Visual Arts
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Glen Ellyn art fair benefits sight, hearing initiativesAug 28, 2016 1:00 am - With about 80 artists showing their work this weekend at Lake Ellyn Park and bands performing both days, the Glen Ellyn Festival of the Arts offered plenty for the eyes ...
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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 ...