Events for December 2009
Results 1 - 10 of 10
Tuesday - December 1st
Events / Gallery Exhibit
Pearl of the Snowlands: Buddhist Printing at the Derge Parkhang
Columbia College Chicago's Center for Book & Paper Arts - 1104 S. Wabash Ave. - Chicago (South Loop)
The first exhibition of its type in the U.S. features prints, books, photographs and videos of the only surviving traditional Tibetan printing temple.
Arts and Culture / Gallery Exhibit
Pate Conway, sculptural installation
Center on Halsted - 3656 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Boystown)
Opening reception 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 20.
Events / Gallery Exhibit
Contemporary Sculptures from China
Millennium Park - 201 E. Randolph St. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
Four large-scale works take up temporary residence in the park's Boeing Galleries. Participating sculptors and installation artists include Sui Jianguo, Zhan Wang, Shen Shaomin and Chen Wenling.
Museums / Gallery Exhibit
Sidewalks: Photographs by Charles Osgood and Stories by Rick Kogan
Chicago Tourism Center - 72 E. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)
A showcase of more than 60 images feature local landmarks with accompanying text from the collaborators of the Chicago Tribune column.
Events / Gallery Exhibit
With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition
Newberry Library - 60 W. Walton St. - Chicago (Near North Side)
Celebrate the 200th birthday of America’s 16th president with a showing of rarely seen artifacts.
Museums / Gallery Exhibit
5 Plus Genres of Chinese Art: Traditional and Contemporary
Dittmar Memorial Gallery, Northwestern University - 1999 Campus Drive - Evanston
The exhibition features paintings, pen and ink drawings, photographs, sculptures and more.
Events / Gallery Exhibit
Joseph E. Yoakum drawings
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art - 756 N. Milwaukee Ave. - Chicago (River West)
Friday - December 4th
Events / Gallery Exhibit
Wicker Park/Bucktown First Friday
Flat Iron Arts Building - 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave. - Chicago (Bucktown/Wicker Park)
Explore two floors of art in more than three dozen artist studios and living spaces. Guest artists exhibit in the building's common areas, and impromptu performances take place throughout the evening.
Friday - December 11th
Events / Gallery Exhibit
Fine Arts Building Open Studios
Fine Arts Building - 410 S. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
Tour galleries inside the historic building and peek at works by 100 visual and performing artists.
Sunday - December 13th
Events / Gallery Exhibit
Project Onward Holiday Open House and Studio Sale
Chicago Cultural Center - 78 E. Washington St. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
An art sale features works made from locals with mental and developmental disabilities.
