Gallery Expansions & Plans

IMAGE COURTESY PATRON, CHICAGO. PHOTOGRAPHY BY EVAN JENKINS

EXPANSIONS & PLANS

FORWARD MOMENTUM AFTER A HARD YEAR

We’ve all heard of doubling down. It’s harder than it sounds to face adversity, take a big gamble and make it happen. Amidst a challenging pandemic fortunes have been varied in Chicago’s art spaces, but everyone has been adversely affected in one way or another. CGN has been seeking out the gallerists and others who decided to make some lemonade out of 2020. Each effort is a testament to the enduring power of art and the creative people behind it all. This summer visit these spaces and places to see what’s new and to wish those leading the charge well. – GV

PATRON has been talking about a move from its original River West location for quite some time, but 2020 put plans on hold. As of April 2021 they have moved to a fabulous new space in a reclaimed theater in West Town. • patrongallery.com

THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE held an epic sale to clear out its 18,000 sf. Clark Street space in River North to move to West Town. Co-founder Doug Van Tress says, “Our new space is a more industrial space, a combination of gallery and atelier-workshop where things are not just sold; they are made. • goldentriangle.biz

2020 dealt the vintage mainstay RANDOLPH STREET MARKET a near-fatal blow, with the cancellation of in-person events. With construction planned this summer for the market’s traditional Plumber’s Hall home, Schwartz moved the market to Three Oaks, MI for five weekends from Memorial Day to Labor Day. • randolphstreetmarket.com

KAVI GUPTA GALLERY already has two West Loop locations, and now it has a new, multi-functioning art space on the main strip of the lakeside town of New Buffalo, MI, a common spot for Chicagoans to vacation. Plans include an exhibition space, outdoor sculpture garden, as well as art storage facilities. • kavigupta.com

ALAN KOPPEL GALLERY expanded beyond their downtown Dearborn Street space to open a satelite gallery in suburban Glencoe April 1. Their first show featured photographs by Diane Arbus, along with works by artists she influenced. • alankoppel.com

KAVI GUPTA GALLERY’S NEW BUFFALO, MICHIGAN SPACE WILL BE MULTI-FUNCTION AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO VACATIONERS FROM CHICAGO AND ELSEWHERE.

THE NEW GOLDEN TRIANGLE OPENS THIS SUMMER AT 2035 W GRAND AVE. IT PROMISES TO BE PART GALLERY AND PART ATELIER-WORKSHOP.

IF YOU’RE IN MICHIGAN THIS SUMMER, OR LOOKING FOR A REASON TO GO, AIM FOR THE LAST WEEKEND OF THE MONTH TO ATTEND RANDOLPH MARKETS

ALAN KOPPEL GALLERY–NORTH IS A SATELITE SPACE SERVING A NORTH SHORE SUBURBAN AUDIENCE