Cultural Consumer Workshop Series, November 6th

This is a continuation of a conversation on the Cultural Consumer that
took place in Spring of this year. If you missed the first forum, don't
worry, the topic is fresh, with new voices and new ideas to share, and
we need your voice this time around!
 
Moderator:  Cynthia Vahlkamp, President
of Momentum Strategy Group LLC, a Chicago-based brand strategy
consultancy. Cynthia is also a Director of the Illinois Arts Alliance,
a Business Volunteers for the Arts alumni, and a former executive with
Starbucks, Quaker Oats and other premier brand-driven corporations.

Panelists:
Torri Johnson, Senior Marketing Manager of Innovation, Sara Lee
Toby Sachs, former Chief Global Growth Officerat Draftfcb;accounts included Boeing, Kellogg's, P&G, Kraft and Sprint
Marj Halperin, Strategic Communications & Public Affairs Consultant;
WGN-TV Political Commentator
Adam Thurman, Director of Marketing and Communications, Court Theatre
 
Thursday, November 6, 2008, Alliance Française, 810 North Dearborn, Chicago

5:30 - 5:45 pm  Registration
5:45 - 7:00 pm  Panel
7:00 - 7:30 pm  Networking Reception
 
Who should attend:
Corporate executives and agency executives responsible for planning
brand marketing strategies in Chicago and the region, joined by
executive directors and marketing directors of Chicago arts
organizations large, medium or small. This is a forum for business and
arts marketers eager to partner together in productive, creative and
innovative ways.

To Register: http://www.artsbiz-chicago.org/WorkshopsEvents/ArtsBusinessForums/tabid/108/Default.aspx

September Opportunties/Calls for Entry

OPPORTUNITIES

Brickton Art Center, 147 Vine Ave., Park Ridge, IL 60068, is accepting submissions for solo exhibitions. Send a letter of interest stating the type of exhibition proposed, a slide sheet of 8 - 20 slides, digital files
or prints, with name, title of work, size, medium, completion date, resume, artist's statement, SASE for the return of slides or prints, $15 non-refundable fee made payable to Brickton Art Center. Submissions will be held until reviewed. 847.823-6611.

Jackson Junge Gallery in Bucktown, invites submissions in all media for potential exhibition. Send resume, 10 - 15 images, slides or CDs, SASE, to Jackson Junge Gallery, 3039 W. Carroll Ave., Chicago 600612, chris@J2gallery.com.

Lincolnwood Village Hall, 6900 Lincoln Ave., seeks artists to exhibit their works. Call Shirley Englestein for details: 847.674-3806.

Open to Chicago Area Artists. Send slides or CD of 5 - 10 images of 2D work, resume, and SASE to be juried for a solo or group month-long show in 2009. Deadline: October 15. Old Town Art Center, 1763 N. North Park Ave., Chicago 60614. 312.337-1938.


CALLS FOR ENTRY

UICA seeking artists to submit entries to "UP" a National Juried Exhibition of sculpture to be held September - November at their Monroe Ave. Gallery inconjunction with the 2008 International Sculpture Conference to be held in Grand Rapids, MI. Details: www.uica.org.

"Life's Unique Journey" 2008 Juried International Visual Art and Poetry Exhibition, November 18 - December 30, 2008. Seeking art in all media reflecting the artist's impression of life's unique journey. $25 jury fee. Cash awards. Deadline: September 30. Send #10 SASE for prospectus: NWCC Corporate Gallery, 500 North Hicks, Suite 120, Palatine, IL 60067, www.northwestculturalcouncil.org.

The Alliance of Fine Arts announces a juried exhibition, "Restoration" to be held at Mayslake Peabody Estate. For entry form, www.allianceoffineart.com. Details: Kim Wilcox, 630.971-2689.

North Shore Art League, Second annual juried 2D 12"x12" show, "Inchworks." Deadline: October 10. $25 for 1 - 2 pieces. Call 847.446-2870, www.northshoreartleague.

CWCA Member Exhibition: October 2008

The CWCA Members Exhibition, to be held at Peter Jones Gallery, 1806 W. Cuyler, Oct. 4 - Nov. 9, in conjunction with Chicago Artists' Month and Art Walk Ravenswood. Non-juried exhibit, the only requirement is that you be a current member of CWCA.

Attached here is the PDF registration form: CWCA Membershow Prospectus

Visit our website to update your membership: http://www.chicagowca.com/membership.html.

CALL FOR ART: RAISING OUR VOICES

A Traveling All-Inclusive Mail Art Members' Exhibition To benefit the Differently Minded Art Studio at the Urban Art Retreat Sponsored by the St. Louis Chapter of the National Women's Caucus for Art.

Download the prospectus here: RaisingOurVoicesProspectus.pdf (177 kb)

About the Exhibition: Raising Our Voices
In the all-inclusive spirit of the mail art show, all works submitted will be displayed. Artists are encouraged to submit works in any media and on any subject so long as they fit within the eligibility guidelines. Thus artists can use this exhibition as a means of either offering social or political commentary or of simply expressing beauty. Part of the proceeds from this show will benefit the Differently Minded Art Studio in Chicago, IL. This exhibition is open to any and all members of the St. Louis and Chicago chapters of the Women's Caucus for Art.

Venues
Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, 3151 Cherokee St., St. Louis, MO 63118
Liz Long Gallery, the Urban Art Retreat, 1957 S. Spaulding Ave., Chicago, IL 60623

Due to space limitations, we can accept only one original wall-hung work per artist, 8" x 10" or smaller in any media. Artists of every level are invited to join the St. Louis or Chicago chapters of the Women's Caucus for Art in order to participate.

For more information, please email Jennifer Weigel, WCA-STL Exhibitions Chair, at wcastlexhibit@charter.net or call Janice Nesser, WCA-STL Chapter President at (314) 741-3772.

Summer 2008 Performance Art Workshops with Barbara Neri

Barbara Neri will teach two Performance Art Workshops via Pinckney Community Education at her spacious studio in Hamburg Township, MI. The dynamic elements of performance will be learned and experimented with during these workshops. All experience levels welcome. Workshops are limited to 18 participants each. Fee: $135.00.

To register contact Nicole Parker nicole@555arts.org or call Barbara Neri at 734.878.2542. Visit http://www.555arts.org/.

Also announcing the formation of PERFORMANCE GROUP. The group will meet regularly and work on an original interdisciplinary group performance piece with Neri’s artistic direction. Adult performers and artistic collaborators are sought to engage in all aspects of production and performance. Performers working in any genre or discipline of theater and artists working in video, sound and installation are encouraged to join.

For more info email barbaraneri@barbaraneri.com or call 734.878.2542. Visit http://barbaraneri.com to learn more about the workshops and the work of Barbara Neri.

Feminist Art Project

A message from Brenda Oelbaum, Michigan Coordinator for the Feminist Art Project and WCA-MI President:

Michigan Chapter
Women's Caucus for Art

"I am inviting the closest geographical chapter to ours to participate in an upcoming show we are doing here in Michigan. I hope that some of you will be interested in participating...members of WCA receive a discounted entry fee. And, it is part of our chapters efforts to continue the work and progress of the Feminist Art Project in our region.

Please download the attachment: WCA_MIentryform.pdf

Feminist Interrogations: ARC Call for Entries

ARC Gallery, in collaboration with the International Feminist Art Project, has a show opportunity for you! "Feminist Interrogations" is looking for works by emerging artists, utilizing a range of feminist strategies to contest issues such as, but not limited to, censorship, pollution, racism, sexual violence and war, as well as creating sites of resistance.

Download a prospectus from our website: www.arcgallery.org

ARC Gallery
832 W Superior #204
Chicago, Illinois 60622
312-733-2787

e-mail: info@arcgallery.org