Don’t Tread on the Meatballs; A Summary of Recent North Shore Field Trips

Over the past few months, The Arts of Life North Shore Studio has gone on many field trips around the city. Below are some of the highlights.  We visited Chicago artist Tim Lowly while he was working on a large painting in Carlson Gallery of North Park University. [[{“fid”:”408541″,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fields”:{“format”:”media_original”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:3024,”width”:4032,”class”:”media-element file-media-original”}}]][[{“fid”:”408542″,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fields”:{“format”:”media_original”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:3024,”width”:4032,”class”:”media-element file-media-original”}}]]For the first time ever, we were able to attend EXPO Chicago at Navy Pier. An international contemporary art exhibition held each year in Chicago that kicks off the international fall art season each September.[[{“fid”:”408543″,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fields”:{“format”:”media_original”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:993,”width”:762,”class”:”media-element file-media-original”}}]][[{“fid”:”408544″,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fields”:{“format”:”media_original”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:1024,”width”:934,”class”:”media-element file-media-original”}}]][[{“fid”:”408545″,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fields”:{“format”:”media_original”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:518,”width”:932,”class”:”media-element file-media-original”}}]][[{“fid”:”408546″,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fields”:{“format”:”media_original”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:647,”width”:759,”class”:”media-element file-media-original”}}]] Finally, thanks to our Executive Board member Erin Toale, we were able to get a personal tour of Takashi Murakami’s “The Octopus Eats its Own Leg” exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art! [[{“fid”:”408547″,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fields”:{“format”:”media_original”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:3024,”width”:4032,”class”:”media-element file-media-original”}}]][[{“fid”:”408548″,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fields”:{“format”:”media_original”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:3024,”width”:4032,”class”:”media-element file-media-original”}}]][[{“fid”:”408549″,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fields”:{“format”:”media_original”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:3024,”width”:4032,”class”:”media-element file-media-original”}}]][[{“fid”:”408550″,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fields”:{“format”:”media_original”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:3024,”width”:4032,”class”:”media-element file-media-original”}}]]