A green woven pattern made from horizontal and vertical lines. Text: Join Us! Annual Open House, Art Show, and Weaving Sale. WHEN: Thursday, May 7 from 3-6pm. Welcome presentation at 4pm. WHERE: Friedman Place, 5527 North Maplewood Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625

Join us for our Annual Open House, Art Show, and Weaving Sale to celebrate art created in the many layers of the Friedman Place community!

WHEN: Thursday, May 7 from 3-6 p.m. Welcome presentation at 4 p.m.

WHERE: Friedman Place, 5527 North Maplewood Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625

Our event will include light food and drink, tours of our weaving room, and displays of art created by residents and the community.

We hope to see you there!

ART SHOW EXHIBIT: The Art Show will run May 6-20, Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

The residents of Friedman Place, a nonprofit community of people who are blind, has been exploring neuroaesthetics; how our brains and bodies transform when we participate in the arts. With this in mind, Friedman Place are hosting an exhibition of artworks associated with vision, blindness, or disability. This art show will show work inspired by arts’ impact on human beings, including our mental wellbeing, sense of meaning, social connections, and community.

The fifth Celebrating the Arts at Friedman Place exhibition will be on display at Friedman Place for two weeks, with the Opening on Thursday, May 7 from 3 p.m.-6 p.m. We expect 300+ people will visit the exhibition. A sale of weavings from our studio will also occur on May 7.

Submit your artwork to our Art Show!

Requirements

  • 2D / flat work only (e.g., painting, drawing, photos, printmaking, fabric, brief written work, etc.) – no larger than 3’ x 3’ including frame, if any.
  • Must be ready for hanging when delivered to the exhibit
  • The theme must be related to vision, blindness, or disability or the artist have a disability
  • If accepted, the work(s) must be delivered to Friedman Place on April 27, 28, or 29 (9am–5pm) and picked up on May 21 or 22 (9am–5pm)
  • Work will not be for sale, but if the artist chooses, their contact information in their statement may indicate its availability for sale will be provided to visitors to the exhibit.

Instructions to Submit Work

  • Digital photographs (2-3 per piece) plus title, medium, dimensions, artist’s statement (if any) name, address, and phone number must be submitted to the application on our website via the button below by April 1
  • Each submission for consideration must include the artist’s name and title of the work and a brief paragraph about the artist and/or statement about the work (which will be posted next to the work if exhibited). Up to 3 submissions per artist will be considered but please include only one piece per application
  • Artists will be notified by email if the work has been accepted by April 10

Questions? Contact Gwyn Emigh at (773) 409-6129 or gwyn.emigh@friedmanplace.org.