Illinois Arts Council

In 1965, the Illinois General Assembly created the Illinois Arts Council for the purpose of encouraging development of the arts throughout Illinois. This state agency assists artists, arts organizations, and other community organizations that present arts programming by providing financial and technical assistance. The Governor and General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts provide funds annually to the Illinois Arts Council.
Jet

Fred A. Dominick started Jet in 1947, at the dawn of the jet age. A time of new technology, of dreamers and visionaries, of passionately pushing the edges of what was possible. We were just a small storefront printer in Oak Park, Illinois, but we embraced the cutting edge. Like being one of the first to adopt multi-color printing on unique and unusual substrates, which led us to enter our first of several niche markets. We've been championing innovation ever since. Innovative solutions, cutting-edge graphic technologies, and breakthrough customer care aren't new to us. They're part of our history. Today, Jet stands as one of the largest, independently owned, commercial printers in the United States and one of the very few that is truly a full-service provider of graphic communication solutions.
Graphic Chemical & Ink

Graphic Chemical & Ink Company is a world leader in the fine art field of printmaking. We manufacture our own time-tested inks for etching, litho and relief printing, as well as sell screen print inks, papers, tools, chemistry, plates and supplies for all of a printmaker's needs.

barlouie Bar Louie
47 W. Polk St.

This hip neighborhood restaurant and bar specializes in oversized sandwiches and artfully created jumbo martinis but also offers an extensive selection of appetizers, pastas and entrees; plus wide assortment of interesting beers, microbrews and wines by the glass or bottle. Warm surroundings with an urban feel include nightlife photography, signature hand-laid tile artwork, hardwood floors, and exposed brick walls. Service is speedy with a smile. Open for lunch, dinner, after-work or late night dining

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Caribou Coffee
41 E. 8th St.

Delicious, delcious coffee...

Look for coupons in your swag bag and free gift cards to be given away by the vendors and publishers on Friday, March 27 starting at 10 am.
Shop Columbia
623 S. Wabash Ave., 1st Floor

Shop Columbia is Columbia College Chicago's student art store that features a curated collection of Columbia student talent. Offerings include everything from photography, paintings and sculpture to 'zines, calendars and journals to tees, belts and totes, to jewelry, buttons and faux tattoos. Shop Columbia is defined by what students are making right now.

Mark Remarque
Southern Graphics Council Conference 2010
March 24 - 27, 2010
Philadelphia, PA

Printmaking is a paradigmatic artmaking process with the potential of recording all stages of the creative process. For artists, it exists as a living media not as an obsolete manufacturing process. Mark/Remarque will examine traditional and digital print processes (marks), critical discourse important to the field (remarks), and consider the concepts associated with the historical print term remarque: rarity, testing, concept amplification, and boundary extension. The conference is timed to coincide with Philagrafika 2010, an international festival of contemporary art focusing on artistic practices that engage the visual, intellectual, and creative frontiers in printmaking. Galleries and museums throughout Philadelphia will host print exhibitions. Of interest to all conference participants with be Philagrafika’s centerpiece exhibition: The Graphic Unconscious, which will present the pervasive role of the print in contemporary artistic production.

Co-hosted by Moore College of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philagrafika, The School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania, Tyler School of Art of Temple University, The University of the Arts.

Panels, Demonstrations and Themed Portfolios Proposals due by May 1, 2009. Please log onto www.SgcPhiladelphia.com for submissions details and updated confererence info. Demonstration submissions should be sent to Patty Smith at psmith@uarts.edu. Panel Submissions should be sent to Hester Stinnett at hesters@temple.edu. Themed Portfolios should be sent to Rochelle Toner at rtoner@comcast.net.