Datebook Listings
A state-by-state rundown of museum and
gallery exhibitions, craft fairs and more.
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ATLANTA
ATLANTA BOTANICAL
GARDEN, 404-876-5859
“Sculpture in Motion: Art
Choreographed by Nature”
May 3-Oct. 31: Features more
than 25 kinetic sculptures
throughout the garden.
HIGH MUSEUM OF ART,
404-733-4400
“Louvre Atlanta: The Louvre
and the Ancient World” now-
Sept. 7: More than 70 ancient
masterpieces.
AUGUSTA
MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART,
706-724-7501
“A. Aubrey Bodine: Baltimore
Pictorialist” May 3-July 13:
Classic examples of the photographer’s
maritime and rural images.
DECATUR
MUDFIRE GALLERY,
404-377-8033
“American Masters” May
10-June 21: Featuring work
by ceramists Rick Berman,
Malcolm Davis, Kathy King, Jeff
Oestreich, Lisa Orr, Mark Shapiro
and others.
SAVANNAH
TELFAIR MUSEUM OF ART,
912-790-8800
“Frida Kahlo: Through the
Lens of Nickolas Muray” now-
June 15: Dynamic photographs
of the artist.
“Elemental:
Paintings by Luther Vann”
now-Aug. 17.
HONOLULU
THE ARTS AT MARKS
GARAGE, 808-521-2903
Raku Ho’olaule’a Exhibition June 17-July 12: Group pottery
show sponsored by the Hawai’i
Craftsmen.
HONOLULU ACADEMY OF
ARTS, 808-532-8700
“The Dragon’s Gift: The Sacred
Arts of Bhutan” now-May
23: Groundbreaking exhibition of
rare religious Buddhist art.
“77
Dances: Japanese Calligraphy
by Poets, Monks and Scholars,
1568-1868” May 1-July 6:
Featuring 77 works.
MAKIKI HEIGHTS
THE CONTEMPORARY
MUSEUM, 808-526-0232
“Boyd Sugiki: Elements”
now-May 27: Recent series of
blown glass and works on paper.
“O2Art 2: Michael Lin—Tennis
Dessus” ongoing: Installation
that rehabilitates an unused
tennis court with a scaled
floral motif.
BOISE
ART SOURCE GALLERY,
208-331-3374
Jerry Kencke May 1-31:
New works by the wandering
photographer. Seventh Annual
Juried Exhibition June 1-30:
International artists compete for
awards.
BOISE ART MUSEUM,
208-345-8330
“John Taylor: Submerge”
now-May 25: Sculptures of
sunken and damaged ships by
the self-taught artist.
“Marsden
Hartley: American Modern”
now-June 22: Re-examines the
artist’s work.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS
VAIL AND CAMPBELL
STREETS, 847-926-4300
Promenade of Art May 31-June
1: Approximately 150 artists
show and sell their work along
boutique-lined streets.
CHAMPAIGN
WIND, WATER
& LIGHT GALLERY,
217-378-8565
“Maturation” now-May 31: A
look at life’s stages in 2- and
3-D art.
CHICAGO
THE ART INSTITUTE OF
CHICAGO, 312-443-3600
“Figuration in Contemporary
Design” now-June 8: Showcases
large and small architectural
elements that employ shapes
to evoke botanical elements.
“Graphic Thought Facility:
Resourceful Design” now-Aug.
17: Dedicated to the work of the
British design firm.
CHIAROSCURO,
312-988-9253
19th Annual Teapot Show now-May 13: Featuring work by
more than 50 artists from around
the world.
HYDE PARK,
773-493-3247
61st Annual 57th Street Art
Fair June 7-8: Oldest juried
show in the Midwest, featuring
the work of 300 artists from
North America, working in all
mediums.
MILLENNIUM PARK,
708-246-9466
Mark di Suvero now-Oct. 12:
Five large-scale sculptures grace
the park’s Boeing Galleries.
MARY BELL GALLERIES,
312-642-0202
Rick Stevens now-June 4:
New abstract paintings.
“Time
for Warmth” June 6-July 16:
Featuring work from a variety of
gallery artists.
MUSEUM OF
CONTEMPORARY ART,
312-280-2660
Karen Kilmnik now-June 8:
Scatter art installations, paintings
and drawings. Jeff Koons May
31-Sept. 21: Witness the transformation
of everyday objects
into high art.
OLD TOWN TRIANGLE
DISTRICT, 312-337-1938
59th Old Town Art Fair June
14-15: 260 artists sell their works
in 2- and 3-D mediums among
music, garden tours and a children’s
corner.
SMART MUSEUM OF ART,
773-702-0200
“Idol Anxiety” now-Oct. 26:
Navigates the complex relationships
between objects of worship,
their makers and ritual.
SPERTUS MUSEUM,
312-322-1700
“Mapping Dystopia” May
2-Sept. 7: Features the work
of Israeli- and Palestinian-born
women whose works incorporate
mapping strategies.
EVANSTON
EVANSTON ART CENTER,
847-475-5300
“Bird’s Nest” now-June 30: The
gigantic nest invites you to “be
a part of the art.” 19th Annual
Evanston + Vicinity Biennial
June 1-July 6: Prestigious juried
exhibition featuring the best art
in the Midwest.
GLENCOE
DOWNTOWN GLENCOE,
847-926-4300
Glencoe Festival of the Masters June 21-22: A new annual
show featuring approximately 150
juried artists.
JOLIET
DOWNTOWN JOLIET,
847-926-4300
Joliet Fine Art Festival June
28-29: Featuring 2- and 3-D
work in a variety of mediums by
more than 150 juried artists.
PEORIA
PEORIA ART GUILD,
309-687-1093
“Art Smart” now-May 10: Annual
exhibit of work by students
and faculty. Gerard Erley May
16-June 21: New landscape
paintings. Third Annual Junction
City Art Fair June 7-8:
Featuring 50 local artists who
work in a variety of mediums.
ROCKFORD
ROCKFORD ART MUSEUM,
815-968-2787
“Zhou Brothers” now-June 29:
Featuring paintings, performance
art, sculptures and prints.
WHEATON
ROBERT R. MCCORMICK
ESTATE, 847-926-4300
Cantigny Fine Art Festival
June 14-15: Featuring fine craft
by juried artists under a canopy
of honey locust trees.
INDIANAPOLIS
ARTIFACTS,
317-255-1178
“Reclaim, Reuse, Re-imagine”
May 9-June 22: Group exhibit of
artists who turn landfill materials
into art.
EITELJORG MUSEUM
OF AMERICAN INDIANS
AND WESTERN ART,
317-636-9378
“Yosemite: Art of an American
Icon” now-Aug. 3: Approximately
80 paintings, baskets and
photographs.
HERRON GALLERY,
317-278-9418
2008
Juried Student Exhibition May 9-25. “Rinaldo
Paluzzi: A Review” June
27-July 26: A retrospective of the
painter’s 40-year career.
INDIANAPOLIS ART
CENTER, 317-255-2464
38th Annual Broad Ripple Art
Fair May 17-18: More than 250
artists exhibit their work in the
parks on the border of Broad
Ripple Village; proceeds benefit
the Indianapolis Art Center.
INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM
OF ART, 317-923-1331
“Breaking the Mode: Contemporary
Fashion from the
Permanent Collection, Los Angeles
County Museum of Art”
now-June 1: Extensive exhibition
of contemporary fashion.
Behind Closed Doors
Redefining Haute Couture
National Treasures
