PARKS 2022-2024
Chicago Sculpture International, in collaboration with the Chicago Park District, is seeking proposals from artists for the 2022-2024 Sculpture in the Parks Exhibition.
Works must be large scale and suitable for outdoors. They will be placed near cultural centers (fieldhouses) within the parks, as determined by CPD. They will be installed on hardscape or softscape (grass), so artists must be prepared for either type of installation. There are no concrete pads for sculptures. Sculptures will be on view for two years, from October 2022 to October 2024 (exact dates to be determined). Each sculpture will receive a $3000 stipend.
Application Deadline: Friday, April 22, 2022, 11:59 PM CST
Click here to download the application
For questions about the RFP or application, please contact:info@chicagosculpture.org
News from the Education Committee
Pictured above: Images from “Have Your Art and Eat It Too”, collaboration with Casa Central and 3D4D by CSI, summer 2021.
REQUEST FOR VOLUNTEERS
Dear CSI Members,
In follow up to the new page listing on the CSI Website, we are implementing a new creative outreach educational program to build a stronger presence in the community for CSI and the 3D4D Gallery space.
We are looking for artists with creative projects to be completed in roughly 60-90 minutes through virtual artist workshops. All supplies needed for project(s) will be given out to communities in individual boxes paid for by CSI grant funds. We would rather have simple materials and supplies to maintain a feasible budget, so those CSI members interested should keep simplicity in mind. All we need are interested members, with ideas and an accompanying supply list with concepts for the workshop/activity.
Groups including the Lathrop Homes (low income/mixed income), Boys and Girls Home, Wicker Park Senior Housing CHA Property, and A Special Place for Veterans have all showed interest in participating. If you are interested in specific audiences please outline that in response.
Artist stipends will be provided, so any CSI member interested in participating and helping 3D4D/CSI to obtain more exposure, as well promote advancing marginalized communities using art as a way for people to become more connected, should reach out with their ideas to Anthony Heinz May.
There is no better time to renew your ISC membership and update your ISC Sculptors Portfolio. There are currently over 240 opportunities listed for Sculptors. DON'T DELAY!
Your ISC membership provides you with:
Your listing on ISC Sculptors Portfolio
Access to Weekly Art Slams, Artists Talks, Sculpt ER - virtual critique sessions, opportunities to present your work for constructive dialogue while connecting with other sculptors.
Plus, you get a chapter discount - 20% off Essential & Professional levels.
Sign In to your ISC member account to renew now.
(Contact membership@sculpture.org for questions or assistance with logins/renewals)
Limited Time Offer: If your ISC membership has lapsed, take advantage of the lapsed member offer (50% off) to rejoin by emailing membership@sculpture.org today.
This Month at 3D4D Gallery:
Group Exhibit:
MINDSCAPES
Opening reception: Friday April 22nd, 5 - 8 PM
Please join us for the opening of Mindscapes at Chicago Sculpture International’s gallery in the Bucktown neighborhood. There will be light refreshments, live guitar music, and a wide variety of both sculptures and two-dimensional artworks on display. The exhibit runs until Sunday, May 29th.
The concept of differences between the interior and the exterior saturates many aspects of life. From the microscopic to the vastness of space, the notion of inside verses outside has shaped our view and understanding of the world. We create the illusion of separation by viewing the body and mind in contrast to the outside world, but we are all part of our living planet. How entwined are the elements we are composed of and the world we live in? The artwork in this exhibit explores these ideas: imaginary or real, and ranging from the personal to the scientific point of view.
This exhibition is curated by Micki LeMieux.
Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 1-6pm
Location: 1912 N. Damen Ave, Chicago
Call for Submissions: SCALE
Chicago Sculpture International's 3D4D Gallery seeks work that examines the idea of scale. Whether you've taken something tiny and made it huge, or the other way around. Artists use perspective and scale to draw attention, to change the feeling, to make people see. What do you want people to see?
This show will include 2D, 3D, along with small works and maquettes.
Some miniature artwork (no larger than 4" in any dimension) will be displayed in micro galleries, 12" x 12" white boxes with three walls. These are miniature scale 1:12, meaning 1 inch = 1 foot.
No submission fee. Must be a current member of CSI.
Submit work here.
Submission Deadline: April 29, 2022, midnight
Artwork due by: May 27, 2022
Show opening: Friday, June 3, 2022
Show end date: July 24, 2022
Member News
Above: John Upchurch, Assume, 2020, Ebonized walnut, mahogany, felt, 23-1/4 x 4 x 3 in.,
56 Milwaukee Show
Several of our members will be exhibiting at Oliva Gallery for the 56 Milwaukee show this month. CSI members Margie Criner, Yvette Kaiser-Smith, Scott Mossman, John T Upchurch (pictured above), and Nancy VanKanegan will be showing alongside more than a dozen other artists.
Opening: Friday, March 11th 5–10pm
Runs through: April 16th
Oliva Gallery
3816 W Armitage Ave, Chicago
(847) 922-5736
Hours: Friday 5–8PM, Saturday 12–4PM
Closed Sunday through Thursday
Rebellious Fibers
Bobbi Meier and Yvette Kaiser-Smith's two-person show, Rebellious Fibers, continues at OS Gallery through April 16th.
Events & Opportunities
The following is not a CSI sponsored project, but may be of interest to our members.
THE 2022 FUZHOU INTERNATIONAL URBAN SCULPTURE DESIGN COMPETITION
The city of Fuzhou, in China, is hosting an international outdoor sculpture design competition.
Awards for 37 short-listed works: $12,616 per nomination
Awards for 2-3 finalists: $23,655 per work
All short-listed works and invited works will be published in the 2022 Fuzhou International Urban Sculpture Design Competition Collection.
More details and application forms at the 2022 Fuzhou International Urban Sculpture Design Competition.
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.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
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.
March 2022
Welcome to the March 2022 Newsletter
You will find:
News from the CSI Board
3D4D Gallery exhibit
RFP Reminder
Member News
Photo: An aerial view of Marquette Park, Indiana
LAST CALL!
Request for Proposals: Marquette Park, Indiana
RFP DEADLINE: MARCH 4
Chicago Sculpture International is seeking proposals from artists for a sculpture to be installed for two years in Marquette Park, Gary, Indiana, a municipal park surrounded by Indiana Dunes National Park. The artist stipend is $3000.
The sculpture must be large scale and suitable for outdoors. It can be installed on grass or a concrete pad. Installation is the end of April 2022. The submission deadline is Friday, March 4, 2022.
Click here to access the application.
News from the CSI Board
Welcome new board members Anthony Heinz May, Stephanie Sailer and Shencheng Xu!
Thanks to Taylor Wallace for being the excellent VP for the past three years. John Upchurch and Anthony Heinz May have replaced him as VPs.
Thanks to the 3D4D team: Pia Cruzalegui, Bryan Northup, Emily Moorhead-Wallace and Gwen Yen Chiu for a formidable job getting the space up and running in 2021.
Here are the volunteers on the CSI board for 2022:
Janet Austin, President
John Upchurch, VP Exhibitions and Communications
Anthony Heinz May, VP Development and Education
Steven Franklin, Treasurer
Stephanie Sailer, Secretary
Yoonshin Park, Indoor Exhibitions Committee Chair
Christine Perri, Outdoor Exhibitions Committee Chair
Max Barajas, Membership
Shencheng Xu, Outreach
Board Members-At-Large
And our staff:
Gene Skala- Managing Director and Interim 3D4D Gallery Director.
This year’s CSI motto is: “Shaping a stronger sculpture community.”
We are expanding our outdoor exhibitions to include Marquette Park in Indiana, and Big Marsh is in the works for 2022. There are two indoor exhibitions planned as you'll read below and others in the works for 2023, thanks to an impressive group of volunteers on the Indoor Exhibitions Committee.
RFPs for both outdoor and indoor exhibitions will be posted on our website and our monthly newsletter, so keep your eyes open for them–and make sure your CSI membership is current when applying for the exhibitions!
Indoor Exhibitions
The Indoor Exhibition Committee has been working hard to bring exhibition opportunities to CSI members.
This year we have two exhibition opportunities lined up.
Exhibition title: Sculpture Invasion 2022/CSI Biennial
Location: Koehnline Museum of Art at Oakton Community College.
Date: July 14 – September 30, 2022
This repeating exhibition will serve as CSI's Biennial this year.
Once the submission portal is set up in early March, we will send out the link to apply.
The deadline for submissions will be in early April.
Exhibition title: TBA
Location: Beverly Art Center
Date: Nov-Dec.
The Indoor Exhibition Committee will need more volunteers before and during the exhibition. If you are interested in working with the committee, please contact, Yoonshin Park, the Indoor Exhibition Committee Chair, at yoonshin.p@gmail.com.
Indoor Exhibition Committee
Education Committee
CSI has a new Education Committee. It’s members are:
Education Outreach
CSI is developing a community outreach program that facilitates greater connection between artists and the greater Chicago area. We will post an upcoming open call for CSI members interested in teaching a sixty to ninety-minute art workshop activity in the upcoming summer months. A stipend will be available for participation/facilitation of an art workshop, more to follow soon.
This Month at 3D4D Gallery:
Humanity + Modernity + Nature = Confusion
In March, CSI is hosting a solo exhibition from CSI member Diane Feldpausch Tang. For Humanity + Modernity + Nature = Confusion, artist Diane Feldpausch Tang explores the decline of empathy toward others, the built environment, and the natural environment. The exhibit considers our relationship with these three pillars of our lived experience: humanity, modernity, and nature.
100% OF ARTWORK PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO CHICAGO HOMELESS SHELTERS
March 12th - 27th, 2022
Opening reception: Saturday, March 12th, 4-8pm
Closing reception: Sunday, March 27th, 1-4pm
3D4D Gallery
1912 N. Damen Ave (at Cortland and Damen, in the Bucktown neighborhood)
Gallery Hours:
Fri & Sat 1 - 6
Thurs & Sun. 1 - 4
3D4D Volunteer Shoutouts
Thank you to CSI president Janet Austin and CSI member Micki LeMieux for rolling up their sleeves to help paint walls and refresh the 3D4D gallery space; Christine Perri for technical assistance; Doug Stapleton for donating an abundance of refreshments for the Unseen opening reception; Frank Connet for installation assistance and gallery sitting; 3D4D Artist-In-Residence Michelle Stone for gallery sitting, and special thanks to Rebecca Wolfram for installation, lighting assistance, and extra gallery sitting.
Exhibitions Update
3D4D by CSI is planning upcoming shows for this spring and summer thanks to a new team of volunteers. A big thank you to Elaine Luther, Kara James, Micki LeMieux, Diane Ponder, Darlys Ewoldt, Nancy VanKanegan, Nicole Beck and Carol Hammerman for offering to be a part of this team! Discussions are ongoing, but we should have more to report soon. Should you be interested in participating in this project, contact John Upchurch (sculpturch@gmail.com) or Gene Skala (info@chicagosculpture.org)
Member News
Above: John Upchurch, Assume, 2020, Ebonized walnut, mahogany, felt, 23-1/4 x 4 x 3 in.,
56 MILWAUKEE SHOW
Several of our members will be exhibiting at Oliva Gallery for the 56 Milwaukee show this month. CSI members Margie Criner, Yvette Kaiser-Smith, Scott Mossman, John T Upchurch (pictured above), and Nancy VanKanegan will be showing alongside more than a dozen other artists.
Opening: Friday, March 11th 5–10pm
Runs through: April 16th
Oliva Gallery
3816 W Armitage Ave, Chicago
(847) 922-5736
Hours: Friday 5–8PM, Saturday 12–4PM
Closed Sunday through Thursday
Above: Carol Hammerman, left to right: Trophy #12, Walnut, oak, bronze, brass, painted steel, 16.5 x 4 x 4 in; Trophy #13, Walnut, bronze, painted brass, poplar, 19 x 5 x 5 in; Trophy #14, Walnut, bronze, painted brass, poplar, 17 x 7 x 5 in.
BEVERLY ARTS CENTER 45TH ANNUAL ART COMPETITION
CSI member Carol Hammerman will be participating in Beverly Arts Center’s 45th Annual Arts Competition
Exhibit runs from March 4 –April 16th, 2022
Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony: Friday, March 4th 6-8 PM
Beverly Arts Center
2407 W 111th Street
Chicago, IL 60655
For more info: frontdeskstaff@beverlyartcenter.org
(773) 445-3838
Upcoming Events
International Sculpture Day
International Sculpture Day returns on Saturday, April 30th.
Per the ISC website, "International Sculpture Day (ISDay) is a worldwide celebration event to further the International Sculpture Center’s (ISC) mission of advancing the creation and understanding of sculpture and its unique, vital contribution to society. ISDay occurs on the last Saturday of April every year. Anyone or any organization with an appreciation and commitment to the field of sculpture is invited to participate.”
This is as good a time as any to remind you to renew your ISC membership and let you know that you can get a discount by being a member of CSI!
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.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
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.
February 2022
Welcome to the February 2022 Newsletter
You will find:
Request for Proposal
3D4D Gallery exhibit
A welcome to a new corporate partner
Member News
Photo: An aerial view of Marquette Park, Indiana
Request for Proposals: Marquette Park, Indiana
RFP DEADLINE: MARCH 4
Chicago Sculpture International is seeking proposals from artists for a sculpture to be installed for two years in Marquette Park, Gary, Indiana, a municipal park surrounded by Indiana Dunes National Park. The artist stipend is $3000.
The sculpture must be large scale and suitable for outdoors. It can be installed on grass or a concrete pad. Installation is the end of April 2022. The submission deadline is Friday, March 4, 2022.
Click here to access the application.
This Month at 3D4D Gallery:
Unseen: Collages, Paintings, Works on Paper, and Sculpture
For the month of February, CSI is hosting Unseen: Collages, Paintings, Works on Paper, and Sculpture, an exhibition of works by Frank Connet, Gene Skala, Doug Stapleton, Rebecca Wolfram, and Michelle Stone in Chicago Sculpture International’s exhibiting space, 3D4D by CSI at 1912 N. Damen Ave.
February 2nd through 28th, 2022
Opening reception: Friday, February 4, 2022 from 5 to 8pm
Gallery hours: Wednesday through Sundays 1 to 6 pm.
Love from 3D4D
A Big Thank You to Micki LeMieux for her time and support gallery sitting at 3D4D. We couldn't manage without you!
Click here to Micki’s website.
Welcome Vector Custom Fabricating, our new Corporate Partner!
Vector has worked with many of CSI’s members creating outstanding public art.
We are planning a field trip to visit their facility in April. Look for details in an upcoming newsletter.
Vector has miscellaneous metals that it scraps. Members of CSI are welcome to inspect these materials and have them for free depending on the type of metal selected and the quantity. Worst case scenario Vector might have to charge scrap value.
Contact Seth (773) 603-8140 or Seth@vectorfabricating.com before stopping by.
Free consultation on techniques, materials and vendor resources are offered by Steve. Steve@vectorfabricating.com (312) 505-5161.
Vector Custom Fabricating, Inc., a Chicago fabricator of public art, is looking for part-time assistance with marketing. For more information please contact Steve at Steve@vectorfabricating.com.
Click here to visit the Vector Custom Fabricating website.
Member News
SI members Bobbi Meier and Yvette Kaiser Smith are in a two-person exhibit titled Rebellious Fibers at OS Projects in Racine, Wisconsin. The exhibit runs from February 12 through April 16, 2022.
Click here to visit Bobbi Meier's website.
Click here to visit Yvette Kaiser Smith's website.
Left: Yvette Kaiser Smith, Collective 27 (pi: 871…296), 2021, 4.7mm acrylic felt, transparent and opaque 1/8” acrylic sheets, 8/4 cotton carpet warp yarn, and PVC pipe.
Right: Bobbie Meier, Sentinel (turquoise/pink/orange/violet), 2021. Fiberfill, pantyhose, spandex, wood thrifted table base, enamel paint, deconstructed plush toys, and elastic.]
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.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
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.
January 2022
Welcome to the January Newsletter
A New Year's Message from CSI President
An exhibition at 3D4D Gallery
Member News
A New Year’s Message from CSI President Janet Austin
Happy New Year!
2021 was a successful year (despite the obstacles)!
We launched a new art space, 3D4D by CSI, which highlighted works from 40 CSI members. We exhibited 35 works by CSI artists in outdoor parks in and around Chicago.We have 34 trees with the Chicago Tree Project in place.We are 250 members and welcomed 35 new members. We are 18 active volunteers. We provided membership scholarships for 4 emerging artists.
Thank you to all those who participated!
Looking forward to 2022, there are exhibition and other opportunities to watch for including the upcoming CSI Biennial in 2022 and this year's Chicago Tree Project RFP. Stay tuned and keep an eye on the CSI Calendar.
-Janet Austin, CSI President
Above: The Earplane by Kara James
This Month at 3D4D Gallery:
THE JANUARY SHOW
Above: The Earplane by Kara James
The January Show is an exhibition of a collection of narrative works and maquettes in stone, metal, wood, and neon by CSI members including:
Dates: January 8th - 29th, 2022
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 8th, 5-7
3D4D Gallery | 1912 N. Damen | Hours: Wed - Sun 1 to 6 pm
Photo: One of the possible dead trees to work on for the Nashville Tree Foundation.
Nashville Tree Project Extended Deadline
The city of Nashville, Tennessee, is starting its own tree sculpture program based on the Chicago Tree Project.
”Nashville Tree Foundation (NTF), in collaboration with Metro Parks and Metro Arts, is seeking experienced artists and artist teams to give ash trees in Nashville parks a new life. Ash trees comprise approximately 10% of Nashville’s total tree canopy and are under threat from the emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle. The sculpture project will help raise awareness to the pending loss of these trees.”
Click here to see Nashville's NewsChannel 5 coverage about the project
Application deadline: January 15, 2021, 11:59pm CST
CLICK HERE TO APPLY.
Member News
IN/VISIBLE: A NEW EXHIBIT OF WORKS BY YOONSHIN PARK
JANUARY 8th – FEBRUARY 26nd, 2022
CSI member and Indoor Exhibitions Committee Co-chair Yoonshin Park's exhibition In/Visible will be at the Beverly Arts Center. The opening reception is being rescheduled due to COVID concerns and is currently TBA.
Beverly Arts Center
2407 W 111th St, Chicago, IL 60655
Hours: Mon-Th 2 to 7pm; Fri 12-5pm; Sa 9 to 5pm; Closed Sundays
THE SHAPE OF THINGS
CSI members Yvette Kaiser Smith and Scott Mossman have work in the exhibit The Shape of Things at Mu Gallery.
Mu Gallery
1541 W. Chicago Avenue
Hours: Mon-Wed, by appointment only; Th-Sa, 11-6pm; Su: 10-2pm
The exhibit runs through January 14th
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.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
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.