9/16/22: Media Burn art exhibit opening

still_0001_5x7 — Clockwise, from top left: Studs Terkel in footage shot for *It’s a Living* (Videopolis, 1975), Joan Jett Blakk announcing candidacy for president (Bill Stamets, 1992), wheelchair softball players shot by Doug Sawyer for the TV show *Chicago Slices* (TWTV, 1993), gospel singers The Barrett Sisters at a rally to save Cook County Hospital (Judy Hoffman, 1979).

still_0008_5x7 — Clockwise, from top left: Studs Terkel in footage shot for *It’s a Living* (Videopolis, 1975), Joan Jett Blakk announcing candidacy for president (Bill Stamets, 1992), wheelchair softball players shot by Doug Sawyer for the TV show *Chicago Slices* (TWTV, 1993), gospel singers The Barrett Sisters at a rally to save Cook County Hospital (Judy Hoffman, 1979).

This Friday, we’re so excited for you to join us for the opening of a special art exhibition at Loyola University Chicago, the first ever gallery exhibit devoted to Media Burn Archive!

The exhibition features video and still image art from collections celebrating LGBTQ+ and Black history, the legacy of protest and social justice in our city, as well as unexpected views of ordinary life.

Please join us on September 16 to eat, drink, and enjoy the exhibit!

Friday, September 16th, 4:00-6:00pm
Free, complimentary food/drink, no rsvp necessary
Loyola University School of Communication
51 E Pearson St Chicago IL 60611
Per university policy, masks are encouraged and proof of vaccination is required
More info: https://www.luc.edu/soc/homenews/mediaburnpressrelease.shtml

grid_0002 — Unedited footage of White Sox spring training in Sarasota, Florida
(Tom Weinberg and Skip Blumberg, 1976)

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