Fall 2011 Classes - Evanston Art Center

Thank you to Shaun Chinsky of Good’s of Evanston and Paula and Jeff Danoff for
frame donations, and to Joan and Kevin Evanich for donating wine. Thank you
to our catering donors George Accattato, Harold and Karen Bauer, Rosie Burke
and Jeff Heksh, Paula Danoff, Nancy and Dennis Delman, Joan and Kevin Evanich,
Judy Fenton, Jerry Garner, Lorna Grothe Shawver, Linda and David Kaufman,
Beth and David Hart, Karen Hunt, Daphne Jones, Teresa and Tod Lickerman, Mary
O’Shaughnessy and Charlie Van Gilder, John Saliba and Judy Falconer, Renee
Schleicher, Rob and Janie Sills, Eric and Tammy Steele, and Sherry and Doug
Winger. A special thank you to our scholarship donors Harold and Karen Bauer,
Rosie Burke and Jeff Heksh, Kate and Craig Collinson, Nina Donnelly and Russell
Lane, Daphne Jones, and William Lampkin.
CUT: June 5 – August 7
Curated by Eleanor Spiess-Ferris and Beth Hart
Don’t miss the EAC’s newest exhibition, “CUT,” where the medium of paper is
transformed into contemporary artwork in the hands of thirteen talented artists.
Although the making of paper goes back to at least the 3rd century, the oldest
surviving paper cut-out originated in 6th century China and has a long worldwide
tradition in art that dates at least to the Middle Ages. Traditional collage,
2- and 3-dimensional cut paper forms, digital technology of “cutting,” “pasting,”
and “replicating,” and dvd “action cartoons” of cut paper characters demonstrate
only some of the contemporary techniques featured in “CUT.” Every artist in the
exhibition uses the technique of cutting as a starting point to achieve his or her
unique artistic expression.
The exhibiting artists are: Brian Dettmer, Ling-An Fang, Susan Giles, Jesse
Harrod, Jang Soon Im, Bruce Kresnoff, Christophe Roberts, Mark Rospenda,
Shawn Sheehy, Richard Shipps, Helene Smith-Romer, Doug Stapleton, and Sarah
Steinwachs.
Several special workshops in conjunction with this exhibition will be held this
summer, taught by the exhibiting artists: one titled “Fabric as Paint” will be taught
by Jesse Harrod, and a second workshop called “The Language of Pop-Up Books”
will be taught by Shawn Sheehy.
A related community-wide event, “Re-Create: Recycled Paper Environment,” will
be held on July 30 from 11 am to 4 pm at the picnic shelter in the park north of
the Art Center. This event is free and open to the public.
Member’s Show:”Interpretation in Two or Three-D”
Opening with “CUT” the first member’s show of the summer is open from
June 5-26, 2011. Curated by David Gista, EAC faculty member, the exhibition
celebrates the artistic excellence of talented members who take classes at the
EAC. Exhibiting artists include:Edward Abraham, Piotr Antonow, Harold Bauer,
Ekaterina Bitkin, Elizabeth Bolich, Patricia Brew, Yulia Bushmanova, Nicase
Calderone, Carlos Cardenas, Mary Chiaro, Elaine Clearfield, Katie Compernolle,
Sara Convery, Lori Darling, Mariah DeForest, Mike Dillon, Rachel Dosé, Judith
Edelman, Karen Eich, Betsey Fiddler, Rhona Fiedler, Louise Fischer, Karen Gerrard,
Karen Gerrard, Dorothy Gill, Patricia Hinkel, Claire Hirsch, Mark Hudson, Jane
Jacobs, Bobette Jennett, Kimberly Jones, In Young Ju, Beatrice Kahn, Beth Kerr,
Grace Kroll, Jeanne LaCasse, Victoria Lacocque, Robin Langer, Eugene Lev,
Cherie R. Lockett, Jessica Lucas, Sally Lupel, Jonathan Lurie, Roberta Malkin, Amy
McCormac, Emily McCormick, Joan McLane, Lucia Miller, Kim Moloney, Victor
Nelson, Marc Nemenoff, Ginny Pitre-Hay, Ken Probst, Melissa Saks, John Saliba,
Tim Sanborn, John Schlossman, Margaret Sents, Margaret Shell, James Sklar,
Adrienne Stern, Arlene Strom, Cathy Taylor, Sue Thompson, Valery True, Ivan
Tshilds, Lawrence Tuke, George Weissler, Jacquelyn Wells, Julius Wineberg, Leslie
Wolf, Jill Worm
photograph, while at the same time the contrast between materials encourages
close contemplation. Artist Gary Orlinsky installed “Elevated” the week of July 11 th
with an opening reception and artist talk Saturday, July 16 th at 2 pm. His sculpture
will remain on the EAC’s front lawn until May 2012. Funding for Sculpture on the
Grounds is provided in part by the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation.
Dimensional Lines: art + dress: September 11 – November 7
Curator: Gillion Carrara, Contributing Curator: Fraser Taylor
Exhibiting Artists: Abigail Glaum-Lathbury, Conrad Hamather, Anke Loh, Beata
Kania, Kristin Mariani, Katrin Schnabl, Kristina Sparks, and Fraser Taylor. Additional
contributions will be made by writers Sandra Adams, Alex Aubry, Caroline Bellios,
Stuart Dybek, and Margaret Hawkins as well as set designer, Mary Griswold and
Lighting artist, Geoffrey Bushor.
The Art Center has asked a group of Chicago-based artists and designers who are
at the forefront of their disciplines to collaborate on an exhibition exploring the
relationship between art and fashion.
A reflection of today’s global culture, the line between both disciplines has
increasingly blurred to produce hybrid art forms that bridge the worlds of culture
and commerce.
Dimensional Lines: Art + Dress will explore this cultural phenomenon in the
context of Chicago’s own vibrant contemporary art and fashion scenes. This
exhibition will offer visitors a rare opportunity to experience innovative art and
design in dialogue with the Art Center’s historic setting.
Board News
Our New Board Members
Linda Beck
Linda comes to us from the Chicago Foundation for Women, and is currently
completing the Evanston Community Foundation’s Leadership Evanston program.
Her extensive leadership in volunteer and community work includes the Junior
League of Chicago, Women’s Club of Evanston; Neighborhood Restorative Justice
Institute; and Public Allies/Chicago. Linda lives in Evanston.
Rosanne Dineen
Rosanne has worked for several major banks specializing in derivatives,
marketing and investment analysis. She is currently on the Board of the
Block Museum, NU Alumnae and Continuing Education and Evanston Garden
Club. Other organizations she has worked with include Evanston Community
Foundation; Research Park Board; Youth Job Center: Evanston Electric Task Force;
and the American Craft Exposition. Rosanne lives in Evanston.
Julie Schmidt
Julie has spent the past five years as Director of Finance at North Shore Country
Day School. She is a graduate of the Kellogg School of Management where
she served as Associate Director of Admissions. Julie was previously associated
with Deloitte & Touche, Peterson Consulting L.P. and several major banking
institutions. Julie lives in Northfield.
Sculpture on the Grounds
Our 2011-2012 Sculpture on the Grounds project, “Elevated,” conceptually
addresses the provocative dialogue between nature and built space that the
Evanston Art Center’s ivy-covered building has with Lake Michigan. Visually,
with its girder-like supports and elevated mass, the work powerfully references
Chicagoland’s most iconic built structures, the “El.” “Elevated” consists of a
series of parallel, attached hoops that will have a central core of bundled reeds
zigzagging through the length of the structure. The reeds are enclosed and
sheltered within the sculptural form and simultaneously extend beyond the
frame. The piece as a whole implies rapid movement, as if captured in a blurred
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