MONEY, MONEY, MONEY

Juried by Mary Jane Jacob, Professor and Executive Director of Exhibitions at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. "Money, Money, Money" is an exhibition of contemporary artwork that addresses personal, political, and economic issues pertaining to the cultural currency of money. In today's political climate, how does money move, change, and affect both nations and/or individuals? The effects of economic issues on national decisions, the effect of a global economy on the individual, the individual artist's relationship to the economy, and the aesthetic value of currency are some aspects that the artist is asked to contemplate.
Participating artists: ATYL, John Anderson, Stephen Barnwell, Pamela Calore, Timothy Campbell, Angela Cazel Jahn, Angeline Evans, Rachel Foster, Benjamin Funke, Juan Garcia, Eric J. Garcia, Urszula Gogol, Renee Haddad, Derek Haverland, Drew Huening, Anna Huffman, Daniel Hustwit, Jill Jeannides, Elizabeth Kauffman, Ryan McJunkin, Daniel Mellis, Geoffrey Owen Miller, Mary Min, Cheri Reif Naselli, Fabio Rodriguez, John O. Smith, Matt Sour, Mirjana Ugrinov, Donna J. Wan, Jennifer Weigel and Marjorie Woodruff.

Come to the opening reception on Friday, January 9 from 6-9pm. The show runs January 7 through 31, 2009. ARC Gallery is closed on Monday and Tuesday. It is open Wednesday-Saturday 12-6 pm and Sunday 12-4 pm.

ARC Gallery is located at 832 West Superior Street, Suite 204.

Elephants in Small Places

Elephants in Small Places is a show documenting various approaches to illness in our society. Shannon Gerard (Toronto) will set up knitting education center, boobs & dinks, with instructions for testicular and breast cancer examinations. Jennifer Wilkey (New York) will show some of her stunning photographs incorporating yarn into hospital settings. Clare Britt (Chicago) will do a 2-D installation piece, like a black cloud, glossy with various shades of dark, abstracted from their original source in fashion magazines and Derek Haverland (Chicago) will show a credit card piece in which the audience is encouraged to take a credit from the ever changing stacks.

The opening reception will be Saturday, January 10, from 7-10pm. The show runs Saturday, January 10th - Feb 7.

Green Lantern Gallery is located at 1511 N Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Floor in Chicago.