French & Michigan

01/22/2020

Congratulations to artist Jennifer Ling Datchuk for winning the United States Artists Fellowship! We are so proud of you and the artwork you make and contribute to the world.

From President of the USA Artists Fellowship Deanna Haggag: “Sometimes we need to dream up a different reality than the one we’re living in,” Haggag said. “I think what artists do is cultivate the world we should be in or a possibility for a different world. … I’m not saying that every artist is out here redefining how we live our lives, but I’m saying we need the arts at large to be able to do that.

“So to invest a little in artists, or to treat it like it’s not an important, dire profession to our overall health and wellbeing in this country is kind of ridiculous. And to reward creative practitioners is vital and important.”

Releasing a publication on Datchuk's work was an honor for F&M. Thank you Jennifer for your collaboration and partnership in this community.

Chicago-based national organization United States Artists has announced its 2020 grantees, including SA artist Jennifer Ling Datchuk.

07/17/2019

So grateful to everyone who attended our book release for Jennifer Ling Datchuk: Half! Thank you for spending the morning with us. 💙 You can still come by to pick up a book and see some new work by Jennifer. Contact [email protected] to schedule a time.
Online orders also still available: http://www.frenchandmichigan.com/store/jennifer-ling-datchuk-half.
Stay tuned for another program!
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07/08/2019

It's here! F&M Projects is thrilled to release the publication Jennifer Ling Datchuk: Half, the first catalogue of the 2019-2020 inaugural publication program of the nonprofit organization. Pre-order your copy and join us for the book release on Saturday, July 13, 11am-2pm at 1200 S Presa Street.
More info: http://www.frenchandmichigan.com/jennifer-ling-datchuk.

10/10/2018

The AIA SA Homes Tour is this Saturday and we can't believe we're on it! Join us in celebrating one of our favorite projects: a pool house pavilion built using colored concrete, eastern red cedar, and steel--and equipped with a wood fired pizza oven, parrilla grill, open air shower, and chef's garden.
For tour and ticket information visit: https://aiasa.org/participate/homes-tour-2/
For more information on our project visit: http://www.frenchandmichigan.com/shavano-pool-house

09/06/2018

F&M Projects is pleased to announce our first fundraiser in support of Jennifer Ling Datchuk's upcoming publication release! Join us in celebrating Datchuk’s work in true Girl You Can style on Saturday, September 15, 7:30pm.

Nail artists Kaitlyn Rex, owner GLAZE Nail Lounge, and her colleague Sarah Tan are offering a full gel manicure with custom nail decals designed by Datchuk. Decals include a blue and white pattern of the Venus of Willendorf, peaches, uteruses, and more. Aside from getting nails done, salons are about the camaraderie of spending time with one another and the sisterhood that develops. Join the artist for an evening of champagne, macarons from Bakery Lorraine, and, of course, bonding with fellow power ladies (and men!).

More info & tickets: http://www.frenchandmichigan.com/jennifer-ling-datchuk-salon-night

04/18/2018

F&M Projects proudly announces the four artists participating in the inaugural 2019 - 2020 publication program: Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Ryan Takaba, Sterling Allen, and Joey Fauerso.

Artists were invited through an open call for applications and chosen by a selection panel made up of curators from Ballroom Marfa, Blanton Museum of Art, Dallas Museum of Art, DePaul Art Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Learn more about these upcoming publications and the program: http://www.frenchandmichigan.com/upcoming-publications

02/21/2018

Full selection panel released for our current call! So pleased to have Marcela Guerrero, Mia Lopez, Claire Howard, Anna Katherine Brodbeck, Laura Copelin, and F&M Curator Celeste Wackenhut, reviewing the artist submissions for this year. Learn more about these accomplished curators: http://bit.ly/2CcVMRd.

02/12/2018

We are thrilled to announce that our first call for applications under our newly launched publication program will have a panel that includes curators Marcela Guerrero, Assistant Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and Mia Lopez, Assistant Curator at the DePaul Art Museum, Chicago. Submit your proposal before the midnight deadline! http://www.frenchandmichigan.com/fmpublications/
Questions? Email [email protected].

02/08/2018

The exhibition catalogue, the monograph, the journal, the story of a collection, of a time, of a place—these are the books that record artists and the impactful work they make. F&M Projects, the nonprofit born from French & Michigan, is calling all artists to apply for one of these. Tell us why you need a publication on your work right now and we’ll organize the research, the writing, the design, and print a beautiful, tangible piece that tells the story of your work, that can be sent to curators around the world to further validate your work, and that can be distributed to educate a community right here on your work. * Deadline February 12 * Can be for any past, present, or future body(ies) of work * Is free to apply and free to take part * Is for 4 upcoming release slots * Will be reviewed by an impressive panel of curators * Application period will not reopen until summer 2019 * An exhibition comes and goes * A publication is forever *
http://www.frenchandmichigan.com/fmpublications/