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In , Gregory Knight, a stalwart of contemporary art exhibitions at the Cultural Center, retired after thirty-two years. Filmmaker, artist and teacher Ben Russell is departing his post at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he taught for five years.

He is leaving to become a full-time artist, and has multiple projects in the works, requiring him to travel to Norway, Vanuatu and Zagreb. Russell recently closed solo exhibitions at Three Walls and the Museum of Contemporary Art, where he showed his films as installations, using 16mm projectors and other viewing devices as sculptural objects. Russell also organized interactive, fun and challenging group exhibitions with colleague Brandon Alvendia. Ben Russell gallery has been open in Pilsen since , and it will cease operations.

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April 24 through May 30, Each critic presents an essay about the selected artist and the act of criticism that is followed by a response from the artist. Six members of the Chicago Art Critics Association present short slide talks on Chicago-area artists each has selected. Some of the artists will attend.

Ciezadlo on Kathleen Vojta Victor M. Victor M. Jay Ryan's silk-screened posters turn away from the digital in favor of older technologies like Super-8 film, letterpress, and silk screening. The juried Exhibition in Print has just mailed out. The jurors were metalsmith Lola Brooks and curator Cindi Strauss. Work featured in this issue will be exhibited at The Metal Museum later this year. The digital version will be delivered to you in a few days. Many of our advertisers have added live url links to their ads -- use them so they know their advertising is working for them.

Reed is both a speaker and host of a special evening event. Explore ongoing manifestations of this movement and how the "frontier spirit" continues to affect the art, including the work of architects Daniel Liebeskind and Brad Cloepfil. Among other speakers are: Nancy J.

Downloadable conference brochure. Register for full conference here. Student and one- and two-day passes available. Reservations must be made via phone. The Lifetime Achievement Award is SNAG's highest honor and is presented to individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of metalsmithing. Selection of the award recipient is made by a committee of SNAG members. The Phoenix conference will be dedicated to the recipient, with the presentation of the award made there.