aroundcenter

public programs

aroundcenter opening, Chicago Projections book launch & panel
February 18th, GAR Memorial
Book Signing: 5:30pm, panel: 6pm, reception: 7pm

Come celebrate the opening of Jan Tichy’s exhibition aroundcenter and the launch of his new book, Chicago Projections, published by US Equities and the Museum of Contemporary Photography, which charts Tichy’s work with nine architectural icons in Chicago. Curator Daniel Schulman will lead a panel discussion with Jan Tichy and Karen Irvine, author of the book and curator at MoCP.

Film Screenings
Join us three Sunday afternoons for a series of films that explore the narrative and aesthetic themes of the exhibition.

The Untouchables - Feb 16th,  2-4pm, Claudia Cassidy Theatre
Enjoy Brian De Palma’s Oscar-winning film The Untouchables (1987) in the original setting it was shot. Remember to stop by Tichy’s Untouchable (2014) installation after the screening.

The Labyrinth of Color & Light - March 16th, 2-4pm, Claudia Cassidy Theatre
Explore films and videos from various filmmakers curated with Tichy’s light installations in mind. Treat your eyes, and ears, to works that explore the aesthetic elements of light and color, including the last film from László Moholy-Nagy and his students at Institute of Design.

Chicago Documentaries - April 27th, 2-4pm, Claudia Cassidy Theatre
After visiting the Chicago Galleries to see the Changing Chicago 2014curated by Tichy, come to witness the changing cityscape of Chicago and the landmark buildings with various documentaries such as Moving Pictures created for CITY 2000.

Performances and Tours
The exhibition encourages guests to view, navigate, and experience the Cultural Center in new ways. Spoken word performances highlight the words, language, and knowledge that are imbedded in the building, from its history as a library, to the language incorporated as architectural details.

Around the Way
March 17, 6-8pm - Randolph Square
What does Chicago sound like as poem? How does Chicago move as a body? Around the Way is a poetic movement montage rooted in Chicago's ever changing cultural and geographic landscapes. Bobby Biedrzycki, NIC Kay and L’Oréal Patrice Jackson will performed in collaboration with aroundcenter installations. - BIOS

Young Chicago Authors
April, 19th, 9:30-12:30
The exhibition encourages guests to view, navigate, and experience the Cultural Center in new ways. Spoken word performances highlight the words, language, and knowledge that are imbedded in the building, from its history as a library, to the language incorporated as architectural details.

Night Flashlight Tour - SIGN UP

Chicago historian Tim Samuelson will lead a nighttime flashlight tour of the Cultural Center. Come explore Jan Tichy’s exhibition as Tim offers insight into the mysterious history of the building.

Workshops

The Hand Knows a Secret: Doodling, Music & New Ways of Representation
February 26th, 12:15pm; Tour and Refreshments: 1:30pm
Preston Bradley Hall

What do John Keats, Sylvia Plath, Thomas Jefferson and Samuel Beckett have in common? They doodled. Studies have shown that doodling is an inventive and effective response to rich sensory offerings. Come listen to the popular Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert performance while adding your own inspirations to Jan Tichy's exhibition. Led by poet, artist and teacher, Alice George, participants will use a series of prompts to create doodles in a musical environment.

Build Your Own Chicago Workshop - SIGN UP
April 5th, 2-4 pm, Chicago Rooms

As part of Matt Bergstrom’s paper model series of prominent Chicago buildings, Tichy and Bergstrom will inaugurate the Chicago Cultural Center into the paper pantheon. Participants in this workshop will cut and fold their own model Cultural Center and other Chicago landmarks, gaining an intimate appreciation of their architecture.

Light Workshop - SIGN UP
March 8, 1-3 pm,

Come explore the behavior of light, the phenomenon that makes our visual life possible. By building kaleidoscopes and camera obscuras, participants in this optical workshop will experiment with the reflective and projective properties of light, its color spectrum, and the images it enables. Have fun navigating the Cultural Center and Jan Tichy’s aroundcenter exhibition with an optical keepsake.

The public programming for aroundcenter was designed and developed by students in the Arts Administration and Policy program of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in collaboration with the artist.