April 2025 Newsletter
Chairs Needed
CSI is growing and as we move forward with our community, we decided to change things up a bit in the upcoming year. We revised some of our board chair positions to make room for more networking and opportunities for our members. We are looking for an Outdoor Chair who can arrange ribbon cuttings, press releases and tours/talks about our Outdoor sculptures. We are also looking for an Education Chair who can arrange 3-5 workshops a year for the general public along with a Vice President and a Development Chair for fundraising. As we face a questionable future for the arts, the strength of our organization will be tested, but I hope we will push forward together. - Jyl Bonaguro, President
Click here to download an application and send the completed application to info@chicagosculpture.org. Please use for subject line: Application for CSI [Chair title].
For questions, please contact Gene Skala at geneskala@chicagosculpture.org.
News from CSI Project Space
Image credit: Patience by Shencheng Xu
Call for Entries
Chimera
Submission Deadline: Sunday, May 4, 2025
Drop off artwork: May 31 and June 1, from 1-5PM
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 7, from 6-9PM
Exhibition Dates: June 7 - July 18, 2025
Chimeras are hybrid creatures combining different animals into one creature, some examples which are combined with humans are a centaur (half horse, half human), a mermaid (half human, half fish), Anubis (half human, half jackal). Ganesha (half elephant, half human). Then there are creatures combining different animal parts, like Akhekh - A creature from Egyptian mythology with the body of an oryx and the wings and snout of a bird, and Hieracosphinx – A type of Sphinx that had a hawk head.
We are expanding the definition of Chimera for this exhibition to include any hybrid combining two of more of inanimate or biological objects, such as household objects, machinery, animal, botanical, fungal, or microscopic organisms that normally do not go together, but when combined become a hybrid.
This also has a reference to Dada and Surrealism, described very well with the famous line from Les Chants de Maldoror by the Comte de Lautréamont/Isidore Ducasse: “beautiful as a chance encounter on a dissecting table of a sewing-machine and an umbrella." So, inanimate objects as well as the biological are encouraged as part of any submission to this call.
Curator - Victoria Fuller
If selected for the exhibition, artists must be a current CSI member or sign-up for membership: www.chicagosculpture.org/become-a-member
Learn more about requirements and submit your entry HERE.
Call for Entries
Impressions - Works from Chicago Sculpture International
The Art Institute of Chicago’s summer exhibition, Gustave Caillebotte: Painting His World features work of by Impressionist artist. CSI will present an exhibition with similar themes at the Fine Arts Building Gallery. Artists are invited to submit work for consideration for the upcoming exhibition, Impressions – Works From Chicago Sculpture International. The exhibition will be installed in the gallery and courtyard of the historic Fine Arts Building, in downtown Chicago. The exhibition will feature an array of “impressions” of the urban landscape and environment. For example, textures, industrial forms, machinery, architecture, historical influences or comparisons, or environment could be referenced.
Artworks can be displayed on the wall, floor, or pedestals. Smaller pedestal works will be under plexiglass vitrines. 2-D and 3-D work will be considered. Wall hung work must be wired for hanging. Sculptures exhibited in the courtyard area must be suitable for outdoor display. If selected for the exhibition, artists must be a current CSI member or sign up for membership.
Two receptions for the exhibition will take place during the Fine Arts Building’s “Second Fridays” open studios event. More information can be found at:
https://www.fineartsbuilding.com/events/second-fridays/
About the Juror: Stanley Smith, Managing Director of Oakstreet Design, will serve as juror.
Location: Fine Arts Building Gallery and Courtyard, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL
Click HERE to learn more requirements and apply for this call.
For additional information: info@chicagosculpture.org
Submission Deadline: Sunday, June 1, 2025, 11:59PM
Exhibition Dates: July 11 - August 25, 2025
Notification Deadline: June 20, 2025
Deadline for delivery of work: July 1, 2025
Opening Reception (2nd Fridays): July 11, 2025, 5-9pm
2nd Friday Reception: August 8, 2025, 5-9pm
Exhibition closes: August 25, 2025
Call for Entries:
Materiality in Sculpture: A Dialogue Between Substance and Form
Chicago Sculpture International 2025 Biennale
This exhibition explores the interplay of materials in the realm of sculpture, showcasing works that challenge, celebrate, and redefine our understanding of material substance. To connect your own work to this theme, consider how your choice of medium and subject matter can simultaneously reflect the physical and conceptual aspects. Formats include freestanding, wall hung, interactive, installation & video. Open interpretations of the exhibit theme are welcomed.
About the Juror
Debra Favre is an artist who has exhibited in the Washington, DC and the Chicago areas. She is the past Chair of the Board of the Evanston Art Center and has been a juror on the Evanston Art Center’s Exhibitions Committee for the last 14 years. She studied Fine Arts at McDaniel College in Maryland and at the Corcoran School of Art and Design in Washington, DC.
If selected for the exhibition, artists must be a current CSI member or sign-up for membership: www.chicagosculpture.org/become-a-member
Submission Deadline: Sunday, August 3rd, 2025,11:59pm
Notification Date: Friday, August 29, 2025
Exhibition: September 27th, 2025 through November 9th, 2025
Opening Reception: Sunday, September 28th, 2025
Exhibition Location:
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St.
Evanston, IL 60201
Learn more about requirements submit your entry HERE
Questions? Contact info@chicagosculptors.com
Current Exhibitions
Image credit: Dana Major - A Shift in Perception (Light sculptures-artwork)
Shadows - Members Spring Exhibit
Exhibition Dates: March 1 - April 25, 2025
Shadows are more than just the absence of light—they are symbols of the hidden, the fleeting, and the ambiguous. Across psychology, literature, art, and philosophy, shadows have long served as metaphors for the complexities of human experience. They invite us to explore what lies beneath the surface, confront the unseen, and embrace the mystery of what we cannot fully grasp.
Carl Jung’s concept of the “shadow self” speaks to the parts of ourselves we often deny or suppress—the fears, flaws, and truths that challenge our ideal self-image. Yet, in engaging with this shadow, we embark on a journey of self-discovery, finding strength in vulnerability and balance in the dualities of our existence.
Shadows shift, stretch, and dissolve, echoing the impermanence of our world. They remind us to savor the fleeting beauty of the moment, to find wonder in the transient, and to reflect on life’s fragile brilliance.
Exhibiting Artists: Nicole Beck, Charlotte Briskin, Catie Burrill, Bethany Cordero, Helen Dannelly, Christine Forni, James Hajicek, Alex Jarus, Jen Leibowitz, Dawn Liddicoatt, Marianne Lovink, Dana Major, Angela McElwain, Bill Mitchell, Julia Paloma, Kelly Pelka, Thomas Plum, Vaso Georgulis Powers, Marky Salvati, Howard Sandroff, Zelene Jiang Schlosberg, Marvin Shafer, David Vosburg, Sishi Wang, Bruce Webber, Charles Yost
Curator - Micki LeMieux
Image credits: Dana Major - A Shift in Perception (Light sculptures-artwork)
Inaugural Spring Wine Wobble
CSI Project Space Gallery participated in the Wicker Park Bucktown Inaugural Spring Wine Wobble - The Bucktown Edition!
On March 20, the first day of Spring, from 6 -9 pm, the gallery had about 60 visitors from the local business community. Open conversations were had, including the current artwork and artists. Also, a bit of merriment!
Board News
Inclusion Fellowship for AALANA- or BIPOC-identifying Artists/Sculptors
In an effort to expand and enrich our community, CSI Membership is offering three (3) AALANA or BIPOC fellowships in total. The fellowships will be offered to three (3) new AALANA-or BIPOC-identifying artists of exceptional promise and
interest. Fellowships cover the cost of one year's membership dues, a range of perks, and opportunities to exhibit your work.
You will receive the CSI Newsletter with monthly news and Calls for Art, Participation in CSI exhibitions and events, and a Profile page in the Member Directory. We offer the opportunity to be a paid teaching artist through CSI and you can even volunteer to help us run more inclusively by being involved in our many committees and board.
If you're interested in applying for the AALANA/BIPOC fellowship, please click HERE.
2025-2026 Fellowship Year Timeline:
Applications Opens: April1, 2025
Application Deadline: May 31, 2025
Selected Fellows Notified: June 21, 2025
Fellowship Year: July 1, 2025 - July 1, 2026
Completed fellowship submissions must include:
1. Artist Resume - 2 pages max
2. Statement of interest stating why the fellowship is important to you in your career - 300 words max
3. Artist Statement - 150 words max
4. Artist Website - if not available, link to 1 social media account
5. Work Samples - Jpgs 2MB or less Labeled (LastName_FirstName_1)
Eg.Dowager_Milfred_1
Member News
Artist Spotlight - Lynn Basa
CSI member Lynn Basa is being feature in Artwork Archive about managing her impressive art career for over 10 years in the article “Why This Artist Ruins her Own Work on Purpose“. In it Lynn discusses her creative process and why she makes her work "unsellable”. As she explains, “I ask myself: Is this ‘unsellable’? If the answer is 'No,' then I mess it up to the point where it is. It was incredibly freeing—I pushed myself to an extreme I hadn't explored before, and now I'm excited to see how much further I can go." Click here to read the full article.
Synthesize
Exhibition runs thru May 23
Madron Gallery of American Art, 1000 W. North Ave., 3rd Fl, in Chicago.
Four-person exhibition featuring work by Margie Criner, Zach Balousek, Lucie Van der Elst, and John Upchurch, explores the intersection between fine art and music.
9:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday, plus weekend and evenings by appointment.
Image credits: (left) Universal Index by Yasaman Moussavi; (right) Bushwhacking by Gina Lee-Robbins
Unbounded Territories: Where to Imagine an Alternative
Exhibition Dates: March 1 - April 13, 2025
Evanston Art Center, 1717 Central Street, Evanston, IL
Unbounded Territories invites you to question the spaces we inhabit and envision radical alternatives. Drawing inspiration from Borges's "The Library of Babel," the exhibition transposes the author's infinite yet fragmented universe of knowledge into our lived reality. Just as Borges's labyrinthine library reflects the paradoxes of human conditions, Unbounded Territories posits that our contemporary spaces—private, public, and national—are arenas where multiple, intersecting struggles materialize. Unbounded Territories exposes how our surroundings—from city layouts to office designs—shape society's valuation of human work, often dulling our senses and alienating us from our labor. By highlighting the clash between human creativity's boundless potential and the constraints of capitalist spatial arrangements, Unbounded Territories encourages the participants to reimagine our relationship with space. We prompt you to consider how collective action might reconfigure our material conditions, dismantle oppressive structures, and foster new social organizations that awaken our senses and reclaim our full human potential.
Participating Artists: Azadeh Hussaini, Yasaman Moussavi, Zahra Khosroshahi, Linda Abdullah, Farhad Bahram, Elmira Sarreshtehdari, Pia Cruzalegui, Ramin Takloo-Bighash, and Gina Lee Robbins.
Co-Curated by Kaveh Rafie and Azadeh Hussaini
Image credit: Artwork by Cherry Tung
Delicate Nature
March 5 - May 19, 2025, by appointment
Third Floor Gallery at the Union League Club Chicago, 65 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, 60604 IL
Cheuk Yan Cherry Tung, a Hong Kong-born artist currently based in Chicago, showcases her silk paintings and porcelain sculptures, capturing the delicate essence of life.
Above: Sculptures by Richard Pitts
TIME and Space: Painting and Sculpture
Exhibit runs March 6th through April 26, 2025.
Center for the Arts of Homer
72 South Main St., Homer, NY 13077
Gallery hours: Tuesday - Friday, 11AM - 4PM
“Vision ricochets off shapes to trace a position in time and space” - Kathleen Hulse
CSI member Richard Pitts has a solo exhibition at Center for the Arts of Homer.
Above: Gunnar Theel, Enibas, l992
Gunnar Theel sculpture at the Met
On exhibit through January 10, 2027
“Joy of Art#49”, a sculpture by CSI member Gunnar Theel is in the group exhibit, Afterlives: Contemporary Art in the Byzantine Crypt at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.
“In this transhistorical presentation, the Byzantine Crypt’s religious and secular jewelry, textiles, ivory objects, vessels, and architectural sculpture from Early Christian and Coptic monastic sites are complemented and enriched by contemporary sculptures, works on paper, and installations from the 1960s to present day…”
Afterlives was curated by Andrea Myers Achi, Mary & Michael Jaharis Associate Curatorfo Byzantine Art, Department of Medieval Art and the Cloisters; and by Akili Tommasino, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. The exhibition is made possible by the Jaharis Family Foundation.
Click here for more information about the exhibit.
The Met Fifth Avenue
1000 Fifth Avenue, 82nd Street, New York, NY,10028
Hours: Sunday–Tuesday and Thursday: 10 am–5 pm
Friday and Saturday: 10 am–9 pm
Closed: Wednesday
Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, January 1, and the first Monday in May.
Ragdale Tree Project
Artist Talk: Thursday, May 23 at 5PM
Ragdale Foundation 1260 Greenbay Road, Lake Forest IL
Artist talk moderated by Margot McMahon
Seven CSI members, a photographer, and the Ragdale Foundation collaborated to bring the Chicago Tree Project to the Ragdale Foundation. As part of this initiative, eight artists participated in a residency to transform the foundation's beloved 200-year-old elm tree into a work of art.
The Artist Talk's moderator Margot McMahon is grateful to Dr. Richard A. Berger for his inventive surgery technique which allowed her to work with her fellow sculptors.
Collaborating sculptors: Margot McMahon, Jyl Bonaguro, Anthony Heinz May, Nicole Beck, Mia Capadulipo, Fredy Mallqui, and Julia Sulmasy.
Artist in Residence Photographer: Laurie Irwin
Barbara Cooper and Bobbi Meier in a Group Exhibition at the Driehaus Museum
February 7 - April 27, 2025
A Tale of Today: Materialities features fourteen artists who have created, adapted, and restaged artworks in response to specific objects in the Driehaus Museum’s Nickerson Mansion, bringing to light compelling and often forgotten histories in which the material itself is just as important as the message it conveys through its design. With guest curator Dr. Giovanni Aloi.
Major support for Materialities is generously provided by the Driehaus Trust Company, LLC., and Gary Metzner and Scott Johnson, with additional support from Russell Reynolds and Friends of Materialities.
Opportunities for Complimentary Visits to the Exhibition
Free Wednesdays
From 4-7PM every Wednesday evening, admission to the Museum is free for all visitors
Dates throughout the run of Materialities: February 12, 19, 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26, April 2, 9, 16, and 23.
Community Days
Supported by the Terra Foundation, admission is free all day (11am-5pm) during our two Materialities Community Days
Dates: Saturday, March 1 and Saturday, April 5
Image credit: (top) Moorish Idol/Coral Reef by Margot McMahon; (bottom) Untitled (Turkey Tail) by Sandra Wilcoxon
Margot McMahon at Ukrainian Museum of Art
CSI Member Margot McMahon is in a two-person exhibit at the Ukrainian Museum of Art.
Land and Sea: Lichen-Coral
Margot McMahon & Sandra Wilcoxon
April 4th through June 29th, 2025
Ukrainian Museum of Modern Art
2320 W Chicago Ave,
Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 227-5522
Hours:
Wednesdays through Sundays, 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Margot will also be having an upcoming one-person exhibition at Epiphany Center for the Arts, scheduled for May 9th through July 5th, 2025, Opening Reception: May 9th, 5:30pm
The following opportunities are not sponsored by CSI but may be of interest to our members
Indiana University Kokomo invites you to participate in our 2023-2025 juried, on-loan, outdoor sculpture exhibit on the Kokomo, Indiana campus. Selected artists must be willing to enter into an Art Loan Agreement with IU Kokomo and will be awarded an honorarium of $2000 per piece. IU Kokomo is a regional campus of Indiana University with a vibrant arts program and extensive art collection. We have installed sculpture pads on our beautiful Kokomo campus to display public sculptures on a rotating basis. The third installment of this exhibit will be from July 2025 through July 2027.
Deadline for Submissions: May 1, 2025
Jury will make selections and inform artists by: May 8, 2025
· Delivery and Installation: Month of July – Mid August 2025
· Exhibition Schedule: July 2025 – July 2027.
· Sculptures to be removed: within one month prior to the exhibit’s closing of August 2027.
Application Requirements
Submission Details: Artists may submit up to THREE sculptures for consideration, but each submission will be considered separately. Each submission must include the following:
· A bio/resume describing your experience and exhibition history.
· Three images of the work (front, back and one detail).
· Dimensions (HxWxD) for each submission (the base cannot exceed the 8’ x 8’
cement pad).
· Stated insurance value for each work.
· Each sculpture entry must be submitted individually
How to Apply:
Please register at CaFE.org and complete your profile to sign up for the IU Kokomo Call for Entry.
Call information available by clicking on 2025 Invitation to Sculptors.
Please read it carefully and if you have any questions please contact: gallery2@iu.edu. A contract will be sent upon your acceptance.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility: Artists must own the rights to the artwork, which must be available for the duration of the two-year exhibition period. Artwork must be ready to set on our 8’ x 8’ cement pads. The installation method for each sculpture should be welded tabs or similar easy-install method. The exhibit is outdoors and open to the public, and because of this, certain requirements must be met in order for a sculpture to be considered for display. Fragile or dangerous works will not be accepted. Artwork must be available for the duration of the two-year contract and must be constructed of durable materials that will withstand year-round Indiana weather.
Transportation: Selected artists are responsible for transportation of the artwork to and from the installation site. The artwork must be delivered as exhibition-ready. The university will supervise installation of the work and will insure the artwork for the duration of the exhibit.
The deadline to apply is Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
Individual artists must demonstrate an active and sustained practice, be age 21 or older, be established as an Illinois resident, and not be currently enrolled full-time at a college or university in any undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral program. $10,000 taxable award.
https://arts.illinois.gov/granting-opportunities/grants-programs/creative-accelerator-fund.html
Monument Response Project
Deadline: April 28, 2025, midnight
Commission Budget: Each artwork commission will be between $15,000 - $40,000, depending on the complexity and needs of the work. This budget is inclusive of all costs and fees for the artist or artist team to execute the project from design, structural engineering, fabrication, site preparation, shipping, and installation.
The Park District, with support from CNL Projects, invites artists or artist teams with a demonstrated history of completing temporary, outdoor installations, performances or ephemeral public artworks (or other relevant experiences) to submit their proposals for the commission of a site-responsive installation or performance-based intervention for one of three selected monuments identified by the Park District and highlighted in the Chicago Monuments Project Report: A Signal of Peace, William McKinley Monument, and General Philip Henry Sheridan. These three monuments are located on Chicago Park District property. This project is an elaboration of the Chicago Monuments Project (CMP) and represents an ongoing initiative to expand Chicago's public art collection and celebrate Chicago’s diverse history and culture. Cortney Lederer of CNL Projects will manage and support this project in collaboration with the Chicago Park District.
Click HERE to learn more about the project and apply.
Call for Entries:
St. Charles Annual Sculpture in the Parks
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Honorarium per chosen sculpture will be $1,500
Artist’s Reception: July 18, 2025
Entry Fee: $25
The Sculpture Committee in partnership with the St. Charles Park District and St. Charles Park Foundation are accepting submissions for sculptors to participate in the year-round Sculpture in the Park Exhibit in Mt. St. Mary Park along the picturesque Fox River in downtown St. Charles, Illinois. One sculpture will be chosen for display in the veranda garden at the Baker Community Center.
ENTRY INFORMATION: Please complete the application form below including images with your submission. Images must clearly labeled with sculptor and sculpture name in one of these formats: JPG, PNG or PDF. A non-refundable entry fee of $25 is required with your application. Sculptors may enter more than one sculpture for consideration. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
For more information, call (630) 513-4319.
Click HERE for the prospectus and to apply.
Call for Entries
Timeless Bodies
Submission deadline: May 22, 2025
Show runs November 7 - December 13, 2025
Oliva Gallery
3618 W. Armitage Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
(847) 922-5736
Friday, 5-8 PM, Saturday, 12-4 PM, and by appt.
Juror: Nancy Pirri
We invite ceramic artists exclusively from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin to submit works based on the theme Timeless Bodies for an upcoming annual exhibition at OLIVA GALLERY in Chicago, IL.
Timeless Bodies seeks work that interprets the human form through sculptural realism and abstraction. Throughout history, the human form has been symbolized as a container of life, emotion, and spirit, reflecting both fragility and resilience. How does the body hold and convey our stories, memories or cultural history? Artists are encouraged to celebrate the interplay of form and storytelling in clay.
https://form.jotform.com/nancypirrisculptor77/artist-submission-form
Six-Mile Sculpture Works Outdoor Exhibition
The deadline to apply is 5PM (central) on May 30th, 2025
Honorarium for year-long exhibition is $1,500.
Exhibition begins August 2025.
Six Mile Sculpture Works is excited to announce our third outdoor sculpture exhibition in downtown Granite City, IL! This exhibition is a partnership between Six Mile Sculpture Works, a program of Alfresco Productions, and America's Central Port. We'd like to invite submissions - and please share this invitation with folks you know who might be interested. To get a prospectus for the show, please send all inquiries to SixMileSculptureWorks@gmail.com. The exhibition begins in August of 2025.
https://www.facebook.com/p/Six-Mile-Sculpture-Works-100066231353706/
Call for Entries:
Rock Falls’ Art in the Park Sculpture Walk
exhibition season
Important Dates:
Application Deadline: June 1, 2025
Artwork must be installed by August 22, 2025
Rock Falls’ Art in the Park Sculpture Walk is making preparations for its 8th year of bringing sculptures to its RB&W District. They are now accepting submissions for sculpture art to be on display at the RB&W District Park along the Rock River. This open space park is used by many organizations putting on events and draws people from surrounding communities and states, which will ensure a high amount of visibility for your art throughout the year.
The Rock Falls Tourism Department has opened the selection process to all sculpture artists. The sculptures will be installed at the RB&W District, on August 22, 2025.Artists will be given a $1,250 stipend and will be able to make their sculpture available for purchase. Artists are encouraged to promote their sculpture throughout the year.
Requirements:
• Sturdy sculptures that can withstand all types of weather
• Base dimensions to stay within 4ft x 4ft
• Artist must record an audio for the Otocast app
• Must be able to deliver and install the work.
• Artwork must be installed on August 22, 2025
• Artist must submit pictures of the work they want to display
• Artist responsible for transporting the sculpture to and from the park and making deinstallation arrangements with the park
• Artist must install their own artwork and provide their own installation hardware
Upon request, the City of Rock Falls will help with assisting the placement of sculptures on concrete pads
Requests for boom, lift or crane must be submitted by August 1, 2025.
Benefits:
• $1,250 stipend for 1-year installation
• Exhibitor provides artist with a one-night stay at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites for the night of August 22, 2025, only
• Opportunity for the artist to sell and promote their artwork
• Constant exposure for the artist and their sculpture/artwork
• Digital exposure on the Visit Rock Falls website
Notifications go out on July 1, 2025
Location: Rock Falls Tourism 603 W 10th Street
(815)622-1106 director@visitrockfalls.com
Include documents and submit everything (including photos) on or before June 1, 2025, either by mail or as an email attachment to director@visitrockfalls.com. On the artist agreement, you only need to fill out page 3 (top with your name, address, etc.) and then page 4 of the sculpture name and specifications. The rest of the agreement can/will be filled out at a later time if your piece is selected.
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Shows, awards, residencies etc? Submit here and we'll include them in an upcoming newsletter.
While you're at it, your profile and images on CSI’s website are important. When CSI applies for grants and upcoming shows, images are solely chosen from those you have uploaded to our website. Please take a minute to look over what you have posted and make sure you are presenting the best work. Member Shelley Gilchrist sgilchristart@gmail.com has volunteered to help you if you need it, so feel free to contact her.
CSI projects are partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.
Chicago Sculpture International acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency for CSI programming including exhibitions and funding for Project Space Gallery.
CSI is a proud recipient of the Driehaus Foundation Arts and Culture Grant to help support funding and programming.
Above: (right) Ron Gard’s sculpture The Struggle Against Death; (right) Ron in 2014 working in Lincoln Park on one of three tree sculptures, Dying to Survive Nos. #3, #6 & #9.
Acknowledgements
In Memory of Ron Gard
Chicago Sculpture International acknowledges Ivy Gard, who in 2020 graciously donated ongoing exhibition space (CSI Project Space) to CSI and its members in memory of Ron Gard and his achievements in sculpture and dedicated service for several years as treasurer of the organization.
Ron’s exquisite and exacting craftsmanship, along with his vast knowledge of materials and methods, is widely regarded and revered by CSI and his circle of peers.
Land Acknowledgement
The City of Chicago, and its surrounding areas, have always been and always will be, home to numerous Native American communities. As a team dedicated to the uplifting of Indigenous People's sovereignty everywhere, we recognize that each program and exhibition associated with this project is taking place on the traditional homelands of the Council of Three Fires - the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa - as well as the Menominee, Miami, and Ho-Chunk Nations. Further, we acknowledge that Chicago is home to one of the largest urban Native American communities in the US. We therefore invite each of our non-Indigenous colleagues to learn more about the forced removal of many of the communities listed above from the state of Illinois and to incorporate Indigenous knowledge into their line of work. To provide immediate assistance to Native American Communities in Chicago, you can send donations to the city's American Indian Center here
CSI projects are partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events (DCASE).
Chicago Sculpture International acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency for CSI programming including exhibitions and funding for Project Space Gallery.
CSI is a proud recipient of the Driehaus Foundation Arts and Culture Grant to help support funding and programming.
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