Visual Arts
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New Elgin public art program using storm drains as canvasMar 18, 2021 1:00 am - A new public art campaign in Elgin is circling the drain, but in a good way. The Elgin Cultural Arts Commission announced a call for art on a new canvas - storm drains....
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Fox River Arts Ramble accepting applications through April 16Mar 17, 2021 11:00 pm - The Fox River Arts Ramble, canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, returns in 2021. It has been scheduled for 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 5. The event is a collaborati...
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Best Bets: Lyric Opera premieres virtual concertMar 17, 2021 6:00 am - Global opera The Lyric Opera of Chicago shines a spotlight on its Ryan Opera Center ensemble members with “Magical Music Around the World.” The virtual concert gala begi...
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Naperville Art League names 2021 Public Art Competition winnersMar 16, 2021 11:00 pm - Naperville Art League's annual Public Art Competition themed "Abstract Symphony" drew 57 submissions of 2-D and 3-D art from DuPage County and beyond. Winners were rece...
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Constable: Libertyville siblings' chalk art illusions to escape pandemic now fill a bookMar 13, 2021 12:00 am - The year of the pandemic scrapped exotic vacations and fun travel plans. But not for 10-year-old Cam Everett of Libertyville. The boy appeared to hang-glide in Rio de Ja...
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Book review: 100 women use their cameras to capture public life
Mar 09, 2021 5:00 am - "Women Street Photographers" edited by Gulnara Samoilova (Prestel) When Parisian authorities issued a decree in 1800 requiring women to obtain a permit t...
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Best Bets: 'Rhythm of the Dance' streams onlineMar 09, 2021 5:00 am - Celtic spectacular Celebrate Celtic culture at home with a stream of "Rhythm of the Dance" as performed by the National Dance Company of Ireland. The show streams Saturd...
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Naperville events grants OK'd, but questions about reassigning unused funds ariseMar 04, 2021 4:10 am - A Fourth of July celebration, an LGBTQ+ pride festival and a new memorial honoring the families of fallen military personnel are among dozens of Naperville initiatives s...
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Best Bets: Marvel Universe lands at MSIMar 02, 2021 5:00 am - Comics empire See comics art, movie costumes, props and more when the traveling exhibit "Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes" opens to the general public Sunday at the Muse...
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Bloomingdale Park Museum reopens March 20 with 'Parodies of Painting Masterworks'Mar 01, 2021 10:00 pm - For its reopening March 20, the Bloomingdale Park Museum is hosting an exhibit titled "Parodies of Painting Masterworks." The exhibition features several hundred exampl...