The Beverly Area Arts Alliance's annual Beverly Art Walk is about community, and yesterday's 11th Art Walk proved once again that the Alliance has done so much to revitalize the "modern" Beverly/Morgan Park.
Events went on all over the neighborhood, and the Ridge Historical Society (RHS) was fortunate to have glass artist Sean Michael Felix "assigned" to us by Alliance leader Sal Campbell.
Sal always does a great job of matching artists with venues, and this is a perfect example – an artist who uses old-world processes to create beautiful images on glass, using etching, paints, gold leaf and other techniques, matched up with the one place in the community you are able, even encouraged, to be "old school" and think about the past!
RHS also had its own Mati Maldre, photographer and RHS Board member, with a display of his award-winning architectural photos of buildings in the community designed by architect H. H. Waterman. The day was rounded out with entertainment by Weber Irish Dance company, a South Side Irish institution for 60 years!
Plus, a new term has entered the community's lexicon – several people said yesterday they were out and about "art walking." That's how language evolves.
Here is a picture of Sean and Sal together yesterday at RHS, with just some of Sean's wonderful work.
Now RHS is on to preparation of the new exhibit, "Harry Hale Waterman, Architect: Unique in Any Style," which will premiere for Open House Chicago on October 19 – 20.