“You Art What You Eat” Artist Talk: Eric May
Saturday March 7th
1-3pm
FREE (donation appreciated)

Eric May grew up in the southwest suburbs of Chicago, within striking distance of both decent taco joints and wooded ravines alike. For 15 years he worked as the chef at an idyllic, woodsy summer camp for adults called the Ox-Bow School of Art in Saugatuck, MI. He has run a small nonprofit art center, Roots & Culture in Chicago’s Noble Square neighborhood since 2006. He received his MFA at Northwestern University in 2011. In his work he frames conversations about food through cooking, writing, and hosting participatory events and public interventions. In 2011 he started The Piranha Club, a monthly dining situation exploring provocative ideas about cuisine with collaborators from both the art and food worlds such as Jonathan Zaragoza, Bread KC!, Pleasant house, and Michael Rakowitz. Eric has exhibited work at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, The Hyde Park Art Center, Depaul Art Museum, Iceberg Projects, and The Charlotte Street Foundation, Kansas City.

Eric will give a presentation and talk about himself and his art as it relates to the current exhibit “you art what you eat” with a Q & A session to follow. Refreshments will be served.