Visual Arts
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Quilt and Textile Show returns to Batavia this weekendJul 14, 2015 11:00 pm - According to a recent Quilting in America survey, there are 16 million active quilters in the United States. That means one out of every 20 Americans quilts. "Almost eve...
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A feast for the eyes at Naperville art fair todayJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - For art lovers on a quest for the perfect painting. For weekend wanderers who found a festival and wondered what was inside. For photographers, collectors and philanthro...
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Never a dull moment at Buffalo Grove Art FestJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - People crowded into one of the summer's most popular art festivals Saturday in Buffalo Grove, featuring more than 100 artists working into many kinds of media. The art f...
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Students painting sports-themed mural in RosemontJul 10, 2015 1:00 am - A muralist and Rosemont student-artists have begun painting a sports-themed mural on the sides of buildings adjacent to a new turf field next to the Barry Recreation Cen...
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Buffalo Grove Art Festival back for 13th yearJul 09, 2015 5:00 am - The Buffalo Grove Art Festival is back this weekend for the 13th year, and it remains one of the top draws of the summer in the Northwest suburbs. More than 100 artists,...
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See art, learn and give back at Naperville fairJul 06, 2015 11:00 pm - If there's one event that embodies the purpose of the Naperville Woman's Club, it's the group's long-running art fair. Just like the club, the fair is about art, educat...
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Adler schedules 35th Festival of the ArtsJul 05, 2015 1:00 am - The David Adler Music and Arts Center will host the 35th annual Festival of the Arts, a juried arts festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Aug. 1 and 2, in Cook Park on Milwau...
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Art display proposedJul 02, 2015 1:00 am - An art display featuring the work of military veterans has been proposed for the Lake County government center in downtown Waukegan. The display would be called "Those W...
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Oakton prepares for 'Sculpture Invasion'Jun 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Oakton Community College's Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Road, is bracing itself for an invasion of more than 40 sculptures. Sculpture Invasion 2015, an exhibition i...
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Fun new D.C. museum wing is all about inventionJun 30, 2015 6:00 am - By Christina Barron The Washington Post WASHINGTON - There's a saying that "great minds think alike." They aren't satisfied with what is. They innovate and invent. And i...