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The premiere home for arts and culture on the North Shore. Exhibits, Wedding and Events Venue, Classes for All Ages and Skill Levels.Located in the boutique town of Highland Park, The Art Center Highland Park presents museum-quality galleries with ever-changing exhibitions of local, international, emerging, and established artists. Vibrant programming has everything from annual events to monthly artist talks and collaborations with other local cultural arts providers. Your home for creative exploration on the North Shore of Chicago.Check our website for Calls for Artists entry dates and details throughout the year.&nbsp;Image: 2022 Exhibit Fiber • Fashion • Feminism in the Center Gallery at the Art Center Highland Park

The Art Center Highland Park

<html><head></head><body>Contemporary Shifts:&nbsp; Large, Sophisticated, Original&nbsp;This lovely, upscale gallery features one of the largest inventories of original art in the Chicagoland area.&nbsp;• &nbsp; &nbsp; Contemporary/Transitional/Traditional styles.• &nbsp; &nbsp; Represents 42+ artists.&nbsp;• &nbsp; &nbsp; Fine framing offered. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Specialties:• &nbsp; &nbsp; Large-scale paintings• &nbsp; &nbsp;Contemporary paintings• &nbsp; &nbsp;3-Dimensional art• &nbsp; &nbsp;Chicago scenes• &nbsp; &nbsp;Works on Paper &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419614/zeudrh1yxfvndcwexuh7.png"></figure></body></html>

Art Post Gallery

What’s inside the Block? It depends on how you look.Northwestern University’s Block Museum of Art is a dynamic, imaginative, and innovative teaching, learning and research resource for the school and its communities, featuring a global exhibition program that crosses time periods and cultures and serves as a springboard for thought-provoking discussions.The Block mounts exhibitions; commissions new work; organizes lectures, symposia, and workshops; and screens classic and contemporary films at its in-house cinema.With over 6,000 artworks, the permanent collection of The Block Museum boasts rich and diverse holdings of prints, drawings, and photography and continues to expand its holdings of works that support the museum’s global and interdisciplinary mission.Always free and open to all.&nbsp;Image: Block Museum Student Associates tour The Heart’s Knowledge: Science and Empathy in the Art of Dario Robleto, 2023&nbsp;January 26–July 7, 2024: Actions for the Earth: Art, Care &amp; EcologySeptember 24–December 8, 2024: Federico Solmi: The Great Farce

Block Museum of Art

Blue Moon Gallery is an intimate, fun, and exciting contemporary art space with a friendly service-oriented vibe nestled in the heart of majestic Lake County.&nbsp; &nbsp;Known for award-winning artists and creative exhibitions, the gallery is a go-to destination for beautiful, original fine art created by outstanding professional artists from the Chicagoland area and Southeastern Wisconsin. The gallery proudly offers a variety of styles, genres, and price points including oil &amp; acrylic, watercolor, drawings, metal art, photography, collage, and assemblages at multiple affordability levels. &nbsp;We bring joy and positive emotions to others through the excitement of experiencing fine art and host fun events so that artists and art lovers can connect. Monthly exhibitions on 4th Saturdays from 6-9pm usually feature 50+ works of art. Stunning art, lively conversation and networking, inspiration and beauty, plus interacting with the artists are the hallmarks of our receptions and make for a memorable experience for art collectors and patrons. We are also open on most weekends. We look forward to sharing our amazing artists with you.Image: Rob Kight of Rob’d Arts

Blue Moon Gallery

Connect to the healing benefits of art and nature! Join Brushwood Center for exhibitions, programs, performances, markets, and art classes. Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods works collaboratively with community partners, artists, health care providers, and scientists to improve health equity and access to nature in Lake County, Illinois, and the Chicago region. We engage people with the outdoors through the arts, environmental education, and community action. Brushwood Center’s programs focus on youth, families, Military Veterans, and those facing racial and economic injustices. Brushwood Center’s public arts programs amplify artists, musicians, community members, and scientists who provide insight to the challenges facing our communities and creative approaches to solutions.Image: Brushwood Center surrounded by beautiful Ryerson Woods (Photo by Michael Kardas Photography). Young girl at art partnership program (Photo by In Life Photography). Visitors view Cristina Mittermeier and Paul Nicklen's photography exhibition, Evolve at Brushwood Center (Photo by Brushwood Staff).&nbsp;

Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods

The Cleve Carney Museum of Art’s goal is to encourage the growth and understanding of contemporary and modern art through exhibitions and educational programming that cultivates a variety of perspectives.The museum is named in honor of one of Glen Ellyn’s most revered philanthropists, the late Cleve Carney, a contemporary art collector and supporter of the arts.Located on the campus of the College of DuPage the CCMA is an intimate museum space that provides year round programming to the public.&nbsp;Image: Photo by Margo Hawk

The Cleve Carney Museum of Art  (CCMA)

The Christopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College features eight exhibitions a year, six of which are works by major artists primarily from the Midwest; two student exhibitions take place in spring and fall.&nbsp;&nbsp;Image: Hale Ekinci (artist) and Luisa A. Igloria (poet), Amulets

Christopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College

THE COLLECTION: Where Art Meets Fashion is a multifaceted contemporary art program located within Macerich’s Fashion Outlets of Chicago. Components of THE COLLECTION include 22 permanent commissions and a rotating exhibition series located throughout the common area of the shopping center. The public art program has invested in works by Daniel Arsham, Derrick Adams, Carlos Rolón Dzine, Jen Stark, Matthew Hoffman and many more. THE COLLECTION’s rotating exhibitions feature work by a variety of artists displayed in glass cases located throughout Level Two of the shopping center. For more information, visit <a href="https://u56787.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=NrnrG0O-2BDJoeMfmwX6fgM9NVL11xfR2mzTlRxfiMpfrNrRODPE758OZCjEfr-2BXjmFldovJKhPTWcdjSThl2rgLIpC9hBT-2FvygG2MhG3mz6BguvqtOkuvV0Afc-2BoEpPDTJNNhhhu8NBifJNysR7YXvUHYGHAXphoKseVxDL2nFRs-3D3CiV_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP-2BvAdgfICCFFHxnTjvEhUHLATit0Q8QLp1LC-2BEz94L007cIzaJ5X2O6z6fZNnnfytz4O2GEhL-2BoW19-2BOIjlTtwbGpi3oyzHiRn5ZMoVxQONGmQwgJ-2B4u5DYKuw-2BCdK3Y0LRXSmlYDaWMDkF5PDRyCVAJK4vicJhw05nTt6oEEMa13wNSz0qdU2YffTcxDRfNxlNT9pIrQ4c0R1pKLXfuJXB6fZZdvJBOUlGQFa6LG2-2FwYPMXUOUFyOIk4qvdhuCqOhbey-2FHCkRRVXxIDCMNhqZVvsvtkJjvK0oELyTwEpmCJGWGPUgqQnIYqzYs-2BNj9xC62yngaXXU06Vd-2Fr9DKaIRsMrYUGxgOlcL4LxglybF3itprHvcgHSz79ntcAOaVFs4h4fgqdRGMMneweWsG98oZGsBsQWPkQFL89MEeJEmGlK9j1JhEAbYY9jlL6Ms9RLI6-2BB3CGnkmemxHWVYjYJoYidqQ8CJmv8MYtGg1bjZZZXO7ZjnQf2RnL4L8fYjk135jOWf6VZOqrsMmpBVNxpdvillZiFXWuGxZA7IHU3UILYiTrY25QxGDbYXM7tAzpN8UtgA-2BAeNHVUOnRgbbj677gVr88v1i5CMVSIhU8aXARTYoEeSF6rg7TiLnPF71001ZVKCFY6pmJe-2BUBdLwFLHbe0YJ2MG0ahlZMxMQXhv-2FH8V1wMalfnxZuo9rY50wzLHSK0Ynfy5pqY5CxgvAvyxLbp5gYQd-2Fzl714o8P2CsQScL7BFrsiFGYnRZ7Vex51z81U6OiF3N3S0GPPgD3ng-2BFCNUb17UGl5gGAwIf-2FtdyfZzvR4ojURIVTx0dOtQdYURj6a1GgOQwnEJo2KU-2BmFqM9IFsChhovoepL-2FKKyAugN4cZGggYEQxBe85KtfRHLTQy7kZ69pA8YhIu3GxgWfKS">https://www.fashionoutletsofchicago.com/TheCollection</a>.

THE COLLECTION: Where Art Meets Fashion 

The Elmhurst Art Museum is an arts complex with three distinct areas of focus. A balance of art, education, and architecture programming is central to our efforts of inspiring and enriching our community. We strive to hold public art events, as well as educational hands-on activities, related to rotating contemporary art exhibitions and the celebration of the McCormick house, a rare single-family home designed by Mies van der Rohe.The Elmhurst Art Museum is located in Elmhurst, 25 minutes from downtown Chicago by public transportation (Metra). Please visit our website for advance ticket sales information, more exhibit and program details and our COVID-19 protocols.&nbsp;&nbsp;Image: Elmhurst Art Museum with Sentrock’s Bird City Saint

Elmhurst Art Museum

The Evanston Art Center (EAC), founded over 90 years ago in 1929, is an integral part of community life, providing access and experiences in the arts to people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. Through community-based events, classes and exhibitions, EAC helps expand its mission to provide accessible arts education and arts enrichment experiences to the community and the surrounding areas.The Evanston Art Center’s galleries exhibit contemporary artwork by emerging and established artists, and are free and open to the public seven days a week. Exhibition programming includes publications, artist talks, interviews with curators, opening receptions, In Focus lectures and docent led tours for groups (please call to schedule a tour) at no charge to the public.The Evanston Art Center’s online art courses have something for everyone and every schedule. Subjects include: painting, drawing, sculpting, jewelry, bookbinding, and much more! Browse our online adult and youth course schedule at EvanstonArtCenter.orgOpening receptions typically held on first Sunday of exhibition 1–4pm.&nbsp;Installation view: Four Solo Shows exhibition, 2022. Photo by Cara Feeney

Evanston Art Center

The Grove Gallery exhibits the work of contemporary representational artists. Our impressive roster of artists includes Beth Herman-Adler, Mark Cleveland, Cary Cochrane, Josefien Stopplenburg, Sarah Kaiser-Amaral, Jules Kunhart, Joanna Pinsky, Jennifer Presant, Alice Rebechini, Joseph Taylor, and Nina Weiss. The focus of Grove Gallery is primarily upon two-dimensional work: painting, drawing, and prints. Image: Paul Brourman, Le Bar du Marche, Paris, Oil on canvas <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733770109/bh84ud7ualtx4y6ohrd4.jpg">

The Grove Gallery

The Kavanagh Gallery at Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles offers new and existing artists a place to show their work. Each year, the gallery displays six to seven shows featuring art from local and national artists and artmakers. These curated shows bring together both established and up-and-coming artists, using all forms of media, in a wide range of price points. The gallery team at the Kavanagh strives to bring innovative and exciting artists to the gallery.Admission to the Kavanagh Gallery is always free and open to all. We invite you to stop by to view our gallery and see for yourself the fantastic space at Fine Line.Fine Line Creative Arts Center is a thriving community where artists and art lovers have been experiencing, learning and sharing for over 40 years. The center offers year-round adult classes for all artists, from the complete beginner to more advanced. Class options include blacksmithing, glassblowing, weaving, basketry and ceramics.Please visit our <a href="http://www.fineline.org">website</a> or view online CGN listings for the current exhibition and opening reception details.&nbsp;There is ample free onsite parking available.Image: Outside image of The Kavanagh Gallery at Fine Line Creative Arts Center. Image includes Sculpture "The Other Side of the Wall" by Dan Caldwell

Kavanagh Gallery at Fine Line Creative Arts Center

Founded in 2001, Anne Loucks Gallery specializes in contemporary American painting, photography and works on paper by emerging and mid-career artists in a range of styles and mediums.&nbsp; Celebrating our 23rd year, the gallery curates twelve exhibitions annually and offers art advisory, framing and installation services.Represented artists include: Tracey Adams, Victoria Adams, March Avery, Liz Barber, Rodger Bechtold, Charlie Bluett, Pegan Brooke, Jamie Brunson, David Burdeny, Hannah Bureau, Brian Coleman, Madeline Denaro, Stephen Dinsmore, Lori Glavin, Lyle Gomes, Bernd Haussmann, Stephanie Henderson, Scott Ingram, Joshua Jensen-Nagle, Sherry Karver, Laurie Victor Kay, Richard Kooyman, Yaz Krehbiel, Sara MacCulloch, Cheryl Maeder, John McCormick, Maggie Meiners, Sally Michel, Eleanor Miller, Grace Munakata, Jenny Nelson, Marshall Noice, Mary Jo O’Gara, Sandy Ostrau, Melanie Parke, Lisa Ridgers, Maura Segal, Stephen Seinberg, Adam Siegel, Hunt Slonem, Rodney Smith and Leslie Wu.&nbsp;Also located at 564 Lincoln Ave. Winnetka, IL 60093&nbsp;Image: Sally Michel, Snow Decked Trees, 1977, oil on canvas, 42" x 50"

Anne Loucks Gallery

Here at theNate (Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park) you will find a collection of over 30 large-scale sculptures situated within 100 acres of prairie landscape.This “museum-in-the-prairie” is open for public viewing 365 days a year, from dawn to dusk, and is free of charge – even parking on the campus of Governors State University is free! GSU and theNate are connected to Chicago’s Millennium Park Metra Station by the Metra Electric Line; an 8-minute walk (or shuttle ride) from the University Park Metra Station to GSU’s campus and theNate will begin to reveal the beauty of the prairie and the outdoor sculpture collection.Download our FREE <a href="https://www.otocast.com">Otocast app</a> for a self-guided tour, complete with recordings of artists talking about their work!&nbsp;Dec 9, 2023 Saturday: Winter WalkApr 20, 2024: Saturday: Earth Day WalkJun 7, 2024: Friday: A Seat at The Table LuncheonJun 20, 2024: Thursday: Juneteenth Summer Solstice FestivalSept 14, 2024: Saturday: Sculpture, Wine &amp; Dine&nbsp;Image: John Henry, Illinois Landscape, No. 5, 1975 during a Juneteenth Event

Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park

Perspective Group and Photography Gallery is a not-for-proﬁt, community-oriented cooperative whose purpose is to promote ﬁne art photography. In addition to monthly featured artist exhibitions, the gallery offers monthly artist talks, a guest speaker lecture series, an annual national juried exhibition, an annual invitational show, an annual juried exhibition of local artists, and an annual juried show for Chicago-area high school students.The member artists of Perspective Group and Photography Gallery bring a rich blend of experience and focus to the gallery. Their work has been shown at galleries, museums, colleges, libraries, publications and in juried local, national and international exhibitions. Their photographic mediums include digital, traditional ﬁlm, alternative processes, mixed media, collage and encaustic art.Opening receptions are generally the first Saturday evening of the month. Information about artist talks and other events may be found on <a href="www.perspectivegallery.org">www.perspectivegallery.org</a>Image: Monica Kass Rogers, High Summer Image: Dianne Kittle, Lens on the World

Perspective Photo Gallery

Gallery Seven, established in 2007, is a fine art gallery located in the Historic Gaylord Building in Downtown Lockport.&nbsp;The gallery features work from&nbsp; members along with local, national and international artists. Works on display include Photography, Paintings, Sculpture, Pottery, Printmaking, Wood Work, Glass Work and Jewelry.

Gallery Seven

Vivid Art Gallery showcases fine art in the Hubbard Woods Design District of Winnetka. We feature primarily paintings, works on paper, photography and ceramics from emerging and established artists. Our focus is on local and Midwest artists. Vivid presents a new exhibit each month, with First Friday openings.&nbsp;We provide a warm, welcoming, non-intimidating atmosphere where both new and experienced collectors can feel comfortable asking questions, pricing is transparent, and browsing is encouraged.&nbsp;Vivid is a full-service gallery, offering art consultation as well as delivery, framing and installation.&nbsp;First Friday openings 5-7pm. (Second Friday in July)&nbsp;&nbsp;Image by Mikey Mosher

Vivid Art Gallery

Who Modern focuses on rare and unusual decorative objects, furniture, and art from the mid-20th century to today. “Who” points to our interest in the individual. We find the stories behind the pieces we curate, from the artists, and designers who create them.Spring 2024: Visit Us - Design At 329We've opened a new location! Visit us the second weekend of every month. Studio 503 - Fifth floor. 329 West 18th StreetChicago, Illinois 60616&nbsp;

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