Joy Horwich Gallery +2 presents:
Faces Forward
May 2nd – June 2nd, 2013
Opening Reception: Sunday, May 5th 1-4pm
Phil Feitelberg, “Red Umbrellas”
The Joy Horwich Gallery + 2 is pleased to present “Faces Forward” a selection of painting, photography, and sculpture composed of emerging and established artists from Chicago and the Midwest. Among the artists showing: Marilyn Borglum, Patty Carroll, Susan Clayton, Frje Echeverria, Pam Echeverria, Phil Feitelberg, Eric Holubow, Carl Koch, Jack Kraig, William Marhoefer, Didier Nolet, Phil Ponce, Joyce Rebora, Steve Rebora, Judith Roth, Laurie Rubin, Seymour Rosofsky, Roy Schnackenberg, Jack Siegel, Gretchen Sigmund, Allison Svoboda, Jessica Tampas, Gary Weidner, and Chuck Wickler.
Crazy Quilts
May 2nd – June 2nd, 2013
Opening Reception: Sunday, May 5th 1-4pm
Addie Davis, “Heart to Heart”
“Crazy Quilts” a retrospective of quilts and fiber art by nationally recognized artist, Highland Park resident, and former TAC student Addie Davis. Addie is known for incorporating vintage silks, and satins into her quilts, embellishing them with unique elements of surprise. A collection of nearly a dozen one-of-a-kind quilts and handmade beadwork will be on display throughout the month of May.
Please join us for the opening reception of “Faces Forward” and “Crazy Quilts” on Sunday May 5th from 1-4pm,drinks and other refreshments will be served. Exhibiting artist and University Art Professor Frje Echeverria, will present a lecture “On Seeing” at 2pm. Admission is free and open to the public.
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CSL Central Suburban League – Student Art Exhibit
April 11 – April 20th, 2013
Opening Reception: Thursday,April 11 6-8p; Extended Hours: Friday April 12 4:30 – 8:00pm
The Central Suburban League (CSL) Student Art Exhibition seeks to unify the CSL schools through the visual arts. Deerfield, Evanston, Glenbrook North, Glenbrook South, Highland Park, Maine East, Maine South, Maine West, New Trier, Niles North, Niles West and Waukegan High Schools participate.
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Beauty Imperfect
RONIT WIENER, POLINA REISMAN, AND JOYCE MARCUS
March 1st – April 1st, 2013
Opening Reception: Friday, March 1st, from 6:30pm – 9:00pm & Sunday, March 3rd from 1:00pm-3:00pm
The Art Center – Highland Park presents Beauty Imperfect, featuring the work of Ronit Wiener, Polina Reisman, and Joyce Marcus. The artists strive to reclaim the concept of beauty by celebrating the female form in various life stages. Their paintings and sculptures embrace the vitality of real women whose lined faces reflect wisdom, folded flesh reveal maternal love and graying tresses embody confidence. Using bright colors and fluid sculpting, the artists demonstrate the beauty of the feminine imperfection. We are excited to invite you to join us the evening of Friday, March 1st from 6:30 – 9:00pm and Sunday, March 3rd from 1:00-3:00pm for the opening reception, including drinks and other refreshments. Admission is free and open to the public.
About the Artists:
Ronit Wiener’s paintings use text, color and drips to obscure images – and images to obscure text. The layers compete with each other, yet bind them together. She uses these elements to convey strong images of how women portray beauty to themselves and to the world. Her work is provocative and intriguing. It visually stimulates the viewer to re-examine how language and images define beauty and manipulate it. www.ronitgallery.com
Polina Reisman creates expressionist portraits that capture subsurface emotions and thoughts. She focuses on faces suggesting inner life to access the truth revealed when one’s guard is lowered. Her work recognizes that imperfection is what makes us unique, beautiful and human, inviting viewers to find a connection between themselves and the subjects. www.polinagallery.com
Joyce Marcus’ sculptures focus on both classic and realism, with an emphasis on proportion and anatomy, and gesture, playing with elements of rhythm and movement, evolving, then, her work into a more abstract representation of the human body. Her sculptures are colored with glazes, stains, oxides and paints in various combinations to enrich the textured surface of the clay.
Polina Preisman, “Lady in Red”
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Moments – Juried Photography Exhibition
An exhibition of work capturing life’s fleeting moments – exquisite or intense. Juried by artists and educators Iris Allen and Peter Cardone.
March 1st – April 1st, 2013
Opening Reception: Friday, March 1st, 2013
About the jurors:
Peter Cardone, Peter recieved a MFA from School of the Art Institute Chicago, and a BFA in photography from Rochester Institute of Technology. He has taught photography at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and University of Indiana Northwest.
Iris Allen, professional photographer and arts educator, Iris studied at Western Illinois University and Columbia College Chicago
We are excited that the following artists are participating:
Elinor Bayliss, Douglas Boehm, Martin Boughner, Jeff Cohen, Winifred S. Courtland, James DeWitt, Jolie Dickson, Nadine Eisenberg, Daniel Feldman, Andrew Fishman, Nona C. Flores, Jonathan Friedman, Cynthia Goldring, Simone Hester, Laura Joyce Hubbard, Mandela Hudson, Katsy Johnson, Britt Chemla Jones, Emma Kowalenko, David Lade, Judy A. Langston, Jody Magrady, Valerie McCune, Sandra Meagher, Dawn Murray, David Pavlina, Charles Pere, Amy Perlmutter, Laurence J. Segil, Karen Sutker, Kay Thomas, Verna Todd, Natalie Weber, Frank Witt
Jeff Cohen, “Lonely Red Towel”
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February Youth Art Month
Feb. 1st – 23rd, 2013
District 113: February 1st – 10th & District 112: February 13th – 23rd
Opening Reception:
District 113 – Friday, Feb. 1st 6:00 – 7:30pm
District 112 – Tuesday, Feb. 19th 5:00-7:00pm
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In – View Member and Faculty Showcase
an exhibition of work by TAC members and Faculty
January 11 – January 26, 2013
Opening Reception: Friday, January 11th 6:30-9:00pm
Join us for this yearly exhibition of the amazing talents of the teachers, students, and members of The Center Highland Park. See the fabulous artwork from this talented group of artists working in a wide variety of mediums including, painting in acrylics, oil, watercolor, encaustic painting with beeswax, jewelry making and metalsmithing, ceramics, mosaics, stained glass, glass fusing, sculpture, photography and more!
Congratulations to the following 2013 In View participants!
Best in Show: Elyse Martin, “Paris Cafe 4″
1st Place: David Robbin, “Pass the Salt”
2nd Place: David Meek, “Rue, Saint – Matin Paris”
3rd Place: Barbara Abelson, “Three Views”
Honorable Mentions: Michelle Cutler, James DeWitt, Elaine Friedman, Anita Kaiser, PK Kurland, Kim Nyland, Amy Perlmutter, Skip Weise, Robin Zweig
CLICK HERE to view the artwork from the above participants!
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Art is Alive in Highland Park
Thank you to all the participants, we had a outstanding turnout with nearly 100 entries! We are pleased to announce the finalists and winners for the 2013 Art is Alive contest:
Elementary:John Arnell, Megan Brill, Isabella Dickman, Lucy Heller, Kate Hohman, Gwendoyln Brand Jeffries, Brody Laforce, Valerie Oviedo, Margareth Robles, Emily Schwartz, Mark Wehner
Elementary Winner: Aidan Landes
Middle:Celia Buckman, Jack Casey, Andrew Eckerling, Reid Janson, Julian Lubell, Julia Mostow
Middle School Winner: Abby Rubin
High School:Deven Greenleaf, Sara Hall, Mackenzie Paulsen, Natalie Seredo, Alyssa Smolensky, Kaylee Tucker, Spencer Weiss
High School Winner: Isabella Mordin
Adult:Beth Boyd, Stuart Koch, Michael Kohn, Alicia Landes, Hallie Redman, Alan Rubin
Adult Winner: Karen Hohman
The winning and finalist works will be exhibited at The Art Center throughout the month of January. Art is Alive in Highland Park is sponsored by the City of Highland Park, the Highland Park Cultural Arts Commission and The Art Center – Highland Park with the goal of encouraging creativity in an arts supportive community!
For more information about Art is Alive in Highland Park, contact the City of Highland Park Cultural Arts Commission Liaison at 847 926-1612 or visit www.cityhpil.com/cac
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The Anastylosis Project
November 16th – December 30th, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, November 16th from 6:30 – 9:00pm
The Art Center – Highland Park presents internationally exhibited artist Mary Griep. Griep creates large scale, intricately detailed drawings of 12th century buildings from around the world, specifically spaces with culturally sacred value. “Anastylosis” is defined as “a method of restoring a monument distinguished by often dismantling and, in theory, rebuilding the structure using the original methods.”
Mary Griep, Facade / Chartres Cathedral
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Sacred Spaces
Juried Exhibition of work in all media
November 16th – December 30th, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, November 16th from 6:30 – 9:00pm
Imagine a sanctuary that is yours alone in which you find peace, comfort and solace. This fall The Art Center – Highland Park presents Sacred Spaces, a juried exhibition of work inspired by places with sacred significance, traditional, personal, or alternative. Juried and curated by Jennifer Greenburg and Riv Lynch, the exhibit will feature paintings, drawings photography and mixed media by local and regional artists. Join us Friday, November 16th from 6:30-9:00 pm for the free opening reception.
About the Jurors:
Jennifer Greenburg, is an Assistant Professor of Photography at Indiana University Northwest. She has a BFA in Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a MFA in Conceptual Art from the University of Chicago. She has held solo exhibitions of her work at The Hyde Park Art Center; Indiana University Northwest Gallery for Contemporary Art; the Richmond Public Library, Virginia; The Latine School of Chicago; and The Arc Gallery, Chicago. Greenburg is a recipient of an Illinois Arts Council Grant and two Community Arts Assistant Program (CAAP) Grants.
Riv Lynch, is a registered member of NAPO, the National Association of Professional Organizers as well as a registered Art Therapist. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Indiana University and a Masters of Arts in art Therapy from University of Illinois. Her business Sacred Spaces is a professional organizing company. Her background in therapy as well as her practical skills have provided the foundation for her work as an organizer.
We are excited that the following artists are participating:
Adrienne Aaronson
Carol Mansfield “Portals”
Stephanie Brent
Meg Callahan
Susan Chertkow
Cesar Conde
Barbara Dolinger
Matthew Gonzales
Erol Scott Harris II
Suzanne Horwitz
Bill Jackel
Amy Jahnke
Judith Joseph
Lialia Kuchma
Michael LaMattina
Carol Mansfield
Valerie McCune
Ahavani Mullen
David Pavlina
Stephen Smith
Mary Krebs Smyth
Michael Weigman
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Voices and Visions – Standing on the Bridge Between Health and Disease
October 5th – November 10th, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, October 5th from 6:30 – 9:00pm
Most people know someone who has been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer. Women everywhere face the fear of diagnosis every year as they enter radiology for mammograms or doctors examinations. This October, Caren Helene Rudman curates the exhibit “Voices and Visions: Standing on the Bridge between Health and Disease” at The Art Center – Highland Park, which gives voice to those affected by women’s health issues.
From October 5th through November 10th, The Art Center – Highland Park will host an exhibit of work which expresses the impact of dealing with breast or ovarian cancers. Whether one has hereditary risk factors, is a carrier of the BRCA mutation, or has lived with or cared for a loved one who has endured women’s cancers, the work reflects the concerns brought about by the diseases. A wall of statements written by women from across the country who have been affected by these diseases will address the question: How has cancer or the threat of cancer affected your life? Voices and visions hope is to empower all of us who live on the bridge between health and disease.
CLICK HERE for list of participating artists
Fresh Abstraction
Selections from the McCormick Gallery
August 24th – September 30th, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, August 24th from 6:30 – 9:00pm
The McCormick Gallery is pleased to present a selection of painting and sculpture from its contemporary program at The Art Center – Highland Park. Composed of artists from Chicago and the Midwest, the program focuses on showcasing emerging and mid-career artists whose work is rooted in the abstract. Among the artists showing: Michael Hedges, Lisa Nankivil, Darrell Roberts, John Sabraw, John Santoro, Bernard Williams, Vidvuds Zviedris.
Meg S. Callahan “Untitled”
Explorations – New works by emerging artists
A juried exhibition of emerging artists in the region
August 24th – September 30th, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, August 24th from 6:30 – 9:00pm
CLICK HERE for list of participating artists
WEAVER’S WORLD
Robots: Drawings and Mixed Media
June 8th – July 14th, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, June 8th from 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Kathy Weaver – artist, educator, and Highland Park resident – exhibits her version of the future. Robots and cyborgs in textiles, paint, papier mache and bronze portray Weaver’s fantastically imaginary world.
BLOOM
June 8th – July 14th, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, June 8th from 6:30 – 9:00pm
We wait for spring. We delight in the first appearance of the soft green buds. And then, finally, it’s summer. For many of us, the garden becomes the focus of our art. This summer, The Art Center – Highland Park is exhibiting a show of work in all media, celebrating nature’s moments of flourish. Juried and curated by Teresa Hofheimer.
Accepted Artists:
Susan Armstrong Arends, Colored Pencils
Juli Bark, Botanic III
Janie Baskin, In Her Garden
Debbie Beiler, Prairie Smoke
Elise R. Boughner, Affected Place
Domenico D’Alessandro, Shooting Star with Acrostic
Mark Fisher, Reeds, East of Mio
Maxine Gladstone, Reaching to the Sky
Marilyn Hollander, Fresh Flowers
Judith Joseph, Inspiration V
Caren Kaplan, Les Fleurs and Les Coquelicots
Erdmut Lerner, Still Life with Trillium
Regina Siske, Celebration and Song Bird
Teresa Sizemore, Iris
Charles Shaffner, Pelican Pal and Lone Tree Berkshires
Cheryl Steiger, Trillium Recurvatum
Rhoda Sterling, Springlory
Deborah Sukenic, Insomnia Flowers #1
Howard Tatar, White Lily
Teresa Wendorff, Etheria’s Fan, A Cloud Figure
Objets Extraordinaires
April 27th – June 2nd, 2012
A presentation of ‘objets d’arte’ including innovative paintnigs, sculptures and constructions that celebrate glamour, excitement and festivity. Featuring the work of artists Luciana Albait, Valerie Beller, Jessica Taylor Caponigro, Diane Cooper, John Geldersma, Greg Gummersall, Jules Feiffer, Amy Honchell, Gladys Nilsson, M.A. Papnek-Miller, Donna Rosenthal, Susan Saladino, Peter Shire, Courtney Timmermans, John Torreano, Jim Waid, Mindy Weisel, Margaret Wharton and Zack Wirsum. Curated by Jean Albano Gallery.
The 24th Annual CSL Student Art Exhibition
April 13th – 21st, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, April 13th from 6:00 – 8:00pm
The Central Suburban League (CSL) Student Art Exhibtion seeks to unify the CSL schools through the visual arts. Deerfield, Evanston, Glenbrook North, Glenbrook South, Highland Park, Maine East, Maine South, Maine West, New Trier, Niles North, Niles West and Waukegan High Schools participate.
Arts of Nepal
March 2nd – April 5th, 2012
Opening Reception:
Friday, March 2nd from 6:30 – 9:00pm
An exhibition featuring Nepali artists living both locally and abroad, working in both contemporary and traditional styles. The show will exhibit the work of artists ranging in age and medium, but all conveying the dichotomy between national and individual identity. The Art Center of Highland Park partners with curator Kiran Byanjankar and ArtsofNepal.com to present this exhibition. Join us for the opening evening reception, which will feature authentic Nepali food and music.
KIN: someone or something of the same or similar kind.
March 2nd – April 5th, 2012
Opening Reception:
Friday, March 2nd from 6:30 – 9:00pm
Our kin is a web of social relationships – our clan, our tribe, our people. As we have evolved through time, the desire for family becomes centered less on the nexus of blood relations, and has shifted to shared cultural interests as a base for social identity. This March, TAC presents an exhibition of photographic work depicting groups of kindred souls, whose basis of kinship seeks to broaden the very definition of the word. Focusing largely on youth culture, KIN explores some of the ties that bind us: family, neighborhood, sport and music. Featuring artists Andreas Laszlo Konrath, Brian Sorg, Christopher Semel, Gary Briechle, Jeffrey Wolin, Leasha Overturf and Paul Elledge. Curated by Jason Robinette.
February Youth Art Month
District 113: February 1st – 10th, 2012
Opening Reception for District 113: Friday, February 3rd from 6:00 – 7:30pm
District 112: February 15th – 24th, 2012
Opening Reception for District 112: Wednesday, February 22nd from 5:00 – 7:00pm
The annual community outreach exhibition featuring the student artwork of North Shore District 112 elementary and middle school students, and District 113 high school (HPHS and DHS) students.
In View: The Art Center’s Annual Member and Faculty Showcase
January 6th – 30th, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, January 6th from 6:30 – 9:00pm
Join us for this yearly exhibition of the amazing talents of the teachers, students and members of The Art Center Highland Park.
Art is Alive in Highland Park
January 6th – 30th, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, January 6th from 6:30 – 9:00pm
View the finalists and winners of the second annual Art is Alive in Highland Park juried art contest. Congratulations to all the finalists, and to the winners in each category!
Adult Winner: Karen Appleton, “Clay”
High School Winner: Kimberly Isaacs, “Waiting for Death”
Middle School Winner: Ryan Heller, “DJ Dog”
Elementary School Winner: Michaela Michaels, “Summertime”
Share My Kingdom
November 4 – December 17, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, November 4th from 6:30 – 9:00pm
An exhibition featuring artists of Little City’s Center for the Arts, a studio collective for artists with developmental disabilities. The creations of these artists are distinguished by their forceful immediacy, springing directly from their lives and reflecting their true perspectives. Featuring Harold Jefferies, Wayne Mazurek, and Luke Tauber.
- “The Fencing Squirrel,” Harold Jeffries
12 x 12
November 4 – December 17, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, November 4th from 6:30 – 9:00pm
A juried, call for entry exhibition embracing the intimate format of 12″ x 12″.
Voices and Visions: Standing on the Bridge between Health and Disease
September 30 – October 31, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, September 30th from 6:30 – 9:00pm
The second annual juried exhibition of artwork in celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month seeks to express the impact of dealing with breast and ovarian cancers. The show includes both statements and artwork by survivors, previvors, caregivers, sons and daughters, and any one who has in anyway been touched by women’s health.
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The Figure, Approximately
August 26 – September 24, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, August 26th from 6:30 – 9:00pm
Local artists Susan Block and Nancy Delman exhibit their paintings, both approaching figure painting abstractly.
Explorations: New Works by New Artists
August 26 – September 24, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, August 26th from 6:30 – 9:00pm
A juried exhibition featuring recent works by emerging artists in the region. Curated by Margaret Hawkins, a Highland Park-based writer, art critic and teacher. Her work appears regularly in the Chicago Sun-Times, ARTnews, and a number of other national and local art publications. She also teaches at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Click Here for more information on “Explorations”
Shee: Oil Paintings and Sculptures
March 4 – April 1, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, March 4th from 6:30 – 9:00pm
Taiwanese artist Sam Shee exhibits locally for the first time at The Art Center. The exhibit features a collection of his work created in three distinct cultural and geographical areas: Chicago, Paris and Taipei. Join us at the opening reception for a special speech given by Gloria Groom, curator at The Art Institute of Chicago, and Mayor Michael Belsky, as well as a performance by local music groups. Sculptures can be found at Musee Shee, 910 Bob-O-Link, Highland Park, IL 60035.
The Owing Project, by Judith Joseph
March 4 – April 1, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, March 4th from 6:30 – 9:00pm
America is awash in debt. Individuals owe the banks, corporations owe the government, and our government owes China. The Owing Project, an interactive art exhibit created by artist Judith Joseph, invites the public to sound off about debt and come clean on our collective shame. This exhibit provides a forum for conversation and commiseration, with provocative art pieces and a chance to speak your mind. The public is invited to participate through the Owing Project Facebook page: http://artist.to/theowingproject. Responses will be printed and included in the exhibit.
