Arts of Life

Building Community through Art

Arts of Life is an artistic community that provides adults with developmental disabilities an environment to experience personal growth.
To Learn More Call: (312) 829-2787 or email: info@artsoflife.org
Write or visit us at: 2110 West Grand Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60612

October 8th, 2007

Great Wall Showcase

Saturday, October 20, 3-7 pm, Mural Walk 4-5pm
2418 W. Blooomingdale Avenue, Chicago
phone(773)875-7833
www.greatwallofchicago.com

Great Wall of Chicago, presented by Arts of Life and Cooperative Image Group, showcases their recent mural art at this open studio through a mural walk along Bloomingdale Avenue. Arts of Life and Coop Image have taken two panels. Many other wonderful artists have also participated.
Coordinated by long-time Chicago graffiti artist Stef 1, this mural will combine graffiti and hip-hop imagery with work from other non-profit and art groups around the area. Spanning 24 blocks, this will be the longest continuous mural in Chicago.

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Triangulation: Mapping Community

Opening Thursday, October 25th, 7-10pm
Reversible Eye Arts
1103 N. California Avenue, Chicago
phone (773) 862-1232
www.reversibleeye.com

Reversible Eye Arts presents Triangulation, a multicultural gallery exhibition, part of Chicago Artists Month. With this year’s theme being Creative Alliances, Reversible Eye Arts has invited three neighborhood arts organizations to display and celebrate art, diversity, and collaboration. The organizations featured are Arts of Life, Co-op Image and The Puerto Rican Institute of Art and Culture. Each agency has selected community youth and area artists to create multimedia installations, including live performances. Doors open at 7pm, with the event closing at 10pm. Libations and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Following the opening, Triangulation will be viewable at Reversible Eye on Saturdays from 1 to 5pm through November 16th.

The works displayed will explore three different perspectives on community, generating several dialogues related to the community of Humboldt Park, as well as to community in general.

Co-op Image will create an audio-visual installation featuring excerpts of oral histories collected through their Mobile Media Lab project. In both personal and artistic quests, the young artists have traveled throughout Humboldt Park and interviewed residents on their experiences and relationship to the community. Located in Humboldt Park, Co-op Image is a non-profit public arts education program for youth of communities in need. For more information visit www.coopimage.org.
Arts of Life, an arts studio for adults with developmental disabilities, will be taking a “photographic tour” of Humboldt Park. Accompanying the photographs will be an audio piece documenting the artists’ experience of their tour through the community. Arts of Life is an artistic community that provides adults with developmental disabilities an environment to experience personal growth. For more information visit www.artsoflife.org.

The Institute of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture is a cultural and educational institution devoted to the promotion, integration and advancement of Puerto Rican arts and culture. The institute will be bringing together many examples of artwork from the local Puerto Rican community related to the theme of the exhibit. For more information visit www.iprac.org.

All three organizations will be working with community artists to create a narrative map of Humboldt Park, to be assembled out of square tiles on the floor of the gallery.

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Progressive Services Network’s Fourth Fall Gala Benefit

Saturday, October 20th, 7pm - midnight

Westin Chicago North Shore
601 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Wheeling, IL
phone: (847)913-8584
www.progressiveservicesnetwork.org
tickets are $125 per person

Please join us for Progressive Services Network’s 4th Fall Gala fundraiser event this Saturday evening.

Enjoy lavish hors d’oeuvres, an open bar, dinner, live entertainment, silent and live auctions, raffle drawings, spectacular door prizes and much more! Arts of Life will be participating in the event with select art pieces up for auction.

World renowned autism expert Bennett L. Leventhal, MD, will be the special guest speaker.

Progressive Services Network is a Chicagoland non-profit organization dedicated to raising money and public awareness for adults with special needs. Through fund-raising activities, marketing programs and community outreach efforts, PSN creates opportunities that promote rich and fulfilling lives for those who can benefit from the organization’s objectives and network of volunteers.

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