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Chairman Rocco Landesman Releases the Schedule for his Visit to Chicago, Illinois, for June 2 and 3, 2010

Visit will be the latest stop on the "Art Works" tour across America

June 1, 2010

MEDIA ADVISORY

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Contact:
Victoria Hutter
202-682-5692
hutterv@arts.gov

Washington, DC — In his latest stop on the Art Works tour across America, scheduled for June 2 and 3, NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman will visit Chicago, Illinois. Chairman Landesman is coming to the city at the invitation of the MacArthur Foundation and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.

The chairman is traveling to Chicago to learn how the arts work with a particular focus on the role of the arts in creating and sustaining vibrant urban centers. In addition to learning about the local arts environment, the chairman will participate in a press conference honoring Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley who the chairman has cited as a visionary leader.

The following events are open to the press only.


Wednesday, June 2

2:45—3:15pm

  

Tour of the Hyde Park Art Center
 Location: 5020 South Cornell Avenue
The Hyde Park Art Center is the oldest alternative exhibition space in the city and boasts a long record of education outreach in the community. 

3:30—4:00pm

  

Travel to Street Level Youth Media

4:00—4:30pm 

  

Street Level Youth Media
Location: 2459 West Augusta Boulevard
Street Level Youth Media educates Chicago's urban youth in media arts and emerging technologies for use in self-expression, communication, and social change.  The chairman will observe Sounding Point, a radio production workshop.
 

Thursday June 3
 

9:00—9:30 am

  

Chicago Architecture Foundation
Location: 224 South Michigan Avenue
The chairman will join in a discussion of the foundation's new headquarters and what it means to have design at the heart of a city's brand.

10:30-11:30 am 

  

Press Conference to Honor Mayor Daley
Location: Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 West Randolph Street
Speaking at the press conference in order of appearance are:

  • Eileen LaCario, Vice President, Broadway in Chicago
  • Roche Schulfer, Executive Director, Goodman Theatre
  • Deb Clapp, Executive Director, League of Chicago Theatres
  • Lou Raizin, President, Broadway in Chicago
  • Rocco Landesman, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts
  • Mayor Richard Daley

5:00—6:00 pm  

  

Public Presentation by Chairman Landesman  
Location: Claudia Cassidy Theater,
Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph St.
The chairman will speak for 20 minutes, followed by Q & A.  The presentation is hosted by the MacArthur Foundation, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the Illinois Arts Council, and the Illinois Arts Alliance.

6:00—8:00pm           

 

Reception

Blue Star Museums is a partnership among Blue Star Families, the National Endowment for the Arts, and more than 700 museums in all 50 states to offer free admission to active duty military personnel and their  this summer.

The following Illinois museums are participating in Blue Star Museums.

McLean County Museum of History, Bloomington
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Chicago Children's Museum, Chicago
DuSable Museum of African American History, Chicago
Glessner House Museum, Chicago
McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum, Chicago
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Smart Museum of Art, Chicago
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, Elmhurst
Levere Memorial Temple
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Evanston
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, Evanston
Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe
The Morton Arboretum, Lisle
DuPage Children's Museum, Naperville
Naper Settlement, Naperville
Children's Discovery Museum, Normal
Wheels O' Time Museum, Peoria
Quincy Art Center, Quincy
Rockford Art Museum, Rockford
McHenry County Historical Society, Union
First Division Museum at Catigny, Wheaton
Robert R. McCormick Museum, Wheaton


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