DePaul University Art Museum to Become Interactive Art Studio

Written by Bertha Bethany Friday, 30 March 2012 21:31

CHICAGO, IL.- The DePaul University Art Museum will become a working art studio as part of “The Nomadic Studio,” a unique exhibition exploring the mobility of artists and their workspaces that opens July 8. The exhibition, which runs through November 21, is part of Studio Chicago, a year long collaborative project that focuses on the artist’s studio. It will be held at the DePaul Art Museum, 2350 N. Kenmore Ave., Chicago.

The exhibition is being organized by The Stockyard Institute, a Chicago-based project founded in 1995 by Jim Duignan, an associate professor in DePaul’s School of Education. Stockyard provides interactive, mixed-use spaces, making artists accessible to the public and providing for an open exploration of the process of idea-making.

“The Stockyard Institute has over the years taken over public parks and community arts centers,” said Duignan, who teaches visual arts education at DePaul. “Now we can bring those ideas to a museum context, expanding our visibility for new audiences.”

“The Nomadic Studio” will focus on pedagogy as a medium, transforming the museum into a collaborative workspace for DePaul and the surrounding community. During its four-month run, the exhibition will offer live music, in-house radio broadcasts, publication workstations and other creative opportunities, utilizing Chicago as a context for the conversation.

For the DePaul Art Museum, a fixture in the heart of the Lincoln Park campus, the exhibition will provide an innovative approach to visual art.

According to Museum Director Louise Lincoln, “The Stockyard installation destabilizes conventional notions of an art exhibition, but it addresses the same kinds of issues that we always look for in our projects: what happens when you explore ideas through visual means?”

The DePaul University Art Museum extends the institution’s commitments to excellence, diversity and social concerns through innovative exhibitions, programs, and events that analyze the variety and depth of artistic expression. The Museum acquires, preserves and displays the University’s diverse and growing collection of works of art. Its exhibitions, programs and collections engage the wide expertise represented in the University’s community of knowledge, giving visible and accessible form to the intellectual and creative work of faculty and students through collaborative exploration of cultural production. For the DePaul community and for wider audiences the gallery serves as a laboratory for the exploration of innovative approaches to art and culture.

The Museum offers a wide variety of special exhibitions in all media throughout the year, from thematic and historical exhibitions to works by contemporary artists. Recent presentations include paintings, sculpture, printmaking and installation by contemporary Iraqi artists; early twentieth-century photographs by Eugene Atget and Berenice Abbott, and Old Master prints by such artists as Dürer, Cranach, Rembrandt and Goya. Lectures, concerts, and special events provide additional perspectives.

Visit : http://museums.depaul.edu/artwebsite/

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