CCMA and the MAC Host Art on theMART & Dinner Excursion Aug. 17

Video artist George Berlin, “Frida Kahlo: Timeless” Executive Director Diana Martinez and “Frida Kahlo: Timeless” Curator Justin Witte lead a special Art on theMART & Dinner Excursion from the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) to view the Frida Kahlo art animation/installation at Art on theMART in Chicago Tuesday, Aug. 17. The event benefits the Frida Kahlo Fund of the College of DuPage Foundation.

The evening begins at 6 p.m. in the parking lot of the MAC, located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage (COD). Here all will board a bus that will stop for dinner at Lisle’s Yerbabuena Mexican Cuisine. The menu for dinner includes guacamole and quesadilla appetizers; the Trio Tribilin Combo main course, an all-in-one skirt steak, salmon, shrimp over mashed potato, and melted cheese with orange mango salsa; and beverage choice of a margarita, wine or beer.

After dinner, all will re-board the bus for the trip downtown to the Chicago Riverwalk to view the 9 p.m. projection show at Art on theMART. En route, projection designer George Berlin will provide behind-the-scenes insight on what went into creating the Frida Kahlo projection. Berlin’s creation features several of Frida Kahlo’s most recognizable works including “Self Portrait with Small Monkey” (1945) and “Self Portrait in a Velvet Dress” (1926). The projection is set to an orchestral score from Mexican composer Arturo Márquez, recorded by New Philharmonic, the MAC’s professional orchestra in residence under the baton of Maestro Kirk Muspratt. Art on theMart showcases a total of five art installations, including Frida Kahlo.

Tickets for the Art on theMART & Dinner Excursion are $125. The price includes a $48 charitable donation to the College of DuPage Foundation Frida Kahlo Fund. For tickets, visit artonmart.givesmart.com. For more information, contact Janie Oldfield, at 630.942.2466 or jane.oldfield@codfound.org.

Art on theMART is the largest permanent digital art projection in the world, projecting contemporary artwork across the 2.5-acre river-façade of theMART. This expansive permanent piece of public art continues Chicago’s legacy of providing both residents and visitors with exceptional art that is both free and accessible to all. Projections are visible to the public from Wacker Drive and along the Chicago Riverwalk. The Frida Kahlo art animation/installation at Art on theMART is supported in part by the DuPage Foundation through a Community Needs Grant. The Frida Kahlo projection show continues through Sept. 16. For more information visit artonthemart.com.

“Frida Kahlo: Timeless,” presented by Bank of America, is on view now through Sept. 6. It is the largest Frida Kahlo exhibition in the Chicago area in more than 40 years, and is hosted by the Cleve Carney Museum of Art and the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) at the College of DuPage. It features a 26-piece collection on loan from the Museo Dolores Olmedo as well as a multimedia timeline, 100+ photographic images from the artist’s life, a children’s area, an architectural model of Kahlo’s Casa Azul and a Frida Kahlo-inspired garden designed by Ball Horticultural Company. For tickets and more information visit Frida2021.org.