The Claryville Art Center's  (1471 Denning Road, Claryville, NY) grand opening is a retrospective; Alexander Kaletski: Forty Years In America. There will be an opening recepton at 1 p.m., Saturday July 26, 2014.

Kaletski, originally from the USSR, came to the USA in 1975. He is an actor, a writer, a musician and a fabulous artist. He has worked painting on everything from linen to cardboard using everything from pastels to watercolor to oils.

This is the first exhibit featuring an overview of the artist's work and is well worth a trip to see.

Read our interview with Kaletski HERE. Kaletski is represented by Anna Zorina Gallery (New York City).

Anthropos, an exhibition of multimedia work by artists from Thailand and Singapore, runs September 4 to October 4, 2014 at Sundaram Tagore (547 West 27th St./1100 Madison Ave. New York). There willbe an opening from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, September 4.

The artists on display are both emerging and established. Pieces include photos, painting, video, sculpture and mixed media by 12 artist. All the work has insight into social, political and religious dynamics confronted in both cultures. The exhibit takes place at both the gallery's 27th Street and Madison Avenue locations.

One Of A Kind Show and Sale, once again, comes to Chicago. The event takes place December 4 to 7 at Merchandise Mart (222 Merchandise Mart Plaza 7th fl.). Hours are 11 a.m to 8 p.m. December 4 and 5 and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. December 6 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. December 7.

The show consists of works from artists from all over North America. This is a great place to get a truly unique, special holiday gift. All the work is handmade and encompasses numerous types of art and artists. There is a juried part of the show featuring fine artists as well as a group of 40 artists who primarily sell via Etsy.

Tickets to the show are $12 with kids under 12 free. A portion of ticket sales proceeds benefit the Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital.

More info HERE.

Andrew Rafacz (835 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago) presents Norman Zammitt, paintings from the 1970s and early 1980s. The exhibits runs July 19 to September 6, 2014. There will be a reception from 4 to 7 p.m.

Zammitt is a pioneer in the Light and Space movement and often worked with mural-sized canvases. But he also composed smaller work too. The pieces are linear, geometric and abstract. The work in this exhibit is made up of the artist's smaller work.

He was originally from Canada (living on the Caugnawaga Reservation near Montreal). He then moved to Buffalo before relocating to California at the age of 14. He attended Pasadena City College and earned an MFA from Otis Art Institute.

The Bridgeport Art Center collective (1200 West 35th St., Chicago) open their spaces to the public from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, July 18, 2014. This is an ongoing event (every third Friday of the month). Visitors can take a tour, purchase art and meet local artists. The event is free.

Among the studios are; Gestos Gráficos: René Arceo & Friends,  Studiolab & Turntabling.net, Fashion Design Center and Project Onward: Shake Rattle & Roll.
       

Femininity Beyond Archetypes: Photography by Natalia Arias runs at Art Museum of the Americas, Organization of American States (201 18th Street, NW Washington, DC), July 17 to October 5, 2014. There will be an opening reception at 6 p.m., Thursday, July 17.

These photos by Columbian photographer, Arias, are presented in collaboration with Nohra Haime Gallery. The exhibit features two series, Taboo and Venus. Her work approaches (and dismantles) rigid social and religions discussions of femininity as well an examining the various interpretations of the notion of "Venus."

Arias' work stands in direct opposition to traditional discussions on the feminine.

The opening features a gallery talk and walk-through by the artist. The opening will be inaugurated by Andrés González Díaz, Ambassador of Colombia to the Organization of American States and Ambassador Carmen Moreno, Executive Secretary of Inter-American Commission of Women. The artist will be giving a gallery talk and walk-through following the inauguration.  

Adam Saks,' I am a Ghost I am a Totem I am a Still Life, runs at Gallerie Forsblom (Lönnrotinkatu 5 00100 Helsinki) August 8 to August 31, 2014. There will be an opening, with the artist, from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, August 7.

Saks, originally from Denmark, works in still life. These pieces are both watercolor and oil. He uses the "Memento Mori" motif; withering flowers, rotting fruit, burned down candles etc. His work creates a sense of transcience. Saks takes his subjects from various periods in art history, creating temporal parallels and meanings. He lives and works in Berlin.

Monica Jahan Bose has a new book coming--Her Words: Storytelling With Saris. The book will launch with an exhibition at the Edward M. Kennedy Center for Public Service an the Arts (House 5, Midas Center, 9th fl., Road 27 (old) Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh) from July 19 to August 9, 2014. The opening reception is at 5 p.m., Saturday, July 19, 2014. Bose is working on a site-specific installation using saris and a triptych video. This is being done in collaboration with women of Katakhali Village and filmmaker Nandita Ahmed.

Over 170 people have sponsored this event.

Bose's art is work you should know. It isn't just aesthetically beautiful it is socially and politically provocative. In Bangladesh her work explores womens roles in society. For Westerners it forces eyes to turn to other cultures, not with a paternalistic eye, but with an eye to how the problems of another culture are not "worse" than ours but different, from a different social source.

Storytelling with Saris is an ongoing, collaborative art and advocacy project that highlights the achievements of literacy and climate adaptation by women of Katakhali (a remote island community).

Read our interview with Bose HERE.

Michael Gregory's Long Way Home runs July 10 to August 16, 2014 at John Berggruen Gallery (228 Grant Ave., San Francisco). This is Gregory's 11th solo show with the gallery. There will be a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 10. The opening is at the same time as the San Francisco Art Dealers Association's First Thursdays.

Gregory paints man made subjects--fields, barns, silos, homes that are rendered small by their natural surroundings. These are realistic pieces but they are not taken from reality, the come from Gregory. He isn't duplicating what is but rather creating his own "is." Each image is a story told through the man made objects depicted. This particular collection are a celebration of the "road trip"

The artist is from Los Angeles and holds a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. He lives in the Bay area. His work is held in numerous private and public collections.

Dada is alive and well. Sure it appeared after World War I as an art cum protest movement (World War is always a catalyst for artistic movements). Dada mixed painting, collage and found objects. Pregnant with meaning these pieces also foreshadowed surrealism, which was of course even less impressed with "meaning."

Dada Turns The Tables runs from July 12 to September 5, 2014. There is an opening 7 to 9:30 p.m. There is a $9 cover charge for the opening.

Current Chicago artists Andrej Domansky, Helen Jones-Mayer, Helene Smith-Romer and Penelope Thrasher are the subject of a new exhibit at Out Of Line Gallery (2812 W Chicago, Chicago IL). The show will also feature prints by the early Dadaists.

There will also be a performance by Jazz duo Joanie Pallatto and Bradley Sparrow, piano. In addition Janice Misurell-Mitchell will perform Weimar style, Dada style music and poetry.

Ayala Leyser will speak on Dada the meaning of Meaninglessness in art and poetry.