nolan teams up with the chicago urban art society

sweet tea and american values • ray nolan/cro

renowned chicago stencil artist and social commentator, ray nolan, has returned from a busy winter on sabbatical in asheville, north carolina. not missing a step, nolan continues his typically feverish pace as he sets head on into his first solo show since his return to chicago.

sweet tea and american values is described by nolan as a glimpse into the absurd and at times distressing reality of our social experiment called the united states. in this exhibition the artist takes his art to the next level of social conscience and political examination by  building on his widely notorious previous works-- go tell mama and run blago run campaigns.

for his return to infamy, he has taken the run of a new art space recently renovated by the pilsen-based nonprofit organization chicago urban art society.  thousands of square feet, the entire space, will be dedicated to the scrutiny of the tea bag movement, don't ask/don't tell and neo-racisim. new works include ongoing commentary of the rod blagojevich circus and the daley riot, a welcoming mayor daley clad in riot gear, bidding us to protect ourselves.

the show opens friday and will remain up until july 30th.

opening reception 

$free

friday june 11 •  6 to 11 pm

blago cup cakes to the 1st  500

photobooth

djs sadie woods, revel & solson

chicago urban art society

2229 s. halsted

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new aot flyer

aot bid accepted

the accidental gallery's bid to curate a car for art on track has been accepted by the aot panel.

an entire car will prove to be a daunting task, as the gallery's former 2 years of participation have been single installations within cars. we have busied ourselves with contacting artists, conceptualizing themes, discussing the technical aspects of installation and fund raising. things are well underway, but the deadline looms heavy upon our shoulders... a mere 8 weeks to show time.

thus far, we have the pledged support of artist carolina i. reyes, community mural organization pieces of peace, and art cooperative combat paper.

we are very excited to have the collaborative energy carolina i. reyes. this urban, pop, surrealist is one of our favorite artists. one of the hardest working, results driven artist in the chicago arts community today, reyes' urban landscapes, mixed with social commentary truly compel her viewers to contemplate the issues that confront our society. carolinaireyes

equally exciting is the participation of pieces of peace murals.  pop is a community based, artist's group designed to bridge the divide between the community and the urban art culture. house artist misha pop has commenced work on a mural titled worlds, which will be transfered onto vinyl and installed on the windows along the entire side of our car. exciting!! popmurals mishapop

finally, another one of our perennial favorites, combat paper-- an artist collaborative of iraqi war veterans that transform uniforms worn in combat into paper. the veterans cut, cook and beat their issued uniforms into sheets and using a spray pulp printing technique render text and images of their experience onto the resultant paper. combatpaperproject

we are very fortunate to have such talented and hard working artists at our disposal and we thank them for their support of such an unique art experience as art on track. please visit their links and support these
superlative artists.

stay tuned for breaking news on art on track... new artists, a benefit art show, fund raising events and volunteer opportunities are all on the horizon. art on track pulls away from the platform aug. 7, 5 to 10 pm. buy tickets on line and save five bucks! artontrack

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3rd smART show

goodie, goodie... 3rd annual smart art show. tonight thru sunday. mad props for making it another year. keep up the hard work... it reciprocates.


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flat iron arts building is located at 1579 n. milwaukee ave. in wicker park.

s2e pix--
karen gagich-- studio 339
catawampus gallery-- studio 340 http://www.catawampus-gallery.com
spectrum vibes-- studio 344 http://www.spectrumvibes.com/
joe sikora and liz tuckwell studio 352
http://www.joesikora.com/  http://www.liztuckwell.com/


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