Floating World Gallery on North Halsted features Japanese artworks, but at the end of this week, on June 25, it will trade woodblock prints for paintings, songs and short films in an exhibition entitled “What Bright Thread,” Snow City Arts’ (SCA) annual gallery night. A Chicago-based nonprofit which provides chronically ill children with opportunities to learn creative arts, SCA will showcase a select number of pieces by participants in its various programs from the past year. Executive Director Paul Sznewajs explains that the tradition, now in its twelfth year, not only allows children to take pride in their abilities but to expose their creations to the outside world. “It allows others to participate,” he adds. The collection changes each year, but this year promises to be exceptional for one reason in particular. In addition to traditional visual mediums, there will be an even greater emphasis on multimedia projects than before, the latter constituting a separate room in the gallery. The theme of the event itself was inspired by the poetry of a teenage patient. Regardless of the works themselves, Sznewajs stresses that people need to recognize “that all children need to create and to learn.” (Emma Ramsay)
Floating World Gallery on North Halsted features Japanese artworks, but at the end of this week, on June 25, it will trade woodblock prints for paintings, songs and short films in an exhibition entitled “What Bright Thread,” Snow City Arts’ (SCA) annual gallery night. A Chicago-based nonprofit which provides chronically ill children with opportunities to learn creative arts, SCA will showcase a select number of pieces by participants in its various programs from the past year. Executive Director Paul Sznewajs explains that the tradition, now in its twelfth year, not only allows children to take pride in their abilities but to expose their creations to the outside world. “It allows others to participate,” he adds. The collection changes each year, but this year promises to be exceptional for one reason in particular. In addition to traditional visual mediums, there will be an even greater emphasis on multimedia projects than before, the latter constituting a separate room in the gallery. The theme of the event itself was inspired by the poetry of a teenage patient. Regardless of the works themselves, Sznewajs stresses that people need to recognize “that all children need to create and to learn.” (Emma Ramsay)
