Exhibitions & Events

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May 30, 2013
6-9pm

A New Leaf Studio & Garden, 1820 N. Wells Street

Co-Chairs:
Nicole Kossakowski
Matthew Arient

Benefit Committee:
Paula Addington
Patrick Blackburn
Kevin Cole
Ralph Concepcion
Susann Craig
Cheri Eisenberg
Tim Garvey
Robert Grossett
Kristi Kangas
Chris LaMorte
Elizabeth Lulla
Kennon Reinard
Cleo Wilson

Join Intuit for an evening in the garden! Enjoy seasonal hors d’oeuvres from Lula Cafe, Honey Butter Fried Chicken, Bite Cafe, Do-Rite Donuts and other local restaurants. Food to be tastefully paired with cocktails from Wood and beer from Peroni, all accompanied by the unique sounds of the Adrian and Mark Duet.

Our silent auction to include: works by Lee Godie, Wesley Willis, and Albert “Kid” Mertz; tickets on Southwest Airlines; a weekend at picturesque Tryon Farm; and VIP tickets to Green City Market Chef’s BBQ.

springINTUIT VIP ticket holders will delight in exclusive venue roof access, a signature drink and a post-party gathering at The J. Parker roof deck at the top of the historic Hotel Lincoln. Only a limited amount of tickets available. Get yours today!

Ticket $75	VIP Ticket $125

Curators’ Talk: Beyond Influence

June 1, 2013
11am

Free and open to the public.

In conjunction with Beyond Influence: The Art of Little City, join co-curators Matthew Arient and Frank Tumino as they offer insight into each of the 11 featured artists, their practices and their art.

2013 Teacher Fellowship Program Exhibition

June 1 - 29, 2013
Free Opening Reception: June 1, 2-4pm

Intuit 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.

The Other Room Presents Wrekmeister Harmonies

June 6, 2013
7pm

Tickets $15

Self-taught sound artist J.R. Robinson, performing as Wrekmeister Harmonies, brings an aural and visual feast to Intuit’s The Other Room Series. In collaboration with members of Chicago band Bloodiest, Robinson unleashes an epic sensory experience complete with video projection. This experimental, black metal performance will include film work from Robinson, Zia Anger and Ashley Conner.

Robinson has performed his live, ambient tonefields at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Pompidou Center in Paris, and The Art Center Berlin. Only one performance. Don’t miss it!

The Other Room Series is proud to present some of the best self-taught and alternative performing artists in Chicago.

June 6, 7pm

Beth Urech Performs ActYourAge!

Friday, June 7 and Saturday, June 8, 2013
8pm

Tickets $20

Following its inspirational and critically acclaimed sell-out run at Chicago Dramatists, Beth Urech brings her one-woman show ActYourAge! to Intuit. Hilarious and moving scenes take us through Beth’s roller coaster life from a “sophisticated” 16-year-old in Fort Wayne to an unhappy Hausfrau in the Swiss Alps. On the upswing, she segues into a globetrotting consultant, finds true love and then plunges into the high seas before surviving to inspire her audiences to live with passion and purpose. Visit www.bethurech.com for a preview and reviews.

Two nights only – get your tickets today!

Friday, June 7, 8pm	Saturday, June 8, 8pm

Inside the Studio: A Discussion of Disability and Art

June 20, 2013
6pm

Studios that support the work of artists with various disabilities have become a cultural phenomenon worldwide. In such contexts, questions regarding influence, ethics, program philosophy, and the quality of artwork invariably arise. This panel discussion will complement the exhibit Beyond Influence: The Art of Little City and will feature panelists whose careers have brought them into such studios. Join Frank Tumino (Arts Administrator, Little City Center for the Arts), Rob Lentz (Director, Project Onward), and John Ploof (Chair of Art Education, School of the Art Institute of Chicago), along with Randy Vick (Moderator) for an insider’s view of how these and other issues play out inside the studio.

The Mind of the Collector: Uptown

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

$40 / $30 Intuit Members

Mind of the Collector Join Intuit as we tour 3 collections of uncommon art in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. During this during this not-to-be-missed tour, we will visit two private collections: Keith Sadler, Intuit Member and collector, and Jan Petry, Intuit’s Exhibitions Chair. Hear about their passion for collecting with first-hand knowledge of unique art and artists. Following the tours, we will host a group luncheon at Tweet where owner Michelle Fire will lead us in a tour of the Big Chicks’ collection of local, unknown, self-taught and international artists.

Price will include the cost of lunch. Space is extremely limited – get your tickets today!

Intuit Member	Non-Member

Visionary Craft: Needle Felting

May 11, 2013
2-4pm

$10 / $5 Intuit Members

Join instructor Sara Julsrud for a crafty afternoon as she shows you the basics of needle felting. Use those new found skills to punch up your summer wardrobe with handmade, needle felted accessories.

Free coffee, juice and cookies will be served during the workshop. Due to the nature of this workshop, participants should be at least 16 years old. CPDUs are available for CPS teachers. To reserve your space, email intuit@art.org.

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, 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.

The Other Room Presents Daniel Knox & John Atwood

Two Shows!
May 2 and 3, 2013
7pm

Tickets $15

Continuing the collaboration that first found formal engagement at Robert Wilson’s Watermill Center last winter, composer/songwriter Daniel Knox and photographer John Atwood will premiere the first two installments of their next work, 14 15 111.

14 15 111 is a suite of music combining live instruments (synth, voice, percussion, two tubas, electric bass, violin, cello and a choir), pre-recorded material, and field recordings (featuring excerpts from Knox’s work with The Pushkin Theater in Moscow in 2012), all set to color video projection of footage shot by Atwood.

The piece was written through circular influence: images provoking music provoking images and so on through many edits and developments. The final result exhibits both Knox and Atwood pushing the boundaries of their respective mediums and previous work. Atwood’s color photographs will also be on display.

Intuit is proud to present the first performance in The Other Room Series. The Other Room Series will highlight some of the best self-taught and alternative performing artists in Chicago.