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Avery r. young, Arts Stay arts.uchicago.edu/apl Cover pos(t) lynch blk! David Boykin [email protected] 2013 in Acrylic paint, wood, book, letter, David David Boykin is one of the most original and Incubator sticky notes, pen, nails and metal Arts+ dynamic artists in the Chicago music scene. touch artsandpubliclife He is a composer, bandleader and multi-reed 301 E Garfield Blvd Visit O! the Record: instrumentalist performing on the tenor and (55th St & Prairie Ave) arts.uchicago.edu/incubator artspubliclife Back A Listening Party / LeRoy Bach soprano saxophones, the soprano and bass Chicago, IL 60637 for program and event hours uchicagoarts Public Boykin, Logan Family Saturdays clarinets, and the drum set. He has received Open to the public Call arts.uchicago.edu/apl-email many grants and awards for his talents as a First Mondays Jazz: Monday, Wednesday, 773.702.9724 Xavier Breaker Coalition composer. He is the leader of the David Boykin and Friday 12–3 pm, Expanse, founder of Sonic Healing Ministries and for events Ebony G. Patterson: Life Krista and an occasional collaborator with a few Illuminated Presence other artists. Boykin began studying music on Yoga with Chaturanga Seeds the clarinet at the age of 21 in 1991 and first arts.uchicago.edu/apl-events builds creative Reva and David Visit Franklin, performed professionally in 1997. Since 1997 for complete program information connections on he has released 10 album-length recordings as Logan Center a leader, contributed as a featured soloist to for the Arts Chicago’s South other musicians’ recordings and performed at and major international jazz festivals and smaller Side through artist jazz venues locally and abroad. 915 E 60th St Visit residencies, arts (at Drexel Ave) arts.uchicago.edu/events/logan Chicago, IL 60637 for program and event info education, and Andres Krista Franklin Open to the public Call artist-led projects Mon–Sat 8 am–10 pm 773.702.2787 Sunday 11 am–9 pm and events. Hernandez Exhibitions, Performances, selected and Talks Public events and exhibitions led by artists and University as the new of Chicago and community partners, are frequently held at the Arts Incubator, the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, and in the surrounding neighborhoods. These programs feature a diverse cross section of artists, serve as New artist-in-residence Krista Franklin created this piece, 2013-14 titled “…voyage whose chartings are unlove,” in 2012. catalysts for community collaboration and exchange, and create dynamic and critical creative spaces. Franklin used an altered book and mixed media in an aquarium. — Art by Krista Franklin • Resident artist activities • Visiting artist events artists-in- Krista Franklin is a poet, visual artist and • Collaborations with campus and local partners performer who lives and works in Chicago. • Local, national, and international artists Much of Franklin’s creative output concerns itself with the intersection of the literary and Artist Residencies residence the visual, and often explores the conceptual concerns of Afrofuturism and Afro-Surrealism. Arts and Public Life supports the creative work of artists Her collages have been featured as the cover through 10-month jury-selected residencies and a visiting University of Chicago’s Arts and art of award-winning poetry collections and artists program. These programs provide Chicago-based ar- Public Life initiative, in partnership exhibited nationally. Franklin is the recipient of tists and audiences the opportunity to thoughtfully engage the Chicago’s Community Arts Assistance Pro- the global, contemporary art world in a localized environ- with the Center for the Study of ment. The residency program is presented in partnership gram Grant, the Albert P. Weisman Award and with the University of Chicago’s Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture, has Columbia College Chicago’s Aiko Fellowship, Race, Politics and Culture. and has held residencies at Cave Canem and A selected three artists for its 2013– Studio in the Woods. A co-founder of 2nd Sun • One cohort of residents per year Salon, a community meeting space for writers, • Artists of all disciplines 14 artist-in-residence program. visual and performance artists, musicians and • Open to Chicago-based artists The new artists-in-residence are scholars, Franklin holds an MFA in Interdisci- musician and composer David plinary Arts. Arts Education Boykin; poet and visual artist Arts and Public Life’s arts education e"orts focus on Krista Franklin; and artist, designer Andres Hernandez building skills, confidence, and creative expression among and educator Andres Hernandez. local youths and adults. These range from casual family- Andres L. Hernandez is an artist-designer-ed- friendly events to intensive, hands-on apprenticeship ucator who works to re-imagine the physical, programs. The program is open to Chicago-based artists social and cultural environments we inhabit. and collaboratives whose work explores issues Over the last 16 years, he has worked within • Design Apprenticeship Program (DAP) of race, politics and culture. It aims to advance • Collaborative programming with the Smart Museum of a variety of institutions to develop innova- the ambitions of and opportunities available Art and Urban Gateways Center for Arts Education tive art and design curricula; to assist with to artists who are underrepresented in the Chi- Arts+ November • Family and school-age programming at the research, installation and educational activi- Logan Center for the Arts cago and national arts scenes. ties for museum exhibitions; and to organize collaborative, community-based art projects A distinguished jury of academics, community throughout the city of Chicago. Hernandez Community members, artists and arts professionals chose Public 2013— received his Bachelor of Architecture degree Boykin, Franklin, and Hernandez from among Engagement from Cornell University and a Master of Arts in the 160 applicants to the program this year. Art Education degree from the School of the Arts and Public Life will undertake projects ranging from Art Institute of Chicago, where he has been an Additional support is provided by 3Arts. Life January neighborhood beautification to research to artistic interven- Assistant Professor in the Department of Art tion. The Arts Incubator provides a space to focus on urban Education since 2006. He is also a Lead Artist planning projects and community-driven re-imaginings of Boykin, Franklin, and Hernandez suc- with the Teens Re-Imagining Art, Community & the local urban landscape. ceed 2012–13 residents LeRoy Bach, Cecil Environment (TRACE) program of the Chicago McDonald Jr., Tomeka Reid, Cauleen Smith 2014 • Forums for exploring creative place-making e"orts Park District, and is co-founder of Revival Arts and avery r. young, who recently collaborated • Partnerships with cultural and civic organizations Collective. • Activities of resident artists and design apprentices on a culminating exhibition, The Distance Between. young’s groun(d) exhibition runs through November 10 at the Arts Incubator. Nov 4 Ethnographic Terminalia is a curatorial collective that Sponsors: University of Victoria (Canada) Dec 2 Dec 14 exhibits new forms of anthropology engaged with con- First Mondays temporary art practice. The collective playfully explores A public talk and demonstration with Coast Salish Co- First Mondays Logan Family Programs & reflexivity and positionality, and questions what lies within wichan Knitters from Canada. Jazz Series and what lies beyond disciplinary territories. This year Jazz Series Saturdays Ethnographic Terminalia presents “Exhibition as Resi- Xavier Breaker Coalition Nov 21 Marquis Hill’s Blacktet Saturday, December 14 dency—Art, Anthropology, Collaboration,” an exhibition Hours: 7 - 9pm (Doors open at 6:30pm) that brings together international artists and anthropolo- Ethnographic Hours: 7 - 9pm (Doors open at 6:30pm) Hours: 2 - 4:30pm Exhibitions Program: Live Jazz Performance gists as a community for a five-day residency. During the Program: Live Jazz Performance Location: Logan Center for the Arts Frequency: First Mondays through January 2014 Frequency: First Mondays through January 2014 Cost: Arts workshops are free and residency the group will perform, exhibit, and experiment Terminalia: Location: Arts Incubator, with collaborative research practices in a public space and Location: Arts Incubator, reservations are recommended at Second Floor Flex Space for a new community and audience. Second Floor Flex Space ticketsweb.uchicago.edu. Cost: Free and reservations are recommended: Visualizing Place Cost: Free and reservations are recommended: November ticketsweb.uchicago.edu ticketsweb.uchicago.edu A full day for the family, featuring free, interactive art through Art and Sponsors: Arts + Public Life Nov 18— Sponsors: Arts + Public Life workshops focused on making gifts, decorations, and art 22 Ethnographic Anthropology related to the holiday season. Workshops recommended The First Mondays Jazz Series features Chicago artists the The First Mondays Jazz Series features Chicago artists for children ages 2-14. first Monday of every month through January 2014. The with the first Monday of every month through January 2014. Terminalia: 2013 — performances showcase artists and introduce more of the Robert Willim (anthropologist), The event showcases artists and introduces more of the Dec 14 Chicago community to the Arts Incubator in Washington Jesse Colin Jackson (artist), Chicago community to the Arts Incubator