Jul 3, 2009
by Nancy Charak Rounder Studio News Tags: support living artists Comments Off
Here’s a good way to stimulate the economy; buy my art; buy art from LIVING ARTISTS BECAUSE….. “When artists get cash, they spend it both quickly and carefully.” Felix Salmon writes in this month’s issue of The Atlantic that a good way to jump start the economy would be to pay the artists, who are among the very [...]
Jul 3, 2009
by Nancy Charak Rounder Studio News Tags: free admission Comments Off
Here’s a link to an article in artdaily.org with the wonderful title of “Free Admission Boosts Sense of Public Ownership of National Museums in the UK“. Key quotes from the article; to which I would add, when you take money out of the public till, have respect for the public beyond catering to the lowest [...]
Jun 27, 2009
by Nancy Charak Rounder Studio News Tags: Women Artists Comments Off
“NEW YORK—A couple of weeks ago, New York magazine art critic Jerry Saltz unleashed a torrent of discussion in the arts blogosphere when he posted a status update on his Facebook page: “Of the 383 works on the 4th & 5th flrs. of MoMA’s perm. coll., only 19 are by women (4%),” he wrote. Saltz went on to elaborate [...]
Jun 6, 2009
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Happy birthday to me. I’m making the progression tomorrow, June 6, from what I’ve been calling “60 and a half” to 61 years old. Here’s a link from an article on a blog reviewing a book about the value of being an older artist. The blog is titled Ancient Artist….by Sue Smith. But I recently started reading a book [...]
May 31, 2009
by Nancy Charak Rounder Studio News Tags: being an artist Comments Off
How to be an artist? Or more rather how not to be an artist? Yes, be afraid, be very afraid of being ridiculed, laughed at and questioned as to your sanity. Be afraid of being analyzed, asked questions like “have you stopped making the black paintings because you’re not depressed anymore?” Or, can you make [...]
May 24, 2009
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The Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago is spectacular, a must see. I’m quoting from Paul Klein’s Art Letter post below: “The opening of the Modern wing at the Art Institute is significant cause for joyous celebration. The building is beautiful, the space dramatic and the installation sensitive and informative. Not forced or artificial like I’ve seen too often, here [...]
May 23, 2009
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Here it is, 837 words on the Art Institute of Chicago‘s admission fee structure starting TODAY, May 23, 2009…not merely is this link from the Art Institute’s own website, but I pulled it via an article in Modern Art Notes called “Museum Cannibalism: Pricing Out Visitors.” Just as young people, the middle-class and the less fortunate can [...]
May 19, 2009
by Nancy Charak Rounder Studio News Tags: Modern Wing AIC 1 Comment
From an article in The Art Newspaper announcing the opening of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Modern Wing. (Chicago also has a Museum of Contemporary Art, but its director, Madeleine Grynsztejn, considers the institutions’ roles complementary rather than competitive. “The MCA creates art history and the Art Institute summarises it,” she said.) Wow, the certainty of [...]
May 16, 2009
by Nancy Charak Rounder Studio News Comments Off
For every woman who was complimented by a professor who told her that her work was just like a man’s, for every woman who was asked by well meaning men if she could balance family and art. Who the hell doesn’t have problems balancing? And it’s not about the illusory genes thing, it’s about allowing [...]
May 16, 2009
by Nancy Charak Rounder Studio News Tags: ken robinson Comments Off
From the website TED.com, not related to the airlines, British educator Ken Robinson talks about how schools kill creativity; it’s worth 20 minutes of your life to click, watch and listen.
2012 Open House & Exhibition Schedule
1800 W. Cornelia, Chicago, IL 60657
www.corneliaArtsBuilding.com
Fridays 6 to 10pm
May 18
October 5
November 16
January – February 2013
"What's Abstract?", two-person exhibit at Chicago State University with Julian Williams, curated byJoyce Owens.
The Nines Gallery
17 W 10th St # 130
Holland, Michigan
Nancy is also an affiliate member of the ARC Gallery and Educational Foundation, of Chicago, Illinois, one of the oldest women's' art cooperatives in the country.
