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Gordon Parks-Inspired Arts Workshop

1/28/2015

Monday, February 9th
(6:00-7:00, 7:15-8:30 p.m.)

Mozart Park Fieldhouse
2036 N. Avers Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647

all ages, free & open to the public

You are invited to come to our next arts workshop, when we focus on the life and legacy of Gordon Parks, who was a photographer, filmmaker, poet and composer. We will:

Talk about Parks' biography, including his connection to Chicago;
Look at and discuss a some of Parks' photographs;
Watch a clip of one of his films; and
Write poetry and create visual art inspired by Gordon Parks.

Bring your musical instruments, your poetry, your art supplies! These workshops are interactive and multidisciplinary. We have supplies and equipment on hand that workshop participants can use -- including pencils, pens, paint, a piano, other musical instruments.

Location: Mozart Park is in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. It's on the north side of Armitage Ave. -- several blocks east of Pulaski Rd., just south of Dickens and Shakespeare Streets. Our workshop series happens in the room to the left of fieldhouse lobby; some workshop sessions may happen outside in the park, weather permitting.

Transportation & parking: Mozart Park can be reached by public transportation (such as the #73 Armitage Ave. bus, and not far from the Logan Square and Western Ave. stations on the CTA's blue line. Mozart Park has a parking lot on Armitage, east of Avers.

Registering for Chicago Portraits & Arts Journeys: You can register for this workshop series at the Chicago Park District website.

Additional info: You can contact us by clicking here (if you have questions about this workshop or to RSVP). Click here to find out more about the Chicago Portraits & Arts Journeys workshop series.

Above: Photographs by Gordon Parks. Courtesy of and copyright The Gordon Parks Foundation.

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Our Next Workshop: Joan Mitchell

1/28/2015

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Monday, February 2nd
(6:00-7:00, 7:15-8:30 p.m.)

Mozart Park Fieldhouse
2036 N. Avers Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647

all ages, free & open to the public

You are invited to come to our next arts workshop, when we focus on the life and legacy of Abstract Expressionist painter Joan Mitchell. This will be a lecture-workshop on Joan Mitchell, who was born in Chicago and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. We will discuss the principles of abstraction and Expressionism in painting and music and make an abstract drawing in charcoal or paper cutouts.

Bring your musical instruments, your poetry, your art supplies! These workshops are interactive and multidisciplinary. We have supplies and equipment on hand that workshop participants can use -- including pencils, pens, paint, a piano, other musical instruments.

Location: Mozart Park is in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. It's on the north side of Armitage Ave. -- several blocks east of Pulaski Rd., just south of Dickens and Shakespeare Streets. Our workshop series happens in the room to the left of fieldhouse lobby; some workshop sessions may happen outside in the park, weather permitting.

Transportation & parking: Mozart Park can be reached by public transportation (such as the #73 Armitage Ave. bus, and not far from the Logan Square and Western Ave. stations on the CTA's blue line. Mozart Park has a parking lot on Armitage, east of Avers.

Registering for Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys: You can register for this workshop series at the Chicago Park District website.

Additional info: You can contact us by clicking here (if you have questions about this workshop or to RSVP). Click here to find out more about the Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys workshop series.

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above: Grandes Carrières, 1961–62. Oil on canvas, 78 3/4 x 118 1/4 inches (200 x 300.5 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of The Estate of Joan Mitchell. © Estate of Joan Mitchell

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Envisioning Green Cityscapes

1/25/2015

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February 13, 2015 (6:30-8:30 p.m.)

Jane Addams Hull-House
800 S. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60607

free and open to the public

You are invited to come to "Envisioning Green Cityscapes" at the Jane Addams Hull-House, which includes performance, poetry, music, film, and visual art.

Program:

Carey Lundin talks about Jens Jensen The Living Green -- being inspired to turn Jensen's life into a plan of social action. A clip from the film is screened.
Corey Hagelberg shows examples of his artworks -- including prints that respond to the oil industry's presence in northwestern Indiana, which is also one of the most biologically diverse regions of the country. He also talks about how his art making practice relates to his connections with nature in an urban setting (Gary, IN).
"An Evening at the Ecopolis: Rethinking Chicago as a Regenerative City" with Jeff Biggers and musical ensemble -- Angel Elmore (clarinet, keyboard), Adam Zanolini (flute, saxophone, electric bass), Tim Bonbonfera Keenan (percussion) and Dan Godston (cornet).
A presentation about AREA Chicago’s Issue #15 is given. That issue’s theme is “Healing,” including topics such as interspecies perspectives; the health of soil and water; microbial communities; ecology and climate catastrophe; energy descent; … and many others.
A collaboratively written mesostic poem with the through-line "Urbs in Horto" is created while the program progresses. ("Urbs in horto," a Latin phrase that means "City in a garden," is Chicago's motto.)

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Interdunal Pipeline by Corey Hagelberg

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Our Next Arts Workshop -- Phil Cohran

1/24/2015

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Monday, January 26th
(6:00-7:00, 7:15-8:30 p.m.)

Mozart Park Fieldhouse
2036 N. Avers Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647

all ages, free & open to the public

You are invited to come to our next arts workshop, when we focus on the life and legacy of Kelan Phil Cohran:

We will talk about Cohran's biography and listen to selections of his music;
We will improvise in a musical ensemble; and
Participants will create art works -- writing, visual art & music inspired by Cohran.

Location: Mozart Park is in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. It's on the north side of Armitage Ave. -- several blocks east of Pulaski Rd., just south of Dickens and Shakespeare Streets. Our workshop series happens in the room to the left of fieldhouse lobby; some workshop sessions may happen outside in the park, weather permitting.

Transportation & parking: Mozart Park can be reached by public transportation (such as the #73 Armitage Ave. bus, and not far from the Logan Square and Western Ave. stations on the CTA's blue line. Mozart Park has a parking lot on Armitage, east of Avers.

Registering for Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys: You can register for this workshop series at the Chicago Park District website.

Additional info: You can contact us by clicking here (if you have questions about this workshop or to RSVP). Click here to find out more about the Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys workshop series.

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2015 People's State of the Union Event in Chicago

1/8/2015

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Wednesday, January 28 (7-9 p.m.)
325 N. Hoyne Ave., C-324
Chicago, IL 60612

You are invited to attend a People's State of the Union event hosted by the Borderbend Arts Collective. This event will include:

A discussion about new arts and arts education initiatives in Chicago;
Talk about activism and community building in Chicago;
Ideas regarding how the Chicago Cultural Plan could be developed, with civic engagement;
Skype conversations with several other PSOTU event participants nationwide.

Please RSVP by sending an email to info@borderbend.org, or call 312.380.9223 if you would like to join us.

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Gordon Parks-Inspired Arts Workshop

Our Next Workshop: Joan Mitchell

Envisioning Green Cityscapes

Our Next Arts Workshop -- Phil Cohran

2015 People's State of the Union Event in Chicago

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