Elaine Luther
Artist, Writer
Welcome, I’m Elaine.
I make art, write about art and run a tiny art gallery. Find out more about me.
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Clocking in for Unpaid Labor – Time Cards are Back and on Display!
Time Cards in the Clocking in for Unpaid Labor Project I'm delighted to share the first batch of time cards that have come back in the mail! I sent out about 25 time cards, unsolicited, to about 25 artists, many of them artists who have sent work into the micro...
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Prison Reform for Beginners and an Announcement
Ever since incarcerated artist Juan C. Hernandez shared his art with me (see image, above) and proposed a solo show in the micro gallery, I've been learning how much I didn't know about prisons in the United States. I mean, I knew I was against for profit prisons. I...
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Pandemic Community Quilt Added to Field Museum!
Very exciting news about a quilt I contributed a block to! The Riverside Arts Center writes: The quilt will become a part of the new Pandemic Collection, housed in the Field Museum’s Anthropology Collection. According to the Field Museum, The Pandemic Collection is "a...
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Public Participation Art Project: Make a Time Card for Clocking in for Unpaid Labor
How to Participate Clocking in for Unpaid Labor is a new public participation art project where people are invited to collage, sew, quilt, paint, whatever, a time card in order to express something about the unpaid labor that they do. Whether that work is emotional...
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What I Learned from Applying to 10 Artist Residencies
That maybe I can live without one. I came to this conclusion after being turned down 8 times. Doing the Math on Residencies But I'm not really discouraged, because I ran the numbers. Many residencies publish their numbers, how many people apply and how many people...
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Show Announcement: Creating Space at Lillstreet Art Center
Group Show at Lillstreet Art Center in May As part of the Taking Up Space initiative, a group of Chicago artists, including me, will have a show at The Annex gallery space at Lillstreet Art Center in Ravenswood. Show dates are May 1-30. Lillstreet Art Center 4401 N....
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Artists and Writers Who Work Seasonally
Seasons of Life and of Art Making There's this idea about seasons of life - for example, being a mother to babies and toddlers can feel like it will last forever, and that she'll never get back to her regular life - and it helps to think of that phase of life as a...
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Solo Show at The Compassion Factory
I'm thrilled to announce that I'll have a solo show at The Compassion Factory in Brookfield, IL, for the month of May and into June a bit. This show is part of the international Taking Up Space initiative, where galleries and alternative spaces are hosting shows of...
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More Solar Fast Prints in New Colors
Today in the studio, I branched out into some new colors - magenta and orange. The orange is whew! really orange. I'm getting ready for a solo show and just as with the 100 Day Project, I'm trying new variations to add interest to what I'm making. I've collected more...
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Call for Miniature Art: Taking Up Space Show, May 2022
In May 2022, over 100 women and non-binary artists will be hosting solo and small group shows with the theme "Taking Up Space." How could I not lend my own gallery space to the cause, however small that space is? Submit art via the google form. Size limit is 4" x...
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