Fletcher Hayes, indeed.: February 2012

My painting "Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure' Imagined" will make its debut as part of the group art exhibition, “Chicago Artists Interpret Shakespeare: As They Like It” to be presented at the Beverly Arts Center in Chicago from February 17 to April 1, 2012.

"Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure' Imagined" by Fletcher Hayes,
part of “Chicago Artists Interpret Shakespeare: As They Like It”
at the Beverly Arts Center in Chicago

The three by four foot canvas tells of the dilemma facing Claudio, who is imprisoned for immorality by Lord Angelo, and sentenced to death. His sister Isabella goes to plead for mercy, but gets propositioned by the temporary leader of Vienna. Disguised as a friar, Duke Vincentio devises a brilliant plan that ultimately saves Claudio's life of and Isabella's virginity, with the added bonus of shedding light on Angelo's hypocrisy.

Beverly Arts Center
2407 W. 111th Street, Chicago, IL 60655
(773) 445-3838 ‎• beverlyartcenter.org

February 17 – April 1, 2012
Gallery Hours: 9 am - 9 pm M–F; Sat: 10 am - 6 pm; Sun: 12-8 pm

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 25, 2012 6-9 pm

Sunday, March 18, 2012, from 2-5 pm -- Q&A Session with the Artists
including a short session of acts and soliloquies performed by actress Dawn Arnold and the Moving Dock Theatre Company of Chicago.

Principal Curator: Anne Farley Gaines
Assistant Curators: Robert Kameczura & Maureen Warren

Gallery Director, Beverly Arts Center: Carla Winterbottom

The Exhibiting Artists are: Jose Agustin Andreu, Rene Arceo, Tim Arroyo, Sharon Bladholm, Keith Brownlee, Mario Castillo, Laura Coyle, Michael Ferris, Chris Flynn, Jonathan Franklin, Anne Farley Gaines, Jan Spivey Gilchrist, Sergio Gomez, Fletcher Hayes, Alan Emerson Hicks, Preston Jackson, Robert Kameczura, Deborah Maris Lader, Kim Laurel, Richard Laurent, Diane Levesque, Carron Little, James Mesple, Geoffrey Novelli, Christine O’Connor, Joyce Owens, Mary Patton, Corinne D. Peterson, Tom Scarff, Charlotte Segal, Beth Shadur, Steven Sherrell, Eleanor Spiess-Ferris, Michelle Stutts, Frank Tumino, Maureen Warren, Kathy Weaver, Marzena Ziejka, and Jill Zylke.

This exhibit at the Beverly Arts Center is the first planned venue for “Chicago Artists Interpret Shakespeare, As They Like It,” which will be traveling locally, regionally and nationally in the future.