CURATORS CREATE continues through July 7th

Installation view: Charles Gniech, Untitled 40" x 60" 

The exhibition titled CURATORS CREATE continues at the Bridgeport Art Center through July 7th. The exhibition presents a diverse assortment of work produced by ten regional Artist/Curators, including: Mary Ellen Croteau, Charles Gniech, Sergio Gomez, Stano Grezdo, Lelde Kalmite, Alan Leder, Dolores Mercado, Betty Ann Mocek, Joyce Owens and Georgia Schwender,

The Bridgeport Art Center is located at 1200 W. 35th Street in Chicago. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday 8am - 6pm and Sunday 8am - 12 noon. Parking is free and available on the north side of the building. The gallery is located on the 4th floor. Learn more at: BridgeportArt.com

Prior to the Reception... Breaking Criminal Traditions

Images by participating Artist, Sergio Gomez

Last night, The Beverly Art Center hosted a reception for "The Art of Influence... Breaking Criminal Traditions"--an exhibition created to raise awareness of global criminal traditions. Each piece of art, included in the exhibition, has been chosen to allude to the human rights issues at hand. I've selected pieces that straddle the line between the dark reality of the world and the intense beauty of empowerment and freedom. The work may be interpreted in either light. Last evening, many of the artists were in attendance for the festivities.

The exhibition includes paintings, drawings, prints, photography and sculpture by fifteen fine artists from around the country. The exhibiting artists are: Corinna Button, James Deeb, Sheila Ganch, Clair Girodie, Sergio Gomez, Andrea Harris, Paula Kloczkowski Luberda, Richard Laurent, Kathy Liao, Zoriah Miller, Nancy Rosen, Lorraine Sack, Valerie Schiff, Barbara Simcoe, and Anne Smith Stephan.

The Breaking Criminal Traditions exhibition continues through May 18th. All of the exhibited work is available for purchase. The Beverly Art Center is located at 2407 W. 111th Street, Chicago, IL 60655
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