Visual Arts
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Best Bets: New Philharmonic plays 'A Salute to Frida'May 11, 2021 6:00 am - Classical Kahlo The New Philharmonic performs "A Salute to Frida," a virtual concert featuring works by Mexican-born composers Agustin Lara, Arturo Márquez and Manuel Po...
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Join Water Street Studios in Batavia for 'Second Friday at the Studio' May 14May 10, 2021 11:00 pm - Join Water Street Studios in Batavia for "Second Friday at the Studio." The opening will be 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 14, in the gallery, 160 S. Water St. Masks are requir...
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Oswego's Karly Quarnstrom named 2021 Congressional Art Competition winnerMay 03, 2021 11:00 pm - Congresswoman Lauren Underwood announced Karly Quarnstrom of Oswego High School as the winner of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition for the 14th District of Illinois...
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Aurora's First Fridays to offer activities for teens and kids May 7May 03, 2021 11:00 pm - First Fridays will feature nearly two dozen venues open with art, music, and more on May 7. The monthly event returned in April after going virtual for some dates last y...
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Side Street Studio Arts welcomes artist Raúl Ortiz for First Friday May 7Apr 30, 2021 1:01 am - Side Street Studio Arts in downtown Elgin invites the community to a new exhibit, titled "Patterns," featuring the layered and colorful paintings of Chicago-based artist...
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First place, Poetry: 'Spring Flowers'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Judge's comment: I love ekphrastic poetry - that is, poems written about a work of art - and this poem is an example of why. We don't even need to have seen the painting...
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First place, Prose: 'Things Happen'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Judge's comment: Read the first line, and you're hooked: "Maggie, it doesn't mean anything." And so we continue reading, wondering if that's true. The piece ends with an...
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Second place, visual art: 'Scream'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Judge's comment: Humor is an underrated quality in art. This photo is funny and sophisticated in its execution. Using materials available at home, the artist was able to...
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Third place, 'Italian Birds'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Judge's comment: The ability to see potential in non-conventional materials can be very powerful when done with creativity. This piece utilizes found imagery and cut pap...
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Second place, prose: 'Birthday Gift'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Judge's comment: This piece, written in the present tense, creates such a feeling of immediacy, of being in the saddle seat of this adventure. Throughout the story, ther...