TUNTUI: Re-Contexturalizing the Ordinary by RENEE' C. BAKER



TUNTUI:
Re-Contexturalizing the Ordinary
RENEE' C. BAKER, artist
Morphing the everyday sensibility into artistic expressions. 
Presenting paper works, canvas paintings and re-purposed 
natural sculptures from her 2016 works.



Exhibit April 10-23, 2016
Soft Opening Sunday, April 10th, 1-3pm
Artist talk April 22 at 6 pm
Bronzeville Artist Lofts 440 E. 47th, Room 205, Chicago IL

Phantom Gallery Chicago Network
gallery hours w-th, 10am - pm, by appointment 

Chicago Modern Orchestra Project Chamber Ensemble

April 22, 2016 - artist talk

 Chicago Modern Orchestra Project presented in concert

Renee Baker presents a neo installation TUNTUI 

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The Faces Not Forgotten- Chicago Project-2016


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The Phantom Gallery Chicago Network has partnered with Faces Not Forgotten Saint Louis, to present the Faces Not Forgotten – Chicago. The Faces project was started by artist, Christine Ilewski. She began painting portraits of children who have died from victims of gun violence in memory of Lorenzo Rosebaugh. It is her hope that by putting a face to these victims, we can raise awareness about gun violence in the USA.



Featured Artists Who Responded to the Call for Portraits-
Alan Emerson Hicks , Alexa Lebron, Alpha Bruton,  Anne Farley-Gaines , April Dill, B RA-EL ALI , Christine Ilewski-Huelsmann , Cbabi Bayoc  , Cesar Conde, Diane Ponder, Derrell Monegain, George Larson , Jeanine Hill-Soldner, Jeanne Fields, Joyce Lindsey , Kathryn Gauthier, Laura Cerf Dahl, Lauren Pilot,  Leidy Baldwin,  Lucy Li, Melissa Allen , Melisa Halka, Nayda Aurora Cuevas, , Niaz Kausar,  Nicole Laport, Ophelia Adams,  Rahmaan Statik , Raymond A. Thomas, Rob Hogan , Rory T. Morgan, Rylan Thompson, Roger J. Carter, Sandra Bacon, Sarah Kaiser-Amaral, Sarah j Mueller, Sean Culver , Shazia Ilyas , Sophie de la Mar,  Tina Hepworth,  and  Zachary Williams.

Phantom Gallery Chicago Presents the work of eight artists whose art practice responses to Social Justice Issues.

B RA-EL ALI , Cesar Conde , Christine Ilewski-Huelsmann , Everett C. Williams, Fran Joy (Evanston) , Najee Dorsey (Columbus, GA), Nicholas Conlon,  Ti- Rock Moore (New Orleans)
   

Posting pictures is a powerful way to promote engagement, as pictures tend to garner more views, likes, shares, and comments than text alone. Join us as we present thirty-four Chicago artists who responded to the call for artists, to join our social justice movement by painting portraits of Chicago youth who have lost their lives as victims of gun violence.  

FACES NOT FORGOTTEN CHICAGO

April 16th Opening Ceremonies Ringing of the Bell-  Faces Not Forgotten, Brady Campaign, Purpose Over Pain, Every Town Moms Demand Action. Interviews with organizers artists, family members will be conducted by resident radio station.

   
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Architect Amanda Williams and artist/educator Andres L. Hernandez have won the competition for the 2015–17 iteration of PXSTL,

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PULITZER ARTS FOUNDATION AND SAM FOX SCHOOL ANNOUNCE WINNER OF PXSTL DESIGN-BUILD COMMISSION

Amanda Williams.  Photo by Ann Ryan.  Andres Hernandez.  Photo by Joe Mazza.
Amanda Williams. Photo by Ann Ryan. Andres Hernandez. Photo by Joe Mazza.
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Pulitzer Arts Foundation and the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis today announced that architect Amanda Williams and artist/educator Andres L. Hernandez have won the competition for the 2015–17 iteration of PXSTL, a design-build commission for a temporary structure that will transform a vacant lot into the site of community-based programs and events. The selection panel, which comprised representatives from the Pulitzer and the Sam Fox School, based its decision on criteria that included the strength and creativity of their past work, innovation of approach, and the potential to invite public engagement.
Launched in 2013, PXSTL (the name is an acronym for the Pulitzer, Sam Fox School, and StLouis) is intended to explore the ways in which small-scale creative interventions might serve as meaningful catalysts for urban transformation, as well as to examine how arts and culture can best help fortify and sustain vital communities. The first project, designed by Freecell Architecture, of Brooklyn, was completed in summer 2014. The final design of this year’s PXSTL will be realized in spring 2017, and programming will take place during that summer.
Throughout the course of this PXSTL project, the Pulitzer and the Sam Fox School will work to expand community engagement through the design of both the structure and the programs that it will house. The Pulitzer will meet with various members of the St. Louis community to solicit their ideas, and the two organizations will hold a charrette this fall in order to encourage public feedback. This year, in addition to project development, Williams and Hernandez will teach an architecture studio as visiting faculty in the Sam Fox School’s Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design, where students will play a role in developing the winning concept, including aspects of its design, implementation, and community engagement.

Pulitzer Arts Foundation Director Cara Starke states, “This year’s PXSTL, which invited proposals from an international group of architects, designers, and artists, drew a great diversity of practitioners, approaches, and designs. Deciding who among this year’s three finalists should receive the commission was, to say the least, difficult. I’d like to thank Mary Ellen Carroll and Merve Bedir & Jason Hilgefort for their thoughtful and creative submissions, and welcome Amanda and Andres to St. Louis. We are thrilled that they will bring their experience working in cities marked by vacancy—along with an approach that is at once deeply thoughtful, bold, and practical—to the St. Louis community. We look forward to working with them to ensure that the Pulitzer continues to have a positive impact on the city in which it is so deeply rooted.”  
Carmon Colangelo, Dean of the Sam Fox School and the E. Desmond Lee Professor for Collaboration in the Arts, adds, “I am very pleased that Amanda Williams and Andres L. Hernandez have been selected as the winners for PXSTL; they are both remarkable individuals and will make a stellar team. Through each of their professional practices, they combine the roles of artist, architect, art educator, and social activist, and I am confident that they will bring the same dynamic dialogue to this project, activating the space and spurring inclusive conversation about art and design in the public realm. I look forward to working with them as colleagues, and fully expect that their team-taught studio will leverage the interdisciplinary strengths of the Sam Fox School and our collaborative relationship with the Pulitzer.”
Amanda Williams and Andres L. Hernandez
For nearly two decades, Amanda Williams has focused on how combining art and architecture can promote thriving cities. A graduate of Cornell University’s architecture school, the Chicago-based Williams creates projects that center on color, race, and space. Her Color(ed) Theory series shrouds the exterior of soon-to-be-demolished houses with vivid, culturally derived colors, marking the pervasiveness of undervalued Black city spaces. Williams has exhibited and lectured throughout the United States. She is an adjunct professor at Illinois Institute of Technology, where she recently received an award for excellence in teaching.
Artist, designer, and educator Andres L. Hernandez works with youth and adults to interpret, critique, and re-imagine their physical, social, and cultural environments. A co-founder of Revival Arts Collective—a network of citizen activists committed to using arts and culture as a catalyst for community redevelopment in Chicago—he earned his Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University and a master’s degree in art education from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he is associate professor and chair of the Department of Art Education. Hernandez holds a concurrent faculty position in the Graduate Studies in Art & Design Education programs at Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Opening Event
The PXSTL project will open to the public in early May 2017. More details about the opening weekend will be announced in the coming months.
About PXSTL
PXSTL is a direct outgrowth of the Pulitzer and Sam Fox School’s shared commitment to rethinking the future of St. Louis, and is one of several projects funded by an endowment created by Emily Rauh Pulitzer to support collaboration between the two institutions. The program contributes to the ongoing revitalization of the Grand Center neighborhood, while creating a venue for St. Louis residents and artists to collaborate in the creation of site-specific programming. PXSTL also builds upon St. Louis’ larger history of site-specific projects and temporary installations that have informed the city’s development. The most famous among these is, surely, the Gateway Mall, with Eero Saarinen’s now-iconic Gateway Arch (1965) and Richard Serra’s Twain (1982).
About the Pulitzer
The Pulitzer is free and open to the public Wednesday through Saturday. Hours are 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. For more information, visit pulitzerarts.org or call 314-754-1850.
About the Sam Fox School
The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts is an interdisciplinary and diverse community of artists, architects, designers, curators, and scholars dedicated to excellence in learning, creative activity, research, and exhibition. The School’s unique structure allows it to build on the strengths of each unit—Art, Architecture, and the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum—and to draw on the resources of Washington University to create new knowledge and address the social and environmental challenges of our time. For more information, visit samfoxschool.wustl.edu.
Lucy O'Brien & Stephanie Markovic 

Gathering Spaces an Intersection Between Cultural and Nature 02/29 by Phantom Gallery Chicago Network | Visual Arts Podcasts

Gathering Spaces: An Intersection Between Cultural and Nature 02/29 by Phantom Gallery Chicago Network | Visual Arts Podcasts:






The wildlife corridor along the lakefront showcases the beauty and importance of the surrounding natural habitat. It serves as a space for reflection and cultural exchange within the community. This idea of looking back and reclaiming what is essential for a sustainable future aligns with the mission of the Burnham Wildlife Corridor Curatorial Committee, the Chicago Park District, and The Field Museum in their efforts to restore these natural habitats..





As a new resurgence of art and culture continues to emerge in Bronzeville, the creation of the?Sankofa for the Earth? The site will become a signature moment that symbolizes a new renaissance of creativity and community arts engagement on the south side.

Today's Creative Conversation is with Arlene Turner Crawford, who is serving as Project Manager, overseeing planning timetables, logistics, and budget; Park District & Field Museum liaison; painter, mosaic artist.


Dorian Sylvain, Design Manager, is responsible for providing technical drawings and plans, designing layouts, and supervising the installation team as a painter and mosaic artist.

Raymond A. Thomas, Construction Manager, oversees the construction of sculptural components and serves as a liaison with community organizations and youth volunteers. He is also an IT specialist, painter, mosaic artist, and supervisor for the installation team.

Investigation: What does it mean to exhibit in temporary installation spaces outside of museums? What are the unanticipated impacts? Why are functionality and beauty key concepts in your proposed work, **Gathering Spaces: An Intersection Between Culture and Nature?

The wildlife corridor along the lakefront highlights the beauty and importance of the surrounding natural habitat. It serves as a space for reflection and cultural exchange within the community. This concept of looking back and reclaiming essential elements for a sustainable future aligns with the mission of the Burnham Wildlife Corridor Curatorial Committee, the Chicago Park District, and The Field Museum in their efforts to restore these natural habitats.

As a new resurgence of art and culture continues to emerge in Bronzeville, the creation of "Sankofa for the Earth" will symbolize a significant moment of creativity and community arts engagement on the South Side.

Today’s creative conversation features Arlene Turner Crawford, who serves as Project Manager. She oversees planning timelines, logistics, and budgets and acts as the liaison between the Park District and The Field Museum. She is also a painter and mosaic artist.

Dorian Sylvain, the Design Manager, provides technical drawings and plans, design layouts, and oversees the installation team. He is also a painter and mosaic artist.

Raymond A. Thomas, the Construction Manager, supervises the building of sculptural components, acts as the liaison for community organizations and youth volunteers, and is an IT specialist, painter, mosaic artist, and part of the installation supervision team.

**Investigation**: What does it mean to exhibit in temporary installation spaces outside the museum? What are the unanticipated impacts? Why are the concepts of functionality and beauty major principles in your proposed work?

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