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SOLO SHOW AT THE CONSTANCE PETTER GALLERY
Nina is happy to announce that she will be having a one-person show this summer at the Constance Petter Gallery in Saugatuck, Michigan. Please join us for the OPENING: SUNDAY AUGUST 30. Nina will be showing her new large-scale oil on canvas
landscape paintings. Please contact the gallery for hours and further information.
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LECTURE AT THE PORT CLINTON FILM FESTIVAL
Nina has been invited to lecture at the Port Clinton Film Festival. Her lecture, "Art in Movies" is scheduled for 7:00 on Saturday August 23 at the Landmark Renasissance Place Cinema, 7:00. For more information please contact 847 432 7914 or visit
www.PortClintonFilmFest.com.
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NINA'S 5' tall Cool Globe to travel to San Fransisco this Summer!
NIna's Cool Globe "Tall Grass: a Solution to Global Warming" will be on display at San Fransisco's Crissy Field from August 5th - October 13th. A grand opening event will be held on August 5th. For more information about Cool Globes please visit
www.coolglobes.com.
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VERMONT STUDIO CENTER
Nina has been awarded a four week Artist's Residency at the prestigous Vermont Studio Center. Her Residency will take place in January of 2009.
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Elmhurst Art Museum Annual Art in the Park
Nina has been asked to return this summer to once again serve as the awards judge for this prestigious art festival.
May 3 - 4th, 10:00a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Seventh Annual Art on the Square Fair, Belleville
Nina has been invited to jury the entrees for this prestigious art fair. The Belleville Art Fair wil take place May 16th, - 18th 2008.
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TYLER SCHOOL OF ART, ROME
Nina has been invited to teach and lecture this summer at the Tyler School of Art in Rome, Italy. She will teach a plein-aire class "Travel Sketching" and present a slide lecture June 25th.
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ADVANCED PAINTING at the PENINSULA ART SCHOOL
Nina has been invited back to the Peninsula Art School this summer to teach in their beautiful facility in Fish Creek, Door County. Please see
the schedule in "Classes and Workshops", or contact the Art School for more information.
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RAGDALE FOUNDATION RESIDENCY
Nina has been awarded an Artists Residency at the prestigious Ragdale Foundation in Lake Forest, Illinois. Nina will be at Ragdale from November 28th through December the 14th 2008.
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PAINTING PURCHASED FOR THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY
Nina is pleased to announce that her painting "Across the Mississippi" has been purchased for the permanent collection of the College of Lake County, Illinois. The painting is installed at the new eco-friendly building in Vernon Hills, Illinois.
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DELOITTE TOUCHE CHICAGO NEW CORPORATE COLLECTION
Nina's pastel landscape "Jake's Landing" has been chose for Deloitte Touche's new corporate collection. The company will be moving into 16 floors of a new building at 111 South Wacker Drive. Nina's work was also included in Deloitte Touche's
original collection, which was recently de-aquisitioned. Her landscape was one of only 16 art pieces kept from the original collection.
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COOL GLOBES: SOLUTIONS FOR A COOL PLANET
Nina has been invited to create a 5' globe illustrating a solution to global warming for Mayor Daley's project "Cool Globes". The 100 globes will be installed at Navy Pier and along the museum campus beginning this June, 2007. The globes will be
auctioned off to benefit the Chicago School system and other environmental project. Nina's globe is titled " Tall Grass: A Solution for Global Warming". Tickets for the Gala event celebrating the Cool Globes, June 2, can be purchased through the
Cool Globes website.
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ART IN EMBASSIES PROGRAM Nairobii, Kenya and Baharaim, Saudi Arabia
Through the Art in Embassies Program, the Department of State provides original works of art by United States artists for the representational rooms of the official residences of the United States Ambassadors and diplomatic missions abroad.
In 1999, Nina was asked to loan three drawings to the Ambassador's residence in Nairobii, Kenya. She is pleased and honored that she has been asked to loan her work once again in 2002 to the Ambassador's residence in Baharaim, Saudi Arabia
To learn more about the program visit http://AIEP.state.gov.
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WARRENVILLE CITY HILL COMMISSION
Nina has been awarded the commission to create a large pastel diptych
based on the regional landscape of Warrenville, Illinois.
There will be an opening ceremony to celebrate the new City Hall and art installation.
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VEDUTE: Views of Italy. Italian Landscape Collected from the Sketchbook of Nina Weiss
Nina is proud to present a new series of giclee prints. Each piece is printed on archival, acid free, cotton rag paper with 3/4
prints are available for purchase individually, or as a series of seven sketches. Please refer to the ninaweiss.com homepage for ordering information.
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