Other Events
The Show 'n Tell Show
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Hosts Michael Renaud, Zach Dodson & SpokesMom interview Anders Nilson, Susie Kirkwood & Jill Summers; Chad Kouri of The Post Family; and Shawn of the Shawnimals. Plus, the Curious Cardigans go on-location with Diana Sudyka.
Find out more at www.showntellshow.com
Unimark Posters on Sale
Following on the hugely successful Unimark book signing event last December, designer Kevin Rau is offering the Unimark poster, art directed by his teacher, mentor and Unimark principal, John Rieben. In addition Kevin has designed a Helvetica poster that honors the ubiquitous typeface. Both are available for purchase on his website: www.rauhaus.biz.
Moholy: An Education of the Senses
Thursday, February 11–Sunday, May 9, 2010
The exhibition aims to reignite interest in Hungarian-Amaerican artist, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, to introduce Chicagoans to his multidisciplinary process and to examine the relevance of modernism's life-improving message. The exhibition is part of Living Modern Chicago, a city-wide celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Bauhaus.
Connect Conference
Friday, November 20, 2009
The Illinois Institute of Art—Chicago Graphic Design Conference
Merchandise Mart Conference Center
Friday, November 20 from 10am to 5pm.
Lesley Guthrie, Janet Hill, Steve MacKley, Kevin McConkey and Lance Rutter will be speaking at the upcoming graphic design conference CONNECT. It is free and lunch will be provided.
STA members can attend for 1 or more sessions.
There will be a portfolio review table for interns and new hires.
A Woodstock Tribute!
Don't miss this great weekend August 14th–15th!
This summer music fans from McHenry County, the Chicago area and from throughout the Midwest will converge on Galt Airport to celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Woodstock Festival, the world-famous and now historic music & peace festival that drew over 500,000 to Max Yasgur's farm, near Woodstock, New York in 1969
In all, nine tribute bands are scheduled to appear. They include tributes to Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Grateful Dead, Santana, and there will be two Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young tribute bands!
Epic Burger!
Live it Up with EPIC at Epic Burger!
EPIC (Engaging Philanthropy, Inspiring Creatives) is a new nonprofit organization that engages creatives in social change. Volunteers from the design and advertising community are helping small nonprofit organizations whose missions focus on children, families and educational initiatives.
Quit Your Job!
Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.
Quit Your Job and Become an Artist
Presented by Around the Coyote and Brown Finch Films
Around the Coyote and Brown Finch Films announce an exhibition of over 1,000 posters by letterpress printer Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., screenings of the documentary film “Proceed and Be Bold!” covering Kennedy’s journey as an artist, an artists networking event with Fernwork Arts Incubator, and a discussion panel with artists from Sonnenzimmer and the Post Family about quitting your job for your art.
Hamilton Wood Type Museum Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary!
Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum celebrate their 10th Anniversary Friday, May 29, 2009 thru Saturday, May 30, 2009.
IIT Character Study
The Society of Typographic Arts: Student Chapter and The Illinois Institute of Art: Chicago present “Character Study”
You are cordially invited to a gallery opening showcasing books designed to pay homage to 13 favorite typographers throughout the ages.
Design Show at SAIC
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Department of Visual Communication & Career Development present The Design Show.
Please join us for a portfolio review and public reception showcasing the work of SAIC Visual Communication graduate students and undergraduate seniors.
Jack Gernsheimer at Columbia College
Jack Gensheimer received a BFA in Advertising Design from Syracuse University in 1968 and began his career at J. Walter Thompson in New York. He founded Partners Design with his twin brother Jeff in 1971 and continues to be actively involved in design and creative direction. In 1978, Jack worked in Oslo with internationally acclaimed designer Bruno Oldani.
Book Launch Party
Dickinson Publishing House is hosting the Book Launch Party of Trapped on the Wheel, an historical novel set during Chicago's 1893 Columbian Exposition.
Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe
On March 14, 2009, The Museum of Contemporary art will open an exhibit that explores the extraordinary, wide-ranging and sometimes controversial work of R. Buckminster Fuller.
Growing Up: Buckminster Fuller
Allegra Fuller Snyder, born in Chicago the year her father Buckminster Fuller transformed his whole life, reflects on his formative years and her own experience growing up with him.
Living Modern Chicago
Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the Bauhaus 2009!
"Living Modern Chicago", presented by the Mies van der Rohe Society at IIT and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, is a city-wide collaboration to celebrate the 90th year of the Bauhaus.
Becoming Edvard Munch: Influence, Anxiety, and Myth
On February 14th, The Art Institute of Chicago will open an exhibit of Edvard Munch's paintings that examine two of the myths that surround his work–that he was mentally unstable (see The Scream) and that he was primarily influenced by contemporary French and German art and excluded cultural influences of his own country (Norway).
01/22/09 Yousuf Karsh: Regarding Heroes
Opening January 22, The Art Institute of Chicago will present an exhibit of Yousuf Karsh's portraits. Many of Karsh's portraits, like Einstein, Hemingway, O'Keeffe, and Churchill, are instantly recognizable and have become 20th century visual icons.
György Kepes at IIT
György Kepes: Languages of Vision
The Works of an Art and Technology Pioneer
As an artist, teacher, and writer through his long and prolific career, Hungarian-born György Kepes (1906–2001) worked to establish new connections between the communities of art, science, technology, and industry. By exploring these relationships, he became a pioneer in new media practices, declaring that traditional art forms could no longer adequately address the problems of the modern world.