CSI Juried Exhibition at Northern Illinois University
2023 Chicago Sculpture International Juried Exhibition
Jack Olson Gallery, NIU School of Art and Design
January 23-March 2, 2023
Exhibition dates: Monday, January 23-Thursday, March 2
Closing Reception: March 2, 4:30-6:30 PM
Pick-up of work: March 2, 6:30-7:30 PM, March 3, 10:00-4:00
For more information: olsongallerycoordinator@gmail.com
Entry deadline: Dec. 1, 2022
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 and Design. The Olson Gallery’s coordinator, Peter Van Ael, will jury the exhibition.
If selected for the exhibition, artists must be a current CSI member or sign-up for membership. www.chicagosculpture.org/become-a-member An artist statement will be required for the accepted piece.
Entry Requirements
All entries will be submitted as digital images; jpeg for still sculpture, MP4 for kinetic works.
Submit application form and images to:
olsongallerycoordinator@gmail.com
Click here to download application form (.doc version).
Click here to download application form (.pdf versionEach entry must be saved with a file name in the following format:
Artist’s name, title of work, and number of the entry, separated by underscore.
Example: JackOlson_SublimeSculpture_2
Please format jpegs to 300 dpi at 4”x5” or 72 dpi, 1024 pixels in longest dimension. Limit length of MP4 files to 60 seconds max.
Calendar
Entry deadline: Dec. 1, 2022
Email notification of acceptance: Dec. 10, 2022
Delivery of Accepted Work: January 10-12, 2023, 10:00-4:00
Exhibition dates: Monday, January 23-Thursday, March 2
Closing Reception: March 2, 4:30-6:30 PM
Pick-up of work: March 2, 6:30-7:30 PM, March 3, 10:00-4:00
For more information: olsongallerycoordinator@gmail.com
Responding To Rhythms - CSI Juried exhibit at Beverly Art Center
Responding to Rhythms: 2022 Chicago Sculpture International Juried Exhibition
Simmerling Art Gallery at Beverly Arts Center
November 11th to December 2nd, 2022
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
BEVERLY ARTS CENTER
2407 W 111th St, Chicago, IL 60655
773-445-3838
frontdesk@beverlyartcenter.org
GALLERY HOURS:
Mon-Thurs: 2-7 PM
Fri: 12-5PM
Sat: 9-5PM
Sun: CLOSED
Opening Reception: “Femininity, Memories & Allegories” at 3D4D Gallery
Femininity, Memories & Allegories
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.
Opening Reception: Friday, Saturday 9, 2022, 6 - 8pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, September 10, 2022, 3 - 5pm
3D4D Gallery
1912 N. Damen Ave.
Chicago, IL
(at Cortland & Damen in the Bucktown neighborhood)
Gallery Hours:
Thursday-Saturday, 1-6 PM
or by appointment
For more info: 3d3dbycsi@gmail.com
Virtual Art Classes for Summer
Virtual Art Classes for Summer
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.
Crepe paper flowers for Micki LeMieux
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.
Cooper Wire Trees by Kara James
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.
Times and dates for classes are expected to be announced soon. Please check in again soon!
We looking to implement more classes for Fall. Send your ideas to: anthonyheinzmay@chicagosculpture.org
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. (Add map)
CSI will provide the sandwiches and asks that you bring a side dish to share. Please bring your own beverages.
Click on map for Google map and directions
CSI and GRCC Fundraiser
Support CSI through a fundraiser partnership with Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce
BUY A T-SHIRT and visit the RAVENSWOOD SCULPTURE GARDEN
Sculptures by CSI Members in Ravenswood Sculpture Garden
Pino, A Habitat Tree (Pollinator Habitat), 2021
by Janet Austin and Emily Moorehead Wallace
Click here to learn more about the project.
Oak Leaf Shade Bench II, 2021
by Jim Galluci.
Click here to learn more about the project.
About John Airo’s sculpture, Blind Love, and the fundraising T-Shirt design
Blind Love, 2021 by John Airo
Last year, the Ravenswood Sculpture Garden debuted with the installation of six new works of public art. This spring, three more sculptures will join them along the historic Ravenswood Industrial Corridor. Among the group installed in 2021 is “Blind Love,” a surreal piece by Chicago artist John Airo. Located at Ravenswood and Berteau Avenues, the blue, three-armed, genderless figure has captured the imagination of neighbors and visitors alike. “Blind Love” greets fans daily, is a target for spontaneous art drops by Airo, and has developed an enthusiastic social media following.
Order a Blind Love T-Shirt!
Now, you can rep your love for “Blind Love” with an original t-shirt design from John Airo. These comfy, vibrant tees feature concept art for “Blind Love” on front AND back! This exclusive design is available for a limited time only in a variety of color combos, sizes XS-2XL. Shirts are printed by Luckyprints on soft, pre-shrunk, 100% cotton tees.
Preorders open are open 4/6/22 through 5/6/22 at 5pm. We anticipate shirts will ready for local pickup or shipping via USPS First Class Mail by 6/6/22
100% of proceeds support public art programming from the Ravenswood Community Council (501c3) and Chicago Sculpture International (501c3).
About the Ravenswood Sculpture Garden
For over a century, the Ravenswood Industrial Corridor has been home to one of Chicago’s most vibrant and diverse creative communities. Over that time, makers of all kinds- from metalworkers and brewers to painters and carpenters- have laid down roots in Ravenswood. Historic manufacturing buildings that once housed giants of industry have since been reimagined, each now home to countless talented artisans.
Established in 2021 by the Ravenswood Community Council (RCC) and Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce (GRCC), the Ravenswood Sculpture Garden celebrates this rich history of arts and industry. Chicago’s newest public art destination includes 7 sculptures, with 3 more coming in Spring 2022! This new attraction enhances our community’s standing as a destination neighborhood, pays homage to its creative spirit, and drives foot traffic to area businesses. Click here to explore the Sculpture Garden online.
Special thanks for Chicago Sculpture International for their assistance and expertise, and of course to John Airo for his continued support and creativity. See more of his work at www.johnairo.com.
What’s next for the Ravenswood Sculpture Garden?
Two new sculptures are coming to the Garden in 2022! Spring will see the installation of “Seed” by Brandin Hurley near Leland and Ravenswood Ave. Further south at Montrose Ave, Ravenswood-based artists and fabricators Manifold will install “Flight of the Bumble Bee.” Commissioned by the GRCC and RCC in 2019, “Flight” takes design inspiration from the pollinator activity at the adjacent Montrose Metra Community Gardens. The sculpture will also include unique, interactive elements that compliment nearby greening efforts. Details and installation dates coming soon!
"Mindscapes" at 3D4D Gallery
“Mindscapes” at 3D4D Gallery
The concept of difference between the interior and exterior saturates many aspects of life. From the microscopic to the vastness of space, the notion of inside versus 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. We are all part of our living planet. How entwined by the elements we are composed of and the world we live in. 3D4D is calling for artwork by Chicago Sculpture International members that explores these ideas: imaginary or real, ranging from the personal to the scientific point of view.
Exhibition runs from April 22 through May 29
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, April 22, 2022, 5 to 8 pm
3D4D Gallery
1912 N. Damen Ave.
at Cortland and Damen in the Bucktown neighborhood.
Gallery hours:
Wednesday through Sunday, 1 to 6 pm
or by appointment
For more information: info@chicagosculpture.org