Cesar Conde's Intersects with Social Justice- FACES NOT FORGOTTEN - Chicago

"Art is Business"  Cesar Conde is a Chicago-based Filipino-American artist whose work is a
series of reflections on humanity and our inner environment. They are moments of contemplation captured in milli-seconds, revealing the sensitiveness and vulnerability of human beings. In this discovery lies the human strength. These moments he captures through the lens of the human eye and experience moved him towards the direction of social consciousness and action.

Cesar Conde at Genesis Art Gallery, "Faces Not Forgotten", 4/16/2016
In The Hood – Portraits of African American Professionals Wearing a Hoodie,” is the first recipient of the “Paul Collins Diversity Award” in ArtPrize 2014. This project is of large scale paintings done in Technique Mixte. They are portraits of African American professionals, male and female wearing a “Hoodie”. This is to dialogue  “Perception” vs. “Reality”, race-relations, stigmas, images, stereotypes, generalizations. It was inspired by the tragedy of the 17 y.o. African American teenager, Trayvon Martin who was shot and killed last year while wearing a hoodie in a Florida neighborhood.  Conde believes that "Until we see each other beyond “The Hood and into Humanity”, we perhaps can achieve peace and erase color lines."


Currently, Conde is working on “The Bang Bang Project”. It’s a series of large scale portraitures about “Black Lives” cut short due to police brutality and death as a result of stereotypes directed towards people of color. Conde’s  Conde is involved in a project with The Field Museum of Chicago in a project called “Art and Anthropology: Portraits of Object as Filipino.” A collaborative works with 10 Filipino and Filipino-American Artists to create large scale painting regarding the anthropological objects inside the museum. 



Conde studied at Angel Academy of Art in Florence, Italy with John Michael Angel , who was an apprentice for Pietro Annigoni. Also, with Master Painter of Technique Mixte , Patrick Betaudier in his atelier in France. Conde’s old master influences are Carravaggio, Rehmbrant, and Goya. 

He resides in Chicago and continues to paint in his atelier in the Red Light District at the Zhou B Art Center where he is Artist-In-Residence.

PopUp Research Station- Creative Conversations Podcast.


Culture Bridge International Art Exhibit and Festival of the Arts: 03/15 by Phantom Gallery Chicago Network | Visual Arts Podcasts:

Artist talks and panel discussions are an opportunity to get to know artists approach of creating work, their biography, culture, mission and goals and desires. The moderators are directing the dialog between artists. Today our conversation is with artists Cesar Conde, Tracy Poyser, and Marianna Buchwald. Questions of investigation: What inspired you? How your passion developed? Social Justice: How do you define social practice? Describe one of your recent projects and how it intersects with social justice? Can artist pop in and out of a community? What's the process like examples of how relationships are developed in short periods of time or can they?



Ti-Rock Moore: Artist Statement- on Social Justice



"Art is Business"


Chicago Art Exhibit inspired by Mike Brown, at Gallery Guichard, 2015

"Black Angel Wings", from Installation Michael Brown,  Photo Credit, William G. Hill,


Altar Installation: by Alpha Bruton, Ti-Rock Moore, Rylan Thompson, and Tina Hepworth
Ti-Rock Moore's "Black Angel Wings"  frames the first portrait by artist Christine Ilewski. She began painting portraits of children who had 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. Artist Rylan Thompson contributed a portrait of Dustin Elliott Kimbrough and Lazarus Jones by Tina Hepworth.

Guest artists are welcome to contribute to the altars.

VOICES OF OUR YOUTH A CALL FOR PEACE



We have an upcoming event that we are hosting this weekend and hope that you can attend as well as bring family and friends. We are hosting a film screening of Making a Killing by Brave New Films at an art exhibit of Faces Not Forgotten.


This event is in observance of National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) which is observed April 10-16 this year. The theme underscores the importance of early intervention and victim services in establishing trust with victims, which begins to restore their hope for healing and recovery.

The Faces Not Forgotten Project was started by artist Christine Llewski. She began painting portraits of children who have died from gun violence in memory of Lorenzo Rosebaugh.

Join us as at this exhibit which presents 34 Chicago artists who joined the social justice movement by painting portraits of Chicago youth who have lost their lives as victims of gun violence.

Genesis Art Gallery
2525 N. Elston Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
414-379-7475

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 16, 1:00-3:00PMArt Exhibit Dates: April 11- April 24Film Screening of "Making a Killing" begins at 2:00 pm 

Post Discussion 3:00 pm


Please see the attached flyer for distribution or posting on social media. Note: the "Faces" on our ad are the children (Tyler and Tyesa) of our co-president Delphine Cherry.

Also, just a reminder that this Wednesday is volunteer night at the ICHV Office from 5:30-8:00PM. Snacks and beverages will be provided.
ICHV Office
222 S. Morgan Street, Suite 4A
Chicago, IL 60607
312-243-4248

And lastly ICHV is hosting a fundraiser on April 26 from 6:00pm-9:00pm at the
Chicago Cultural Center - 78 E. Washington. Individual tickets are $75 in advance and $100 at the door. Please see the attachment or click here for more details.
 

Thanks to all of you!

All our best,

Anna and Delphine

TUNTUI: RECONTEXTUALIZING THE ORDINARY

Phantom Gallery Chicago April 10th - April 23, 2016

April 22, 2016 - artist talk

 Chicago Modern Orchestra Project presented in concert 

Renee Baker presents a neo installation TUNTUI 

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Gallery Office Hours W-F  10am - 2pm, 
by appointment 773-681-6570
440 E. 47th Street, Chicago IL  60653


TUNTUI: RECONTEXTUALIZING 
THE ORDINARY
          
Renee’ C. Baker
         VISUAL SCRATCH
                               
  A DISRUPTIVE VISUAL JAZZSCORE

                    for INDETERMINATE ENSEMBLE IN 6 MOVEMENTS


                    hopelessly stumbling on and off the platform
                                             Failed to arrive on a meaningless timetable
                                 Obsolete resort-sinister crowd
                       A half-hour late, traveling within the whale
                               Were waiting in vain for an orgy of destruction
              Accepted it’s delay toward the market square
                                Indifference/course of it’s passage
                  Hopeless resignation, closing time persuasion
                                              Like some strange fruit
                 Dark was the dark
                                         A sleep so deep
                       Darkness visible-visual compulsiveness
                                         Due to arrive on the morrow, it’s own poetry

                           Brings an onset of silence




W.IN.E TV Interview Mrs. Renee Baker



Renee' C. Baker   Composer/Visual Artist

Renee' Baker is founding music director and conductor of the internationally acclaimed Chicago Modern Orchestra Project (CMOP), a polystylistic organization that grew from the plums of classical music as well as jazz. A member of the world renown collective Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians.
As a disruptive composer and visual artist, there are few barriers to the creative turns of this composer, conductor, artist, and instrumentalist. As a featured ensemble, CMOP has been chosen to work with NewMusicUSA and the EarShot program of the American Composers Orchestra. 
 
An expert at ensemble development and training, Renee’ developed the Mantra Blue Free Orchestra (Chicago), PEK' Contemporary Project (Berlin), the progenitor of Bleueblue Walkers/Bass Kollektief, Twilight Struggles (Berlin) as well as being involved in starting over 20 cutting edge new music ensembles. Among them: TUNTUI, Wrinkled Linen, Chocolate Chitlin' Caucus, Red Chai Watch, FAQtet, Project 6, Renee' Baker's AWAKENING, Baker ArTet, a Butoh ensemble BODY STRATA, and Strings Attached.
 
Ms. Baker has performed globally from Bimhuis (Amsterdam) to Symphony Center (Chicago) and was a founding member as well as Principal Violist of Chicago Sinfonietta for 26 years
 
As a disruptive force in composition, Ms. Baker’s eclectic visual score compositions led her to create a gestured conducting language she calls CCL/FLOW (Cipher Conduit Linguistics), which she employs when working with numerous cutting edge groups in Cologne, Berlin, Netherlands, London, Chicago, Portland (OR), and other ensembles around the world. 
 
A further aspect of her composition skills is the development of her painted score Exploratorium pieces for ensembles of variable sizes. Ms. Baker is also in demand as a lecturer and expert in nontraditional composition techniques, as well as large ensemble “comprovisation”/ improvisation development.
 
Aspects of the art world permeate Ms. Baker’s work. Her performance art work SUNYATA:TOWARDS ABSOLUTE EMPTINESS will premiere at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA, Chicago) in May 2015, and her tactile score sculpture works were featured at the MCA Chicago as part of the Sunyata premiere.
Called the latest AACM visionary by Downbeat Magazine, Ms. Baker is one of the brightest and most fertile minds in active in composition today.

Critical acclaim for her graphic scores novels has come from performances in Berlin, Poland, London, Scotland and as far reaching as Vietnam.

Ms. Baker has composed over two thousand works for ensembles ranging from pieces for solo instruments, ballet, opera to large orchestral works that bridge the classical, jazz and creative music genres. Her ability to embrace various creative parameters in her work has led to commissions for the Chicago Sinfonietta, Berlin International Brass, PEK’ Contemporary Project, and DanceWright Project, among others.

Ms. Baker is the composer of four operas. Currently she is working as a film score composer, having composed and released a new score for Oscar Michaeux's “race film” masterpiece BODY AND SOUL (1925) with the music performed by her Chicago Modern Orchestra Project ensemble.

2016 NCVRW Theme Video: Serving Victims. Building Trust. Restoring Hope.



The Faces Not Forgotten- Chicago Project-2016


Each April, OVC helps lead communities throughout the country in their annual observances of National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW), which will be observed April 10–16, 2016. This year's theme —Serving Victims. Building Trust. Restoring Hope— underscores the importance of early intervention and victim services in establishing trust with victims, which in turn begins to restore their hope for healing and recovery.



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Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Straight Business



"Art is Business" SAVE THAT DATE APRIL 15, 2016

The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble is a family band consisting of seven blood brothers who began their musical training at the tender ages of four and five by their father, jazz trumpeter/band leader Kelan Phil Cohran (Earth, Wind & Fire, Chaka Khan, Sun Ra). The boys went on to form the Phil Cohran Youth Ensemble in 1990. By 1999, the brothers discontinued playing with dad in order to find their own sound, growing into the band now known as Hypnotic Brass Ensemble or HBE. The group’s sound was best put by Fader Magazine’s Edwin Stats, who called their music: “a huge brass bridge of hypnotic polyphony connecting the cosmic jazz of Sun Ra’s Arkestra with the urgency of hip hop, and the sweeping emotional scale of a Curtis Mayfield blaxploitation opus.” Their song, “War” was featured in the movie, The Hunger Games.

CIMMfest is the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival taking place April 13-17, throughout Chicago and featuring over 200+ events of Premiere Films, Filmmaker & Artist Q&A’s, Live Concerts & Scores, Music Showcases, Parties / CIMMcon Industry Conference, Industry Panels, Workshops, Mixers and more!

For more info, full schedule & fest passes visit: cimmfest.org

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*NOTE:
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble / CIMMfest Pass includes General Admission to Hypnotic Brass Ensemble show above, PLUS: 5 days of 200+ events throughout Chicago – Access on a first come first served basis. / Reserved Seats to 5 events (email sent when full lineup set March 1st) / Premiere Films, Filmmaker & Artist Q&A’s, Live Concerts & Scores, Music Showcases, Parties / CIMMcon Industry Conference, Industry Panels, Workshops, Mixers and more!

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 

SAVE THE DATES!!!!


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,

"Art is Business"  reposted for ArtfixDaily.com

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?

Artist Conversation: Martin Puryear and Theaster Gates



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International Art exhibit and festival,CULTURE BRIDGE Kulturbruecke exhibition

"Art is Business" curated by Marianna Buchwald and Derin Baratka,
DANK Haus, 4740 N.Western, Chicago, IL. 60625 


Curator by Marianna Buchwald 

Sat. Feb.20. 6pm - 10pm Grand Opening Reception,  Culture Bridge, Kulturbruecke exhibition at Scharpenberg gallery.The opening remarks by Prof. Talmadge Wright, associate professor at Loyola University,present an introduction to the idea to developing a dialog between various  kinds of art forms and cultures . In a spoken word performance by Kao Ra Zen, he models an interactive approach to celebrate  dialog through music, poetry and movement, highlighting some of the art works in the exhibition. 


This is a celebration of art  with more than 50 artists from Germany, Poland, Phillippines, India,  France, Turkey, USA, Greece, Brazil , Mexico and other countries. There will be a series of artists talks, panel discussions, performances, music  and theater events , Wednesdays, Thursdays, and free art activities on Saturdays, 12 pm - 4 pm in the gallery during the exhibition.

IAG at AnySquare

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AAAM's Statement on the Retirement of Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III

"Art is Business"   Dear AAAM Members, Vedet Coleman-Robinson, Ph.D., President & CEO Association of African American Museums ...