Visual Arts
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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....
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Geneva school board president to lead Water Street StudiosJun 13, 2020 7:30 am - Just more than two months ago, Mark Grosso stepped down from his position as Geneva School District 304 president, citing some health concerns. Fellow board members quic...
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Summer 2020: What suburban attractions have reopened - or will soonJun 13, 2020 7:30 am - Confused about what's reopening this summer and what's not? You're not alone. In fact, you need a scorecard to keep track of which local attractions are now welcoming vi...
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Suburban students coping with COVID-19 social isolation through artJun 05, 2020 6:50 am - Olivia Williams dreams of brighter days ahead. She didn't expect the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine and distancing from classmates to last as long as it has. She misses se...
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Fundraising starts for diversity artwork in NapervilleJun 05, 2020 1:00 am - It's the early stages of a new public art idea in Naperville, but the push to create a work that portrays the city's increasingly diverse population is underway. After ...
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Artists, festival producers adapt to virtual suburban art fairs this summerJun 04, 2020 11:00 pm - Amy Amdur, president and CEO of Amdur Productions, thought she had seen it all. In 37 years of producing outdoor art fairs in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, Amdur has ...
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Push to diversify mural in downtown Naperville moving forwardJun 04, 2020 1:00 am - A Downers Grove man who started an online petition to diversify a mural he described as “The Wall of Exclusion” in Naperville is set to meet Friday with the head of the ...