This November, join us for an opening, a visual conversation and a panel discussion.
Opening Reception, Friday, November 6th from 6-9 pm

Relationships. Cynthia Vaicunas, Chicago’s Bulgarian Children and Laura Lencioni portray their relationships with art and the earth and the language necessary to convey these thoughts during ARC’s November exhibit.

A Panel Discussion including the Bulgarian children artists will be held Sunday, Nov 15 at 3:00.

Exhibition dates: October 28 through November 21, 2015  
Gallery hours: Wed to Sat 12-6 pm, and Sun. 12-4 pm 

A turn of line, the journey of a mark, abstract shapes both geometric and biomorphic, bundled and twisted – all these converse with each other both within and bouncing off of canvas boundaries. These are the relationships and dialogues that Cynthia Vaicunas explores in her New Work, and these conversations continue between individual paintings when they are hung together.

Looking at them we see how her language changes and varies, seeking humorous and calm statements. She uses technique and color to reflect the changing daily sights of her world, yet the paintings achieve a unity in her discoveries.

This November, join us for an opening, a visual conversation and a panel discussion.
Opening Reception, Friday, November 6th from 6-9 pm

Relationships. Cynthia Vaicunas, Chicago’s Bulgarian Children and Laura Lencioni portray their relationships with art and the earth and the language necessary to convey these thoughts during ARC’s November exhibit.

A Panel Discussion including the Bulgarian children artists will be held Sunday, Nov 15 at 3:00.

Exhibition dates: October 28 through November 21, 2015  
Gallery hours: Wed to Sat 12-6 pm, and Sun. 12-4 pm 

In Italian, semenza means “a sown field”, as in a field of wheat or other similar crop. It also refers to the batch of seeds used to sow a field, and, more abstractly, the “cause, reason, subject, spring or root.” *
Lencioni has an avid interest in all things agricultural, as well as all things artistic, and she is always looking for ways to combine her passion for organic gardening with her passion for creating art. Semenza is a fitting title for a body of work devoted to exploring the connection between the creative forces at work in the garden and the creative process of the artist.

*From: “Italiano ed Englese” by Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti.

This November, join us for an opening, a visual conversation and a panel discussion.
Opening Reception, Friday, November 6th from 6-9 pm

Relationships. Cynthia Vaicunas, Chicago’s Bulgarian Children and Laura Lencioni portray their relationships with art and the earth and the language necessary to convey these thoughts during ARC’s November exhibit.

A Panel Discussion including the Bulgarian children artists will be held Sunday, Nov 15 at 3:00.

Exhibition dates: October 28 through November 21, 2015  
Gallery hours: Wed to Sat 12-6 pm, and Sun. 12-4 pm 

Children’s Voices, curated by Kina Bagovska, is an introduction and a way to make possible the dreams of the children as well as their vision about the safety of our planet. The exhibition presents more than fifty works accompanied by written messages explaining these young artists’ thoughts and concerns about the future of our civilization.

At 3:00 on November 15, there will be a Panel Discussion and Interaction with the artists.

Bulgarian born artist Bagovska, a member of ARC, has lived and worked in Chicago since 2000. Her recent exhibitions include “Lost and Found” at ARC Gallery, “Silk and Stone”, Auzits, France and “Sacred and Erotic”, Sophia, Bulgaria. She has received awards for her collaborative arts from the Illinois Arts Council and from the American Museum of Arts, Miami.

Join us for an exhibit showcasing Members of ARC
Friday, October 2 from 6-9 pm

In conjunction with Chicago Artists Month, ARC is showing a comprehensive exhibit of members past and present. Join us and see what over 40 years of continuous exhibitions have done for women artists in Chicagoland.

Exhibition dates: September 30 through October 24, 2015  
Gallery hours: Wed to Sat 12-6 pm, and Sun. 12-4 pm

For this year’s Chicago Artists Month, the membership of ARC Gallery and Educational Foundation is investigating the theme, The City as Studio. Chicago provides a great backdrop for artistic exploration.  It is a city of innovation and experimental production.  Yet, deeper than that, is the way the city connects to us, through us, and connects us to each other.  These connections can be a literal interpretation of the city amazing landscape but also an internal exploration of the threads the weave their way into us through Chicago’s deep seated culture, sense of home, civic pride (or shame)and family that is unavoidable to escape in a city as proud as Chicago.

Participating members: Granite Amit–Kina Bagovska–Nancy Bechtol–Esther Charbit–Jan Chenoweth–Laura Cloud–Michele Corazzo–Ellen Roth Deutsch–Kathleen Dugan–Meredith Dytch–Linda Sorkin Eisenberg–Nancy Fritz–Ann Farley Gaines–Iris Goldstein–Jessica Gondek–Kristina Gosh–Kerry Hirth–Pamela Hobbs–Carolyne King–Pauline Kochanski–Mary Maughelli–Sari Maxfield–Rosemary Meza-DesPlas–Ruti Modlin–Cheri Reif Naselli–Ann Patrick O’Brien–Jan Parker–Civia Rosenberg–Judith Roth–Charlotte Segal –Jane Stevens–Michele Stutts–Cynthia Vaicunas–Ralitza Vladimirova–Rochelle Weiner–Chiyeko Yuki–Amy Zucker
And in Memorium, Cyrilla Power