Andersonville Arts Weekend October 14, 2011

WHAT: Andersonville Arts Weekend featuring artwork and performances by artists in many Andersonville venues
WHO: Presented by the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce
WHEN: Friday, October 14, Saturday, October 15, Sunday, October 16, 2011
WHERE: Centered at Clark & Berwyn, 5300 N. Clark
COST: Art walk and many performances are free. Costs for remaining performances vary.
INFO: For more info call 773-728-2995, visit www.andersonville.org/artsweekend or pick up an event brochure at businesses throughout Andersonville.

(CHICAGO) Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood will celebrate its vibrant art scene by showcasing the work of visual and performance artists in local businesses during the ninth annual “Andersonville Arts Weekend” on Friday, October 14, Saturday, October 15 & Sunday, October 16, 2011.

The highlight of Andersonville Arts Weekend is a self-guided art walk featuring work from mostly Chicago-based visual artists, shown throughout the neighborhood in galleries, restaurants, retail stores and other traditional and non-traditional art spaces.

The walk will include a wide variety of painters, sculptors, photographers, and more, ranging from emerging artists to Chicago favorites.

Artists featured during this year’s event will include: Michael McGuire showcasing drawings at Scout (5221 N Clark St); Sarah Belknap & Joseph Belknap (mixed media), Blake Sloane (furniture) and Winter Session (textiles) at The Haymaker Shop (5507 N Clark St); and Ben Holiday showing paintings, architecture illustration, and prints on canvas at White Attic (5225 N Clark St). For a full listing of the artists and venues, please visit www.andersonville.org/artsweekend.

The Andersonville neighborhood has long been a favorite among artists. Many regularly show in Andersonville businesses throughout the year.
The art walk will be open on Saturday & Sunday from 11AM – 6PM. Maps will be available throughout the week at participating Andersonville businesses.
FEATURED EVENTS DURING ANDERSONVILLE ARTS WEEKEND:

night of 100 pARTies!
The fun begins Friday, October 14 at 6:00 pm as over 30 Andersonville businesses feature great art, refreshments and entertainment during “night of 100 pARTies”! There will be many wine and hors d'oeuvre artist receptions, including at the Andersonville Galleria, Room Service, Urban Mischief, Painted Light Photography & Framing Gallery, Windy Knitty, The Landmark of Andersonville and Cassona. The Edgewater Historical Society will open an exhibit of paintings of Edgewater and Andersonville scenes by the Plein Air Painters, who will also be set up on the sidewalks all weekend long creating new works. Also that evening, Andersonville institution Las Manos Gallery will be celebrating their 18th anniversary in the neighborhood.

Women & Children First Bookstore
The first Women's Voices Weekend features workshops, readings, conversation and a Saturday evening cocktail party with authors Achy Obejas, Staceyann Chin, Nami Mun, Esther Hershenhorn and Booklist and WBEZ book critic Donna Seaman. For more information, visit the store or www.womenandchildrenfirst.com, or call 773-769-9299.

Swedish American Museum
The Swedish American Museum will offer free admission all weekend for their latest exhibit “In The Footsteps Of Our Mothers…,” Kerstin Rosengren’s exploration of the art and craft of traditional Swedish textiles, particularly those handed down through generations of women. They will also feature the sculptures of Edgewater Historical Society founder Kathy Gemperle.

Raven Theatre
Join Raven Theatre for the final preview performances (10/14 & 10/15) and opening night (10/16) of William Inge’s American classic Bus Stop. A lot can happen in a single night. In a rural Kansas diner on a snowy night, things heat up when stranded passengers of a cross-country bus explore love in all of its many guises. This enchanting comedic drama portrays the full spectrum of romantic relationships. General admission tickets for previews $20, students/seniors $15, $30/$25 for opening night. Raven Theatre will also be featuring the artwork of Dean LaPrairie, James Paradiso and Shelle Lewis.

For an Andersonville Arts Weekend schedule and a complete list of events and performances, please visit www.andersonville.org/artsweekend or call 773/728-2995.

The Andersonville Arts Weekend is a program of the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce.

The Andersonville Arts Weekend is part of Chicago Artists Month, the sixteenth annual celebration of Chicago’s vibrant visual art community. In October, more than 200 exhibitions of emerging and established artists, openings, demonstrations, tours, open studios and neighborhood art walks take place at galleries, cultural centers and arts buildings throughout the city.