tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758029782288316082024-03-18T22:07:03.660-05:00West Side Arts & Community Activisminformation, discussions,observations about the arts, collaborations, community activism, the do-it-yourself spirit -- on Chicago's West Side.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232533397627667546noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-2959531011452285542021-03-20T17:32:00.001-05:002021-03-20T17:32:49.129-05:00BATIK Workshop at the Department of Aging
Alpha Brutonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644434163693342793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-74927988505841997142009-11-26T12:21:00.007-06:002009-11-26T12:48:37.946-06:00Stimulus Packages for Artists and Arts OrganizationsArtists have been looking for economic stimulus during this economic downturn, and Chicago arts organizations received part of the $50 million that the NEA got as part of the stimulus package. A recent survey co-sponsored by the Ford Foundation and the NEA found that the current recession has been difficult for artists and arts organizations. Artists and arts organizations should be eligible for Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232533397627667546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-26825953972350392952009-10-22T08:49:00.003-05:002009-10-22T09:25:36.194-05:00Long Time Arts Activist Runs For Cook COunty Board PresidentLong time cultural activist, organizer and educator Tom Tresser is running for the office of President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners (to replace Todd Stroger). He needs help to get on the ballot. He is running as a Green Party candidate. If you would like to circulate petitions for Tom, please call 312-276-5432, email tom@tom2010.us. The deadline for turning petitions in is November 3Tom Tresserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05396511190539528756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-53170269411710252502009-09-29T20:18:00.011-05:002009-09-29T20:34:35.492-05:00"Arts & Activism in the Midwest" Panel DiscussionThursday, October 1, 2009 (7:00-9:00 p.m.)You are invited to attend this “Arts and Activism in St. Louis, Detroit, and Chicago” panel discussion, which is part of the “Arts and Activism in the Midwest” Series. This panel discussion focuses on the arts scenes in these three Midwestern cities, and it is also part of the Fourth Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival.The panelists include James Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232533397627667546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-11023655439576478182009-08-31T18:25:00.003-05:002009-08-31T18:29:37.577-05:00Bauhaus9090 Performance Event in Chicago's Bauhaus DistrictLake Meadows Park 3117 S Rhodes Ave.Chicago, IL 60616You are invited to attend a Bauhaus9090 performance event, which will happen on Saturday, September 12, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Jamie Kazay, Matthew Barton, Amanda Marbais, Kevin Kilroy, and Dan Godston will read selections of their poetry. Alpha Bruton will be painting in performance. Other performers TBA.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232533397627667546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-38312197619017442652009-08-31T18:17:00.003-05:002009-08-31T18:22:57.515-05:00soundwalk in Bronzeville on September 12You are invited to join the World Listening Project, during a soundwalk which will happen by and around the Michael Reese Hospital campus on Saturday, September 12 (10 a.m.-11 a.m.). Soundmarks during this soundwalk will include the chainlink fence along the perimeter of the Michael Reese Hospital campus; the wind in the trees in front of the Singer Pavilion; a security guard’s car tires rolling Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232533397627667546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-69663509100427557302009-08-31T18:04:00.002-05:002009-08-31T18:13:04.386-05:00sustainability forumThursday, September 10, 2009 (6-8 p.m.)Back Story Café and Social Center6100 S Blackstone AveChicago, IL 60637-2912(773) 324-9987You are invited to attend a forum about sustainability, with a focus on the Chicago region. Topics include: eco-friendly lifestyles, exploring creative adaptive reuse of architecture, getting involved with community gardening and farmers markets, and celebrating the Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232533397627667546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-52210750621429059922009-07-31T12:59:00.006-05:002009-07-31T13:13:06.585-05:00"SPC in Chicago's Neighborhoods" panel discussionWednesday, August 12, 2009 (6-8 p.m.)Hyde Park Art CenterYou are invited to attend an event during which Annie Heckman, Carol Ng-He, James Jankowiak, Sarah Bendix, and Daniel Godston talk about connections with Chicago’s neighborhoods -- as they relate to The Synesthetic Plan of Chicago. Carol will focus on ways by which her installation piece, entitled “C(l/r)aving,” relates to Chinatown. James Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232533397627667546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-49765569906772082902009-07-31T12:52:00.003-05:002009-07-31T12:59:11.296-05:00Open Streets -- August 1stOpen Streets happens tomorrow. Here's a video about Open Streets. Ciclovia (Bogota, Colombia) is one source of inspiration for Open Streets. from the Active Transportation Alliance website: See what it’s like when streets are filled with people and the street becomes your playground. From 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug 1, Open Streets will give friends and families the chance to enjoy the streets the Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232533397627667546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-59673074340419325242009-07-29T21:25:00.007-05:002009-07-29T22:39:43.231-05:00Soundwalks in East Garfield ParkEVENT: Soundwalks in East Garfield Park -- at the Chicago Center for Green Technology and the Garfield Park ConservatoryWHEN: Saturday, August 1, 2009 (10 a.m.-12 noon) LOCATIONS:Chicago Center for Green Technology (10:00-10:50 a.m., 1st location) 445 N. Sacramento Blvd.Chicago, IL 60612312.746.9642, greentech@cityofchicago.org Garfield Park Conservatory (11:15 a.m.-12:00 noon, 2nd location)Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232533397627667546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-80295570153444783092009-07-20T15:23:00.001-05:002009-07-20T15:25:00.089-05:00"The Arts on Chicago's South Side" panel discussion -- Thu., July 23 (7-9 p.m.)You are invited to attend an event during which Felicia Grant Preston, Timuel Black, and Patrick McCoy talk about the arts on Chicago’s South Side. Timuel Black will focus on Bronzeville -- an historical perspective, and what’s happening in Bronzeville now; Felicia Grant Preston will talk about the Sapphire and Crystals group and her artistic contributions to “The Synesthetic Plan of Chicago,” Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232533397627667546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-1813698630430831372009-02-27T12:23:00.008-06:002009-02-27T14:06:27.261-06:00Chicago-related booksHere's a short list of books that relate to Chicago -- especially Chicago history and arts.artArt for the People: The Rediscovery and Preservation of Progressive- and WPA-Era Murals in the Chicago Public Schools, 1904-1943, by Heather Becker* * * historyInspired by Nature: The Garfield Park Conservatory and Chicago's West Side, by Julia Sniderman Bachrach and Jo Ann NathanThe Plan of Chicago: Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232533397627667546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-66406290155953440462009-02-24T11:29:00.007-06:002009-02-24T18:02:53.641-06:00The State of the ArtsI am wondering about what the "state of the arts" is right now, and where the arts are heading. Last month NPR reported that the NEA was scheduled to receive $50 million in the stimulus package which Obama signed into law last week, but I don't know what the real numbers are. The economy stinks all around. Local funding has been hit hard. Illinois' budget has been slashed, Chicago's budget has Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232533397627667546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-87933679013026140382009-01-23T13:40:00.002-06:002009-01-23T13:41:31.674-06:00Seeking Artists X 2016 Olympic BidFellow artists, activists, hackivists, community organizers and lovers of green things and economic justice --HELP US STOP THE 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES FROM COMING TO CHICAGO!Chicago is $420 million in debt and rife with corruption and incompetence. Basic services suck and our public schools are failing to serve our children:Only 6 of 100 Black and Latino high school freshmen males will graduate from aTom Tresserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05396511190539528756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-2464909687482389982009-01-23T13:24:00.001-06:002009-01-23T13:24:39.863-06:00Day 55 - Barack Obama Mural in Houston Texas (Houston Graffiti Art)Day 55 - Barack Obama Mural in Houston Texas (Houston Graffiti Art), originally uploaded by Marco From Houston.rachelthorne2http://www.blogger.com/profile/13395495610981244375noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-25585547958415167422009-01-06T06:14:00.001-06:002009-01-06T06:14:56.667-06:00Where Are the New Leaders We Need?Talk about the spectacle of failed leadership, I'm sure you've been following the circus surrounding our governor here and the brazenness of his corrupt practices and his defiance. In Chicago we see abundant evidence of gross corruption and incompetence of the state, county and city government on a daily basis. These people are clownishly venal and are literally bankrupting our local government,Tom Tresserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05396511190539528756noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-24940439935247239972008-12-19T18:08:00.000-06:002008-12-19T18:09:10.871-06:00We're All Nonprofits NowThe White House has just announced plans for a $17.4 billion bail out of the auto industry. According to the Institute for Policy Analysis, America and European governments have already chipped in an unbelievable $4.1 trillion in total financial bailouts. So what's another $17 or so billion added to that mountain of cash.So, if you're a nonprofit advocate and you find yourself begging to a funderTom Tresserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05396511190539528756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-69199665186390789762008-11-06T17:49:00.005-06:002021-03-20T17:35:24.658-05:00"I Am Amazing", Anthony Overton Chicago Public School
Here is an interior mural project I painted this summer at Anthony Overton Public School, in Bronzeville. It is an image of President-Elect Obama looking at the amazing accomplishments of Overton's students, and a tribute to Bronzeville 47th Street Arts and Cultural District. It is located in the main hallway where two corridors intersect. It is an installation, creating a space Alpha Brutonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644434163693342793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-19914006019192796512008-11-01T12:49:00.003-05:002021-03-20T17:23:40.420-05:00GOTNEXT Election Tour Closing Reception Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center, Host: Heidi Hickman
November 4, 2008 6pm 10pm
Closing Reception. Join us for an evening of election watching, and celebration as Barack Obama rocks the vote in Illinois.
Featured Artist: Ray Noland, "CRO" presents a "Traveling Art Exhibition" of Barack Obama-inspired works from stops in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Austin, Atlanta, and Alpha Brutonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644434163693342793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-92065816458637777142008-10-29T14:05:00.002-05:002008-10-29T14:06:45.600-05:00Whose Values CountElection eve thought on the role of artists in public life...There's a lot of talk in the press about "value" and "values." Value in the sense of "what is something worth" in economic terms and "whose values guides the politics and policies that decide what something is worth?" It seems that the financial and general press is learning something that we knew all along - that not everything with a Tom Tresserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05396511190539528756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-57028401053765413962008-10-26T13:41:00.000-05:002008-10-26T13:42:03.897-05:00Vote Like Your Life Depends On ItTom Tresserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05396511190539528756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-86652769121078860412008-10-08T11:22:00.004-05:002008-10-10T12:11:55.116-05:00RANT-A-ThonLITTLE BLACK PEARL ART AND DESIGN CENTER 1060 E. 47TH STREET, CHICAGO IL773-268-5040pHANTOM gALLERY 773-638-1217X3FEATURED ARTISTS RAY NOLAND - "GOT NEXT- GENERAL ELECTION TOUR VIP RECEPTION OCTOBER 10, 2008 6-8PM6PM -8PMRANT-A-THON, FRIDAY OCTOBER 10TH, CALLING TO:SHERMAN BECK, CELESTINE, "WOMBYKIND", BENYAMIN MACCABEE, NATHANIEL MCLIN, DEBRA MCLENDON, TAMASHA WILLIAMSON, $1 a minute to Alpha Brutonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644434163693342793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-658033049662487742008-09-24T06:13:00.002-05:002021-03-20T17:37:07.162-05:00INSTALLATION ARTISTS- HELEN MYERSJONES, AND ELENI V.
INSTALLATION ARTISTS- HELEN MYERS ONES, AND ELENI V. Garfield Park Conservatory Market Place, 300 N. Central Park Ave,
October 17 - 19, 2008 1:00pm - 5:00 pm
"Let Us Examine The State of Our Environment"
Communities throughout Chicago have engaged, inspired, and empowered their residents through art. During October, explore South Chicago, Little Village, and East Garfield Park and get to Alpha Brutonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644434163693342793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-19400920387744021072008-09-23T17:57:00.003-05:002008-09-23T18:01:48.897-05:00Mobile Exhibiton 3 Thursday October 16, 2008 12noon - 8pmMOBILE EXHIBITION 3 is an art event in three rented trucks. Three art installations, each encompassing the entire inside of a 24 foot truck, invite you to enter and explore the transformation inside. Images, forms and light are carefully institutions, perceptions of space, and themes of viciv systems in the urban landscapeAlpha Brutonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644434163693342793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375802978228831608.post-25007606558193516772008-09-23T17:49:00.004-05:002008-10-12T12:12:27.447-05:00Examining the State of Our EnvironmentEXAMING THE STATE OF OUR ENVIRONMENT- INSTALLATION ARTISTS EXPLORE BY BUILDING SITE SPECIFIC INSTALLATIONS: Fred Owens, Helen Jones Myers, Vivian Vissar, Jamin Jadda, Gabriel Patti, Kat Silverstein, Nancy Zook, Students from Chicago Christian Academy, Loveitta Simpkins, Dewitt QuayimGARFIELD PARK MARKET PLACE INSTALLATION RECEPTION FRIDAY OCTOBER 17, 2008 12NOON- 8PMRECEPTION BEGINS AT 5PM - 8PM.Alpha Brutonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644434163693342793noreply@blogger.com0