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See you tomorrow at the Old Town Art Fair! 🎼

Thank you to Patrick Elwood and the entire staff at WGN-TV for their time and opportunity to have Cecy Santana and The Cecy Santana Band in studio this morning!

They absolutely rocked it out as they prepare for upcoming shows this weekend at MIDSOMMARFEST and Old Town Art Fair! 🔥🔥

SEE YOU THIS WEEKEND:
Old Town Art Fair: Saturday, June 8th, from 2:30-4pm, on the Plaza Stage, Wisconsin and Orleans in Old Town, Chicago, IL https://www.oldtownartfair.org/live-music/

HEADLINER AT MIDSOMMARFEST in Andersonville: Sunday, June 9th, from 8:30pm-10pm, North Stage at Catalpa, 5500 N. Clark St. https://andersonville.org/events/midsommarfest/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG96zvtK9m0

Midday Fix: Cecy Santana performs live Midday Fix: Cecy Santana performs live

Join us tomorrow morning at 11:00am as we dedicate the park’s new sculpture “Play for Peace”, generesouly donated by Jeffrey Breslow!

EXPO is NEXT WEEK!

https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/2024/04/03/peggy-notebaert-nature-museum-installing-giant-butterfly-sculptures-in-chicago-parks?fbclid=IwAR0h2z5HVMRvGuafB9ThLGBxulTUA_xa20YFREvcbobZugVjW0eXwTHPVHk_aem_ATkLIdwQF7qWXXOfQSPvKh5aQVmBIepMwb8CxdPCJvqUrQFpFEhdaCS5CDzuQvPqEAuRxcvDs_De3ZH7XhQiQjou

Larger-than-life butterfly sculptures coming to Chicago’s parks this summer As part of the "Flight of Butterflies" initiative, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum will install 6-foot butterfly sculptures in city parks in July.

We are inviting you join us at Compass Arena Thursday!
Cecy Santana begins her new residency Thursday April 4th at 7pm!
>>>They are hosting her every first Thursday of the month

EXPO Chicago is coming soon!

https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2024/3/union-league-club-selling-monet-painting-to-raise?fbclid=IwAR3Ays2W63mVu4zBMkAlPty1jeee9w6kyjuLhSWO0eFDo8F0Nh9ocivhOj4_aem_AayxPVLV3ATihx_QeKI_yuRf7ZbV97RTNFApqAdbrxPbpa91_ofoTgmXQ9cE34dOPVM

Union League Club Selling Monet Painting to Raise $ - Chicago Gallery News Yesterday the news made the rounds the private Union League Club is (again) planning to sell its famed 1872 Monet painting in order to raise much needed funds to support a $10 million renovation of the 330,000 square-foot Club. A couple of years ago the Club rejected a sale for just over $7 million.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/11/massive-preservation-project-underway-to-save-one-of-the-oldest-public-art-pieces-in-chicago-area/?fbclid=IwAR2rFhA9_4tCF5dkyIIxdG0cwMs6QdwpSy8nClEqZTv6Wi6Xq-MGNlhPtpI

Massive preservation project underway to save one of the oldest public art pieces in Chicago area The United Electrical Workers union is teaming up with an art group to save a historic mural — considered one of the oldest public art pieces in the Chicago area — inside its Near West Side meeting…

https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2024/3/expo-chicago-announces-programming-for-the-11th-edition?fbclid=IwAR2OLD_MxilWuMOj0KfClRUu94ncB2lEeI5-m0NZIk6LZdvK0qG9TksrhDs_aem_AUxuiV_0fIpCK0UnCxi1iDBFhGYT2znPCbCmrXp3FIzVo0XWXfPofS0Zfhlm0eGH6rk

EXPO CHICAGO Announces Programming for the 11th Edition - Chicago Gallery News CHICAGO — EXPO CHICAGO reveals core programming details for the eleventh edition, taking place April 11–14, 2024 at Navy Pier. Alongside gallery presentations, EXPO CHICAGO showcases programs including the /Dialogues panel series; IN/SITU and IN/SITU Outside, installations across Festival Hall a...

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Pictured: "Gutshot Jack - Signed Print"

Facebook is the first stop my work makes as it's being created, but it's not the final destination.

There's something magical about seeing it come to life on your walls – where it will look great and you'll get years of pleasure seeing it brighten your day. 💫

Visit my shop to bring a piece of my world into yours!

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Pictured: “Jack the Ripper - Signed Print”

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park has again been named the No. 1 sculpture park in the U.S. as part of a national reader’s choice award. Read more: https://l.mlive.com/sCvKIB

https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/02/29/remembering-richard-hunt-the-legendary-sculptor-who-inspired-artists-in-chicago-and-beyond/?fbclid=IwAR2Te67xmbHc6oJcag0KYoo3WVXGCvKOChMyIaGLA0QRI7rtl6TuEnOMRm0

Remembering Richard Hunt, The Legendary Sculptor Who Inspired Artists In Chicago And Beyond Those who knew Hunt, who died in December, said he was a humble artist who influenced the lives and work of younger generations of Chicago artists.

Missing your go-to digital art experience while is closed for the season? 😉 WNDR Museum is a multi-sensory immersive showcase of art and technology based in Chicago. 💻

Currently on view is 'Dots Obsession' by , filling the atrium with a series of floating yellow and black polka dots alongside walk-in and peep-in installations, transporting visitors into Kusama's obsession with repetition, celestial bodies, and the experience of the infinite. 💛

⏰ 12 – 8pm CT
📍 1130 W Monroe St, Chicago
📷 Courtesy of the WNDR Museum.

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"Jack of Hearts"

Jack of Hearts is the 14th painting in my I DO Know Jack! series of photorealistic acrylic paintings. The original is acrylic paint on gallery wrapped canvas. This painting was a finalist in the 2020 Richeson75 Still Life and Floral International Exhibit.

https://www.kennethhershenson.art/warehouse-KHA/art_print_products/jack-of-hearts-OEPrint

https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/museum-shows-to-see-spring-2024-us-international-venice-biennale-1234697357/lala-rukh-in-the-round-at-sharjah-art-foundation-united-arab-emirates/

60 Must-See Exhibitions to Visit This Spring Here are 60 must-see exhibitions across the world to visit this spring, from surveys feting Surrealism and Impressionism to the Venice Biennale.

BE OUR VALENTINE and please join us as our guest as we celebrate our 2023-2024 Excellence In Care Grants at our grants reception on Tuesday, February 20 at Marshall's Landing at The Mart. This is the culmination of our year-long efforts through DIFFA Chicago. Our event is made possible through the generosity of our sponsors and partners, boards and volunteers, and all who attend our annual fundraising events. Join us as we once again award $200,000 in unrestricted grants to organizations making a DIFFA-rence in the fight against / .
RSVP at [email protected]