NIGHT SHIFT
“Night Shift” is a series of imaginary paintings exploring psychological states, more than actual physical places. Although the paintings suggest actual places, the artist has freely altered the architecture and mixed scenes of various cities. The work suggests emotional places, and only vaguely references geographical ones. The title implies a shift from the visual world revealed in daylight to the more hidden interior world obscured in the darkness of night.
Ken Minami is a Chicago painter educated in the tradition of the 19th-Century Boston School. He continues to paint still life and figurative works from life with the intention of faithfully rendering the visual world as it presents itself. These nighttime urban paintings are a departure from that practice. It’s a shift into attempting to paint a scene that only exists in his imagination. His Instagram is @minami6275.
Opening Reception: Friday, October 25 | 6 to 8 PM
Lincoln Park Art Night: Thursday, November 14 | 5:30 to 8:30 PM
Exhibition: October 22 to December 14
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday – Friday 10 to 5 PM
Saturday 10 to 1 PM
The Old Town Triangle Center at 1763 N North Park will be closed to the public from 10/4/24 to the week of 10/15/24 as we undergo renovations. Yoga classes will continue at the Midwest Buddhist Temple.
As our office will be closed, we will be unable to answer any phone calls. Please direct all correspondence to our email at info@oldtowntriangle.com.
Thank you for your patience as we make the Triangle Center a better place for all of our neighbors!
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Join us for the best evening of the season! Neighbors and friends! Music by the world famous, Keith Stras & Polka Confetti! Brats, Pretzels, sauerkraut and more from neighborhood fave, Glunz Tavern. Kids games. Adult games. Dancing. Seasonal beer. And so much more!
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“I like to travel, and I take numerous photographs, almost always thinking they might become part of a painting. Favorite subjects: mountains and rushing water, waves, city life, panoramas, and vistas; sometimes people. Favorites are the American West and especially Colorado.”
John is an engineer by training and a college professor in business by trade. All of his paintings are pastels, and he devotes a lot of time to thinking about and planning each painting, though he frequently tweaks the painting and deviates from the plan. Working evenings and weekends, each painting takes 3-6 weeks to complete. John is largely self-taught and became interested in art before grammar school. He considers each painting to be a new learning experience and somewhat of an experiment.
Opening Reception: Sunday, September 8 | 2 to 4 PM
Exhibition: September 7 to October 3
Old Town Triangle Building Catalog 2024
Old Town Triangle District with Building Catalog Addendum 2024
Noncontributing Buildings
Phantasma is an exhibition of hypnagogic paintings by Bruce Riley. The paintings range in date from a couple of years before the Coronavirus to the present. Riley’s luminous visions blur the line between abstraction and figuration. Working without preconception, his paintings are developed as much as painted. With no sketches to guide him, Riley works on multiple paintings that help to define each other as they grow. Bruce would like to thank the city of Chicago for his 2023 Individual Artists DCASE grant.
Opening Reception: Friday, August 16 | 6 to 8 PM
Gallery Talk: Saturday, August 31 | 12 to 1 PM
Exhibition: August 9 to September 5
The gallery is open:
Tuesday – Friday 10 – 5 PM
Saturday 10 – 1 PM
1763 North Park Ave. Chicago, IL 60614
Joseph Taylor is an oil painter, printmaker, and freelance illustrator. He has had a studio in Evanston, Illinois for over 25 years. An award-winning painter and printmaker, he studied art at Indiana University and the School of the Art Institute in Chicago and specializes in large scale oil paintings. Joe teaches painting at The Old Town Triangle Assoc…and he bakes a mean cherry pie.
Reception: Sunday June 30 | 2 – 4 PM
Exhibition: June 4 to July 9, 2024
Joe Taylor will be teaching summer classes at OTTA! For more info, click here.
Oil & Acrylic Painting with Joe Taylor
Tuesdays | June 18 – August 20 | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | 10 Weeks
Wednesdays | June 19 – August 20 | 6:30 – 9:30 PM | 10 Weeks
The hanging window planters were becoming too difficult to maintain and they were limited to a season. The need to brighten our outdoor space remains. Four new, large planters will help fill the void and provide natural beauty to our setting. These large planters require a great deal more planting resources. Help us create a welcoming adornment for our building by making a donation here!
The Events Committee hosts a series of discussions, instructions, sounds on the Third Thursday of every month. Join us to learn about craft brewing through the eyes of local entrepreneurs; the joys of writing; the signs, synchronicities and intuition in everyday life; and so much more. And, if there is something/someone you would like to hear from, let us know. We’re open to all ideas!