Scharpenberg Gallery

All Photographs By Christine Aguila, Copyright 2008

Opening night gala of "Facing Walls" art exhibition at the Scharpenberg Gallery, DANK-Haus, German Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois.

Over 250 art patrons attended the opening night reception of "Facing Walls", in the Scharpenberg Gallery. Artists in attendance were: Cyd Smillie, Justin D. Miller, Susan Barton, Lothar Speer, Ed Ott, Lorna Filippini-Mulliken, Carol Koeller and Ronald Graziano.

Susan Barton Exhibits New Art At Facing Walls Exhibition

Facing Walls Exhibition, October 3, 2008-November 29th, 2008 in the Scharpenberg Gallery, DANK-Haus, German Cultural Center, 4740 North Western Avenue, Chicago, IL

Gallery hours are from 11am-3pm, Saturdays and are available by appointment during the week. www.dankhaus.com

About DANK Chicago...
DANK Chicago is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting German art, culture, heritage and language. Founded in 1959 as a chapter of the nation-wide German-American National Congress, DANK Chicago serves Americans of German ancestry and their friends and families, as well as the public in general. Located in the historic DANK HAUS building on Western Avenue at Lawrence, DANK Chicago is also home to the DANK German language school and has been a community resource and meeting place for over forty-five years.

For more information, visit www.dankhaus.com.

"Facing Walls", 20x16", Acrylic and Oil on Canvas. Available for purchase. Depicting shifting movements behind insurmountable, physical blocks, the painting displays growing energy through brooding tones of color. SOLD

"Freedom Comes As A Vision", 30x24", Oil and Acrylic on Canvas. Available for purchase. Oppression, blockage and limitation give way to insight through breaks in the canvas. "Freedom Comes As A Vision", speaks to enlightenment, hope and seeing beyond futile inflictions.

"Berlin 1961", 30x24", Oil and Acrylic on Canvas. Available for purchase. 1961 Berlin, Germany saw permanent divisions that would remain in place till 1989 when Ronald Regan called for the Soviet Union to tear down a wall that divided families, a nation and fragmented its' culture. The painting speaks to that exact moment in time.

"Homeland", 40x30", Steel, Barbed Wire with Denim. Available for purchase.

Chicago Artists Month 2008

Facing Walls art exhibition to participate in Chicago Artists Month 2008

Facing Walls exhibition at DANK-Haus is part of Chicago Artists Month, the thirteenth annual celebration of Chicago’s vibrant visual art community organized by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and is made possible through the Presenting Sponsorship of 3Arts and the Lead Sponsorship of the Sara Lee Foundation. For more information, call 312/744-6630 or visit
www.chicagoartistsmonth.org. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Ravenswood Art Walk 2008

Facing Walls exhibition to participate in the 2008 Ravenswood Art Walk.

About Art Walk Ravenswood
Art Walk Ravenswood is two days dedicated to honoring and celebrating artists and industry in the Ravenswood Corridor. The signature event of Art Walk Ravenswood is the Tour of Arts and Industry, held this year on October 4 and 5, which will include 30 venues highlighting over 150 local artists. The tour is located on Ravenswood Avenue between Cornelia and Lawrence. Maps will be available at numerous locations on Ravenswood Avenue with all venues and artists listed.

For more information, visit www.artwalkravenswood.org.

Facing Walls

BERLIN ... BELFAST ... JERUSALEM: FACING WALLS ART EXHIBITION
OPENING RECEPTION TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 3rd AT THE DANK-HAUS CHICAGO

Acclaimed International Artists to Exhibit Works Depicting the Struggle to Triumph Over Political, Social, Physical and Emotional Barriers


CHICAGO, August 30, 2008 -- Facing Walls, a unique exhibition exploring both the physical and psychological effects of barriers presented in society, will open with a gala public reception on Friday, October 3rd, from 6pm to 9pm in the Scharpenberg Gallery on the 4th floor of the historic Dank-Haus Chicago.

Facing Walls will showcase more than 80 works of art by international, European Union artists as well as local artists from Chicago. These artists challenge the issues associated with political barriers through painting, drawing, photography, sculpture and metalwork. The exhibiting artists include Susan Barton, Cyd Smillie, Ed Ott, Lothar Speer, Sally Swingewood, Ronald Graziano, Laura Keeble, Lorna Filippini-Mulliken, Justin D. Miller, Adaesi Ukairo and Carol and David Koeller.

The public is invited to an opening cocktail reception for the exhibition and an opportunity to meet the artists and purchase their work on Friday, October 3rd, from 6pm to 9pm in the Scharpenberg Gallery on the 4th floor of the historic Dank-Haus. The Dank-Haus, is located in the Lincoln Square neighborhood at 4740 N. Western Avenue, one block south of Lawrence and one block north of the Western Avenue Brown Line L station.

In addition to the opening reception on October 3rd, Facing Walls will be open as part of Art Walk Ravenswood on Saturday, October 4th and Sunday, October 5th from 11am to 6pm. The Facing Walls exhibit will then be open during regular gallery hours on Saturdays from October 4th through November 29th from 11am to 3pm.

Facing Walls exhibition at DANK-Haus is part of Chicago Artists Month, the thirteenth annual celebration of Chicago’s vibrant visual art community organized by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and is made possible through the Presenting Sponsorship of 3Arts and the Lead Sponsorship of the Sara Lee Foundation. For more information, call 312/744-6630 or visit www.chicagoartistsmonth.org. The venue is free and open to the public.

What: Cocktail reception for opening of Facing Walls international art exhibition

When: Friday, October 3rd, from 6pm to 9pm

Where: Scharpenberg Gallery, 4th floor of the Dank-Haus, 4740 N. Western Ave.