The Chicago Mosaic School

A new exciting summer exhibition will be opening in the CMS Gallery June 5th: About/Face: Portraits in Contemporary Mosaic, an invitational show examines the subject of portraiture as interpreted by contemporary mosaic artists from around the US. The show is curated by Shug Jones, co-owner and founder of Tesserae Mosaic Studio, Inc. Shug has created architectural and fine art mosaics professionally for 8 years. She teaches mosaic portraiture and various other classes across the U.S. and is on the Board of Trustees of The Society of American Mosaic Artists. Opening Reception is on Friday, June 5th, 6-9pm. The show runs until August 1st. Student Works: 2009 will also be running throughout Aug. 1st, displaying a range of current work by Chicago Mosaic School students. CMS Gallery is located at 1800 W. Cuyler Ave. For more information, call 773-975-8966.

This year CMS continues its tradition of bringing in the best instructors in mosaics from around the world. We are proud to have returning artists Matteo Randi, Sue Giannotti, Shug Jones, and sculptor Sherri Warner Hunter back in Chicago for their intensive workshops this summer. Additionally, we welcome Texan artist Sonia King to Chicago for the first time, who is teaching a class focusing on sharpening skills and building technique.

If you are thinking about traveling to Chicago, there is no better time than summer. Every weekend there are tremendous music and arts festivals, food events, and all are easily accessible from CMS. We are happy the a wonderful B&B. Pat's Place, is just steps away from the school, and is a wonderful base of operations for artists coming here from out of town.

To register for classes , or for more information, check our class schedule page or make an inquiry via email.

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Last year artist Karen Ami was commissioned to create a globe for the Coolglobes project, an arts project that helps to being an awareness to global warming and solutions for the problem. Last years globe, titled "Windy City Andamento" was created at CMS with the help of several students and staff at the school. It went on to represent the project at Bill Clintons Foundation in New York and onto San Francisco to launch Coolglobes there. This year, Karen Ami was asked by Coolglobes to create a work sponsored by Toyota Corporation that would illustrate something that company is doing to help the environment. The theme of "Responsible Manufacturing" was chosen, illustrating factories producuing greenery, nature, flowers and plants. This globe took over 4 weeks to create with the assistance of artists Andryea Natkin, Sue Coombs, Laura Rendlen, Conrad Winke, and Martha Crandall. The globe, which is a fiberglass form, is covered in thousands of handcut, colorful ceramic tile. The globe will be on display through September at The United States Botanic Garden in Washington DC. For more information about Coolglobes, go to www.coolglobes.com