Visual Arts
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Photojournalism inspires Batavia artistSep 12, 2013 5:00 am - I started writing for newspapers when I was 15 years old. My first job was writing a weekly column about high school and I got $1.25 a column. Over the years, I have bee...
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Original oil pastel work to be displayed at Fine LineSep 10, 2013 3:49 pm - Artworks by members of Yellow House Artists, created exclusively with oil pastels and oil sticks, will be the next exhibit in the Kavanagh Gallery at Fine Line Creative ...
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Art, music highlight Palatine’s ‘Art Affair” Around the Square’Sep 04, 2013 1:58 pm - The works of some of the region’s most talented artists will be on display in downtown Palatine this weekend as the Palatine Jaycees present its 9th annual juried art fa...
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Mexican Folk Art exhibit comes to Waukegan libraryAug 30, 2013 10:24 pm - Mexico possesses a rich history of popular art that reaches more than 2,000 years into the past and continues today in villages, towns, and cities throughout the country...
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Aurora celebrating comic book artistsAug 22, 2013 1:19 pm - The Aurora Public Art Commission, in association with Rotten Apple Studios in downtown Aurora, is presenting its latest exhibit, An Introduction to the World of Comics, ...
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Glen Ellyn preparing for Festival of the ArtsAug 22, 2013 11:30 am - As the oldest service organization in DuPage County, the 90-year-old Glen Ellyn Lions Club long has been involved in charity work for those with visual and hearing disab...
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Vision loss, creative gain: Weaving by touchAug 22, 2013 6:02 am - Watching the group of weavers who attended the recent annual “Weaving for the Visually Impaired” class at Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles, is an experience...
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Benedictine dedicates gallery in name of beloved teacher, art loverAug 18, 2013 12:24 pm - There were many beautiful works of art to see Sunday at the dedication of the Fr. Michael E. Komechak Art Gallery at Benedictine University. But for many, the gallery’s ...
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Show off your artistry ... on a Geneva fire hydrantAug 15, 2013 11:11 am - A Geneva fire hydrant can be the canvas for your creative vision. The new “Art on Fire” program will let people “be hands-on artistes and add a little bit of whimsy to o...
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Disfigured Spanish fresco is hit for artist, townAug 13, 2013 10:32 am - MADRID — A year ago, Cecilia Gimenez’s botched attempt to restore a fresco of Christ inspired ridicule and references to monkeys. Now, the 81-year-old Spanish artist is ...