In case you haven’t heard, there’s a sweet auction tonight at The Empty Bottle. If you’re looking for top shelf art on a dime, Gimme Baby Robots is your kind of event: auctions start at just a few bucks – and with works from over a hundred artists including Jason Dunmars and Mike Rea on the block, you’re sure to make those dollars stretch.

Melissa Steckbauer

Gimme Baby Robots is tonight only, August 31st from 8:00 – 10:45 PM @ The Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave.

Better late than never: Mary from Fill in the Blank Gallery called last Thursday to talk about the relatively new gallery’s definitely new show, Wildlife Features from artist and illustrator Kyle Harter. The show opened Friday, but it runs through to September 26th at 5038 N. Lincoln Avenue. Here’s the free sounds:

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Kyle Harter, Theramin

And as always, if you’ve got a show and want to leave voicemails for me about your show, you can do that!

Its an alt-space weekend!

Open House @ Evan Lennox’s Apartment

Its an SAIC party! Its a one night apartment gallery! Evan Lennox sent me an e-mail about this show he’ll be hosting with André Lenox and Lynnette Miranda, featuring work by a dozen Chicago artists including Brad Troemel, Eric Ashcraft, and Syniva Whitney. Check out more information at Curatorial Community, or view the full flyer here.

Opening reception this Friday, August 28th, from 5:30 – 9:00 PM @ 3106 W. Fullerton, Apartment #1.

Ephameron @ Believe Inn

From Antwerp and beyond and with prints and drawings and tape comes the very prodigious Eva Cardon, aka Ephameron. Her new show titled Letting Go will be showing this month at Believe Inn, but also keep an eye out for the Moneybags project (a shared pet of Stan Chrisholm, who was recently reviewed here for the Built show in St.  Louis).

Opening reception this Saturday, August 29th from 6:00 – 10:00 PM @ Believe Inn, 2043 N Winchester.

No More Perfect Moments @ Scott Projects

Speaking of Brad Troemel, and speaking of apartment galleries too,  two Maryland artists will be showing at Brad Troemel’s Scott Projects apartment gallery. With photos and video and paintings, No More Perfect Moments will see Andrew Laumann and Justin Kelly tackling cultural rot and personal banality and other Nathan Williams-y themes.

Opening reception this Saturday, August 29th from 6:00 – 10:00 PM @ Scott Projects,1542 N Milwaukee, Apartment #3.

Andrew Laumann

Julia Hechtman @ Dan Devening Projects + Editions

Sunday brings cropped up nature photos from Julia Hechtman at Dan Devening’s space. The show is titled Irrationalism and will include some new photos which look to trade clever irony for compositional carpendry on an unplaced mystery safari.

Opening reception this Sunday, August 30th, from 4:00 – 7:00 PM @ Dan Devening Projects + Editions, 3039 W Carroll.

Julia Hechtman, Orange Top

That’s all I know for now. If you’ve got the scoop on something worth seeing, let us know.

Another set of artists to check out courtesy of Ryan Travis Christian. Delicious. As always, click images for more, and don’t forget to check the ebersb9 review I just put up and immediately bumped down with this.

Chris Vasell, SELF (landscape)

Jules De Balincourt, Holy Arab

J. Austin Eddy, There is a party in bed and we're all invited

Carol Dunham, Leaf (two)

Jen Stark, Candyland

Dan Attoe, Accretion #39 (The World is Expanding - You Don't Know Anything)

Patrick Brennan, Coat of Arms (detail)

Blackest part of night.