Art

Polo Area Community Theater is rehearses Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, for their performances of "The Tin Woman," coming this weekend. Show times are Feb. 21, 22 and 28 at 7pm and Feb. 23 and March 1 at 2pm, at the Polo Town Hall.

The Lockport-based Divine Design Paint Studio hosts painting parties online and in-person, both at venues in the community and for private parties of eight or more.

The exhibition at the Cleve Carney Museum and McAninch Arts Center will feature a collection of 53 works of art and 13 artifacts from the Japanese Edo period that has never been seen in the U.S.

Sterling’s First Avenue bridge features 2024 Woodlawn Arts Academy artists' banners.

The art and artists around McHenry County College.

Artists were Harry Nurmet and Carrie Vaughn

The Phidian Art Club will present its annual art show at The Loveland Community Building art gallery on the lower level at 513 W. Second St., Dixon. The exhibit of original artwork is on display on the gallery walls from April 3-25.

Whimsical ice sculptures and live carving will be winter attractions at the weekend Downers Grove Ice Festival from Jan. 31-Feb. 2.

Doug "Dougie" Webster was killed Nov. 12 in a Woodstock apartment building fire. He was a prolific artist and student at McHenry County College, which now has a retrospective of his work on exhibit.

Applications are now available for artists to submit their work for this juried event happening in August.

The entire donated collection of artist Ed Dlugopolski’s work will be shown and available for purchase starting in January, with proceeds to benefit Water Street Studios. He helmed the art department at Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn for decades, before retiring in 1987.

Owner Tom Grotovsky is closing The Curator’s Cafe on Essington Road in Joliet and reopening his business in the local American Legion sometime this month.

The Joliet City Center Partnership recently announced the winners of its Holiday Window Decorating Contest.

The collection of late artist Ed Dlugopolski's work will be shown and sold Jan. 10-12 at Water Street Studios' satellite location in Batavia. Dlugopolski was the head of the art department of Glenbard West High School for decades and a longtime Batavia resident.

Artisans on Main, at 220 Main Street in Woodstock, also home to the Clayworkers Guild of Illinois, has unique gifts handcrafted locally.

McHenry County stores have handmade items ready to go before

Brushwood Center announces the return of the Nature-Inspired Holiday Art Market.

ENAG members will be on hand, welcoming visitors in their Conover studio from 3-8 p.m.

Blue Moon Gallery is hosting its last two guest artists for 2024 this weekend at an Opening Reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 23.

Lake Villa District Library is proud to announce Jeff Harold as the inaugural artist in its Featured Artist Exhibit space.

“Portraits” features works by local artists Matt Jagitsch, Ryan Jandrey and Heather Shore. The public is invited to attend the opening reception for the exhibit from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13. Woodlawn Arts Academy is located at 3807 Woodlawn Road, Sterling.

Depictions of hope and struggle can be seen in the art pieces created by veterans on display at Kankakee Community College’s library.

Artist couple Fez and Heather BeGaetz are creating a larger-than-life white-tailed deer, dragonfly, sandhill crane, fox squirrel and brittle button snail for their arboretum exhibition, “Vivid Creatures: An encounter with colorful forest friends,” opening in May.

Local artists joined the Joliet City Center Partnership and city officials at the brief ceremony Wednesday to call attention to the Downtown Music Box Project.

The inaugural Heritage Harbor Wine & Art Walk replaces the annual Ottawa Wine & Art Walk, which was canceled for 2024 earlier this fall.

A new mural in Wheaton helps brighten the downtown plaza

Artist and parent Sara Jean Stevens is the face behind the colorful murals found at Husmann and North elementary schools.

Sara Jean Stevens started painting her kids' school's walls to bring some fun and happiness to the place. Now she's started a company called Moth and Moon Co. to spread her talents.

Blue Moon Gallery is pleased to present a new exhibition called “Encaustic Quartet,” featuring the encaustic artwork of four esteemed encaustic artists: Pat Lagger (Aurora), Laura LaRue (Crystal Lake), Rebecca Russow (Lagrange Park) and Michele Thrane (Arlington Heights).

A full information catalog of the art being auctioned is available at the Oregon Public library

Tom Turner of Morris is internationally known for his porcelain pottery, a collection of which is now a permanent exhibition at the Museum of the Grundy County Historical Society.

Richmond's new murals are set for an official unveiling beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, as part of Richmond’s Family Fall Fest.

St. Anne's students in Dixon used popcorn to learn through a series of STREAM experiments Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. STREAM encompasses learning areas that include science, technology, religion, engineering, art and math.

An exhibit on display at the Ellwood House Museum in DeKalb centers the works of Latino artists from across northern Illinois this Hispanic Heritage Month. The artwork can be viewed now through December.

The Frederick W. Huverstuhl Photography Exhibit at the at the Joliet Area Historical Museum include images of Huverstuhl’s family, home, travels and Joliet streetscapes.

This year’s show is dedicated to the memory of artist Jan Harvey.

Blue Moon Gallery is pleased to present two exciting new guest artists for the fall who specialize in working with wood.

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County will hold the 16th annual Art of the Land art show and fundraiser Friday and Saturday.

Watch local artists demonstrate how they create their art from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Loft on Main art gallery on Main Street in Morrison.

Sculptor from Spain joins others from Midwest, California and Will County in presentation of downtown sculpture proposals to Joliet Arts Commission.

Public comment invited when Joliet Arts Commission looks at six finalists for City Square sculpture on Wednesday.

An open house will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at The Next Picture Show, Dixon.

Artwork created by children staying at Tornillo, a temporary immigrant detention center in Texas, will be on display in Crystal Lake this weekend.

Alongside the 15th annual Jalopy Fest, Kendall County will feature the Widows Harvest music festival; a unique fundraiser open to women; and other activities.

Local artist Kevin Traynor has created a full-room chalk mural in the Founders Gallery at the Gaylord Building to commemorate the city's first "Fire Fest" marking the anniversary of the Great Fire of 1895.

Artwork at Cornerstone Services art show in Joliet was created by people with disabilities.

Annual event has long, colorful history.

The popular, grassroots event will be staged on both pedestrian-friendly Water Street Mall and Downer Place between Stolp Avenue and Water Street.

StrawFest took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, on the Mt. Morris College Campus in the village's downtown area. It was the second-to-last day of the ninth annual U.S. National Straw Sculpting Competition, hosted by Encore! Mt. Morris.

The Glen Ellyn Art Festival was held Aug 24-25, 2024 at Lake Ellyn.