AnySquared Projects is seeking proposals and participation for ART + Community Days as part of our six-week residency at the Hairpin Arts Center. Artists, community members, and arts groups are invited to propose a workshop, presentation, art talk, meeting, demonstration, paint/draw session, class, or other event that encourages our community to engage in art, discuss arts … Read more
READ ARTICLE: Artists of Chicago: Tracy Kostenbader & SALVAGE Exhibit at The Plant Tracy Kostenbader in front of her “Triple Seat Production” (acrylic, charcoal, pencil, pastel, block print ink, water-soluble marker on 6 re-used canvases) at the opening event at the Salvage exhibit on June 21, 2014. See the full interview…
AnySquared Projects & G Studio had a great time celebrating the opening of the SALVAGE Exhibit at the Plant on June 21st. Thanks to Renato Anesi for playing music throughout the event and the International Art Group Ensemble for enriching our exhibit with their “Firebread” masked performance. Also, much gratitude to The Plant and their tenant vendors! Thanks to all the exhibiting artists for sharing your work in this wonderful exhibition: Michael Bolsinga, Mary Ellen Croteau, Miguel Guzman, Chyanne Husar, Tracy Kostenbader, Alexandra Lee (ATYL), Gary Lehman, Stephen Manka, and Luis Sahagun
3:30pm | Music by Renato Anesi Renato Anesi is a composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist from Brazil who plays guitar, mandolin, cavaco, and more.
5pm | Firebread performance by International Art Group Ensemble
Directed by Marianna Buchwald and performed by Nichole Harrod, Cherie Lockett, and Daniel Weinberg with musical accompaniment by Dominick Gray and composer Carl Weinberg on clarinet and sax.
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* Tours: Arrive early at 2pm for 60-minute in-depth tour. The $10 donation for the tour supports The Plant’s projects. The exhibit opening event is free. The Plant will also be conducting farm tours at 3:30 and 4:30pm during the opening event for a $5 donation (sign up at their table)
Miguel Guzman’s Studio. Gary Lehman talking to Miguel.Miguel Guzman’s Studio.Michael Bolsingas studio.Michael Bolsingas studio. Gary Lehman talking with Mike.Mary Ellen Croteau’s studio. Recently finish Tsunami piece.Mary Ellen Croteau’s studio. Tracy Kostenbader and Mary Ellen.Mary Ellen Croteau’s studio. Mary Ellen Croteau’s studio. An rainbow of plastic caps.
Alexandra Lee’s studio.
AnySquared and G-Studio had several recent studio visits with a few of the amazing area artists participating in our exciting SALVAGE exhibit upcoming in June at The Plant. We are looking forward to meeting with the other artists soon!
SALVAGE Opening June 21, 2014 from 3:30-8pm* The Plant, 1400 West 46th Street On Display June 21-October 19, 2014
Through paintings, photo-based works, and site-specific installations, the SALVAGE exhibition explores the metamorphosis of materials, objects, and/or concepts into a new means. Each exhibiting artist reinvents and reinterprets materials or concepts within their practice. All are stimulated by the notion of transformation. Each of artists’ works express varying visions of “Salvage” through conceptual methods, aesthetic tools, and/or through reuse of physical materials. | visit exhibit page
Presented by AnySquared and Lake Paradise, the PPPM exhibit showcased new work by:Whitney Allen, Zachary Hart Baker, Russ Calderwood, Wesley Crusher, Angela Davis Fegan, Antonia Gustaitis, Jenn Grossman, Hannah Harris, Melanie Kasten, Tracy Kostenbader, Matthew John Mcwilliams, Tom Owens, Erin Schiller, Ryan Sullivan, Brett Swinney, David Uthus, Alia Walston, and Joy Whalen. Opening featured live music by Tholian Web and Roland Potions.
The PPPM artists were challenged to produce new work outside their usual practice and encouraged to have fun beyond their own boxes. The PPPM exhibit displayed the multi-media results from each artists’ experiments.