Chicago Art & Design Calendar

• Bold Saboteurs: Collage & Construction in Chicago at Corbett vs. Dempsey
  *An exhibition dedicated to the full expanse of collage, assemblage and construction in Chicago, from the 1930s to the present. Artists include: Ralph Arnold, Ronald Ahlström, Morris Barazani, Harry Bouras, Jim Faulkner, Robert Nickle, Tony Fitzpatrick, Gladys Nilsson, Lil Rammel, Hal Rammel, Ray Yoshida, Ed Flood, Eve Garrison, Fred Berman, Martin Hurtig, Thomas Kapsalis, John Sparagana, Vera Berdich, Tim Howe, Phyllis Kresnoff and George Cohen.
  *Corbett vs. Dempsey, 1120 N. Ashland
  *April 6-May 12


• Apartment Therapy's Spring Design Party at Hejfina
  *Home design blog Apartment Therapy Chicago and Bucktown boutique Hejfina are joining forces to host a spring design party, showcasing the shop's new spring lines. Associate Professor Helen Maria Nugent from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago will speak about contemporary and classic design, along with local design writers from Prairie Mod, Design Boner, and Palla Palla.
  *Hejfina, 1529 N. Milwaukee
  *Friday, April 13, 6pm-9pm.
  *Reserve your spot at info@hejfinashowroom.com


• Southern Incongruities at Logsdon Gallery
  *An exhibition exploring the diversity of styles that exists within a small sampling of artists who were educated in the South.
  *Logsdon 1909 Gallery, 1909 S. Halsted
  *Friday, April 13, part of 2nd Fridays in the Chicago Arts District


• Barbara Koenen in the Emergency Show at Polvo
  *Barbara Koenen is a Chicago-based artist who creates unlikely combinations of cultural practices around the world as influenced by war. Her recent projects include spice war rugs -- installations and transfers inspired by Tibetan sand mandalas and Afghani war rugs -- and Grenade Cosies, hypothetical illustrations of the evolution of a traditional American craft.
  *Polvo, 1458 W. 18th Street
  *April 6-April 28