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April 2023 Newsletter
Welcome to the April Newsletter
You will find:
News from the CSI committees
Opportunities to exhibit your work
Ongoing member exhibitions
News from the Outdoor Exhibition Committee
Image credit: Telos by Ray Katz, and Angele by Chris Wubenna
2023-2025 Sculpture in the Parks
Submission deadline is Friday, April 21, 2023, 11:59 PM CST
Chicago Sculpture International, in collaboration with the Chicago Park District and parks in the surrounding Chicago area, is seeking proposals from artists for the 2023-2025 Sculpture in the Parks Exhibition.
Works must be large scale and suitable for outdoors. They will be installed on hardscape or softscape (grass), so artists must be prepared for either type of installation. Only select sites have concrete pads; all other sites are softscapes. Sculpture will be on view for two years, from October 2023 - October 2025 (exact dates to be determined). Each sculpture will receive a $3000 stipend.
Eligibility:
This RFP is open to professional artists or artist teams 18 years of age or older. Artists whose proposals are accepted, if they are not already CSI members, will be asked to join.
How to apply:
Artists can submit on or two sculptures for review. Click here for submission requirements and application
News from the Indoor Exhibitions Committee
Call for Entries for Color/Form
Chicago Sculpture International Juried Exhibition at the College of Lake County
Entry Deadline: Friday, June 2, 2023
Email notification of acceptance: June 7, 2023
Delivery of Accepted Work: June 13, 2023, 10:00-4:00
Exhibition dates: Thursday June 22-August 9, 2023
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 22, 5-7 pm
Pick-up of work: Thursday, August 10. 10:00-4:00
No other element impacts aesthetics so directly and urgently as color. Artists who combine color with structure understand the boundless and captivating energy of this synthesis. Using color to evoke a mood is essential in their practice and message. Color/Form’s purpose is to compile creations that celebrate color and form interpreted in three dimensions.
Sculptors are invited to enter up to three works in the Chicago Sculpture International Juried Exhibition at the Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, IL. The Wright Gallery’s curator, Ann Rintz, will jury and curate the exhibition.
Find more information click here.
News from the Membership Committee
Chicago Sculpture International Announces:
2023/2024 Inclusion Fellowship for AALANA
or BIPOC-Identifying Artists/Sculptors
In an effort to expand and enrich our community in 2023/2024, 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 will cover the cost of one year's membership dues.
Click here for more details and to apply
Application Deadline: May 31, 2023
SAVE THE DATE: August 19th, 2023
Chicago Sculpture International Annual Membership Picnic at The Chicago Riverfront (with a rain date of August 20th). More details to follow . . .
News from CSI Project Space
Upcoming CSI Project Student Exhibition:
By Degrees 2023
Notice: Upcoming call for student and recent grad work.
Chicago Sculpture International (CSI) will be calling for artists who are enrolled, or recently (2022 or later) graduated from a degree-seeking program to submit works of sculpture, installation and media work to be featured in the second annual juried group exhibition By Degrees, scheduled for summer 2023 at CSI Project Space in Chicago. (Exact dates and call info TBA.)
Artists will be able to submit up to 3 works for consideration. There will be 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. Accepted artists will be granted a one year non-transferrable student membership to CSI.
Please share this with any students or recent graduates that you know. Important dates, including exhibition dates, submission terms and deadlines will be shared on the CSI website by May 1.
Story Time! Exhibition Extended to May 5
Story Time!, the current group exhibition at CSI Project Space, featuring work by 19 CSI members, is extended through May 5, 2023. Each of the works in this compelling exhibition utilize or reference narrative in some way.
Story Time! will be CSI’s feature offering for International Sculpture Day on April 29. If you have not yet seen this exhibition in person, plan on stopping by before May 5.
We are grateful for the support of Otocast, who provided the facility to include recordings of artists’ stories, as well as the generosity of Ivy Gard and legacy of longtime CSI member Ron Gard, for making it possible for us to exhibit in the lovely space at 1912 N Damen Avenue. Artists included in Story Time!: Janet Austin, Nicole Beck, Berthold Boone, Ted Sitting Crow Garner, Sarah Goodermuth, Carol Hammerman, Caroline Jacobson, Kara James, Stacey Lee Gee, Gina Lee Robbins, Micki LeMieux, Riley Lauren Lynch, Scott Mossman, Olya Salimova, Anne-Joelle Tan, Nancy VanKanegan, Jeremy Wong, Niko Woroniecki, Chris Wubbena
CSI Project Space, 1912 N. Damen Ave., Chicago, IL
At the corner of Cortland and Damen, in the Bucktown neighborhood
To listen to the artists “tell a story” about their work in the exhibit, use the QR code below:
News from the Education Committee
On March 7th, Ei Cullina shared a creative art workshop with the youth through The Boys and Girls Club, located in the Lathrop Homes. We had fun and turned cardboard objects into wonderful sculptures.
News from the Membership Committee
2023/2024 Inclusion Fellowship for AALANA or BIPOC identifying Artists/Sculptors
In an effort to expand and enrich our community in 2023/2024, 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 will cover the cost of one year's membership dues, a range of perks, and opportunities to exhibit your work.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2023
Click here for more details and to download an application.
International Sculpture Day
International Sculpture Day is April 29, 2023
Look ahead to April and submit images of your work, details about an artist talk, or schedule an open studio afternoon in celebration of International Sculpture Day! International Sculpture Day, our most anticipated event of the year returns on Saturday, April 29th! Join the global sculpture community when you register your event and use #ISDAY on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
Contact isday@sculpture.org or call 609-689-1051 x319 to learn how to participate in International Sculpture Day 2023 or for more information.
Join the International Sculpture Day Mailing list.
REGISTER
Also, for the entire month of May 2023, ISC offers CSI members 50% discount on membership dues!
News from the Membership Committee
Happy Women's History Month!
Happy Women's History Month…continued! In honor of this special month and continuing acknowledgement of CSI Womens’ accomplishments, please click the link! 94 Women strong from the website membership page. The links represent each artists’ singular “greatest hit” it is not exhaustive and may not be what they chose, but it is IMPRESSIVE! Congratulations Ladies, I am honored to be in service to each and every one of you!
Click here to view
Land Acknowledgment
To provide immediate assistance to Native American communities in Chicago, you can send donations to the city’s American Indian Center here.
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.
Land acknowledgments are not rhetorical gestures, but rather calls to action. 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. We also encourage everyone to ask themselves how they may benefit from the continuation of settler colonialism, militarism, and warfare. Confronting these realities allows us to break down our privileges and adopt anti-colonial practices that can one day help us in creating a more equitable society.
To provide immediate assistance to Native American communities in Chicago, you can send donations to the city’s American Indian Center here.
Member News
Members are welcome to submit news regarding exhibitions and professional development achievements to info@chicagosculpture.org. We would love to see what you are doing!!
Image credit: Christine Forni
In Reciprocity: Humans & Nature
Closing Reception and Artists' Talk: Thursday, April 6 (begins at Noon)
In Reciprocity: Artists and Nature, three person exhibition - curated by Sherri Denault. Visual Arts Gallery, 1 University Parkway, University Park, Illinois.
Invited Artists: Deanna Krueger, Joanne Aono and Christine Forni
Congratulations to Bobbi Meier, 2023 Chicago Artadia Awards Finalist
The Finalists will each hold virtual studio visits with second-round jurors, who will ultimately select three artists to receive $15,000 in unrestricted funds. The 2023 Chicago Artadia Awards application was open to visual artists working in any visual media, at any stage in their career, who have been living and working within Cook County for a minimum of two years. Look HERE for more info.
Image Credit (Top, left to right): SaraNoa Mark, Nyeema Morgan, and Julia Phillips. (Bottom, left to right) Orkideh Torabi, Jacqueline Surdell, and Bobbi Meier.
Exhibition by Marie Magnetic
Location: Little Broken Things
2031 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 773-799-8828
Hours: Monday - Closed; T-Th, 8am-8pm; Fr-Su, 10am-6pm
CSI member Marie Magnetic is having an upcoming exhibit at Little Broken Things, an arts-centric hair salon in Logan Square. The opening exhibition reception is on April 8th from 7-9 pm. The exhibit is from April 8th through May 19th.
Image Credit: Marie Magnetic, hang me out to dry, 2022, found object sculpture, 14" x 18" x 8"
"I Find Me In the Strangest Places"
Bronzes by Micki LeMieux
Kara Cobb Johnson presents Falcon Gallery. I am pleased to announce the first show, a solo exhibit by Chicago sculptor, Micki LeMieux. On view exclusively during EXPO CHGO: After Hours April 14th, 2023 from 6-9pm at MANA CONTEMPORARY 2233 South Throop Street, Chicago IL 60608 #913.
In this group of works, LeMieux casts specimen from her garden in bronze to masterfully capture the things that fill her harvest and reveal her unique humor. Root like tendrils appear excavated from deep earth to tether fickle leaves in Once (pictured above). Bulbous and shiny peppers stack into an impish jester in Pepper Clown while Creatures and Flowers evoke a sort of moss covered fairy-garden warming of paws at a truffle like campfire. Her works give the viewer a glimpse into magical places and sharpen our focus to a fantastical sculptural collection inspired by the strangest places.
The following are not CSI sponsored projects, but may be of interest to our members:
Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce
Call for Two Utility Pole Sculptures
Proposal Submission Deadline: May 15, 2023
Artist Notification: May 31, 2023
Ribbon Cutting Celebration at Ravenswood ArtWalk: September 16, 2023
The Ravenswood Community Council, in partnership with the Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce and Special Service Area #31, is seeking proposals from artists to beautify two decommissioned utility poles along Ravenswood Avenue. The goal is to transform these structures and add new art to the Ravenswood Sculpture Garden. Artists are invited to submit proposals for work on both poles.
The total stipend for this project is $5,000, which includes all artist fees, supplies, permits (if necessary), and travel expenses.
Click here to download RFP with submission details.
Three Requests for Qualifications
1. Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts
The Art-in-Architecture Program of the Capital Development Board is pleased to announce a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to Illinois professional artists to create permanent original public art for the Fine Arts Complex at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.
The Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts “foster(s) curiosity and critical thinking, illuminating the human experience through collaboration, applied learning, and artistic practice.” It includes the School of Music, Wonsook Kim School of Art, School of Theatre and Dance, and the Creative Technologies Program. In addition, the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, University Galleries, Design Streak, Normal Editions Workshop, and the String Project celebrate the arts and community collaborations.
Interior Artwork Design Stipend: $1,000
Exterior Artwork Design Stipend: $3,500
The budgets for the project are:
Interior Artwork Budget: $90,000
Exterior Artwork Budget: $200,000
Click hear to download the RFQ and apply for the call
Application Deadline: Friday, April 13, 2023, 4:30 P.M. (Applying before the final deadline is encouraged.)
2. Quincy Veterans Home
The Art-in-Architecture Program of the Capital Development Board is pleased to announce a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to Illinois professional artists to create FIVE permanent original public art pieces for the Long-Term Care Facility (LTC) at Quincy Veterans Home in Quincy, Illinois. These public art commissions and potential purchases are open to all professional artists that live and work in the state of Illinois.
Project Summary: The Quincy Veterans Home is currently undergoing a $230 million construction enhancement project to upgrade and replace many of its aging buildings and provide upgraded amenities to its veteran residents. Founded in 1886, it was originally known as the Soldiers and Sailors Home. It is now the largest and oldest veterans' home in Illinois. This project will add a new 261,000-square-foot residential Long-Term Care Facility and a 74,000-square-foot independent living building. The project also includes upgrades to existing buildings, infrastructure, utilities, hardscaping, and landscaping to support the new facilities. Art will be an integral part of the entire campus. In addition to providing beauty to the built environment, artwork will provide a sense of placemaking to create an atmosphere of home and well-being for the entire Quincy Veterans Home community—residents, families, staff, and volunteers.
The design proposal fee ranges from $1,500 to $3,000 and artwork budget ranges from $75,000 to $200,000.
Click here to download the RFQ and apply for the call.
Final Deadline: Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 4:30 P.M.
3. Chicago State University Health Simulation Labs
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to Illinois professional artists to create permanent original public art for the Health Simulation Lab in Douglas Hall at Chicago State University in Chicago, Illinois.
The Committee is interested in artwork that explores wellness, well-being, and health within a broader context including economic stability, education access and quality, health care access and quality, the neighborhood and the built environment, and the social and community context. The committee does not intend for the artwork to be limited to iconography related to the healthcare field.
The piece must be durable, safe, and cost effective to maintain with limited annual maintenance.
The Committee does not wish to limit artists. Artists are offered the walls throughout the second floor and the ceiling space above the oval conference room as potential locations for their artwork. The artwork can consist of one piece, multiple pieces, or an installation.
Click here to download the RFQ and apply for the call
Final Deadline: Friday, April 28, 2023 4:30pm
City of Batavia’s
West Cemetery Sculpture Competition
Call for Sculpture Proposals
The City of Batavia, Illinois announces a sculpture design competition for a work of public art. In 2021, the City completed construction of a columbarium structure within its west cemetery. The west cemetery was originally established in 1845. It consists of 21 acres of wooded property, just west of the Fox River. The City desires to have a work of public art installed atop the new columbarium structure (see photo). The sculptural work will become a woven part of the fabric of the cemetery and will remain in place for at least the next century. As such, the sculpture should present a timeless design that reflects a level of reverence, honor and dignity befitting of those who rest within the cemetery.
The City has budgeted up to forty thousand dollars ($40,000.00) for commission of the completed and installed sculpture. The actual award value, as well as timing of distribution, will be negotiated with selected the artist prior to the commission grant. A $500 stipend for materials will given to five (5) finalists for the creation of maquettes.
Submission deadline: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Biennial
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
In 2008, the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum established a sculpture biennial exhibition to support working artists. The Museum invites artists working in sculpture to submit work for the 2023 Regional Biennial Juried Sculpture Exhibition. This year we have expanded our eligibility to Great Lakes bordering States. This call is open to all artists working in sculpture who reside in the Great Lakes States of Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Submission deadline: April 20, 2023.
Awards: Merit awards are monetary prizes awarded by the juror. 1st place, $2,500; 2nd place, $1,500; 3rd place, $1000; 4th place, $750
Application fee for 1 to 3 entires: $25 for MFSMs, $35 for Non-members
For details and to apply, visit: marshallfredericks.org/rbjse
Evanston Art Center's 26th Evanston and Vicinity Biennial 2023
Submission Deadline: June 5, 2023 at Midnight
Exhibition Dates: August 26 - October 1, 2023
The Evanston and Vicinity Biennial is one of the Midwest’s largest and most prestigious juried exhibitions, offering artists an opportunity to have their work viewed by three talented curators: Chantal Healey (Executive Director, Chicago Public Art Group, Denny Mwaura (Assistant Director, Gallery 400, UIC), and Erica Warren, PhD (Art Historian, Curator, Editor, Craft Quarterly)
Click here for more details.
Request for Proposals: 2023 Wicker Park Fest - Arts Area
Application Deadline: Friday, April 21, 2023
The Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce and Special Service Area #33 in Chicago are accepting proposals for the Arts Area at the 2023 Wicker Park Fest. This Arts Area is intended to enhance the Wicker Park Fest experience and contribute to the rich and vibrant neighborhood art scene. Artists are invited to propose highly compelling, professional quality visual artwork and/or interactive installations, or other engaging works of art that are free-standing or self-sustained and can be exhibited during fest hours.
Stipends range on average $5,000 but cannot exceed $10,000.
The festival will take place the weekend of Friday, July 28th through Sunday, July 30th.
Click here for details and about how to apply.
Calling all Metal Workers/Artists!
Participate in UIC Study
Detecting Lead & Other Metals in Saliva and Exhaled Breath
The study focuses on metal workers/artists in the Chicagoland area and their exposure to heavy metals that may be affecting their health. This can include welding, soldering, brazening, or any process which would produce high amounts of dust particles with metals (such as certain paints or grinding). We would like to monitor your work area for dust samples as well as collect bio-fluid samples prior to the beginning and at the end of the next project you plan to work on.
Here is a breakdown of the work our team would be doing as well as the approximate duration:
· Administer a short survey – (1 time only during the first visit, 15 minutes)
· Monitoring airborne dust at your workspace utilizing a stationary instrument as well as personal monitor attached to your clothing (1st and 2nd visit from morning to afternoon, stationary device would stay at the workspace throughout the study)
· Collect samples of your exhaled breath, saliva, blood, and urine – (1st and 2nd visit, ~ 1 hour per visit)
All information collected will be anonymous so as to protect your privacy, however the data collected from your workspace will be shared with you so as to inform you of any hazards that may be present.
You will be compensated $50 for each of the two visits ($100).
If you are still interested in the study, kindly respond to this email at uicheavymetal@gmail.com to schedule a time that works best for you. We understand that having extra bodies when you work can be a hinderance and will do the best we can to minimize any extra interactions.
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.
March 2023 Newsletter
Welcome to the March Newsletter
You will find:
News from the CSI Committees
Womens History Month
Show opportunities
Ongoing Member Exhibitions
News from the Outdoor Exhibition Committee
Image: Telos by Ray Katz, and Angele by Chris Wubenna
2023-2025 Sculpture in the Parks
Submission deadline is Friday, April 21, 2023, 11:59 PM CST
Chicago Sculpture International, in collaboration with the Chicago Park District and parks in the surrounding Chicago area, is seeking proposals from artists for the 2023-2025 Sculpture in the Parks Exhibition.
Works must be large scale and suitable for outdoors. They will be installed on hardscape or softscape (grass), so artists must be prepared for either type of installation. Only select sites have concrete pads; all other sites are softscapes. Sculpture will be on view for two years, from October 2023 - October 2025 (exact dates to be determined). Each sculpture will receive a $3000 stipend.
Eligibility:
This RFP is open to professional artists or artist teams 18 years of age or older. Artists whose proposals are accepted, if they are not already CSI members, will be asked to join.
How to apply:
Artists can submit on or two sculptures for review. Click here for submission requirements and application
Image credit: Telos by Ray Katz, and Angele by Chris Wubenna
News from CSI Project Space
CSI Project Space, 1912 N. Damen Ave., Chicago, IL
At the corner of Cortland and Damen, in the Bucktown neighborhood
Show runs until April 21, 2023
Storytelling through art is as old as history. We use stories to document reality, craft fantasy, teach, learn, symbolize and forge communication. So much sculpture is driven by a narrative, whether we are telling ourselves the story or sharing it with others. Some work externally presents a story, while others hold many within their membrane. We seek to exhibit the drama.
Exhibiting Artists: Janet Austin, Nicole Beck, Berthold Boone, Ted Sitting Crow Garner, Sarah Goodermuth, Carol Hammerman, Caroline Jacobson, Kara James, Stacey Lee Gee, Gina Lee Robbins, Micki LeMieux, Riley Lauren Lynch, Scott Mossman, Olya Salimova, Anne-Joelle Tan, Nancy VanKanegan, Jeremy Wong, Niko Woroniecki, Chris Wubbena
To listen to the artists “tell a story” about their work in the exhibit, use the QR code below:
News from the Education Committee
STARTS Program
(Short-term Teaching Residency Program)
Deadline: May 15, 2023
Provides support of up to $4,500 to eligible Illinois not-for-profit organizations, schools, and school districts for short term residencies focused on hands-on learning experiences conducted by Illinois artists, companies, or ensembles.
Grant requests for fiscal year 2023 are for activities occurring by August 31, 2023.
Open deadline program. Applications must be received no less than eight weeks before the project start date as identified in the application. Applications are reviewed in the order in which they are received and will be accepted through: May 15, 2023. Look HERE for more information.
If anyone is interested to apply, I have contacted Jerome Grand (program director) who explained the program is still open and looking for candidates. Specifics can be found online. Otherwise, feel free to reach out to me: anthonyheinzmay@chicagosculpture.org
International Sculpture Day
International Sculpture Day is April 29, 2023
Look ahead to April and submit images of your work, details about an artist talk, or schedule an open studio afternoon in celebration of International Sculpture Day! International Sculpture Day, our most anticipated event of the year returns on Saturday, April 29th! Join the global sculpture community when you register your event and use #ISDAY on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
Contact isday@sculpture.org or call 609-689-1051 x319 to learn how to participate in International Sculpture Day 2023 or for more information.
Join the International Sculpture Day Mailing list.
REGISTER: Also, for the entire month of May 2023, ISC offers CSI members 50% discount on membership dues!
News from the Membership Committee
Happy Women's History Month!
In honor of this special month, we are including links to some historical CSI Womens’ accomplishments. 94 Women strong; from the website membership page. When you click on a photo of one of these artists, it will take you to an article representing each of the artists’ singular “greatest hit". It is not exhaustive and may not be what these artists chose, but it is IMPRESSIVE! Congratulations Ladies!
If you would like to be included in our April newsletter as we continue to celebrate Women's History month, please send a pic and your “greatest hit” link to Kara Cobb Johnson at karajohnson@chicagosculpture.org.
Click here to view the CSI women’s “greatest hits”
Land Acknowledgment
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.
Land acknowledgments are not rhetorical gestures, but rather calls to action. 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. We also encourage everyone to ask themselves how they may benefit from the continuation of settler colonialism, militarism, and warfare. Confronting these realities allows us to break down our privileges and adopt anti-colonial practices that can one day help us in creating a more equitable society.
To provide immediate assistance to Native American communities in Chicago, you can send donations to the city’s American Indian Center here.
Member News
Members are welcome to submit news regarding exhibitions and professional development achievements to info@chicagosculpture.org. We would love to see what you are doing!!
In Reciprocity:
Humans & Nature
Exhibition Dates: March 8 - April 7, 2023
Closing Reception and Artists' Talk: Thursday, April 6 (begins at Noon)
Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
Governors State University
1 University Parkway
University Park, IL 60484
Invited Artists: Deanna Krueger, Joanne Aono and Christine Forni (Left to Right)
The ghostly, dreamlike, floating images by Joanne Aono, the photograms utilizing plant fossils and animal bones, and compositions on glass by Christine Forni, and the mixed media pieces inspired by microscopic cellular structures, or macroscopic images of Earth’s terrain by Deanna Krueger, come together in the Visual Arts Gallery to find a way back to the Sacred Earth. This art is inspired by agriculture, herbalism, preservation, and the notion that all life is intertwined, and it investigates the ordinary to find the fascinating, the present moment to reveal the long distant past, and mixed media materials to embody universal experience.
Gallery hours are variable this semester, please confirm with jstevenson@govst.edu prior to visiting.
Image Credit: Deanna Krueger, Joanne Aono, and Christine Forni (Left to Right)
Depth of Field: A Solo Exhibit by Doug DeWitt
March 5 - April 1, 2023
Sunday, March 5th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Reception and First Sunday Tea & Talk with the artist
Hours: Monday - Saturday, 10am - 4pm
Free and Open to the public.
Komechak Art Gallery
Kindon Hall
Fifth Floor
Benedictine University
5700 College Road, Lisle, IL
Click here to see more of Doug’s work.
Teetering: An Exhibition by Bobbi Meier
Exhibition Dates: March 4 - April 9
A new exhibit at 10 Fold Projects, “Teetering: An Exhibition by Bobbi Meier,” will open with a reception for CSI member Bobbi Meier on Saturday, March 4, from 5–7 p.m. at the 10 W. Washington gallery in downtown Greencastle. Meier, a Chicago-based visual artist, will travel to Indiana to attend the opening and offer an artist talk at 5:30 p.m. Both the exhibit and Saturday’s reception are free, and the public is welcome.
“Exploring the tactile nature of materials, Bobbi creates a dialogue between hard and soft, playfulness and discomfort, abstraction and figuration,” Maggie Leininger, co-founder and director of 10 Fold Projects, observed. “Her work reflects the complexity of lived experiences, encouraging an emotional response from those who view it.”
Contact: Maggie Leininger, Director
708-203-6843 10foldprojectsgallery@gmail.com
The following are not CSI sponsored projects,
but may be of interest to our members:
Three Requests for Qualifications
1. Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts
The Art-in-Architecture Program of the Capital Development Board is pleased to announce a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to Illinois professional artists to create permanent original public art for the Fine Arts Complex at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.
The Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts “foster(s) curiosity and critical thinking, illuminating the human experience through collaboration, applied learning, and artistic practice.” It includes the School of Music, Wonsook Kim School of Art, School of Theatre and Dance, and the Creative Technologies Program. In addition, the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, University Galleries, Design Streak, Normal Editions Workshop, and the String Project celebrate the arts and community collaborations.
Interior Artwork Design Stipend: $1,000
Exterior Artwork Design Stipend: $3,500
The budgets for the project are:
Interior Artwork Budget: $90,000
Exterior Artwork Budget: $200,000
Click hear to download the RFQ and apply for the call
Application Deadline: Friday, April 13, 2023, 4:30 P.M. (Applying before the final deadline is encouraged.)
2. Quincy Veterans Home
The Art-in-Architecture Program of the Capital Development Board is pleased to announce a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to Illinois professional artists to create FIVE permanent original public art pieces for the Long-Term Care Facility (LTC) at Quincy Veterans Home in Quincy, Illinois. These public art commissions and potential purchases are open to all professional artists that live and work in the state of Illinois.
Project Summary: The Quincy Veterans Home is currently undergoing a $230 million construction enhancement project to upgrade and replace many of its aging buildings and provide upgraded amenities to its veteran residents. Founded in 1886, it was originally known as the Soldiers and Sailors Home. It is now the largest and oldest veterans' home in Illinois. This project will add a new 261,000-square-foot residential Long-Term Care Facility and a 74,000-square-foot independent living building. The project also includes upgrades to existing buildings, infrastructure, utilities, hardscaping, and landscaping to support the new facilities. Art will be an integral part of the entire campus. In addition to providing beauty to the built environment, artwork will provide a sense of placemaking to create an atmosphere of home and well-being for the entire Quincy Veterans Home community—residents, families, staff, and volunteers.
The design proposal fee ranges from $1,500 to $3,000 and artwork budget ranges from $75,000 to $200,000.
Click here to download the RFQ and apply for the call.
Final Deadline: Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 4:30 P.M.
3. Chicago State University Health Simulation Labs
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to Illinois professional artists to create permanent original public art for the Health Simulation Lab in Douglas Hall at Chicago State University in Chicago, Illinois.
The Committee is interested in artwork that explores wellness, well-being, and health within a broader context including economic stability, education access and quality, health care access and quality, the neighborhood and the built environment, and the social and community context. The committee does not intend for the artwork to be limited to iconography related to the healthcare field.
The piece must be durable, safe, and cost effective to maintain with limited annual maintenance.
The Committee does not wish to limit artists. Artists are offered the walls throughout the second floor and the ceiling space above the oval conference room as potential locations for their artwork. The artwork can consist of one piece, multiple pieces, or an installation.
Click here to download the RFQ and apply for the call
Final Deadline: Friday, April 28, 2023 4:30pm
City of Batavia’s
West Cemetery Sculpture Competition
Call for Sculpture Proposals
The City of Batavia, Illinois announces a sculpture design competition for a work of public art. In 2021, the City completed construction of a columbarium structure within its west cemetery. The west cemetery was originally established in 1845. It consists of 21 acres of wooded property, just west of the Fox River. The City desires to have a work of public art installed atop the new columbarium structure (see photo). The sculptural work will become a woven part of the fabric of the cemetery and will remain in place for at least the next century. As such, the sculpture should present a timeless design that reflects a level of reverence, honor and dignity befitting of those who rest within the cemetery.
The City has budgeted up to forty thousand dollars ($40,000.00) for commission of the completed and installed sculpture. The actual award value, as well as timing of distribution, will be negotiated with selected the artist prior to the commission grant. A $500 stipend for materials will given to five (5) finalists for the creation of maquettes.
Submission deadline: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Pentwater Sculpture Opportunity
RFP for outdoor sculpture 2023
Six curated sculptures will be on display for summer 2023.
To download the RFP with full details and submission information HERE.
Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Biennial
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
In 2008, the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum established a sculpture biennial exhibition to support working artists. The Museum invites artists working in sculpture to submit work for the 2023 Regional Biennial Juried Sculpture Exhibition. This year we have expanded our eligibility to Great Lakes bordering States. This call is open to all artists working in sculpture who reside in the Great Lakes States of Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Submission deadline: April 20, 2023.
Awards: Merit awards are monetary prizes awarded by the juror. 1st place, $2,500; 2nd place, $1,500; 3rd place, $1000; 4th place, $750
Application fee for 1 to 3 entires: $25 for MFSMs, $35 for Non-members
For details and to apply, visit: marshallfredericks.org/rbjse
Calling all Metal Workers/Artists!
Participate in UIC Study
Detecting Lead & Other Metals in Saliva and Exhaled Breath
The study focuses on metal workers/artists in the Chicagoland area and their exposure to heavy metals that may be affecting their health. This can include welding, soldering, brazening, or any process which would produce high amounts of dust particles with metals (such as certain paints or grinding). We would like to monitor your work area for dust samples as well as collect bio-fluid samples prior to the beginning and at the end of the next project you plan to work on.
Here is a breakdown of the work our team would be doing as well as the approximate duration:
· Administer a short survey – (1 time only during the first visit, 15 minutes)
· Monitoring airborne dust at your workspace utilizing a stationary instrument as well as personal monitor attached to your clothing (1st and 2nd visit from morning to afternoon, stationary device would stay at the workspace throughout the study)
· Collect samples of your exhaled breath, saliva, blood, and urine – (1st and 2nd visit, ~ 1 hour per visit)
All information collected will be anonymous so as to protect your privacy, however the data collected from your workspace will be shared with you so as to inform you of any hazards that may be present.
You will be compensated $50 for each of the two visits ($100).
If you are still interested in the study, kindly respond to this email at uicheavymetal@gmail.com to schedule a time that works best for you. We understand that having extra bodies when you work can be a hinderance and will do the best we can to minimize any extra interactions.
Request for Proposals
2023 Wicker Park Fest - Arts Area
The Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce and Special Service Area #33 in Chicago are accepting proposals for the Arts Area at the 2023 Wicker Park Fest. This Arts Area is intended to enhance the Wicker Park Fest experience and contribute to the rich and vibrant neighborhood art scene. Artists are invited to propose highly compelling, professional quality visual artwork and/or interactive installations, or other engaging works of art that are free-standing or self-sustained and can be exhibited during fest hours.
Stipends range on average $5,000 but cannot exceed $10,000.
The festival will take place the weekend of Friday, July 28th through Sunday, July 30th.
Deadline to Apply: Friday, April 21, 2023
Click here for details and about how to apply
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.
March 2023 Newsletter: Special Supplement
Happy Womens History Month!
In honor of this special month, we are including links to some historical CSI Womens’ accomplishments. 94 Women strong from the website membership page. The links represent each artists’ singular “greatest hit". It is by no means exhaustive, and while they may not be what these artist's chose,it is IMPRESSIVE! Congratulations Ladies! If you would like to be included in our April newsletter as we continue to celebrate Womens History month, please send a pic and your “greatest hit” link to Kara Cobb Johnson at karajohnson@chicagosculpture.org.
Click on any of the photos below to view the sculptor’s “greatest hit”.
February 2023 Newsletter
Welcome to the February Newsletter
You will find:
News from the CSI Committees
Show opportunities
Ongoing Member Exhibitions
Image: Mull by John Upchurch
2023 Chicago Sculpture International Juried Exhibition
Jack Olson Gallery, Northern Illinois University, School of Art & Design
Jack Arends Hall, Rm 200, DeKalb, IL
Exhibition Dates: January 23 - March 2
Closing Reception: March 2, 4:30 - 6:30PM
Exhibiting Artists: Nicole Beck, Jyl Bonaguro, Michele Corazzo, Bethany Cordero, Eoin Cullen, Brian Divis, Darlys Ewoldt, Shelley Gilchrist, Yvette Kaiser Smith, Gina Lee Robbins, Terry Karpowicz, Scott Mossman, Katherine Nemanich, Connie Noyes, Howard Sandroff, Dominic Sansone, Zelene Schlosberg, John T. Upchurch
News from the Board
Welcome CSI Board
We have a strong board committed to serving CSI’s growing influence in the sculpture scene.
Our motto for 2023 is: Building an informed, engaged and interconnected community.
Executive Board
President: Berthold Boone
Vice President: John Upchurch
Treasurer: Steven Franklin
Secretary: Stephanie Sailer
Board of Directors
Development: Anthony Heinz May
Education: Micki LeMieux
Emerging Sculptors: Spencer Gale
Indoor Exhibitions: Darlys Ewoldt and Christine Forni
Membership: Kara Cobb Johnson
Outdoor Exhibitions: Ray Katz and Chris Wubbena
Outreach: Patrick Wilson and Shengchen Xu
Here is some information on a few of our new board members:
Berthold Boone, President: Berthold’s sculptural career began in the outskirts of Kansas City where he helped restore slave-built limestone walls. His most recent preoccupation has been the conceptual novelty of making large-scale outdoor reductive tree sculptures. On warm pleasant days, Berthold can be found in his backyard covered with wood chips, whittling models for monumental compositions.
Chris Wubbena, Outdoor Exhibitions Co-Chair: Chris’s artwork fluctuates between interdisciplinary ways of working, focusing on small-mixed-media sculptural compositions, multi-media installations, and large-scale public sculptures. He is currently a tenured Full Professor of Sculpture at Southeast Missouri State University.
Kara Cobb Johnson, Membership Chair: Kara is a process-based installation artist who works across media with experience and interest in curating exhibitions. She welcomes questions and ideas about CSI Membership for 2023 and beyond.
Micki LeMieux, Education Chair: Micki creates outdoor sculpture for public exhibits and fine art. Her work focuses on organic shapes, life forms, and patterns found in nature. She currently teaches a mold making and casting class at a teaching foundry makers space.
Patrick Wilson, Outreach: Patrick uses 3D modeling in conjunction with metal and wood fabrication to explore themes of urban expansion and technological development. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Sculpture at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo.
Ray Katz, Outdoor Exhibition Co-Chair: Ray retired from teaching after 48 years as Professor of Art at the Auburn Hills, Michigan Campus of Oakland Community College. He continues to create and exhibit art in his Pontiac studio. Ray Katz has exhibited his sculpture throughout Michigan and in over 21 states nationally, as well as Japan and France. His work is represented in private, corporate, and institutional collections.
Please welcome our new leadership and have a look at their accomplishments on our website here.
News from the Outdoor Exhibition Committee
Image: Telos by Ray Katz, and Angele by Chris Wubenna
2023-2025 Sculpture in the Parks
Submission deadline is Friday, April 21, 2023, 11:59 PM CST
Chicago Sculpture International, in collaboration with the Chicago Park District and parks in the surrounding Chicago area, is seeking proposals from artists for the 2023-2025 Sculpture in the Parks Exhibition.
Works must be large scale and suitable for outdoors. They will be installed on hardscape or softscape (grass), so artists must be prepared for either type of installation. Only select sites have concrete pads; all other sites are softscapes. Sculpture will be on view for two years, from October 2023 - October 2025 (exact dates to be determined). Each sculpture will receive a $3000 stipend.
Eligibility:
This RFP is open to professional artists or artist teams 18 years of age or older. Artists whose proposals are accepted, if they are not already CSI members, will be asked to join.
How to apply:
Artists can submit on or two sculptures for review. Click here for submission requirements and application
Image credit: Telos by Ray Katz, and Angele by Chris Wubenna
News from CSI Project Space
Call for Submissions: Story Time
Call for Submissions: Story Time
Submission deadline: Friday, February 17, 2023, 11:59 pm
Opening Reception: Friday, March 3rd, 5-8 pm
CSI Project Space
1912 N. Damen Ave.
Chicago, IL
At the corner of Cortland and Damen, in the Bucktown neighborhood)
Storytelling through art is as old as history. We use stories to document reality, craft fantasy, teach, learn, symbolize and forge communication. So much sculpture is driven by a narrative, whether we are telling ourselves the story or sharing it with others. Some work externally presents a story, while others hold many within their membrane. We seek to exhibit the drama.
In the spirit of sharing, CSI Project Space invites members with a tale to tell to submit pictures of narrative sculpture alongside a written account of the story that the work is telling, or goes with it, or inspired by, or whatever that means to you.
Works of all media and installation formats will be considered, multi-sensory and time-based works encouraged, with performances to be arranged for opening night.
With this collective gathering of narrative artwork, we hope to to expand our audience’s understanding of what they are looking at and celebrate the timeless power of storytelling. The exhibit is curated by Kara James and Jeremy Wong.
Submission Details HERE
A special thank you from CSI Project Space to Giovanni Mayfield-Wubbena and Violet Bowdle for their help during the installation of the Intersections exhibit.
News from the Education Committee
Have Your Art and Eat It Too was another fantastic art project workshop that was held at The Boys and Girls Clubs at the Lathrop Homes.
Janet Austin shared a fun project that used different fruits and food to create creatures and art. The kids were full of smiles and afterwards could eat their art projects.
Membership Opportunities
This following is not a CSI-sponsored event but may be of interest to our members:
The Negro Motorist Green Book
CSI Membership Chair Kara Cobb Johnson has six free tickets available for The Negro Motorist Green Book, a special new exhibit at The Holocaust Museum in Skokie in observance of black history month. The Negro Motorist Green Book explores the history of a publication designed to assist black travelers during the era of Jim Crow and was believed to have been inspired by Jewish Vacation Guide, a catalog of hotels welcoming to Jewish travelers. While the exhibit is not directly related to sculpture, it does correlate to an upcoming exhibit at CSI Project Space as well as CSI’s ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusiveness. For more information and to reserve tickets please contact Kara Cobb Johnson at karajohnson@chicagosculpture.org.
The Language of Beauty
A few photos from the January group outing of CSI members to see The Language of Beauty exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. Members were impressed by the vast methods of creating sculptural works and their arrangement en masse. The event was led by Kara Cobb Johnson, our recently appointed Membership Chair. Kara is process-based installation artist who works across media and brings curatorial experience which explores conceptual ideas including safe spaces for opinion sharing and co-mingling diverse groups.
CSI Development/Outreach Upcoming Opportunities
STARTS Program (Short-term Teaching Residency Program)
Deadline: May 15, 2023
Provides support of up to $4,500 to eligible Illinois not-for-profit organizations, schools, and school districts for short term residencies focused on hands-on learning experiences conducted by Illinois artists, companies, or ensembles.
Grant requests for fiscal year 2023 are for activities occurring by August 31, 2023.
Open deadline program.
Applications must be received no less than eight weeks before the project start date as identified in the application. Applications are reviewed in the order in which they are received and will be accepted through: May 15, 2023. Look HERE for more information.
If anyone is interested to apply, I have contacted Jerome Grand (program director) who explained the program is still open and looking for candidates. Specifics can be found online. Otherwise, feel free to reach out to me, Anthony Heinz May at anthonyheinzmay@chicagosculpture.org
Henry Moore Grants
Individual Artists: New Projects and Commissions
Deadline: March 1, 2023
Development/Outreach will apply for CSI as an organization:
Acquisitions and Collections
Research/Development
Conferences, Lectures and Publications
Reach out to me: anthonyheinzmay@chicagosculpture.org if there is any interest in specific areas of these three possible grant opportunities, where CSI as an organization could benefit. Look HERE for more information.
Luminarts Visual Arts Fellowships
Deadline: March 3, 2023
Look HERE for more information.
Member News
Members are welcome to submit news regarding exhibitions and professional development achievements to info@chicagosculpture.org. We would love to see what you are doing!!
Image Credit: Chromatic Spectrum Landscape by Christine Forni
ENVIRONMENT/S/TALLATION
ENVIRONMENT/S/TALLATION is an invitational group exhibition of installation art curated by Marci Rubin, Curator, Bridgeport Art Center. Each invited artist works within a discourse about the environment through their process and materials. Installations constructed from reclaimed materials such as plastic packaging, clothing, and furniture create lush colors, and textures while playing with the light and shadows of the gallery's environment.
ARTIST TALKS: FEBRUARY 25, (begins at 1PM)
JANUARY 20 - MARCH 3, 2023
Bridgeport Art Center: 1200 W. 35th St., Chicago (4th Floor Gallery)
Invited Artists: Christine Forni, Michael F. Gallagher, Bobbi Meier, Bryan Northup, Marci Rubin, Hereaclitus Here Vernon, Toby Zallman
The following are not CSI sponsored projects, but may be of interest to our members.
Art-in-Architecture Program
Application Deadline: Friday, April 13, 2023, 4:30 P.M.
The Art-in-Architecture Program of the Capital Development Board is pleased to announce
a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to Illinois professional artists to create permanent original public art for the Jefferson Terrace Building in Springfield, Illinois.
This building renovation provides office space for approximately 200 state of Illinois
employees from several state agencies. An ADA accessible concrete and metal panel ramp has been added to the existing building, east of the existing stair, as shown in the drawings and images in the RFQ (https://tinyurl.com/4wkfw8bn). The artwork is located on the exterior of a three-story,130,000-square-foot office building several blocks from the Illinois State Capitol Complex. It is located along the accessible ramp added to the building during the project. Jefferson St., also the path of Illinois Route 97 West, is a very busy Springfield thoroughfare used heavily by residents, visitors, and travelers. According to the Illinois Dept. of Transportation, Jefferson St. sees an average daily traffic count of over 11,000 vehicles per day at this location. The addition of artwork to this corner will enliven and activate the exterior of the building and will also serve as a wayfinding aid.
Stipend: An initial $1,000 to selected artists to develop site-specific proposals.
$27,000 to execute approved proposal.
Project summary and more information.
City of Batavia’s
West Cemetery Sculpture Competition
Call for Sculpture Proposals
The City of Batavia, Illinois announces a sculpture design competition for a work of public art. In 2021, the City completed construction of a columbarium structure within its west cemetery. The west cemetery was originally established in 1845. It consists of 21 acres of wooded property, just west of the Fox River. The City desires to have a work of public art installed atop the new columbarium structure (see photo). The sculptural work will become a woven part of the fabric of the cemetery and will remain in place for at least the next century. As such, the sculpture should present a timeless design that reflects a level of reverence, honor and dignity befitting of those who rest within the cemetery.
The City has budgeted up to forty thousand dollars ($40,000.00) for commission of the completed and installed sculpture. The actual award value, as well as timing of distribution, will be negotiated with selected the artist prior to the commission grant. A $500 stipend for materials will given to five (5) finalists for the creation of maquettes.
Submission deadline: Wednesday, April 19, 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 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 2023 Newsletter
Welcome to the January Newsletter
You will find:
News from the CSI Committees
Show opportunities
Ongoing Member Exhibitions
Post-publication additions
News from the Board
HAPPY NEW YEAR
from the president
CSI had an outstanding year in 2022. We are up to 256 members, our biggest membership ever. We presented two indoor exhibitions: Sculpture Invasion 2022 CSI Biennial at the Koehnline Museum of Art and Responding to Rhythms at the Beverly Arts Center. Our gallery mounted eight exhibitions, featuring 102 artists. We added more cities and park locations—meaning more of your sculpture—to our Sculpture in the Parks program, and we have begun to put installations in Big Marsh, the former industrial site that has been transformed into a natural area.
We stayed within our budget of $133,675 and grew our income for 2023 and 2024 thanks to a $20,000 DCASE grant. Next year’s budget will be approved in January and available to members to look over on our website.
In 2023, I’ll be stepping down as president. Look for information on our new president and board members in our February newsletter.
Thanks to all of you who volunteered or participated in our shows. The involvement of our members is the number one reason we are successful and continue to grow.
Thanks for all the support and friendship you gave to me during my time as president. I look forward to all that 2023 brings to CSI.
Janet Austin
News from the Indoor Exhibition Committee
2023 Chicago Sculpture International Juried Exhibition
Jack Olson Gallery, NIU School of Art & Design
2023 Chicago Sculpture International Juried Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: January 23 - March 2
Closing Reception: March 2, 4:30 - 6:30PM
Exhibiting Artists: Nicole Beck, Jyl Bonaguro, Michele Corazzo, Bethany Cordero, Eoin Cullen, Brian Divis, Darlys Ewoldt, Shelley Gilchrist, Damon Hamm, Yvette Kaiser Smith, Gina Lee Robbins, Terry Karpowicz, Scott Mossman, Katherine Nemanich, Connie Noyes, Howard Sandroff, Dominic Sansone, Zelene Schlosberg, John T. Upchurch
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.
Membership Opportunities
Slow Looking: The Language of Beauty in African Art
January 20, 2:00 - 3:30pm
Art Institute of Chicago
In this facilitated conversation, visitors are invited to spend time in The Language of Beauty in African Art and share questions and observations among each other and scholars from our staff who can offer researched social and historical context.
Join us in viewing this sculpture exhibit. 20 spots were reserved for Illinois resident members. Contact Kara Cobb Johnson for more information: karasusanne@gmail.com
News from the CSI Project Space
(formerly known as 3D4D Gallery)
Intersection
Exhibition Dates: January 14th – February 24th
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 14th, 5-8 pm
Intersection is an exhibition featuring a vast range of sculptural artwork exploring 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. On display in the Chicago Sculpture International Project Space at 1912 N. Damen in Chicago, this exhibition celebrates multiples ways of working, expressing, and being, where artists reinforce the inter-connective nature of art and humanity within a shared, supportive space.
Intersection was juried by a committee of Chicago Sculpture International Members
Exhibiting Artists: Mike Baur, Bethany Cordero, Robert Craig, Darlys Ewoldt, Rebekka Federle, Michael Gallagher, Musa Ghaznavi, Kara Cobb Johnson, Yvette Kaiser Smith, Laurie LeBreton, Micki LeMieux, Marie Magnetic, Scott Mossman, Kunal Sen, and John T. Upchurch
Member News
Members are welcome to submit news regarding exhibitions and professional development achievements to info@chicagosculpture.org
We would love to see what you are doing!!
OPENING RECEPTION:
JANUARY 20, 7-10PM
EXHIBITION DATES:
JANUARY 20 - MARCH 3, 2023
Save the Date for Artist Talks:
February 17
Bridgeport Art Center
1200 W. 35th St., Chicago
(4th Floor Gallery)
ENVIRONMENT/S/TALLATION is an invitational group exhibition of installation art curated by Marci Rubin, Curator, Bridgeport Art Center. Each invited artist works within a discourse about the environment through their process and materials. Installations constructed from reclaimed materials such as plastic packaging, clothing, and furniture create lush colors, and textures while playing with the light and shadows of the gallery's environment.
Invited Artists: Christine Forni, Michael F. Gallagher, Bobbi Meier, Bryan Northup, Marci Rubin, Hereaclitus Here Vernon, Toby Zallman
Cover artwork: ''All This and More" by Bryan Northup
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.
Imperfect Rituals
Exhibition dates: January 8th - February 18, 2023
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
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.
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.
Post-Publication Additions
This call is not sponsored by CSI but may be of interest to our members who live and work in Illinois:
The Art-in-Architecture Program of the Capital Development Board is pleased to announce
a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to Illinois professional artists to create permanent original public art for the Jefferson Terrace Building in Springfield, Illinois.
This building renovation provides office space for approximately 200 state of Illinois
employees from several state agencies. An ADA accessible concrete and metal panel ramp has been added to the existing building, east of the existing stair, as shown in the drawings and images in the RFQ (https://tinyurl.com/4wkfw8bn). The artwork is located on the exterior of a three-story,130,000-square-foot office building several blocks from the Illinois State Capitol Complex. It is located along the accessible ramp added to the building during the project. Jefferson St., also the path of Illinois Route 97 West, is a very busy Springfield thoroughfare used heavily by residents, visitors, and travelers. According to the Illinois Dept. of Transportation, Jefferson St. sees an average daily traffic count of over 11,000 vehicles per day at this location. The addition of artwork to this corner will enliven and activate the exterior of the building and will also serve as a wayfinding aid.
Stipend: An initial $1,000 to selected artists to develop site-specific proposals. $27,000 to execute approved proposal.
Application Deadline: Friday, February 17, 2023, 4:30 P.M.
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.
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.
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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.
December 2021
Welcome to the December 2021 Newsletter
You will find:
CSI Winter Gathering
A Big Thanks to All Our Volunteers
3D4D Gallery Events
Creating Connection Conversation Series
Member News and Opportunities
Happy December, CSI Members!
This holiday we are planning a toast and gathering to celebrate 3D4D by CSI. All members and a guest are welcome to come and enjoy the holiday season.
Date: Sunday, December 19
Time: 3 - 5 p.m.
Location: 6 Degrees, 1935 N. Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Cash Bar
R.S.V.P. by December 5 to 3D4DbyCSI@gmail.com
Thank you to all the volunteers who made 2021 a very successful year for CSI!
Janet Austin, President
Taylor Wallace, Vice President
Steven Franklin, Treasurer
John Upchurch, Secretary
Christine Perri, Outdoor Exhibitions Chair
Thomas Plum, Assistant Outdoor Exhibitions Chair
Yoonshin Park, Indoor Exhibitions Chair
Donna Hapac, Suzanne Horwitz and Stephanie Sailer, Gina Lee Robbins and Christine Forni, Indoor Exhibitions Committee members
Max Barajas, Membership Chair
Pia Cruzalegui, 3D4D by CSI Director
Bryan Northup, Marketing Chair CSI and 3D4D by CSI
Emily Moorhead Wallace, Programming 3D4D by CSI
Gwen Chiu, 3D4D by CSI Social media
A big thank you to Gene Skala, CSI administrator!
Above: 12x12x12 Exhibition
This Month at 3D4D Gallery:
THE JANUARY SHOW
3D4D by CSI closes out 2021 in a BIG way with 12x12x12 Exhibition, a showcase of small scale sculptural works, each under a cubic foot. The exhibit has been extended through Sunday December 19.
For in-person viewing, Gallery Hours are Wednesdays - Sundays 1-6pm
Exhibiting Artists: Micki LeMieux • Christine Perri • Jan Petry • Elaine Luther • Chris Wubbena • Yvette Kaiser Smith • Gary Kulak • Bryan Northup • Michele Silvetti-Schmitt • Charles Yost • John T. Upchurch • Eric H Steele • Darlys Ewoldt • Carol Hammerman • Diane Ponder • Gina Lee Robbins • Lynn Floriano • Barbara Cooper • Nikki Renee Anderson • Ange Altenhofen • Michelle Stone • Mirentxu Ganzarain • Victoria Fuller • Samuel Schwindt • Zach Balousek
Purchase works online 24/7 through the 3D4D online gallery here.
3D4D Conversations
Please, join us for two events associated with 12x12x12 Exhibition at 3D4D Gallery
Our final “3D4D Conversations” of 2021 with the artists in the 12x12x12 exhibit will be held on Friday Dec 10, 5 - 6pm.
2021 End of Year Toast at 6 degrees
Sunday Dec 19, 3-5pm
1935 N Damen Ave, www.6degreesbucktown.com
Closing Reception
Sunday December 19, 6 - 9pm!
Please Note - The gallery will host private exhibitions January - March 2021
CREATING CONNECTION CONVERSATION SERIES
How well do you know your fellow CSI members' work?
Have you checked out fellow member profiles in the directory?
If you haven't, we strongly encourage you to do so!
CSI Indoor Exhibitions Committee launches a collection of conversations between CSI members. This series will feature artist-to-artist talks recorded on Zoom, a unique and timely format, and integrated into the Member Directory. It will provide an opportunity to make personal connections with your fellow artists, network, and promote you and your art in a supportive, virtual environment.
Please check out the website for more information and to check out the conversation between Yoonshin Park and Bryan Northup!
Member News
Vibrant Mechanisms: Kinetic and Sound Art.
Bridgeport Art Center’s Fourth Floor Gallery (1200 35th St., Chicago) will be exhibiting two sculptures by CSI member Howard Sandroff in VIbrant Mechanisms: Kinetic and Sound Art.
The show also features work by CSI members Zach Balousek and Carol Hammerman
The exhibit runs from November 19th, 2021 through January 7th, 2022.
The opening reception is November 19th from 7 to 10pm.
Sonnenschein and Albright Galleries
CSI member Doug DeWitt has an upcoming exhibit at Sonnenschein and Albright Galleries at Durand Art Institute, Lake Forest College.
January 20th through February 16th, 2022
Opening reception: Thursday, January 20 at 7:30 p.m. 700 E Deerpath Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045
Gallery hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 2 to 5 p.m. and weekends from 1 to 5 p.m.
dougdewittart.com
Being Bipolar in a Polarized World and The Thin Line
Highland Park Art Center ( 1957 Sheridan Rd. Highland Park) is also exhibiting another sculpture by Howard Sandroff along with sculptures by two other CSI members, Victoria Fuller and Doug DeWitt for the Being Bipolar in a Polarized World and The Thin LIne exhibit.
The exhibit runs from November 19th through December 30th, 2021.
The opening reception is December 3rd from 5:30-7:30pm
Scott Mossman
Yvette Kaiser Smith
CSI members Yvette Kaiser Smith and Scott Mossman are in an exhibit called Shape of Things at Mu Gallery. The exhibit runs from December 3rd through January 14th.
Mu Gallery
1541 W.Chicago Ave. , Chicago
Mossman will also be in a exhibit Triple Threat: Painting, Sculpture, and Works on Paper at Harper College, November 8 - December 9, 2021
Click here more details.
Outdoor Works
Column, Plamen Yordanov
Respite, Kara James
Two sculptures recently completed by CSI members for the Chicago Tree Project.
On the left, Column, by Plamen Yordanov at Loyola Beach Park. On the right, Respite by Kara James at Columbus Park.
Work from two CSI members for the Sculpture in the Parks program.
On the left, Damon Hamm, FROM_ORION at Marquette Park. On the right, Robbie Barber, Stroll in the Park at Lincoln Park.
Other Events & Opportunities
The following are not CSI sponsored projects, but may be of interest to our members.
NASHVILLE TREE PROJECT - REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
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.”
Application deadline: December 31, 2021, 11:59pm CST
CLICK HERE TO APPLY
THE 2022 CHICAGO SCULPTURE EXHIBIT (CSE) APPLICATION IS OPEN!
SUBMIT YOUR WORK BY DECEMBER 7!
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.
An overview of CSE can be viewed here and the official 2022 Call for Artists can be viewed here! The deadline for submission is Tuesday, December 7, 2021!
Questions? Contact info@chicagosculptureexhibit.org
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.
November 2021
Welcome to the November 2021 Newsletter
You will find:
• Current and Upcoming 3D4D Gallery Events
• Creating Connection Conversation Series
• Chicago Tree Project News
• Member News, Welcomes and a Scientist's Call for Volunteers
This Month at 3D4D Gallery:
SECOND LIFE: ALL WOMEN EXHIBITION
October 8 -November 5
Laurie LeBreton, Jill King, Bobbi Meier and Deirdre Colgan Jones
Closing Reception Friday November 5, 4-6 PM
including 3D4D CONVERSATIONS with the artists from 5-6 PM
3D4D MEMBER ARTIST EXHIBITION:
12x12x12 Small Works
NOV 19 - DEC 19, 2021
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY NOV 19, 6-8PM
Upcoming 3D4D Workshops
“Your artwork has been accepted...now what?”
Tuesday, November 16th, 6:30 - 8:30pm
Preparing artwork to exhibit with Andi Crist
Friday, November 12th, 5:30pm
Workshop hosted with artist Gunjan Kumar
CREATING CONNECTION CONVERSATION SERIES
How well do you know your fellow CSI members' work?
Have you checked out fellow member profiles in the directory?
If you haven't, we strongly encourage you to do so!
CSI Indoor Exhibitions Committee launches a collection of conversations between CSI members. This series will feature artist-to-artist talks recorded on Zoom, a unique and timely format, and integrated into the Member Directory. It will provide an opportunity to make personal connections with your fellow artists, network, and promote you and your art in a supportive, virtual environment.
Please check out the website for more information and to check out the conversation between Yoonshin Park and Bryan Northup!
Member News
American Roulette
CSI member Dominic Sansone is having his work included in the traveling group exhibit, “AMERICAN ROULETTE” which was recently exhibited in Chicago and now heading to Las Vegas. The exhibit presents provocative artwork influenced by gun culture and violence.
“AMERICAN ROULETTE” runs from November 6th, 2021 through January 8th, 2022, with an opening reception on Saturday, November 6th, 6-9pm.
Vibrant Mechanisms: Kinetic and Sound Art.
Bridgeport Art Center’s Fourth Floor Gallery (1200 35th St., Chicago) will be exhibiting two sculptures by CSI member Howard Sandroff in VIbrant Mechanisms: Kinetic and Sound Art.
The show also features work by CSI members Zach Balousek and Carol Hammerman
The exhibit runs from November 19th, 2021 through January 7th, 2022.
The opening reception is November 19th from 7 to 10pm.
Being Bipolar in a Polarized World and The Thin Line
Highland Park Art Center ( 1957 Sheridan Rd. Highland Park) is also exhibiting another sculpture by Howard Sandroff along with sculptures by two other CSI members, Victoria Fuller and Doug DeWitt for the Being Bipolar in a Polarized World and The Thin LIne exhibit.
The exhibit runs from November 19th through December 30th, 2021.
The opening reception is December 3rd from 5:30-7:30pm
Outdoor Works
The Newest Addition to the Chicago Tree Project!: Nestful, 2021, a collaboration between CSI's president, Janet Austin, and 3D4D's Programming Coordinator, Emily Moorhead-Wallace.
190 reclaimed and repurposed wood birdhouses in a 100-year-old oak tree in Chicago's Lincoln Park. The birdhouse sculpture supports increased biodiversity, reflecting the city’s varied residents. The artists hope Nestful will provide shelter over the winter of 2021 and they look for family nesting next spring and for many springs to come.
Click to hear to learn more about the project.
Photo: Emily Moorhead-Wallace (left) and Jane Austin (right) standing next to their tree sculpture, Nestful.
Welcome New Members!
Black Tent Transit, Patrick Wilson
Samuel Schwindt and Patrick Wilson have joined the CSI ranks this month. A warm welcome to you both!
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.
October 2021
Welcome to the October 2021 Newsletter
You will find:
3D4D Gallery News
Crab Tree Farm and Ronan Park Recaps
Indoor Exhibition Committee: Call for Volunteers!
Creating Connection Conversation Series
Member News, Welcomes & Opportunities
This Month at 3D4D Gallery:
SECOND LIFE: ALL WOMEN EXHIBITION
October 8 -November 5
Laurie LeBreton, Jill King, Bobbi Meier and Deirdre Colgan Jones
Opens Friday October 8, 6-9 PM.
More details will be announced on @3d4dbycsi social media soon!
3D4D CONVERSATIONS Nov 5, 5-6pm, at the closing of All Women exhibition
Permutations of Working Together closed on Friday Sept 24. Thank you Victoria Fuller and Sam Schwindt for your time and thoughtfulness creating a very compelling exhibition. See images and documentation here.
Upcoming 3D4D Workshops
“Your artwork has been accepted...now what?”
Tuesday, November 16th, 6:30 - 8:30pm
Preparing artwork to exhibit with Andi Crist
Friday, November 12th, 5:30pm
Workshop hosted with artist Gunjan Kumar
3D4D / Project Art Partnership
3D4D is pleased to announce a partnership with New York City based art education nonprofit, ProjectArt.
Combining their missions, this partnership empowers youth, emerging artists, and communities through an after-school, virtual art education series led by Chicago artists.
Verónica Casado Hernández and Oluwaseyi Samuel Adeleke have been awarded this year’s Art Education and Social Impact Residency. 3D4D is collaborating on curatorial studio visits with both Chicago resident artists, artist instructors and students' artwork exhibited in the gallery, and workshop curriculum.
The partnership provides a broader reach for both organizations' remote art education initiatives.
K.I.T. TERRAIN BIENNIAL 2021
As part of The Terrain Biennial, 3D4D Gallery will be hosting artist Justin Nally in the The Stairway Residency space
October 2 - November 15
Photo: Todd Willing with his sculptures Orbit (left) and Metro (right)
Ronan Park Sculpture Garden
The ribbon-cutting for the Ronan Park Sculpture Garden, featuring six sculptures by CSI members, took place on September 18. Dora Natella, Michael Alfano, Janet Austin, Shencheng Xu, Indira Johnson, and Todd Willing (pictured above with his pieces) unveiled their work.
There were speakers from the North River Commission (sponsors of the exhibit), the Chicago Park District, the River Park Advisory Council (RPAC) and the Cambodian Association of Illinois. Alderwoman of the 33rd Ward, Rossana Rodriquez-Sanchez, and CSI board member Chris Perri spoke as well.
Crab Tree Farm Visit
The CSI members' visit to Crab Tree Farm last month included a tour of their new exhibition, "Marking Time," as well as an awesome steam-bending demo by Mike Jarvi (pictured above). If you'd like to check out his work process, an interesting video can be found here.
Above: CSI'S 2020 Exhibition at Governor’s State University
Who wants to join the Indoor Exhibition committee?
The Indoor Exhibition Committee works together to plan, propose, and execute a series of indoor exhibitions for CSI members. The enthusiastic involvement of volunteer committee members helps create opportunities for other CSI members.
All ideas and thoughts that you can bring to the committee are welcome.
If you are interested in actively developing plans for CSI member exhibits, please email Indoor Exhibition Committee chair, Yoonshin Park @yoonshin.p@gmail.com.
Looking forward to working with you!
CREATING CONNECTION CONVERSATION SERIES
How well do you know your fellow CSI members' work?
Have you checked out fellow member profiles in the directory?
If you haven't, we strongly encourage you to do so!
CSI Indoor Exhibitions Committee launches a collection of conversations between CSI members. This series will feature artist-to-artist talks recorded on Zoom, a unique and timely format, and integrated into the Member Directory. It will provide an opportunity to make personal connections with your fellow artists, network, and promote you and your art in a supportive, virtual environment.
Please check out the website for more information and to check out the conversation between Yoonshin Park and Bryan Northup!
Member News
Faces & Froms: André Petty & Scott Mossman
Scott Mossman has one current and one upcoming exhibition of his work: Faces and Forms: André Petty & Scott Mossman is currently on display at the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria. The show runs through October 15th.
Next month, his show Triple Threat: Painting, Sculpture and Works on Paper opens at William Rainey Harper College in Palatine, IL. The exhibition will run from November 8 through December 9, 2021.
Other Events & Opportunities
The following are not CSI sponsored projects, but may be of interest to our members.
Request for Proposal: Sculpture within Beaubien Woods Forest Preserve.
Pre-proposals due: Oct. 22nd, 2021
Welcome New Members!
Left: Joseph Burlini
Right: Caroline Jacobson
Joseph Burlini and Caroline Jacobson have joined the CSI ranks this month. A warm welcome to you both!
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.