Visual Arts
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Park setting helps Arlington Heights fair stand outAug 28, 2016 1:00 am - Art lovers casually strolled past intricate jewelry, large colorful paintings and metal sculptures swaying in the breeze Sunday while a fountain splashed in the backgrou...
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Port Clinton Art Festival returning to Highland Park this weekendAug 25, 2016 1:00 am - The three-day Port Clinton Art Festival returns to downtown Highland Park this weekend with more than 260 of the world's most celebrated artists. The three-day event beg...
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Mural to bring 'Blues' to life in downtown AuroraAug 23, 2016 11:00 pm - AURORA, Ill. - A Blues mural created at an international gathering of artists in Aurora eight years ago is about to become the latest addition to the downtown Aurora art...
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Side Street Studio Arts presents 'Lucid Recollections'Aug 22, 2016 11:00 pm - Side Street Studio Arts, 15 Ziegler Court in Elgin, will host "Lucid Recollections," an exhibit of artwork created and curated by artist-interns Shaina Hope Read, Morgan...
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Glen Ellyn art festival helps a great causeAug 22, 2016 11:00 pm - Annual Glen Ellyn art festival helps Lions Club causes
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Elgin watercolor artist has a passion for paintingAug 19, 2016 6:00 am - Watercolorist H. Dean Willis will never forget when his sailboat painting made it onto the cover of a Hallmark greeting card. He was only 19 years old. "They looked at 3...
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98-year-old Deerfield painter celebrates the ordinary in his paintingsAug 18, 2016 6:00 am - A car crash, a wedding, a death in the family, a newborn baby ... Life has its ups and downs, but there are more times when things are just steady, mundane, ordinary. ...
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'The Collective Muse' collage exhibit opens at Aurora Public Arts CommissionAug 17, 2016 11:00 pm - The Aurora Public Art Commission and the Midwest Collage Society are proud to present "The Collective Muse," an exhibit featuring the work of 30 collage artists. An open...
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Cornhole boards turned into art in WaucondaAug 16, 2016 1:00 am - While strolling along Main Street in downtown Wauconda, residents and visitors viewed decorated cornhole game board sets created as part of the fifth annual Art On Main ...
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Alley Art Festival returns to downtown Aurora Aug. 27Aug 15, 2016 11:00 pm - A grassroots art and music festival is coming back to downtown Aurora this summer. After taking a hiatus in 2015, Alley Art Festival is once again showcasing local artis...