Weekly Events Calendar: 05.02.07

Art & Design Events...

The Smallest Coolest Contest continues in May on Apartment Therapy
- We're rolling out our judges' profiles.
- Finalists will all be notified by May 9.
Formatting Blick (2004) is comprised of three gelatin silver prints each depicting a wooden palette, a piece of cardboard, and four small corner-shaped pieces that imitate the frame indicators one sees when looking through a camera’s lens or viewfinder.
- Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College Chicago, 600 S. Michigan Ave.
- Through May 25

Devening Projects + Editions presents: More or Less, Rodney Carswell + Zak Prekop

More or Less pairs a Chicago artist significant in the lexicon of painted abstraction with a younger and emerging artist whose developing language has already reached a well-defined position.
devening projects + editions, 3039 west carroll, 3rd floor
May 6-30, Opening reception: Sunday, May 6 from 3-7 pm

Two-person show including work by Andy Kane and Michel Balasis closing reception

Also featured at both Galleries will be the work of...Howard Finster - Folk Art - paintings and serigraphs- Georgia; Chris Peldo -Pop Art blended with Abstract Expressionism-Paintings-Chicago
David Leonardis Gallery, 217 W. Huron St. #5
Closing reception Friday, May 4, 6 pm-midnight

Mother's Day Art Sale at Lillstreet

"Just in time for Mother’s Day, the Gallery at Lillstreet Art Center will offer a special art sale with 10 to 20 percent off all jewelry and ceramics Friday, May 4 to Sunday, May 13. Shoppers can enjoy browsing in the Gallery and throughout Artist’s Studios at Lillstreet to find an extra-special handmade gift for mom this year."
Lillstreet Art Center, 4401 N. Ravenswood
Friday, May 4 (6-9 pm) through Sunday, May 13

Far from Home: Photography, Travel, and Inspiration

"This exhibition is part of the museum’s yearlong celebration of Silk Road Chicago, which explores the themes of travel and transformation."
The Art Institute of Chicago, 110 S. Michigan Ave.
Closes Sunday, May 6