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For over 20 years, the Judy Ferrara Gallery in Three Oaks, MI, has been dedicated to helping clients transform their lives and homes through the power of art. With an understanding of aesthetics and a vast inventory of paintings and sculptures, we assist clients in finding art pieces that resonate with them. Located in the charming town of Three Oaks, MI, our gallery is situated 75 miles east of Chicago, 35 miles west of South Bend, and seven miles east of Lake Michigan. We invite you to visit us and discover art that speaks to you. Please see CGN lising or gallery website for 2025 dates and details. Image: Gallery view

Judy Ferrara Gallery

Krasl Art Center is open to the public and is a creative and inclusive place to engage with the arts for free. Explore sculpture outdoors, experience contemporary exhibitions in The Galleries and The Lab, purchase artist-made items, learn in our studios, and attend dynamic programs and events year-round.&nbsp; Visit krasl.org for details on exhibition programming and classes. Family Days &amp; Family Nights:&nbsp; Free drop-in artmaking for all ages. Events take place at Benton Harbor Public Library and at Krasl Art Center.&nbsp; Please see CGN listing or Krasl website for 2025 dates and details. Image:&nbsp;Photo by KAC Staff

Krasl Art Center

Fine art publisher producing original, limited edition and unique prints, portfolios and artist’s books by significant contemporary artists, founded in 2000. Manneken Press has established a national reputation as a premier independent fine art press.&nbsp; Artists represented:Carlos Andrade, Mel Cook, Cathy Crawford, Brian Cypher, Jack Davidson, Rupert Deese, LJ Douglas, Rhea Edge, Edie Fake, Peter Feldstein, Betty Friedman, Jonathan Higgins, Catherine Howe, Richard Hull, Mary Judge, Gary Justis, Jason Karolak, Ted Kincaid, Anna Kunz, Judy Ledgerwood, Claire Lieberman, Matt Magee, Jane McNichol, Jill Moser, Brian Novatny, Tom Orr, Kate Petley, Justin Quinn, Nick Satinover, Erika Shiba, Jay Shinn, Sarah Smelser, Philip Van Keuren, Joan Winter, Brenda Zappitell. You may purchase artwork directly via our <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artsy.net/partner/manneken-press" target="_blank">Artsy page</a>. Image: Manneken Press at the 2024 IFPDA Print Fair, NYC

Manneken Press

Frederik Meijer Gardens &amp; Sculpture Park, one of the world’s most significant botanic and sculpture experiences, was recently named the Top Sculpture Park in the United States by USA Today’s “10Best” and listed as the 81st most visited museum in the world by The Art Newspaper, the leading global art news publication. The 158-acre main campus features Michigan’s largest tropical conservatory; one of the country’s largest interactive children’s gardens; arid and Victorian gardens with bronze sculptures by Edgar Degas and Auguste Rodin; a carnivorous plant house; outdoor gardens, including a replica 1930s-era farm garden; an eight-acre Japanese garden featuring contemporary sculpture; and a 1,900-seat outdoor amphitheater garden, showcasing an eclectic mix of world-renowned touring musicians each summer. The permanent collection highlights hundreds of sculptures from internationally acclaimed artists: Magdalena Abakanowicz, El Anatsui, Louise Bourgeois, Alexander Calder,&nbsp;Mark di Suvero, Marshall Fredericks, Henry Moore, Michele Oka Donor, Beverly Pepper, Jaume Plensa, Auguste Rodin, Richard Serra, Yinka Shonibare CBE and&nbsp;Ai Weiwei, among others. Indoor galleries with changing sculpture exhibitions&nbsp;have hosted shows by Jonathan Borofsky, Edgar Degas, Jim Dine, Richard Hunt, Cristina Iglesias, Rebecca Louise Law, Pablo Picasso, George Segal and others.&nbsp; Frederik Meijer Gardens &amp; Sculpture Park promotes the enjoyment, understanding and appreciation of gardens, sculpture, the natural environment, and the arts. Education programs welcome 80,000 students and guests each year. Culinary Arts &amp; Events offerings include weddings, corporate meetings and award-winning catering. Photo by Michael Moran

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Balancing Traditional and Contemporary Art. Closed university holidays and between exhibitions. January 15–February 15&nbsp;• College of Visual and Performing Arts Faculty Biennial includes recent work and&nbsp;&nbsp;scholarship of over 30 artists from the NIU schools of Art and Design, Music, and&nbsp;&nbsp;Theatre and Dance.&nbsp; March 19–May 10• Phantasmagraphica: The Early Psychedelic Work of Douglas Binder• A Deb Sokolow Sampler: 20 Years of Speculative Drawing• Dream Job, Artwork inspired by dreams and nightmares August 27–November 8• Legacies on Display: The Forbidden and Venerated Arts of Burma• Protest Posters from the Center for the Study of Political Graphics in Los Angeles, CA Image: Artists share insights into the work on display in the NIU Art Museum galleries.&nbsp;

Northern Illinois University (NIU) Art Museum 

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Classic but contemporary, the new Raclin Murphy Museum features 23 permanent collection galleries and numerous site-specific commissions by Jenny Holzer,&nbsp;Maya Lin, Kiki Smith, Julie Mehretu, Jaume Plensa and others. Pictured: The museum facade.

Raclin Murphy Museum of Art

The RAM Permanent Collection focuses on modern and contemporary art, photography, studio glass, African American art from the South, and regional art; exhibits change throughout the year.&nbsp; Various educational programs including lectures and classes for adults and classes for children are offered. The mission of Rockford Art Museum is to foster creativity and build community through visual arts. Visit <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://rockfordartmuseum.org" target="_blank">rockfordartmuseum.org</a> or our social media for upcoming events and 2025 exhibition schedule. Download our app at <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://app.cuseum.com/rockford-art-museum" target="_blank">app.cuseum.com/rockford-art-museum</a> for archived audio tours, lectures, and more!&nbsp; Image:&nbsp;Installation view:&nbsp;The Rockford Midwestern&nbsp;Biennial, 2022

Rockford Art Museum

South Shore Arts has been improving the quality of life along the South Shore for over 80 years. It all started in the hat department of the Minas Department Store in downtown Hammond, Indiana with an annual exhibit of regional artists, known today as the Annual Salon Show.&nbsp; Located in the Center for Visual and Performing Arts, in Munster, Indiana, South Shore Arts has one branch location at Substation No. 9, an inner-city art center in downtown Hammond. South Shore Arts offers quality exhibitions, programming, education programming and outreach in Northwest Indiana. Image: Installation of Joanne Aono “Ghost Harvest,” Graphite, colored pencil, marker, crop cover cloth, wood, paint, cord

South Shore Arts

The Tarble Arts Center is the teaching museum on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL. With an artist-centered approach, the Tarble presents an annual program of rotating exhibitions that provide experiential encounters with art of international significance and local relevance. An onsite Education Lab, Design Lab, and Collection Lab are hubs for transdisciplinary activity, positioning art as a primary tool for research, advancing knowledge, and interpreting the world we live in. The outcomes of this experimentation produce projects, publications, and opportunities that reach EIU students, community members, regional partners, and international collaborators both in the museum and wherever they are. The Tarble’s ongoing stewardship of a permanent collection of contemporary art, American Regionalism, and folk art provides opportunities for study and reflection to students of all ages. Image: Barbara Rossi,&nbsp;Moon Meet May, 1993, screenprint on paper.&nbsp;Gift of Kohler Foundation, Inc.

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