Exhibition Archives
Anne Farley Gaines....................Front Space
4/1/2004 to 5/1/2004
"European Influence," watercolors.
This exhibit features 10 watercolors painted on location during a trip the artist took last summer to Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, and England. "They exemplify my ideal of capturing the light, the color, and the mood in a manner that could be described as contemporary 'plein-aire' states the artist. Stationery packets of these 10 images will be available for sale at the opening reception. Included also are selected sketches, mixed-media works, and a folding screen based upon imagery from the travels. Love of history and of nature, combined with the fanciful and exotic, is something the artist hopes to communicate in this small space.
Laura Cloud....................Gallery A
4/1/2004 to 5/1/2004
"The Travel Journals."
Over the past several years the artist has had the opportunity to travel in Australia, Japan, Canada, Europe and the US. These trips have been documented in various ways. This ongoing body of work entitled "The Travel Journals" will be exhibited at ARC in April.
Women's Caucus for Art, Chicago Chapter............Galleries B & C
4/1/2004 to 5/1/2004
"Midwest Regional juried exhibition," various media
Ellen Holtzblatt....................Gallery D
4/1/2004 to 5/1/2004
"The Flood," monotype and ink painting.
This series of monotypes depicts the biblical story of Noah and the flood from the experience of the doomed human and beastly creatures. Their gaping orifices freely admit the seas, merging their physical boundaries with the torrents.
This project is partially supported by a Community Arts Assistance Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
Agneta Stoken....................Gallery E
4/1/2004 to 5/1/2004
"Cityscapes/Landscapes," paintings (oil on canvas).
For several years the artist has been painting abstractions of landscapes and cityscapes reflecting shadings and lights of different times, seasons and latitudes. Using visualizations of recollections as points of departure, the artist then "documents" these images with successive layers of vibrant colors until the images become meditative, culminating in translations of memories into serene representations. "Colors and surfaces are my ultimate sources of expression," the artist states.
Sheila Finnigan....................Raw Space
4/1/2004 to 5/1/2004
"Work to Play: Found Objects."
Venturing from painting, the artist seeks adventure working with unusual materials (horse hair, doorknobs, etc.) that strike a playful chord, finding balance a hair from off balance, from formal to the informal, from work to play.
Ron Grenko and Michael Markowski...................Media Room
4/1/2004 to 5/1/2004
"iraq still wrong," DV video and digital photography.
Wrong is wrong. the louder the lie the bigger the hide, Anti-War Rallies.
"Shades of Myself"..........................Special Events
4/1/2004 to 5/1/2004
artists of Somerset Place and Grasmere Place, various media
The artists are from residential facilities in the uptown neighborhood of Chicago. They are excited to present their exhibition, "Shades of Myself." Through self-reflection, the artists utilized painting, drawing, and mixed media to explore experiences and aspects of themselves.