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Call for Artists
The Dittmar Gallery is now accepting submissions for the 2010-2011 season. Learn More!
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Exhibit Open: November 4 - December 6, 2009
Reception: Thursday, November 5, 6:00 - 8:00pm |
This exhibit features Chinese traditional painting, ink painting, folk art, photography and contemporary art by Master Artists in China, and is presented by the US China Peoples Friendship Association-Chicago Chapter as part of the Annual China Festival 2009 (ACF-09), hosted by Northwestern University.
Other ACF-09 events include the Annual China Symposium 2009, Saturday November 14, Norris University Center and the Beijing Performing Arts Gala 2009, Friday-Saturday, December 4-5, in Cahn Auditorium. More information is available at www.uscpfa.org/chicago and www.nbo.northwestern.edu This exhibit is co-sponsored by the Northwestern University Asian and Middle East Studies Program.
Images: Never Ending Love at Peony Pavillion, Blue And White-2, and Butterfly Kite.
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Exhibit Open: October 4 - 30, 2009
Reception: Sunday, October 4, 3:00 - 5:30pm |
“Unearthed” combines the talent of Kristy Deetz and Joseph Pintz. This exhibit celebrates the artistry of objects created from natural sources.
Kristy Deetz’s work is largely autobiographical. She tries to make what is
intangible, such as thoughts, feelings and experiences into objects that are
tangible thorugh her art. Her images interact to form visual metaphors for these intangibles. Kristy carves, burns and paints with encaustic on wooden surfaces. She also includes materials such as beeswax, twigs and other objects that change the surface of her work. A mixture of metaphor
and symbolism, Deetz explores the use of images on both physical and spiritual levels. Kristy Deetz has spent more than 20 years teaching full time and exhibiting her work. She is currently the Associate Professor
of Art (Painting and Drawing) at the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay.
Joseph Pintz finds making functional pots a complex and satisfying endeavor.
He draws inspiration from a long tradition of potters who have responded to the
challenge of making pots that connect to our daily lives. Joseph has discovered
that the best examples of these historical pots serve as reminders of the
honesty, vision, passion and substance of their makers. He strives to impact
qualities in his pottery which represents the past and present, to the heart
as well as the intellect. Joseph Pintz, a native of Chicago, graduated in 1996
from Northwestern University. He received an MFA in Ceramics from the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is currently teaches ceramics at Bowling
Green State University . Joseph Pintz is featured in the September, 2009
issue of Ceramics Monthly.
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Exhibit Open: September 10 - 29, 2009
Reception: Thursday, September 24, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. |
Since its establishment in 1909, the McCormick School of Engineering has sought excellence in achieving its two parallel missions: to produce new knowledge and to engage and educate students. The history of McCormick shows that real-world problem solving has been a hallmark of engineering education at Northwestern for at least a century. McCormick fosters a culture in which innovation is not only encouraged, but expected. It is a culture that still thrives today, driving new initiatives, research discoveries, and superior education. On display in this exhibit are archival photographs and video presentations that document McCormick’s history, while providing insight to current activity. |
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Exhibit Open:
June 25 - August 12 , 2009
Reception:
Thursday, June 25th |
The Dittmar Gallery's “Abandoned Archives” exhibition depicts the interiors of neglected industrial facilities and institutions, including factories, power plants, asylums, hospitals and schools. |
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artwork above:
”Another Extraordinary Rendition” by Iain Fraser |
artwork above:
Untitled by Robert Logan |
Exhibit Open: March 30 - May 6, 2009
Reception: Friday, April 3, 6:00-8:00 PM |
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Iain Fraser: “missed places”
What kinds of places for people could we imagine if we were to embrace the legacy of our infrastructure, incorporate the machineries that support our societies, love the mechanisms that subtend our expected quality of life? What if we made them part of our vocabulary of place making? What if they replaced our nostalgia for a bucolic and pre-industrial past (an image that probably never existed)? What if we invest in a whole-hearted search for surprising places in the infrastructures that we have made, but ignored and denied? They are there, in the servant machinery that has commanded so much of our energy and treasure, and so little of our affection. |
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Robert Logan: "Constructivists Chicago"
“Constructivist Chicago” celebrates the strengths of a great city, as expressed in a
variety of its structures. This project started for Logan a few years ago, when
driving north of Chicago Avenue on Halsted Street; he was stopped by traffic on
the Chicago River Bridge, and chanced to look west. There stood the working
structures of the Material Service Company, full of raw power, combined with a
rare grace. The configuration of industrial buildings expressed a beautiful
symphony of black and white forms. After a period of photographic exploration
of that structural delight, came the desire to seek some of the same feeling in the
City’s center. Finding it was the excitement. Capturing it with medium format
film was his challenge. |
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Exhibit Open:
May 14 - June 29, 2009
Reception:
Thursday, May 14,
7:00-9:00 PM |
ARTISTS:
Lauren Pond | Sarah-Richelle Lemas | Trudi Antoine | Lauren Redding | Renee Calvert
Jasmin Chang | Andrew Karas | Joyce Kim | Jillian Putnam | Mary Jo Madda
Yana Myaskovkaya | Karinna Gomez | Debi Nafis | Rachele Ohare
Tiffany Wells | Adam Stehura
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Reception |
Artist(s) & Exhibit Name |
9/10 - 29 |
9/24 |
100 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE: McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Exhibit |
10/4 - 30 |
10/4 |
“Unearthed” - Kristy Deetz and Joseph Pintz |
11/4 - 12/6 |
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Bejing Masters Exhibit |
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Statement of Purpose
Dittmar Memorial Gallery, established at Norris University Center in 1972, is a student-operated gallery whose genuine concern is to expose, enlighten and challenge the Northwestern University community with the serious work of fine emerging female and minority artists in the local and surrounding areas. The staff at Dittmar is dedicated to fostering and developing an awareness of the changing attitudes and trends in the art world by bringing artists who work in the contemporary vein, as well as artists who offer an alternative perspective that hinges on the periphery of the art world. In essence, the goals of Dittmar Memorial Gallery coincide with the philosophy of providing well-deserved exposure to those who would not necessarily get exposure in the mainstream art world.
How to Submit
Dittmar Memorial Gallery welcomes submissions through a formal review process. Each May, the submissions committee meets to review submissions and select a season of artists for the following academic year.
In your complete submission, include
- At least 5 images that demostrate the work you are proposing for a show or past work with a proposal for new work.
- Work list for the images including title, medium, size, and year.
- Statement.
- Resume.
- Any awailable contact.
Mail your submission to:
Dittmar Memorial Gallery
Norris University Center
Northwestern University
1999 Campus Drive
Evanston, Illinois 60208
Or e-mail to:
dittmargallery@u.northwestern.edu
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