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Want to learn more about the artists and stories behind Art Encounter's Evanston murals? Executive Director and mural program co-founder Lea Pinsky will take you on a mile-long guided walking tour of the large-scale artworks that have transformed the center of Evanston. We will look closely at pieces by Shawn Bullen, Ruben Aguirre, Jeff Zimmermann, Anthony Lewellen, Molly Z., Max Sansing, and Sholo Beverly. Hear stories about the artists, the artworks, and how the mural magic happens. We'll also share what's next for our mural program! Link to Register: <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artencounter.org/weekend-art-walk" target="_blank">https://www.artencounter.org/weekend-art-walk</a> Image Credit: Mural by artist Max Sansing in Downtown Evanston

Weekend Art Walk: Downtown Evanston Mural Tour

Lie down, get comfortable, and experience the powerful frequencies of the crystal singing bowls on July 22nd. No skills, abilities, or beliefs are required to participate and/or benefit from the experience. Please bring a yoga mat, blanket, and/or pillow. Chairs will be available upon request. 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. Private gallery walk through with Karen Echt of Echt Gallery. 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. The experience with the crystal singing bowls. (Bottled water &amp; calming tea will be provided)<a style="color: rgb(49, 95, 195);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://rkcgwygbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001BQ5T8Jb4TueZEk_yfLTpdMnzoHCq0Zsjj2QN8CRC_o7zyYj_QS3Q1RQPWJ0htSfTKjYjhHmRS7QR4JBZTmkECKeFHpXr1q8R_c8pBK3U1ZRB3cWm3NaLpc2VNGlT3RxVlSkpuStoHuqXSaAPr6IvCWAwYnaqePPYu3QXYaNXx0x_k-7hDVJBib9GTw5yrrMpVpzAZqhGVUHQ719M2CQ0Bg==&amp;c=he6rqfHYAO2vH_wEa1lpvsF_GA0YULcQ_MWc8sQlU-XqQ04-toE0yA==&amp;ch=K5f895b_P4OfBrNwxHOltcJM2mF-QRhjttsmt7p4iiMpRMruup7zBA==" target="_blank">Register here</a>

Jay Taylor: Current Vibrations Sound Healing Experience

<a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/M3sCoPTIQLuhQYPomKPUiw" target="_blank">Register here!</a> The 8th annual Chicago Vicinity Exhibition opens noon July 3rd at Perspective Gallery in Evanston.&nbsp;The opening reception and award announcements will be on July 12th, 5-7 p.m. followed by a virtual artist talk on July 24th, 7.&nbsp;The Vicinity 2025 juror is Erin Hoyt, an arts administrator specializing in contemporary photography. She is the Executive Director of Filter Photo, a non-profit arts organization based in Chicago that focuses on professional development practices for fine art and documentary photographers.&nbsp;Each of the exhibiting artists has a different take on the theme HOME.&nbsp;There is a wide range of visual interpretations on the idea of what represents home.&nbsp;Congratulations to 23 artists who will be showing their work:Pamela Allen, Elijah Barnes, Reeves Beckley, John Bolin, David Brodsky, Sam Burzak, Larry Chait, Stephen Clay, Amanda Colon, Riley Curtis, Maria Finitzo, Alan Leder, Lucy Mueller, Patrick Pagnono, Warren Perlstein, Dorothy Perry, Darlene Poloniak, Carolyn Potts, Joan Tortorici Ruppert, Ryan Searl, Claire Shoolin, Benjamin Tholotowsky, and Becki Utigard.Perspective Gallery is celebrating its 15th year. Vicinity 2025 will have a Closing Reception on Sunday, July 27th from 3&nbsp;- 5 p.m. This reception also will be a fifteen-year gallery anniversary party and public reception for Perspective Gallery.Image:&nbsp;David Brodsky -&nbsp;"The Party's Over"

Virtual Artists’ Talk: The 8th annual Chicago Vicinity Exhibition

Don't forget the <a style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://new.biddingowl.com/AbelArtCollection" target="_blank">John &amp; Carol Abel Art Collection Auction</a> goes live this Friday, July 18, 2025, at 10.00 am. There are some fantastic items up for grabs, don't take our word for it take a look for yourself.&nbsp; TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BID, register at the top of the page (using Bidder Log in). You must be 18 or older to bid.TO SEE ITEMS:&nbsp;Click "any of the categories to view items."TO BID ONCE THE AUCTION IS LIVE:&nbsp;&nbsp;Click on the image of the desired item to get to the bidding page.

Abel Art Collection Auction

The 8th annual Chicago Vicinity Exhibition opens noon July 3rd at Perspective Gallery in Evanston.&nbsp;The opening reception and award announcements will be on July 12th, 5-7 p.m. followed by a virtual artist talk on July 24th, 7.The Vicinity 2025 juror is Erin Hoyt, an arts administrator specializing in contemporary photography. She is the Executive Director of Filter Photo, a non-profit arts organization based in Chicago that focuses on professional development practices for fine art and documentary photographers.&nbsp;Each of the exhibiting artists has a different take on the theme HOME.&nbsp;There is a wide range of visual interpretations on the idea of what represents home.&nbsp;Congratulations to 23 artists who will be showing their work:&nbsp;Pamela Allen, Elijah Barnes, Reeves Beckley, John Bolin, David Brodsky, Sam Burzak, Larry Chait, Stephen Clay, Amanda Colon, Riley Curtis, Maria Finitzo, Alan Leder, Lucy Mueller, Patrick Pagnono, Warren Perlstein, Dorothy Perry, Darlene Poloniak, Carolyn Potts, Joan Tortorici Ruppert, Ryan Searl, Claire Shoolin, Benjamin Tholotowsky, and Becki Utigard.Perspective Gallery is celebrating its 15th year. Vicinity 2025 will have a Closing Reception on Sunday, July 27th from 3&nbsp;- 5 p.m. This reception also will be a fifteen-year gallery anniversary party and public reception for Perspective Gallery.

Vicinity 2025

"Sunlight in the Trees"Landscape Paintings by Mary Ann Trzyna July 3rd-27th.&nbsp;Artists ReceptionFriday, July 11th 6-8pm.&nbsp;

"Sunlight in the Trees"  Landscape Paintings by Mary Ann Trzyna

On Friday, July 12th, we will be having an exhibit opening for newly represented and featured artist Julia Jensen's show "Poised Between."&nbsp;The opening will run from 5-7 PM and will display Julia's impressionist paintings, which are influenced by her experiences in southern&nbsp;Vermont and Nantucket. Her&nbsp;goal is to evoke memories and create a lasting impact on the viewer.&nbsp; Image: Julia Jensen, 300 DPI image of "Expectation."

Julia Jensen: Poised Between

A Concert Series on the Lincoln Landing200 West 8th Street Lockport, IL 60441

Friday in the Park - August 2025

A group show exploring the interplay between art, interior design, and the natural world.&nbsp;The show examines the boundaries between indoor and outdoor spaces and the psychologies of our interior worlds.Featured artists: Michelle Peterson Albandoz, Arlene Byster, and Michael McGuire. <a style="color: rgb(49, 95, 195);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://rkcgwygbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001pQCTLAZWoLcf8QKJ7bW0UTmQQvLi8QCbGnkKtsql4i6I9ZL64t5o-ClLO30U4qlgv048XIrjFaewr2r6LMYau17m9mnS_bzm057XRhSnUrrLvOWRjDozAZ1z0dr1mWM1ZFSpwnFn1iGu7xAuUdfO__an6CkBezKnVNNCFkOBDOK57GYT99hHze8q7mHIJ_OYezlzgwpQEh-Ha5D_DagQMdE7ZK-F7QE7uOMYZKgk0MlDIZhdACWpww==&amp;c=IJzV2jz8yvZtX5CTPVPXoMUDippq0o1jIRBZpwu4VeFXp_eCnKxnzg==&amp;ch=kzLhgOqA5aEWuRf34Ovhff1OQt3YOA0ZU-fCxhD596BhhhFEKh0xXw==" target="_blank">Learn more</a>

Where we dwell

Roger Carlson worked at The Friends of Community Public Art in Joliet, painting murals, working with oil-based clay sculpture, glass and ceramic tile mosaics. He also worked at Marsha Lega Studio, making sculptures out of stainless-steel sheets with different grinding finishes as well as stainless-steel mirror and picture frames, tabletops, and wall panels. Roger studied graphic design and fine art at Joliet Junior College and University of St. Francis. He incorporates both traditional painting and graphic design in his paintings, which are created in reverse on plexiglass using acrylic paint, spray paint, paint marker, and ink.

Roger Carlson: Innocent Dawn

The Evanston Art Center (EAC) is excited to welcome the public to our upcoming exhibition,&nbsp;Leopold Segedin | A Habit of Art: Paintings from 2015 to the Present. The exhibition will be on display fromJuly 8 - August 10, 2025, and will be free and open to the public.Leopold Segedin is a Chicago-born painter (b. 1927) who has been exhibiting his work since 1944. His works have been shown at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Corcoran Art Gallery in Washington, D.C., and the Milwaukee Art Institute. At 97, Segedin currently lives and works in Evanston from his home studio. After retiring after 32 years of teaching in 1987, Segedin’s major retrospective&nbsp;I Remember&nbsp;was held in the Renaissance Court of the Chicago Cultural Center. He has since exhibited with a group called the ‘5’ at the Belzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, the Loyola University Art Gallery, the Ukrainian Institute of Fine Art, and Suburban Fine Art Center in Highland Park.Segedin has had nearly two dozen solo exhibitions in the Chicagoland area and his work has been recognized by several arts institutions including the Art Institute. Three books have been published about Segedin’s life and work: Leopold Segedin: A Habit of Art&nbsp;(2018),&nbsp;Segedin x Segedin: Self Portraits and Cameos: 1944-2020 (2020), and&nbsp;The Holocaust Series: Paintings &amp; Drawings: 1967-1979 (2023).Leopold Segedin | A Habit of Art: Paintings from 2015 to the Present&nbsp;will be held in the Second Floor Gallery of the Evanston Art Center (EAC).&nbsp;The opening reception is free and open to the public. This exhibition is partially funded by the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and the EAC’s general membership.Evanston Art Center, a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization, is dedicated to fostering the appreciation and expression of the arts among diverse audiences. The Art Center offers extensive and innovative instruction in broad areas of artistic endeavor through classes, exhibitions, interactive arts activities, and community outreach initiatives. Evanston Art Center is located at 1717 Central St., Evanston, IL. Evanston Art Center Gallery Hours:Monday–Thursday, 9 am–6 pm; Friday, 9 am–5 pm; Saturday &amp; Sunday, 9 am–4 pm. First and second floor gallery spaces are accessible. Limited free parking is available.

Leopold Segedin | A Habit of Art: Paintings from 2015 to the Present

The Evanston Art Center (EAC) is excited to welcome the public to&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.evanstonartcenter.org/exhibitions/try-remember-karen-perl" target="_blank">Try to Remember | Karen Perl</a>On July 8th, the Evanston Art Center will open an exhibition showcasing the works of Karen Perl, an Evanston based artist.At around the age of 13, I inherited a box of paints and some brushes. I knew absolutely nothing about oil paints. But I had an image in my head of a thick wooded area with a path running through the center. A person was walking down the path. This coincidence of the acquisition of the painting materials and the presence of the inner vision ignited my desire to paint. Here was a means of describing something that I could not express in words. I spent several years attending various colleges, intermittently studying physics and psychology, before getting a degree in drawing and painting, with an emphasis on the figure, from the School of the Art Institute in 1985. During my third year of art school, I attended the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, Ireland, where I worked primarily from dreams and imagination. I also spent several years in the South of France cultivating a practice of setting up my easel outside and painting the landscape. I currently work out of my studio located in my home in Evanston Illinois. Try to Remember | Karen Perl&nbsp;will be exhibited in the Second Floor Atrium Gallery of the Art Center. The opening reception is free and open to the public. This exhibition is partially funded by the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and the EAC’s general membership.&nbsp;Evanston Art Center, a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization, is dedicated to fostering the appreciation and expression of the arts among diverse audiences. The Art Center offers extensive and innovative instruction in broad areas of artistic endeavor through classes, exhibitions, interactive arts activities, and community outreach initiatives.&nbsp;Evanston Art Center is located at 1717 Central St., Evanston, IL. Evanston Art Center Gallery Hours:&nbsp;Monday–Thursday, 9 am–6 pm; Friday, 9 am–5 pm; Saturday &amp; Sunday, 9 am–4 pm. First and second-floor gallery spaces are accessible. Limited free parking is available.&nbsp;

Try to Remember | Karen Perl

“Trees, grasses, water, sun, stars, moon, clouds, rain, all are our friends. Nature embraces us, and we embrace nature. We are nature.” ~ Ram Dass&nbsp;Women give life; women build foundations; women offer love; women provide strength. Women deserve to take up space.&nbsp;My name, Sholo, by definition, means “fire” in Sanskrit. I am a believer in the healing powers of nature and tie my appreciation for nature with my joy of being a woman. The power of nature is vast in my life: for healing, learning, creating art, and building community. I wanted to share my personal and artistic experiences with other creative women to hear and see their stories. This show is specially juried with women whose art practice and lives are strongly connected to nature and their femininity. The art will be displayed on a large scale to immerse the viewer in a curated environment.&nbsp;Women and nature are intrinsically linked. Both uphold the foundation of the human race. This show, Women In Nature: Taking Up Space, is meant to touch the audience with all of these traits and emotions, while at the same time creating a community to experience and reflect. Through the eyes of women in nature, you will gain witness to the beauty and secrets of memories, ancestors, connection, and the stories of strength related to the beauty of the natural world.&nbsp;&nbsp;This show will reflect all the earthly elements we seek for peace of mind, especially in this unpredictable time in the world. The senses will be enticed by color, texture, and sound from the perspective of an all-female art show. Curatorial StatementThis exhibition was a very personal curation when seeking artists.The selected artists are dedicated to their artistic practices for human rights, nature, and the ability to make change in the world through their art, while enduring the complexity of being a woman in today’s world.This show will explore the concept of female artists from different cultures, diverse backgrounds, and artistic skills in painting. Through the lens of large-scale paintings, we will become witness to the stories these women want to share.&nbsp; By displaying the paintings on a large scale, the viewer will become part of the story. These pieces will highlight both the beauty and mystery of nature in all its vastness of expression through the eyes of a woman. This exhibition invites viewers to contemplate their own relationship with nature and all humans.&nbsp; Exhibition StatementThe foundation of this show is to be immersed in nature with art. Art specifically created by women with visions and strengths from nature, which reflect wildly in their creations.&nbsp;The gallery will, for one night, embark on a journey in nature to commune with art and create a community to share with. Give credit to women for their divine connection, creating the foundations for nurturing, nature, and the human race.&nbsp;&nbsp;See and feel the energy from shadows that will be created, bringing the outside IN.Quiet your mind to the sensations that will be offered for your experience. Wind, water, nature, and earth. There will be something for everyone to experience during this show.

Women in Nature: Taking up Space | 2025 Curatorial Fellowship Exhibition

Our new Kavanagh Gallery Show, Sculpture, opens on Thursday. This show features gorgeous sculptures from both local and out-of-state artists.&nbsp; Join us for our opening reception this Thursday, July 17, from 6 to 8 p.m.﻿Like all Fine Line receptions, this reception is free and open to everyone.

Sculpture at the Kavanagh

CROSSINGS&nbsp;traverses the Museum’s campus and features several dynamic vehicle sculptures by Bernard Williams in Wilder Park, Hostetler Gallery and large paintings in the McCormick House. Through the artworks on view, the artist addresses the concept of mobility as both the physical movement forward and the human aspiration to rise to better circumstances.The Chicago-based artist has been making public murals and sculptures for over thirty years. Bold thick lines and generalized, flat shapes common in graphic illustration define his unique and playful sculptural style. Williams often researches and highlights little known or forgotten narratives in history to make his sculptures, paintings and murals, which offer new perspectives on the engineering innovations of the past and how they impact contemporary culture. The works are also a tribute to Black achievement in transportation and agriculture throughout American history. Pilot Bessie Coleman, NASCAR driver Wendell Scott, and the recent Black Farmers’ Settlement are some of the histories being honored in this exhibition. For Elmhurst, Williams also recognizes the lifetime achievements of the local NASCAR winner, Fred Lorenzen (1934-2024).CROSSINGS&nbsp;runs concurrently with the exhibition&nbsp;Legacies: New Views of the Elmhurst Art Collection, which features Williams’ small sculptures from the collection of Cleve Carney, along with dozens of other artists in the Museum’s collection.Curated by Allison Peters Quinn. Image: Bernard Williams, Route 27, painted plywood, aluminum, 6 x 6 x 20 feet. Photography by Michelle W.C. Anderson&nbsp;

CROSSINGS by Bernard Williams

Legacies: Selections from the Elmhurst Art Museum Permanent Collection&nbsp;features dozens of artists from Salvador Dali and Mies van der Rohe to Kay Rosen and Michiko Itatani drawn from the Elmhurst Art Museum’s permanent collection. The exhibition explores the relationships between artists, collectors, and museums that lead to larger, ongoing narratives connecting people across time and place.A regional center of 20th&nbsp;century American Art and Midcentury Design, the Elmhurst Art Museum Collection began in the 1990s and now includes approximately 1,000 works drawn from over 200 collections or donors, with a focus on modern and contemporary art works by Midwestern artists, architects, and designers that have exhibited at the museum, and furniture design items related to McCormick House.The exhibition will feature micro installations of paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures from over a dozen collections donated to the Museum, and includes local, regional, national, and international artists.

Legacies: New Views of the Elmhurst Art Museum's Permanent Collection

In the Shadow of Coal&nbsp;will highlight botanical species of the Waukegan Dunes, located along Lake Michigan and adjacent to a coal-fired power plant. The exhibition will draw attention to the environmental injustices caused by the continued contamination of this coal-fired power plant on people and the environment and the immense threat posed to Lake Michigan. The exhibition comprises traditional, contemporary, and abstract botanical art and will be curated through an open-call with three jurors: Heeyoung Kim (who leads the Botanical Academy at Brushwood), a representative from the Driehaus Museum, and a local arts leader from Waukegan. Onsite programming will include an opening and speaking program, an exhibition guide, and guided tours.

In the Shadow of Coal

Perspective Gallery is proud to present a new exhibit by photographers&nbsp;Howard Hart and Kathryn Rodrigues. Hart’s&nbsp;Small Moments: Images from Egypt&nbsp;explores people and places away from monumental sites and the chaos of tourism. Hart’s black and white photographs document his personal impressions of Egypt though visually engaging images of small moments from everyday life. Hart is a charter member of Perspective Gallery and works in both analog and digital media.Inspired by a line from a Mary Oliver poem,&nbsp;Every Day Has Something In It Whose Name is Forever,&nbsp;Rodrigues’ work explores time, perception, and the interplay of constraint and expansion. This series stems from a volume of daily photographs, beginning over three years ago, of a skylight in Rodrigues’ home. Presented in a variety of forms, from grids to interactive photo sculptures, this work plays with the notion of time presented as both rigid and fluid. It is an ongoing body of work that invites viewers to enjoy a moment of quiet introspection.

Howard Hart and Kathryn Rodrigues

Foliage

Photography and Collage by Artist Jay Reed

The Scapes - Land and Urban

﻿Painters capture the essence of water. Reflect upon the abstract shapes of color and light that shimmer on the surface. Artists in this exhibition blur the lines between representational and abstract approaches. They are open to seeing beyond the horizon, and are keenly aware of subtle shifts in color temperature, mood and atmosphere. Like the weather, the work conveys a variety of moods, which ranges from tranquil and calm to stormy. This exhibition addresses the fragile relationship humans have with water, our most precious natural resource. Forty percent of all revenue from sales will be donated to the Alliance for the Great Lakes.Artists: Anna Marie Crovetti, John Fleck, Nicole Gordon, Louise LeBourgeois, Lynne Miller-Jones, Sarah Kaiser-Amaral, Jennifer Presant, and Nina Weiss. Gallery Hours: Thursday through Sunday, 1 to 6 PMWebsite: <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.grovegallery.shop/" target="_blank">www.grovegallery.shop</a>Contact: Sarah Kaiser-Amaralsarah@studio215.org773 318 0163Image: "3:07 PM" Lynne Miller Jones, Oil on panel, 16" square by 1" deep

Flow: Paintings About Water

On Friday, August 1st, we will be having an exhibit opening for newly represented and featured artist Mary Burke's show "Organic Geometry." The opening will run from 5-7 PM and will display Mary's abstract landscape paintings, which are influenced by the woods surrounding her studio,&nbsp;as well as the relationship between seemingly dichotomous forms. Image: Mary Burke, 300 DPI image of "Circle Stroll."

Mary Burke: Organic Geometry

Anne Loucks Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition in our Glencoe Gallery, Figurative Perspectives: Sandy Ostrau, Sherry Karver and Stephen Dinsmore. The exhibition brings together three unique approaches to figurative work, balancing universal themes of presence, identity and and connection. Please join us for the Opening Reception with artist Sherry Karver, this Thursday, July 17th from 5 - 7 PM.&nbsp;Sandy Ostrau’s textured, painterly figures are set into fields of color and abstracted landscapes. Her moody compositions invite viewers into places where people exist in quiet harmony with their surroundings. Sherry Karver's photo based, mixed-media works blend storytelling, identity and technology. Many of her pieces incorporate narrative elements, with layered text reflecting imagined lives behind everyday figures. Stephen Dinsmore's paintings capture the human figure in all manners of sport and leisure. With loose, lively brushwork and expressive color, his compositions capture favorite subjects of baseball, fishing, golf, and time well spent with friends. The exhibition will be on view through September 3rd. Please join us this Thursday for the Opening Reception from 5 - 7. We'd love to see you!

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