Chicago Aritsts Month Offer Lunch With A Featured Artist

Contest Information Available in this Week’s Time Out Chicago

2012-10-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Chicago Artists Month offers aspiring artists an opportunity to have lunch with one of the 19 Featured Artists, highlighted by the citywide collaborative art event.  Each year, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) dedicates the month of October to shining a spotlight on Chicago’s visual arts community, highlighting some of its most innovative artists.

The chance to win lunch with an artist is highlighted in this week’s Time Out Chicago (October 11-17 edition.)  There will be 10 winners who will win the chance to have lunch with a featured artist or artists at a specially selected Lettuce Entertain You restaurant.  Pairings are determined by Time Out Chicago and the City of Chicago’s DCASE.

Chicago Artists Month’s Featured Artists work in a variety of mediums that include sculpture, traditional painting, animation, murals and illustrations, and unique concepts such as Cigar Box Guitars, ceramic and glass totems, and stitching covers for handmade books.

Luncheon opportunities are available with all Featured Artists listed below:

Seana Higgins and Anne McNamee Laura Shaeffer
Jeremiah Lee Andrew Arvanetes
Chelsea Culp and Ben Foch Preston Jackson
Selina Trepp Mary Ellen Croteau
Regin Igloria Sergio Gomez
Hebru Brantley Ian Ferguson
Brandy Barker Dobrila Pintar
Victoria Martinez

For more information on the Featured Artists and all of the events of Chicago Artists Month, visit www.chicagoartistsmonth.org.

Chicago Artists Month is presented by the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.  Additional support is provided by 98.7WFMT and WTTW11, Chicago Gallery News and the Chicago Artists’ Coalition.  The official dining partner of Chicago Artists Month is Lettuce Entertain You® Enterprises, Inc.

Cindy Gatziolis    312.744.0573

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