Event calendar -- September/December 1996

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TEAM ARTS PURSUITS
FALL 1996 UPDATE
RSG would like to welcome Yani Hernandez as our new
Education Director. Ms. Hernandez is working extensively
with past director, Giselle Mercier and the new Education
committee to expand the education offerings on and off-site
for artists of all ages. Team Arts Pursuits, RSG's West Town
community center arts education outreach program is pleased
to announce the schedule of upcoming classes for the fall.
UPCOMING CLASSES
Club 923
Winfield Moody Drop-in Center
923 North Sedgwick
September - October
This multimedia class taught by Ruben Vasquez and
Georgina Valdeverde involves 15 students ranging
in age from 9 to 17 who will engage in an on-going
installation in a vacant apartment on the ground
level of one of the neighborhood high rises. Engaging
in recycling expeditions in the vicinity and other
neighborhoods, the students will construct and
decorate structures out of found objects arranged to
define their concept of public and private space.
Together they will form a mini-portable neighborhood
which will be exhibited at Randolph Street Gallery.
(P-4)
Pulaski Park Puppet Performers
Pulaski Park
1419 W Blackhawk
September - October
This eight week class taught on Saturdays by Eva Soliz
and Peter Durand combines drawing, construction,
writing, puppet making, costume construction, acting
and some lighting and sound techniques. Fifteen
children from 9 to 12 yrs of age will produce a puppet show
to be presented at Randolph Street Gallery's Performance
Space. A highlight of the class will be a visit to a professional
puppet maker and a performance.
Boys and Girls Club "Garden of Dreams"
Union League Boys and Girls Club
524 North Wolcott Street
September - October
(312) 226-4565
RSG has teamed up with the Chicago Botanic Garden, the
Chicago Department of Environment, and UIC Cooperative
Extension in the design and construction of an art garden
and playground. Youth of various ages will work on planting
decorative and edible species in the garden. Under the
instruction of RSG art teachers, Julie Burleigh, Eduardo
Martinez and visiting artist Martha Call 20 students will
construct various sculptural structures decorated with mosaics
and an exterior mural.
Randolph Street Gallery
WEST TOWN CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER
756 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL. 60622 - 312.666.7737
rsg@interaccess.com
september, october,
november, december
1996
EVENTS
September
EXHIBITION:
Brett Bloom, Piper, Steve Riber
opening reception: Friday, September 6, @ 6-8pm
closes October 12, 1996
PROJECT SPACE: 
Melanie Smith
opening reception: Friday, September 6, @6-8pm
closes October 12, 1996
PERFORMANCE:
Goat Island-How Dear to Me the Hour When Daylight Dies
@ Wellington Avenue Church, 615 W. Wellington Avenue
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, September 27, 28, 29, @7 pm
(see October listings for more performances)
INTERNET CLASS:
Intro to the Internet, Saturday, September 14, @1-5pm
Create Web Site: Saturday September 21 & October 5, @1-4pm
SOUNDSCAPE PROJECT:
ESS @RSG-Chicago Sunday, September 22, @2pm
TAP CLASSES:
Fall classes begin call RSG for info
October
PERFORMANCE:
Goat Island-How Dear to Me the Hour When Daylight Dies
@ Wellington Avenue Church, 615 W. Wellington Avenue
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, October 4, 5, 6, @7 pm
PERFORMANCE/BENEFIT:
7th Annual P-Form Circus: Saturday, October 19, @7pm
PERFORMANCE:
Carmelita Tropicana-Milk of Amnesia
Friday, Saturday, October 25 & 26, @8pm
INTERNET CLASS:
Intro/ Saturday, October 26, @1-5 pm
November
RSG BENEFIT:
Friday, November 8 @ 7 pm
EXHIBITION:
Disappeared
opening: Friday, November 15, @6-8pm
closes December 21, 1996
PROJECT SPACE:
Iran do Espirito Santo
opening: Friday, November 15, @6-8pm
closes December 21, 1996
PERFORMANCE:
Blonkfest/Jaap Blonk & Guest Jim O'Rourke
Friday, November 15 @8 pm
Blonkfest/Jaap Blonk & Guest Michael Zerang
Saturday, November 16, @8 pm
INTERNET CLASS:
Introduction to the Internet
Saturday, November 30,@1-5pm
SPECIAL EVENT:
Holiday Bar-K/Away in the Menagerie
Saturday, November 30, @8pm
(see December listings for more Holiday Bar-K)
December
INTERNET CLASS:
Create Web Site
Saturday, December 7 and
Sateurday, December 14; @1-4pm
SPECIAL EVENT:
Holiday Bar-K/Away in the Menagerie
Saturday, December 7 and
Saturday, 14, @8pm
reunion
bave tne uate:
Friday, November 8
7 pm to Midnight
>70 couple
Patron level: $100 single/ $150 couple
Don't miss this celebration of contemporary culture held only once a year! Reserve
your ticket early for RSG's annual benefit featuring a live auction of singular
artworks by top local and national artists. Festivities for the evening include
refreshements, entertainment, a raffle and an opportunity to bid on some of the
most challenging contemporary artwork around.
All proceeds from this event directly support Randolph Street Gallery's programs and educational activities.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
A message from Gustavo Paredes,
RSG's new Gallery Co-Director
& Development Specialist
As Randolph Street Gallery begins
its seventeenth year of programming I
wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the new co-
director/director of development. I am
excited to become part of one of the
most outstanding contemporary art centers in the United States. As a media
artist and arts administrator for over
fifteen years, I have remained steadfast
in realizing the importance of the artist
in the development of society and their
ability to connect art to the culture of
the community.
During my period of introduction
to RSG, I have recognized,that we are
presented with the challenge of continuing to create a vision that can reflect
the cultural diversity of the artists, traditions, and the communities of Chicago and this country. I plan to inject a
fresh perspective and energy to the
mission and goals of Randolph Street
Gallery. As the Organization evolves to
serve our members more effectively,
create new programming initiatives and
secure our financial foundation, we will
continue to maintain the artistic standards that have made Randolph Street
Gallery great. We will also challenge
our present and past members to support us in new and creative ways as we
build for our future.
Welcome Laurie Kerlin!
RSG is pleased to announce that Laurie Kerlin joined the staff in August in
the position of Business/Operations
Manager. Laurie is a graduate of S.A.I.C.
and was most recently employed by Ann
Nathan Gallery.
Chicago SoundScape Project
Sunday, September 22, 2 pm
at RSG, $5
Experimental Sound Studio (ESS)
proudly presents the premier listening
of the Chicago Soundscape Project (CPS),
ESS's collaborative audio art project in
corporating a number of community
groups, artists, and individuals from Chicago and Germany.
Over the past year, eight groups
created and produced sonic self-
portraits of their communities, including underground at O'Hare Airport,
City Hall, Acme Steel, Prologue High
School, and Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center. These community self-portraits have been combined into a one-hour audio work by
Chicago artist Lou Mallozzi and German media and soundscape artist Hans
Werner. On Sunday, September 22, the
Chicago Soundscape Project will be
played for the first time in public. Mr.
Mallozzi, Mr. Werner and the 30 individuals and artists who contributed to
CSP will be present for discussion and
questions.
For more information, call Experimental Sound Studio at 312.784.0449
Thank you Bruce Brown Studios for
donating the calendar paper.
BENEFIT '96
reunion
Save the Date:
Friday, November 8
7pm to Midnight
$40 single tickets / $70 couple
Patron level: $100 single / $150 couple
Don't miss this celebration of contemporary culture held only once a year! Reserve your ticket early for RSG's anuall benefit featuring a live auction of singular artworks by top local and national artists. Festivities for the evening include refreshments, entertainment, a raffle and an opportunity to bid on some of the most challenging contemporary artwork around.
All proceeds from this event directly support Randolph Street Gallery's programs and educational activities.
Thank you for your support! RSG's programming season is made possible in part through generous contributions from members.
7th Annual Pform Circus
Performances, sideshows, and funfunfun
Call RSG for date & time
$9/$7 students & subscribers
P-Form announces its 7th annual benefit, where
25 of Chicago's best performance artists will
entertain and work the crowd to benefit
P-Form Magazine. Over 300 people attended
last year's blow-out, which included a three
hour marathon of performances, as well as
interactive individual performance installations with some of Chicago's performance
artists.
For both audiences familiar and unfamiliar with
performance art, the Circus is a perfect sampler
of the local scene, all set in a fun come-as-you-
are environment. All proceeds go to benefit
P-Form, the nation's only performance and
interdisciplinary art magazine. Started in 1986
by a group of local artists, P-Form has grown
into the national voice of the performance art
scene. Published quarterly, each issue is filled
with reviews, interviews, opinions, and features
on performance art, video art, installation and
other time-based art forms.
Matthew Owens at the 1995 Circus
Randolph Street Gallery
756 N. Milwaukee Ave.,
Chicago, IL. 60622
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STAFF
Paul Brenner, Exhibitions Director
Joan Dickinson, Time Arts Director
Sylvia DuChateau, Communications Director
Yanira Hernandez, Education Director
Laurie C. Kerlin, Business/Operations Manager
Gustavo Paredes, Development Director/Co-Director
Ken Thompson, P-Form Editor
Design: Chantal Zakari
cover photos: Goat Island, photo by Alan Crumlish
Interns:
Andreas Fischer
Alston Johnston
Sara Schnadt
Elizabeth Wepsic
RSG is supported in part by our Friends,
Members and public and private
agencies including: The National
Endowment for the Arts, The Illinois Arts
Council (a state agency), The
Department of Cultural Affairs-City of
Chicago, Chicago Park District, Business
Volunteers for the Arts, Chicago
Neighborhood Artists, Gaylord and
Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, Fel-Pro
Mecklenburger Foundation, Lloyd A. Fry
Foundation, The Harris Foundation, The
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation, McDonald's Owners of
Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana,
National Performance Network, John
Nuveen Foundation, Polk Bros.
Foundation, Sara Lee Foundation, and
WPWR-TV Channel 50 Foundation. RSG
is a member of the National Association
of Artists Organizations.
RSG is also supported by a network of volunteer
Committee and Board members, including the
following individuals: Jesse Buben, Audrey Colby,
Debbie Dodge, Lorna Feldman, Elise Ferguson,
Andrew Fearnside, Carolina Franco-Garcia, Lucy
Gomez, Audrey Fosse, Craig Harshaw, David Hartt,
Pablo Helguera, Doug Ischar, Juba Johnson, Jim
Kerwin, Julie Marie Lemmon, Laura Letinsky,
Sabrina Little, Jesus Macarena, Dawn Mallozzi,
Michelle Manes, Trevor Martin, Giselle Mercier,
Wendy Minor, Kerry James Marshall, Araceli
Munoz, Mary Murphy, Victor Ochoa, Matthew Owens, Joan O'Donnell, Pickles
Oksietowicz, Tereza Pacione, Star Padilla, Carla Preiss, John Ricco, Ginger Roberts,
Phillip Robertson, Jane Saks, Marfa Salgado, Paul Scheuerlein, Treasure Smith,
Alfonso Soto, Jacqueline Souroujon, Ted Stux, Peter Taub, Georgina Valdeverde, Jose
Vargas, Mariko Ventura, Hamza Walker, Nadine Wasserman, Rachel Weiss, Stefanie
White, Steve Williams, Gina Hartig Williams, and Mary Zerkel.
NEW AND RENEWING MEMBERS
Thank you for your support! RSG's programming season is made possible in part through generous contributions from members.
ARTS ENABLER<bt>Michael Knab
FRIEND
Jim Kerwin
Howard & Judy Tullman
SUSTAINING
Daryl Gerber
Giselle Mercier
Rose Parisi & Don Meckley
Jane Smith
Stefanie White
DUAL/FAMILY
Ruth & Bennett Brenner
Lorna Feldman & Nancy Friedman
Jim Julien & Jocelyn Reese
Durango & Jean Mendoza
Joel Ross
Ann Wiens & Michael Maszk
Charles Baum
INDIVIDUAL
Anna Brown
Peter Davis
John Evoy
Leslie Frank
Eden Gallon
Claire Geall
Todd Germann
Susanne Ghez
Raymond Goetz
Debbie Gould
David Hemmings
Bruce Johnson
Leigh Jones
Gil Kwak
Howard Moser
Stephen Pratt
Nina Puglia
Karen Reimer
Kim Roberts
Andrea Sandler
Mary Jo Schnell
Hamza Walker
Rachel Weiss
Pamela Witz
ARTISTS
Don Baum
Louis Brandt
Judith Brotman
Jessica Buben
Audrey Colby
Floyd Dunn
Margaret Goddard
Doug Ischar
Marcia Kaplan
Jin Lee
Suji Lee
Laura Letinsky
Katy Lince
Michelle Manes
Victor Ochoa
Pickles Oksietowicz
Elizabeth Riggle
Kay Rosen
Piper Rothan
Ellen Rothenberg
Joe Silovsky
Jean Sousa
Elisabeth Subrin
Jacqueline Terrassa
Penelope Treat
Charles Wiesen
Mary Zerkel
Mel Chin
Zoe Leonard
Laurie Palmer
Carmella Saraceno
STUDENT
Heather Dileo
Lisa Meyerowitz
Kym Olsen
Therese Quinn
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