Saturday, April 14, 2007

Call for Artists - May 5 Paint Out IN the Rialto Theatre




PLEIN AIR PAINTERS OF CHICAGO - SOUTHWEST (PAPC-SW)



WHAT:

We have been given permission to paint not just the Exterior, but the INTERIOR of the Rialto Square Theatre in downtown Joliet -- not the walls, but paintings OF the walls; the esplanade, patterned after the Palace of Versailles; the grand arches of the ceilings; chandeliers; staircases; rotunda and the very proscenium itself.

Please check out this website to see the magnificence of this theatre and what a gift this is to us.

http://www.rialtosquare.com/



WHY:


BECAUSE - WE CAN! WHAT A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY!
Because - WE HAVE RECEIVED A WONDERFULLY WARM WELCOME FROM THE MANAGEMENT OF THE RIALTO SQUARE THEATRE,
Because - THIS COULD BECOME AN ANNUAL 'PLEIN AIR' EVENT -- BRINGING ARTISTS FROM ALL OVER; PRIZES AND PLENTY OF FUN,
Because - RARELY DO WE HAVE SUCH A RICH ARRAY OF SUBJECT MATTER TO PAINT IN ONE PLACE,
Because - WE CAN ENJOY OUR ROLE AS DIPLOMATS FOR THE ARTS, and

IN THE HISTORY SECTION OF THE RIALTO WEBSITE, YOU WILL FIND SOME IMAGES AND INFORMATION THAT CAN WHET YOUR APPETITE FOR THE SPLENDOR OF THIS BUILDING. AND THERE IS ALSO INFORMATION ABOUT THE ENTERTAINERS -- VAUDEVILLE, STAGE AND SCREEN -- WHOSE SPIRITS HOVER THERE, INVITING US TO JOIN THEM.

http://www.rialtosquare.com/palace_main.htm

AND BECAUSE - IMAGINE...........AS WE PAINT IN THE EMPTY THEATRE, AND WE GET INTO THAT UNIVERSAL ARTIST EXPERIENCE -- THE SILENT WORLD OF LOOK, COMPARE THE WORLD OUTSIDE WITH THE WORLD WITHIN, AND STRIVE TO RE-CREATE BOTH ON OUR CANVAS -- INVITING THE SPIRITS OF THOSE ARTISTS OF THE PAST TO WORK WITH US. WE THEN, FOR THIS SHORT TIME, CAN STEP INTO THEIR WORLD -- THEY INTO OURS -- FOR WHAT IS YET ANOTHER CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS..

WHO: ANYONE WITH ENOUGH OF A LOVE FOR PAINTING TO JOIN US. YOU CAN BRING YOUR IN-DEPTH OIL/PASTEL/WATERCOLOR/GOUACHE/ACRYLIC, OR HOME-MADE SETUP, OR A SIMPLE SKETCHPAD AND PENCIL, OR PEN AND INK -- BUT THE THING YOU CAN'T COME WITHOUT IS YOUR SPIRIT FOR FUN AND CAMARADERIE IN THE ARTS!


WHEN:

May 5th is the only Saturday they did not have booked. As it is, we must be very careful to pick up after ourselves because the entertainment for that evening is DON RICKLES & JOAN RIVERS. We will be sure to exit before we catch any of their comments about our paintings!

WE CAN MEET AT A LATER TIME THAN USUAL TO ALLOW OUR FELLOW ARTISTS TO TRAVEL THEIR DISTANCES.
WE WILL MEET AT 10:30 AM AND WORK UNTIL 2:30 PM. DEPENDING ON OUR NUMBERS, WE WILL THEN BREAK INTO SMALL GROUPS LED BY PAPC - SW MEMBERS TO DO OUR UNIQUE "SHOW, TELL, AND ASK" SESSION.

AND, WE CAN THEN CELEBRATE OUR WONDERFUL DAY -- WHICH WILL BE LESS ABOUT GETTING THE BEST PLEIN AIR PAINTING AND MUCH MORE ABOUT COMING TOGETHER FOR A GREAT TIME IN THE COMPANY OF EACH OTHER AND IN THE NAME OF OUR PASSION.

TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ON THEIR WAY HOME BY 3:30 PM.


HOW:


TRANSPORTATION:

BY CAR:

THE BEST ROUTE FROM DOWNTOWN CHICAGO IS SOUTH VIA I - 55 SOUTH TO ROUTE 52 -- TURN OFF AND HEAD EAST. JUST STAY ON ROUTE 52 UNTIL YOU GO OVER THE BIG BRIDGE. THEN CONTINUE A FEW BLOCKS TO CHICAGO STREET AND TURN LEFT ON CHICAGO. YOU WILL SEE THE RIALTO ON YOUR RIGHT IN THE NEXT BLOCK.

CHECK THE FOLLOWING MAPQUEST SITE FOR DIRECTIONS, BUT I ASSURE YOU MINE ARE SIMPLER:


BY TRAIN:

TO JOLIET'S UNION STATION - 1 1/2 BLOCKS FROM THE RIALTO THEATRE:

WHILE METRA'S SATURDAY TRAINS ARE ONLY AFTERNOON TRAINS, THERE ARE TWO AMTRAK TRAINS THAT WILL GET FOLKS TO JOLIET FROM CHICAGO IN TIME FOR THE 10:30 AM PAINT OUT START. THEY REQUIRE A RESERVATION!

CHECK THE FOLLOWING WEB LOCATION FOR EXACT AMTRAK SCHEDULE TIMES, CHICAGO STATIONS AND DETAILS:

http://tickets.amtrak.com/itd/amtrak/FareFinder?_tripType=OneWay&_origin=chicago&_depmonthyear=2007-05&_depday=05&_dephourmin=0700&_destination=joliet&_retmonthyear=2007-05&_retday=05&_rethourmin=1400&_adults=1&_children=0&_infants=0&_searchBy=schedule&x=24&y=13


RETURN TO CHICAGO - FROM JOLIET'S UNION STATION - 1 1/2 BLOCKS FROM THE RIALTO THEATRE::

THE ONLY PM TRAIN RETURNING TO CHICAGO VIA AMTRAK IS AT 7: PM.

BUT METRA HAS SEVERAL TRAINS RETURNING TO CHICAGO. THEY RUN EVERY TWO HOURS FROM 12:24 PM THROUGH TO LATE NIGHT.

HERE IS THE METRA JOLIET TO CHICAGO SCHEDULE:

http://www.metrarail.com/Sched/ri/ri_sai.shtml


WHERE:

We can meet in front of the Rialto Square Theatre. MORE ABOUT PARKING IN THE NEXT EMAIL NOTICE.



IF IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR AL CAPONE.....

IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR US!

RITA R