Thanks to Lauren Arbasto for a great VoyageChicago interview with CIADC Founder Matthew Runfola, published Feb. 20, 2018.
Read the interview here.
CMSA at CIADC in 2017
Chicago Industrial Arts & Design Center is pleased to announce that CIADC will be collaborating with after school clubs at Chicago Math and Science Academy in Rogers Park in Spring 2017.
CIADC will be creating project-specific instruction for CMSA drama and art clubs to realize 3D objects in the Woodworking Department and the Casting and Molding Department. We're looking forward to partnering with this excellent neighborhood school to create new works together next year!
Exhibitions Review
Midway through our first winter, the Chicago Industrial Arts & Design Center Gallery is pleased to have exhibited works by nine CIADC members in the first two exhibits at 6433 North Ravenswood Avenue.
The first exhibition at the space Architecture: Form and Feature included works by Janet Austin, David Curry, Victoria Fuller, Emily McCormick, and Victor Nelson, and was a program partner of the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial. Works in the show investigated forms and features of architecture while presenting these elements in the context of indoor objects.
Nature Will Destroy the Foundations of Architecture by Janet Austin
Steel, copper, brick mortar - 52'' x 21'' x 14'' (2015)
Spiral Play by David Curry
Steel - 23'' x 23'' x 21'' (2015)
Mé(knobs) à Trois by Victoria Fuller
Wooden dresser drawers, dresser knobs - 19” x 25” x 27” (2013)
Measured Steps by Victoria Fuller
Folding rulers - 36'' x 36'' x 13'' (2001)
Double Bays by Emily McCormick
Welded, heat-treated mild steel - a. 11'' x 7'' x 15'' b. 9.5'' x 6.5'' x 13.25'' (2015)
City Scape Under Construction by Victor Nelson
Fabricated steel - 19'' x 17'' x 37'' (2013)
Construction #1 by Victor Nelson
Fabricated steel - 26'' x 25'' x 45'' (2013)
The current installation at CIADC The Cast and Fabricated Metal Object: 6 Months in Review features new works by David Curry, Alan Gelman, Emily McCormick, Peter Mikalajunas, Dan O'Brien, and Jeffrey Visotsky. The exhibit showcases two very different approaches to creating 3D works that are very prominent at CIADC - metal casting and metal fabrication.
Blended Family by Dan O'Brien
Fabricated steel (2015)
Installation detail of Short-eared Owl by Emily McCormick
Cast aluminum, steel, faux feathers, oak limb (2015)
Installation detail of Victory by Peter Mikalajunas
Forged and fabricated steel, found object, wood (2015)
Installation detail of Smokey Ridges by David Curry
Fabricated and patinated steel, glass (2015)
Installation detail of Retired Champ by Jeffrey Visotsky
Cast aluminum, found object (2015)
Installation detail of Steel Guitar by Alan Gelman
Found and fabricated steel, copper (2015)
If you haven't already stopped by the gallery space to check these works out in person, The Cast and Fabricated Metal Object will be on display through Sunday, February 28, 2016. The following exhibit will showcase creations by CIADC instructors, and will open with a CIADC reception and event during the afternoon on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
In addition to studio access and education, CIADC is very invested in community - and we want to know what everyone is up to outside of our own space! If you have exhibitions, installations, public works, artwork, work-work (or whatever-have-you) upcoming, please share it with us by emailing Nathan via socialmedia@ciadc.org.
Once you've seen what's on in the Member Gallery for each new exhibit, venture out and explore the varied and vibrant art projects going on in neighborhood - click below for a map outlining venues and public artworks that surround CIADC!
