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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