Villa Park Historical Museum to host Pop-up Art Show

Villa Park Historical Museum

The Villa Park Historical Museum will host its second "Pop-up Art Show at the Museum Pavilion - Linking Art & Community" from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 20.

This is a one-day, outdoor art show for the whole family with the work of more than 40 local artists for sale. Admission is free.

The show offers an opportunity to purchase one-of-a-kind art, including jewelry, photography, mixed media, and oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings at the covered pavilion by the garden at the Villa Park Historical Museum, 220 S. Villa Ave.

Sharon Tinker, president of Studios630 artists group, said she hopes the program "will raise community awareness of the incredible local talent that we have here in the Western suburbs."

Member artists from Villa Park, Lombard, Elmhurst, Naperville, Willowbrook and other communities will display and sell their original artwork. The event is sponsored by the historical society, village and Studios630.

Parking is available in the museum lot, along Park Boulevard, and at the church parking lot, 250 S. Villa Ave.

The Villa Park Historical Museum, a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization, is located in the 1929 Chicago, Aurora & Elgin electric train line station that originally served the community as the Villa Avenue stop until 1957. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, and since 2009 has served as the Villa Park Visitor Center, providing business information, Prairie Path maps, and guides to local restaurants and shopping.

For information, call (630) 941-0223 or visit www.vphistoricalsociety.com.