Triangulation Art Event October 25, 2007

REVERSIBLE EYE ARTS
1103 N. California. Chicago, Illinois (773) 862-1232

Contact: Ryan Shuquem
private cell, do not publish – (773)816-9225

FOR RELEASE IN OCTOBER 2007

TRIANGULATION: MAPPING COMMUNITY

CHICAGO- On Thursday, October 25th Reversible Eye Arts will open Triangulation, a multicultural gallery exhibition, part of Chicago Artists Month. With this year's theme being 'Creative Alliances', Reversible Eye Arts has invited three neighborhood arts organizations to display and celebrate art, diversity, and collaboration. The organizations featured are ARTS OF LIFE, CO-OP IMAGE and THE PUERTO RICAN INSTITUTE OF ART AND CULTURE. Each agency has selected community youth and area artists to create multimedia installations, including live performances. Doors opening at 7 pm, with the event closing at 10 pm. Libations and hors d'oeurves will be served. Following the opening, Triangulation at Reversible Eye will be viewable Saturdays from 1 to 5 pm through November 16th.

The works displayed will explore three perspectives on community, generating several dialogues related to the community of Humboldt Park, as well as to community in general.

Co-op Image will create an audio-visual installation featuring excerpts of oral histories collected through their Mobile Media Lab project. In both personal and artistic quests the young artists have traveled through Humboldt Park and interviewed residents on their experiences and relationship to the community. Located in Humboldt Park, Co-op Image is a non-profit public arts education program for youth of communities in need. For more information visit coopimage.org.

ARTS OF LIFE, an arts studio for adults with developmental disabilities, will be taking a "photographic tour" of Humboldt Park. Accompanying the photographs will be an audio piece documenting the artists' experience of their tour through the community. ARTS OF LIFE is an artistic community that provides adults with developmental disabilities an environment to experience personal growth. For more information visit artsoflife.org

The Institute of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture is a cultural and educational institution devoted to the promotion, integration and advancement of Puerto Rican arts and culture. The institute will be installing large wall pieces of text and poetry from the Puerto Rican community. For more information visit www.iprac.org

All three organizations will be working with community artists to create a narrative map of Humboldt Park, to be assembled out of square tiles on the floor of the gallery using 300 1x1 ft. square masonite tiles. This is a collaboration of around 100 artists of different ages, abilities, and ethnicities.

In a month long effort to celebrate and forge 'Creative Alliances', several related events will be taking place in October:

• Saturdays in October from 6 to 10 pm, Arts of Life and Co-op Image will have pieces displayed at the Bloomingdale Arts building open studio, located at 2418 W. Bloomingdale, near Artesian.

• Great Wall Showcase, October 13 & 20, 3 -7 pm, Mural Walk 4 - 5 pm.
Great Wall of Chicago, presented by Arts of Life and Cooperative Image Group, showcases their recent mural art at this open studio through a mural walk along Bloomingdale Avenue. Artists include: Stephanie Garland, Naomi Martinez, Maria Vargas, Mike Bankroft, Sara McCool, Roger Guzlas, and Tyrone Whiteside.
2418 W. Blooomingdale Avenue, (773) 875-7833 http://www.greatwallofchicago.com
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