tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62927809542357008432024-03-05T23:49:19.960-08:00Chicago Aldermen ProjectThe website for the 50 Aldermen/50 Artists portrait show taking place Friday, March 19, 2010 at Johalla Projects, 1561 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL.Chicago Aldermen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09187016179006572068noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292780954235700843.post-12536728724823477112010-04-16T15:50:00.000-07:002010-04-23T17:37:02.701-07:00Chicago Photography Center Hosts 50 Aldermen/50 Artists April 30-May 28<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >The </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.chicagophoto.org/">Chicago Photography Center</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" > will host the 50 Aldermen/50 Artists show in May, with an opening Fri 4/30 from 7-10 PM:</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><b><br /><br />Exhibit Dates:</b><br /> April 30 - May 31, 2010<br />3301 N. Lincoln Ave.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" > The opening reception will include new opportunities for local citizens to express thanks to their Alderman for successful projects completed in their Ward. Attendees will also have an opportunity to have their picture taken with an Alderman.</span>Chicago Aldermen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09187016179006572068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292780954235700843.post-27684372574702229182010-04-06T17:40:00.000-07:002010-04-06T22:19:09.860-07:00Coverage of 50 Aldermen/50 Artists<ul><li>Alpha Bruton posts the portrait she did of Alderman <a href="http://phantomgallery.blogspot.com/2010/04/howard-brookins-jr-alderman-of-21st.html">Harold Brookins Jr.</a>, 4/5/10<br /></li><li>Chicago Art Machine <a href="http://chicagoartmachine.com/2010/04/02/media-round-up-for-%E2%80%9C50-aldermen50-artists-the-alderman-project%E2%80%9D-show-at-johalla-projects/">calls our show</a> "the most talked about art show of 2010, excluding the current Matisse exhibit at the Art Institute," holy sheesh, 4/2/10<br /></li><li>Chicagoist <a href="http://chicagoist.com/2010/04/02/chicago_alderman_project_closes_out.php">posts again</a>, this time about our closing party, 4/2/10</li><li>Center Square Journal <a href="http://www.centersquarejournal.com/news/last-chance-to-see-50-aldermen50-artists">blogged</a>, 4/1/10<br /></li><li>The Chicago Reader <a href="http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/50-aldermen-50-artists-quiz-how-well-do-you-know-city-council/Content?oid=1605067">publishes all 50 images</a> and an alderquiz, 4/1/10</li><li>Fotoflow <a href="http://fotoflow.blogspot.com/2010/04/50-aldermen50-artists-closing-party.html">posted</a> about the closing, 4/1/10<br /></li><li>Marina City News <a href="http://www.marinacityonline.com/news/42ward0331.htm">talks about</a> Aaron Delehanty's portrait of Alderman Brendan Reilly, 3/31/10<br /></li><li>Big <a href="http://chicagoist.com/2010/03/25/chicagoist_interview_50_aldermen50.php">interview with us</a> on Chicagoist, 3/25/10<br /></li><li>Chicago Journal <a href="http://www.chicagojournal.com/News/03-24-2010/A_portrait_of_the_council">wrote</a> about it, 3/25/10<br /></li><li>Chicago Gallery Snack Report <a href="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/art-talk-chicago/2010/03/chicago-gallery-snack-report-friday-march-19th.html">blogged</a>, 3/24/10</li><li>Alderman Scott Waguespack <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=32789&id=244183964983&ref=mf">Facebooked</a> some photos, 3/23/10<br /></li><li>Chicago Reader's Sam Adams <a href="http://www.chicagoreader.com/TheBlog/archives/2010/03/22/a-line-down-the-block-for-the-opening-of-the-aldermen-project">blogged</a> and took photos, 3/22/10<br /></li><li>John Dugan of TimeOut <a href="http://www3.timeoutny.com/chicago/blog/out-and-about/2010/03/the-chicago-alderman-project-50-alderman50-artists-opening-photo-gallery/">blogged</a>, 3/22/10<br /></li><li>Chicago's HuffPo <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/22/chicago-alderman-project_n_508950.html">blogged</a>, 3/22/10<br /></li><li>Project Eat <a href="http://projecteat.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/chicago-alderman-project-50-alderman50-artist/">blogged</a>, 3/22/10<br /></li><li><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/events/ct-ott-0319-chicago-aldermen-project-20100319,0,2444113.story">Chicago Tribune</a> article and photo spread, 3/19/10</li><li>Proximity Magazine <a href="http://proximitymagazine.com/2010/03/50-aldermen50-artists-portrait/">posted</a> our artists' list, 3/19/10<br /></li><li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/us/19cncart.html?ref=us"><span style="font-style: italic;">New York Times</span></a>' second piece on the show, 3/19/10<br /></li><li>Participating artist Johanna Meyers <a href="http://ohnojoh.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/chicago-alderman-project/">blogged about the show</a>, and included a lot of cool facts about her alderman, Tom Tunney, 3/17/10<br /></li><li>Chicago Magazine <a href="http://www.chicagomag.com/Radar/Chicago-Guide/March-2010/50-Nifty-Aldermanic-Portraits/">blogged about us</a>, 3/17/10</li><li><a href="http://oururbantimes.com/arts/5050-show-opens-wicker-park-friday">This post</a> by Our Urban Times focuses on Craighton Berman and Alderman Rey Colon, who found common ground when they connected for this project, 3/17/10<br /></li><li>Nerd City <a href="http://nerdcityonline.com/2010/03/16/50-aldermen-50-artists-opens-this-friday/">posted</a>, 3/17/10<br /></li><li>MyOpenBar.com <a href="http://chi.myopenbar.com/">MyOpenBarred us</a>, 3/17/10</li><li>Avant/Chicago <a href="http://flowfeel.blogs.com/flowfeel/2010/03/opening-of-the-aldermen-project-50-aldermen50-artists.html">blogged</a> about us, 3/17/10<br /></li><li>Fueled by Coffee <a href="http://thegraffik.co.cc/chicago-march-19th-fueledbycoffee-at-the-chicago-aldermen-project.htm">fueled</a> us, 3/17/10</li><li>The Hills <a href="http://thehillsgallery.blogspot.com/2010/03/organizers-of-hills-in-50-aldermen50.html">blogged</a> us, 3/17/10<br /></li><li>Chicagofree.info <a href="http://chicagofree.info/2010/03/free-chicago-art-show-50-artists-50-alderman-mar-19-apr-2/">freed</a> us, 3/15/10<br /></li><li>Rick Kogan wrote about us in his "<a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/family/ct-sun-0314-sidewalks-aldermen-20100314,0,5956898.story">Sidewalks</a>" column for the <span style="font-style: italic;">Chicago Tribune</span>, 3/13/10<br /></li><li>The Chicago Current <a href="http://www.chicagocurrent.com/articles/31147-Artsy-aldermen-exhibit-blends-creativity-and-politics">ran a post</a>, 3/11/10</li><li><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-jopod0310aldermen-ct20100310094734,0,5578420.photo"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tribune</span></a> photo, 3/11/10<br /></li><li>Participant <a href="http://neo-newage.blogspot.com/2010/03/vol-2.html">Rachel M. Wolfe</a> blogged about the show, 3/10/10<br /></li><li>Columbia College gives photography instructor Jennifer Greenburg a <a href="http://theloop.colum.edu/s/644/staffWide.aspx?sid=644&gid=26&pgid=252&cid=8587&ecid=8587&ciid=29727&crid=0">shout-out</a> for her participation in its "Faculty + Staff News," um, news, 3/9/10<br /></li><li>The <span style="font-style: italic;">Wonkette (Gazette-Star-Sentinel News</span>) gave us a <a href="http://wonkette.com/tag/pt-political-art-violence/">shout-out</a> in its Sunday edition, 3/7/10</li><li><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/arts/07cncalderart.html">New York Times</a>, yo, 3/6/10<br /></li><li>The <span style="font-style: italic;">Reader</span> <a href="http://www.chicagoreader.com/TheBlog/archives/2010/02/26/call-for-artists-the-chicago-aldermen-project">gives shout-outs</a> to us plus photogs and show participants Jim Newberry and Jennifer Greenburg. The <span style="font-style: italic;">Reader</span> is an event sponsor!, 2/26/10 </li><li><a href="http://www3.timeoutny.com/chicago/blog/out-and-about/2010/02/all-tomorrows-art-parties-feb-5%E2%80%936/">TimeOut Chicago</a> listed our kick-off party, 2/5/10<br /></li><li><a href="http://chicagoartmagazine.com/2010/02/50-alderman50-artists-and-the-mayor-harold-washington-painting/">Chicago Art Magazine</a>, 2/1/10</li><li><a href="http://gapersblock.com/ac/2010/01/28/a-happy-union-between-politics-and-art/">Gapers Block</a>, 1/28/10</li><li>Show co-organizer Jeremy Scheuch on <a href="http://www.outsidetheloopradio.com/otl/2010/01/28/otl-episode-175-chicago-aldermen-project-otl-press-the-east-village-is-historic/">Outside the Loop Radio</a> on WLUW, 1/28/10</li><li>Participant <a href="http://chloeloephotography.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-project-show-alert.html">Christa Lohman blogged</a> about the show, 1/16/10<br /></li><li>Participant <a href="http://phantomgallery.blogspot.com/2010/01/50-aldermen50-artist-group-show.html">Alpha Bruton blogged</a> about the show, 1/12/10<br /></li></ul>Chicago Aldermen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09187016179006572068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292780954235700843.post-38183050525449171052010-03-31T20:10:00.001-07:002010-03-31T20:10:50.779-07:00Closing Party Fri 4/2<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">The Chicago Aldermen Project is having a </span><b style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">closing party</b><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"> for the </span><i style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">50 Aldermen/50 Artists</i><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"> group portrait show </span><b style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">THIS FRIDAY,</b><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"> April 2, from 7-11 PM at Johalla Projects, 1561 N. Milwaukee. This will be the last time you can see the exhibit at Johalla — </span><i style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">before it moves </i><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">(more on that coming soon). Come to the party to win prizes!! </span><br /><div class="gmail_quote"><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">PRIZES??? Yes: The </span><i style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Chicago Reader</i><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"> has published a pop quiz, and attempting it will make you eligible for a drawing to win a </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" href="http://tinyurl.com/yz5cxs7" target="_blank">Four Star commuter bike by KHS Bicycles</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"> from Roscoe Village Bikes. (We have some other prizes as well.) Turn in your answers at the closing party (or mail them to Alderquiz, c/o Chicago Reader, 11 E. Illinois, 60611, or take the quiz online at </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" href="http://chicagoreader.com/50aldermen" target="_blank">chicagoreader.com/50aldermen</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">) to become eligible for the drawing. Answers must be received by the end of Tue 4/6. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">More than 830 people came to our 3/19 opening, including 17 aldermen, staffers from three other aldermanic offices, an Illinois Commerce Commissioner, and a state house rep. Writers for the </span><i style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">NY Times</i><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">, </span><i style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Chicago Tribune</i><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">, </span><i style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Chicago Reader,</i><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"> and many other publications, and two TV news crews also came. We don't expect this party to be as crowded as the first, so expect to get a good look at the portraits. </span><p style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Lauri and Jeremy want to thank the following people for helping the <i>50 Aldermen / 50 Artists </i>show happen:<br /></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">— Johalla Projects, especially Anna Cerniglia and Caitlin Arnold<br />— All of the artists and aldermen who participated<br />— The <i>Chicago Reader</i> for printing ads about the show and related events, for serving as a sponsor, and for holding the bicycle giveaway<br /> — Anthony from Old Style and Adam Seger, Jennifer Piccione, and Jennifer Kessler with HUM for providing refreshments for the events<br />— The League of Women Voters for registering folks to vote at our events<br />— The <i>Reader</i>'s Mick Dumke and Alderman Scott Waguespack for giving talks on 3/20<br />— Media Burn, for showing movies on Sat 3/27<br /> </p><p style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">We'll let you know about the show's future plans when things become finalized. Also, be on the lookout for an announcement about our next show.<br /></p><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Thanks!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">— Lauri and Jeremy</span> </div>Chicago Aldermen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09187016179006572068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292780954235700843.post-88362449655568425062010-03-22T22:51:00.000-07:002010-03-24T17:45:10.309-07:0050A/50A Event 3/27 at Johalla Projects<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTIZV5AZwnCwSEjoAvzpJDAIHUWUwX6-ePAYrV8Gne5AK4bRX_m4YQmtEhaOuHi6tx08NEmf8bqWDLLCHh9_p7OZ2_3JSKYUok1yuePnObofywtPSJ09XqXdiXZiA9_GSpIWePRTQ8sg/s1600-h/-8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTIZV5AZwnCwSEjoAvzpJDAIHUWUwX6-ePAYrV8Gne5AK4bRX_m4YQmtEhaOuHi6tx08NEmf8bqWDLLCHh9_p7OZ2_3JSKYUok1yuePnObofywtPSJ09XqXdiXZiA9_GSpIWePRTQ8sg/s320/-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451704248618846050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Go to Johalla Projects, 1561 N. Milwaukee, between noon-5 PM to see the <span style="font-style: italic;">50 Aldermen/50 Artists </span>portrait show. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Artist Layne Jackson will be painting new Ward One alderman-to-be Joe Moreno's portrait LIVE from 2-5 PM</span> — as in, the alderman-to-be will be there, posing. And there will be aldermovies! <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />At 2 PM</span> Media Burn will host a<span style="font-weight: bold;"> free screening</span> of their documentary on former 25th Ward Alderman Vito Marzullo. The details:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VITO</span></span> by Tom Weinberg, 1978, 60 min.<br /><br />Nobody exemplified the old-style machine politics of the Richard J. Daley era better than Alderman Vito Marzullo, who ruled the West Side 25th Ward virtually unchallenged from 1953 to 1985. This documentary classic reveals how the business of Chicago politics was conducted in that era, with an inside view of the legendary alderman fielding requests for jobs and street cleaning in his ward office, doing tit-for-tat deals with his fellow aldermen on the floor of the City Council, and revealing his personal life in his modest home with his wife of 65 years, Letizia.<br /><br />Producer Tom Weinberg will be present to talk about what went on behind the scenes of the 25th ward and the making of this remarkable video portrait. The screening is presented by the Media Burn Independent Video Archive (<a href="http://mediaburn.org/" target="_blank">mediaburn.org</a>), repository of 40 years of Chicago history as captured by videomakers working outside corporate contexts.Chicago Aldermen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09187016179006572068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292780954235700843.post-6952254763234331532010-03-19T23:28:00.000-07:002010-03-19T23:30:18.528-07:00Aldermen Art Show Is Open 3/20, noon-5 PMCome to Johalla Projects <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sat 3/20</span> for EVENTS:<br /><br />1 PM: Chicago Reader politics writer Mick Dumke talks about local politics<br /><br />2 PM: 32nd Ward Alderman Scott Waguespack speaks about alderman life<br /><br />3 PM: Mediaburn shows alderman cinema<br /><br />1561 N. Milwaukee, home of the <span style="font-style: italic;">50 Aldermen/50 Artists</span> art show.Chicago Aldermen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09187016179006572068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292780954235700843.post-26871164941898043322010-03-19T22:40:00.001-07:002010-03-20T10:24:30.880-07:00We Had a Party, and Everyone CameWell, not everybody. But 834 people did, including 17 aldermen, staff from three aldermen's offices, State Rep. Susana Mendoza, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Flores">Manny Flores</a>. It was all kind of amazing.<br /><br />The crowd represented every age, color, and background imaginable. We brought out grandparents, kids wearing skinny jeans, community organization leaders, people with fevers, eco-village residents-to-be, kickball documentarians, closet anarchists, non-voters, leagues of women voters, people with federal security clearances, guys from Pittsburgh, saxophone players, people who wore really nice-smelling fragrances, reporters, psychologists, editors, nice young men eating sandwiches and chips, women wearing pearls who really looked like alderwomen but weren't, dudes in suits who really really looked so much like aldermen but also weren't, Obama associates, bosses, close friends of former bosses, spouses, tee-totallers, drunk people, Canadians, Texans, marketers, a blonde girl who looked like participating artist Johanna Meyers but wasn't, participating artist Johanna Meyers, a woman who wore a fedora like a champ, DJs who wear doctors' jackets for fun, dominatrixes, some guy with a plastic bag full of empty bottles, the Local Tourist, artists, designers, someone who ruined all of the toilet paper (I won't say how), a gal with a black eye (it's not what you think), a guy who had a mustache like Jeremy's, drummers, married couples, divorced couples, lawyers, and more artists.<br /><br />It was more convenient to text your friend in the other part of the room than go look for them, and we had a line at the door (crowd control is essential when your guests know what the city code says about capacity breach). Nobody sang "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" from the balcony to the folks outside, which seems like a missed opportunity, in retrospect. (There will be a closing reception on 4/2; perhaps this goal can be accomplished then.) People ate food named after Todd Stroger at Earwax, the restaurant downstairs.<br /><br />We heard that one alderperson would not like their portrait when they saw it, but they came and they didn't say they hated their portrait, so maybe they liked it. The piece sold, so somebody liked it.<br /><br />— LauriChicago Aldermen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09187016179006572068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292780954235700843.post-10750307569472082132010-03-19T00:18:00.001-07:002010-03-23T07:00:21.463-07:00We're in the Tribune and the NY Times Again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAu0GonfNweUuzPiW_J5r5U12yZXYp5Q0zDXmY0iNCYV0jDNDVr7UATMg5f5h3Xge4ayGLgJOpj2WuDUvrXMdSPJjNVPAE357JoBQXHH2KsIqiUoNVhc4NcSbFkqUrvFFO9GLcTa5tA4/s1600-h/aldermen+show+flyer+3.11.10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAu0GonfNweUuzPiW_J5r5U12yZXYp5Q0zDXmY0iNCYV0jDNDVr7UATMg5f5h3Xge4ayGLgJOpj2WuDUvrXMdSPJjNVPAE357JoBQXHH2KsIqiUoNVhc4NcSbFkqUrvFFO9GLcTa5tA4/s320/aldermen+show+flyer+3.11.10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449820783147875298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The artists' bio booklet is so long! (As you might imagine, with 50 artists involved.) The best part of editing it was reading artists' statements about meeting with or trying to meet with their aldermen. Some artists couldn't reach the alderman they wanted to portray, even after many calls, while others received personal phone calls from their alderman or hung out with them for an hour or more. Some artists gave their aldermen extensive questionnaires to fill out, while others became the questioned (if you were a Chicago alderman, you might want to know what some artist planned to do with your visage before agreeing to sit for a portrait—seems wise). One artist got a tour of his chosen alderman's ward, and another has maintained regular contact with the alderman he portrayed.<br /><br />Here's a nice quote from artist Rachel M. Wolfe:<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><blockquote><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">This project has motivated me to move beyond the mediums I typically work in and has me incorporating new methods into my work. The energy and sense of community generated has shown me the direct impact art can and does have on people, while giving me the energy to consider exhibitions and installation ideas I'd shied away from or deemed unworthy of manifestation. A project like this gives artists of all walks the opportunity to share their voices and inspire others to share theirs. An invaluable experience, lesson, and jumping-off point.</span></span></blockquote></span></span>It seems we accomplished our goals in getting artists and politicians to trade ideas; promoting awareness of aldermanic culture; and getting artists to make political art without telling them to take a particular position. The results are very impressive—the artists really did a great job, and some of them didn't have much time to make their pieces. If you're not doing anything this evening, drop by and check things out.<br /><br />— LauriChicago Aldermen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09187016179006572068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292780954235700843.post-42510220082910050862010-03-12T00:18:00.001-08:002010-03-12T00:27:46.980-08:00James Ewert Writes ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQkMBlyKJCvUPrPdzSWdtBVl32pGVC9CltP2Xfu2NqrgbudrHWrKafpNtV5kOv3ABsnMkoRdgXjf7PqvTc7Zq2MC9WltDq_6YL_sorgC-rC86yj8ue0SDk66-QArT5vnH9SOK_pT9p0U/s1600-h/alderman-portrait-015-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQkMBlyKJCvUPrPdzSWdtBVl32pGVC9CltP2Xfu2NqrgbudrHWrKafpNtV5kOv3ABsnMkoRdgXjf7PqvTc7Zq2MC9WltDq_6YL_sorgC-rC86yj8ue0SDk66-QArT5vnH9SOK_pT9p0U/s320/alderman-portrait-015-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447659175589237890" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />James Ewert</span> is a <span style="font-style: italic;">50 Aldermen/50 Artists</span> participating artist. Earlier this week he posted an account of his meeting with the alderman he's portraitizing, Berny Stone of the 50th Ward, on his blog. <a href="http://ewert.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/50-aldermen50-artists/">Check him out</a>.Chicago Aldermen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09187016179006572068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292780954235700843.post-29069919378329160572010-03-11T20:18:00.000-08:002010-03-11T20:19:41.733-08:00Ha Ha, This Picture Is FunnyWe went to City Hall yesterday to deliver flyers and the <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-jopod0310aldermen-ct20100310094734,0,5578420.photo">Trib came with</a>.Chicago Aldermen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09187016179006572068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292780954235700843.post-60107006150938418482010-03-07T07:52:00.000-08:002010-03-13T12:52:02.439-08:00Award the Self With Lucite ThingsYesterday we were <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/arts/07cncalderart.html">in the New York Times</a>. Today we were on WGN's "Sunday Papers" talk show with Rick Kogan to discuss the <span style="font-style: italic;">50 Aldermen/50 Artists</span> show. Here's the <a href="http://www.wgnradio.com/shows/sundaypapers/wgn-am-sunday-papers-3-7-10,0,6925192.mp3file">audio file</a>. And here's some behind-the-scenes photo footage: <p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLUzE9SCMvXGmDEQeRZqldRJedRh-G2fH-BtiQb4TtP82dSf1XAYBvIS3-xt0UA7ylCNonZ9j8PeAW35i9QP1xeQVF4tuhJxJnfALXsHUxUY_f8I9g1ZPLa_4cB2Yk0m6Vbo5p_OjsSA/s1600-h/4414080294_19ac652e34.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLUzE9SCMvXGmDEQeRZqldRJedRh-G2fH-BtiQb4TtP82dSf1XAYBvIS3-xt0UA7ylCNonZ9j8PeAW35i9QP1xeQVF4tuhJxJnfALXsHUxUY_f8I9g1ZPLa_4cB2Yk0m6Vbo5p_OjsSA/s320/4414080294_19ac652e34.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445920647155209538" border="0" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Jeremy looks for hidden prizes, finds none.<br /><br /><br /><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjswBSV-49swdxYtMdli-1MFLWfMqVghM6yywFNnletkQLQaC9sI8IKusAS1WFHR1NjhVzxQ-GcOtaX2rr_HdOveJ9Qi4Orv7SXXIaC6PNAeItzEucRiJWJdQp-QkUQUc0yX5lm0ofanY/s1600-h/4413320717_8031df712f.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjswBSV-49swdxYtMdli-1MFLWfMqVghM6yywFNnletkQLQaC9sI8IKusAS1WFHR1NjhVzxQ-GcOtaX2rr_HdOveJ9Qi4Orv7SXXIaC6PNAeItzEucRiJWJdQp-QkUQUc0yX5lm0ofanY/s320/4413320717_8031df712f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445920713466222274" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br />Pros don't get nervous.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyA3XB9mK-XRhPjVeTfqHl4fIopQ7IJ-uwbADEAjjYEbZLxYUmDT-z6HWjCPq0HONW-I7khb_dBf6yLZbrqPwXZCotbIcardVUBlXkyic4PCn9Ge9VqtXgHXXwYG48gfP6PPyMHwZlMwY/s1600-h/4414098184_8353b5685e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyA3XB9mK-XRhPjVeTfqHl4fIopQ7IJ-uwbADEAjjYEbZLxYUmDT-z6HWjCPq0HONW-I7khb_dBf6yLZbrqPwXZCotbIcardVUBlXkyic4PCn9Ge9VqtXgHXXwYG48gfP6PPyMHwZlMwY/s320/4414098184_8353b5685e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445920827741532514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Chatting between on-air sessions.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcDmRnYBVZcv_yAPe9rwq0UZbV11juD2AyJwStvzBKS77kKSo1qX7Q-UJDVO7ZfqKNWk4zb2YTOBZ31mYLsnTdpb-4Qi5gnWfD_Enl3oVAK1WdIc7hep74x8DyZQvejKlYcVK2wjiE0Y/s1600-h/4413338815_28e6643b3c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcDmRnYBVZcv_yAPe9rwq0UZbV11juD2AyJwStvzBKS77kKSo1qX7Q-UJDVO7ZfqKNWk4zb2YTOBZ31mYLsnTdpb-4Qi5gnWfD_Enl3oVAK1WdIc7hep74x8DyZQvejKlYcVK2wjiE0Y/s320/4413338815_28e6643b3c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445920959240117906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We brought the LOLs. They were a bit sleepy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_tLksKwEGOOtJMLhBFe8rBNDjdO1Lqv5EJif8x_PnLvtxojy4voS7T2eDdSf7HYe_Tq4JNP6B8b57gjpxnGYsTHo28HTPbOLLFgMwS0E8jFg3TkGGMYUh-lOl6Jkvql_Rc1Y13W6PHX0/s1600-h/4413294779_6aaf39a50f.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_tLksKwEGOOtJMLhBFe8rBNDjdO1Lqv5EJif8x_PnLvtxojy4voS7T2eDdSf7HYe_Tq4JNP6B8b57gjpxnGYsTHo28HTPbOLLFgMwS0E8jFg3TkGGMYUh-lOl6Jkvql_Rc1Y13W6PHX0/s320/4413294779_6aaf39a50f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445921024000411362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />A job well done deserves an award.Chicago Aldermen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09187016179006572068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292780954235700843.post-5130622753241190992010-02-22T21:04:00.000-08:002010-03-07T07:20:29.705-08:00Our Show's Less Than a Month Away ...So, what's been happening these past few weeks?<br /><ul><li>We had a great kick-off party Feb. 5 that was attended by two alderpeople -- <a href="http://www.12thwardchicago.com/">George Cardenas</a> of the 12th Ward, and <a href="http://www.chicago43rd.org/">Vi Daley</a> of the 43rd Ward. We also had the League of Women Voters sign up people to register to vote.<br /></li><li>We've done some interviews for the internews (and for more traditional media formats as well, like newspaper and AM/FM radio)</li><li>A bunch of great artists have signed up to be in the show</li></ul>In more personal news, co-organizer Lauri Apple has a show of political drawings up at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/atomix-chicago">Atomix Cafe</a> in Chicago's Ukrainian Village, and co-organizer Jeremy Scheuch is also working on his <a href="http://thelastunicornartshow.blogspot.com/">The Last Unicorn Art Show</a> that will feature an appearance by author Peter S. Beagle.Chicago Aldermen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09187016179006572068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292780954235700843.post-36124990793123713672010-01-10T08:45:00.000-08:002010-02-10T08:16:14.090-08:00Chicago Aldermen Project Meet-and-Greet Feb. 5On Friday, Feb. 5 from 7-9 PM, we will hold our potluck/meet-and-greet for artists participating in the 50 Aldermen/50 Artists show. If you have registered or plan to register for the show, or are simply interested in the project, please come to the Debonair Social Club at 1575 N. Milwaukee to hang out and meet like-minded folks.Chicago Aldermen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09187016179006572068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292780954235700843.post-24813144653965973212009-12-19T15:53:00.000-08:002010-02-10T08:16:49.902-08:0050 ALDERMEN/50 ARTISTS: A Group ShowFOR MORE INFO, EMAIL chicagoaldermenproject@gmail.com<br /><br />How many Chicagoans know what their alderman looks like? How many Chicagoans can tell you who their alderman is, and what he or she has been doing lately? We’re not pollsters, so we don’t have any hard data to provide answers to these questions — but we are artists, and we’re interested in using art as a vehicle in depicting and learning more about the aldermen who represent us at City Hall. To this end, we invite other Chicago artists to join us in producing 50 ALDERMEN/50 ARTISTS: A group exhibition of portraits that will enable people to learn more about the 50 aldermen who make up the Chicago City Council, and raise awareness of local government. On <span style="font-weight: bold;">Friday, March 19, 2010 from 7-11pm</span>, Old Style proudly presents 50 <span style="font-weight: bold;">ALDERMEN/50 ARTISTS</span> at the Johalla Projects Gallery, 1561 N. Milwaukee.<br /><br />For the exhibit, 50 artists from across Chicago will be invited to choose one alderman to feature in a 16″x22″ portrait, using their media of choice. Participating artists will be required to interview or attempt to interview the alderman they are depicting. All 50 aldermen will be invited to the opening, which will include biographical information and a voter registration table. In addition to the show, we hope to feature the 50 alderman portraits — as well as portraits of Richard M. Daley and Cook County Board President Todd H. Stroger — in an "alternative voting guide."<br /><br />Aldermen serve four-year terms, during which they vote on regulations and rules that affect all of us. And sometimes they participate in the notorious Chicago political machine: Since 1974, 30 aldermen have been convicted of federal crimes ranging from tax evasion to bribery. (A couple of others died before going to trial.) Whether ethical or corrupt, aldermen make our city what it is, and make Chicago’s history. 50 ALDERMEN/50 ARTISTS hopes to acknowledge this fact, as well as celebrate the richness of our local political culture.<br /><br />The kickoff event for 50 ALDERMEN/50 ARTISTS will be <span style="font-weight: bold;">Friday, Feb. 5 from 7-9 PM </span>at Debonair Social Club, 1575 N. Milwaukee. This event will be a meet-and-greet for all artists involved, and will be where artists are matched up with aldermen. This will also be an opportunity to answer any questions artists may have.<br /><br />In keeping with the spirit of 50 ALDERMEN/50 ARTISTS, the League of Women Voters of Chicago will register voters at both the Feb. 5 and March 19 events. We are asking artists who participate in the show to donate 25% of the sale of their work to the LWV.<br /><br />NOTES:<br />March 12: Deadline for art delivery<br />$20 entry fee, with 10% of sales going to cover costs of the event.<br />25% of sales for the League of Women Voters of Chicago (suggested)<br /><br />chicagoaldermenproject@gmail.com<br />www.johallaprojects.wordpress.com<br />johallaprojects@gmail.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com