November 4, 2005 · 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ·
Tinley Park, IL
Attend the Illinois Arts Council’s (IAC) 16th Annual Artist Showcase! This event brings organizations and individuals interested in booking artist presentations together with Illinois’ wealth of professional artists.
Enjoy a full-day display of artistic activity, and explore opportunities to bring artists to your community. Interact with many of the world-renowned artists and performing companies listed on IAC’s Arts-in-Education and Artstour rosters. Discover how these artists' performances and residency programs can be tailored especially for your organization and specific population. Click on Participating Artists for more information on artists that will be present at Artist Showcase.
“ Excellent! Price was right and it was jam-packed with great info.” — Artist Showcase participant
YOU should attend!!
Especially if you are from Main Street communities, libraries, PTOs/PTAs, schools, universities, arts presenters, arts organizations, community centers, local arts councils, park districts or other non-profit organizations.
GRANT WORKSHOP
Attend an application workshop on IAC grant programs that partially support bringing a talented artist to your community. Learn about the Arts-in-Education Residency Program, Artstour, and short-term residency options.
Accesibility
If you require accommodations for accessibility, please contact IAC staff at 312/814-6762 no later than October 21.
request a brochure
Call 312/814-6765 or email aie@arts.state.il.us
DOWNLOAD BROCHURE PDF
The printed brochure contains the same information covered in this section, including the registration form in a compact 5-page PDF. The interactive PDF (Portable Document Format) file is availble for download. In order to open this file, Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed on your computer. It is free and easy to download from www.adobe.com
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The IAC receives funds annually from the Illinois General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts to support Illinois artists and arts activities of not-for-profit organizations. |
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The 2005 Artist Showcase is presented in cooperation with the Rockford Area Arts Council. |
HOLIDAY INN SELECT HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER
Artist Showcase will be held in the Convention Center at the Holiday Inn Select in Tinley Park from 8:30am-4pm on Friday, November 4, 2005. The Holiday Inn Select Hotel is easily accessible from I-80. For directions contact the hotel at 708/444-1100.
The Holiday Inn Select is offering a discounted rated of $95 per room to Artist Showcase participants, Contact the hotel by October 13 for reservations.
Holiday Inn Select Hotel and Convention Center
18501 S. Harlem Ave.
Tinley Park, IL
Get driving directions from Mapquest.com
REGISTER EARLY
Register by October 21 to take advantage of the $25 reduced registration fee. After October 21, fax registration form to 815/963-8958, and pay $30 at Artist Showcase. Registration includes breakfast and lunch, and CPDU credits for qualifying teachers. Unfortunately, no refunds will be issued.
Complete form and return with check payable to:
Rockford Area Arts Council
713 East State Street
Rockford, IL 61104
The interactive PDF (Portable Document Format) file is availble for download. In order to open this file, Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed on your computer. It is free and easy to download from www.adobe.com
AN ENERGETIC MARKETPLACE OF ARTISTS
Interact with world-renowned artists from the IAC’s Arts-in-Education and Artstour rosters. Based on artistic merit and experience, these artists have been selected by a peer panel for inclusion on the rosters. IAC Roster Artists have extensive experience working with diverse populations and audiences across Illinois. Discover how these artists’ performances and residency programs can be tailored especially for your organization.
Meet artists working in: creative writing · dance · ethnic and folk arts · interdisciplinary arts · media arts · music · theater · visual arts · literature · performance poetry · multi-disciplinary arts · puppetry · storytelling
participating artists
Click the links on the right to view information about individual artists from the Arts-in-Education and Artstour rosters. Artist information is listed differently on each roster and some artists are listed on both.
| Creative Writing | |
| Alice George |
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| Lisa Reardon |
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| Janet Riehecky |
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| J.E. Robinson | |
| Rose Virgo Performance Poetica | |
| Dance | |
| 98.6 Fahrenheit Dance Company | |
| Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre |
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| Laura Crotte |
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| Danceloop Chicago |
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| Hubbard Street Dance Chicago |
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| Kalapriya Dance |
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| Kate Kuper |
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| Luna Negra Dance Theater |
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| Reginald McLaughlin |
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| McNulty Irish Dancers |
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| Mexican Folkloric Dance Company |
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| Perceptual Motion, Inc. |
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| Interdisciplinary/ Multidisciplinary Arts | |
| J. Martin Bautista |
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| Circesteem |
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| Pohlhammer Studio Productions |
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| Shanti Foundation for Peace |
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| SPELLBINDER |
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| Striding Lion InterArts Workshop |
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| David Stocker |
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| Umoja People |
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| Music | |
| A Spiritual Journey Percussion Ensemble |
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| Anne and Mark Burnell |
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| Comic Intermezzo |
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| Diane Delin |
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| Elizabeth Doyle |
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| Mark Dvorak |
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| Randy Erwin |
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| Sherri Farley |
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| Kathleen Gibson |
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| Kiu Haghighi |
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| Bucky Halker |
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| Joan Hammel |
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| Claudia Hommel |
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| Salle Huber |
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| Diane Ippel |
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| Jimmy's Bavarians |
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| Jim Kanas |
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| Amy Lowe |
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| Rocky Maffit |
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| Wil Maring |
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| MOJO & The Bayou Gypsies |
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| Lee Murdock |
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| Bradford Newquist |
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| Eric Noden |
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| Opera Theatre North |
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| Greg Pasenko |
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| The Peter Saltzman Band |
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| Rick Pickren |
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| Bill Robinson |
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| Rich Rubietta |
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| Tom Sharpe |
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| Linda Smith |
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| Jeni Swerdlow |
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| Switchback |
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| Tecora Rogers Trio |
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| MaryMonica Thomas |
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| Tom and Chris Kastle |
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| Chris Vallillo |
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| Puppetry | |
| I'm Your Puppet Productions |
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| Ginger Lozar |
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| Daniel McGuire |
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| Storytelling | |
| Edith Armstrong |
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| Denise Berry-Hanna |
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| Sue Black |
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| Donna Dettman |
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| Chris Fascione |
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| Fox Tales International |
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| Linda Gorham |
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| Judith Heineman |
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| Beth Horner |
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| Marilyn Kinsella |
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| Dan Lemonnier |
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| Paddy Lynn |
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| Marie Ringenberg |
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| Theater | |
| About Face Theatre |
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| Warren Brown |
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| Chicago Dramatists |
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| Chicspeare Production Company |
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| Child's Play Touring Theatre |
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| Face to Face Productions |
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| First Folio Shakespeare Festival |
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| Kidworks Touring Theatre Company |
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| The Mime Company |
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| Cathleen Schandelmeier |
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| Donna Stone |
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| The Viola Project |
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| Visual Arts | |
| Glen C. Davies |
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| Sujata Dey Koontz |
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| Danell Dvorak |
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| William Estrada |
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| Stephen Fessler |
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| Maria Gaspar |
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| Cathy Grafton |
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| Anne Hughes |
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| Donna Katz |
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| Monika Kimrey |
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| Charlotte Main |
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| Jeanne O'Melia |
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| Nancy Vachon |
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event schedule
| 8:30 am | Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:45 am | Welcome and Introduction to the day |
| 9:00 am | IAC Grant Opportunities Workshop |
| 9:35 am | View Artist Presentation and Artists Booths |
| 11:45 am | Lunch |
| 12:45 pm | View Artist Presentation and Artists Booths |
| 4:00 pm | Event Closes |
Artist information Booths
| 8:30 am-4:00 pm | Artist Booths are open |
Presentation Schedule
Note: Three presentations will happen simultaneously in three separate rooms. A schedule listing the presenting artist will be available at Artist Showcase registration.
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| 9:35-9:50 am | Presentation slot 1 |
| 9:55-10:10 am | Presentation slot 2 |
| 10:15-10:30 am | Presentation slot 3 |
| 11:10-11:25am | Presentation slot 4 |
| 11:30-11:45 am | Presentation slot 5 |
| 12:45-1:00 pm | Presentation slot 6 |
| 1:05-1:20 pm | Presentation slot 7 |
| 2:00-2:15 pm | Presentation slot 8 |
| 2:20-2:35 pm | Presentation slot 9 |