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"Private collection shows are an insult to scholarship and curators" One of the oddest things I’ve seen in a museum was the first paragraph of a wall text at the 2008 exhibition “Los Angelenos/Chicano Painters of LA: Selections from the Cheech Marin Collection” at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. It explained, in unusually honest terms, why the exhibition was on view at one of America’s major public art museums. It said that the collector’s celebrity (and resulting wealth), not the art, was the basis for the show. This explanation of the reason for the show was an unintentional, but specific, insult to the artists whose work was on view: “You’re only here because of your association with a Hollywood star.” The exhibition was an embarrassment... - Tyler Green Link Full Text, "Turning museums into vanity spaces", Tyler Green, The Art Newspaper

Many thanks to our juror, Chris Matusek for providing insightful comments on her choices for prize winners. Congratulations to all the participating artists. Best in Show: Jonathan Casserilla Second Place: Abdullah Fadhli Third Place: Tor Dettwiler Honorable Mentions: Quentin Crockett, Erick Garcia, Tiffany Gholar, Sarah Ogren, Russ Laska and Becki Moffet-Moore.

Governors State University's 2010 Juried Student Exhibition runs from March 30, through April 7. The exhibit displays the work of GSU graduate and undergraduate art students. Works chosen for the exhibit will include paintings, drawings, photography, digital imagery, sculpture, and printmaking. Best of Show, second and third place cash awards will be chosen by a juror, Chris Matusek , Gallery Director for the Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery at Moraine Valley Community College. Opening reception and awards ceremony: April 7, from 6 to 9 p.m. The public is invited to attend the exhibit. For more information, contact the Visual Arts Gallery at (708) 534-4021 or artsgrad@govst.edu .

The Visual Arts Gallery would like to thank everyone that helped to make this year's Illinois Community College Exhibition a success; Governor State University's President, Dr. Elaine Maimon; Dr. Eric V. Martin, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; Dr. James Howley, Division of Liberal Arts Chairperson; Student Life representative, Sheree Sanderson; and of course our distinguished juror, Kathleen Scarboro who was given the difficult task of choosing the following award recipients. Merit Awards: Tube Vase - Candice James Ceramic - Kankakee Community College Evidence of a Designer that Cares - Alea N. Shea Oil on Canvas - Kankakee Community College Found - Jeff Kolak Technique Mixte Oil Painting - Elgin Community College Chicago Flurries - Kathryn A. Budd Oil - Morton College Sundamage - Tamatha Francis Paper and Chalk - Joliet Junior College In the Floating Alley - Anna Dankova Oil on Canvas - Joliet Junior College The Oak Tree - Amy Yoder Digital Photo - Prairi

Landform Ueda , GPS Map 2002Landform Ueda was designed by architect and author Charles Jencks. It occupies an area of 3,000sq m (32,000sq ft) and lives outside Scotland's National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh. Jeremy Wood is a multidiscipline artist and map maker whose diverse work offers people and places a playground of space and time. In October 2000 he began to explore GPS satellite technology as a tool for digital mark making on water, over land, and in the air. He makes drawings and maps of his movements by recording all his daily journeys with GPS to create a personal cartography. His work binds the body to the arts and sciences by physically interacting and responding to spaces and places. Wood has conducted numerous GPS drawing and mapping seminars and workshops in schools, museums and galleries. His work is exhibited internationally and is in the permanent collection of the University of the Arts and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. He is based in the UK &

Research Gallery 12 is again hosting artwork from one of Governor State University's neighboring community College. This exhibition "Terra Textures Cotta Conceptions‏" features artwork from Kankakee Community College's current three-dimensional design students who were each tasked with creating a series of low relief ceramic tiles examining texture and transformation. This exhibition will be available for viewing in the University Library through Wednesday, March 31. For more information, please visit the Art on Campus Blog .

In Defense of Beauty Ruth Lorand "At a recent ASA meeting, upon expressing my interest in beauty and its relation to art, a colleague responded: “Oh, beauty is such a difficult concept, and it is so eighteenth century….” I certainly agree with the former part, but I entirely disagree with the latter. Indeed, beauty is a difficult concept. In fact, these are the concluding words of Hippias Major, the dialogue which Plato devoted to an inquiry into the concept of beauty. The interest in beauty was revived in the eighteenth century after its wide spread dismissal by the rationalists of the seventeenth century. Is it then an eighteenth-century concept? Beauty is as relevant now as it was at the time of Plato and of Kant simply because it has never ceased to be of interest in everyday life..." Link Full Text, Ruth Lorand, In Defense of Beauty, Aesthetics Online Link Aesthetics Online

Perils in Nude Modeling Atom.com: Funny Videos Short Films Romantic Comedi es Description: Drawing a nude model turns into a showdown between a hapless art student and his imperious teacher. Can a flurry of charcoal and paper create true art? And maybe even true love? Link Perils in Nude Modeling, Scott Rice, atom.com

Clem Murray/Inquirer Staff Photographer A Few Good Nudes Art schools are body surfing, looking for models in all shapes, sizes,colors. Drawing diverse forms makes a better artist. Lora McKenna needs bodies. She needs big bodies and little bodies and old bodies and Asian and African American bodies. And the University of the Arts model coordinator is fairly shameless about approaching people about their bodies at parties, on the street, and in class. "I met a woman at a party New Year's Eve - she looked like a character from a Tim Burton film," McKenna said. "She was about 50, with hair down to her waist and maybe she was 100 pounds. She was such a character, she'd be great to draw." The general belief is that models for figure-drawing classes need to have picture-perfect figures. But across the region, colleges and art schools say they're in desperate need of different bodies to pose, usually naked but not always, for figure-drawing, anatomy,

"The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf" Mohja Kahf This is the coming of age story of a Muslim girl from Indiana. Maybe because I am from the Midwest too, there were parts of her journey that spoke directly to my heart and mind. It seemed that she observed some of the things that I have seen,  but was never able to articulate. The protagonist struggled with trying to fit into society while appreciating her own culture, and developing her own true self.  At the end of the novel, I was in tears because of the love and life she showed to be present in ordinary people, and the joy of unexpected surprises. It is a novel about being different, and accepting things and people for what and who they are. "The Remains of the Day" Kazuo Ishiguro What I love about this book is the main character. I love it that he is nothing like me, a colored, middle-aged woman from Detroit whose ancestors were originally from the South.  He is a older white butler who lived in the England of the 19

webshot Flipbook! is the drawing game that allows people to create simple animations and share them with the world! How do I draw on Flipbook!? A lot like its predecessor, you draw with your mouse on the drawing area and use the arrows to add frames or to go back to previous frames. Colors and different stroke widths have been added to give Flipbook! a wider range of expression. Another extra tool is the 'duplicate frame' button which makes the animation job a lot easier. - Flipbook web site Link Flipbook web site

Source: YouTube via Painting Perceptions Blog Link Painting Perceptions Blog by Larry Groff Link Why Beauty Matters, Roger Scurton, YouTube, Parts 2 - 6

The Annie Awards Web Site, webshot Update: Pixar Animation Studios, " Up ", wins Annie for Best Animated Feature. Best Animated Feature Nominations •Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs — Sony Pictures Animation •Coraline — Laika •Fantastic Mr. Fox — 20th Century Fox •The Princess and the Frog — Walt Disney Animation Studios •The Secret of Kells — Cartoon Saloon •Up — Pixar Animation Studios Legacy: An Interview with June Foray The Annie Awards is ASIFA-Hollywood's most glamorous event. Each year we dress up and get together like the other academies to honor our stars. In fact, the Awards are so much a part of our organization, we tend to forget there was a time before the Annies. That we have an awards celebration is due to longtime ASIFA-Hollywood standout June Foray. In Hollywood lingo, the Annies were “June's baby.” It was she who conceived the idea and proceeded to make them a reality... - The Annie Awards Web Site Link June Foray, Wikipedia Link Full Text, Legacy

Bring your family out to the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park to celebrate the summer solstice this June 19th for the Summer Sol-a-Bration 2010. There will be plenty of fun family activities like kite flying and sculpture building. Music will be provided by the Illinois Philharmonic’s Brass Quintet, the Prairie State College Jazz Band, and the South Suburban Dulcimer and Folk Music Society. Visit the Sculpture Park website for more information.

The 2010 Illinois Community College Juried Art Exhibition is an opportunity to celebrate the creative work of emerging artists and to get a glimpse of the extraordinary talent in the region. Selected works by art students currently enrolled in Illinois community colleges will be on display in the GSU Visual Arts Gallery from March 4 through March 26. Exhibiting artists include students from Black Hawk College, Elgin Community College, Harold Washington College, Harper College, Heartland Community College, John Wood Community College, Joliet Junior College, Kankakee Community College, Lincoln Land Community College, McHenry County College, Moraine Valley Community College, Morton Community College, Parkland Community College, Prairie State College, Richland Community College, South Suburban College, and Triton College. A closing reception to celebrate the show and the artists and present merit awards is scheduled for Friday, March 26 , from 1 to 3 p.m. Juror, Kathleen Scarboro, will a

March 4 - 26, 2010 Governors State University's Visual Arts Gallery is proud to host the 2010 Illinois Community College Juried Art Exhibition. There is no fee to enter this exhibition. Artists may submit up to three original works in any medium. Entry is open to any student currently enrolled in an Illinois community or junior college. Works must have been completed during the last two academic years. Works previously entered into this exhibition are ineligible. Deadline for Entries: February 15, 2010. Exhibition Dates: March 4 through 26 with a closing reception on March 26, 1:00p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Award winners will be announced at 2:00 p.m. Juror: Kathleen Scarboro Awards: Up to $1000 in awards including $300 for Best of Show. All accepted entries must be framed/wired/ready for hanging or installation. Artists are responsible for transit of work. Accepted work must be received during normal business hours, no later than March 2. Pick up of work can be made after the March 26 clo

Eligibility: Open to all students enrolled in GSU art courses during the Spring/Summer 09, Fall 09, and Winter 10 trimesters. Artwork must have been created in any art course at GSU during those trimesters. Any artwork previously exhibited in the student show is not eligible. Requirements: -Maximum TWO entries per student -COMPLETED entry forms are to be attached to the back of EACH work. Forms are availa ble from art faculty or from the gallery. -All two-dimensional work MUST BE WIRED and ready to hang. NO SAW TOOTH HANGERS. Work should be framed if the painting does not extend to the sides or if staples are visible on the sides. -Photography, digital work, prints and drawings must be matted and framed, unless size does not permit and therefore appropriate hanging hardware should be installed. -Sculpture – check with gallery assistant for available pedestals. If there are no suitable sizes, student must provide their own. -Work not meeting the above criteria will not be exhibited. Jur

Starting February 16th The Visual Arts Gallery at GSU is presenting an exhibition of small prints culled from 2009's Littlest Print Exchange coordinated by Christopher Clark. The Littlest Print Exchange is a juried trade of tiny art prints. Fifty printmakers and photographers from around the world were invited to submit an edition of prints. These editions were then collated into portfolios containing one print from each of the fifty artists and sent back out to all of the participants. The exchange was announced in February of 2009 and completed in November of the same year. This exhibit features all 50 prints from seven countries and 22 states and includescexamples of various printmaking techniques such as woodblock, linocut, etching, serigraphy, photography, cyanotype, collagraphy, letterpress, lithography, drypoint, and digital. Participating Artists include Jennifer D. Anderson from California, Trina Baker from Kansas, Rakesh Bani from India, John Bergmeier from Michigan, Don

To coincide with the Governors State 2010 commencement and annual honorary degree ceremonies, the Visual Arts Gallery has invited a selection of of current GSU students and recent alumni to showcase their artwork for a short term exhibit. This exhibition will be open for viewing from February 4th through 11th. On Friday, February 5th at 3:30 in Engbretson Hall, the 2010 Honorary Degree recipient, Major League Baseball outfielder, author and businessman, Doug Glanille, will be talking about the unique blend of education, business, and baseball in his life.

The Art on Campus program and Research Gallery 12 in the Governors State University Library are pleased to present a selection of artwork by 3D Design students at Prairie State College. The assignment encouraged students to explore relief sculpture. Twelve of these sculptures will be available for viewing during library hours for the next few months. For more information, please visit the Art on Campus Blog .

This year’s juror of the Illinois Community College Juried Art Exhibition, Kathleen Scarboro, was given the difficult task of surveying nearly 250 works of art from 18 colleges throughout Illinois to make her selections. Through their painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, photography and digital media these artists represent the future of art in Illinois. The following artists have works accepted into the exhibition at Governors State University’s Visual Arts Gallery. Images of all accepted artwork are available for viewing online . All accepted artists should download and carefully read the acceptance document which includes delivery and pickup requirements. Black Hawk College Tabitha DeFrieze - Tentacles U Tabitha DeFrieze - Tentacles H Tabitha DeFrieze - Tentacles V Elgin Community College Claudia Frost - Cold Pumpkins Claudia Frost - Bits and Pieces Claudia Frost - Autumn Gourds Jeff Kolak - Found Nick Morland - Deceive Harold Washington College Alex Cohen - In My Room Harpe