Visual Arts
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'Art of Inclusion' committee forms in NapervilleJul 06, 2020 5:30 am - It began with an online petition seeking to diversify a mural in downtown Naperville, and now it's grown into a committee aiming to create new art. What started as Down...
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Frida Kahlo honored with birthday procession at the McAninch Arts CenterJul 06, 2020 1:00 am - The McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage broke out the balloons and flower crowns to celebrate what would have been Frida Kahlo's 113th birthday. The MAC threw a so...
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St. Charles gallery to reopen WednesdayJul 03, 2020 1:00 am - The Norris Gallery in St. Charles is set to reopen Wednesday after being shut down for months amid the coronavirus pandemic. The gallery, located within the Norris Cultu...
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Batavia's Water Street Studios offers creative online campsJul 02, 2020 11:00 pm - Looking for something your kids can do this summer? Make time at home more creative with these new, weeklong online camps, offered by Water Street Studios in Batavia. It...
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Cleve Carney Museum of Art and The MAC celebrate Frida Kahlo's 113th birthday July 6Jun 29, 2020 11:00 pm - The Cleve Carney Museum of Art and McAninch Arts Center will celebrate the 113th birthday of the iconic Mexican artist Frida Kahlo with a drive-by birthday party from 9:...
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Artists find inspiration, but Prospect Heights city hall finds infringementJun 25, 2020 1:00 am - A gallery of sunflower artwork that sprouted on the shore of Hillcrest Lake in Prospect Heights was meant to inspire happiness for a community living through a pandemic....
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Enjoy nature with 'Fresh Air' virtual art exhibitJun 24, 2020 11:00 pm - Artists from Project Onward announce the opening of "Fresh Air," a virtual exhibition featuring Chicago area natural treasures Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods and site...
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COD museum exhibit speaks to 'TRUTHS' of racism and COVID-19Jun 23, 2020 5:30 am - It isn't a large art exhibition. So far, about a half-dozen artists have provided a sampling of works. But their complexity is vast. The Cleve Carney Museum of Art at th...
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Artist Tony Fitzpatrick comes full circle with College of DuPage exhibitJun 16, 2020 5:00 am - It's hard to square Tony Fitzpatrick the Renaissance man with Tony Fitzpatrick the golf caddie. A prolific artist, Fitzpatrick draws, paints, writes poetry and makes col...
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Ease back into traveling with a Midwest getawayJun 13, 2020 11:00 pm - Sick of self-isolating? Cheer up, regional travel destinations are beginning to open during the COVID-19 pandemic so you can start thinking ahead to a Midwest road trip....