Black History Month: Gallery Guichard brings art from across the globe

Feb 6, 2023

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Florin Road Community Beautification Project

"Art is Business" https://cleancalifornia.dot.ca.gov/local-grants/local-grant-program.

The Florin Road Community Beautification Project is a public outreach campaign, youth engagement, and beautification effort to improve the area from Tamoshanter Way through Franklin Boulevard on Florin Road. The project will coordinate with Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum, Luther Burbank High School, Florin Road Partnership, local non-profits, and businesses to address litter and illegal dumping hot spots. This project will create public spaces for showcasing the culture and diversity of the Meadowview community. The project will include art installations on Florin Road, such as banners, murals, interactive structures, landscaping, museum signage, and public seating. High school interns conduct litter source assessments, adopt litter hot spots for clean-up, and design and promote litter abatement solutions. There will be opportunities for the community to participate in beautification efforts through community art projects, youth programming, and outreach events.

WITH SUPPORT FROM THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE- THE TEAM WAS ABLE TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION

The Office of Arts and Culture (OAC) was established in 1977 by a City and County Ordinance. OAC is a public agency devoted to supporting, promoting, and advancing the arts in the region. Funded by the Sacramento City and County, OAC provides funding to local artists and arts groups; promotes the skills through marketing, outreach, and education initiatives; provides resources to support and increase regional arts education activities; and serves as a community partner and resource.

Clean California Local Grant Program
(CCLGP)
Awardee Announcement

Congratulations to the Clean California Grant Program award recipients! Today the Governor's Office announced the award of 105 local projects approved for nearly $300 million in Clean California grants for communities throughout the state. Caltrans received more than 300 applications for local grant projects. Proposals included many community enhancements, such as litter abatement, landscaping and art installations, greening, and community identification projects. Check out the list of awarded projects here!

Awards were given to 105 projects, or approximately 30% of the received applications, totaling $295,993,146 in requested grant funds. The CCLGP team received 329 applications by the deadline of February 1, 2022, which sought $758,485,147 in grant funds. Check out the "Program Results" section on the CCLGP website for more information.

The CCLGP team appreciates all the interest and participation in this program from agencies throughout California!

https://cleancalifornia.dot.ca.gov/local-grants/local-grant-program

Milestone	Date
Call for Projects	December 1, 2021
Project Application Deadline	February 1, 2022, by 5:00 PM
Project Award Notification	March 1, 2022
Restricted Grant Agreement Execution	Spring, 2022
Project Completion Date	June 30, 2024

Effective Grant Writing for Emerging Artists

"Art is Business" Reposted article written by Erin Sickler | Oct 5, 2021, | Finances

Grant writing can be intimidating for the inexperienced artist. Asking for money to support projects is stressful, especially when factoring in the reality that thousands of other creatives are competing for these same funds on their projects. Don't despair! Take a deep breath and settle in to take notes on our top tips on how to write effective, compelling grant applications.

WHEN GRANT WRITING, DO YOUR HOMEWORK

This may sound obvious, but many grant proposals are rejected because they fail to read and follow the grant requirements. Don't fall into this simple trap! Especially if you are submitting a complex application, comb over the details to help you to see if you are following all the instructions and not missing a deadline.

First, understanding the granting organization's mission is crucial. All granting organizations and foundations have a mission statement, usually posted on their website. Additionally, most organizations will have information about their scope of activities, plans, and projects. Comb through and align your language with the mission and guidelines appropriately. A quick tip: reviewing a list of past recipients is one of the best ways to determine whether your project is a good fit for their funding priorities before you put all the effort into writing a grant proposal. 

Common elements that make up an artist grant proposal include an artist statement, a project statement, a portfolio and/or work sample, and a budget. It's important to note that the budget is usually the most important factor of all of these. Your budget will indicate to the committee whether or not you have a realistic grasp picture of the project scope. For example, if the project requires unique materials or fabrication, receiving a quote on these aspects of the project in advance will help argue your case. While emerging artists can generally expect less funding than well-established artists, asking for too little can also be a red flag if the funds requested are insufficient to meet the project requirements.

Finally, make sure you save all materials submitted in the grant proposal. Keeping good records will also help remind you that writing effective grant proposals is a process. Over time, you can revisit older grant proposals and borrow relevant language, while also observing just how much your applications have improved.

PLAY THE LONG GAME

Do your research on all the available grants with learngrantwriting.org!

As an emerging artist, you may be full of potential, but you have yet to prove it. At this stage, it is easy to underestimate yourself. Confidence is key to mastering the grant writing process, but at the same time, be sure to revise and ask for advice from more experienced grant writers where possible! Have a realistic yet positive view of your skillset. In his 1961 visitors pamphlet for The Watts Towers, Simon Rodia said, "You have to be good-good or bad-bad to be remembered." Rodia himself did not seek grants to begin his monumental public work: he just went out and did it. Approach your grant applications with grit and determination, and you're well on your way to mastering the skills needed to succeed at grant writing.

Not every opportunity will take you down the right path. Funding priorities shift and change, as do selection committees. Many artists will apply to the same organization year after year, so keep your head up and play the long game. Trust your intuition and stay true to yourself.

CONTINUALLY IMPROVE YOUR GRANT PROPOSALS

 Having a career as an artist requires many soft skills: personal attributes that enable you to interact and succeed professionally. For artists, these skills can vary widely. Curiosity and resilience are key soft skills for an artist. Remember that there is more than one path to reach a destination, and you do not need to compare yourself to others to capitalize on your strengths when "selling" your art project. Instead, work on communicating what unique aspects you incorporate into your art-making through your distinct voice. 

Writing mind-blowing grant proposals is a hard skill that takes time to master. If it is daunting to submit your first grant proposal, try to begin with a level-headed approach. Express your personality and your practice on the page as much as you can. Grant writing is a special form of writing, but it doesn't have to be especially academic. Grant committees are sympathetic to artists; above all, they want to understand where you are coming from and what you are trying to communicate with your work. This message can get lost if you are being too verbose or cryptic. William Zinsser's classic book of non-fiction writing, On Writing Well, can help you improve your writing skills if needed.

KNOW THYSELF WHEN GRANT WRITING

Know your practice well when writing a grant proposal. Focus and be attuned to what makes your artistic approach unique, and also to understand your relationship to the artistic traditions you are engaging with. Being unique is a paradox. While it is true we are all unique, we can get too absorbed with expressing our unique viewpoints. Follow the adage, "show don't tell." Telling someone you are unique is not the same as demonstrating it in your grant application. As an emerging artist, the bulk of your material comprising your grant writing should come from details about exploring your early experiences, such as life experiences that play a key factor in your art, identifying mentors or influences, and describing the technical processes involved in making your work. Try to make this information as specific as possible. Stay away from general concepts. Tell the story behind what it is that really is unique to you.

ASK QUESTIONS

The grant manager, or the person who organizes the application submission process on the organizational side, firmly understands how a grant represents an organization's mission. Some grants will specifically list a contact, but if not, you can find this person by contacting the organization. If parts of the grant application are unclear to you, do not hesitate to contact the grant manager. Make sure you prepare your questions ahead of time.

Most grant managers are happy to answer basic questions. At smaller organizations, they will often go a step further. If a grant manager is willing to spend some time with you then, it doesn't hurt to ask if you can run a proposal by them to learn more about if it matches current funding priorities. Taking this extra step can drastically improve the chances of your application.

If you receive notice that you did do not get the grant, don't hesitate to ask for feedback. Some organizations keep notes of the grant committee's comments and will provide them upon request. Otherwise, the grant manager may be able to give you some direction. If you do get the grant and have the opportunity to work with the organization, you should also still ask for feedback. You might inquire about what made your proposal stand out to the granting organization. 

Viewing the grant writing and submission process as an ongoing quest for information rather than a do-or-die situation will keep you stay calm and clearheaded, soft skills that in the long run, enhance your chance for success.

Have any tried and true methods worked for you when grant writing? Any notable tips for artists writing grant proposals for the first time?

Comment below!

Erin Sickler

An open studio visit with Alpha Bruton Chief Curator

Bronzeville Art District Art Tour 2021 final installment of virtual open studio. Featuring the work of Alpha Bruton, artist and chief curator of the Phantom Gallery Chicago Network. Talks about the year in review and the curators that have made it possible to continue to exhibit in temporary exhibition spaces.  Noting the works of her spirit keeper series and the exhibition schedule for 2022. The Bronzeville Art District is sponsored by AARP and is the most prominent African American Art District hosting a virtual trolley tour nationally.

FEATURED CURATORS 2021

Renee Baker

Susan Fox, Logistic Manager

 

Trish Williams, and Rhonda Hardy

The Ocean Between IV Virtual Open Studio

"Art is Business"

ZOOM Phantom Gallery:
https://bit.ly/PhantomGalleryChicago,

HOW TO WRITE YOUR ARTIST STATEMENT!

"Art is Business" If the reader can't understand the writer, it becomes a foreign language.

Rheinland-Pfalz, Center for Documentation and Exhibition of the History of US Americans in the Rhineland Palatinate.

HOW TO WRITE YOUR ARTIST STATEMENT!

 Talking about yourself and your work can be challenging, so here is an exercise from Springboard for the Arts, Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists curriculum to help you along. Your artist statement should describe your work in a way that cannot be easily applied to anyone else. It should also be written in plain language, so if someone does not have prior experience with your art and medium, they can still understand what you mean. Finally, your artist statement should draw the reader in and invite them to learn more. Use these exercises to hone in on your unique artist statement!

THREE SENTENCE ARTIST STATEMENT

Take a moment to reflect on your artistic practice. How do you self-identify as an artist? What do you create? What makes you interested in what you do? Answer these three questions to get your artist statement.

Who you are:

What you do:

Why you do it:

INVERTED THREE-SENTENCE ARTIST STATEMENT

You can also work backward to answer the questions and develop your artist statement. Finish the sentences below for another perspective.

(Why) Because I believe…

(What) I make…

(Who) I am...

Reference: 

https://springboardforthearts.org/?s=How+to+write+an+artist+statement

https://springboardforthearts.org/professional-growth/career-consultations/artist-career-consultants/

Professional Development Trainings

"Art is Business" 

Short announcement

Announcing Art-Train! Art-Train is a new national training and technical assistance to bring together artists and creative workers with municipalities, agencies, and organizations to create culture-based collaborations. Learn more and register today! www.art-train.org

Longer announcement

Announcing Art-Train! Art-Train is a new national training and technical assistance to bring together artists and creative workers with municipalities, agencies, and organizations to create culture-based collaborations. With a track for artists and a track for agencies, Art-Train helps you use American Rescue Plan and American Jobs Plan funding to support locally-rooted, culture-based collaborations for creative and equitable recovery. Training sessions start May 11, learn more and register today! www.art-train.or

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Art-Train

www.art-train.org

Virtual technical assistance program for artists, municipal agencies, community non-profits, and arts councils in communities of all sizes across the nation.

Training for  Individual Artists on May 18, 2021, and repeat every two weeks.

ALPHA BRUTON & LIZA SIMONE, POP-UP RESEARCH STATION, EVANSTON ART CENTER "IN FOCUS"

"Art is Business" Sunday, March 21, 2021, at 2pm | Virtual

"In Focus" is a monthly lecture series that features a variety of talks and presentations by ​artists, art professionals, historians, and more! Learn more about our upcoming lectures below.

On Sunday, March 21, 2021, at 2pm, join us for a lecture about Pop-Up Research Station, a Portal to Documenting Our Art Legacy featuring Alpha Bruton and Liza Simone. 

This lecture is a part of the ongoing EAC series, "In Focus." "In Focus" features a variety of talks and presentations by ​artists, art professionals, historians, and more!

Phantom Gallery Chicago's Alpha Bruton and Phantom Galleries LA Liza Simone have created a network of support for artists, curators, and arts organizers who are engaged in temporary public art installations, storefronts, and projects that engage community response. We envision the project as a portal for shared knowledge, a resource of best practices, ongoing professional development, and a place for moral support to enhance our collective impact.

In 2012 we launched a Podcast produced by GYST Radio on BlogTalkRadio. Pop-Up Research Station developed gradually: hosting "Creative Conversations" that explored “Temporary Public Art Installations,” ” Storefront Art Movements,” “Creative Place-making,” and projects that are the impetus for “Cultural Urban Planning.”

The Pop-Up Research Station is a place to glean information. We see the Pop-Up Research Station as the portal to documenting our legacy, giving emerging curators and artists new to the world of creative placemaking a “Tool Kit” that has already been 20 years in the making, researched, developed, and implemented by artists who have carved out niches and built new communities from empty storefront to monthly art walks, and virtual trolley tours.

"Creative Conversation" on BlogTalkRadio will cover snapshots of artist stories, host honest discussions on the problems we face, offer a support system, and solicit advice on how to avoid the potholes moving forward. The interviews done for Pop-up Research Station are conversational and geared toward the artist’s mindset but will be helpful for those interested in our projects as a research tool.

REGISTER TODAY!

Michel Delgado- Featured Artist Creative Conversation

 "Art is Business"

Growing up in Senegal, on the west coast of Africa, life and art shared the same space. They were indistinguishable. As a young boy in Dakar, I learned that art is the tool I have for a direct and honest conversation with my own heart. Art always has been my rescuer, my liberator – creatively, emotionally, spiritually. I’m a self-taught painter, able to create in any media, always painting work that is straightforward and personal, work coming from a place within me that is constantly loud and growing.

My work has been called expressive. I fill my canvases with intense and basic colors, crisply painted shapes, and meticulous detail; I make work without conventional representational techniques; my work is free of metaphor, irony, and paradox. I paint straightforward narratives, stories of my journey, and memories of everyday experiences.​

Everything I create and paint comes through my relationship with the world around me, my direct response to my fantasies, my wonder, and my spiritual growth. No journey in my life remains as straightforward as painting.

"The Business of Art" Four Artists Who Are Experts From the Field

"Art is Business"  Courtesy of Monique Brinkman-Hill and South Side Community Art Center.

Super excited for the South Side Community Art Center to partner with this panel of Exceptional and Knowledgeable Artist. Jonathon Romain, Gerald Griffin, Andre Guichard, and Kevin Wak Williams. I will be moderating, if you have questions that you think need to be asked related to "The Business of Art" leave them for me.

Nathaniel McLin was a Chicago-based Art Critic - From the Archives

This blog post is in remembrance of a supporter of the Phantom Gallery Chicago and was my advisor. He was a fixture at gallery openings, exhibits and art lectures, Mr. McLin, 55, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010.

Nathaniel McLin, who grew up in a family of respected musicians, promoted local African-American artists who didn't get the attention he felt they deserved and hosted a radio program for 25 years devoted to art. Nathaniel was a support of the Phantom Gallery Chicago Network, he shared so much of his intellectual property with myself and fellow artists. He was the curator for the Phantom Gallery Chicago 2009 PostProduction Exhibit, hosted at the Murphy Hill Gallery, featuring artists Fredrick Owens and Everett Williams. The curatorial discussion was carried on amongst curators: Owens, Williams, Patti, Hill, and moderated by Alpha Bruton.



Nathaniel McLin was a Chicago-based art critic who's been published in numerous publications and frequently wrote for Paint magazine.

He also hosted a radio show called “The Art Museum of Chicago” on WHPK 88.5 FM in Chicago. Nathaniel also contributed an essay for Kerry James Marshall’s catalog One True Thing: Meditations on Black Aesthetics. Nathaniel McLin made a comment on Joyce Owens: Artist on Art concerning art critics and getting reviews published:

Nat McLin featured ranter, began to sing his rant for the  RantAthon fundraiser at LBP. 

“I would say as an art critic it is very difficult to get editors to publish a review of an artist/home studio show. 

Editors prefer to publish reviews of the artist in third party venues. Also, most of the major organizations that promote artists on their web sites and lists refuse to deal with artist cooperatives. I found I will hurt my career by pushing artists that are not in the gallery system. Every time I try to write about a local artist that is not a recent MFA grad following a trendy movement I risk being cut off from that publication permanently.”

Reference Links:
http://neotericart.com/2008/07/08/one-question-with-nathaniel-mclin/
http://octobergallery.com/paintmagazine/index.html,
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2010-01-22-1001210853-story.html,
http://neotericart.com/2008/07/08/one-question-with-nathaniel-mclin/,
http://bronzevilleblogchicago.blogspot.com/2010/01/renaissance-man-of-arts-art-critic.html,

Reflecting Resistance and Reality Through Creative Engagement - To be Rescheduled

"Art is Business" Posted for Renee C. Baker

This event has been canceled due to the winter ice storm, across the Greater Chicagoland area. Join us in April 2019 as we present installments of Creative Conversation at the Chicago Bee Library on South State Street. TBA

Reflecting Resistance and Reality through 

Creative Engagement

Composer, visionary, culturally creative, conductor, sculptor, painter, filmmaker are terms that barely hold in the artistic career of Renee Baker.

In our talk with this artist TBA, we'll get a clearer and more precise look at the artistic arena of social activism through her many professional outlets. Join the conversation and get a closer look at this artist who enlightens, engages and educates through the various mediums of art.

The presentation will include excerpts from various film, music and art projects. 

TBA 

Chicago Bee Branch Meeting Room

3647 S. State Street, Chicago IL 60609 

(312) 747-6872

Recently she was featured in Sepia Collectives ICONIC Black Panther exhibit at Stony Island Arts Bank and is an AIR (artist in resident) visual artist of Phantom Gallery Chicago Network located at the Bronzeville Artist Lofts. 

Upcoming projects include a February 16 performance of her neo-opera BALDWIN CHRONICLES: Midnight Ramble, a live recording by CMOP of her new score for the orchestra to a newly discovered Swiss silent film BORDERLINE 1930 featuring Paul and Eslanda Robeson at UI Champaign Urbana plus an introduction to her new film series premiering in Paris in March 2019.

FP Commercial, Davis Group Sponsor Phantom Art And Social Justice Installation

"Art is Business"  https://www.laurenlowery.com/lauren-lowery
This Phantom Gallery Chicago space is sponsored by Lauren G. Lowery who is both a Principal and Managing Broker at Finders Plus Real Estate and FP Commercial Advisors based in Chicago, Illinois.

Lauren Lowery,

Hi Alpha, I'm representing an historic and beautiful space at 36th and State Street in Bronzeville. The Overton 3619 South State Street 

https://animoto.com/play/Kw0MKiZQ9JyXbJ29Q8L2IA

For the past decade, the Phantom Gallery Chicago Network has been supported by Lauren G. Lowery who is both a Principal and Managing Broker at Finders Plus Real Estate and FP Commercial Advisors based in Chicago, Illinois. Ms. Lowery is responsible for business strategy, new business development, retailer relationships, and retail advisory services for FP Commercial. Her extensive real estate knowledge provides proper guidance for the company's growth and stability.

Lauren G Lowery is Co-Founder and Chief Archivist at The Modern Dance Music Research and Archiving Foundation based in Chicago, Illinois. The Dance Music Foundation documents and preserves house and dance music artifacts, scholarship and memories to reveal the genre’s significance and impact. Collection Archive duties include curating exhibitions and symposiums at Northwestern University, The Old Town School of Folk Music and Columbia College Chicago, digital restoration and storage collection. Ms. Lowery is primarily responsible for accession and organizing of memorabilia and media using a hybrid of archival technologies. Her extensive knowledge of Chicago History combined with African and African American history provides proper guidance for the foundation's growth.

ABOUT US
The Bronzeville Retail Initiative, Edgewater Development Corporation, Neighborhood Housing Services of Illinois and West Humboldt Park Development Corporation. Ms. Lowery previously managed a portfolio of more than 1.5 million square feet of retail space, has facilitated successful negotiations in over 500 sales and lease transactions and named Top Producer by the Chicago Association of Realtors. 

Ms. Lowery received her Bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL and a Master of Arts in Inner City Studies at Northeastern Illinois University, Carruthers School.


Ms. Lowery is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, an Illinois State Licensed Managing Real Estate Broker and is a Professional Certificate candidate at NeighborWorks America in Community Revitalization. Ms. Lowery is a former member and award winner of the Chicago Urban League, Metro board, a Silver Star Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and a member of the Society of American Archivists. Ms. Lowery holds a Professional Certificate from the Modern Archives Institute at the National Archives and Record Administration in Washington DC and the immediate past Vice President of the Northwestern University Black Alumni Association.

Art and Social Justice: Examines Prez ft. GeeO-"KICKS"

 "Art is Business" BIOGRAPHY-PREZ  Renard Preston

Renard Preston

 The Chicago native has been paying dues since the late 1990’s with heavy involvement in the local hip-hop scene during his early days as a freestyle battle rapper. Possessing a variety of fast-paced hard-hitting flows, while still being able to deliver a smooth swagger infused cadence, Prez has the ability to adapt to many different styles of hip-hop. His versatility alone separates him from your average “rapper.” 

Originally signed to local hip-hop label 773 Records with then group “Fallin Angels” at the tender age of 18 under the guidance of legendary producer and former Ill-State member Riot One, Prez has been groomed to dominate the industry. After relocating to Atlanta in the summer of 2000, Prez was exposed to the Southern hip-hop domination during the height of its popularity. Being able to see that transformation before his very own eyes, it made Prez broaden his style and take his music to an even higher level. 


While in Atlanta, Prez was a key member of the hip-hop group “Chill Factor,” a collective of Chicago natives who were receiving label considerations from Disturbing The Peace and Def Jam South at the time. Opening up for artists like Mystical, Lil John and the Eastside Boyz and Ludacris, Chill-Factor was on the cusp of penetrating the game. However, the group disbanded after 2005 and Prez moved back to Chicago in the summer of 2008 to pursue his solo career.

 “I had to learn how to be a solo artist…being a part of two groups in my day, I learned how to play my position and compliment the group members. 

When you are a solo artist your entire thought process changes and I accepted the challenge and sharpened my skill set.” Now older, wiser and even better than before Prez is set to take off and take the industry by storm. After being featured at Hustle Simmons’ Hustlepalooza in 2010, appearing on Trailblazer’s MPC Smoker’s Club Vol. 1 mixtape and performing at numerous venues throughout Chicago, Prez is gaining much love and respect from local and national recording artists. “At the end of the day, I do this for my family and I represent my city to the fullest…Chicago MC’s have been overlooked for years, now they have to honor us.” With an “I can’t lose” attitude and tremendous grind, the question is not “if” Prez will be a star…but “when” will this star breakthrough.

PREZ (born Renard Preston) has a unique brand of lyricism, mixed with an undeniable energy and the work ethic that is unmatched.

MIDNIGHT GATHERING select works from Makeba Kedem-DuBose

MIDNIGHT GATHERING 

Dates of Installation:  July 20th,  2018
Opening Date:  July 20, 2018
End Date:  July 31st, 2018 (de-installation before this date)

Artist Biography Makeba Kedem-DuBos

Chicago native, Makeba Kedem-DuBose, has been a multi-tasking Career Artist for over 25 years, practicing throughout the greater Chicago land area, as well as regionally (New York, Atlanta, Maryland, Philadelphia, California, Michigan, Florida), and internationally (France, Germany, Ghana, England, and Cuba.) Her work is published, namely in Professor Daniel Parker’s African Art: The Diaspora and Beyond; Tara Bett’s book of poems, Arc and Hue, Drum Magazine (London),  Janelle Dowell’s A Time: A Season in honor of Oprah Winfrey, and Woman’s Day Magazine. She studied Interior Design at Chicago’s esteemed Harrington College of Design.

Current 2018 exhibitions include South Side Community Art Center, featuring works by members of the Sapphire and Crystals  Artists Collective in collaboration with the Art Institute Chicago’s Charles White exhibit, and also featured in  Gallery Guichard’s summer opener, Individualism.  2017 honors and exhibitions include selection as a 3rd-time regional finalist for the Bombay Sapphire National Fine Art Competition, a solo exhibition at the Adler University of Professional Psychology, and Chicago Architecture Biennial supported group exhibition, Altar Call: The Architecture of Black Sacred Space at Rootwork Gallery.

The past three years have also  found  Makeba’s art included in the Block 37 Gallery’s 2016 Annual Art of Blackness Exhibition; the University of Illinois at Chicago/Arts and Architectural Center and Black Lives Matter, Our Duty to Fight Exhibition; and the City of Chicago’s 2015 Chicago Artist Month, as both featured artist, and curator of her exhibition program, Migrations In Black and White held at her Bucktown gallery, Calao 22 Space.  Earlier in 2015, her work was selected by Jurors Ginny Voedisch and James Yood for The Art House Gallery’s Art by America 2015 Juried Exhibition: A National Review of Two-Dimensional Contemporary Art.

She was appointed the position of Creative Director for Chicago Global Health Alliance in 2015, following her help in securing over $30,000 in donations as curator of CGHA’s 1st Annual Art For Global Health Gala in 2014.  Her works were exhibited and sold alongside the likes of noted  artists Richard Hunt, Allen Stringfellow, and Kehinde Wiley,

Kedem-DuBose’s 2013 professional highlights include, selection for the African American Collectors Group Diasporal Rhythms’ catalog, and highly attended exhibition at the University of Chicago’s Logan Center for Race Studies, highlighting the groups 10th Anniversary; a spot as one of 15 artists (10 of which are the original members of the artists collective Collaborative Mavericks (DuBose co-founded) who were selected to participate in the beach umbrella project sponsored by Lacuna Artists Lofts, Project Remix, and  Peroni Beer of Italy.  The artists painted umbrellas were exhibited at Chicago’s Oak Street Beach and since have toured both national and international venues, including the Annual Art Basel Art Festival, FL.

2012 highlights include a second year selection as a semi-finalist for the Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series, and selection by curator organizations South Side Community Art Center (Faheem Majeed), Hyde Park Art Center, and Chicago Public Art Group for the 51st Street Viaduct Project, a public art installation featuring the works of members of the African American Women’s Artists Collective, Sapphire and Crystals, who she’s been a member of since the early 2000’s.

Makeba is presently Creative Director and Curator at Chicago Global Health Alliance, a position she has held since 2014.  She recently completed the Visual Arts Certification Program in Curatorial Practices at the Hyde Park Art Center through the University of Chicago.  Her work is included in both private and public collections worldwide.

Recent publications include:  

Makeba Kedem-DuBose - Chicago Artists Month | 2015, How is the City your studio?
www.chicagoartistsmonth.org/featured-artists/makeba-kedem-dubose
Featured Artists | Chicago Artists Month | 2015
www.chicagoartistsmonth.org/featured-artists
City of Chicago: Chicago Artists Month (CAM)
www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/.../chicago_artists_month.html
Chicago becomes a studio during Artists Month | Examiner...
www.examiner.com/article/chicago-becomes-a-studio-for-artists-month
Seven Chicago Art Openings Not to Be Missed
http://artnxtleveljournal.com/2015/10/01/seven-chicago-art-openings-not-to-be-missed-for-oct-2-to-4/
No-Tell Cabaret Every Wednesday | CityLip Magazine...
http://citylipmagazine.com/443-2/
Exhibit Explores Contrast Between Black and White
http://stlouis.suntimes.com/entertainment/7/71/1074924/exhibit-explores-contrast-between-black-and-white-the-colors-and-people
CD 10.21.15 by ChiDefender - issue
https://issuu.com/chidefender/docs/cd_10-21-15
Makeba Kedem Dubose | DNAinfo.com
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/people/make ba-kedem-dubose
ChooseChicago.com | Top Picks for the 20th Annual Chicago Artists Month
http://www.choosechicago.com/blog/post/2015/10/Top-Picks-for-the-20th-Annual-Chicago-Artists-Month/2123/
Migrations In Black & White - A Chicago Artists Month Feature Exhibition
https://vimeo.com/145091433
Diasporal Rhythms: A Ten Year Love Affair with Collecting Art of the African Diaspora | Catalog
https://arts.uchicago.edu/logan-center/logan-center-exhibitions/archive/diasporal-rhythms-ten-year-love-affair-collecting-art
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-klein/diasporal-rhythms_b_4119269.html
Peroni Beer of Italy, Spiaggia, Project Remix and Lacuna Artists Lofts Beach Umbrella Project
chicago.theremixproject.com/umbrellaproject/

Call For Artist- Culture Bridge 2017

"Art is Business" Posted for Marianna Buchwald International Art Group

CALL FOR ARTISTS !CULTURE BRIDGE/ KULTURBRUECKE 2017

Feb.18. - March 18. 2017

Dank Haus, Scharpenberg Gallery

4740 N. Western, 4^th Floor, Chicago IL 60625

“Culture Bridge” 2017 "KULTURBRUECKE", a culture bridge of musicians, painters, dancers, sculptors, and photography/video/film artists. In 2016, the International Art Group Chicago featured more than 50 artists from 5 different continents, and presented  a broad range of artworks with an intention to deepen cross-cultural ties.

This year’s exhibit will be curated by Alpha Bruton, Chief Curator of the Phantom Gallery Chicago Network, and Marianna Buchwald, Director and Founder of the International Art Group.

All artists interested in participating in the 2017 exhibition, send your prospectus to Marianna Buchwald, Director of International Art Group, internationalartgroup1@gmail.com,  Subject Culture Bridge.

    

A $40 Application Fee is due BY January 18, 2017, Paypal donation button can be found at:  http://phantomgallery.blogspot.com/
or mail check, or money order to: 

Phantom Gallery Chicago Network/ CO Alpha Bruton, PO Box 2956, Chicago IL 60653.

Please call  Marianna Buchwald 773 507 1300 with questions are if you are interested in volunteering on a committee, helping to host one of the events, or soliciting for donations.

This project is supported in part by:

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“Culture Bridge” 2017

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SUPPORT MATERIALS

• Curriculum Vitae please include your name, address, phone number and email address along with exhibition and educational background.
• Please include a Web site links of your work along with 5- JPGS, please label all jpeg images. The jury will reserve the right to select work from the submissions of 5 images.
• For video work: For curatorial previewing, please supply you YouTube Station, Video segment should be no longer than 3 minutes and cued to the appropriate segment for panel to view. Time-based media, video art or documentation of performance art, should be submitted. Please do not submit videos of documentation of artistic process.
• For live art: web site links that document previous work; title, and a description of content and concept of proposed work.

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