08/20/2022
Join us August 27th from 9:30am-11am for a one of a kind plein air painting event in Lurie Garden! Let the beauty of the late-summer garden inspire you as you paint alongside Leslie Baum and fellow artists. Garden staff and volunteers will be onsite to answer questions and contextualize the landscape for those interested. We hope to see you there!
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An Instrument in the Shape of a Women – on view at the Chicago Cultural Center - features paintings and animations by Leslie Baum, Diane Christianson, and Selina Trepp. Baum’s contribution to the exhibition, the Plein Air Project, offers a fresh spin on plein air painting – the act of painting outdoors from the landscape. All the work on display comes out of her ongoing practice of hosting plein air painting dates, in which she invites others to paint alongside her in the open air. In the spirit of this project, we invite you to invite a friend to join you for a self-directed outdoor painting experience. Gather in Lurie Garden of Millennium Park on August 27th from 9:30am-11am. Bring your own materials and a blanket or chair to sit on. Leslie Baum will also plein air paint in the park with a friend. Instruction is not provided -- this is simply an opportunity to paint outdoors with a partner, and to share that experience with many others doing the same. After this collective plein air painting experience, Baum will host a brief walk-through of her exhibition.
