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West Chicago Art

West Chicago is proud of its public art collection, which serves to beautify the community and inspire its imagination. Many of the installations in various locations throughout the City are the result of the hard work and dedication of the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission. West Chicago's Public Art tells the community's many stories, serves to document the past and present, and creates a sense of place that is uniquely West Chicago.


The Shell

A partnership effort between the West Chicago Park District and the City Of West Chicago to foster the arts in the community founded by a concerted vision by former West Chicago Mayor, Michael Kwasman and community members.

The Shell officially opened in 2017.

 


Public ArtTrinita metal sculpture in West Chicago IL

West Chicago is proud of its public art collection, which serves to beautify the community and inspire its imagination.

Many of the installations in various locations throughout the City are the result of the hard work and dedication of the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission. West Chicago's Public Art tells the community's many stories, serves to document the past and present, and creates a sense of place that is uniquely West Chicago.

 


Gallery 200

Gallery 200, an artist co-op, is a creative oasis in downtown West Chicago featuring the work of local artists for sale at affordable prices. It is a division of People Made Visible, an arts not for profit, with support from the City of West Chicago.

 


People Made VisiblePeople Made Visible

People Made Visible, Inc. (PMV) is a non-for-profit organization with a mission to facilitate community while fulfilling the artistic, social, educational and cultural needs of the community through an innovative physical and web-based presence.

 


Artist in Residence

The Artist-in-Residency Program was established in 2008 and is run in collaboration with People Made Visible and the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission.

Since 2008, fourteen artists have visited West Chicago from Chicago, Denmark, Germany, Mexico and Spain.

 


Gallery Theater

The Gallery Theater fills a creative niche for residents and visitors on both sides of the curtain. Growing and nurturing talent for the performing arts, community theater gives many aspiring actors their first taste of the stage, while more seasoned actors enjoy performing in the intimate setting of their own hometown amongst friends, family and neighbors.

 


Local Music Night

Local Music Night is a free monthly event, where local artists can share their musical talents in a coffee house-type atmosphere. It has featured over 50 different performers and groups since its first event in October 2009.

Recent News about West Chicago Art

Fused glass orange bowl

Small Gifts of Art Show and Sale in November & December

For those looking for a unique gift for a friend or a loved one, look no further than 103 West Washington Street and Gallery 200 and the always anticipated annual Small Gifts of Art Show and Sale that takes place in November and December. Featured artists are Margaret Bucholz, Marge Hall, Nadine Buck, Kathi Kuchler, Sharon […]

Photo of pumpkin decorated like a bat

Online Pumpkin Decorating Contest Voting Now Underway

How many ways can you decorate a pie pumpkin? Judging from the photo entries received in the first-ever Pumpkin Decorating Contest sponsored by the City of West Chicago and the West Chicago Public Library, the sky was the limit. More than 130 photos of the most amazingly creative pumpkins poured in and are ready for […]

Street banner with image of the front of a horse traveling down a leaf strewn trail in fall

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 […]

Hosts Needed for Fall Haiku Yard Signs

The West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission is calling on the poet in all of us through its latest public art project, and inviting residents and businesses be part of the creativity that will be display by hosting a Fall Haiku yard sign. Commission members are gratified by the response to this public art project, which, in […]

raccoon decorated pumpkin sitting on pavement

Virtual Pumpkin Decorating Contest Underway

Rules of Pumpkin Decorating Contest (English) – .pdf 122kbConcurso De Decorar Calabazas Reglas (Spanish) – .pdf 100kb Virtual special events continue in West Chicago and this month the focus is on Halloween. The City of West Chicago has organized a socially distanced pumpkin decorating contest. The community is invited to participate by submitting a photo […]

Take to the Mat with Healthy West Chicago and the West Chicago Public Library District – Free Yoga

Free Morning Yoga Flier English – .pdf 937 kbFree Morning Yoga Flier Spanish – .pdf 514 kb Free Evening Yoga Flier English – .pdf 2MBFree Evening Yoga Flier Spanish – .pdf 2MB For those looking for the many benefits that yoga provides, join Healthy West Chicago on the mat this fall.  The not-for-profit is offering […]

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Autumn Haiku Yard Sign Public Art Project Announced

Since the summer of 2020 and through the end of October, residents and visitors to West Chicago have enjoyed the bright pink yard signs featuring haiku, an English language poem written in the Japanese poetry style drawing on short, concise wording with a reference to nature. A total of 49 yard signs were placed in […]

Patty Koenigsaecker artwork of trees

Two Fiber Artists Bring Unique Styles to Gallery 200

September and October will bring fiber artists Sharon Malec and Patty Koenigsaeker to Gallery 200, again for a virtual show at www.gallery200.org, as well as for live viewing of their art during reduced open hours. Sharon began quilting in 1992, making traditional pieced quilts, but gradually turned to making contemporary art quilts. Her interest in […]

Abstract art in various colors; red/purple/green/blue

Featured Banner Artists are Cultural Arts Commission Members Buddy Plumlee and Lew Achenbach

The City of West Chicago is proud to celebrate the work of all artists included in this year’s Community Art Banner Exhibit, Home, by highlighting two or more each week on the City’s website and social media accounts. A total of seventeen artists gained entry to the juried exhibit this year and have their art displayed on banners that have […]

Mayor Pineda standing in front of a garden as he is being videotaped

Mayor Ruben Pineda Shares Pride for West Chicago’s Monarch Conservation Efforts for Upcoming Video

Mayor Ruben Pineda shared his pride for West Chicago’s monarch conservation efforts last week as he was interviewed for a video being produced by the DuPage Monarch Project and The Conservation Foundation. Speaking at the colorful front garden of the Kruse House where the West Chicago Garden Club installed a large artist-painted butterfly from the […]

Grassy lawn with Haiku poem printed on a yard sign

Summer Haiku Project Delivers an Outlet for West Chicago Creativity

The West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission reached out to the community earlier this year soliciting poetry for a public art display of yard signs that would convey thoughtful messages, spread encouragement, and lift spirits suffering from the fatigue of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, 39 Haiku yard signs were delivered and installed for […]

Heart made with hands framing West Chicago water tower

Home: 2020 Art Banner Exhibit Theme Especially Appropriate This Year

The City of West Chicago is proud to celebrate the work of all artists included in this year’s Community Art Banner Exhibit, Home, by highlighting two or more each week on the City’s website and social media accounts. A total of seventeen artists gained entry to the juried exhibit this year and have their art […]

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