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May 2013

Lost & Found

This month, we're taking our inspiration from poet Thomas Merton, who said, "Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time." In May, we're giving you lots of opportunities to do both:

Join us for two exhibition receptions, where you can lose yourself in a crowd of artists--who range from Art Center faculty to middle school students--as you lose yourself in the artwork;
Find new depths in your drawing or sculpting at an open art lab, where you'll find yourself face to face with a horse;
Lose the typical Mother's Day plans and find more fun at our Second Sunday family artmaking workshops; and
Find out more about the work that happens before the artwork appears in the galleries at a special performance and an artist talk.

Want to get lost? Or found? Join us in May!

Support the Art Center. Your contributions count.

Half session classes start next week. Click below to register online.

Exhibitions, et cetera

openings, artist talks, residency events, and more

ABSTRACTING THE SEAM

Reception: Sunday, May 12, 3-5pm

This mixed-media group exhibition surveys how needleworking strategies permeate the painting, collage, video, textile, and installation art by seven contemporary artists whose work addresses the kaleidoscopic urban experience. to read more.

Sarah Nishiura, Untitled (Ozinga), 2012, 100% cotton new and recycled materials, machine pieced, hand quilted, 91 x 82 inches

PASSAGES FROM CANTER MIDDLE SCHOOL

Reception Sunday, May 26, 3-5pm

Passages is a group exhibition of art created by students from Canter Middle School during a yearlong arts education program provided by the Art Center. During the program, students learned about a wide range of materials and processes including printmaking, silkscreen, darkroom photography, sewing, clay sculpture, and painting, discovering how to express themselves in a variety of media. Click here for more info.

Kennedy Hawkins, Untitled, 2013, silk screen, 16 x 11 inches

OPEN ART LAB

Monday, May 13, 10:30 am - 2:30 pm

Is your sketching getting rusty, or are you ready for a new figure challenge? Get back on the horse at this special adult workshop where you can draw or sculpt from a live horse model! Find out more here .

Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford, Hall of Khan, installation view, Hyde Park Art Center, 2013. Courtesy of Jason Smith.

PERFORMANCE & DISCUSSION: NEUEBODY RESEARCH

Saturday, May 18, 3-5 pm

Performance and new media artist Lee Blalock will explore what a new movement vocabulary might be for a body with sculptural appendages that provide certain limitation and enhancements. for more info.

Lee Blalock, Chalk Performance Score 3 1/30-2/15, 2012, print on panel, 36 x 36 inches

CONVERSATION WITH THE ARTIST: JEREMIAH HULSEBOS-SPOFFORD

Thursday, May 23, 6pm

Meet emerging Chicago-based artist Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford in an open forum for discussion about the ideas behind the work included in his monumental first solo exhibition, Hall of Khan , on view at the Art Center through July 28. for more info.

Image courtesy of Jason Smith.

School & Studio

activities for kids and creatives

SECOND SUNDAY!

Sunday, April 14, 1-4 pm

We're celebrating Mother's Day with free kid-friendly art making activities for the whole family to enjoy or as a way for dads to give moms a break by getting the kids out of the house for the afternoon. to learn more.

Extras

special events

PRESENTATION BY CHICAGO SCULPTURE INTERNATIONAL

Saturday, May 11, 2pm

Since August of last year, the 2012-2013 Chicago Park District/Chicago Sculpture International Outdoor Exhibition has been on display in Chicago’s lakefront parks. The public is invited to attend a slide presentation and conversation about the exhibition and the future of public sculpture in Chicago. to learn more.

FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION: BENEATH THE BLINDFOLD

Sunday, May 19, 2 - 4:30pm

Named "Best Political Documentary of 2012" by the Chicago Reader, Beneath the Blindfold takes an unflinching look at the consequences of torture through the eyes of survivors while also celebrating their ability to regain agency and hope. This event is presented in conjunction with the city-wide Bodies of Work Festival. for more.

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