Opening Reception = Lagunitas Beer + Wine + Art
November 10, 2011 @ 5-8pm @ 208 S. Wabash Street

“YOU HAVE YOUR FORTRESS, I HAVE MINE.”

Works by Hao Ni
[WALK-IN SPACE]

Exhibition Viewing: November 10th, 2011 - January 14th, 2012

**Regular Gallery Hours: Wed-Sat, 11:30am-5pm**

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Opening Reception = Lagunitas Beer + Wine + Art
November 10, 2011 @ 5-8pm @ 208 S. Wabash Street

“TAXFREE”

An Installation by Nice One @ 202 S. State Street (State+Adams)

Exhibition Viewing: WALK-BY SPACE, 24/7

November 10th, 2011 - January 14th, 2012

Chicago Reader 40th Anniversary Party hosted by the Chicago Urban Art Society (CUAS).

Post-event official video courtesy of CUAS.

40th Anniversary Chicago Reader Party @ CUAS!

Chicago Reader’s 40th Birthday

A Black, White (and Yellow) Ball
Wednesday, October 26, 8PM-11PM

We’re 40! With four decades of incomparable coverage of Chicago under our belt, we’ve got plenty of reasons to celebrate. Join us for an evening of food, drinks, dancing, and art at the Chicago Urban Art Society (CUAS) in the heart of Pilsen’s art district.

Your ticket includes entertainment by J2K (one half of Chicago-based dynamic DJ duo Flosstradamus), live chef stations & hors d’oeuvres from Star of Siam, cocktails courtesy of Death’s Door Spirits, and craft brews from Goose Island. And did you see that crazy cake on our cover? Thanks to Alliance Bakery, you’ll get a taste of that, as well as delectable truffles from Chicago chocolatier Katherine Anne Confections.

1 Review + 1 Preview in today’s TimeOut!

**AROUND TOWN SECTION

Slow and Low: A Lowrider Celebration of Art + Culture + Community

Get up to speed on Chicago’s car culture. Three exhibiting car owners discuss their prized whips. By D.L. Hopkins

**ART & DESIGN SECTION

“Collections” shows what inspires the Post Family By Laura Pearson

Beethovan Festival Chicago @ CUAS: September 14th - 17th

The Project

The International Beethoven Project seeks to educate the public about the great composer who lived from 1770 to 1827, one of the most interesting times in the history of western civilization. Performances, recordings, publications, lectures, blog posts, and more will all be ways in which information will be shared and conversations started. The culmination of the project will be the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, to be celebrated in 2020.

Feature: Arts&Entertainment

Artists find solace with The Post Family

By Lauren Viera, Tribune reporter

July 28, 2011

There are plenty of artist collectives in Chicago, typically formed along the same parameters as apartment galleries — established by an art school student, in a low-rent, communal space with a few friends and a few hundred bucks, on a wing and a prayer.

The Post Family is one of these venues, which typically last about five years, sometimes fewer. Currently in its “make or break” fifth year, as Family member Chad Kouri explained recently, the group doesn’t like to think of itself as a collective as much as a creative incubator.

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE.

Collections” is a remarkably well-put together show. The presentation is museum quality, with an eye for detail and unity of design that makes it a strong candidate for the best-presented exhibition in Chicago this year. Though partially separate from the content of “Collections,” this quality alone makes it a necessary stop for any curator, director, or exhibition designer.

-Steve Ruiz, ArtSlant Staff Writer

Steve Ruiz is an artist living and working in Chicago

Read Full Review Here!

The Post Family presents “Collections” on display NOW.

Check out the opening reception video.

Just Booked! CHICAGO BOOK RELEASE Q&A EVENT @ CUAS

DEF JAM 25: The Last Great Record Label

A Conversation with Bill Adler and Cey Adams

“Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label”, celebrating the company’s 25th Anniversary.

The first event in this series is a one-day show in Chicago on the night of Friday, October 21, 2011. The book’s author and founding publicist of Def Jam, Bill Adler, and the founding art director for Def Jam and graphic artist for the book, Cey Adams, will lead a video/slide lecture and Q&A about the book at CUAS.

“WORTH-WHILE”

Walk-In Installations Space @ 208 South Wabash Street

A Group Exhibition Featuring:

Josh Dihle, Garrett Durant, Paul Louis Nelson and Sighn

Curated by: Kevin Wilson

Every individual is responsible for finding one’s own purpose in life, in whatever manner that’s best fitting, and within this subjective process questions of personal value often arise. “WORTH-WHILE” is an exhibition featuring the work of four artists who explore this area of uncertainty with an emphasis on affirmation in art and the use of one’s practice as a sort of self-help ritual. Heavily based upon text and repetition, common themes in the work arise and a balancing act is created between seemingly positive messages and existential undertones of anxiety and sarcasm.

The Post Family exhibition entitled “Collections” opens Friday, July 8th and runs through August 27th. Check out the Official Video Flyer, otherwise known as a teaser! View more information about the exhibitors here.

The Chicago Urban Art Society presents the work of communication artist Nick Adam. This walk by exhibition takes place in one of Chicago’s most endangered buildings The Century Building a neo-gothic tower at the corner of State and Adams streets.

Our Life – This piece is a celebration, for all that we do and all that we are.

This exhibition is made possible with the support and work of the Chicago Loop Alliance’s Pop-Up Art Loop Program. To learn more please visit: http://www.popupartloop.com/.

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