{"id":368,"date":"2020-02-06T11:34:10","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T17:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artonsedgwick.org\/blog\/?p=368"},"modified":"2020-03-21T11:42:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T16:42:44","slug":"drawntogether2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.artonsedgwick.org\/blog\/drawntogether2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Drawn Together – Gallery Exhibit & Fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Featuring work from the “Flyin’ High” kite project Collaboration with Cecil McDonald Jr. & Art on Sedgwick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

OPENING RECEPTION & FUNDRAISER<\/h2>\n

Sunday, March 1st, 2020 | 4-6PM<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Join us for the opening of our first gallery exhibit at\u00a0Madron Gallery<\/strong>.\u00a0Meet the artists, support our work, and connect with neighbors over delicious refreshments.We’ll also be presenting\u00a0a\u00a0special dance performance by neighborhood youth.\u00a0Purchase tickets here.<\/a><\/div>\n
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Madron Gallery \u00a0| \u00a01000 West North Avenue<\/strong>
\nEntrance between Peet\u2019s Coffee & West Elm – gallery on the 3rd floor.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
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Exhibiting Artists<\/h2>\n

\"Cecil<\/p>\n

CECIL MCDONALD JR<\/h3>\n

Photographer & artist with residencies & exhibitions around the world. His work deals with the intersections of masculinity, familial relations, and the artistic and intellectual pursuits of black culture.
\nCECILMCDONALD.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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JOHN BAKKER<\/h3>\n

Painter, artist, & educator with work represented by two of Chicago\u2019s significant galleries. Through projects that often include hundreds of painted portraits, Bakker elevates the experience of unnoticed and marginalized people.
\nJOHNBAKKER.INFO<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"PiercePIERCE CRUZ<\/h3>\n

Mixed media artist living and working in Chicago. Cruz’s work primarily focuses on explorations of identity in the world around him. His work has been exhibited locally and nationally. Currently, he is a resident artist at the WNDR Museum, Marshall Field Gardens Community Center, and Art on Sedgwick.
\nPIERCEICRUZ.COM<\/a><\/p>\n

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HANNAH DYKSTRA<\/h3>\n

Artist, teacher, and programming & communications manager at Art on Sedgwick. She is currently working on a graphic novel about the composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his experience in Stalinist Russia. The book explores censorship, authenticity, and the connection between public and private ways of being.
\nHANNAHLEEDYKSTRA.COM<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Kwabena<\/p>\n

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KWABENA FOLI<\/h3>\n

Multidisciplinary xennial blk artist in visual poetics & performance and winner of the Los Angeles Review Literary Award for Poetry. He works through digital and public landscapes to address trauma, health, pop culture and social life. Kwabena will be back in Old Town this spring to lead poetry workshops in local schools for our community art project inspired by public places.
\nMore Information on Kwabena<\/a><\/p>\n

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Working Artists at Art on Sedgwick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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