View our Fall schedule  here with new classes and great opportunities to learn and explore the possibilities of the mosaic medium. Check out our weekly courses and visiting artist workshops~ as well as our special weekend workshops like Mosaic Jewelry, Intro to Smalti, or Architectural Installation (and there’s more than that!). Fall semester sessions begin September 6th. Check it out!

“New Works” by Matteo Randi at CMS Gallery has been extended through September 30th. Don’t miss this outstanding opportunity to see examples of some of the finest contemporary mosaics anywhere. You can also see Matteo’s work at Chicago’s Navy Pier at the Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics.

The long awaited dedication of the East Lakeview mosaic , a collaboration of  The Chicago Mosaic School, lead artist Rochelle Borrett, and the East Lakeview Chamber of Commerce will take place Tuesday, July 20, at 6pm at the corner of Oakdale and Broadway. There will be a special VIP Reception afterwards at the Avenue Tavern, 2916 Broadway, $10 donation at the door. Thanks to all of you in the CMS community and to the Lakeview East neighborhood who helped make this beautiful project possible.

June 9-13 Mattteo Randi’s Workshop on Texture

July 7-11 Smalti Instensive with Sue Giannotti

July 23-25 Layered Mosaics Workshop with Yulia Hanansen

The most prestigious Mosaic Arts exhibition in the US comes to Chicago’s Smith Museum of Stained Glass at Navy Pier, March 1st-April 30th, 2010. Featuring the work of 46 artists from 8 countries, selected by a panel of esteemed jurors, the MAI exhibition presents contemporary mosaic art in this annual event as part of The Society of American Mosaic Artists annual conference. For more information about the exhibition, which is free and open to the public, go to www.americanmosaics.org .