The Flag and Seal Revisited

Join us Tonight, March 2nd for a reception at Expo 72, where Ten x Ten is currently on display!

The reception is for an additional component of the Pulled, Pressed, & Printed show. Details below, should be good, hope to see some of you there.

The Flag and Seal Revisited

In honor of Chicago’s upcoming 175th birthday, an additional component of the Pulled, Pressed & Printed exhibition, The Flag and Seal Revisited, will be unveiled in Expo 72 on Friday, March 2, 2012. This section of the exhibition highlights artworks that riff on Chicago’s flag and the city seal design. New works will be added to this section throughout the run. A brief history of Chicago’s flag and seal will be featured in the exhibit written by Tim Samuelson cultural historian for the City of Chicago.

The public is invited to a free reception in the exhibition on Friday, March 2 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm

Jan 27, 2012 – Apr 30, 2012
Expo 72
72 E. Randolph St
Chicago, IL 60601

JEREMY TINDER on TRUBBLE CLUB

What do Jeremy Tinder, Joe Tallarico, Nate Beaty, Onsmith, and Grant Reynolds, all have in common? They’re all in Trubble Club and have contributed to Ten x Ten!

Colin: First I think we should explain who you are and what Trubble Club is… What is your relationship with the group and are you able to tell us a little more about how Trubble Club started?

Jeremy: Trubble Club began as a group of local cartoonists just getting together to hang out and draw. Many of us had been getting together and making exquisite corpse drawings or just hanging out in apartments or on stoops making drawings. One night, Lucy Knisley had a large group of us over, and the first Trubble Club comics were drawn. We didn’t set out to start a collective or collaborative group, it just happened.

We had so much fun, we started meeting weekly, and developed kind of a formula for making jam comics. Our comics generally begin as a single panel drawn by a single artist, but gets thrown into the “pile” or “stack”. That stack is passed around to artists ready to draw. Once they find a strip they have an idea to add onto, they do so, and pass the stack around to someone else. Some comics are finished in a session or two. Some take years. Some never get finished.

A Picture From the First Physics for Listeners Rehearsal

Homeroom is very excited that our second Physics for Listeners: a Composers’ Concert will debut on Sunday, June 3rd at the Hideout. The composers met for the first time on Sunday to start rehearsing their compositions. The composers include Matthew Dotson: guitar; Tim Daisy: drums and percussion (not pictured); Jason Raynovich: cello; Katherine Young: bassoon; Tobin Summerfield: bass and guitar; and Dan Mohr: piano & voice (not pictured.)

E+, Robbie Hamilton, Touched by Ghoul @ The Hideout this Saturday

You don’t want to miss what’s going on at The Hideout this Saturday, March 3rd. A meeting of the minds with E+, Robbie Hamilton, and Touched By Ghoul. Enjoy this show for a mere $8 at one of Chicago’s best venues.

Click here to check out some tracks.

The Hashbrown 2012 featuring 12 Chicago Printshops in a Chili Cook-Off

Spudnik Press is hosting their annual Hashbrown on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the Spudnik Press Cooperative, 1821 W Hubbard Suite 302, 6 pm – 10 pm.

The Hashbrown is a celebration of Chicago print makers and serves as a fundraiser for Spudnik. The event consists of 10 printshops competing in a cut-throat chili cook-off. Cook-off winners announced at 9:30 pm or when chili runs dry. $10 for 5 tickets, $20 for VIP Package (Redeem tickets for chili and tamales.) The first 25 guests will receive a commemorative Hashbrown poster.

Spudnik is a great printshop producing amazing work by providing facilities and services available to artists who need a place to create or exhibit their original artwork. So eat a little chili and support Spudnik at the same time.

Township (Pancho) Show This Wednesday with Green Pasture Happiness, Dhalgren, and Price/Trump

A while back Homeroom posted their first venue profile with Pancho’s Bar. Have a read if you need a refresher about this quant, neighborhood bar and make sure to check out their show this Wednesday, 2/22. Green Pasture Happiness, Dhalgren, and Price/Trump are playing. Click here for more details and make sure to check out the rest of Pancho’s (now named, ‘Township’) calendar.

PLAY!

Believe Inn is excited to present a pretty darn neato (please excuse the fancy art-speak) collaborative multimedia installation by…

Anthony Lewellen
Brian Steckel
Chris Silva
David Cuesta
John Heenan

And the playful art explorations of…

Chad Kouri
Laura Berger
Luke Ramsey

Opening Reception Friday, February 24
2043 N Winchester Ave, Chicago

Believe Inn is an extension of the art practice of husband & wife artists, Chris Silva & Lauren Feece and serves as a space for Chris & Lauren to exhibit their work as well as create show opportunities for fellow artists. Believe Inn shows a variety of artists at a range of career stages, favors the artist’s personal vision and tends to steer clear of themed shows. Believe Inn is a creative space with the aim of keeping art fun, accessible, and adding vitality to the collective heart beat.

“When we come together to play and be, we are truly ourselves. When we are truly ourselves it is wonderful and when we act collectively in that wonder we do transformative work for our community and our world.” – Brad Colby

Death Ships, Paul Cary, and Emperors Club to perform at The Hideout this Saturday

This Saturday folk-rockers, Death Ships, will be performing at The Hideout at 9pm with Paul Cary and indie-pop group Emperors Club. And afterwards, in Hideout fashion, Life During Wartime will DJ after the show. Death Ships are a wonderfully solid band that never disappoint and know how to put on a good time. We hope to see you at The Hideout this Saturday!