Visual Arts
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St. Charles Arts Council collaborating with international artist for public installationJul 28, 2021 11:00 pm - On Friday, Aug. 20, Amanda Browder, a Brooklyn, New York-based fabric installation artist known internationally for her large-scale works on building exteriors and other...
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Riverwalk Fine Art Fair returns to downtown Naperville Sept. 18-19 after going virtual last yearJul 28, 2021 11:00 pm - The Riverwalk Fine Art Fair returns on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 18-19, according to host and planner Naperville Art League. The 36th annual event will be held in downt...
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Elmhurst Artists' Guild hosted a Fiesta opening receptionJul 27, 2021 11:00 pm - The Elmhurst Artists Guild enjoyed a fiesta of the opening reception for "Engaging Frida" on July 16 at the Elmhurst Art Museum. Forty-five local artists were juried in...
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Festivals July 30-Aug. 5: Lake County Micro Fair, Taste of Roselle and moreJul 27, 2021 6:00 am - This weekend Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days: 6-10 p.m. Thursday, July 29; 6-11 p.m. Friday, July 30; noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 31; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1, o...
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Naperville mayor proposes guaranteed funding for Century Walk art, upkeepJul 26, 2021 5:30 am - Naperville elected officials are poised to consider a deal next month that would pledge $150,000 annually to Century Walk Corp. for the maintenance and creation of publi...
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Growth industry: Libertyville man plants urban farm in old shipping containerJul 26, 2021 5:30 am - At the 5.5-mile mark of the North Shore Bike Path, east of Milwaukee Avenue in Libertyville, a mural depicting microgreens has emerged as a calling card for a new busine...
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West Suburban Vision Therapy organizes Youth Art Drive for seniorsJul 25, 2021 11:00 pm - West Suburban Vision Therapy, a vision therapy practice serving the western suburbs, will host its inaugural youth arts and crafts drive to benefit the Cordia Senior Res...
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Festivals July 23-29: The Beach Boys play free show for Elk Grove's Midsummer Classics Concert SeriesJul 22, 2021 6:00 am - This weekend Algonquin Founders' Days: 4-10 p.m. Thursday, July 22; 4-11 p.m. Friday, July 23; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 24; and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, J...
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Painting sweet dreams: Artist spruces up pediatric sleep centerJul 21, 2021 11:00 pm - For nearly 2½ years, South Elgin resident Stacy Lazzara spent many hours at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital as her daughter Averie, now 5 years old, went t...
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Arlington Heights launches art contest to create mural in underpass vandalized with racist graffitiJul 21, 2021 5:20 am - Arlington Heights is launching an art competition to create a mural at a pedestrian underpass that was vandalized last year with racist graffiti. The village's arts comm...