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Business for Artists Seminar

CAC — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:09:50 -0500

Business for Artists Seminar
Thursdays in November, 6 - 9pm
Chicago Artists' Coalition
70 E. Lake St., 3rd Floor Conference Center

This month-long seminar led by top industry professionals will present in-depth information on all facets of starting and running an arts business.
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"I Shall Create" with Chicago artists Toufic El Rassi, Coya Paz, and Dan S. Wang

CAR_Eiren — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:14:05 -0500

Come on out for an evening conversation that aims to explore the intersection of art and struggle with three provocative Chicago artists: Toufic El Rassi, Coya Paz, and Dan S. Wang. In a conversation moderated by Daniel Tucker, editor of AREA Chicago, these artists will discuss their creative work and how we can use the arts to create and imagine a more just world.
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Chicago proposes Artist-Museum Partnership Act -- Oct 6.

CAR_Barbara — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:37:22 -0500

The Chicago City Council is proposaing a resolution sponsored by Ald. Ed Burke and Ald. Walter Burnett in support of federal legislation called the Artists-Museum Partnership Act, which would allow artists tax deductions for the full market value of their work when they donate it to public institutions.
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Jatin Das - Presentation and Discussion with Renowned Indian Artist

benderjamie — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:00:25 -0500

The University of Chicago Center for International Studies and the South Asia Language and Area Center, in conjunction with the Around the Coyote Gallery present:

A Presentation and Discussion with renowned Indian artist...
Jatin Das
http://jatindas.com/

Date: Monday, July 28, 2008
Time: 6pm to 7:30pm
FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
Location: Around the Coyote Gallery [1935 1/2 W. North Ave., Chicago, IL 60622] more...

Fall Into the Arts- Juried Fine Arts Festival

FallIntoTheArts — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:23:31 -0500

New Special Rates & Deals for Potential Art Exhibitors!

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Art Show to benefit Vital Bridges

fluidikons — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:34:26 -0500

International slate of artists showing work to benefit Vital Bridges!
June 20, 21, 2008 6-10pm, Friday and Saturday only
@ the CellBlock - 3702 N. Halsted, Chicago , IL

Vital Bridges is a wonderful organization that helps people throughout metropolitan Chicago impacted by HIV and AIDS to improve their health and build self-sufficiency by providing food, nutrition, housing, case management and educational services.

Sales made from this art show go to support Vital Bridges. more...

Mural Stories - a panel discussion about the past, present and future of murals

vanessasanchez — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:54:43 -0500

Mural Stories - The history, present state and future of murals
Yollocalli Arts Reach presents 7 great artists who have all contributed to the murals in the community, coming together to discuss the history, the present state and the future of murals. Please join us in this discussion as we talk about the role of murals and their importance in the community. Each artist will present their own work with murals as well as answer questions from the audience.
Featuring: Maria Gaspar, José Guerrero, Monique Moreno, Pablo Serrano, Robert Valadez, Roy Villalobos, and Jeff Zimmermann
Friday, May 16th, 2008
5 PM - 7 PM
Yollocalli Arts Reach
1401 W 18th Street
For more information, please call 312-455-9652 ext 204 or email yollocalli@nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org.

HOPE Egg-Stravaganza

catherinem — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:21:21 -0500

HOPE is the committee of the Northwestern Memorial Foundation that exists to support the Women’s Program at the HIV Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Since the committee’s inception in 1991, there has been a tremendous drop in neonatal HIV infection, from 30% in the mid 1980s to zero HIV-infected babies since 1996.

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