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May 23 – July 26 |
Interurban Trains & Tourism:
“Reclaiming the Past for the Future”, Burnham
Plan Centennial
Hyndman Gallery
Reception May 30 from 7:00 pm –
9:00 pm (Chicago time)
The LCA is honored to participate
and celebrate in The Burnham Centennial with the city of
Chicago and all its program partners. The exhibit
will feature some of the original lithographs
commissioned in the late 1920's to promote tourism and
economic development between Chicago and South Bend .
These posters, developed as South Shore Posters, are
beautiful examples of vintage artwork portraying the
early 20th century boom of Northwest Indiana.
The tourism and economic development campaign is alive and well today with numerous contemporary paintings by Mitch Markovitz, John Rush and other regional artists featured in this exhibit. Also included in the exhibition are original paintings from South Shore Freight, NIPSCO, the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, as well as related works and artifacts from dozens of private collections. Additional highlights will be photos from the Prairie Club dunes/beach corridor from the early 1900's, and Save the Dunes campaign. The exhibit will also include a variety of artifacts and memorabilia from the South Shore Line as well as works from the Lubeznik Center's permanent collection. A DVD production with original music by TM Books and Video will be on view in the gallery. Posters, DVD's and books for train enthusiasts of all ages will be available for purchase in the Gallery Shop.
The Lubeznik Center joins hundreds of other organizations as a program partner in this wide-spread event during 2009. The Burnham Plan Centennial celebrates the Bold Plans and Big Dreams that shaped metropolitan Chicago for the past century and challenges our region’s communities, leaders and institutions to build on the success of the Burnham Plan and act boldly together to shape our future. For more information, about the Centennial, please visit www.burnhamplan100.org.
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Funding for this exhibit and its related programs are provided in part by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Lake Michigan Coastal Program. |
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May 23 – July 26
Barry Newstat
Jeff Miller
Lloyd Natof
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Regional Masters:
Extraordinary Furniture
Brincka & Library
Galleries
Reception May 30 from 7:00 pm –
9:00 pm (Chicago time)
The collection displayed here is the work of established, mature furniture makers located in Northern Indiana and metropolitan Chicago. The group is almost evenly divided between makers born and raised in our area and makers originating from other parts of the country, but all have chosen to locate their custom furniture making practices in our region.
There is no suggestion here of a regional school of furniture making. Instead, there is a high degree of originality and diversity among these makers. Though some can be understood in the context of national trends in studio furniture, the work of each of these makers is distinctive and identifiable. Each maker represented here develops and produces his or her own pieces from his or her own inspirations. Exhibition curated by John Kriegshauser.
All the makers featured here are accomplished craftspeople who from long experience are intimately familiar with their materials and the processes of transforming those materials into furniture. Featured Artists: John Kriegshauser, Evan (Sandra) Lewis, Jeff Miller, Lloyd Natof, Tom Robinson, Dolly Spragins and Lee Weitzman of Chicago, IL; as well as John Hatlestad of Grayslake, IL; Barry Newstat of Western Springs, IL; David Orth of Marengo, IL; Floyd Gompf of Lakeside, MI; Corey Robinson of Indianapolis, IN; and Thomas Tedrowe of Columbus, IN.
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May 30 – July 6 |
Wabgonké: Things Made
of White Earth
NIPSCO Art Education
Studios
Reception May 30 from 7:00 pm -9:00
pm (Chicago time)
“Wobgonké: Things Made of White Earth” is an art
outreach project geared towards ages sixty and over.
Project Wobegoké is supported by a grant from the
nationwide MetLife Foundation Creative Aging Program. In
this innovative program the Lubeznik Center for the Arts
will provide arts instruction in sculptural and
functional ceramics to the Elders of the Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi Indians in Southwestern Michigan , near
Dowagiac.
“Wobgonké” is a Pokagon word which translates “things
made of white earth.” Teaching artist Jason Wesaw
incorporates Pokagon language into his methods as a way
to interlink participants’ work with their cultural
traditions. He often uses traditional processes to make
his own art and will pass along these techniques and
sensibilities during the 12-week ceramics project.
The MetLife Foundation Creative Aging Program is funded
by MetLife Foundation and administered by the National
Guild of Community Schools of the Arts.
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May 30 – July 26 |
Eric Tucker & Derek Walters – Garden Sculpture Installation
This series of outdoor sculptures is a collaboration between Derek Walter and Eric Tucker. The pieces were inspired by their connection to the landscape of Northwest Indiana. It includes ceramic and steel elements that allude to the regions topological attributes. The artists improvised amalgamations of natural and industrial forms around the notion that their sculptures could embody the relationship between those disparate elements.
About the Artists:
Eric Tucker holds a B.A. from Indiana University Northwest and received an M.F.A. from The University of Chicago in 2001. He has been exhibiting his sculpture in solo and group exhibitions in Chicago and other Midwestern venues for the last ten years. Eric currently resides in Northwest Indiana where he maintains and active studio practice and teaches at local colleges.
Derek Walter moved to Chicago from California to earn his MFA from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. He is an Assistant Professor at Indiana University Northwest and lives in Hobart.
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The "Sand, Steel and
Spirit" Edition Box, a collaborative artwork by the
Area Artists Association of the Lubeznik Center for the
Arts is on exhibit
at the Center's Conference Room indefinitely.
In 2004, 33 artists each committed to producing a
limited edition of 60 art
works to be enclosed in a specially crafted wood box of
maple and walnut.
The artists who participated each received a box, with
the remainder
earmarked for sale as a fund-raiser for the Area Artists
Association and the
Lubeznik Center for the Arts.
The 2 and 3-dimensional pieces include many media
including prints,
drawings, paintings, digital prints, photographs,
collages, ceramics and
woodworking. The theme of "Sand, Steel and Spirit"
reflects the essence of
the dunes of Lake Michigan and its environs.
The box is a document to the creative spirit of the
region and can be
purchased through the Gift Shop of the Lubeznik Center
for the Arts. Support the Arts - Consider the "Sand
Steel & Spirit" Edition Box as a truly unique addition
to your home or organizational collection.
November, 2004-January,
2005 - Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN
March, 2005 - Part of a
Collaborative Projects Exhibit, Columbia College,
Chicago, Il
November, 2005 - Gallery
107, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks, MI
February 2006-Ongoing -
Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN
April-June, 2006 - Fort
Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN
November 2006 - Depot
Gallery, Beverly Shores, IN
View "Sand
Steel & Spirit" online!
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