Letter to the Editor | Britton Bertran

DEAR BaS: Once a long time ago, back when I was a pious art dude scouring the web for feelings/opinions about art in Chicago, I used to relish and hitting refresh on your podcast pages and more recently the “new” blog.  The comment sections there were a source of...
Sculptor Chris Antemann Awarded $35,000 Grant

Sculptor Chris Antemann Awarded $35,000 Grant

Sculptor Chris Antemann will receive the first prize grant award of $35,000 from the Virginia A. Groot Foundation offered since 1988 to artists working in 3D. Antemann, a sculptor creates contemporary erotic works in porcelain dealing with intimacy, love, and power in...
Interview | Nicholas Wylie

Interview | Nicholas Wylie

I first met Nicholas Wylie back in 2006 when we were both working for the Nova Art Fair.  Nicholas is well known in Chicago as a co-founded of Harold Arts Residency. Recently he  formed a new residency program, ACRE (Artists’ Collaborative Residencies and...
Top 5 Weekend Picks! (4/30-5/2)

Top 5 Weekend Picks! (4/30-5/2)

It’s the weekend of art fairs (and labor struggles), and another weekend of listings from Yours Truly. This was a hard pick, as a lot of great shows are opening this weekend (and everything in River North and West Loop are open, at least Saturday night). If you...