Primary Objective: To facilitate the utilization of unnecessarily grandiose verbiage and convoluted sentence structure in order to communicate what appears to be extremely intelligent, highly relevant and face-meltingly original thoughts and ideas.
Secondary Objective: To make art and music, to help others make art and music, and to provide a space where the previously mentioned art and music can be seen/heard.
Tertiary Objective: To lose our virginities before Spring Break is officially over. (If you are on a cruise of some kind, be sure to take time zones and the international dateline into consideration.)
Autotelic Gallery is getting jazzed up for POST-PRE-POST-PROM set to hit the stage on Saturday July 30th, 2011.
In collaboration with Columbia College Chicago’s student group SoFA (Students of Fine Art), Autotelic Gallery is hosting a prom-themed party to help fund SoFA’s financial goals. SoFA plans to attend Wisconsin’s Poor Farm residency this summer, and needs money to pay for gas and food! The group consists of various young up-and-coming students from all over the US, and like all artists (young and old) they need the support of their peers: Autotelic wants to help!
So bring your bowties, put on your dancing shoes, and get ready to get down! Live music all night long by Music Republic.
POST-PRE-POST-PROM (A themed fundraiser to benefit Columbia College’s Students of Fine Art)
July 30th, 2011
7pm-1am
Live entertainment by Music Republic
PBR/Wine $2
Cocktails: $4
FREE spiked punch for all!
Door Covers:
Singles: $5
Couples: $8
Free drink w every ticket purchase!
Professional prom photos taken and printed on the spot for $5
In celebration of a year as a group, Composite, in collaboration with Autotellic Gallery, are departing from their two-dimensional digital format to hold their first physical show, In 3-D. This one-night-only show will be a chance to experience and view work by several Composite contributors, including work by visual artists and live readings. In 3-D will also serve as a fundraiser to help meet the financial needs of the completely free publication, through donations and sale of limited edition prints by Composite’s editing team.
FEATURING WORK BY: Peter Frederiksen Vincent Glielmi Kirsten Leenaars Mike Nudelman Erik Peterson Raychael Stine Christopher Tourre Christian Vargas
LIVE READINGS AT 8PM: Jordan Bone Lauryn Allison Lewis Marcella Prokop Garrett Seelinger
The show begins at 6pm on Saturday, July 23, 2011. Live readings are at 8pm.
This event is in conjunction with the release of Composite Art Magazine’s fourth issue: Doppelganger. The issue will officially release on Monday, July 18. Download it for free at www.compositearts.com
The Happy Springtime Funshow is finally upon us, get ready to party. We’ve got work by 15+ artists, four amazing local bands, a keg, couple cases of wine, yummy food, Autotelic Brand cigarettes, raffle prizes and games… You guys. THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME.
We’ll see you on Saturday. Doors open at 5pm, and close… never.
Yoga Workshop - led by Grace O’Brien - April 3rd - 5pm
We all know yoga is old and mystical, but did you know that it also cures disease? (scurvy only) Grace O’Brien knows. She will be leading all who are interested through basic yoga poses and technique, including how to casually mention to acquaintances that you are totally into yoga.
The workshop is only $10, will be relaxing and fun, and includes an authentic Autotelic Gallery unitard. So come stretch out and relaxify your tired, battered bodies. You deserve it!
We hope this update finds you all well! Don’t forget, this upcoming Sunday (March 27th) Autotelic Gallery is hosting its figure drawing workshop at 5pm. This class will be led and lectured by world-famous, super cool, life-drawing guru Andi Crist. Crist is also the co-owner and operator of Autotelic Gallery (so you know she knows what’s up) and has an art-making practice based out of the Autotelic studios around the corner. You can find more information about her work at her website, or come meet the Autotelic gang this coming Sunday! Don’t forget to bring you sketchpads…
The class will cover the basics of life drawing, rendering and technique. We will have several live models, both male and female. Autotelic Gallery will provide some drawing utensils, charcoal, erasers and easels for those that prefer to draw large. The Figure Drawing course is $15 which includes basic materials and supplies. Class starts promptly at 5pm! RSVP to reserve a seat!
As per usual, our workshops are led by some of our favorite local Chicago artists, musicians and friends. Jesse Kegan and Alexander Knapp are no exception to this rule, and they are ready to rock the house and get Autotelic reeling with some tips on physical expression, performance art theory and of course, music. This meeting, like most of our workshop gatherings, is a preparatory session for the exhibition in April. Folks interested in participating in this workshop will earn the right to some play time at the Happy Springtime Funshow and grab the opportunity to show their stuff (and work) to a broad spectrum of gallery visitors, friends and family. So grab your uke and stretch those glutes, we’re gunna get down.
Autotelic Gallery is hunting down artists for their salon-style spring show the evening of April 23rd, 2011.
If you participated in one of our spring workshops, you may exhibit in our spring show for free! Otherwise, there is a $25 fee to exhibit work. We are accepting all forms of art and media, as the entire show will be curated as a giant collage of work by local and regional artists. Autotelic Gallery will facilitate vending and participating artists keep 100% of sale price; Autotelic will take NO commissions. This is a great opportunity for newly showing and experienced artists to participate in a large-scale group exhibition.
Autotelic is continuing its workshop series… Next up, screenprinting!
At 5pm both Sunday February 27th and Sunday March 6th, local artist Nick Ernst will be leading Autotelic’s screenprinting sessions. These are non-consecutive classes, so you may attend only one of the two! A $20 cover pays for the class (basic screen preparation, exposure and printing) and basic supplies and materials. We encourage everyone to bring their own screens and paper, but we do have a limited amount of screens that we will be renting to attendees that can’t bring their own.
**SCREEN POLICY**
Although we encourage all of the students of the screenprinting workshop to bring their own screens, Autotelic will provide screens for anyone who cannot bring their own. It should be noted however that students will not be permitted to remove screens from Autotelic studios unless they provide a valid state ID and put down a $20 deposit for rental. The $20 deposit will be reissued to the renter when the screen is returned undamaged. If the screen is not returned by midnight April 30th, the deposit will not be returned.
Also note: Autotelic is only providing materials within the confines of the workshop setting. Materials such as screens, emulsion, paper, or printing ink will not be issued “to-go.” Students are of course welcome to make as many prints as they wish during the workshop and take home any prints made. These materials will all be available on Open Studio Days which are all-day Saturday April 9th and Saturday April 16th. Studio time may be made by appointment if students do not wish to rent screens. You may schedule a studio time by contacting info@autotelicgallery.com. A studio rental fee of $10 will be charged and all materials and supplies will be provided for one (1) full day.
Anyone who attends these workshops will have the opportunity to show the final products of their work in a large scale exhibition at Autotelic Saturday April 23rd. We encourage everyone to come learn and share work with other creative Chicagoans and take advantage of the chance to be a part of a group show (and potentially make some $$!). RSVP’ing to the workshops is essential, if slots fill up you may not be granted space in the class if you don’t rsvp ahead of time. Also—-PLEASE SHOW UP ON TIME. Class will start promptly at 5:30.
