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SUMMARY:Poems While You Wait at IMSS
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, July 6th to take part in Poems While You Wait with Kathleen Rooney\, Jonah Radeke and Marcel Palomar!\n\n\nPoems While You Wait at IMSS\nJoin us 1-3pm on Saturday\, July 6th to take part in Poems While You Wait! \nPoems While You Wait is a collective of poets and their vintage typewriters who provide an unexpected and unpretentious encounter with poetry.\nThe process is simple: give us your name\, give us the topic that you would like us to write a poem about (funny or sad\, sexy or serious\, big or small)\, give us a $10 donation (all of which goes to the nonprofit book publisher Rose Metal Press)\, and go enjoy browsing the museum. \nUpon your return you will have a custom-made\, one-of-a-kind original poem to keep for yourself or to give as a gift! \n \nFree with admission between the hours of 1pm and 3pm. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n___________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating\, please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/
URL:https://imss.org/program/poems-while-you-wait-at-imss/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:SALT: The Magic Rock You Can Eat
DESCRIPTION:Eric Dean Spruth\, MA\, ATR\, and Danielle DiCristofano\, RD\, LDN\, present a brief history of salt on Earth and beyond!\n\n\nSALT: The Magic Rock You Can Eat \nJoin us for “SALT: The Magic Rock You Can Eat\,” a captivating exploration of sodium’s history on Earth and beyond. This special program\, featuring Danielle DiCristofano\, RD\, LDN\, a Registered Dietitian at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center\, and Eric Dean Spruth\, MA\, ATR\, an Art and Horticulture Therapist\, delves into the essential role of salt in our well-being and its intriguing significance in space travel. Attendees will discover the horticultural aspects of growing food and nurturing minds while uncovering salt’s pivotal role in balancing health\, preserving food on Earth and in space\, and understanding its effects on the central nervous system outside of gravity. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the history of salt and its impact on our lives in conjunction with the current exhibition\, “Health in Space: Daring to Explore.” The presentation will address topics such as the suspension of decay\, evidence of liquid water\, and more. \n \nAbout Eric Dean Spruth\, MA\, ATR\, Art and Horticulture Therapist \nEric Dean Spruth\, MA\, ATR (Ph.D. Candidate\, Liberty University) Art and Horticulture Therapist is a highly accomplished art therapist\, practicing in fields across disciplines\, including his therapeutic works and services within tattooing\, music\, writing\, body casting\, mastering many art media in the name of service as an art therapist\, in service to his special needs populations across the country and around the world. Spruth recently exhibited at the International Museum of Surgical Science in “Art Therapy & Tarot: The Importance of Symbol; Then\, Now\, and Forevermore.” \n \nAbout Danielle DiCristofano\, RD\, LDN\, Registered Dietitian \nDanielle DiCristofano\, RD\, LDN is a Registered Dietitian at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center. \n \nNASA Family Day at the IMSS \nThis event is free with admission and open to the public. July 27 is Family Day at the IMSS! Reduced admission is $10 for adults and $5 for youth 17 and under. Military\, seniors\, and 3 and under are free. \n \nQuestions? Email info@imss.org or call us at 312-642-6502 \nParking: 1350 N Lake Shore Drive or the Chicago History Museum lot \nAccessibility: The Museum has an accessible entrance and elevator that goes to all four floors. For additional accommodations contact us.
URL:https://imss.org/program/salt-the-magic-rock-you-can-eat/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:NASA and the Science of Superman
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Jerry Myers\, NASA scientist\, explores how the origin and abilities of Superman compare with real-life astronauts!\n\n\nNASA and the Science of Superman \n“Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.” These are just a few of Superman’s incredible abilities\, thanks to his origin as a “strange visitor from another planet.” Since his 1938 creation by Clevelanders Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster\, the “man of tomorrow” has been rooted in science fiction. In this presentation\, Dr. Jerry Myers\, NASA scientist\, will explore how the origin and abilities of Superman (and several other superheroes) compare with the real-life skills\, science\, and technology that enable NASA’s astronauts to push the boundaries of aviation and space exploration. \n \nAbout Dr. Jerry Myers \nDr. Jerry Myers has more than twenty years of experience with models and simulations that focus on improving how NASA approaches astronaut health. Located at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland\, Myers currently serves as a project scientist to the NASA Human Research Program’s Crew Health and Performance Probabilistic Risk Analysis project\, which seeks to understand the risks and physiological effects of spaceflight to improve spacecraft and mission design. Myers joined NASA in 2000 after receiving his doctoral degree at the University of Alabama in 1996. He completed research in advanced heat exchange systems modeling at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and in heart disease computational modeling at the University of Toronto. Myers also serves as a founding member and current chair of the NIH/NIBIB-sponsored Interagency Modeling and Analysis Group’s Committee on Credible Practice of Modeling and Simulation in Healthcare. \n \nNASA Glenn Research Center \nLocated near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport\, Glenn’s main campus\, Lewis Field\, has world-class facilities including wind tunnels\, drop towers\, vacuum chambers\, and a research aircraft hangar. \n \nNASA Family Day at the IMSS \nThis event is free with admission and open to the public. July 27 is Family Day at the IMSS! Reduced admission is $10 for adults and $5 for youth 17 and under. Military\, seniors\, and 3 and under are free. \n \nQuestions? Email info@imss.org or call us at 312-642-6502 \nParking: 1350 N Lake Shore Drive or the Chicago History Museum lot \nAccessibility: The Museum has an accessible entrance and elevator that goes to all four floors. For additional accommodations contact us.
URL:https://imss.org/program/nasa-and-the-science-of-superman/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mayo Clinic: 100 Years of Anesthesia
DESCRIPTION:Curious to learn more about the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine’s history and contributions?\n 
URL:https://imss.org/program/mayo-clinic-100-years-of-anesthesia/
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SUMMARY:FULL-TIME  Performance by X. A. Li and estlin usher
DESCRIPTION:Join us to enjoy a video\, sound\, interactive technology\, and physical performance!\n\n\nFULL-TIME performance\nSunday\, August 25\, 7:00 PM-8:30 PM \n“Bataille distinguishes between two types of play\, strong and weak. In a society in which utility has become the dominant principle only weak play is deemed acceptable…Strong play\, by contrast\, cannot be reconciled with the principle of work and production. It puts life itself at risk.” Byung-Chul Han\, The Disappearance of Rituals. \nFULL-TIME is an installation and performance in three acts\, responding to the Hall of Immortals and Hall of Murals at IMSS. It examines the relationship between bodies and labor\, drawing from records of OSHA fatalities and a worker’s compensation taxonomy enumerating the category codes of sixty-two discrete body parts. \nIn a society of production the individual becomes an instrument of capital. Our physical and mental labors often constitute senseless acts\, divorced from immanent human meaning\, in service of an abstract and disembodied logic that presents itself as inevitable. Our bodies erode from these repetitive motions\, become defined by the acts they perform\, the value these acts yield. Even outside the sphere of work we orient our actions\, values\, and leisure activities through a lens of logic and utility. What is sovereignty outside the mandate of value? \nAcross video\, sound\, interactive technology\, and physical performance\, FULL-TIME explores the brittle bio- and psychopolitics governing life and labor today. Deliberately misapplying numerous stochastic algorithms and artificial intelligence models to original footage and bureaucratic datasets\, FULL-TIME charts the collapses underway and the unknown states that might follow. \nFULL-TIME was created as part of Li and Usher’s ongoing audiovisual collaboration Post Consumer Material. \n\n\n\n \nAbout the performers: \nX. A. Li (b. 1991) is an artist and computer scientist based in Chicago. Using video\, sound\, text\, and software\, she creates installations and performances excavating contemporary systems of power by applying dominant technologies in atypical ways. She has exhibited\, performed\, and given talks across the United States and internationally\, including recent presentations at the Chicago Humanities Festival\, Experimental Sound Studio\, Public Space One\, The Wrong Biennale\, CURRENTS New Media Festival\, Elastic Arts Foundation\, the Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago\, Woman Made Gallery\, Mana Contemporary\, and the Stamps Gallery at the University of Michigan. She holds an M.S. from the Georgia Institute of Technology\, where her research focused on generative artificial intelligence\, and a B.A. from the University of Chicago. \nestlin usher (b. 1990) is a sound artist and composer based out of Chicago\, IL\, USA\, working with field recording\, abstract synthesis\, electro-acoustic techniques\, and complex sample manipulation to create immersive and evocative listening environments. estlin’s work explores the sound of objects in the world\, found sound\, extant media\, and how they relate to history\, politics\, and concepts beyond the traditional notion of music\, sound\, and noise. \n \n\n\nGeneral Admission $20 \nStudent Admission $10 \nAdmission at the door $25 \nFree for IMSS Members \nDoors open at 6:30 pm \n \n\n\n___________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating\, please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n \nAbout the Multidisciplinary Recovery Series: The International Museum of Surgical Science supports a commitment to contemporary art and artists through exhibitions and programs that use the frame of contemporary artistic practice to examine new perspectives in medical and surgical science and our relationship to the body. The Museum continuously seeks artist performance and workshop proposals for its contemporary art program. Performing artists can be within the category of visual art\, poetry\, music\, and experimental\, among others. \nThis project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.
URL:https://imss.org/program/full-time-performance-by-x-a-li-and-estlin-usher/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Morbid Curiosities! Surgical History Tour
DESCRIPTION:From ancient human skulls to bone-saws and bloodletting knives\, get an intimate look at one of the most celebrated collections in medicine.\n\n\nFrom ancient human skulls to bone-saws and bloodletting knives\, the International Museum of Surgical Science has one of the most celebrated collections of its kind in the world. On this special after-hours tour\, Museum staff will shine a light on some of the darkest tools in the history of medicine! This tour is complemented by highlights from the Museum’s chilling surgical art collection. \nA complimentary reception follows the tour and lite fare will be served.  \nAll guests must arrive at least 5 minutes prior to the start of the tour for checki-in. Doors open at 6:00pm. \nThese are hour-long walking tours and guests will be asked to summit 4 flights of stairs. For accessible tour accomodations\, please see FAQs below. \n \nFAQs \nAre there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event? \nThis tour is for all ages. \nWhat are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event? \nParking and direction information can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \nHow can I contact the organizer with any questions? \nContact us with any questions at 312-642-6502 or at info@imss.org. \nIs the Museum and event accessible?  \nThe Museum is accessible by ramp entrances and elevator that goes to all four floors. If you or anyone in your party requires special accommodations\, such as the elevator or wheel-chair ramp access\, please call or email ahead.
URL:https://imss.org/program/morbid-curiosities-surgical-history-tour/
LOCATION:1524 N Lake Shore Dr\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Morbid Curiosities! Surgical History Tour
DESCRIPTION:From ancient human skulls to bone-saws and bloodletting knives\, get an intimate look at one of the most celebrated collections in medicine.\n\n\nFrom ancient human skulls to bone-saws and bloodletting knives\, the International Museum of Surgical Science has one of the most celebrated collections of its kind in the world. On this special after-hours tour\, Museum staff will shine a light on some of the darkest tools in the history of medicine! This tour is complemented by highlights from the Museum’s chilling surgical art collection. \nA complimentary reception follows the tour and lite fare will be served.  \nAll guests must arrive at least 5 minutes prior to the start of the tour for checki-in. Doors open at 6:00pm. \nThese are hour-long walking tours and guests will be asked to summit 4 flights of stairs. For accessible tour accomodations\, please see FAQs below. \n \nFAQs \nAre there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event? \nThis tour is for all ages. \nWhat are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event? \nParking and direction information can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \nHow can I contact the organizer with any questions? \nContact us with any questions at 312-642-6502 or at info@imss.org. \nIs the Museum and event accessible?  \nThe Museum is accessible by ramp entrances and elevator that goes to all four floors. If you or anyone in your party requires special accommodations\, such as the elevator or wheel-chair ramp access\, please call or email ahead.
URL:https://imss.org/program/morbid-curiosities-surgical-history-tour-2/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Michelle Hartney: Unplanned Parenthood - Gallery Opening
DESCRIPTION:Unplanned Parenthood is a collaborative\, mixed media installation examining the complicated history of birth control in the United States.\n\n\nUnplanned Parenthood \nBy Michelle Hartney \nSeptember 13 – December 8\, 2024\nOpening reception: Friday\, September 13\, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Free\n \nLight refreshments are included\, and alcohol will be served to guests with proof of age. Alcohol served to guests 21+; ID required. \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating\, please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n\n\n\nAbout the exhibit:  \nUnplanned Parenthood is a collaborative mixed media installation about the history of birth control and the role racism played in the fight for reproductive justice in the United States. In 1928\, Margaret Sanger published a book called Motherhood in Bondage\, a selection of the 250\,000 vulnerable and desperate letters the Planned Parenthood founder received in the 1920s asking for advice about birth control and contraception at a time when any information about such reproductive healthcare was deemed “obscene\,” and disseminating it was punishable by law. Some wrote that they would rather die than be pregnant again. Many were living in extreme poverty\, had abusive husbands\, and suffered multiple miscarriages and stillbirths. This installation is centered on the stories of these mothers who longed for reproductive justice. \n\n\n\nAbout the artist:  \nMichelle Hartney is a Chicago based artist and activist. Her work focuses on gender rights\, reproductive healthcare issues\, and cancel culture. Utilizing fiber\, ceramics\, wood\, embroidery\, and social practice\, she has completed projects that address birth control access in America\, obstetric abuse\, postpartum PTSD\, gender affirming care\, and the roles racism and misogyny play in maternal health outcomes in the United States. Her interest in using art to address social issues began during her graduate studies in art therapy at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Hartney often offers cathartic actions for viewers to participate in. She has collaborated with the ACLU\, Improving Birth\, Association of Women’s Health\, Obstetric\, & Neonatal Nurses\, and Birth Monopoly to raise awareness about reproductive health issues. \nHartney has performed guerrilla activations at The Art Institute of Chicago and The Met\, calling on cultural institutions to provide the truth about artists they represent and context about problematic work in their collections. Her work has been published in the New York Times\, CNN\, BBC Radio\, The Guardian\, Ms. Magazine\, Vice\, PBS\, Women’s Health\, Artnet News\, and Hyperallergic. \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
URL:https://imss.org/program/michelle-hartney-unplanned-parenthood-gallery-opening/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Paradise Complete: Album Release Party with Allen Moore & Honestly Some
DESCRIPTION:An evening of improvised music celebrating the album release of “Just an Umbra of Symmetry” by Paradise Complete!\n\n\nAn evening of improvised music in celebration of Paradise Complete’s new full length record\, Just an Umbra of Symmetry\, released on Chicago record label Amalgam. Joining Paradise Complete in celebration will be Chicago-based artist Allen Moore and group Honestly Some! \n \nDoors open at 7:00pm \n \nTickets \n$20 for General Admission presale \n$25 for General Admission at the door \n$10 for Student (proof of ID will be requested at door) \nFree for museum members \n\n\n\nParadise Complete is the sound collage duo of Nick Meryhew (Chicago) and Bryn Davis (St. Paul\, MN). Their work explores collaboration\, asynchronicity\, improvisation\, and serendipity. It’s fun\, strange music and it feels nice to listen to it. \n \nhttps://paradisecomplete.fish/ \nhttps://amalgamusic.bandcamp.com/ \n \n\n\n\nHonestly Some is a subset of improvised experimental quintet Honestly Same. Honestly Some is an amplified acoustic and synthetic quartet that improvises patient and contemplative music. The sound worlds breathe\, loop\, iterate\, layer. Honestly Some finds inspiration in insect and frog calls\, resonant harmonies\, and the blue light of a neighbor’s TV. \nHonestly Some is Zach Good\, Zach Moore\, Lia Kohl\, and Sam Scranton. \n \nhttps://honestlysame.bandcamp.com/album/hot-plate-only \n \n\n\nAllen Moore is a Black American interdisciplinary artist\, Experimental sound artist\, educator and curator born and raised in Village of Robbins\, IL. His sound work is a social allegory\, conversing with symbols and institutions conducive to the constructs of race\, social class and personal introspection. \n \nhttps://allenmooreart.net/
URL:https://imss.org/program/paradise-complete-album-release-party-with-allen-moore-honestly-some/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dication_send LiveAV: Juan Flores + castroduperly
DESCRIPTION:An audiovisual performance that emerges from the concept of feedback between voice\, machine\, and code.\n\n\nDication_send is an audiovisual performance that emerges from the concept of feedback between voice\, machine\, and code. We aim to delve into the notion that language is a virus and attempt to generate a horizontal conversation (rather than a command-based one) between the human and the non-human (our technology)\, revealing that language has infected us all equally. \n \nDoors open at 6:30pm  \n \nTickets \n$20 for General Admission presale \n$25 for General Admission at the door \n$10 for Student (proof of ID will be requested at door) \nFree for museum members \n\n\n\n—————————————————————————————————— \nAbout the artists:  \nJuan Flores is a multidisciplinary artist born in Del Rio\, TX and raised in the southeast side of San Antonio\, TX. He received his BA in Art from Connecticut College in New London\, CT. He was the recipient of the Mortimer Hays-Brandeis Fellowship which funded his concentration on sound art in Mexico City for over a year. He holds an MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the Art & Technology Studies Program with a focus in kinetic art and live coding. \nJuliana Castro Duperly\, video artist and live video performer who understands video and written text as agents of construction and de-construction of meaning. The plasticity of both media allows her to create aesthetics that veil and unveil a poetry that\, like video in real time\, resides in the execution. Constantly collaborating with sound artist and musicians\, her work has been showed in Sónar Bogotá\, Hyde Park Art Center\, ESS\, Visual Art Network of South Africa (VANSA)\, Mutek.co\, Festival Domo Lleno\, and Ars Electronica. \n\n\n\n\nThe International Museum of SurgicalScience acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council. \n\n\nAbout the Multidisciplinary Recovery Series: The International Museum of Surgical Science supports a commitment to contemporary art and artists through exhibitions and programs that use the frame of contemporary artistic practice to examine new perspectives in medical and surgical science and our relationship to the body. The Museum continuously seeks artist performance and workshop proposals for its contemporary art program. Performing artists can be within the category of visual art\, poetry\, music\, and experimental\, among others. \nThis project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n—————————————————————————————————— \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating\, please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/
URL:https://imss.org/program/dication_send-liveav-juan-flores-castroduperly/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:D. Lammie-Hanson: "Indigo Seven: Gilded Agility" Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we speak with D. Lammie-Hanson about her exhibition\, “Indigo Seven: Gilded Agility”!\n\n\n\nWe are thrilled to welcome D. Lammie-Hanson back to the International Museum of Surgical Science for an evening of conversation and questions! Join us from 6:00-7:30pm on August 19th as we sit down with Hanson and discuss her installation “Indigo Seven: Gilded Agility\,” a delicate celebration of Black bodies that underscores the connection between the study of anatomy in medical science and its representation in fine art\, celebrating the shared goal of deepening our understanding of the human form. \nLight refreshments are included\, and alcohol will be served to guests with proof of age. Alcohol served to guests 21+; ID required. \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating\, please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n\n\n\nAbout the Exhibition:  \nThe exhibition of metalpoint drawings\, particularly the group of works titled “Gilded Agility” from the Indigo Seven Series\, at the International Museum of Surgical Science represents a unique convergence of art and medical science. These intricate works of art\, created by D. Lammie-Hanson\, utilize the rare and meticulous technique of metalpoint to capture the exquisite details of human musculature\, particularly that of dancers. \nThe correlation between these drawings and the mission of the International Museum of Surgical Science lies in the shared focus on the human body’s anatomy and function. The museum\, dedicated to the history and advancement of surgical science\, provides a fitting backdrop for showcasing artwork that meticulously examines and celebrates the human form. \nThrough metalpoint\, an ancient technique known for its precision and permanence\, Lammie-Hanson’s drawings highlight the intricate musculature of dancers\, echoing the detailed anatomical studies that have long been a cornerstone of surgical education and practice. This method allows for an unparalleled level of detail and subtlety\, which is crucial for both artistic expression and scientific understanding. \nThese artworks\, especially the “Gilded Agility” series\, serve not only as visual marvels but also as educational tools\, bridging the gap between artistic interpretation and anatomical accuracy. By presenting these drawings at the museum\, visitors are offered a unique opportunity to appreciate the beauty and complexity of the human body through both an artistic and scientific lens. This exhibition underscores the profound connection between the study of anatomy in medical science and its representation in fine art\, celebrating the shared goal of deepening our understanding of the human form. \n\n\n\nAbout the Artist: \nD. Lammie-Hanson\, a Harlem native\, began her professional artistic journey in 1990. Notably\, she exhibited at the UN Geneva Palais des Nations in Switzerland\, addressing homelessness. In 2007\, she earned the title of Artist of the Year at BAM DanceAfrica in Brooklyn. \nOver the past decade\, Lammie-Hanson has focused on metalpoint art\, showcasing at Scope during Art Basel Miami; GW Carver Interpretive Museum\, and Wiregrass Museum of Art in Alabama. Her work has also been displayed at prestigious institutions like the New Orleans African American Museum\, Ashe Cultural Arts Center\, McKenna Museum of African American Art\, Arts New Orleans (formerly the Arts Council of New Orleans)\, and Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans. \nIn 2018\, twenty-five of her artworks\, including twenty-two silverpoint drawings\, were published in the New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper and later in a book for the city’s Tricentennial. In 2019\, she portrayed iconic musicians during the Essence Music Festival’s 25th anniversary as part of Arts New Orleans Salon V2 residency. \nBased in Chicago\, Lammie-Hanson was accepted into the Hyde Park Arts Center’s “Center Program” in 2021\, culminating in the group show\, “Dreams.” Her drawing “Dear Beautiful Black Boy” entered the permanent collection at the Hilliard Art Museum located at the Louisiana University in Lafayette\, LA in 2022\, making her their first living artist. In the same year\, she joined Little Black Pearl’s artist-in-residence program\, creating one of the world’s largest masterpieces in silverpoint\, “Dared to Be Black and Shining\,” which debuted at the Chicago Art Dept in January 2023. \nIn 2024\, her goldpoint piece “Exhilaration” from the Indigo Seven series was included in the three-month exhibit “Personal Structures” at the 60th Venice Biennale in Venice\, Italy. Continuing her metalpoint exploration\, she introduces “Gilded Agility\,” a new collection within the Indigo Seven series\, debuting in June 2024 at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago\, focusing on the movement of ballet and modern dancers. \n\n\nAbout the Contemporary Art Program: The International Museum of Surgical Science supports a commitment to contemporary art and artists through exhibitions and programs that use the frame of contemporary artistic practice to examine new perspectives in medical-surgical science and our relationship to the body. The Museum’s Contemporary Arts Initiative includes rotating exhibitions of contemporary art\, as well as an ongoing Artist in Residence program. \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
URL:https://imss.org/program/d-lammie-hanson-indigo-seven-gilded-agility-artist-talk/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Kintsugi for Beginners
DESCRIPTION:With Mami Takahashi\n\n\n\n\n\n$50 Material Fee  \n\n\n\nKintsugi is a traditional Japanese Urushi (lacquer)-based craft in which gold is used to repair broken ceramics. The practice of Kintsugi highlights the break\, rather than erasing it. This serves to emphasize that the break is what makes the ceramics more valuable. \n\n\n\nIn this beginner’s workshop\, participants will learn the basic and simplified version of Kintsugi process on a small porcelain plate to understand the fundamentals of this process. All materials including adhesives in the workshop will be food-safe. During the workshop\, we will use an an artificial Urushi (the natural resin/glue collected from the lacquer tree) sap for this beginner’s class\, which is safe to touch without allergy reactions. \n\n\n\n\n“Kintsugi is based on the philosophy that breakage and repair are something to celebrate – embracing flaws and imperfections creates a stronger and more beautiful piece of art. Using this as a metaphor for healing ourselves teaches us an important lesson: Sometimes in the process of repairing what feels broken\, we become more unique\, beautiful\, and resilient. Kintsugi can be a way to reframe personal challenges. Reminding us that we’re not victims of our circumstances. Showing us that we can come out on the other side stronger.” — Linda Muller\, a certified life coach. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Mami Takahashi \n\n\n\nMami Takahashi is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist and a scholar working in multiple cities including Chicago and Tokyo. She earned her MFA in Contemporary Studio Practice from Portland State University in 2013 and a BFA in Japanese Painting from Joshibi University of Art and Design in Japan. \n\n\n\nWith ongoing artistic research\, practice\, and teaching\, Takahashi explores different approaches to actualize Japanese aesthetics to enhance cultural perspectives in many U.S. communities. Takahashi also aims to connect Japan and communities in Chicago by teaching traditional and modern art-making techniques. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThis project is supported\, in whole or in part\, by federal assistance listing number\, 21.027 awarded to the International Museum of Surgical Science by the US Treasury through the American Rescue Plan Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $125\,000.00\, representing 83% of total project funding. \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe International Museum of SurgicalScience acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister on Eventbrite
URL:https://imss.org/program/beginnerkintsugi/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Instigation Festival: Night 2
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we host the second night of the 9th edition of the Instigation Festival\, featuring Biliana Voutchkova’s DARA Strings for an evening of new collaborations! \n\n\n\nThe Instigation Festival brings Chicago & New Orleans music\, movement and visual artists together for a week of improvised and interesting interdisciplinary collaboration in each city. Since its’ founding in 2016 by guitarist Steve Marquette and movement artist Marie Casimir\, they have presented over seventy artists at twenty venues across seven festivals. \n\n\n\nDoors open at 7:00pm \n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n$20 for General Admission presale \n\n\n\n$25 for General Admission at the door \n\n\n\n$10 for Student (proof of ID will be requested at door) \n\n\n\nFree for museum members \n\n\n\nSet 1:\n\n\n\nJeff Albert – trombone \n\n\n\nJeb Bishop – trombone \n\n\n\nDan Oestreicher – saxophones \n\n\n\nDave Rempis – saxophones \n\n\n\nSet 2:\n\n\n\nDARA Strings with special guest Michael Zerang \n\n\n\nIsidora Edwards – cello \n\n\n\ngabby fluke-mogul – violin \n\n\n\nKatinka Kleijn – cello \n\n\n\nBiliana Voutchkova – violin \n\n\n\nMichael Zerang – percussion \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe US tour of Biliana Voutchkova is supported by the Robert Bielecki Foundation\, with thanks. \n\n\n\nThe Instigation Festival is supported by Friends of BlueStem Jazz\, Madison. \n\n\n\n\nRegister on Eventbrite
URL:https://imss.org/program/instigation-festival-night-2/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240926T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240926T210000
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SUMMARY:Neurographic Mocktail Sip & Paint - Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Paint for a Purpose 2024 – Hosted by Terrance Jones with Special Guest Magician Luis Carreon\n\nPresented by Hektoen Nurses and the Humanities and the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) Chapter #317.\nAn art fundraiser event! Proceeds from ticket sales will support the Museum and the Covid Memorial Fund.\n\nPre-registration required (limited availability) – $25 entry donation \n\nITINERARY \n\nMuseum Tour at 5:00 pm\nSip & Paint Workshop with Terrance Jones: Interactive Program 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm\nThe museum is open until 9:00 pm\n\nABOUT THE PROGRAM\nPre-nurses Week ‘24 celebration for nurses and volunteers! Sponsored by AMSN Chapter #317 & Hektoen Nurses and Humanities. \nIn this program\, Artist Terrance Jones leads a workshop class where participants will create a neurographic artwork piece. A canvas with Jones’ light neurographic sketch will be provided. The center of the neurographic piece will be empty to allow each person to trace their hand to be blended into the Neurographic surroundings. The piece will be created live as Terrance Jones instructs the class. \nABOUT THE PRESENTER\nMr. Terrance Jones\, “a born artist\,” has been practicing since 2000. He lives in Chicago with his wife and son. He started Arts In Motion LLC in Chicago in 2017\, specializing in art instruction\, painting events\, and commissions in oils and acrylics. He also works in an Administrative capacity for the Department of Medicine\, specifically for Gastroenterology/Hepatology and Pulmonary Transplant /Critical Care medicine at Northwestern Medicine’s Downtown Chicago Campus. He’s a self-taught Artist with Gallery experience who gives God credit for his talent. His work has spread across the US and continues to grow. \n*** \nFor parking and directions\, please visit: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \nElevator and wheelchair-accessible entrances are available. \n\n \n\n\nSponsors: Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) Chapter #317 & Hektoen Nurse and Humanities \n\n\n\nRegister on Eventbrite
URL:https://imss.org/program/neurographic-mocktail-sip-paint-workshop/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240928T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240928T140000
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SUMMARY:Little Artists and Summer Colors Art Bash
DESCRIPTION:Paint for a Purpose 2024 – Hosted by Terrance Jones with Special Guest Magician Luis Carreon\n\nPresented by Hektoen Nurses and the Humanities and the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) Chapter #317.\nAn art fundraiser event! Proceeds from ticket sales will support the Museum and the Covid Memorial Fund.\nPre-registration required (limited availability) – $25 entry donation in support of the Covid Memorial Fund. Ticket price includes entry for up to two adults and three children. Ticket price also includes all art supplies and refreshments. \nABOUT THE PROGRAM\nPAINT FOR A PURPOSE 2024: LITTLE ARTISTS & SUMMER COLORS ART BASH! \nJoin us for an end-of-summer fun-filled painting workshop for the young creatives! Hosted by Terrance Jones – Arts in Motion LLC\, with special guest magician Luis Carreon with Luis Carreon Magic. \nABOUT THE PRESENTER\nMr. Terrance Jones\, “a born artist\,” has been practicing since 2000. He lives in Chicago with his wife and son. He started Arts In Motion LLC in Chicago in 2017\, specializing in art instruction\, painting events\, and commissions in oils and acrylics. He also works in an Administrative capacity for the Department of Medicine\, specifically for Gastroenterology/Hepatology and Pulmonary Transplant /Critical Care medicine at Northwestern Medicine’s Downtown Chicago Campus. He’s a self-taught Artist with Gallery experience who gives God credit for his talent. His work has spread across the US and continues to grow. \n*** \nFor parking and directions\, please visit: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \nElevator and wheelchair-accessible entrances are available. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nSponsors: Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) Chapter #317 & Hektoen Nurse and Humanities \n\n\n\nRegister on Eventbrite
URL:https://imss.org/program/little-artists-and-summer-colors-art-bash/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241011T200000
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SUMMARY:Nelly Agassi: Insomnia - Gallery Opening
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a new\, multi-part exhibit by Nelly Agassi\, featuring work by her mother Ruth Agassi.\n\n\nInsomnia\nBy Nelly Agassi\nFeaturing Dew by Ruth Agassi\nSound by Kotoka Suzuki | Film by Alexandra Yasinovsky\nOctober 11 – November 15\, 2024\n– \nOpening reception: Friday\, October 11\, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM\nFree\n \nLight refreshments are included\, and alcohol will be served to guests with proof of age. Alcohol served to guests 21+; ID required. \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating\, please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Itai Neeman \n\n\nAbout the artist: \nNelly Agassi born 1973\, Tel Aviv. Lives and works in Chicago. \nAgassi’s work process is full of obsessive\, repetitive\, sisyphean actions\, which function as a gripping point\, as a sole possibility\, as a connection to reality\, to safe ground. Her work represents an important and fascinating transition in the feminist thinking and practice of the nineties\, a transition from a declared engagement with feminism to an existent engagement with femininity. This is\, to a large extent\, a post-feminist stage\, which entails an engagement with the private and the intimate\, not from the starting-point of social immobility or of weakness\, but from a starting-point of privilege and of choice. Agassi’s works do echo the traditional\, domestic\, women’s crafts – embroidery\, sewing\, knitting – but her use of these materials is not conventional\, certainly not functional\, and accumulates a different resonance that stems from the sober awareness of the moment of choice. \nAgassi had numerous solo exhibitions. Among others\, she exhibited in the Nahum Gutman Museum (Tel Aviv)\, Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts (Chicago)\, Tel Aviv Museum of Art (Tel Aviv)\, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art (Herzliya). She was part of various group exhibitions\, including in the Tate Modern (London)\, Israel Museum (Jerusalem)\, Hyde Park Art Center (Chicago)\, Zacheta National Gallery of Art (Warsaw)\, Design Museum (Milano)\, and the Chicago Cultural Center (Chicago). During her career\, Agassi won numerous awards and prizes\, e.g. she was awarded the Nathan Gottesdiener Foundation for Israeli Art Prize of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in 2003. Her works are featured in the collections of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and the Israel Museum (Jerusalem). Her works are featured in the collections of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and the Israel Museum (Jerusalem). \n \n(Below) Ruth Agassi\, Dew.  \n\n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
URL:https://imss.org/program/nelly-agassi-insomnia-gallery-opening/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Kintsugi For Beginners
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the coming of fall by exploring the artistry of kintsugi! All levels welcome.\n\n\nKintsugi Workshop for Beginners\nwith Mami Takahashi\nOctober 12\, 2024\n10:00am – 12:00pm\n \nKintsugi is a traditional Japanese Urushi (lacquer)-based craft in which gold is used to repair broken ceramics. The practice of Kintsugi highlights the break rather than erasing it and emphasizes that the break is what makes the ceramics more valuable. \nIn this beginner’s workshop\, participants will learn the basic and simplified version of Kintsugi process on a small porcelain plate to understand the fundamentals of this process. All materials including adhesives in the workshop will be food-safe. We will also use an artificial Urushi (the natural resin/glue collected from the lacquer tree) sap for this beginner’s class\, which is safe to touch without allergy reactions. \n\n\n“Kintsugi is based on the philosophy that breakage and repair are something to celebrate – embracing flaws and imperfections creates a stronger and more beautiful piece of art. Using this as a metaphor for healing ourselves teaches us an important lesson: Sometimes in the process of repairing what feels broken\, we become more unique\, beautiful\, and resilient. Kintsugi can be a way to reframe personal challenges. Reminding us that we’re not victims of our circumstances. Showing us that we can come out on the other side stronger.” — Here is a quote about Kintsugi from Linda Muller\, a certified life coach. \n\n\n\nAbout Mami Takahashi: \nMami Takahashi is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist and a scholar working in multiple cities including Chicago and Tokyo. She earned her MFA in Contemporary Studio Practice from Portland State University in 2013 and a BFA in Japanese Painting from Joshibi University of Art and Design in Japan. \nWith ongoing artistic research\, practice\, and teaching\, Takahashi explores different approaches to actualize Japanese aesthetics to enhance cultural perspectives in many U.S. communities. Takahashi also aims to connect Japan and communities in Chicago by teaching traditional and modern art-making techniques. \n\n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \nThis project is supported\, in whole or in part\, by federal assistance listing number\, 21.027 awarded to the International Museum of Surgical Science by the US Treasury through the American Rescue Plan Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $125\,000.00\, representing 83% of total project funding. \nThis project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of SurgicalScience acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
URL:https://imss.org/program/workshop-kintsugi-for-beginners-3/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Workshops
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241018T210000
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SUMMARY:Musician Minus Instrument: Beyond This Point
DESCRIPTION:What does a musician become without their instrument? Can they use their skills in other ways\, and still make music?\n\n\nMusicians Minus Instrument\nwith Beyond This Point\nOctober 18\, 2024\n7:30pm\nDoors at 7:00pm \n\n\nTickets \n$20 for General Admission\, presale \n$25 for General Admission at the door \n$10 for Student (proof of ID will be requested at door) \nFree for museum members \n\n\nAbout this program:  \nWhat does a musician become without their instrument? Can they use their skills in other ways\, and still make music? What are the boundaries of what we can all agree is an “instrument”? What does musical virtuosity become if we don’t have 88 keys\, 4 strings and a bow\, or a polished brass tube through which to experience it? \nLiving up to their name\, Chicago-based collective ensemble Beyond This Point explores these questions in a concert that both breaks and expands what it means to be a musician and a performer. The musicians’ “instruments” run the gamut from a loose jack cable to an IKEA desk lamp to their own bodies and voices. Each work is suffused with musical virtuosity\, but that virtuosity is brought to bear on an object or context that seems to resist being labeled as “musical”. Yet\, after passing through the eye of the needle\, the performers and audience alike emerge on the other side having glimpsed at a possible future where musical expression is no longer constrained to the world of instruments. \n\n\n\nAbout the Ensemble: \nBeyond This Point is a percussion-based collaborative ensemble that aims to engage diverse audiences through intersections across artistic mediums\, presenting programs that synthesize musical performance with theater\, movement\, media/film\, sculpture\, social justice\, and environmentalism among others.Founded in 2014\, Beyond This Point has presented original hybrid works for percussion\, vocals\, visual art\, and theater in Chicago at such venues as the Museum of Contemporary Art\, Steppenwolf 1700 Theater\, the University of Chicago\, A Red Orchid Theatre\, Epiphany Center for the Arts\, and Constellation. Additionally\, Beyond This Point has performed their original productions in Seattle at On The Boards\, as part of the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival\, and as part of Chicago’s Ear Taxi Festival. \n\n\nPlease note that this program includes flashing lights which may not be suitable to those with photosensitivity.  \nProgram: \n\nSituation No. 7 – ImaginationFrançois Sarhan (b. 1972)for 2 performers\nHypochondriacDavid Bird (b. 1990)for two performers\, interactive electronics\, and lights\nLongevity of Lightbulbs (and how to make them last longer)Stefano D’Alessio (b. 1987)for IKEA desk lamp and live electronics\nHome WorkFrançois Sarhanfor solo performer\nSituation No. 15 – Freiheit und MachtFrançois Sarhanfor solo performer and 2 assistants\n4c0st1ctr1g3rKaj Duncan David (b. 1988)for MIDI percussion pad\, 909 Clap and 808 Kick samples\, light/shadow.\nbSimon Løffler (b. 1981)Trio for guitar effects pedals\, fluorescent lights\, and loose jack cable\n\n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \nThis project is supported\, in whole or in part\, by federal assistance listing number\, 21.027 awarded to the International Museum of Surgical Science by the US Treasury through the American Rescue Plan Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $125\,000.00\, representing 83% of total project funding. \nThis project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of SurgicalScience acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
URL:https://imss.org/program/musician-minus-instrument-beyond-this-point/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241022T203000
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SUMMARY:Unseen & Underserved: Artist Talk With Cheri Lee Charlton
DESCRIPTION:Join us to speak with Cheri Lee Charlton about her exhibit “Unseen & Underserved”\, on view now at IMSS!\n\n\nUnseen & Underserved: Artist Talk\nwith Cheri Lee Charlton\nOctober 22\, 2024\n6:30pm – 8:30pm\nFree\, RSVP Required \n\n\nCheri Lee Charlton will be sharing her experience and research from her residency at the International Museum of Surgical Science October 22nd at 6:30 PM.  \nCheri used the artist residency as an opportunity to create an exhibition that focuses on the medical professions history of misdiagnosing and failing women throughout history. Topics for the pieces she created range from ‘wondering womb’ theories from ancient Greece\, the overused umbrella diagnosis of hysteria\, to the modern issues related to gender\, fertility\, and birth control. In her artist talk she will be sharing the stories\, history\, medical practices and objects that inspired the in addition to sharing her artistic process of creating the large-scale watercolor illustrations she currently has on display at the museum. \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \nThis project is supported\, in whole or in part\, by federal assistance listing number\, 21.027 awarded to the International Museum of Surgical Science by the US Treasury through the American Rescue Plan Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $125\,000.00\, representing 83% of total project funding. \nThis project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of SurgicalScience acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
URL:https://imss.org/program/unseen-underserved-artist-talk-with-cheri-lee-charlton/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241025T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241025T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140646
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Shodo - Japanese Caligraphy with Meiko Fujii
DESCRIPTION:Discover the elegance and mindfulness of Japanese art with a special Shodo workshop led by visiting artist Meiko Fujii!\n\n\nShodo: Japanese Caligraphy Workshop\nwith Meiko Fuiji\nOctober 25\, 2024\n2:00pm – 3:30pm\n \nDiscover the elegance and mindfulness of Japanese art with a special Shodo workshop led by visiting artist Meiko Fujii! Shodo\, the traditional Japanese art of calligraphy\, captures the beauty of brush and ink through graceful strokes and expressive forms\, creating both words and art in a single motion. \nIn this immersive workshop\, participants will explore the fundamentals of Shodo\, using tools such as ink\, brush\, and washi paper. Guided by Fujii-sensei\, students will learn how to create harmonious compositions of Japanese characters\, combining technique with personal expression. Whether you’re familiar with calligraphy or completely new to it\, this workshop will offer a hands-on experience in crafting serene and powerful works of art. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is brought to you through collaboration with the Japanese Cultural Center. \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \nThis project is supported\, in whole or in part\, by federal assistance listing number\, 21.027 awarded to the International Museum of Surgical Science by the US Treasury through the American Rescue Plan Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $125\,000.00\, representing 83% of total project funding. \nThis project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of SurgicalScience acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
URL:https://imss.org/program/workshop-shodo-japanese-caligraphy-with-meiko-fujii/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241026T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241026T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140646
CREATED:20241010T012102Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Japanese Papermaking
DESCRIPTION:Explore the artistry of traditional Japanese paper-making with Human Body Watermarks\, led by artist Mami Takahashi.\n\n\nJapanese Papermaking Workshop for Beginners\nwith Mami Takahashi\nOctober 26\, 2024\n10:00am – 12:00pm\n \nParticipants will make traditional Japanese paper\, called Washi\, with human body-themed watermarks at this paper-making workshop. Washi is typically made from Japanese Mulberry or Mitsumata wood bark. These barks are used daily in Japan\, and they include architectural elements like Shoji screens and folding fans. \nAll levels are welcome to enjoy this workshop! \n \n\n\n\nAbout Mami Takahashi: \nMami Takahashi is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist and a scholar working in multiple cities including Chicago and Tokyo. She earned her MFA in Contemporary Studio Practice from Portland State University in 2013 and a BFA in Japanese Painting from Joshibi University of Art and Design in Japan. \nWith ongoing artistic research\, practice\, and teaching\, Takahashi explores different approaches to actualize Japanese aesthetics to enhance cultural perspectives in many U.S. communities. Takahashi also aims to connect Japan and communities in Chicago by teaching traditional and modern art-making techniques. \n\n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \nThis project is supported\, in whole or in part\, by federal assistance listing number\, 21.027 awarded to the International Museum of Surgical Science by the US Treasury through the American Rescue Plan Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $125\,000.00\, representing 83% of total project funding. \nThis project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
URL:https://imss.org/program/workshop-japanese-papermaking/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241029T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241029T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140646
CREATED:20241010T012106Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Origami with Ty Yamamoto
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an inspiring Origami workshop with renowned artist Ty Yamamoto\, where the ancient Japanese art of paper folding comes to life!\n\n\nOragami Workshop\nwith Ty Yamamoto\nOctober 29\, 2024\n6:00pm – 8:00pm\n\n\n\nJoin us for an inspiring Origami workshop with renowned artist Ty Yamamoto\, where the ancient Japanese art of paper folding comes to life! Origami\, a centuries-old craft\, transforms simple sheets of paper into intricate sculptures\, from delicate animals to geometric wonders\, all without the use of scissors or glue. \nIn this hands-on workshop\, participants will learn the foundational folds and techniques of Origami\, guided by Yamamoto-sensei’s expertise and passion for the art. Using a variety of vibrant and patterned papers\, you’ll create your own beautiful designs\, gaining insight into the precision and creativity that Origami fosters. Whether you’re a beginner or experienced folder\, this workshop offers a unique opportunity to explore the timeless beauty and meditative nature of Origami. \n\n\n\nAbout the teaching artist:  \nTy Yamamoto is a Chicago-based filmmaker\, photographer and Japanese teacher with a passion for the art of folding paper. Ever since childhood\, Ty has loved folding all sorts of intricate paper creations. Over the past year\, Ty has taught virtual origami lessons to people of all ages\, bringing the traditional Japanese art form to households all over the world. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is brought to you through collaboration with the Japanese Cultural Center. \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \nThis project is supported\, in whole or in part\, by federal assistance listing number\, 21.027 awarded to the International Museum of Surgical Science by the US Treasury through the American Rescue Plan Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $125\,000.00\, representing 83% of total project funding. \nThis project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of SurgicalScience acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
URL:https://imss.org/program/workshop-origami-with-ty-yamamoto/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241030T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241030T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140646
CREATED:20241010T012109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241030T200602Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Kirigami with Mami Takahashi
DESCRIPTION:Explore and enjoy a unique and creative twist of Japanese craft with visiting artist\, Mami Takahashi for a special Kirigami workshop!\n\n\nWorkshop: Kirigami\nwith Mami Takahashi\nOctober 30\, 2024\n2:00pm – 4:00pm\n\n\nExplore and enjoy a unique and creative twist of Japanese craft with visiting artist\, Mami Takahashi for a special Kirigami workshop! Kirigami\, derived from the Japanese art of origami\, adds an extra dimension to traditional paper folding by incorporating intricate cuts\, resulting in stunning three-dimensional designs. \nDuring this workshop\, students will delve into the world of Kirigami\, using simple materials such as colored or patterned papers\, scissors\, glue\, and pencils. Guided by Mami\, students will learn how to fold\, draw\, and cut their way to crafting beautiful pop-up cards and collage works inspired by various plants and flowers. \n\n\n\nAbout the teaching artist: \nMami Takahashi is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist and a scholar working in multiple cities including Chicago and Tokyo. She earned her MFA in Contemporary Studio Practice from Portland State University in 2013 and a BFA in Japanese Painting from Joshibi University of Art and Design in Japan. \nWith ongoing artistic research\, practice\, and teaching\, Takahashi explores different approaches to actualize Japanese aesthetics to enhance cultural perspectives in many U.S. communities. Takahashi also aims to connect Japan and communities in Chicago by teaching traditional and modern art-making techniques. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is brought to you through collaboration with the Japanese Cultural Center. \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \nThis project is supported\, in whole or in part\, by federal assistance listing number\, 21.027 awarded to the International Museum of Surgical Science by the US Treasury through the American Rescue Plan Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $125\,000.00\, representing 83% of total project funding. \nThis project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of SurgicalScience acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
URL:https://imss.org/program/workshop-kirigami-with-mami-takahashi/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241031T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241031T230000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140646
CREATED:20240426T105750Z
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SUMMARY:MEMENTO MORI Halloween Gala
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for a spooky night of fun and frights at our MEMENTO MORI Halloween Gala on October 31st!\n\n\nMEMENTO MORI \nThe International Museum of Surgical Science Annual Gala\nOctober 31\, 2024\n7-11 PM\nmemento mori:  noun. \n1. Latin. remember that you must die. \n2. an object\, as a skull\, serving as a reminder of death or mortality. \nThe International Museum of Surgical Science cordially invites you to our third annual MEMENTO MORI gala fundraiser. Join us for a haunted evening at the best Halloween party of the year at 7 PM at 1524 N. Lake Shore Drive. Guests will receive an exclusive pass to celebrate Halloween among the Museum’s surgical collections\, artworks\, and antique medical texts. This evening includes an array of offerings to ensure you won’t be bored to death. \nDress the part\, and join us in our galleries for a macabre evening with cocktails\, bites\, and an exciting program of art and surgery! \nBuy your tickets early to secure your spot! Early bird pricing is available. \nEvening haunts include: \nDancing in the shadows among the Hall of Immortals \nGhoulish hors d’oeuvres and desserts provided by our sponsors \nOpen bar of beer and wine \nHalloween Costume Contest with Grand Prize \nTarot and Palm Readings \nPhoto Booth \nDJ \nSilent auction featuring 1st class prizes from our Chicago partners \nWe’re excited to host an amazing silent auction this year\, thanks to our partners! \n \nDoors open at 7:00pm \nMuseum is open until 11:00pm \nAlcohol served to guests 21+\, ID required \n \n \n \n \nFor more information about the Gala or the International Museum of Surgical Science\, don’t hesitate to contact Michelle Rinard at michelle@imss.org or 312-642-6502 ext. 3118. \n\n\n\nOur Gala Is Proudly Sponsored By:
URL:https://imss.org/program/memento-mori-halloween-gala-halloween-parties-chicago-2024/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241102T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241102T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140646
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Ukiyo-e with Mami Takahashi
DESCRIPTION:Delve into the historic art of Japanese woodblock printing with Takahashi Sensei!\n\n\nUkiyo-e Workshop\nwith Mami Takahashi\nNovember 2\, 2024\n1:00pm – 3:00pm\n \n$35 for Materials & Admission\n\nJoin us on November 2nd at 1:00pm for a workshop instructing guests on the art of Ukiyo-e\, a traditional Japanese printmaking techniques that dates back to the 17th century.\n \n“From the earliest points in my artistic practice to the present\, I have always had an affection and an interest in the beauty and precision in traditional Japanese printmaking techniques\, and have at various times integrated the skills I learned from working with these techniques into my practices. \nThis introductory workshop introduces students to the processes of Japanese block printmaking focusing on inking and printing. In this one-time workshop\, participants will not curve\, but watch the demonstration of curving by the instructor\, then learn and work on the coloring and printing techniques.” – Mami Takahashi \n\n\n\nAbout the teaching artist: \nMami Takahashi is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist and a scholar working in multiple cities including Chicago and Tokyo. She earned her MFA in Contemporary Studio Practice from Portland State University in 2013 and a BFA in Japanese Painting from Joshibi University of Art and Design in Japan. \nWith ongoing artistic research\, practice\, and teaching\, Takahashi explores different approaches to actualize Japanese aesthetics to enhance cultural perspectives in many U.S. communities. Takahashi also aims to connect Japan and communities in Chicago by teaching traditional and modern art-making techniques. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is brought to you through collaboration with the Japanese Cultural Center. \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \nThis project is supported\, in whole or in part\, by federal assistance listing number\, 21.027 awarded to the International Museum of Surgical Science by the US Treasury through the American Rescue Plan Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $125\,000.00\, representing 83% of total project funding. \nThis project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of SurgicalScience acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
URL:https://imss.org/program/workshop-ukiyo-e-with-mami-takahashi/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241103T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241103T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140646
CREATED:20241010T012114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241104T022058Z
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SUMMARY:Performance: Lake Heritage
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of contemplative\, but complex music for clarinet quartet!\n\n\nLake Heritage \nby Zachary Good\nNovember 3\, 2024\n7:00pm\nDoors at 6:30pm \n\n\nTickets \n$15 for General Admission\, presale \n$20 for General Admission at the door \n$10 for Student (proof of ID will be requested at door) & Museum members  \n\n\nAbout Lake Heritage \nLake Heritage is an hour-long\, ten-movement composition for four soprano clarinets in Bb by Chicago-based clarinetist and composer Zachary Good. For this performance\, Zachary will be joined by three world-class clarinetists: Andy Hudson\, Eric Mandat\, and Gregory Oakes. \nThe piece extensively explores 65 unique dyad multiphonics—two-note “chords” akin to double stops on a violin\, also referred to as “dyads.” These particular dyads are quiet\, airy\, and delicate\, traversing various states of stability and audibility. On describing the piece\, The Clarinet Journal (December 2023) writes “Lake Heritage murmurs through its  movements with a quiet virtuosity\, and is at once inaugural and benedictory: it exists in a kind of liminal tidal plane\, like the sound of waves lapping the dock.” The musical material\, texture\, and flow of Lake Heritage are inspired by themes\, characteristics\, phases\, and multiplicities of water. Here\, multiphonics reflect the various liquid\, vapor\, and frozen states of water. Like light refraction in water\, simple harmonies and counterpoint are complicated by the distinct multiphonic experiences of the four individuals. Dyads are passed\, layered\, trilled\, or played in unison to create a slow rippling lake of sound. \nComposed between 2019 and 2022\, Lake Heritage was given its premiere on November 30th\, 2022 at Constellation Chicago. This work celebrates the life of Zachary’s charismatic grandfather\, Francis “Paco” Gracia\, who passed away at the age of 102\, exactly one month before its premiere. As IMSS documents and celebrates how humans have historically sought ways of healing and coping\, Lake Heritage offers a meditative space for grieving\, processing\, and honoring the memory of those we have lost. \n\n\n\nAbout the composer:  \nZachary Good is a multifaceted clarinetist\, chamber musician\, and composer based in Chicago. \nZachary is the clarinetist of the sextet Eighth Blackbird\, a clarinetist with Ensemble Dal Niente\, and a member of Honestly Same\, ZRL\, and Mocrep. He has frequently performed with International Contemporary Ensemble\, Music of the Baroque Chicago\, and the puppet company Manual Cinema. \n \nAs a composer\, Zachary explores contrapuntal possibilities on the soprano clarinet with small–interval multiphonics (“close dyads”)\, creating the illusion of multiple clarinetists playing simultaneously. His music is quietly virtuosic\, inspired by the intricacies of the clarinet and a love for Baroque nuance and form. Zachary’s compositions and intersecting multiphonic research were the focus of his dissertation at Northwestern University called “Add Dye: Dyadic Perspectives on Close Dyad Multiphonics for the Soprano Clarinet.” zacharygood.com \nFor more information on Zachary and his music\, check out this recent interview he did for Comfort Station Chicago: \n \nhttps://comfortstationlogansquare.org/features-blog/2024/5/8/interview-zachary-good \n\n\nLake Heritage (2019-2022) will be performed by: \nZachary Good\, clarinet \nAndy Hudson\, clarinet \nEric P. Mandat\, clarinet \nGregory Oakes\, clarinet \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \nThis project is supported\, in whole or in part\, by federal assistance listing number\, 21.027 awarded to the International Museum of Surgical Science by the US Treasury through the American Rescue Plan Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $125\,000.00\, representing 83% of total project funding. \nThis project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of SurgicalScience acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
URL:https://imss.org/program/performance-lake-heritage/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241106T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241106T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140646
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SUMMARY:Empty Bottle Presents: Roméo Poirier
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to be partnering together with Empty Bottle Presents to bring you an evening of music by Roméo Poirier! \n\n\n\nJoin us for an evening of music among the looming figures of the Hall of Immortals. Show starts at 8:00pm and doors open at 7:00pm. For you early birds\, we’ll have the museum open for viewing until the show gets underway!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Roméo Poirier:\n\n\n\nBrussels-based musician\, photographer and lifeguard Roméo Poirier (aka Swim Platførm)\, makes sleek\, subaqueous electro-acoustic music. His debut SURFACES EP was a soundtrack to four of Roméo’s favourite swimming pools. These songs glide in and out of earshot\, bustling like miniature engines\, finely tuned and rhythmically confounding. They echo the factory sampling work of YMO on Technodelic: industrial but somehow good-natured\, a symbiosis of machinery and wildlife – like an artificial reef or propeller blades smothered in algae.  \n\n\n\nThe gorgeous follow up tape\, Plage Arrière\, is an ode to eight Greek beaches. Poirier’s palette here is vast: a swell of strings and electronics plunging fathoms deep amongst the clicks and whirrs of creatures unknown. For his third record on Kit and first vinyl release\, Kystwerk\, Roméo joins forces with the poet Lars Haga Raavand\, on a sonic expedition that traces the serrated coastline of Norway and the briny depths of the North Sea. \n\n\n\nWe are excited to announce that\, due to popular demand\, Plage Arrière will soon be reissued to vinyl\, in collaboration with our friends Cold Blow Records. You can grab a copy here. Roméo also makes music with the Scottish musician Michael Marshall\, under the guise of Poirier Marshall Partners.​ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Empty Bottle:\n\n\n\nIn 1992 the Empty Bottle started out as a cat-ridden hole-in-the-wall bar in Ukrainian Village (just south of Wicker Park) where you could get any one of nine beers for a buck-fifty or less\, play pool for 50 cents\, and find everything from Monster Magnet to Bill Monroe on the jukebox. \n\n\n\nOn Halloween of 1993\, we moved two blocks up the street and threw open the doors to our new\, sound-equipped\, slightly larger hole with three nights of great shows\, culminating with a SCRAWL performance that could have been a scene out of “Carrie.” \n\n\n\nWe’ve done a bunch of shows since then; in fact\, we’ve been anything but empty these last 20 or so years\, thanks to the same low prices\, lack of attitude\, and dedicated regulars that made the original bar such a success.
URL:https://imss.org/program/empty-bottle-presents-romeo-poirier/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241107T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241107T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140646
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SUMMARY:Performance: Fading Out of Dead Air
DESCRIPTION:Fading Out of Dead Air | Martin O’Brien\n\n\n\nFading Out of Dead Air explores mortality through ideas of immortality. The durational performance by UK-based artist Martin O’Brien will happen in a historic mansion and take the form of a strange séance of actions. Viewers are invited to experience the performance as they move through the space freely\, encountering fragmented voices\, distorted sounds\, and haunting imagery. It will last three hours or until the dead make contact\, whichever comes first. \n\n\n\nInspired by hospital radio and pop culture references to ghosts being heard only through analogue technologies\, this work explores the human desire to communicate and record. In a strange and eerie landscape\, O’Brien shuffles around\, recording and playing half heard voices and unholy sounds. O’Brien writes\, “A scratchy sound of white noise emanating from a small radio fills the dark room. A faint voice comes through. It sounds like nothing from this world\, as if death itself was speaking. Somewhere else\, sickly patients lay in hospital beds in hell. They don’t understand why they are still sick. They listen to the hospital radio\, but it doesn’t play their favorite songs. Instead\, they listen to the sounds of a life once lived.” \n\n\n\nIf It Were the Apocalypse I’d Eat You To Stay Alive\, Martin O’Brien. Photo by Manuel Vason \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMartin O’Brien is an artist and zombie. \n\n\n\nHe works across performance\, writing and video art. O’Brien has cystic fibrosis and all of his work and writing draws upon this experience. His work uses long durational actions\, short speculative texts and critical rants\, and performance processes in order to explore death and dying\, what it means to be born with a life-shortening disease\, and the philosophical implications of living longer than expected. Originally from Burnley\, Lancashire\, O’Brien has shown work throughout the UK\, Europe\, USA and Canada\, and is well known for his solo performances and collaborations with the legendary LA artist and dominatrix Sheree Rose. His most recent works were at Tate Britain in 2020\, and the ICA London in 2021. He is winner of the Philip Leverhulme Prize for Visual and Performing Arts 2022. He was writer in residence at Whitechapel Gallery throughout 2023. In 2018\, the book Survival of the Sickest: The Art of Martin O’Brien was published by Live Art Development Agency. His work has been featured in The Guardian\, Frieze Magazine\, on BBC radio and Sky Arts television. He is currently head of performance at Queen Mary University of London. \n\n\n\nThis project is made possible with support from the Visiting Artists Program and the Wellness Center at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago\, along with the International Museum of Surgical Science. \n\n\n\nABOUT…\n\n\n\nDefibrillator Performance Art Gallery [DFBRL8R] is an international roving platform dedicated to Performance Art. Based in Chicago\, DFBRL8R fosters a global dialogue around time-based art practices by presenting projects in diverse settings and fostering cross-cultural exchange. \n\n\n\nThe Wellness Center at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago provides empathic and compassionate support and care dedicated to ensuring that every SAIC student’s experience is a successful one. Health and Counseling Services and Disability & Learning Resources are valuable assets to SAIC students\, faculty\, and staff. \n\n\n\nThe Visiting Artists Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago has introduced over 1\,000 influential artists and thinkers to the public through lectures\, screenings\, and conversations since 1868. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science\, located in a historic mansion on Lake Shore Drive\, explores the fascinating history of surgery and medicine through exhibitions\, programming\, and an extraordinary collection of artifacts. \n\n\n\nO’Brien will present a talk through the Visiting Artists Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago on Monday\, November 11 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at Fullerton Hall\, Art Institute of Chicago\, 111 S. Michigan Ave. Free and open to the public. Visit saic.edu/vap for more information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister on Eventbrite\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScreenshot
URL:https://imss.org/program/performance-fading-out-of-dead-air/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241108T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241108T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140646
CREATED:20241023T022111Z
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SUMMARY:Performance: You Burden Your Mouth
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of space activated by sound with Mami Takahashi and Adrian McBride\n\n\nYou Burden Your Mouth\nSound Performance with Mami Takahashi & Adrian McBride \nNovember 8\, 2024\n7:00pm\n \n\n\nFree with RSVP \nRegistration in advance preferred \n\n\nAbout the Performance:  \nSound art duo\, Mami Takahashi and Adrian McBride formed Spiral Body around 2018. For them\, the Spiral Body is a site-specific existence. Their performances consider the space itself to feature as the “main character” while Spiral Body merely gives voice to a personality felt within the space. The sound installation arises from the questions about our presence without physical existence. Around\, inside and outside the installation\, Takahashi’s spoken word is warped and modified within the space and within McBride’s soundscapes and sound responses. \n\n\n\nMami Takahashi is a multidisciplinary artist from Tokyo who is currently a resident of Chicago. Using poetry\, performance\, visual art formats\, and urban intervention\, her practice explores the complexities of being an immigrant woman living in the US. Previous exhibitions and performances have taken place at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art; San Francisco Art Institute; The International Museum of Surgical Science; The International Museum of Art; Southern Alberta Art Gallery\, Canada; Gwangju Folk Art Museum\, Korea; Instituto Municipal del Arte la Cultura\, Mexico and Toriizaka Art Gallery\, Tokyo\, among other venues. She holds an MFA from Portland State University and a BFA from the Joshibi University of Art in Japan. Takahashi is a recipient of the Ford Family Award for the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art residency. \n\n\n\nAdrian McBride is a musician and sound artist currently based in Portland\, Oregon USA. McBride received BFA in Integrated Arts and Creative Writing from Bard College\, and has been performed in the U.S and internationally\, including at the Contemporary Art Museum of St. Louis\, Missouri\, U.S.A; Portland Institute for Contemporary Art\, Portland Oregon\, U.S.A.; Monkey Town\, Brooklyn NY\, U.S.A; Flux Factory: Queens NY\, U.S.A; Gallery gelegenheiten and Zvi HECKER\, Berlin\, Germany; Jardins Synthétiques Festival\, Toulouse\, France. \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \nThis project is supported\, in whole or in part\, by federal assistance listing number\, 21.027 awarded to the International Museum of Surgical Science by the US Treasury through the American Rescue Plan Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $125\,000.00\, representing 83% of total project funding. \nThis project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of SurgicalScience acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
URL:https://imss.org/program/performance-you-burden-your-mouth/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Kintsugi for Beginners with Mami Takahashi
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the coming of fall by exploring the artistry of kintsugi! All levels welcome.\n\n\nKintsugi Workshop for Beginners\nwith Mami Takahashi\nNovember 9\, 2024\n12:00pm – 2:00pm\n \nKintsugi is a traditional Japanese Urushi (lacquer)-based craft in which gold is used to repair broken ceramics. The practice of Kintsugi highlights the break rather than erasing it and emphasizes that the break is what makes the ceramics more valuable. \nIn this beginner’s workshop\, participants will learn the basic and simplified version of Kintsugi process on a small porcelain plate to understand the fundamentals of this process. All materials including adhesives in the workshop will be food-safe. We will also use an artificial Urushi (the natural resin/glue collected from the lacquer tree) sap for this beginner’s class\, which is safe to touch without allergy reactions. \n“Kintsugi is based on the philosophy that breakage and repair are something to celebrate – embracing flaws and imperfections creates a stronger and more beautiful piece of art. Using this as a metaphor for healing ourselves teaches us an important lesson: Sometimes in the process of repairing what feels broken\, we become more unique\, beautiful\, and resilient. Kintsugi can be a way to reframe personal challenges. Reminding us that we’re not victims of our circumstances. Showing us that we can come out on the other side stronger.” — Here is a quote about Kintsugi from Linda Muller\, a certified life coach. \n\n\n\nAbout Mami Takahashi: \nMami Takahashi is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist and a scholar working in multiple cities including Chicago and Tokyo. She earned her MFA in Contemporary Studio Practice from Portland State University in 2013 and a BFA in Japanese Painting from Joshibi University of Art and Design in Japan. \nWith ongoing artistic research\, practice\, and teaching\, Takahashi explores different approaches to actualize Japanese aesthetics to enhance cultural perspectives in many U.S. communities. Takahashi also aims to connect Japan and communities in Chicago by teaching traditional and modern art-making techniques. \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \nThis project is supported\, in whole or in part\, by federal assistance listing number\, 21.027 awarded to the International Museum of Surgical Science by the US Treasury through the American Rescue Plan Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $125\,000.00\, representing 83% of total project funding. \nThis project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of SurgicalScience acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is brought to you through collaboration with the Japanese Cultural Center.
URL:https://imss.org/program/workshop-kintsugi-for-beginners-with-mami-takahashi/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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