by Alicia | Feb 12, 2013 | Art21, News, Writing
French-Canadian artist Julie Lequin consciously blurs personal history and fictionalized worlds in her videos, performances, drawings, and writings, creating new narratives in the process. Lequin’s real-life events become part of an ongoing, first-person storyline...
by Alicia | Feb 9, 2013 | Chicago Artists Resource, News, Writing
On How Arts PR Shapes an Organization’s Message Elizabeth Burke Dain is no stranger to the Chicago art world. Since 1985, she has been crafting the messages of arts organizations around the city. She started her professional career at the Art Institute of...
by Alicia | Feb 8, 2013 | Art21, News, Writing
Christopher Meerdo’s deep interest in Icelandic culture and geography led him to apply for the three-month SIM International Artist Residency in Reykjavik, Iceland, where he was based from February to April 2012. Now back in Chicago, Meerdo says the residency has...
by Alicia | Feb 4, 2013 | Art21, News, Writing
Peregrine Honig’s experience at the Proyecto Áce Residency in Buenos Aires, Argentina, attuned her senses to an unfamiliar culture as well as her American roots. This sentiment is reflected in the image she honed at the residency: Analogue Tendril, a silkscreen series...
by Alicia | Feb 1, 2013 | Art21, News, Writing
In a perfect world, every artist would have an opportunity to take time off and wander into that space outside of reality where creativity blossoms. Few artists make a living off of their work alone, and even so it’s difficult to constantly feel inspired and motivated...
