Three Days of Art Events in Chicago!

Thu Nov 17, 4-6pm 

Jazz Cafe + Artists' Carnival

in the Loop

Fri Nov 18, 6-10pm 

+ Sat Nov 19, 2-6pm 

Cornelia Arts Building 30 YR Anniversary 

and November Open House

 

Jazz Cafe + Crazy 8 Artists' Carnival
Night of live music and art in the Loop
Thu Nov 17 4-6 pm
State Street Gallery
@ Robert Morris University
401 S State Street, Chicago

Combine live musical performances and a stroll through the art show everyone has been talking about, and meet all eight of the talented Chicago artists who made it. From 4 - 5 pm - Visitors can enjoy a free live performance by Jazz Cafe, while considering refreshments and nibbles from the in-gallery coffee bar. From 5 - 6 pm - Wander the State Street Gallery to see the exuberantly colorful and engaging Crazy 8 Artists' Carnival show, and meet the show's artist makers directly, in a relaxed and fun environment.

Jazz Cafe is organized by the Performing Arts Department and the Alumni Association of Robert Morris University. Crazy 8 Artists' Carnival features eight Chicago artists who interpret the themes of carnival, circus, and festival. The artists work in a wide range of mediums and are joined by their exuberant delight in the visual. Artists include Kass Copeland, Alan Emerson Hicks, IZZO, Anne Leuck, Edward Master, Jason Messinger, Anthony Stagg, and Joey Woniak. All the original artwork in the show is available for sale, and the 'Art Mart' gift shop wall offers low-cost artist-made gift items perfect for your holiday shopping. 

Jazz Cafe + Crazy 8 Artists' Carnival
Night of live music and art in the loop
Thu Nov 17 4-6 pm
State Street Gallery
@ Robert Morris University

401 S State Street, Chicago
Entrance on Van Buren

Not near Chicago? 
ALL artwork for sale on line! 
Web price includes shipping to continental US!
Crazy8Art.com

Cornelia Arts Building
Nov Open Studios + 30 YR Anniversary
Fri Nov 18, 6 - 10 pm  and
Sat Nov 19, 2 - 6 pm
1800 West Cornelia, Chicago, IL

Celebrating 30 Years: 1986 – 2016
The Cornelia Arts building celebrates 30 years of being a working artist studio building, in one of the city's largest North-side all-art-studio locations, with two full floors of working artists. 

Join over 40 resident artists, see new hallway guest artist exhibitions by Spencer Rogers and Gene Skala, and enjoy complimentary beverage in the studios, and delicious food from food trucks in the parking lot! With artwork by our many NEW resident artists, and the latest from your favorites! Events are FREE and open to the public.

The Cornelia Arts Building – Where Art Works
Friday, November 18, 6 - 10 pm
& Saturday, November 19, 2 – 6 pm 
1800 West Cornelia, Chicago, IL
Entrance on NW corner of Ravenswood and Cornelia.
Two blocks south of Addison Brown Line CTA Station.
Free parking available in lot and in neighborhood.
CorneliaArtsBuilding.com
Artslant Slideshow

Crazy 8 Artists' Carnival - Reception Thu Oct 13

Crazy 8 Artists' Carnival
State Street Gallery 
@ Robert Morris University
401 S. State Street, Chicago IL  
Reception: Thu Oct 13,  5:00 - 7:30 pm
Gallery hours: Mon- Thu, 10 am - 6 pm 
Show Runs: Sept 26 - Dec 23, 2016 

Crazy 8 Artists’ Carnival showcases the work of eight Chicago artists working in a wide range of mediums and a wild range of techniques. Interpreting the themes of carnival, circus, and festival, the artists are joined by their exuberant delight in the visual and their unique re-imagining of the world.

Featuring artists Kass Copeland, Alan Emerson Hicks, IZZO, Anne Leuck, Edward Master, Jason Messinger, Anthony Stagg, and Joey Wozniak.

The Game Master - Kass Copeland

Kass Copeland creates large graphic photo collages referencing by-gone eras and surrealistic tableaux. Both droll and serious, her works are constructed with humorous juxtapositions and garish pleasures while weathered with rich patinas and haunting emotional complexity. They re-invent familiar themes from the circus and the carnival into nostalgic fever dreams. A true master of her materials, Copeland’s artwork is a stage craft of delight.

Carnival Maiden - Alan Emerson Hicks

Alan Emerson Hicks uses found plastic objects and heat-manipulated plastic detritus to create tightly corseted structures of complexity. In his hands ephemeral materials are transformed into complex latticed sculptures, elaborate airy costumes, and unique works of art. Hicks conjures the modern world's everyday plastic objects of dull invisibility into a bright parade of startling singularity and vision.

Love Radiates - IZZO

IZZO unleashes fantastic images on printed-pattern fabric that bridge foreground with background, abstraction with representation, and the flat plane with spatial depth. Alternately embellishing and obscuring the existing fabric patterns, this suite of works focuses on the idea of dizzying love. IZZO fashions images into funhouse rides of joyful exuberance.

Hot Flashing Female - Anne Leuck

Anne Leuck uses her emotional and observed life as a jumping off point to create narratives that charm with their fresh immediacy and universal joy. Using crisp bold colors and a signature graphic style, she exposes a world both intimate and newly seen. In this collection she renders sideshow banners out of her own anxieties of physical aging. Leuck turns her own vulnerabilities into sideshow marvels of the human condition. 

Under the Circumstances #9 - Edward Master

Edward Master paints hallucinatory patterned visions astounding in their complexity and richness, referencing natural and man-made motifs, along with decorative and ornamental traditions. With a bewildering level of detail one seemingly hovers above the work, sensing both a microscopic viewpoint and an overwhelming vastness. Swooping in layered complexity, Master’s artworks are a carnival ride for the eye.

Alakazam - Jason Messinger

Magic- Jason Messinger

Jason Messinger creates ceramic tile murals and sculptures of bright colors and wry content. His sculptures twist and turn with organic yearning and figurative sensibility, creating abstract interpretations of famous sideshow acts. His tile murals vibrate between sneaky humor and abstract beauty - commenting on the lexicons of the circus and the carnival. Utilizing the materials of ceramic and richly colored glazes, Messinger’s artwork is its own circus act.

Fragile Forms - Anthony Stagg

Anthony Stagg allows his artwork to speak in the language of the street, utilizing tropes as far ranging as graffiti styles to comic book archetypes. Melding pop culture references with fantastical vignettes, the artist exposes a wry observation of the modern world. His non-judgmental viewpoint is both open and humorous, retro and contemporary. Stagg invites you into his own festival of life.

Go Now - Joey Wozniak

Joey Wozniak pushes, scrapes and layers vibrant color paints to create densely rendered landscapes with an underlying energy bursting below the surface. Bridging a physical approach to the physicality of paint with a masterful understanding of the stimulus of color, the artist crafts joyful scenes in riotous hues. Rich with references to classical architecture and peopled with characters from a wide sampling of cultures, Wozniak constructs his own unique post-modern jubilees. 

Curated by artist and curator Jason Messinger, and Gallery Director and Dean of Arts Shelley Lamantia, the Crazy 8 Artists’ Carnival runs from Sept 26 through Dec 23, 2016, at State Street Gallery, 401 S. State Street, Chicago IL. Gallery Hours are Monday through Thursday, from 10am - 6pm. Artists Reception on Thursday Oct 13, 2016 from 5:00 to 7:30 pm. Additional Artist Talks, Jazz Evenings, and Holiday Party dates will be announced.

Crazy 8 Artists' Carnival
State Street Gallery 
@ Robert Morris University
401 S. State Street, Chicago IL  
Reception: Thu Oct 13,  5:00 - 7:30 pm
Gallery hours: Mon- Thu, 10 am - 6 pm 
Show Runs: Sept 26 - Dec 23, 2016

Show Website
 
State Street Gallery Website

Oct 7 - Cornelia Arts Building's 30 Year Anniversary and Oct Open House

Cornelia Arts Building 

October 2016 Open Studios Event

Celebrating 30 Years as a 

working art studio building: 1986 – 2016!

Friday, October 7th, 6 to 10 pm

1800 West Cornelia, Chicago, IL

Resident Jordan Scott

The Cornelia Arts Building - Where Art Works

Come celebrate their 30 year anniversary and the beginning of the Fall art season with the working artists of the Cornelia Arts Building. See the working art studios of the talented resident artists and artisans, meet them directly without intermediaries, and explore their working practices up close.

 

Guest Pooja Pittie

The building opens their doors to the public only four times a year. At this Fall event, come explore two full floors of working artist studios, and have a chance to purchase artwork and hand-made crafts directly from the people who made them. Over fifty local artists and artisans work in this former ice-house, including sculptors, painters, photographers, ceramic artists, print-makers, jewelry designers, textile artisans, and much more.  

 

Resident Lindsey Liss and The Double L

Experience artwork by the many NEW resident artists, and find the latest from your favorite building resident artists! See new hallway guest artist exhibitions by Pooja Pittie and Allison Bachraty, enjoy complimentary beverages in the studios, and delicious food from the food truck Chicago Lunch Box outside!  The open studio events are family friendly and free to the public.

 

Resident Susan Redeker

Celebrating their 30 year anniversary! Established in 1986, the Cornelia Arts Building is one of the largest All-Artist studio buildings on Chicago's North side. The building rests at the border of three distinct Chicago Neighborhoods; Lakeview, Roscoe Village, and North Center. 

 

Resident Kevin Swallow

Close to public transportation and only two blocks south of the Addison Brown Line CTA stop, with free parking available in parking lot out front and on neighborhood streets nearby.

 

Resident Jason Messinger

Cornelia Arts Building 

October 2016 Open Studios Event

Friday, October 7th, 6 - 10 pm

1800 West Cornelia, Chicago, IL

Entrance on NW corner of Ravenswood and Cornelia.

Two blocks south of Addison Brown Line CTA Station.

Free parking available in lot and in neighborhood.

 

Guest Joey Wozniak

CorneliaArtsBuilding.com

Slide Show Preview on Artslant

Save the Dates: 2 October Openings

SAVE THE DATES:
Oct 7 - Cornelia Arts Bldg: 30 Yrs! 
Oct 13 - Crazy 8 Artists' Carnival



Cornelia Arts Building
30 Year Anniversary and
October Open Studios
Friday Oct. 7, 6-10pm
Cornelia Arts Building
1800 W Cornelia, Chicago
entrance on Ravenswood

Celebrating 30 Years: 1986 – 2016
The Cornelia Arts building celebrates 30 years of being a working artist studio building, in one of the city's largest North-side all-art-studio locations, with two full floors of working artists.

Join over 40 resident artists, see new hallway guest artist exhibitions by Pooja Pittie and Allison Bachraty, and enjoy complimentary beverage in the studios, and delicious food from food truck Chicago Lunch Box in the parking lot! With artwork by our many NEW resident artists, and the latest from your favorites! Events are FREE and open to the public.
CorneliaArtsBuilding.com
Facebook Event for Cornelia Arts 
 



Crazy 8 Artists' Carnival
State Street Gallery 
Reception Thu Oct 13, 5 - 7:30 pm
@ Robert Morris University
401 S. State Street, Chicago IL
Show Runs: Sept 26 - Dec 23, 2016
Gallery hours: Mon- Thu, 10 am - 6 pm

Crazy 8 Artists’ Carnival showcases the work of eight Chicago artists working in a wide range of mediums and a wild range of techniques. Interpreting the themes of carnival, circus, and festival, the artists are joined by their exuberant delight in the visual and their unique re-imagining of the world.
Featuring artists Kass Copeland, Alan Emerson Hicks, IZZO, Anne Leuck, Edward Master, Jason Messinger, Anthony Stagg, and Joey Wozniak.
Curated by artist and curator Jason Messinger and Gallery Director and Dean of Arts Shelley Lamantia, the show runs from Sept 26 through Dec 23, 2016, at State Street Gallery, 401 S. State Street, Chicago IL. Gallery Hours are Monday through Thursday, from 10am - 6pm.
Artists Reception: 5 - 7:30 pm
Thursday Oct 13, 2016  
Additional Artist Talks, Jazz Evenings, and Holiday Party dates will be announced.

Artists' Carnival at Crazy8art.com  
Facebook Event for Artists' Carnival

 

Cornelia Arts Building May 20 Open Studios Event

Cornelia Arts Building
May 2016 Open Studio Event
Friday, May 20, 6 to 10 pm
1800 West Cornelia, Chicago, IL

Guest artist Tracy Frein

The Cornelia Arts Building - Where Art Works 

Guest artist Gregory J. Matthews

Come celebrate Spring with the working artists of the Cornelia Arts Building, at their last open house until the fall! See the working art studios of the talented resident artists and artisans, meet them directly without intermediaries, and explore their working practices up close! 

Resident artist Meka Hemmons of SpiderMeka Photography

Meet our building resident artists, see hallway guest artist exhibitions by Tracy Frein and Gregory J. Matthews, enjoy complimentary beverages and refreshments in the studios and try the delicious fare from the food truck outside! Our open studio events are family friendly and free to the public!

Resident artist Frances Temchin

The building opens their doors to the public only four times a year. At this Spring event, come explore two full floors of working artist studios, and have a chance to purchase artwork and hand-made crafts directly from the people who made them. Over fifty local artists and artisans work in this former ice-house, including sculptors, painters, photographers, ceramic artists, print-makers, jewelry designers, textile artisans, and much more. 

Resident Artist Michelle Stone

Resident Artist Doug Frohman

Established in 1986, the Cornelia Arts Building is one of the largest All-Artist studio buildings on Chicago's North side. The building rests at the border of three distinct Chicago Neighborhoods - Lakeview, Roscoe Village, and North Center. 

Resident Artist Diane Ponder

Close to public transportation and only two blocks south of the Addison Brown Line CTA stop, with free parking available in parking lot out front and on neighborhood streets nearby.

Guest Artist Joey Wozniak

Cornelia Arts Building 

May 2016 Open Studio Event

Friday, May 20, 6 - 10 pm
The Cornelia Arts Building - Where Art Works
1800 West Cornelia, Chicago, IL
Entrance on NW corner of Ravenswood and Cornelia.
Two blocks south of Addison Brown Line CTA Station.
Free parking available in lot and in neighborhood. 

Resident Artist Jason Messinger

Building Info: CorneliaArtsBuilding.com

Slide Show Preview: ArtSlant Slideshow

Cornelia Arts Building March 11 2016 Open Studios Event

Cornelia Arts Building 

March 2016 Open Studios Event
Fri March 11, 6 - 10 pm 

The Cornelia Arts Building - Where Art Works

1800 West Cornelia Ave, Chicago, IL 

"Snow at Sunset" - Guest Artist Shalisha Erenberg

Come visit during our FIRST open studio event of the year, in this special EARLY SPRING event! One of only a handful of times a year when the building opens it's doors to the public and invites them to see the working art studios of Chicago based artists and artisans, meet them directly without intermediaries, and explore their working practices up close. 

"Postcards" - Resident artist Jason Messinger

Explore two full floors of working artist studios, and have a chance to purchase artwork and hand-made crafts directly from the artists and artisans who made them. Over fifty local artists and artisans work in this former ice-house, including sculptors, painters, photographers, ceramic artists, print-makers, jewelry designers, textile artisans, and much much more.

Resident Artist Diane Ponder

Meet several NEW residents opening their doors, special hallway guest artist exhibition by Shalisha Erenberg and Jordan Scott, complimentary beverages and refreshments in the studios, and food truck Donerman outside! Open studio events are Family Friendly - with an interactive Kid's Art Creates project on our front porch (weather permitting). 

Guest artist Joey Wozniak

Established in 1986, the Cornelia Arts Building is one of the largest All-Artist studio buildings on Chicago's Northside. The building rests at the border of three distinct Chicago Neighborhoods; Lakeview, Roscoe Village, and North Center. Close to public transportation and only two blocks south of the Addison Brown Line CTA stop, with free parking available in parking lot out front and on neighborhood streets nearby. 

Event is FREE and open to the public.

"Angled Reflections" resident artist Kevin Swallow

Building resident artists include:  Steve Amos, The Arts Palette, FIRE ARTS, Doug Birkenheuer, Michael Benz, Sarah Boyle, Judith Brotman, Jeanne L. Carava, Katherine Drake Chial, Gary D., Michelle Starbuck Designs, Friends of the Arts, Doug Frohman, Josh Garber, Phillip Hartigan, SpiderMeka Photography, Beth Kamhi, Reed Kirst, John Otto Kuhlmann, Richard Lange, Lisa Larson, Lindsey Liss, Judy Lichtenstein, Jason Messinger, Matt Nichols, Alexandra Paez-Quijano, James Parenti, Bahar Partow, Madeleine Philbin, Diane Ponder, Melissa Porter, Alyson Poston, Pam Robinson, Randi Russo, Marianne Scanlon, Jordan Scott, Susanne Siegal, Scott Simons, Tiphanie Spencer, Eric Steele, Scott Stevens, Michelle Stone, Sandy Stranz, Tiffany Stronsky, Kevin Swallow, Fraser Taylor, Frances Temchin, Teri Tito, Alexander von Agoston, Eileen Walsh, Eric Weinstein, Karla Wheeler, and Judy Zeddies 

And Guest Artists Shalisha Erenberg, Joey Wozniak, and others! 

Cornelia Arts Building 

March 2016 Open Studios Event
Fri March 11, 6 - 10 pm 

1800 West Cornelia Ave, Chicago, IL 

Entrance on Ravenswood.

Two blocks south of CTA Brown Line Addison stop.

Free parking in lot and in neighborhood.

CorneliaArtsBuilding.com

SlideShow Preview on Art Slant

Dec 17 Closing Reception - Cornelia Arts Bldg Artists in the Loop

Join 27 of the Cornelia Arts Building Artists in their end of show Artist Reception and Holiday Fundraiser party at State Street Gallery - Robert Morris University, Chicago. 

Thursday Dec 17, 
2-7 pm festivities, 5-7 pm artist reception
401 South State Street, Chicago
FREE and open to the public
 
Cornelia Arts Building Artist in the Loop show runs now through Dec 22, hours are Mon - Thu from 10 am to 6 pm.

Cornelia Arts Building Nov 2015 - Open Studio Events

Cornelia Arts Building 

November 2015 Open Studios

"The Cornelia Arts Building - Where Art Works"

Fri Nov 20, 6 - 10 pm

Sat Nov 21, 2 - 6 pm

Guest Artist Tracy Frein

Come visit at the building's LAST open studio event of the year, in this special pre-holiday TWO-DAY event! Explore two full floors of working artist studios, and have a chance to purchase artwork and hand-made crafts directly from the artists and artisans who made them.

Resident Artist Spider Meka Photography

Visit the largest quantity of open studios showing in the year, with new residents opening their doors, special gift items made for this show alone, special hallway guest artist exhibitions by Tracy Frein and Beatriz Ledesma, complimentary beverages and refreshments in the studios, a local food truck outside, all in a jovial TWO-DAY setting!
 

Resident Artist Doug Frohman

Over fifty local artists and artisans work in this former ice-house, including sculptors, painters, photographers, ceramic artists, print-makers, jewelry designers, textile artisans, and much much more.  

Guest Artist Beatriz Lendesma

Established in 1986, the Cornelia Arts Building is one of the largest All-Artist studio buildings on Chicago's Northside. This event is our last time of the year when the building opens it's doors to the public and invites them to see the working art studios of Chicago based artists and artisans, meet them directly without intermediaries, and explore their working practices up close.

Resident Artist Alexander Von Agonston

Resident Artist Diane Ponder

The building rests at the border of three distinct Chicago Neighborhoods; Lakeview, Roscoe Village, and North Center. Close to public transportation and only two blocks south of the Addison Brown Line CTA stop, with free parking available in parking lot out front and on neighborhood streets nearby.

Guest artist Joey Wozniak

Event is FREE and open to the public.

Resident Artist Jason Messinger

Cornelia Arts Building 

November 2015 Open Studio

"The Cornelia Arts Building - Where Art Works"

Fri Nov 20, 6 - 10 pm

Sat Nov 21, 2 - 6 pm

1800 West Cornelia, Chicago

Entrance on Ravenswood.

Two blocks south of CTA Brown Line Addison stop.

Free parking in lot and in neighborhood.

Resident Artist Lisa Larson

CorneliaArtsBuilding.com

SlideShow Preview on Art Slant