Axis 2013 International Art Festival, Prak Sis Annual Art Festival

In 2013, Prak-Sis Contemporary Art Association is pleased to announce Axis 2013 International Art Festival, Prak Sis Annual Art Festival from May 2nd – May 5th, 2013. This festival, subtitled Royal&Loyal, will take place in the Northcenter neighborhood at the Ravenswood Event Center (address: 4011 N. Ravenswood, Chicago IL http://www.ravenswoodeventcenter.com/event_spaces.html) using a total of four spaces: a) the Billboard Atrium; b) the Loft; c) the Billboard Showroom; and d) the Industrial Ballroom. A stimulating variety of work and media will be displayed, with an expected guest list of approximately 50,000 community members and visitors from throughout Chicago land. Prak-sis is committed to having a broad attendance by offering the art festival events at little or NO COST to the community and general public. Following is the plan and schedule for your information.

Event objectives:

• Areas of Targeted Audiences: Major cities with tourist and visitors to Chicago, visitors from Chicago land, students from Chicago Public School System, Art Schools in Colleges in Chicago, and Northcenter Community
• Goal number for ticket sales: 50,000
• Goal number beside ticket sales(invitations to schools and charitable organizations): 20,000
  • Exhibitor Capability: 8 VIP Galleries at 3000 sfg, 34 booths of artists and galleries, 20 walls for small art organizations or individual artists.
  • Music and Performance groups(includes movie screening): 15 performance
  • Art and Technology Installation through out the site: 7projects

Event Schedule:

• Monthly fund-raising event at major restaurants in downtown of Chicago starting December 13^th 2012 till April 18^th, 2013.
• Publishing Prak-Sis Contemporary Art Magazine: March 23^rd, 2013
• Branch Project: April 20th, 2013

As part of this festival, we will include a Branch Project which is scheduled to open April 20th, 2013. This Branch Project will include artists, small business representatives as well as residents regardless of their racial, educational, and cultural background. The Branch Project’s goal is to unite local, national, and international participants. In particular, we will emphasize the Northcenter in our local schools in order for them to participate in tree art and design.

• AIA Small project award ceremony: May 3^rd, 2013
  • AXIS May 2^nd – 5^th, 2013, Fine Art Exhibition, Art and Technology installation, music and performance, lecture series

Prak Sis Mission

Prak Sis was founded in January 2009 as a not for profit art organization. Prak sis is a dynamic art experience, migrating to diverse locations across the cityscape. Prak Sis had transformed building spaces rendered vacant due to a downturn in the market, obsolescence, or neglect into art galleries. From these experiences Prak Sis has developed exciting projects in art expos and gallery shows. Prak Sis Project aims to show that even in times of economic crisis, life can blossom, a culture can grow and most of all, hope need not die.

For projects since the Fall of 2010, Prak Sis has worked with small businesses and neighborhood support organizations for mutual benefit. With technology flooding our modern lives, we seek to promote art in new media as well as traditional art forms. Prak Sis continues to further develop and focus on online projects as we organize physical art exhibitions, bridging the gap between new technologies and traditional artistic practices.

Subtitle of AXIS 2013:

Royal & Loyal

We believe that we need a ROYAL culture. In much of the social phenomena of today that we observe, we can see how we use our hopes in order to redefine ourselves to create a culture of happiness. Through art, I promote the projection of what we want to be, from the here-and-now into the future. I have found it easier to look at the present and the future rather than revisiting the past.

At the same time, I do not want to give the impression that the past is not important. History will always give us an important reference: a certain perspective that moves us forward. At this moment, however, we may want to see more of what is going to happen as well as what can happen. Prak-Sis focuses on sophisticated contemporary art while acknowledging concrete and traditional styles.

The United States of America was founded by immigrants who still strongly identify with their home countries. They have immigrated here for a better life. Their mother countries are steeped in traditions. Royalty is precisely built on these traditions. One can also witness that these traditions are based on the present. Each moment is creating the tradition, so much so, that you and I are building the tradition now.

From my experience, loyalty to friends and family is key to success. How do we maintain and nourish our loyalty? Let’s revisit the art festival for 2013. I would like to ask artists if we are loyal to our major medium. We can ask, how do we research or train ourselves to master the medium? How can gallerists and curators help to define this stage for an artist? We are inviting you to be our sponsor with contemporary mediums based on long traditions.