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Please Join us on Friday, May 10th for the opening reception of Text(ure(al) at Circle Contemporary Chicago, guest curated by Matt Bodett. Hope to See You There!
Featured Artists:
Atlan Arceo-Witzl, Marcelo Añón, Renata Berdes, Ariée Carter, Cole Fox, Phil Gazzolo, Ted Gram Boarini, Stefan Harhaj, Jaclyn Jacunski, Rebecca Kubica, Lawrence M., Brian Reed, Frances Roberts, Kelly Stone, Maria Vanik, Jean Wilson, Titus Wonsey, Christina Zion
About the Exhibition:
What makes text textual? Who decided the arrangement of the alphabet? Is language a tool or/and a weapon? How does it shape our perceptions and realities? Who holds the authority to define words, to assign meaning and significance? Do words hold inherent power, or is their potency derived from the contexts in which they are employed? How does language construct and deconstruct identities? Can words both liberate and oppress? Who controls the narratives embedded within language? Can words transcend their literal meanings to become symbols of power, resistance, or oppression? Whose voices are amplified, and whose are silenced in transcendence? Can words capture the complexities of human experience, or do they inevitably fall short? Can words really be a salad?
Full event description in events link in bio
About The Curator:
Matt Bodett lives and works in Chicago as an artist and mad/disability advocate. Drawing from lived experience he utilizes artwork to explore and critique visual culture and its role in stigma. Having gone to school in Boise, Idaho Bodett moved to Chicago in 2013 to pursue a more serious studio practice. Since then he has exhibited art, performance, and poetic works at cultural institutions like Steppenwolf theater and The Poetry Foundation in Chicago, The Freud Museum in London, and for the No Limits festival in Berlin.
Opening reception
Friday May 10, 2024
5:00-8:00 pm
Where:
Circle Contemporary Chicago
2010 W Carroll Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60612
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Please Join us on Friday, May 10th for the opening reception of Text(ure(al) at Circle Contemporary Chicago, guest curated by Matt Bodett. Hope to See You There!
Featured Artists:
Atlan Arceo-Witzl, Marcelo Añón, Renata Berdes, Ariée Carter, Cole Fox, Phil Gazzolo, Ted Gram Boarini, Stefan Harhaj, Jaclyn Jacunski, Rebecca Kubica, Lawrence M., Brian Reed, Frances Roberts, Kelly Stone, Maria Vanik, Jean Wilson, Titus Wonsey, Christina Zion
About the Exhibition:
What makes text textual? Who decided the arrangement of the alphabet? Is language a tool or/and a weapon? How does it shape our perceptions and realities? Who holds the authority to define words, to assign meaning and significance? Do words hold inherent power, or is their potency derived from the contexts in which they are employed? How does language construct and deconstruct identities? Can words both liberate and oppress? Who controls the narratives embedded within language? Can words transcend their literal meanings to become symbols of power, resistance, or oppression? Whose voices are amplified, and whose are silenced in transcendence? Can words capture the complexities of human experience, or do they inevitably fall short? Can words really be a salad?
Full event description in events link in bio
About The Curator:
Matt Bodett lives and works in Chicago as an artist and mad/disability advocate. Drawing from lived experience he utilizes artwork to explore and critique visual culture and its role in stigma. Having gone to school in Boise, Idaho Bodett moved to Chicago in 2013 to pursue a more serious studio practice. Since then he has exhibited art, performance, and poetic works at cultural institutions like Steppenwolf theater and The Poetry Foundation in Chicago, The Freud Museum in London, and for the No Limits festival in Berlin.
Opening reception
Friday May 10, 2024
5:00-8:00 pm
Where:
Circle Contemporary Chicago
2010 W Carroll Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60612
#textural #textart #artsoflife #artcollector #chicagoartists #IDD #Disabledartist #artistadvocate #disabilityadvocate #disabilityculture #disabilityawareness #neurodiverseartists #chicagoartscene #chicagoevents #chitownart #artsoflife
🔊 Trust us, the anticipation is worth the reveal!! Chris Austin is proud to be putting up his painting for auction on May 3rd for our Enchanted Garden Benefit Auction.
For tickets and more details, click the link in our bio. We Hope to See you there!
Can’t attend the event? You can also Bid on other items in our Silent Auction right now like Concert Tickets, Art, Dinners and more via the Silent Auction link in our bio.
Your participation in this annual event directly supports the creative practices and professional development of 70+ talented artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Thank you!
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#ChrisAustin #LiveAuction #Auction #ArtAuction #CharityAuction #BenefitAuction #Artist #Art #ChicagoArt #ArtForYourHome #ArtForYourWalls #ArtForSaleByArtist #IDD #DisabledArtist #InclusiveArts #ArtForHome #ArtistSupport #ArtCollector #ChicagoArtist #ArtsOfLife #Neurodiverse #SpecialNeedsArt #PaintingOfTheDay #Painting #AcrylicPainting #artstagram #EnchantedGarden
🔊 Trust us, the anticipation is worth the reveal!! Chris Austin is proud to be putting up his painting for auction on May 3rd for our Enchanted Garden Benefit Auction.
For tickets and more details, click the link in our bio. We Hope to See you there!
Can’t attend the event? You can also Bid on other items in our Silent Auction right now like Concert Tickets, Art, Dinners and more via the Silent Auction link in our bio.
Your participation in this annual event directly supports the creative practices and professional development of 70+ talented artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Thank you!
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#ChrisAustin #LiveAuction #Auction #ArtAuction #CharityAuction #BenefitAuction #Artist #Art #ChicagoArt #ArtForYourHome #ArtForYourWalls #ArtForSaleByArtist #IDD #DisabledArtist #InclusiveArts #ArtForHome #ArtistSupport #ArtCollector #ChicagoArtist #ArtsOfLife #Neurodiverse #SpecialNeedsArt #PaintingOfTheDay #Painting #AcrylicPainting #artstagram #EnchantedGarden
🎉 We had a blast at Expo Chicago. Thank you to everyone that stopped by our booth last weekend to check out all the wonderful work by Noel Mercado, Noel Morical, Maria Vanik and Daniel Frownfelter. Check out a few pics from opening night. Hope to do it again next year!
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#contemporaryart #fiberart #expochicago #artcollector #artsale #artforsale #ArtForYourHome #ArtForYourWalls #artfair #CircleContemporary #ArtExpo #NavyPier #artexhibition #chicago #chicagoart #chicagoartscene #NoelMercado #NoelMorical #DanielFrownfelter #MariaVanik
🎉 We had a blast at Expo Chicago. Thank you to everyone that stopped by our booth last weekend to check out all the wonderful work by Noel Mercado, Noel Morical, Maria Vanik and Daniel Frownfelter. Check out a few pics from opening night. Hope to do it again next year!
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#contemporaryart #fiberart #expochicago #artcollector #artsale #artforsale #ArtForYourHome #ArtForYourWalls #artfair #CircleContemporary #ArtExpo #NavyPier #artexhibition #chicago #chicagoart #chicagoartscene #NoelMercado #NoelMorical #DanielFrownfelter #MariaVanik
Get Tickets to our May 3rd Benefit Auction before they sell out!
Get your paddles ready!! Amanda Gantner is soooooo excited to have this 🎨 painting up for our live auction!!! Join us on May 3rd to bid live on select pieces including Amanda Gantner’s piece, America the Great. For tickets 🎟 and more details about our Enchanted Garden Benefit Auction, click the link in our bio. Hope to see you there!
Video Description:
Amanda Gantner, America the Great, 2023
Acrylic on canvas 24” x 30”
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#AmandaGantner #AmericatheGreat #ArtsOfLife #LiveAuction #Auction #ArtAuction #CharityAuction #BenefitAuction #Artist #Art #ChicagoArt #ArtForYourHome #ArtForYourWalls #ArtForSaleByArtist #IDD #DisabledArtist #ArtForHome #ArtistSupport #ArtCollector #ChicagoArtist #ChicagoArtScene #ArtistProject #PaintingOfTheDay #Painting #AcrylicPainting #ArtForSale #EnchantedGardenBenefit
Get Tickets to our May 3rd Benefit Auction before they sell out!
Get your paddles ready!! Amanda Gantner is soooooo excited to have this 🎨 painting up for our live auction!!! Join us on May 3rd to bid live on select pieces including Amanda Gantner’s piece, America the Great. For tickets 🎟 and more details about our Enchanted Garden Benefit Auction, click the link in our bio. Hope to see you there!
Video Description:
Amanda Gantner, America the Great, 2023
Acrylic on canvas 24” x 30”
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#AmandaGantner #AmericatheGreat #ArtsOfLife #LiveAuction #Auction #ArtAuction #CharityAuction #BenefitAuction #Artist #Art #ChicagoArt #ArtForYourHome #ArtForYourWalls #ArtForSaleByArtist #IDD #DisabledArtist #ArtForHome #ArtistSupport #ArtCollector #ChicagoArtist #ChicagoArtScene #ArtistProject #PaintingOfTheDay #Painting #AcrylicPainting #ArtForSale #EnchantedGardenBenefit
