Art in West Chicago
Artoberfest Returns to Gallery 200
Gallery 200 at 103 West Washington Street continues to bring vibrant works of art to the community this fall. A new selection of fine art and gifts will be featured for the entire month of October in the annual Artoberfest show and sale. The warm colors of the season inspire themes for paintings, drawings, photography, […]
Nature’s Inspiration: Featured Art Exhibit by Marge Hall at Gallery 200
Nature’s Inspiration Gallery 200 at 103 West Washington Street is featuring the work of artist and Gallery member Marge Hall for the month of August. Her show combines paintings she has done which have been inspired by nature. “In difficult times there is always beauty around us. All we have to do is focus on […]
What the Artists Said About their Work: Take Flight
When the call for art went out last year for the 2021 annual outdoor Art Banner Exhibit titled Take Flight, the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission hoped the theme would spark a host of creative ideas from rising above the unique challenges of 2020, to breaking new barriers or experiencing the joy and exhilaration of […]
Eagles, Dragonflies, Skateboarders, and More Take Flight on Main Street Art Banners
2021 Art Banner Map– .pdf 3MB The 13th Annual Art Banner Exhibit titled Take Flight, coordinated by the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission is now on display. The Commission hopes the artwork, hung on 23 street lamps along Main Street and West Washington Street, will inspire spirits to soar this summer. The choice of theme […]
Bees Take Flight at the Kruse House Gardens
Shedding the feelings of isolation that many experienced during the year of the pandemic, twelve West Chicago Garden Club members emerged this spring like bees from a hive to reconnect over a community project that held the promise of excitement and fun for each, as well as the enrichment of the entire community. The active […]
Cultural Arts Commission Asks Community Where It Would Like to See Public Art
The West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission has been involved in the creation of a Public Art Master Plan and would like feedback from the community about where West Chicago residents and businesses would like to see future installations. A brief survey asks for ideas and suggestions about appropriate locations. The survey deadline is Friday, May […]
Commission Extends Deadline for Banner Art Submissions to February 22, 2021
Online Submission Form Members of the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission are so enthusiastic about the submissions they have received thus far in their call for art for Take Flight that they have decided to extend the deadline for submissions to Monday, February 22, 2021 and to expand the exhibit to accommodate more artists who […]
New Online Gallery for Autumn Haiku in West Chicago
Autumn haiku in West Chicago
Aviator and Motivational Leader Jackie Camacho-Ruiz to Jury Take Flight
West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission Sponsors Take Flight, an Outdoor Art Banner Exhibit Members of the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission are hopeful that 2021 will prove to be an inspiring year for the arts in West Chicago. As a springboard for capturing the spirit of optimism for the future, they have issued a call […]
Call for Art to Bring Community to New Heights in 2021: Take Flight is Latest Project of the Cultural Arts Commission
Online Submission Form Members of the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission are hopeful that 2021 will prove to be an inspiring year for the arts in West Chicago. As a springboard for capturing the spirit of optimism for the future, they have issued a call for art for the 2021 Art Banner Exhibit, titled Take […]
Summer Haiku in West Chicago
A bee alighted Fiercely exchanging pollen; On petal flower – Judith Horsley Monarch fly and float Life giving milkweed provides Food, growth, existence! – Judith Horsley Moon Desires the Sun Always rushed by night’s despair; Fears being held there. – Judith Horsley Taking the Metra Window watching at nature Eastbound to city […]
2020 People’s Choice Art Banner Winner Announced
The West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission is pleased to announce Emese Toth as the People’s Choice Award Winner of the 2020 Art Banner Exhibit, Home. She received the most number of online votes of the 17 artists who participated. Toth’s artwork, titled The Journey, provides a glimpse of the artist’s interpretation of the universal theme […]
