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VISION 12 - Historical Information
About VISION (Return to top)
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VISION 12: The Business of Art
July 13 - July 28, 2007
Want to get to know the art galleries in Chicago? To meet dealers, discover artists and learn about how to collect fine art? Think you have seen all there is to see? 2007's summer art gallery event, VISION 12, will run from July 13-28 and the gallery districts will be alive and packed for two weeks in July. New exhibitions will be up, and a series of receptions, free tours and talks take place. Brave the heat, the CTA construction and come to the West Loop and River North in July!
The CADA and VISION:
The Art Dealers Association of Chicago includes the city's foremost dealers committed to representing the highest standards of fine art. The CADA provides programs for better understanding of fine art, and awareness of Chicago as a major international art center. VISION showcases outstanding artwork in the city's premier galleries and aims to increase awareness of Chicago as a fine arts capital.
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For more information, please contact:
P 312.649.0065
F 312.649.0255
CADAchgo@aol.com
Art Dealers Association of Chicago
730 North Franklin
Chicago, Illinois 60610
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OPENING NIGHT (Return to top)
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The biggest opening night of the summer! Visit all the show openings, new exhibitions and receptions
River North Gallery District
Located on or near Superior and Huron Streets between Wells and Orleans
5:00-8:00 pm
West Loop & Fulton Market Gallery Districts
Located on or near Washington and Peoria Streets, and Fulton Market & Carpenter
6:00-9:00 pm
Shuttles: free shuttles will run between River North, (Superior and Franklin) the West Loop (Peoria and Washington) & Fulton Market (Fulton Market and Carpenter) between 6-8:30 pm
Festivities are free and open to the public.
Please visit the following opening night participating galleries:
River North
Accent Asia - 300 W. Superior
Ai Gallery - 676 N. LaSalle
Alfedena Gallery - 434 W. Ontario
Andrew Bae Gallery - 300 W. Superior
Roy Boyd Gallery - 739 N. Wells
Mary Bell Galleries - 740 N. Franklin
Aldo Castillo Gallery - 675 N. Franklin
Melanee Cooper Gallery - 740 N. Franklin
Catherine Edelman Gallery - 300 W. Superior
Gruen Galleries - 226 W. Superior
Gwenda Jay/Addington - 704 N. Wells
Habatat Galleries - 222 W. Superior
Carl Hammer Gallery - 740 N. Wells
I Space - 230 W. Superior
Jack Gallery - 678 N. Wells
Marx-Saunders Gallery - 230 W. Superior
Ann Nathan Gallery - 212 W. Superior
Perimeter Gallery - 210 W. Superior
Printworks Gallery - 311 W. Superior
Byron Roche Gallery - 750 N. Franklin
Judy A Saslow Gallery - 300 W. Superior
Stuart-Rodgers Gallery - 375 W. Erie
Douglas Rosin Decorative Arts & Antiques - 730 N. Wells
Vale Craft Gallery - 230 W. Superior
David Weinberg Collection - 300 W. Superior
Zolla/Lieberman Gallery - 325 W. Huron
River North
FLATFILEgalleries - 217 N. Carpenter
Function + Art/PRISM Contemporary Glass - 1046 W. Fulton Market
Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery - 1044 W. Fulton Market
McCormick Gallery - 835 W. Washington
Packer-Schopf Gallery - 942 W. Lake
Carrie Secrist Gallery - 835 W. Washington
Walsh Gallery - 118 N. Peoria
Linda Warren Gallery - 1052 W. Fulton Market
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS (Return to top)
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JULY 17, Tuesday 7 pm
Au Courant
FLATFILEgalleries, 217 N. Carpenter (60607)
A tour of 4 ongoing shows at the gallery; artists and curator will be present.
Color Squared - Ulli Rooney
The 4th of July - Wafaa Bilal
Two Women/Wide World - Barbara Levy Kipper and Hana Jakrlova
Narrative - Kate Roth
JULY 18, Wednesday 6-8 pm
The Business of Art – Straight Talk
Metropolitan Capital Bank, 9 E. Ontario (60611)
Moderated by award-winning broadcast and print journalist Mara Tapp, the panel includes: art dealer Tom McCormick; Gary Metzner from Sotheby’s Chicago; art appraiser Barbara Schnitzer; MetCap Bank President Michael Rose; art consultant Emily Nixon as well as art collector Curt Conklin. The discussion will cover investment strategies and how the roles of dealer, auction house, appraiser, consultant, and other professionals can guide you in your purchase of fine art. A reception will accompany this complimentary event, but space is limited. Please call Molly at Metcap to reserve your space by Monday, July 16, 312-640-2388.
JULY 19, Thursday 6:30 pm
Discourse and Concert with Corky Siegel
Exploring the Secrets of Artistic Expression from Puff Daddy to the Sistine Chapel
**Food generously provided by Whole Foods
Byron Roche Gallery, 750 N. Franklin (60610)
Corky Siegel, Chicago treasure and legendary harmonica player and pianist, will give a talk and a rare intimate-venue performance. Corky will be joined in performance by Jim Tullio, a Grammy Award winning record producer and virtuoso on acoustic bass.
JULY 24, Tuesday 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Surrender to Beauty - A Discussion of Contemporary Aesthetics
Carrie Secrist Gallery, 835 W. Washington (60607)
Be pulled in by an overwhelming sensory experience, by work that appeals to the mind by way of the senses. Carrie Secrist leads a discussion in her gallery about surrendering to art that is aesthetically appealing, in contrast to decades of enduring autonomous art that is seemingly unaware or disinterested in its audience. Be challenged by this stimulating talk!
JULY 25, Wednesday 6 – 7:30 pm
Individual Perspectives on Dealer Ethics
Roy Boyd Gallery, 739 North Wells (60610)
Gallery owner Russell Bowman moderates a discussion with Roy Boyd, Catherine Edelman and Ken Saunders about consistent values and practices among these noted dealers who specialize in a variety of media, including photography, painting, and glass and sculpture.
JULY 26, Thursday 7 pm & 8:30 pm
3rd Annual Chicago Puppet Performance Showcase
Gwenda Jay/Addington Gallery, 704 N. Wells (60610)
Professional Chicago puppeteers stage two performances, which will run the gamut from traditional to experimental puppetry. Featuring leading performers from the Chicago puppetry scene, the showcase will explore the medium’s history while experimenting with forms this art can take and expanding the definitions of puppetry.
Starbucks Saturday Morning Gallery Tours
11 am - 12:30 pm
Free and open to the public
Meet for coffee at the River North Gallery District's Starbucks at 750 North Franklin and join the weekly complimentary tour of four different galleries. Sponsored by Starbucks Coffee.
More info at: www.chicagoartdealers.org/starbuckssat.asp
Saturday, July 14
Saturday, July 21
Saturday, July 28
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CADA MEMBER EXHIBITIONS DURING VISION 12 (Return to top)
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*Please visit the Member Galleries for complete gallery information:
Aldo Castillo Gallery
A Cross Cultural View of Women in the Arts
Andrew Bae Gallery
Myungkeun Koh solo show, photography on acrylic
Roy Boyd Gallery
John Fraser: Accumulations
Melanee Cooper Gallery
Vistories, Matthew Dennison and Miranda Lake;
Gallery ll: All That Glitters, Jeremiah Ketner
Catherine Edelman Gallery
A. Leo Nash: Burning Man
FLATFILEgalleries
Color Squared - Ulli Rooney, large-scale lacquer color-field paintings
The 4th of July - Video by Wafaa Bilal
Two Women/Wide World - photographs by Barbara Levy Kipper and Hana Jakrlova (Czech Republic)
Narrative - Kate Roth, Chicago Architectural Photographer
Gwenda Jay/Addington Gallery
Margaret Lazzari: Wild Biology
Mixed media works on paper and canvas
Habatat Galleries
Tu-Sa 11-5
Rivers, Pools, Piles and More Convenient Truths
Carl Hammer Gallery
Fresh Takes on Familiar Faces
Marx-Saunders Gallery, Ltd.
Lino Tagliapietra, New Work
McCormick Gallery
Joan Backes, Paper House
Amy Lowry, Results
Ann Nathan Gallery
Mary Borgman & Juan Perdiguero: Black and White Drawings
Perimeter Gallery
Greg Murr, New Work
Printworks Gallery
Flights of Fancy: group drawing show curated by Audrey Niffenegger
Byron Roche Gallery
Summer Paintings (some aren't)
New work by Fred Annes, Michael Hoffman, Paul Hunter, and Jeremy Vajda
Judy A Saslow Gallery
Outside In
Carrie Secrist Gallery
The Last Seduction - A Welcome Surrender to Beauty
Walsh Gallery
thru July 14, Mo Yi: My Neighborhood
Nalini Malani: Mother India (opens July 20)
Linda Warren Gallery
Emmett Kerrigan, Spin Off
Project Room: Lora Fosberg, Drawings
Zolla/Lieberman Gallery
Stories To Be Looked At, Pictures To Be Read: Grand Valley State University Faculty Exhibit
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SPONSORS (Return to top)
NOT TO MISS DURING VISION (Return to top)
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