Visual Arts
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The 2024 St. Charles Fine Art Show winners announcedMay 29, 2024 6:49 pm - The 26th annual St. Charles Fine Art Show on May 25-26 showcased 100 fine artists in 13 different mediums that were judged by a panel on Saturday afternoon. Ten exhibitors were presented with an artist award.
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Best Bets: Rosemont’s Bark at the Ballpark, The Venue turns 5, John Cusack Q&AMay 29, 2024 11:36 am - The Chicago Dogs in Rosemont welcomes baseball fans and their canine pals, and Aurora’s The Venue fetes turning 5 with special outdoor concerts this weekend.
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‘Uncaged’ exhibit at St. Charles church features artwork by detained migrant childrenMay 28, 2024 9:17 pm - The Congregational United Church of Christ in Campton Hills is hosting the “Uncaged” art exhibit featuring artwork by children held in the detention center that opened o...
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Submit works inspired by local landscape to Art of the Land showMay 28, 2024 8:10 pm - Local artists and artisans are invited to submit works inspired by the local landscape for The Land Conservancy of McHenry County’s 16th annual Art of the Land art show and fundraiser.
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Capture Northbrook’s beautiful countryside in the first “Paint the Prairie” CompetitionMay 28, 2024 3:05 pm - Painting outdoors is all about capturing the beauty of nature in real time, as the light changes, the breeze shifts, and birds, insects and other creatures travel through the landscape at their own rhythms.
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Raue Center to host sixth annual 6x6 Project Art Auction and receptionMay 28, 2024 2:59 pm - The Raue Center For The Arts in Crystal Lake is hosting its sixth annual 6x6 Project Art Auction and Reception on Saturday, June 29, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Artists of all ag...
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Artist behind 2023’s Warhol-inspired portraits paints mural at Hanover Park Sports ComplexMay 26, 2024 8:40 am - Physical upgrades to the Hanover Park Sports Complex now are accompanied by an aesthetic one in the form of Glen Ellyn artist Geoffrey Bevington’s mural, “The Joy of Play,” on the previously stark south side of the field house.
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Bloomingdale Artists’ Association opens spring show May 25May 22, 2024 12:00 pm - On Saturday, May 25, the Bloomingdale Artists’ Association opens its annual spring show in gallery one of the Bloomingdale Park District Museum, 108 S. Bloomingdale Road....
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Paint the perfect weekend at the 26th annual St. Charles Fine Art ShowMay 20, 2024 12:47 pm - The 26th annual St. Charles Fine Art Show will feature works of art from over 100 fine artists in 13 different mediums over Memorial Day weekend. This juried art show, sp...
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Looking for summer fun? Try a museumMay 18, 2024 6:00 am - Not every summer activity has to be outdoors. Check suburban and Chicago museums for things to do this summer when the temperature soars.