Carlson Tower Gallery of North Park University

Junior Art Show
March 20–29 | Carlson Tower Gallery
Following their junior critiques, third-year art students will present a group exhibition. Reception and artist talks will be held March 26, 4:30–6:00 p.m.

Thank you !!!
Excellent exhibition photography demo for Senior Seminar last night.

Don’t miss this amazing artist talk and reception with Ray Madrigal tomorrow, January 23 at 4:30pm in the Carlson Tower Gallery.
🔗: https://www.northpark.edu/event/safetymaking-an-exhibition-by-ray-madrigal/

Don’t miss our next exhibition!

Safetymaking | Ray Madrigal | On display January 17-Febuary 18 | Reception and Artist Talk: January 23, 4:30pm | Carlson Tower Gallery

Safety making is a pursuit relevant to all people, but it is an especially urgent process for those with few to no easy assurances – namely, those who exist within the vast gray areas of race, gender, sexuality, class, immigrant status, and ability. Those in the gray quickly learn that objects of supposed safety can abruptly turn violent; what protects one party can very well harm another. Through drawn and sculptural elements, Safetymaking probes our daily attempts to delineate interior protected space from an external and potentially threatening world.

Website: https://raymadrigal.tumblr.com/

Closing soon!
Don’t miss this stunning exhibition. Last day is this Friday, November 3. Gallery is open 9:00am-9:00pm.

You only have a few more weeks to check out this amazing exhibition!

Don’t miss our reception for this amazing exhibition tomorrow, October 10 at 4:30pm in Carlson Tower Gallery!

Who Knew How to Dance | Frank Vega Exhibition October 2 – November 3 Reception: Tuesday, October 10, 4:30-6:00 (talk at 5:00). Location: Carlson Tower Galley Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00am-9:00pm We can easily fall into a feeling of sameness, an attitude that the objects around us are simultaneously existing somewhere else – imported, shipped, branded, and digitally recreated. But through slower moving and deeper attention, Frank Vega shows us the exactness of our environments. By using found and carefully orchestrated objects, Vega becomes the conductor of materials, holding the tempo steady while allowing the interactions to swell and surprise us. Moving between sculpture, painting, and installation, Vega’s work explores mythologies of objects, memory, and abstraction. He collages items sourced from home, flea markets, thrift stores, and weekly walks through Chicago’s streets, transforming them into larger presentational structures that take on aspects of bodies, garments, and altars. Their manipulation into coexisting units embraces new narratives of difference and otherness, all while becoming adaptable to the architecture of an exhibition site. The objects woven through his work speak to how identity and everydayness is constructed by individual parts that form a whole. Currently, he is developing work around the idea of Units. This concept allows one to focus on the presentation aspects of his work. These Units become vessels of memory that transcend their physicality, creating objects of contemplation and power. These continuous interactions with the material world call us to consider the potential of one’s body as an altar of accumulated knowledge. #artistsoftiktok #npuchicago

We have some exciting events this October!
Follow the link below for more details: https://www.northpark.edu/events/