Hot Times at Old Town

Appearing below are selections from the hard copy Hot Times. The objective is to highlight activities at the School and in the larger community, especially those featuring or of special interest to teachers and staff. Your suggestions are welcome. Enter a comment (under any item); it will come to me rather than automatically appearing.

Paper as Art: Papel Mexicano Exhibit at Columbia College

Paper can be used to create rich and fascinating art — to see examples, think of visiting the Papel Mexicano exhibit at Columbia College.

The art of paper in Mexico is uniquely ingenious, artistic, and varied.The spindley paper mache skeletons and toy skulls that appear surreal or frightening to many outsiders are part of the religious and cultural symbols that characterize the lively arts of Mexico. Exotic winged creatures with long tongues, a plethora of painted masks, papel picado, and amate ritual figures are some of the visual curiosities included in the Papel Mexicano exhibition.

With the help of members of the College’s Latino Alliance and contributions from Chicago’s Mexican Americans have prepared a Dia de los Muertos altar to honor the papermaker Dard Hunter, one of the pioneers of 20th century papermaking in America.

The exhibit opened this week and will run to December 15th at Columbia College, 1104 S. Wabash, 2nd floor. Gallery hours are 10 am to 6 pm, Monday-Saturday. Information: 312-344-6630 or bookandpaper.org.

Other recent posts:

Celebrate the Holidays with Reggio the Hoofer
The Exquisite Corpse Lives Again!
Filisko and Noden on European Tour
Old Town School Harmonica Student wins Nobel Prize
For something a bit unusual…..
Arlo Leach: Guitar and Jug Band
Cafe Menu Specials
A Walk Through the Blues
Diandra Jones in Ghaha

Filed under: Interesting outside the Old Town School by Skip | November 19, 2007 |


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