Visual Arts Certificate at The University of Chicago Graham School

Want to join us for the Spring Quarter? The next course, Writing as Part of Your Practice, begins next Wednesday, April 30! Join us to learn to write artist statements, applications, exhibition submissions, proposals, and more! https://grahamschool.uchicago.edu/noncredit/certificates/visual-arts/index

A beautiful photographic series highlighting hitchikers by Mike Brodie: http://www.lightstalking.com/mike-brodie

Mike Brodie’s Photographs of Freight Train Hitchhikers are Mesmerising In 2004, Mike Brodie began documenting his travels - that of hitchhiking freight trains. Depicted against a constant backdrop of movement, the soulful and intimate photographs bring with them a rawness rarely seen. His journeys have seen him travel more than 50,000 miles and crisscross 46 US states.

Our Curators' Favorite Artifacts
Emily Teeter, Egyptologist and Research Associate, Oriental Institute

A Complaint from Tomb Builders, limestone, pigment, New Kingdom, Dynasty 20, Reign of Ramesses III, ca. 1182–1151 BC, Luxor, Deir el-Medina, purchased in Luxor, 1936. OIM 16991.

This limestone plaque inscribed with cursive hieroglyphics chronicles the first recorded labor strike in Egyptian history, circa 1153 BC. “It’s such a humble-looking object, but it says so much about the society,” Teeter says. After being shorted on pay, builders constructing tombs for Ramesses III’s sons in the Valley of the Queens walked off the work site and put down their tools at a local temple.

“We are exceedingly impoverished,” they wrote to the vizier overseeing the project. Though the plaque itself breaks off midtext, the result—the tombs were finished—attests to a successful strike. “People think of ancient societies where the pharaoh is all powerful,” Teeter says, “but there was a lot of give-and-take.”

From Curators’ Choice by Brooke E. O’Neill, AM’04
University of Chicago magazine – Sept-Oct/13
http://mag.uchicago.edu/node/2330

Ever searched for visualist.com when you meant thevisualist .com? If so, you will have also come across Bryon Panaia's website (http://www.bryonpanaia.com/). It's an interesting look at some contemporary window displays and branding exercises.

home Designer of creative brand experiences in window displays, retail interiors, showrooms, store concepts and events.

We were sorry to have missed this at the Fine Arts Building on February 14, but wanted to share the excellent photos. Check out DOEprojekts.com for more! http://www.doeprojekts.com/2014/02/absencepresence-series-backbone.html

DOEprojekts: Absence/Presence Series: Backbone DOEprojekts is a socially-engaged cultural practice. Recent projects include "WORKBOOK" Chicago+NYC, USA (2013) and "JUST US AT WORK" Amtsgericht, Kassel, Germany (2012)

Ready to learn some new business skills, and tackle that New Year's Resolution? Business for Artists begins on February 12! https://grahamschool.uchicago.edu/noncredit/certificates/visual-arts/index

Visual Arts The result of a unique partnership with the Hyde Park Art Center, the Visual Arts Cer

Application deadline for the Visual Arts Certificate Program is December 31st! Want to apply, thinking about applying or just want some more info? Visit: http://www.hydeparkart.org/support-for-artists/the-center-program/apply-to-the-center-program-vacp

Support for Artists - The Center Program - Apply to The Center Program / VACP - Hyde Park Art Center If you are interested in applying for one of the Art Center's scholarship opportunities, please fill out the below application, plus the additional questions on the scholarship application page. Click here to access the scholarship application. You must complete the scholarship application in full t...

Artist JeeYoung Lee turns her small studio space into elaborate settings for offbeat self-portraits... over and over again. http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/lee-jeeyoung-stage-of-mind-room

Artist Creates Elaborate Non-Photoshopped Scenes in Her Small Studio Like American artist Sandy Skoglund, JeeYoung Lee creates highly elaborate scenes that require an incredible amount of patience and absolutely no Photoshop. F…

With thanks to the Doerings, check out DOE Projekts. If you were in the Teaching Art course, You might even recognize some pictures of yourself! http://www.doeprojekts.com/

DOE Projekts DOE Projekts is a socially-engaged cultural practice, initiated by Deborah Doering, www.deborahdoering.com. Recent projects include "What I Want to Say: Coreforms and Keywords" March 10 — April 21, 2013, Chicago, USA and "JUST US AT WORK" — June 1 to Sept 10, 2012 Amtsgericht, Kassel, Germany (see S...

Diane Ponder announced as exhibitor in "New Material's" inaugural exhibition for 2013. http://www.newmaterialartfair.com/exhibitor_announcement.html

NEW MATERIAL MIAMI BEACH 2013 NEW MATERIAL Miami, after reviewing hundreds of exhibitors from its SOLO, Artist Exhibition Space and "Not For Sale" open call compeititions, is pleased to announce exhibitors for its inaugural 2013 edition.

Teaching Art begins on September 9 at the Downtown Gleacher Center. This course seeks to foster the symbiotic relationship between an artist’s studio practice and his or her teaching practice through investigating, questioning, researching and creating. Want more? Visit: http://grahamschool.uchicago.edu/noncredit/certificates/visual-arts/index

My Art and Business class at Chicago Art Source during a field trip last Saturday. That's Jay Goltz, founder of CAS, Jayson Home and several other creative businesses talking to the students about art and entrepreneurship. Afterwards, each student had a one-on-one portfolio review session with three of the CAS art consultants.