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LWG presents KEN MINAMI – Opening Reception 10/25

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October 15, 2024

NIGHT SHIFT

“Night Shift” is a series of imaginary paintings exploring psychological states, more than actual physical places. Although the paintings suggest actual places, the artist has freely altered the architecture and mixed scenes of various cities. The work suggests emotional places, and only vaguely references geographical ones. The title implies a shift from the visual world revealed in daylight to the more hidden interior world obscured in the darkness of night.

Ken Minami is a Chicago painter educated in the tradition of the 19th-Century Boston School. He continues to paint still life and figurative works from life with the intention of faithfully rendering the visual world as it presents itself. These nighttime urban paintings are a departure from that practice. It’s a shift into attempting to paint a scene that only exists in his imagination. His Instagram is @minami6275.

Opening
Reception: Friday, October 25 | 6 to 8 PM
Lincoln Park Art Night: Thursday, November 14 | 5:30 to 8:30 PM
Exhibition: October 22 to December 14

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday – Friday 10 to 5 PM
Saturday 10 to 1 PM

Lakeshore Symphony Orchestra Quartet – Third Thursdays at OTTA

Barbara Guttmann
September 7, 2024

The Third Thursday Series continues with a performance by the Lakeshore Symphony Orchestra at the Ella Jenkins Park. Plan to bring a picnic and enjoy this beautiful evening with friends and neighbors.

RSVP online here.

This is one of a regular series of events/speakers at the Triangle Center. Each month a different event will take place highlighting a topic of interest. Everyone is welcome

The LSSO is a not-for-profit symphony orchestra whose primary focus it to engage, inspire and educate through music’s extraordinary power, to create an opportunity for Chicago area musicians to perform a wide variety of symphonic music, and to provide youth, seniors, and persons with limited access to the arts high quality, affordable, and enlightening music.

Fall Art Classes OPEN

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August 16, 2024

Classes take place in the early evening or late morning/early afternoon. Pastel painting, acrylic and oil, charcoal drawing, and watercolor classes are available. One is designed to work with your schedule. Register soon – our fall classes fill up quickly.

Due to building renovations, the class schedules are more sporadic this semester. Please click the” register here” link for any specific classes you may be interested in, to find the exact class dates. We appreciate your patience as we endeavor to create a better space for all

Leslie Wolfe Gallery Applications for 2025 are OPEN

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August 8, 2024

The Old Town Art Center is currently accepting submissions for exhibits in the Leslie Wolfe Gallery.  Exhibits typically run for four weeks and are open to solo and group shows. All exhibits are juried by guest jurors who are artists, gallery owners, instructors and/or community residents. Only two-dimensional works will be accepted.

APPLICATIONS DUE: October 1, 2024

ARTIST NOTIFICATION: November 1, 2024

EXHIBIT DATES: February 2025 – January 2026

APPLICATION FEE: $25/$15 members PAY FEE HERE

COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FORM HERE
Submit no more than five images of your work and the application fee.

APPLICATION MATERIALS:
Artist Statement
Application Fee
Five images suitable for online publication. Images must be the works you intend to exhibit. In each image title, please include your last name, artwork title, date created, medium and size.
eg: (Name_Title_2021_pastel_24x32.jpeg)

 

ABOUT THE GALLERY


The Leslie Wolfe Gallery continues to break new ground by offering exhibit space for emerging artists, students, instructors, and established artists. Exhibits are on display for four weeks, kicked off with a weekend reception. The Gallery is named after local artist and community advocate, Leslie Wolfe, who was   dedicated to the arts and artists. Her passion is reflected in the jury’s selections each month.

Leslie Wolfe Gallery presents PRIYA TRIPATHI

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July 11, 2024

With over 15 years of experience, Priya found her passion in the subject matter of still life (and occasionally, landscapes). Her love of vibrant color and impasto led her to the Old Masters and the style of impressionism. Through expressive brushstrokes and careful placement of color, Tripathi can portray three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface.

Opening Reception: July 14, 2024, 2 to 4 PM
Exhibition: July 10 to August 7, 2024

Tuesday – Friday 10 to 5
Saturdays 10 to 1 
1763 N North Park Ave

Patricia Patterson

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March 22, 2024

Patterson’s paintings create narratives with collected objects, collective memory, and a nod to art history. While the objects are chosen for their color, their placement results in relationships that suggest complex human relationships, archetypes and messages. The series was created in Mexico City and many of the rich cultural traditions of Mexico can be seen in the work. 

Patterson, born in Illinois, is currently the Chair of Fine Arts at Loyola Academy. She worked and painted in Mexico City for the last 25 years and has a new studio in Evanston.

Opening Reception: Sunday April 7, 2 – 4 PM
Exhibition: March 30 – April 27 2024

Amber Keene

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February 14, 2024

Amber Keene is an art teacher in Northbrook. Her background includes a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Art Education From University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a Master’s of Fine Arts in Art Education from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

“I am in constant awe of the beauty that can be found in this world we live in. As an artist I try to capture that feeling of inspiration, using oils and a mixed media approach. My landscape paintings are a result of my travels in the U.S. and abroad and the pieces in my self-portrait series consist of resin, oils, and collaged images from nature. The photo portraits were taken by photographer Bill Furlong, resulting in a beautiful collaboration between two artists.”

Opening Reception | February 23, 6 PM

Exhibition | February 6 – February 29, 2024

Gallery Hours | Tuesday – Friday 10 AM – 5 PM | Saturday 10 AM – 1 PM

Created as a not-for-profit community venture, the Old Town Art Center operates under the guidance of the Old Town Triangle Association. The Center plays host to gallery shows, provides year-round art classes, and offers lectures and workshops. The Gallery is named after local artist and community advocate, Leslie Wolfe, who was dedicated to the arts and artists. Her passion is reflected in the selection of emerging and established artists who are selected to exhibit.

Wine Tasting (Focus: the South of France)

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March 23, 2023

Ever dreamed of tippling in the Rhône valley or perhaps Provence? Well, now’s your chance! Please join us at the Old Town Triangle on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at 5:30 pm, for the perfect pairing as we venture to southern France with Mike Baker, Advanced Sommelier / Director of Wine at Vin Chicago, a family-run wine boutique since 1934 (that’s right, opening one year after Prohibition). This tasting will feature six wines from the region, an interactive, informational presentation with a take-home sheet/map, as well as games and light bites…oh, and more wine afterwards! Sponsored by the Events Committee, each ticket is $25. Please save your spot today, as space is limited.

It’ll be so fun, you won’t be able to put a cork in it! Register here today.

On Exhibit at Participating Venues

Barbara Guttmann
September 16, 2022

Palette & Palate at Madron Gallery


Above photo credits:
B & W: Installation of The Seven Lively Arts at Riccardo’s Restaurant and Gallery. Image courtesy of Film Police.
Installation of The Seven Lively Arts from Riccardo’s Restaurant and Gallery, on loan from the Estate of Seymor H. Persky. (Literature by Rudoph Weisenborn, Painting by Vincent D’Agostino, Drama (Mephistopheles) by Ivan Albright, Architecture by Aaron Bohrod, Sculpture by Malvin Marr Albright, Dance by Ric Riccardo, and Music, by William S. Schwartz). Image courtesy of Madron Gallery

Josh Moulton Fine Art Gallery

 

Above photos:
Josh Moulton – Selections of paintings currently on view.

 

Leslie Wolfe Gallery / Old Town Art Center

 

Above photos:

Sandra Holubow – Aspirations, 2022, 36″ x 24″, Acrylics on Canvas

Shel Howard Beugen – AoK, 2022, 40″ x 40″, Mixed Media with Rescued Objects

 

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Connie Noyes – On The Horizon (triptych) Wax, oil, pastel & charcoal on paper
39 x 39″ unframed
45.5 x 45.5″ framed

  

Mary Rousseaux, Series 37 (diptych), 2022
Mary Rousseaux, Series 37 (diptych), 2022
Mixed Media on tar paper, 60 x 72″ unframed, 69.5 x 86″ framed

DePaul Art Museum

  

Krista Franklin – Out of Love But Maybe There’s Still Some Romance, 2019. Ink, watercolor, pencil, pen, and collage on handmade paper. Photo: Latitude.
Joiri Minaya, Container #7, 2020. 60 x 40 in. Courtesy of the artist

 

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Roberto Montenegro, Retrato de un anticuario o Retrato de Chucho Reyes y autorretrato, 1926, oil on canvas, 102.5 x 102.5 cm, Colección Pérez Simón, Mexico.

Michiko Itatani, “Collection Sol III” painting from Celestial Maze 22-B-1, 2022, 78” x 96,” oil on canvas, courtesy of Michiko Itatani