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ART AND NATURE AT RYERSON WOODS

Friends of Ryerson Woods hosts six visual art exhibitions annually exploring the intersection of art and nature. Friends of Ryerson Woods reviews artist work throughout the year and invites submission of work in any visual medium (photography, sculpture, painting, mixed media, drawing and video) that is inspired by, critiques or reflects on the natural world. For submission guidelines, click here.
GIMME GREEN: Commercializing Nature
Opening Reception July 11, 1 - 3pm Exhibition Runs July 11 - August 30. What role does the commercial world play in shaping our understandings and experiences of nature? The artists in the Gimme Green group show articulate a tension, at once anxious and reverent, at the intersection of those two worlds. Artists include Stephanie Dean, Jennifer Fleener, Holly Holmes, Regin Igloria, Eric Kaepplinger, Megan Leong, Nancy Steinmeyer, Evan Wondolowski. Brushwood.
The Observer: Artwork by Antonia Contra Opening Reception September 19, 1 - 3pm Exhibition Runs September 19 - October 31. In the exhibition, The Observer, Contro creates installations of her art throughout Brushwood that heighten awareness of the site’s history as a place of investigation and discovery of nature and science. Brushwood. Envisioning Natures Five Pretty Little Ducks All In A Row by Carol Herrington Opening Reception November 7, 1 - 3pm Exhibition Runs November 7 - December 28. An exhibition of College of Lake County Art Faculty and students exploring issues of the environment and Sustainability: Past, Present and Future, in a variety of art mediums. Brushwood.
*Call for Artists*

FRW is seeking submissions of artwork for an exhibition to be held at Brushwood Gallery, Ryerson Woods January-February, 2011.

WOOL/ART/NATURE:

with wool as the medium,

fiber artists explore the natural world.

Judith Musick and Kristen Underhill Welch, co-curators

Artists’ pieces must be primarily of wool, and may be woven, felted, knitted, or otherwise constructed, either two or three-dimensional. In keeping with the setting and mission of Ryerson Woods, the themes of artists’ works should be those of the natural world, in any of its many forms.

Please submit high resolution (300 dpi) jpegs of 3-5 pieces. Please include your name in the file name. Additionally please include piece title, dimensions and price as well as an artist statement and resume.

Send to:

Judith Musick

jsmusick58@yahoo.com

847-432- 6123

Deadline for submissions is September 30, 2010

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