For Immediate Release
August 30, 2005
Note: Interviews are available by request
Images are available electronically
WHAT: Columbia College Chicago will open seven of its eight exhibition spaces to launch a new annual event entitled, Talk the Walk. The Talk refers to the curatorial and/or gallery director's tour of the exhibition spaces; the Walk, to a traversing of the South Loop where Columbia houses its many exhibition spaces. Talk the Walk invites the public to join in an open lecture and dialog about the art presented at Columbia College during the fall art season. A curator and/or gallery director will be available at each site to walk guests through the exhibition and discuss the show's theme, the art and to answer questions. Talk the Walk, a part of the Chicago Artist's Month celebrations, is an opportunity for the art-going public to see and learn about internationally recognized artists alongside the work of students, faculty and alumni.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 19, 2005
5pm to 8:30pm
WHERE: Columbia College Chicago Campus
HOW
MUCH: Free and open to the public. A free shuttle will take guests along Wabash Ave. from the corner of Congress and Wabash to the corner of 11th Street and Wabash Ave.
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INFO: Elizabeth Burke-Dain, Media Relations Office, 312.344.8695