Visual Arts
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Arlington Hts. artist's portrait of Spielberg hangs in SpringfieldApr 07, 2014 1:01 am - Arlington Heights portrait artist William Chambers recently received a priority letter from a rather surprising source: Hollywood filmmaker Steven Spielberg. The handwri...
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American art to flood U.S. billboards this summerApr 07, 2014 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Five museums, including the Art Institute of Chicago, say they are organizing the largest outdoor art show to showcase American art nationwide this summer. ...
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Longtime painting teacher shines in solo show at Fine LineApr 06, 2014 11:00 pm - Honoring the painter for her talents as well as recognizing her years as a devoted art teacher all comes into play for Batavia artist Alyce Van Acker's upcoming solo sho...
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Exhibition by Jewish museum shows pre-WWII lifeApr 05, 2014 1:01 am - WARSAW, Poland - A new exhibition at Warsaw's Jewish history museum shows how the Jewish community and the city interacted with and influenced each other for centuries u...
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Congressional art contest accepting entriesApr 01, 2014 1:01 am - Submissions are now being accepted for the 2014 Congressional Art Competition, U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth's office announced Tuesday. High school students who reside or a...
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'You can be an explorer' at MSI's new exhibitMar 30, 2014 5:00 am - MSI's National Geographic exhibit highlights remote regions, aiming to show visitors
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Coltrane's sax joins Smithsonian jazz collectionMar 29, 2014 5:45 am - WASHINGTON - One of John Coltrane's tenor saxophones is joining the jazz collection at the Smithsonian. Coltrane's son, musician Ravi Coltrane, donated one of his father...
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Vintage photos mystery: Are these your relatives?Mar 25, 2014 11:00 pm - Dale Moorhouse of Elgin has hundreds of wedding pictures he'd like to identify. The only trouble is, he's not sure who to ask. "My father, Ferris Moorhouse, took photos ...
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Grower, artist exhibits works with gourds at Elgin museumMar 25, 2014 11:00 pm - The Elgin Public Museum of Natural History and Anthropology will host the traveling exhibit, "Gourds: The Creations and Collections of Virginia Umberger." The 104-year-...
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Libertyville fifth-grader wins state poster contestMar 24, 2014 11:00 pm - Liv Bertaud, a 10-year-old fifth-grader at Copeland Manor School in Libertyville, took first place in a statewide arts education poster contest. The winners recently wer...