Visual Arts
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Which top Oscar contender had the best movie poster?Feb 23, 2019 6:29 am - Movie posters are plastered on dorm rooms, scaffolding under construction sites and megaplex hallways. Like the films they advertise, they can become cultural icons - at...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbsFeb 19, 2019 5:00 am - Great emancipator To mark the end of the pop-up historical exhibit "Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Time, A Man for All Times" later this month, there is a closing r...
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Stop by closing reception for 'Aurora From the Air' Feb. 23Feb 18, 2019 10:00 pm - "Aurora From the Air," the Aurora Historical Society exhibit of aerial views of Aurora from 1867-2013, will close on Saturday, Feb. 23, with a reception from noon to 4 p...
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Aurora University's Schingoethe Center to open 'Transformations in American Indian Art' Feb. 21Feb 17, 2019 10:00 pm - The Schingoethe Center of Aurora University, 1315 Prairie St. in Aurora, presents a free spring exhibition focusing on contemporary American Indian artists in "Becoming:...
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Forget San Diego - Vernon Hills library to host local comic conFeb 14, 2019 12:00 am - Superpowered heroes, diabolical villains and animated aliens soon will converge on Vernon Hills for the Aspen Drive Library's Mini-Con. The March 3 gathering will featur...
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Light art, Olympic costume designer's work are at Fashion Outlets of ChicagoFeb 13, 2019 10:00 pm - The multifaceted contemporary art program of Fashion Outlets of Chicago, THE COLLECTION: Where Art Meets Fashion, welcomed a permanent lighting installation by Derrick A...
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Photography exhibit in Woodstock features work of MCC studentsFeb 05, 2019 10:00 pm - The McHenry County College art exhibition, "Portrait Mode," features the work of current MCC photography students at the MCC Satellite Gallery, located in the Old Courth...
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See February Artist of the Month at Batavia libraryFeb 05, 2019 10:00 pm - The Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave., is hosting Ed Wheeler as the artist of the month for February. Wheeler is a self-taught artist; whose exhibit includes b...
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Constable: Graphic designer's mug runneth over with hometown Aurora prideFeb 02, 2019 12:00 am - Her photography skills earned graphic designer Sarah Cervantes a spot as the featured artist at Treadwell Coffee as part of February's Downtown Aurora First Fridays mont...
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West Chicago picking artists for annual banner exhibitJan 29, 2019 10:00 pm - Chicago-based artist Matthew Hoffman has agreed to jury submissions by area artists for "Love," West Chicago's 2019 Community Art Banner Exhibit. Hoffman created the Yo...