How to celebrate the five Illinois Poet Laureates
Did you know that each U.S. State has its own Poet Laureate?
Chicago
My new gallery—a large flat stone in the Park District
Thinking about what artwork I can leave on this rock
Comparing the cost of an Art Institute of Chicago membership
Let’s get into the math of buying regular tickets at the ticket window versus getting an annual membership.
Cool baseball hats for the Art Institute of Chicago
Does the Art Institute of Chicago have any cool baseball hats?
Two simple minutes
When you see something interesting, you might stop, pull out your phone and snap a pic. Then you move on. Good for you to stop and capture the picture! But what if you spent a little more time with that interesting subject? Maybe slow down and take a one-minute video. That’s what David Friedman of …
My neighborhood will be getting a Tony Fitzpatrick mural
Which of these collages by Tony Fitzpatrick do you like best? One of these collages will become a mural in my town, Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Glen Ellyn resident, Diana Martinez, posted on Facebook: On behalf of the DuPage Public Art Committee and College of DuPage, we are working on installing a mural in the new …
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Video of Barack Obama Election Victory Celebration in Grant Park of Chicago, 2008
As we stand on Election Day, let’s look back 12 years ago when Barack Obama was elected president in 2008. The excitement at Chicago’s Grant Park was electric! I updated all the photos on my original 2008 blog post to be high-resolution to fill the page. That magical night, I also recorded a handful of …
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Do you miss the sounds of city life? Here’s 24 minutes of Chicago background sounds.
I always enjoyed my 24-minute stereo recording of walking through downtown Chicago. But now I really appreciate this recording of how Chicago used to sound before stay-at-home orders. Plus, after two months of not being downtown, I miss these everyday urban sounds. Recorded using a Marantz PMD620, the quality is nice. And did I mention …
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Drawing on the Picasso with pencil rubbings
Looking for a completely different way to make a drawing? How about making your drawing directly on public art? (video) Let’s start with one of the most famous public artworks in Chicago. The Picasso. This hefty icon stands 50-feet tall, weighs 162 tons. A quirky figure that can interpreted in many ways: a woman, a …
16th century Switzerland textiles that look like bitmap art
It is my greatest desire that some video game midi music play in the background while this is displayed. Are there other examples of 16th century Switzerland textiles with bitmap art? I’m googling: Switzerland 16th century textile Google is not a very good search engine for finding 16th century Switzerland textiles. Is there a better …
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