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"Wheels, Boxes and Winding Down"
A photo-essay on
our moving from the original AL123 studios
2012, D. Jose and Art
Lab 123, All Rights Reserved.
A studio move
"portrait" with a large saw blade and mop.
Racks of paintings
and packed boxes of Jose's art supplies.
Photos by Art Lab 123
artist
and director, Dennis A. Jose
Artist-in-residence
Mimi Clayton's studio racks, with boxes ready to "load out."
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FUN?
U-Betcha! |
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MEMORIES? All Good!
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HEY!
Would Y-O-U
like to be a future PRESENTER?
It's fun to be a Presenter; not too hard; you'll be
appreciated by the event attendees, and it looks good on your
arts resume... DO IT.
Call Dennis Jose at
312-371-4301
to reserve a time slot.!
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You'll be
among folks who want to, "Get Art More Often!"
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PAST EVENTS... |
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FIRST TUESDAY
ART SALON
on May 3
featured
Larry ZGODA,
widely known glass muralist, fabricator and monument
Artist.
"Click" above to for event review and highlights.
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Green Fest
In 2012 at Navy Pier, May 5 & 6.
ECO-FASHION
Event...
May 6, hosted by Art Lab 123 resident Artists,
Michael and Bianca Alexander. |
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"Windows,
Walls, Wires and Doors"
A photo-essay on the
build out of the new Art Lab 123 Studios
by Dennis A. Jose
2012, D. Jose and Art
Lab 123, All Rights Reserved.
NEWS-FLASH
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NEWS-FLASH!
Your invitation...to
the NEW Art Lab 123 at Chicago and California will be posted soon to
Facebook at "Dennis Jose" and HERE. -- Thank
Y-O-U for the super interactions and support in 2011 and as we go
forward in 2012. -- Dennis A. Jose, director, Art Lab 123
NEWS-FLASH ...
NEWS-FLASH!
"Windows,
Walls, Wires and Doors"
Photo-essay on the
build out of the new Art Lab Studios (cont.)
Hope to see YOU soon at
the new Art Lab 123.
It's a lot warmer and friendlier than my "moody, end of the
workday" photos above might suggest. Honest. -- daj
Acquire skills and make new friends...
=>
Attend a Workshop or join in the fun at a
"Sunday Painters" event
at The Art Lab!
(Click
here...for more info)
Above art by Lisa Brosig
"The Ascent," by Dennis A.
Jose. -- Hand carved oak; reclaimed IL barn beam. This solid block is
33x10x9 inches and is displayed on a sculpted 30 inch steel rod
secured in a stacked barn beam base. Dennis is an Art Lab resident
artist and the director of Art Lab 123.-- Photo by Mimi Clayton.
TALK TO US!
Get something going at
the new AL123 studios.
Just click on the
TALK TO US!
link
and bring your ideas and your energy to the new studio space.
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The ART LAB runs on an eco-friendly, sustainable
fuel.
People.
People
with ideas, energy & purpose
...and people seeking
creative ideas, new energy and life-affirming purpose.
It's people like YOU
and our MOBIUS Steering Group, pictured below, that make The Art Lab go. |
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Meet ART LAB Steering Group member...
Mimi
CLAYTON
Mimi is...the Art Lab's
Event
Coordinator and heads the popular First Tuesday Art Salon program at
the Art Lab.
She is the founder of Mimi's Organic Exchange and co- founder of
The Convergence Project.
In addition to First Tuesday Art Salons, Mimi also manages the Art Lab's
"Meeting Space & Event Hosting" program and is presently
developing the organization's "Lease and Online Fine Art
Services." Art Lab Workshops and off-site staff presentations and
panels are also managed by her.
Mimi
is a gifted photographer and visual artist, and an Art Lab
resident artist.
She is a respected Arts and Community
Organizer; as well as a successful Culture and Business Events
Coordinator.
Mimi is
a Certified
Massage Therapist, Trainer and holistic healing-arts practitioner.
So, that's a Mobius
Loop?!?
-- Did you know? --
That the "top" and "bottom" are on the same side of a
Mobius Loop?
And that a line going
"forward," and one going "backward," will meet, regardless of
where each line begins?
Art by KINA, one of April's
First Tues. Art Salon at The Art Lab Featured Artists.
Bill Moran at an Art Lab event.
See things from
a new perspective...
=>
Dine & talk with artists at an Art Lab Dinner Salon
at The Art Lab!
(Click here...for Dinner
Salon Info)
Above art by Bill Moran.
Lease to Own or Buy...
=> Original Fine Art
for your Home & Workplace
at The Art Lab!
(Click Here...for
Art Sales & Rentals)
RAW poster art by friend of Art
Lab 123, BILL CARROL. -- B. Carrol and RAW, "C," 2011.
All Rights Reserved.
Just "Left Click" on the above to
see a larger image.
What events
programs would YOU like to see at the new AL123 studios?
Propose one or two; get the program
together and present it!
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Meet ART LAB Steering Group member...
Bianca
ALEXANDER
Bianca is...an
Emmy
award winning journalist and a passionate
advocate for healthy, conscious living.
A vegan, yogi, and an award winning visual artist who
employs eco-friendly paints and painting practices.
Bianca appears regularly as a green/health reporter on ABC, NBC
and WGN news shows around the country, and is a writer for Mindful
Metropolis, and several other print and online
publications dedicated to healing people and our planet.
Bianca is also a noted visual artist and an Art Lab resident artist.
She is the Ravenswood Art Walk's Oct. 2, 2010 "PEOPLE CHOICE" Award
recipient for
her Street Gallery at RAW 4x6 foot painting, "Spirit."
Bianca has exhibited recently at Chicago's Pheonix Gallery.
More
about Bianca? Sure, just"Click"
here
& see the bottom of the Jump Page.
Watch for more pictures... by notable artists, including
Megan
Harrigan (pictured above),
on the pages of
ArtLab123. This one is a montage of photographs of her daughters
on a 4x6 foot panel.
Studio Assistant
Tony Gerhart does some paperwork at Art Lab 123.
You Can...
=>
Host Your Next
Event
...at
The Art Lab!
(Click Here...for Event
Space Rentals)
Art on display on
studio made easels, on the walls, and suspended from the rafters
at Art Lab 123.
Stephen Coenen -- Friend of Art
Lab 123. -- S. Coenen, 2011.
All Rights Reserved.
Just "Left Click" on the above to
see a larger image.
Just "Left Click" on the above to
see a larger image.
Below is
another "moody, end of the workday photo"
shot that (thankfully) is NOT in the
new Art Lab 123 Studios.
-- Keep the Faith & hope to see YOU soon. -- daj
Like the little photo-essay
at the top of the page on the new Art Lab 123 Studios? Than you'll
love the space.
-- Stay tuned
for events to be posted soon. |
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ART LAB FOUNDER
DENNIS JOSE, WITH ARTISTS KATIE
PICHETTE & DIANE PONDER
AT THE 2011 CREATIVE EXPO.
MICHAEL ALEXANDER MEDIA MAVEN &
CO-FOUNDER OF CONSCIOUSLIVINGTV.COM TALKS WITH A VISITOR AT THE
2011 CREATIVE EXPO.
The above digital image...
was created by Stephen COENEN, The
Art Lab's
web-master, loyal
friend, and long-time supporter
of Arts and
Culture in
Chicago and
beyond.
-- Among Steve's many notable projects is
SteviesTV.com
(worth a look!). Also, Steve COENEN
has patiently tutored the Art Labs' Dennis Jose, and 100's
of others who are "technologically challenged".
R-U "TC?" ...contact Steve at scoenen@ameritech.net
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Meet...MICHAEL
ALEXANDER
Art Lab Steering Group
member
Michael is...President
and Co-CEO of Conscious
Planet Media.
Michael is a nationally recognized filmmaker and
multi-platform journalist.
He is a first tier 21st century media
producer and presenter of Cultural and Political news and features. He is a respected event organizer and manager.
Some of the Michael and Bianca Alexanders' recent news & video work may be found
at www.ConsciousLivingTV.com
Conscious Planet Media was launched in 2006 with wife and
partner, Bianca Alexander.
More about
Michael..."Click" and see Bottom
of Jump Page.
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Meet...DENNIS
JOSE
Art Lab Steering Group
member
Dennis is...Founder of the Art
Lab and the online forum www.ArtLab123.com
and an Art Lab artist in residence.
A painter and sculptor with 25 years
experience. A prolific visual
artist, his work is widely
collected in the US, Europe and Pacific Rim countries.
His
three decade study of Visual Art has taken him to classrooms
and studios in Africa, the Middle East, The Universities of
Wisconsin (Madison) and Oregon (Eugene) as well as the School of the Arts Institute.
Dennis' literary arts output
includes: writing
on-air copy for Walter Cronkite (oh my, and as a teenager!); representing the Green Mill in
National Slam Poetry competitions; and "ghost-writing" of
most everything from short film scripts to book length fiction
and non-fiction.
More about
Dennis..."Click" and see Bottom
of Jump Page. |
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THE ART LAB: 1802 W. Berteau |
#106 -- Chicago, IL USA 60613
...Moving in April.
Check back for details! |
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OPEN FOR EVENTS and BY APPOINTMENT
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Easy to access via the CTA.
Take the "L" Brown line to Montrose and walk two blocks south.
Gotta Bike?
Nice area to bike in too, w/indoor bike parking (true!) &
bike rack
on east side of building. |
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Gonna Drive? Plenty of Free Parking on Ravenswood just half a
block from our door. Do NOT park under "L" |
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Images above provided by
Art Lab artists, Street Gallery at R.A.W. artists, The Chicago School of
Woodworking, Festival Organizers and
Art Lab Mobius Group members, and
friends of Art Lab 123, copyright © 2012 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED by individual image producers
and providers, except when produced while under contract w/Art Lab 123. -
Website Origination & Design: Stephen Coenen and Dennis A. Jose. ...Enjoy! |
