Jason Messinger News and Fall Shows

• Messinger Murals at CTA IMD Stop
• Artists' Atlas Show - Opens 9/24
• Artists' Atlas Reception - Thu 10/11 5-7pm
• Cornelia Arts Building Open House - Fri 10/5 6-10pm

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Artist Jason Messinger, Alderman Walter Burnett, CTA President Dorval Carter Jr

Jason Messinger Mural Commissions Unveiled
at Illinois Medical District Stops
on CTA Blue Line, at Ogden and Paulina
A dedication ceremony was held on August 21 for the new station and station-renovations for the Illinois Medical District stop on the Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line. Included were comments by CTA President Dorval Carter Jr and by Mayor Rahm Emanuel that introduced artist Jason Messinger and his custom commission of five hand-carved black porcelain tile murals, designed for the three station entrance houses of the IMD train stop. The Ogden main entrance houses two murals and the Paulina location one. The Damen entrance will showcase two additional murals, to be installed later this month. The artist was awarded the $100,000 commission after a national search, as part of the $23 million renovation and remodel project for the train stop.
Read more here: "Mayor Emanuel and CTA Unveil Newly Modernized Illinois Medical District Blue Line Station"




Artists’ Atlas: Mapping Their Journey
State Street Gallery
401 S. State Street, Chicago
Sept. 24 – Dec. 20
Hours Mon-Thu, 10am - 5pm
Reception: Oct 11, 5-7 pm

Chicago Artists Map Their Journeys, in Multi-Medium Show in the Loop
“Artists’ Atlas: Mapping Their Journey” is a group art show at the State Street Gallery. Nine Chicago artists explore and map location, memory, and identity in this multi-medium art show. The local artists include Kass Copeland, Deanna Krueger, Alan Emerson Hicks, Jason Messinger, Matt Nichols, Emily Rapport, Jordan Scott, Marya Veeck and Joey Wozniak. The artists’ unique perspectives and unconventional approaches to materials are reflected in a variety of both two and three dimensional forms. The show includes paintings, drawings, collages, sculptures, tile murals, assemblage constructions, and installations. By mapping places, charting memories, and tracing the elements of identity, the nine artists present a visual atlas of our interior worlds.

Cities - Jason Messinger

Curated by Jason Messinger, ‘Artists’ Atlas: Mapping Their Journey’ exhibits at the State Street Gallery, prominently located at the corner of Van Buren and State Street, at 401 South State Street, Chicago. A reception with the artists will be held on Thursday, October 11th, from 5 to 7 pm. The show runs from Monday September 24th, 2018, through Thursday December 20th, 2018. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, from 10am to 6pm. The gallery is free and open to the viewing public. All artwork is available for sale. Artist-designed gifts and prints also available in the ‘Art Mart’ gift shop. You can visit the Artists’ Atlas website at Crazy8Art.com (images live after 9/24) and contact the gallery directly at (312)935-4086.

Cornelia Arts Building
October Open Studios
Friday, October 5, 6 - 10 pm
The Cornelia Arts Building – Where Art Works
1800 West Cornelia, Chicago, IL

Start the Fall Art Season off with the Cornelia Arts Building’s October Open House
The Cornelia Arts Building’s October Open House is one of the longest-run fall art events on Chicago’s Northside. Come experience two-full floors of working art studios of the building’s talented artists and artisans. Meet many of the over 50 creators in person, explore their art practices up close, and enjoy the opportunity to purchase artwork and hand-made crafts directly from the people who made them.

Artist Jason Messinger in studio #204 will feature murals, sculptures, and works on paper, as well as Artist's Proofs and Concept Tiles from the construction of the Illinois Medical District murals.
CorneliaArtsBuilding.com