Are you radical? Do you play games? Do you war?

What revolution have/would you join or lead?

Can art be a medium for discussing politics, fun, social issues, and community engagement?

Alumni on 5: Alumni in the Library Exhibitions announces their spring exhibition Games, Wars, + Summits. The exhibition, which includes work by five InterArts alumni (Ali Beyer, Sandi Chaplin, Laurie LeBreton, Larry Oberc, Kevin Valenti), uses this year’s Critical Encounters focus “Rights, Radicals, + Revolution,” to explore revolutionary artistic practice, as well as the NATO summit taking place in Chicago in May 2012. The exhibition will be on view over the duration of the NATO conference and through the summer, providing an opportunity for continued exploration and discussion of artistic practice that comments on global issues. Woman Boxer #2, a work by Ali Beyer, 2008 InterArts MFA, is highlighted on the exhibition postcard.

Opening Reception: Friday April 20, 2012, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Columbia College Chicago Library

624 S. Michigan, 5th Floor

Show organized and curated by:

Jodi Adams (BA ‘08)

Stephen DeSantis (MFA ‘08)

Featured alumni artists:

Ali Beyer (MFA ’08)

Valerie Burke (BA ’76)

Larry Chait (’02)

Sandi Chaplin (MA ’98)

Laurie LeBreton (MFA ’11)

Weston Morris (’08)

Rachel Muich (BA ’07)

Larry Oberc (MA ‘96)

Carolyn Otto-Pavelkis (MFA ’01)

Kevin Valentine (MFA ’10)