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Contact: Sue Markgraf, (847) 835-6819
Like What You See in Those Chapungu Stone Sculptures?
Learn To Do It Yourself In Just Five Days
CHICAGO (May 27, 2003) – While you’re marveling at the detail and inspiration of the sculptures in the exhibition, “Chapungu: Custom and Legend, A Culture in Stone,” consider making one yourself.
There’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity this summer and fall to work with the famous stone sculptors and master carvers of Zimbabwe and the Chapungu exhibit at the Chicago Botanic Garden and Garfield Park Conservatory -- artists like Agnes Nyanhongo, considered one of the most important Zimbabwean artists working in the craft, and Sylvester Mubayi, a 30-year veteran and influential member ofthe Zimbabwean sculpture community.
Five-day workshops at the Chicago Botanic Garden and Garfield Park Conservatory run weekly from June through October, with the first workshop beginning June 10. Participants are supplied with tools and stone from Africa, and are trained to create their own masterpiece by the Zimbabwean professionals.
All classes run Tuesday through Saturday, with lunch on your own. Classes at the Garden are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 10-14, July 8-12, Sept. 23-27 and Oct. 7-11; and from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. on June 24-28, July 15-19, Aug. 12-16, Aug. 26-30 and Sept. 9-13. Classes at the Conservatory are from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on June 17-21, July 8-12, July 22-26, Aug. 5-9, Aug. 19-23, Sept. 2-6, Sept. 23-27 and Oct. 14-18. (See complete schedule with artist-teachers attached.)
Cost per workshop is $625. Conservatory and Garden members pay $500. To register for workshops at the Conservatory, call (773) 638-1766, extension 20. Or, visit www.garfield-conservatory.org. To register for workshops at the Garden, call (847) 835-8261. Or, visit www.chicagobotanic.org/continuinged. For general information regarding the co-exhibition,
“Chapungu: Custom and Legend, A Culture in Stone,” at the Conservatory and Garden from Saturday, May 31 through Friday, Oct. 31, 2003, call (847) 242-6400. Or, visit www.ChapunguChicago.org.
Bank One is presenting sponsor of “Chapungu: Custom & Legend, A Culture in Stone.” The Chicago Tribune and ABC 7 Chicago are providing additional support. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Governor’s International Arts Exchange Program of the Illinois Arts Council.
The Chicago Botanic Garden is owned by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and managed by the Chicago Horticultural Society. Call (847) 835-5440 for information. Garfield Park Conservatory is owned and managed by the Chicago Park District. Call (312) 746-5100 for information. The Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance can be reached at (773) 638-1766, extension 20.
[Editors, please note: To participate in a workshop as part of your coverage, call Sue Markgraf, (847) 835-6819. Slides and digital images with captions are available upon request to Julie McCaffrey. Call (847) 835-8213, or send an email to jmccaffrey@chicagobotanic.org.]
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