Visual Arts
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Constable: Trump inspires Lake Zurich artist to honor himJan 21, 2017 12:00 am - “Americans, like human beings everywhere, believe many things that are obviously untrue,” wrote Kurt Vonnegut in his 1969 classic, “Slaughterhouse-Five.” In our divided ...
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Budget-friendly fun: Free days at Museum of Science & IndustryJan 17, 2017 5:00 am - Free Free days at MSI See the U-505 Submarine, "Science Storms," "Numbers in Nature: A Mirror Maze" and other exhibits when Illinois residents get free general admission...
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Call for artists for interactive garment exhibitionJan 12, 2017 10:00 pm - You are faced with endless opportunities to observe, celebrate, and/or condemn the qualities that define beauty: gender, body type, size, age, race, ethnicity, style and...
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Three Kaneland artists honored at Hometown ConcertJan 10, 2017 10:00 pm - On Jan. 7, the Kaneland Arts Initiative presented Lee Murdock's annual Hometown Concert in the Kaneland High School auditorium. Featured during the concert of folk music...
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Call to artists: Apply for 19th annual St. Charles Fine Art ShowJan 08, 2017 10:00 pm - Applications are being accepted for the 2017 juried St. Charles Fine Art Show. Artists who want to apply must submit an application by the Tuesday, Jan. 31, deadline. M...
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Veterans Creative Arts FestJan 08, 2017 12:00 am - The Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center's annual Veterans Creative Arts Festival, is set for 1 to 4 p.m., March 2, in the C Wing Conference Center and Aud...
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Elgin Artspace helping single mom make a life in ceramicsJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - The pottery wheel cast a spell on Tania Gonzalez the second she laid her hands on it in high school. She was drawn in by its slippery, spinning motion, and the way clay ...
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Landscape artist's work on display at OaktonJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - A renowned landscape artist is visiting Oakton Community College this month to talk about his exhibition at the school. The public is invited to hear Harold Gregor, a f...
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Artists give flair to Mount Prospect celebrationJan 05, 2017 5:00 am - Start with an eye-catching, instantly recognizable logo, add in iconic community images and artfully-designed graphics and you have the necessary ingredients for marketi...
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In style and substance, Prince is at Paisley ParkJan 03, 2017 5:00 am - It's a windy October day, and my friend Liz and I are shivering in line outside Prince's 65,000-square-foot recording studio and former residence in Chanhassen, Minn. ...