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		<title>Marisol Cervantes: milk teeth</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Red Shawl Day Documentary</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bring Her Home]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>“Bring Her Home” follows three Indigenous women – an artist, an activist, and a politician – as they fight to vindicate their missing and murdered relatives who have fallen victims to the growing epidemic across Indigenous communities. Treats will be provided by Native baker Abaigeal Dempsey.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/red-shawl-day-documentary/">Red Shawl Day Documentary</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“Bring Her Home” follows three Indigenous women – an artist, an activist, and a politician – as they fight to vindicate their missing and murdered relatives who have fallen victims to the growing epidemic across Indigenous communities. Treats will be provided by Native baker Abaigeal Dempsey.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/red-shawl-day-documentary/">Red Shawl Day Documentary</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Trickster Exhibits &#038; Native Beadworking</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elgin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elgin Community College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Potawatomi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Thompson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trickster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trickster Cultural Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trickster Exhibits & Native Beadworking]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Learn and make traditional Native beadwork with Potawatomi artist Sam Thompson, and experience interactive, traveling exhibitions from the Trickster Cultural Center.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/trickster-exhibits-native-beadworking/">Trickster Exhibits & Native Beadworking</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Learn and make traditional Native beadwork with Potawatomi artist Sam Thompson, and experience interactive, traveling exhibitions from the Trickster Cultural Center.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/trickster-exhibits-native-beadworking/">Trickster Exhibits & Native Beadworking</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Fireside Wisdom: Honoring Indigenous Culture</title>
		<link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/fireside-wisdom-honoring-indigenous-culture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Buchholtz Allison]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Join Joseph Standing Bear Schranz, founder of the Midwest SOARRING Foundation (Save Our Ancestors’ Remains and Resources Indigenous Network Group) for an engaging conversation around honoring Indigenous culture. Enjoy Native flute playing and storytelling by renowned musician Bill Buchholtz Allison. Treats will be provided by Native baker Abaigeal Dempsey.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/fireside-wisdom-honoring-indigenous-culture/">Fireside Wisdom: Honoring Indigenous Culture</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join Joseph Standing Bear Schranz, founder of the Midwest SOARRING Foundation (Save Our Ancestors’ Remains and Resources Indigenous Network Group) for an engaging conversation around honoring Indigenous culture. Enjoy Native flute playing and storytelling by renowned musician Bill Buchholtz Allison. Treats will be provided by Native baker Abaigeal Dempsey.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/fireside-wisdom-honoring-indigenous-culture/">Fireside Wisdom: Honoring Indigenous Culture</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>69 for 69: a magnetic fields art show</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adam Manley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allen Moore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allison Lacher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amy Fleming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrea Alonge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angelina Diana]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ben Stone]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bruce Burton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Camilla Dziadosz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Ulloa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Emilia Lichtenwagner]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Erin Hayden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jaime Torraco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janelle O'Malley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janelle Rae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janet Lee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jayden M. Dale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jaymes Fedor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeanne Donegan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jen Schneck]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jesse Malmed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jessica Labatte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jiayi Liang]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Worcester]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jules Fisher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justin Schmitz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kelsea Nichols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kitty Rauth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kurt Tomerlin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lauren Iacoponi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lexi Raia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liana Gonzalez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Madelene Przybysz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marisol Cervantes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rebecca Griffith]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shane Harris]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Teagan Hoyne]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Valerie Jenig]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Veronica Storc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Will Pergl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zach Sockol]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>About the event 69 For 69 &#8211; A Magnetic Fields Art Show, curated by Janelle O&#8217;Malley. A collection celebrating 25 years of Magnetic Fields&#8217; 69 Love Songs. 69 for 69 brings together artists spanning several fields in an ode to Magnetic Fields&#8217; album, 69 Love Songs. A love song is the most common and often<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/69-for-69-a-magnetic-fields-art-show/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/69-for-69-a-magnetic-fields-art-show/">69 for 69: a magnetic fields art show</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>About the event</p>
<p>69 For 69 &#8211; A Magnetic Fields Art Show, curated by Janelle O&#8217;Malley.</p>
<p>A collection celebrating 25 years of Magnetic Fields&#8217; 69 Love Songs.<br />
69 for 69 brings together artists spanning several fields in an ode to Magnetic Fields&#8217; album, 69 Love Songs. A love song is the most common and often banal tune on the radio. So pervasive an idea in music and art how could anyone possibly make anything about love that stands out?<br />
As an homage to the album&#8217;s 25th year in existence, each artist in the exhibition has created a piece decoding a selected song of their choice. Each piece echoes 69 Love Songs&#8217; sentimental goopiness and glaring cynicism. The exhibition serves as a collective look into our perception of relationships and all of its complexities. The album is explored by artists both familiar with the work and those who are experiencing it for the first time. Small scale sculpture, painting and photography come together to explore every facet of the musical score.</p>
<p>Work by: Amy Fleming, Matt Irie, Adam Manley, Dean Krueger, Justin Schmitz, Tom Pekovitch, Marisol Cervantes, Lauren Iacoponi, Camilla Dziadosz, Jessica Labatte, Molly Blumberg, Jeanne Donegan, Sebastian Seb, Will Pergl, Mary Scherer, Jaime Torraco, Paul Simmons, Erin Hayden, Emma Vitallo, Kurt Tomerlin, Melissa Steckbauer, Shane Harris, Kelsea Nichols, Allen Moore, Teagan Hoyne, Drew Dzurko, Jenn Smith, Jaymes Fedor, Jayden M. Dale, Jiayi Liang, Bruce Burton, Christian Ulloa, Meg Duguid, Zachary Buchner, TJ Ly-Donovan, Janelle Rae, Madelene Przybysz, Sophie Juhlin, Mike Rea, Michael Leeson, Veronica Storc, Arthur Arthur, Rebecca Griffith, Jen Schneck, Mary O&#8217;Connor, Oli Watt, Ben Stone, Peter Kusek, Emilia Lichtenwagner, Natalie Pivoney, Jesse Malmed, Zach Sockol, Sunni Ayers, Jules Fisher, Angelina Diana, Cody Hudson, Nick Garcia, Kitty Rauth, Lexi Raia, Liana Gonzalez, Jonathan Worcester, Brett Brady, Janet Lee, Allison Lacher, Valerie Jenig, Craig Yu, and Andrea Alonge.</p>
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<p>Opening reception is November 1, 2024, 6-9pm and is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through December 1, 2024</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/69-for-69-a-magnetic-fields-art-show/">69 for 69: a magnetic fields art show</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Fires of the Ancestors: Exploring the Mayan Calendar</title>
		<link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/10/fires-of-the-ancestors-exploring-the-mayan-calendar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Day Keeper Nana Shuni Giron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elgin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elgin Community College]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Elgin Community College- Parking Lot A (Outside) Join Nana Shuni Girón and The Great Listening, facilitated by Hallie Sanclemente Morrison, in community around the sacred fire, just like in ancient times. &#8220;Calling all the Elders to Reunite,&#8221; international Mayan Ajq&#8217;iij and Day Keeper Nana Shuni Giron returns to Chicago to share a message of unity,<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/10/fires-of-the-ancestors-exploring-the-mayan-calendar/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/10/fires-of-the-ancestors-exploring-the-mayan-calendar/">Fires of the Ancestors: Exploring the Mayan Calendar</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description>
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<p>Join Nana Shuni Girón and The Great Listening, facilitated by Hallie Sanclemente Morrison, in community around the sacred fire, just like in ancient times.</p>
<p>&#8220;Calling all the Elders to Reunite,&#8221; international Mayan Ajq&#8217;iij and Day Keeper Nana Shuni Giron returns to Chicago to share a message of unity, peace, and love with a fire offering ceremony.</p>
<p>Our intention with this sacred fire ceremony is to provide a culturally inspirational and educational experience for the Elgin community that highlights the indigeneity and ancient wisdom of those descended from Central America to stand in solidarity with all Native and Indigenous Peoples, and celebrate exploring indigeneity as a way of re-connecting to Earth, our ancestors, and our intercultural communities.</p>
<p>Feel free to bring your chair, your rattle and drum, and anything you would like to share at the ceremony.</p>
<p>You may also bring your own offerings such as tobacco, flowers, incense, pine cones, herbs, candles, honey, and any object you would like to be blessed at the ceremony.</p>
<p>The ceremony is open to everyone, and we invite you with an open heart to join us in this gathering around the fire.</p>
<p>Maltyox Chawe</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/10/fires-of-the-ancestors-exploring-the-mayan-calendar/">Fires of the Ancestors: Exploring the Mayan Calendar</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Neither Here Nor There</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, Side Street Studio Arts seeks entries for Neither Here Nor There. The first-generation experience has always been complex. Some feel a sense of pride and acceptance having been adopted into a new homeland, while others feel disconnected, without a home and feeling they belong to both here and there,<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/09/neither-here-nor-there/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/09/neither-here-nor-there/">Neither Here Nor There</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, Side Street Studio Arts seeks entries for Neither Here Nor There.</p>
<p>The first-generation experience has always been complex. Some feel a sense of pride and acceptance having been adopted into a new homeland, while others feel disconnected, without a home and feeling they belong to both here and there, or neither. The first-generation experience can be full of contradictions.</p>
<p>This is a call for art from any artist to join in this conversation and is open to interpretation: Is it a contradiction? Do you feel connected to here? Or there? Both? Neither? Is it something else? What defines this experience for you? What is your experience or understanding of the first-generation experience?</p>
<p>The exhibit is open to the public September 6 &#8211; September 15, 2024, with an opening reception Friday, September 6, 2024, from 6-9 pm.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/09/neither-here-nor-there/">Neither Here Nor There</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>AREA 22: Arts, Crafts, &#038; Oddities Fair</title>
		<link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/08/area-22-arts-crafts-oddities-fair/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Allison Mack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ally Haran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aly Kelly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anna North]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AREA 22: Arts Crafts & Oddities Fair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arturo Aldama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ashley Hanna-Quade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ashy Finch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Audrey Avril]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bay Kennedy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brad Cahill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caitlin Alejandre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caleb Evans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Karkos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Connie Toebe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cortney Philip]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>AREA 22 Arts, Crafts, &#38; Oddities Fair ​ AREA 22 will serve as the premiere fine arts, crafts, and oddities fair in the Fox Valley. The festival will take place on Riverside Drive in downtown Elgin, showcasing the creations and collections of visual artists in our area. AREA 22 will feature artist exhibition and sale,<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/08/area-22-arts-crafts-oddities-fair/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/08/area-22-arts-crafts-oddities-fair/">AREA 22: Arts, Crafts, & Oddities Fair</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>AREA 22<br />
Arts, Crafts, &amp; Oddities Fair<br />
​<br />
AREA 22 will serve as the premiere fine arts, crafts, and oddities fair in the Fox Valley. The festival will take place on Riverside Drive in downtown Elgin, showcasing the creations and collections of visual artists in our area. AREA 22 will feature artist exhibition and sale, live art/sculpture making, entertainment, food vendors, beverages&#8230; and fun for the whole family. Free Admission and Parking. Rain or Shine.</p>
<p>Side Street Studio Arts invites you to participate in the first of this one of a kind event in Downtown Elgin. For those who can remember, think of AREA 22 as Art and Soul on The Fox meets Next Wave, a mix of the traditional fine-art fair concept, with a generous dusting of the eclectic and avant garde. So grab your kids, your parents, your neighbors, your pets… yes, dogs and snakes are allowed… and join us at the most exciting art fair you will ever experience!</p>
<p>(You may experience more exciting art fairs but we highly doubt it! <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
<p>ARTIST VENDOR LIST</p>
<p>ARTIST NAME/GROUP &#8211; BOOTH NUMBER</p>
<p>Arturo Aldama &#8211; 47</p>
<p>Caitlin Alejandre &#8211; 46</p>
<p>Audrey Avril -18</p>
<p>Jennifer Bordis &#8211; Jen Made Goods &#8211; 21</p>
<p>Brad Cahill &#8211; The Church of Dust &#8211; 5</p>
<p>Shannon Carlson &#8211; Shanni Marie &#8211; 43</p>
<p>Kara Cho &#8211; Onsemiro Art and Craft &#8211; 35</p>
<p>Katherine Einhorn &#8211; Reflections with Kate &#8211; 11</p>
<p>Sarah Emerson &#8211; Eddie Little Bear&#8217;s Sundries &#8211; 31</p>
<p>Caleb Evans &#8211; First Circle Chainmaille &#8211; 7</p>
<p>Ashy Finch &#8211; 39</p>
<p>Leah Fine &#8211; Beyond Beleaff &#8211; 36</p>
<p>John Firak &#8211; Loma Wood Studio &#8211; 41</p>
<p>Ashley Hanna-Quade &#8211; 32</p>
<p>Ally Haran &#8211; cards by ally &#8211; 44</p>
<p>Kit Hunney &#8211; The Little Things &#8211; 3</p>
<p>Steven Janssen &#8211; Day of the Dollies &#8211; 40</p>
<p>Christopher Karkos &#8211; Natural Brilliance &#8211; 23</p>
<p>Aly Kelly &#8211; Adorably Kowai &#8211; 26</p>
<p>Bay Kennedy &#8211; 50</p>
<p>Zoephia Laughlin &#8211; Zoyph Co &#8211; 33</p>
<p>Keira Lofthouse &#8211; KREATRESS -1</p>
<p>Allison Mack &#8211; Allison Faye Creations &#8211; 6</p>
<p>Scott Maki &#8211; DANGLING FURY STUDIOS &#8211; 9</p>
<p>Tola Makinde &#8211; Tcreativ Designs -10</p>
<p>Janice Mancusi &#8211; Designs by Beadweyr -13</p>
<p>Megan Manske &#8211; megan down the rabbit hole &#8211; 2</p>
<p>Funky Rooster Tattoo and Art Gallery &#8211; 25</p>
<p>Lauren Muskara &#8211; 49</p>
<p>Wendi Napoli &#8211; 24</p>
<p>Kai Niederpruem &#8211; Juno and Mars LLC &#8211; 34</p>
<p>Anna North &amp; Kalli Doty &#8211; gremlin.girl.co &#8211; 20</p>
<p>Jaina Novak &#8211; Lunar Kitty Co &#8211; 37</p>
<p>Tim Odea &#8211; Psilent skater &#8211; 38</p>
<p>Janelle Omalley &#8211; Queer artist collective &#8211; 27</p>
<p>Kersten Peterson &#8211; Punkburd Arts &#8211; 22</p>
<p>Cortney Philip &#8211; Cortney Makes Art! &#8211; 29</p>
<p>Jane Remigio &#8211; 45</p>
<p>Mike Rende &#8211; Oddball Art Labs &#8211; 4</p>
<p>Marilyn Reyes GALISAPIO &#8211; 15</p>
<p>Sarah Rieser &#8211; Sarah Upcycles &#8211; 8</p>
<p>Sarah Rochacz &#8211; Sarah&#8217;s Creations -17</p>
<p>Vaiju Saraf &#8211; The Red Maple -12</p>
<p>Ken Simonsen &#8211; Psymonsen Studios -19</p>
<p>Heather Smith &#8211; Ohhunni -30</p>
<p>Sofia Stojakovic and Lorelei Smith &#8211; 48</p>
<p>Jerry Strub &#8211; Jerry Strub Art &#8211; 28</p>
<p>Mary Sweeney &#8211; Horror Floral -14</p>
<p>Connie Toebe &#8211; connietoebe -16</p>
<p>Sonia Vallez &#8211; Crochet Cuties LLC &#8211; 42</p>
<p>SIGHTINGS<br />
ROVING</p>
<p>Radically, Rachael | The Modern Mystic</p>
<p>Rachael is an Intuitive, Card Reader and Reiki practitioner.</p>
<p>www.radicallyrachael.com</p>
<p>​<br />
LIVE ART</p>
<p>Live art making by Side Street Studio Arts&#8217; COMMUNITY MOVES program including free kids art/craft making, and community mural project… fun for the whole family!​</p>
<p>​<br />
FOOD</p>
<p>Cook&#8217;s Ice Cream</p>
<p>Goose&#8217;s Natural Juices</p>
<p>​<br />
BEVERAGE</p>
<p>Service provided by Vern&#8217;s Tavern!​​</p>
<p>​<br />
COMMUNITY</p>
<p>Grab some paint and let the creativity flow!</p>
<p>Our community mural project</p>
<p>Anyone can join!</p>
<p>NEIGHBORS</p>
<p>In solidarity with our local eateries, we will be limiting food trucks at AREA 22. Folx have many amazing downtown options within a 5 minute walk of the fair, including:</p>
<p>El Patio Mexican Restaurant</p>
<p>Kubo Sushi and Saki Lounge</p>
<p>Bea Unique Latin Kitchen</p>
<p>Dream Hall</p>
<p>Jimmy John&#8217;s</p>
<p>Udon Nomi</p>
<p>Al&#8217;s Cafe &amp; Creamery</p>
<p>Elgin Public House</p>
<p>Blue Box Cafe</p>
<p>Sugar and Rhyme Coffee House</p>
<p>Las Gorditas De Don Angel #4</p>
<p>Shwarma Stop</p>
<p>Cook&#8217;s Ice Cream and Goose&#8217;s Natural Juices will be on site providing cool refreshments and treats!</p>
<p>AND, we are partnering with Vern’s Tavern to provide beverages for the event. We will be showcasing our brand new collaboration with Penrose Brewing Company, selling our very own Side Street Lager! All proceeds from these beer sales go to the 62 Bound Fundraiser for the new Side Street facility, located at 62 S. Grove Ave. in downtown!!!</p>
<p>We are so excited… can you tell??!!!</p>
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		<title>Material Messengers: Ephemeral Environments</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Material Messengers: Ephemeral Environments invites the viewer to experience art as makers do – living within it. The site-specific installations in this show highlight the importance of Side Street Studio Arts in the cultural as well built environment of historic downtown Elgin. Curated by @samuel_schwindt, artists Catie Burrill, Jordan Miller, Juliette Morris, Lucia Calderon Arrierta,<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/08/material-messengers-ephemeral-environments/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/08/material-messengers-ephemeral-environments/">Material Messengers: Ephemeral Environments</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Material Messengers: Ephemeral Environments invites the viewer to experience art as makers do – living within it. The site-specific installations in this show highlight the importance of Side Street Studio Arts in the cultural as well built environment of historic downtown Elgin.</p>
<p>Curated by @samuel_schwindt, artists Catie Burrill, Jordan Miller, Juliette Morris, Lucia Calderon Arrierta, Sarah Whyte, and Spencer Gale are messengers of material manipulation in the Chicago area — and together are an interdisciplinary group investigating space literally and figuratively.</p>
<p>Through fabric, fur, neon, found objects, and print the artists in this exhibit manifest talismanic values out of interventions in time and space.</p>
<p>Visit us and meet the artists at the opening reception Friday, August 2nd</p>
<p>6-9 pm</p>
<p>Exhibition runs through September 1</p>
<p>Free and open to the public.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/08/material-messengers-ephemeral-environments/">Material Messengers: Ephemeral Environments</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Luiza Moraes: Alien Spouse</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>ALIEN SPOUSE Side Street Studio Arts and Going Dutch present Alien Spouse, with performances on Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29 at 8pm and Sunday, June 30 at 6pm in Backspace at Side Street, located at 15 ½ Ziegler Ct., downtown Elgin. Alien Spouse is a performance born of the ongoing experience of Going<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/06/luiza-moraes-alien-spouse/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ALIEN SPOUSE</p>
<p>Side Street Studio Arts and Going Dutch present Alien Spouse, with performances on Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29 at 8pm and Sunday, June 30 at 6pm in Backspace at Side Street, located at 15 ½ Ziegler Ct., downtown Elgin.</p>
<p>Alien Spouse is a performance born of the ongoing experience of Going Dutch’s first residency artist of 2024 Luiza Moraes as she navigates her fresh relocation to the US. Having just gone through the process of applying for a marriage-based Green Card, she has become acutely aware of the skill with which legal and bureaucratic protocols create obstacles for immigrants that border the absurd. As an artist, she has the tools and a topic to fuel her creative process. Making use of the space that Going Dutch has granted her, she would like to invite you to look. The work-in-progress performance is a blend of dance, lecture, healing ritual, and dreamscape. Somewhere between legal forms and dance parties, the hope is to spread information to those who don’t know what the process is like and to honor the experience of those who do.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/06/luiza-moraes-alien-spouse/">Luiza Moraes: Alien Spouse</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Azuna: ILLEGAL ARTIST: Artist Talk</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>ILLEGAL ARTIST, the current exhibition in the gallery, features visual artworks by Azuna and friends, and explores the stigmas that immigrants and graffiti art have in common. On April 27, a number of the participating artists will be onsite to discuss their work. FREE and open to the public. Light snacks will be available. Sponsored,<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/04/azuna-illegal-artist-artist-talk/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/04/azuna-illegal-artist-artist-talk/">Azuna: ILLEGAL ARTIST: Artist Talk</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ILLEGAL ARTIST, the current exhibition in the gallery, features visual artworks by Azuna and friends, and explores the stigmas that immigrants and graffiti art have in common.</p>
<p>On April 27, a number of the participating artists will be onsite to discuss their work. FREE and open to the public. Light snacks will be available.</p>
<p>Sponsored, in part, by a grant from the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/04/azuna-illegal-artist-artist-talk/">Azuna: ILLEGAL ARTIST: Artist Talk</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>INSIDERS</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>INSIDERS Opening Reception: Friday, December 1 At Side Street Studio Arts, we provide a supportive and collaborative space for artists to showcase their work. As a non-profit organization, we focus on building an inclusive and accessible community that celebrates emerging and established artists alike. We believe that all artists should have the opportunity to showcase<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2023/12/insiders/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>INSIDERS<br />
Opening Reception: Friday, December 1</p>
<p>At Side Street Studio Arts, we provide a supportive and collaborative space for artists to showcase their work. As a non-profit organization, we focus on building an inclusive and accessible community that celebrates emerging and established artists alike.</p>
<p>We believe that all artists should have the opportunity to showcase their work in order to connect with others and create meaningful dialogue. And that goes for our staff as well.</p>
<p>INSIDERS is a celebration of the working artists at Side Street who dedicate their energies to making our world a better place.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2023/12/insiders/">INSIDERS</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>2023 Art Clash!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2023 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Art Clash is back for 2023! Art Clash is a live PAINTING competition. Audience votes for each clash&#8217;s winner. The eight finalists will come together in our City Final in June 2023. Artwork will be available to bid on, bids start at $50 There are 3 rounds each event. First round begins at 7:10 All<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2023/05/2023-art-clash/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Art Clash is back for 2023!</p>
<p>Art Clash is a live PAINTING competition. Audience votes for each clash&#8217;s winner. The eight finalists will come together in our City Final in June 2023.</p>
<p>Artwork will be available to bid on, bids start at $50</p>
<p>There are 3 rounds each event.<br />
First round begins at 7:10</p>
<p>All events will be held in the Theater at Side Street located at 15 1/2 Ziegler Ct., downtown Elgin.<br />
$12 online presale/$15 suggested donation at the door</p>
<p>Future Art Clash Dates:<br />
February 10<br />
March 24<br />
April 8<br />
May 13<br />
June 17 (City Final)</p>
<p>Get tickets here:<br />
<a href="https://www.sidestreetstudioarts.org/artclash?fbclid=IwAR3sDv4qc0Ey1rfFMqymSKhy_MgclWbBu7QDN3x-iO9VxNgfzjA5fYXBUf0">https://www.sidestreetstudioarts.org/artclash?fbclid=IwAR3sDv4qc0Ey1rfFMqymSKhy_MgclWbBu7QDN3x-iO9VxNgfzjA5fYXBUf0</a></p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2023/05/2023-art-clash/">2023 Art Clash!</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>CRIT NITE hosted by Natalie Pivoney Share your current works in progress in a laid back setting and receive feedback from fellow artists. All experience levels and mediums accepted. The first Thursday of every month. No sign up necessary. Questions or comments can be sent to Natalie Pivoney @nrpart nrpivoney@gmail.com</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2023/05/crit-nite/">CRIT NITE</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CRIT NITE hosted by Natalie Pivoney</p>
<p>Share your current works in progress in a laid back setting and receive feedback from fellow artists. All experience levels and mediums accepted.</p>
<p>The first Thursday of every month. No sign up necessary.</p>
<p>Questions or comments can be sent to Natalie Pivoney @nrpart nrpivoney@gmail.com</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2023/05/crit-nite/">CRIT NITE</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>YEAR 10</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meg Duguid]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 23:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Side Street Studio Arts seeks artworks to celebrate our tenth anniversary! This is a big year in our history and we plan to celebrate accordingly! With a public reception on Friday March 3, from 6-10pm, jurors will select artists for recognition and awards including Side Street Studio Arts packages and cash prizes! The Crowd Favorite<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2023/03/year-10/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2023/03/year-10/">YEAR 10</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="font_7">Side Street Studio Arts seeks artworks to celebrate our tenth anniversary! This is a big year in our history and we plan to celebrate accordingly!</p>
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<p class="font_7">With a public reception on Friday March 3, from 6-10pm, jurors will select artists for recognition and awards including Side Street Studio Arts packages and cash prizes! The Crowd Favorite (voted on during the opening reception) will receive a prize package including a Side Street LAB Membership!</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2023/03/year-10/">YEAR 10</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Kathryn Eli: One True Line</title>
		<link>https://thevisualist.org/2020/08/kathryn-eli-one-true-line/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah McHugh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Side Street Studio Arts Artist in Residence, Kathryn Eli&#8217;s solo exhibition debut takes the concept of the continuous line to a new level, on and off canvas- across the gallery walls. &#8220;One True Line&#8221; is a collection of paintings arranged to describe a journey in awakening. &#8216;The line&#8217; moves through and connects meticulously painted, color<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2020/08/kathryn-eli-one-true-line/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2020/08/kathryn-eli-one-true-line/">Kathryn Eli: One True Line</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Side Street Studio Arts Artist in Residence, Kathryn Eli&#8217;s solo exhibition debut takes the concept of the continuous line to a new level, on and off canvas- across the gallery walls. &#8220;One True Line&#8221; is a collection of paintings arranged to describe a journey in awakening. &#8216;The line&#8217; moves through and connects meticulously painted, color saturated narrative scenes; emotional abstractions that describe states of empowerment, enlightenment, connection, isolation, despair, perseverance, presence, acceptance, and healing.</p>
<p>Gallery Hours:<br />
Fridays, August 14 and 21 &#8211; 3 to 7pm<br />
Saturdays &#8211; 10am to 6pm<br />
Sundays &#8211; 11am to 3pm</p>
<p>Masks required. Physical distancing information to come.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2020/08/kathryn-eli-one-true-line/">Kathryn Eli: One True Line</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Christian Arrecis</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah McHugh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Side Street Studio Arts artist-in-residence Christian Arrecis&#8217; photographic works reflect an interest in the natural world and what it means to navigate it through sight and through touch. These recent works on paper include camera-less photograms of plant studies as well as camera-based imagery in an effort to expand a vocabulary of imaging and mark-making<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2019/04/christian-arrecis/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2019/04/christian-arrecis/">Christian Arrecis</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Side Street Studio Arts artist-in-residence Christian Arrecis&#8217; photographic works reflect an interest in the natural world and what it means to navigate it through sight and through touch. These recent works on paper include camera-less photograms of plant studies as well as camera-based imagery in an effort to expand a vocabulary of imaging and mark-making in visual representation.</p>
<p>This exhibit is open to the public April 5 &#8211; April 28 with an Opening Reception, April 5 from 6-8pm.</p>
<p>Supported in part by the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2019/04/christian-arrecis/">Christian Arrecis</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Christian Arrecis</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah McHugh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Side Street Studio Arts artist-in-residence Christian Arrecis&#8217; photographic works reflect an interest in the natural world and what it means to navigate it through sight and through touch. These recent works on paper include camera-less photograms of plant studies as well as camera-based imagery in an effort to expand a vocabulary of imaging and mark-making<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2019/04/christian-arrecis-2/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2019/04/christian-arrecis-2/">Christian Arrecis</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Side Street Studio Arts artist-in-residence Christian Arrecis&#8217; photographic works reflect an interest in the natural world and what it means to navigate it through sight and through touch. These recent works on paper include camera-less photograms of plant studies as well as camera-based imagery in an effort to expand a vocabulary of imaging and mark-making in visual representation.</p>
<p>This exhibit is open to the public April 5 &#8211; April 28 with an Opening Reception, April 5 from 6-8pm.</p>
<p>Supported in part by the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2019/04/christian-arrecis-2/">Christian Arrecis</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Leo Perez: Fight Forever</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>We are proud to present Fight Forever a solo art exhibit by Leo Perez, as part of our 2019 solo show series &#8221; En Las Manos De&#8230;&#8221; Leo Perez is an artist originally from the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, IL, his art is a blend of colorful comic book style art and graffiti art. Fight<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2019/03/leo-perez-fight-forever/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2019/03/leo-perez-fight-forever/">Leo Perez: Fight Forever</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are proud to present Fight Forever a solo art exhibit by Leo Perez, as part of our 2019 solo show series &#8221; En Las Manos De&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>Leo Perez is an artist originally from the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, IL, his art is a blend of colorful comic book style art and graffiti art. Fight Forever is Leo Perez’s journey through mental health and fighting through his own everyday hardships. Fight Forever is a story told through Digital Media, Full-Color Illustrations, And Paintings.</p>
<p>This Exhibit will run from Friday, March 8th through Sunday, March 24th</p>
<p>&#8220;En Las Manos De&#8230;&#8221; is one of many 2019 Latino Outreach Committee projects dedicated to exposing up and coming Latino visual artist.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2019/03/leo-perez-fight-forever/">Leo Perez: Fight Forever</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>6: Celebrating Six Years of Side Street</title>
		<link>https://thevisualist.org/2019/03/6-celebrating-six-years-of-side-street/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Celebrating six years of Side Street Studio Arts in downtown Elgin with live performances, art making, visual art, the Side Street family, and much more! The call for artwork is now closed. Top judges selections will receive Side Street prize packages, while the Judges&#8217; Choice will receive a $600 cash prize sponsored by Elgin Public<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2019/03/6-celebrating-six-years-of-side-street/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2019/03/6-celebrating-six-years-of-side-street/">6: Celebrating Six Years of Side Street</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Celebrating six years of Side Street Studio Arts in downtown Elgin with live performances, art making, visual art, the Side Street family, and much more!</p>
<p>The call for artwork is now closed.</p>
<p>Top judges selections will receive Side Street prize packages, while the Judges&#8217; Choice will receive a $600 cash prize sponsored by Elgin Public House. The Crowd Favorite (voted on during the opening reception) will receive a prize package including a Side Street LAB Membership!</p>
<p>YEAR 6 Judges Panel: Joni Sullivan, Miles Halpern, Peggy Dee, Travis Linville, Melina Scotte</p>
<p>Stay tuned for the full schedule:<br />
4:15-6:15pm Drop-In Small Wonders in the Theater<br />
6-8:30pm Judging and Audience Voting for 6<br />
8pm Quiet Cove in the Theater<br />
9pm Announcement of 6 prize winners in the Gallery<br />
9:15pm Dramaglider in the Theater</p>
<p>Sponsored in part by Elgin Public House.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2019/03/6-celebrating-six-years-of-side-street/">6: Celebrating Six Years of Side Street</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Roberto&#8217;s Art Salon: Crit Night</title>
		<link>https://thevisualist.org/2018/08/robertos-art-salon-crit-night/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah McHugh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2018 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This spring and summer, Side Street Studio Arts is providing monthly critique nights for artists to share their current works in progress or finalized pieces. All types of art are welcome; visual, performance, music, written, etc. No require registration, emerging to established artists are invited to bring 1-3 artworks to the crit. Each critique session<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2018/08/robertos-art-salon-crit-night/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2018/08/robertos-art-salon-crit-night/">Roberto’s Art Salon: Crit Night</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This spring and summer, Side Street Studio Arts is providing monthly critique nights for artists to share their current works in progress or finalized pieces. All types of art are welcome; visual, performance, music, written, etc. No require registration, emerging to established artists are invited to bring 1-3 artworks to the crit.</p>
<p>Each critique session will involve artist to viewer communication to form a better understanding toward their piece and to further their practice.</p>
<p>Please be punctual and respectful during the critiques.<br />
BE THERE ON TIME!</p>
<p>$5 suggested donation</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2018/08/robertos-art-salon-crit-night/">Roberto’s Art Salon: Crit Night</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Art and Design Faculty Exhibition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Join us for the opening reception of 2018 Biennial Art &#38; Design Faculty Exhibition, on Thursday, February 1, 5-7pm at Safety Kleen Gallery One (Building H, H100) Elgin Community College. The exhibition features works by Howard Russo, Daniel Josh, Joel Peck, Travis Linville, Juan Fernandez, Ellen Vartanian-Maher, Edwin Meyers, Peggy Dee, Nancy Reid, Pat Brutchin,<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2018/02/art-and-design-faculty-exhibition/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2018/02/art-and-design-faculty-exhibition/">Art and Design Faculty Exhibition</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join us for the opening reception of 2018 Biennial Art &amp; Design Faculty Exhibition, on Thursday, February 1, 5-7pm at Safety Kleen Gallery One (Building H, H100) Elgin Community College. The exhibition features works by Howard Russo, Daniel Josh, Joel Peck, Travis Linville, Juan Fernandez, Ellen Vartanian-Maher, Edwin Meyers, Peggy Dee, Nancy Reid, Pat Brutchin, Leah Mitchell, Todd Reed, Yvonne Beckway, Kevin Hunter, Tina Leverenzzi, and Alexis Bach.</p>
<p>This event is free and open to the public. Come out and enjoy art, conversation and light refreshments.</p>
<p>Art and Design Faculty Exhibition is on view in Safety-Kleen Gallery One, H100, January 23 &#8211; February 25, 2018.</p>
<p>If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Voltz, ECC Gallery Director/Curator at avoltz@elgin.edu or 847.214.7405</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2018/02/art-and-design-faculty-exhibition/">Art and Design Faculty Exhibition</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Taekyeom Lee</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Join us for the opening reception of Art, Design and Digital Craft, new 3d works by Taekyeom Lee on Thursday, November 16, 5-7pm at Safety Kleen Gallery One (Building H, H100) Elgin Community College. If can you join us earlier, Taekyeom Lee will be giving and artist talk in Spartan Auditorium (Building G, G100) on<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2017/11/taekyeom-lee/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join us for the opening reception of Art, Design and Digital Craft, new 3d works by Taekyeom Lee on Thursday, November 16, 5-7pm at Safety Kleen Gallery One (Building H, H100) Elgin Community College. If can you join us earlier, Taekyeom Lee will be giving and artist talk in Spartan Auditorium (Building G, G100) on Thursday, November 16 from 1-2pm.</p>
<p>Taekyeom is an interdisciplinary artist although he prefers to introduce himself a designer using artist’s material and artistic sensibility. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. He received his MFA degree in Graphic Design from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL. He has made three-dimensional type as a series of typographic explorations to strive, challenge and seek a new way to create tangible type in three-dimensional space. As a part of his research, he built a 3D printer and designed his own paste extruders to produce intricate 3D ceramic type and objects. His research has drawn interest nationally and internationally. His interests in graphic design are not solely focused on unconventional typography but also explore a diverse area of interests and experiences: artist book, ceramics, web design, lettering, CAD design, digital fabrication, emerging technologies, and art/design pedagogy.</p>
<p>Artist Statement for “Art, Design and Digital Craft”:<br />
My research explores unconventional methods of creating the three-dimensional type and imageries with materials and techniques unique to graphic design, such as ceramics and 3D printing. Today, technological convergence and new digital manufacturing processes have broadened creative possibilities and the perception of the three-dimensional experience for artists and designers. The series of exploration from this research project reflects on the processuality of the digital fabrication and understanding the place of new technologies in creative processes in the post-digital age. In response to this movement, my research is aiming to develop, test, and find the place of the emerging technologies in design process and creative practices. I decided to build my own tools including a custom 3D printer and my own paste extruders, as a ceramic 3D printer was not affordable or accessible. The use of digital fabrication pushes the boundary of the medium in graphic design both in terms of concept and materiality. Likewise, 3D printed ceramic type obtains materiality and dimensionality so that this becomes an involved cross-disciplinary research effort.</p>
<p>Art, Design and Digital Craft is on view in Safety-Kleen Gallery One, H100, November 6 &#8211; December 14, 2017.</p>
<p>This event is free and open to the public. Come out and enjoy art, conversation and light refreshments.</p>
<p>If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Voltz, ECC Gallery Director/Curator at avoltz@elgin.edu or 847.214.7405</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2017/11/taekyeom-lee/">Taekyeom Lee</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Fred Stonehouse: The Silent Singers</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>FRED STONEHOUSE: The Silent Singers University of Wisconsin Professor Fred Stonehouse, will speak as part of The Elgin Community College Humanities Center Speaker Series on Thursday, March 9. His lecture and presentation, You’re Weird, will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. in Building G, Spartan Auditorium at the college’s Main Campus, 1700 Spartan Drive,<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2017/03/fred-stonehouse-the-silent-singers/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p>
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<p>University of Wisconsin Professor Fred Stonehouse, will speak as part of The Elgin Community College Humanities Center Speaker Series on Thursday, March 9. His lecture and presentation, You’re Weird, will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. in Building G, Spartan Auditorium at the college’s Main Campus, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. The event is free and open to the public.</p>
<p>Stonehouse is a professional artist and associate professor of art at the University of Wisconsin. He presently teaches painting and drawing, where he has taught for the past ten years. His first solo show in Chicago in 1983 begin his prolific career, exhibiting as a professional artist for over 30 years.</p>
<p>Originally from Milwaukee, WI, Stonehouse received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Although his primary mediums are painting and drawing, he has also worked in sculpture and installation. Stonehouse’s artwork has been included in numerous exhibitions at national and international. He exhibits regularly with Howard Scott Gallery in New York City, Carl Hammer Gallery in Chicago, Tory Folliard Gallery in Milwaukee and other prominent gallery across the US. He has exhibited internationally in Mexico, Amsterdam, Rome, Milan, Berlin, Hamburg and Essen.</p>
<p>Recently, Stonehouse was the subject for a mid-career exhibition at Museum of Wisconsin Art. Stonehouse has been the recipient of numerous grants and awards, including the NEA Arts Midwest Grant and the Joan Mitchell Foundation Individual Artists Grant.</p>
<p>New paintings and works on paper, The Silent Singers, will be exhibited in Safety-Kleen Gallery One in the Building H Arts Center from Tuesday, March 7 to Saturday, April 8, 2017. Gallery hours are M/W 10am – 5pm, Tu/Th 10am – 7pm, and F-Su by appointment. An opening reception for the exhibit will be held on Thursday, March 9, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Safety-Kleen Gallery. This event is free and open to the public.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2017/03/fred-stonehouse-the-silent-singers/">Fred Stonehouse: The Silent Singers</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Dominic Sansone and CJ Hungerman: BANG! Gotcha Joe!</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>BANG! Gotcha Joe! Join us for the opening reception of BANG! Gotcha Joe!, Thursday, February 2, 5-7pm at Safety-Kleen Gallery One, Elgin Community College. This is a collaborative exhibition of Dominic Sansone&#8217;s sculptures and paintings of CJ Hungerman&#8217;s paintings. Come out and enjoy art, conversations and light refreshments. Exhibition and reception is free and open<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2017/02/dominic-sansone-and-cj-hungerman-bang-gotcha-joe/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p>
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<p>Join us for the opening reception of BANG! Gotcha Joe!, Thursday, February 2, 5-7pm at Safety-Kleen Gallery One, Elgin Community College. This is a collaborative exhibition of Dominic Sansone&#8217;s sculptures and paintings of CJ Hungerman&#8217;s paintings. Come out and enjoy art, conversations and light refreshments. Exhibition and reception is free and open to the public.</p>
<p>BANG! GOTCHA JOE!<br />
Violence and disregard for life have become so ingrained in American society and culture that our collective consciousness is now shaped by paranoia and fear. The media we choose to consume numbs us and the suffering endured by others become nothing more than flickering images on a screen, slowly turning our desensitization’s to apathy and fascination. The black market is awash in cheap weapons and in most cities if someone wants one, they can get one, legally or otherwise. Where change needs to take, place is with the individual. All of us must speak out against violence of any type, no matter the circumstances, race, religion, or creed. This exhibition stands as a monument to our current state of affairs, to our gun-culture, to our kneeling at the altar of hate and intolerance, and to all the victims; past, present, and future. – Dominic Sansone and CJ Hungerman</p>
<p>Artists’ websites:<br />
Dominic Sansone &#8211; http://sans1studios.com/<br />
CJ Hungerman &#8211; http://www.cjhungerman.com/</p>
<p>Elgin Community College<br />
Building H (H100), Safety Kleen<br />
1700 Spartan Dr.<br />
Elgin, IL 60123</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Don’t miss this. Come join the conversation with artists, Dominic Sansone and CJ Hungerman, remarking on their current exhibition, BANG! Gotcha Joe! at Safety Kleen Gallery One, Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL. &#8220;It is our sincere belief that mounting this exhibition will benefit the campus community and the Elgin region through our version of “activist”<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2017/02/artist-talk-dominic-sansone-and-cj-hungerman/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2017/02/artist-talk-dominic-sansone-and-cj-hungerman/">Artist Talk: Dominic Sansone and CJ Hungerman</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don’t miss this. Come join the conversation with artists, Dominic Sansone and CJ Hungerman, remarking on their current exhibition, BANG! Gotcha Joe! at Safety Kleen Gallery One, Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL.</p>
<p>&#8220;It is our sincere belief that mounting this exhibition will benefit the campus community and the Elgin region through our version of “activist” art. We seek to open dialog and foster discussion versus create converts to our viewpoints. The best way to spur conversation, especially with those of differing opinions, is to present provocative images and engage in the discourse that they initiate.&#8221; &#8211; Sansone and Hungerman</p>
<p>Artists’ websites:<br />
Dominic Sansone &#8211; http://sans1studios.com/<br />
CJ Hungerman &#8211; http://www.cjhungerman.com/</p>
<p>The opening reception of their exhibition, BANG! Gotcha Joe!, will follow the artist talk on Thursday, February 2, 5-7pm at Safety Kleen Gallery One (Building H, ECC main campus). BANG! Gotcha Joe! will be on view at Safety Kleen Gallery One, January 24 &#8211; February 26, 2017.</p>
<p>Artist Talk:</p>
<p>Thursday, February 2, 2-3pm<br />
Elgin Community College<br />
Building G, Spartan Auditorium<br />
1700 Spartan Dr.<br />
Elgin, IL 60123</p>
<p>Any questions, please contact, Amanda Voltz, ECC Gallery Manager and Curator at avoltz@elgin.edu or 847.214.7405</p>
<p>We look forward to seeing your there!</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2017/02/artist-talk-dominic-sansone-and-cj-hungerman/">Artist Talk: Dominic Sansone and CJ Hungerman</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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