June ART NEWS for Jason Messinger

June ARTNews:

- Illinois Arts Council Grant Awardee 

- Sat. June 12 – Artist Talk @ Chicago Public Library, Austin - Irving Branch 

- Jason Messinger art donated cover of cookbook fundraiser

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The Illinois Arts Council has awarded Jason Messinger an Individual Artist Support Initiative Artist Project Grant of $2,000, to be dispersed in the near future. This grant will specifically help support finance the costs of shipping for his recent solo show of tile murals and sculpture at the Goggle Works Center for the Arts, in Pennsylvania.

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Saturday June 12, 1 pm, Artist Talk @ Chicago Public Library

Artists Jason Messinger and Gail Wolf join Public Arts Curator Allyson Murphy to discuss their artwork commissions created for the Chicago Public Library’s Austin-Irving Branch location, and discuss their careers as artists in Chicago. Jason Messinger will be focusing on his two large murals; “Alice” and “Letterfied”. This event is free and open to the public.  
Sat, June 12, 1 pm  
Chicago Public Library, Austin-Irving Branch 
6100 West Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL 60634 
312-744-6222 
Chicago Public Library

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Cover Art for “Tasting Our World” fundraising cookbook 
Jason Messinger has been asked to donate the use of his artwork for the cover of the new cookbook, “Tasting Our World – Recipes from the Berks County Jewish Community”, a fundraising cookbook to support the work of the human services program Jewish Family Service of the Reading Jewish Federation. Profits from the project will go to help families in need, the elderly and at-risk populations, and will help support a monthly food bank program that helps to feed one of Reading’s poorest communities. Information on ordering available soon.