Our dictionary defines art as the “creativity of man as distinguished from the world of nature,” and nature is getting a run for its money this week in myriad artistic endeavors.
– The city skyline provides a luminous backdrop to the ninth annual Chicago Tribune Magnificent Mile Art Festival. The affordable work of 200 artists is featured in the free show, which also boasts live music. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Pioneer Court, on North Michigan Avenue at the Tribune Tower. Call 815-937-0920 or 954-472-3755, or visit www.ArtFestival.com.
– World Beat musician Stuart Rosenberg provides patrons of the Three Arts Club with a zesty musical gumbo as they explore the North Dearborn Association’s 42nd Annual Dearborn Garden Walk. The walk will take place from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at about 50 private gardens on the Near North Side. The Association’s headquarters, 1300 N. Dearborn St., is the focal point for the walk, and the doors will be open all day to feature the work of 16 women artists. Free. Those who donate $5 will be given a garden walk map and a schedule of festival activities. Call 773-472-6561 for details. (This paragraph as published has been corrected in this text.)
– “Ethereal Sights” are yours to envision at the Aldo Castillo Gallery, which showcases the work of visionary painter Luis Fernando Uribe through Sept. 2. Soul-searching spirituality is emphasized in Uribe’s work, in a show that opens Friday with a free reception from 5-9 p.m. 233 W. Huron St. Call 312-337-2536 or go to www.ArtAldo.com.
– More than two dozen galleries are participating in the Chicago Art Dealers Association’s fifth annual VISION Chicago, opening Friday in River North (and Thursday in West Loop Gate) and running through Aug. 26. Call CADA at 312-649-0065 or visit www.artline.com.
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