CHICAGO — Bridgeport Art Center will unveil the "CURATORS CREATE" exhibition next week.
The exhibit is designed to present work by artists who serve (or have served in the past) as curators at a major art center, gallery, museum, college/university or other venue.
The following individuals and their respective institutions will be featured:
* Art on Armitage Window Gallery (Mary Ellen Croteau)
* The Art Center in Highland Park (Charles Gniech)
* Gallery 180 of The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago (Charles Gniech)
* Zhou Bros Art Center (Sergio Gomez)
* Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (Stano Grezdo)
* Bridgeport Art Center (Lelde Kalmite)
* Noyes Cultural Arts Center (Alan Leder)
* Evanston Art Center (Alan Leder)
* Concordia University Chicago, Ferguson Art Gallery (Betty Ann Mocek)
* The National Museum of Mexican Art (Dolores Mercado)
* Fermilab Art Gallery (Georgia Schwender)
* Chicago State University (Joyce Owens)
* WomanMade Gallery (Joyce Owens)
The process of selecting the artist/curators for the exhibit revealed there are many artist/curators in the region who could be part of such a show, and it might become a biennial event at Bridgeport Art Center, organizers said.
The exhibit will run from May 19-July 7 in the 4th Floor Gallery of the art center, 1200 W. 35th St.
The opening reception is scheduled for 7–10 p.m. May 19. Admission is free and includes free wine and refreshments. Guests can park in the North Lot and enter using the north entrance.
