2013 Teacher Fellowship Program Exhibition

June 1 - 29, 2013

Teacher Fellowship Program ExhibitionIntuit proudly presents the work of students participating in our Teacher Fellowship Program for the 2012-2013 school year. Inspired by self-taught and outsider art, students transform found and non-traditional materials to reflect their own visions. Teachers and students represented in the exhibition are from ten participating Chicago Public Schools.

Schools represented in this exhibition are Orr Academy High School, Clemente Community Academy High School, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, Nettlehorst Elementary School, Jenner Elementary Academy of the Arts, Mary Lyon Elementary School, Orozco Fine Arts and Sciences Elementary School, Franklin Fine Arts Center, Wildwood IB World Magnet School and Carl Schurz High School.

Beyond Influence: The Art of Little City

May 10 – August 31, 2013

Co-curated by Matthew Arient and Frank Tumino

Little City by Harold Jeffries

Little City by Harold Jeffries, Courtesy of Little City Center for the Arts

Beyond Influence features 11 artists, who over the past 20 years, have been creating work at the Little City Center for the Arts (Little City) in Palatine, Illinois. Included are pieces from artists who have exhibited both nationally and internationally, including Harold Jeffries, Tarik Echols, and Wayne Mazurek. The broad scope of work being created by these artists ranges from paintings to multimedia collages.

For more than 20 years, Little City has operated under the belief that people with developmental disabilities can have full opportunities in the arts. The artists working there comprise a diverse group in gender, age, and race. Each brings a unique perspective and breadth of talents to the studio. Little City is a place where there are no constraints in ideas, mediums or possibilities. Each artists is encouraged to push the artistic envelope and strive for innovation. The eleven artists featured in this exhibition display that they are in fact “beyond influence” – that of the mainstream art world, other’s expectations, and their own limitations.

Inside the Studio: A Discussion of Disability and Art

June 20, 2013
6pm

Free and open to the public.

An insider’s view into studio programs throughout the city.

The Mind of the Collector: Uptown

June 22, 2013
10:30am - 2:30pm

$40 / $30 Intuit Members

Your chance to view some funky, private art collections in Uptown.

Free Opening Reception

July 12, 2013
5-8pm

Free and open to the public.

Please join us for the free opening reception of OHYOUKIDMERTZ curated by Susann Craig and Marjorie Freed.