MIR Appraisal Services, Inc.: Fine Art Commentary: EXQUISITE CHICAGO ART EVENTS IN AUGUST

We are pleased to present a list of our favorite art-programming events in Chicago for the upcoming month of August. Happy summer from your friends at MIR Appraisal Services!

Fiesta del Sol

August 1st, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

1400 W. Cermak Road

Arts and crafts, live music, carnival rides, and soccer games featured at the 38th annual Pilsen street festival.

Fantastic Landscapes

August 2nd-October 1st

310 S. Michigan Avenue

Featuring Chicago photographers, sculptors, and painters who complicate and create new ideas concerning the art landscape genre.

Public Works Opening

August 6^th, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Andrew Rafacz Gallery

835 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607

Showcasing the works of Dan Funderburgh, with his “unabashed love for decorative arts”; Mike Perry, who believes that “the generating of piles is the sincerest form of creative process”; Nick Butcher and Nadine Nakanishi of Sonnenzimmer, who interestingly braid together inspiration from music and painting in the art of printmaking; and the experimental screenprinted posters of Yannick Desranleau and Chloe Lum from Seripop.

Evanston Lakeshore Arts Festival

August 7th and 8th, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Dawes Park

Family activities, jazz and classical music in Evanston’s lovely Dawes Park. A lakeside tradition for more than thirty years.

Summer Sounds—Jason Simon’s One-Minute Film Festival

August 13^th, 9 p.m.-12 a.m.

Pritzker Garden

Art Institute of Chicago

Witness filmmaker Jason Simon’s presentation of a wide-range of motion films, each 60 seconds or less in length, from various contributors, in a “decidedly party atmosphere.” Simon is accepting film submissions; details here: http://www.artic.edu/aic/calendar/event?EventID=7634&Program

Land Without End and Other Works by Theo Leffman

August 15th, Sunday exhibition tours, 1 p.m.

(tours every Sunday through August 28th)

Alsdorf Gallery

The Block Museum, Northwestern University

Exhibition of Leffman’s masterful fiber artworks from the museum’s permanent collection.

Awareness Practice and Talk with Jackie Kazarian and Ginger Farley

August 18th, 12:15

Chicago Cultural Center

75 E. Washington Street

Chicago, IL 60602

As part of the exhibition Expect Nothing: New Works by Jackie Kazarian, this event features Kazarian and choreographer Ginger Farley in artistic communication with one another, as they “observe one another spontaneously moving and drawing with eyes closed.”

Gold Coast Art Fair

August 20th, noon-7 p.m.

August 21st, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

August 22nd, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Grant Park

For more than half a century, this “giant craft happening” annually offers free music, art events and children’s activities.

Ukranian Heritage Festival

August 21st-22nd, noon-10 p.m.

Smith Park

2526 West Grand Avenue

In its 27th year, this Ukranian cultural celebration offers music, dance, food, and arts and crafts.

Bucktown Arts Festival

August 28th-August 29th, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Senior Citizens Memorial Park

2300 N. Oakley Avenue

The festival’s 25th anniversary art event features the works of visual artists, as well as music, dancing, poetry and more.

Containing Emotions: Chairs

Smart Museum of Art

August 29th, 12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

As part of the exhibition Mid-Century: “Good Design” in Europe and America, 1850-1950, poet Matthias Regan leads a workshop in which poetic and philosophic excerpts from Lorine Niedecker, John Dewey, Gertrude Stein and Martin Heidegger will be considered in relation to our felt experience with everyday objects. Free event, but advance registration necessary; contact Kristy Peterson at kristypeterson@uchicago.ed or 773.702.2351.

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