Art Against AIDS Exhibit Coming to Gallery 180
WHAT: The Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago will present the Preview Exhibition for this year’s Art Against AIDS Benefit. The month-long exhibition includes Paintings, drawings, prints, photographs and sculpture created and donated by artists from around the nation.
The public is invited to view and purchase the items on display. All proceeds from the sale of artwork will go directly to Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights to support their extensive network of HIV/AIDS services.
All work not sold by the end of the exhibition will be auctioned off at the Art Against AIDS Benefit.
WHEN: Tuesday, January 15 – Thursday, February 14, 2008
Reception: Friday, January 25, 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m
Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday – 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; Saturday – 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: Gallery 189
The Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago
180 North Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60601
CONTACT: For more information, media may contact Natalia Derevyanny at
312.777.8640 (office)
312.735.0769 (cell)
nderevyanny@aii.edu
About The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago
The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago, located at 350 North Orleans Street (at Mart Center) attracts a diverse mix of students from throughout the Chicago area and world. A second campus is located at 180 North Wabash, and is a satellite location of The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago. The college’s bachelor’s degree programs include Advertising, Culinary Management, Digital Filmmaking & Video Production, Game Art & Design, Fashion Design, Fashion Marketing & Management, Interior Design, Media Arts & Animation, Visual Effects & Motion Graphics, Visual Communications and Web Design & Interactive Media. The college’s associate’s degree programs include Accessory Design, Culinary Arts, Fashion Merchandising, Fashion Production, Graphic Design and Web Design & Interactive Media. Graduates are trained for entry-level positions in their chosen fields through curricula that emphasize actual job skills and competencies necessary for success in the field. For more information about The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago, call the college at 312.280.3500 or visit the school’s website at www.artinstitutes.edu/chicago