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Cutting East to West celebrates the diversity and enduring creativity of papercut art from around the world. Originating in Asia, papercutting has traveled across cultures and generations, evolving into distinct regional traditions, techniques, and contemporary forms. Featuring 48 artists from across the United States and abroad, the exhibition presents both time-honored practices and innovative new approaches. Participating artists are Aaron Reser, Amanda Humpage, Amy M. Bennett, Barbara Schreiber, Beatrice Coron, Benjamin Feinstein, Bethany Ricks, Bianca Levan, Carolyn Guest, Charles Kubly, Daniela Yew, David Friedman, Deborah Brewer, Dena Bach, Frances Halley, Gillian Jackson, Irena Boobyer, Janelle Washington, Jennifer Kaplan, Jerise Fogel, Karen Aldrich, Karen Bell, Kathleen Rupff, Kathleen Trenchard, Kory Sutherland, Leah Korican, Liu L, Lorraine Bubar, Lucrezia Bieler, Lucy P. Liu, Marie-Helene Grabman, Melanie Kehoss, Nancy Keyes, Peter Weideli, Randall Williams, Reni Gower, Richard Schuchman, Rosa Daragan-Powers, Sam Wróbel, Sara McMahon, Shruti Satish Amritkar, Sue Gettlin, Tiffany Budzisz, Volha Palunisa (Baburyna), William Carroll, Yang Cuevo, YS Liu, and Yun Xie. Presented in collaboration with members of the Guild of American Papercutters (GAP), Cutting East to West invites visitors to discover the precision, imagination, and cultural stories held within a single sheet of paper. Papercutting on Stage: Kamishibai 紙芝居 Workshop Oct 16, 2:00 - 4:00 PM | $45 Opening Reception : Cutting East to West Oct 16, 6:00 - 8:00 PM | free Papercutting Art Live-Demonstration Oct 17, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | free Oct 18, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | free One Sheet, Many Stories: Chinese Papercutting Across Cultures Oct 24, 2:00 - 4:00 PM | $45 Intro to Wycinanki - The Polish Folk Art of Papercutting Oct 25, 2:00 - 4:00 PM | $45 Event Registration: https://www.heritageasianart.org/2026gap

Cutting East to West: Guild of American Papercutters Members' Exhibition

Out There October 9 - November 7, 2026Opening Reception: Friday, October 16th&nbsp;from 5 to 8PM (Gallery Night MKE) 207 E Buffalo St, Suite 404, Milwaukee, WI 53202 (Marshall Building, 4th floor) Kim Storage Gallery is pleased to present Out There, a two-person exhibition of new&nbsp;work by Hector Acuna and Andy Paczos. The title borrows the advice a teacher gave Paczos at the&nbsp;School of the Art Institute of Chicago: look out the window, "there's lots of good stuff out there." He&nbsp;took it, and has painted Chicago from direct observation for three decades since. Acuna works the&nbsp;same way, returning to his Wisconsin sites across multiple plein air sessions and staging handmade&nbsp;props to paint in natural light. Both find their subjects by standing in front of them Andy Paczos, From Chicago. Ave. Bridge, Oil on linen, 28 x 40", 2011

Out There

In ART LOAF: DAILY SLICE, interdisciplinary artist Palmarin Merges considers art-making as an essential part of everyday life and wellbeing. Inspired by her experiences walking through Japan, Merges gathers overlooked objects and visual fragments encountered along the way, transforming them through book arts, textiles, found materials, photography, and hand-carved stamps. On display from September 18 - November 8.

Art Loaf: Daily Slice

Transition&nbsp;September&nbsp;3, 2026 - November 8, 2026 Transition&nbsp;presents a body of work by Mélanie Denis created over three years, crossing three territories, three inner states, and three defining moments of a life. Through this series, the landscape becomes the reflection of a personal transformation, moving through grief, emancipation, and rebirth. View details <a href="https://www.pistachiosonline.com/collections/transition" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>&nbsp;

Transition

Elmhurst Art Museum kicks off the Veteran Art Summit with poetry readings and presentations inaugurating the 2026 Veteran Art Triennial RESISTING THE LONG WAR. Other participating venues include the Chicago Cultural Center, Hyde Park Art Center, and Walls Turned Sideways with additional exhibitions and related programming. Each exhibition offers a distinct curatorial frame on artists’ creative defiance to war and militarism, and each location will host programming during the Veteran Art Summit, November 5–8, 2026.

Veteran Art Summit

<a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hyde Park Art Center</a>, the renowned non-profit hub for contemporary art located on Chicago’s vibrant South Side, is proud to announce the schedule and programming for&nbsp;Veteran Art Summit,&nbsp;a four-day series as part of the&nbsp;2026 Veteran Art Triennial and Summit&nbsp;RESISTING THE LONG WAR&nbsp;organized by the Chicago-based&nbsp;emerging Veteran Art Movement&nbsp;(eVAM).&nbsp;Taking place at all four exhibiting spaces, including Chicago Cultural Center, Elmhurst Art Museum, and Walls Turned Side Ways in addition to the Art Center, the Summit&nbsp;runs&nbsp;November 5–8, 2026, days leading up to Veterans Day, November 11, 2026. A variety of activities highlight artists' creative defiance to war and militarism and unite the community through dozens of hands-on experiences. Registration is free at&nbsp;<a href="https://resistingthelongwar.online/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">resistingthelongwar.online</a>. The Summit programming at all four locations is as follows: Day 1: Thursday, November 5, 2026, 6-9 pmElmhurst Art MuseumRefreshments and non-alcoholic drinks will be served6:00 PM – 6:30 PM, A Revolution of Values Program: Opening Reception &amp; Welcome6:30 PM – 7:00 PM, Xochitl-Quetzal Danza Azteca Performance7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Exhibition Tour8:15 PM – 9:00 PM, Poetry and Readings Day 2: Friday, November 6, 2026, 10am-9pmHyde Park Art CenterCoffee will be provided10:00 AM – 10:45 AM, Welcome Grounding with Anthony Torres,&nbsp;a guided grounding practice designed to bring participants together and create space for reflection, connection, and presence11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, “Abolition in Practice: Journeys in Art, Harm, and Healing,” a workshop on developing a collective statement for the veterans, inspired by&nbsp;a statement written by the Humans of Life Row collective, a group of men serving life sentences in Illinois who worked together to create an exhibition while incarcerated in a maximum-security prison11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, Group Ukulele Class: Catchy Choruses with Ukulady Lisa11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Printmaking Workshop with John Hitchcock11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, “Kleicha: A Taste of Return,” a discussion on the Iraq War paired with the tasting of Kleicha,&nbsp;a traditional Iraqi pastry often associated with home, family, memory, and cultural traditions11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, Book Binding Workshop with Nathan Lewis11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, BIPOC Writing Workshop: “War. Resistance. Freedom. Fighter.”11:30 AM – 12:30 PM, Community Health Workshop: Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises1:30 PM – 4:00 PM, Cog•nate Collective Workshop &amp; Activation, a candle-making workshop followed by a collective ritual performance1:30 PM – 4:00 PM, Community Quilting Workshop with Dorothy I. Burge1:30 PM – 4:00 PM, Open Platform, a shared space for artists and community members to talk about their ongoing projects1:30 PM – 4:00 PM, Warrior Writers in the Gallery,&nbsp;creative writing workshop&nbsp;with Lovella Calica and Kevin Basl6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Shifting Horizons Exhibition Tour7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Frequencies of Resistance, live DJ&nbsp;featuring Jules Vaquera of The Guillotinas, a 2026 Veteran Art Fellowship recipient whose music explores personal healing and social justice; DJ Sound Culture aka David Chavez of Future Rootz Records; and Do the Needful, a noisy Bollywood ensemble blending retro Indian pop with ghostly burlesque, post-punk, and blues. Day 3, Saturday, November 7, 2026, 10am-4pmHyde Park Art CenterCoffee will be provided10:00 AM – 10:45 AM, Welcome Grounding,&nbsp;a guided grounding practice designed to bring participants together and create space for reflection, connection, and presence11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, Sound Bath: “Steeped in Stillness” with Angela Waller11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, Liberation Haiku - Poetry Reading and Haiku workshop with Faisal Mohyuddin11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Wounds We Wear,&nbsp;a community-based embroidery workshop exploring the emotional and societal impact of modern warfare in the United States11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Art Build, a&nbsp;screen prints and paint picket signs workshop in partnership with About Face: Veterans Against the War and Vietnam Veterans Against the War1:30 PM – 4:00 PM, Open Platform, a shared space for artists and community members to talk about their ongoing projects1:30 PM – 2:30 PM, Artists and Artifacts, Displaced: Hanaa Malallah's "The Daffodils" and Curating Colonial Entanglements, a conversation that&nbsp;centers artists of Middle Eastern heritage, drawing on archaeological collections—many displaced by colonial-era excavation1:30 PM – 4:00 PM, Doll Making Workshop with Gene Swallow3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, To the People of That Future We Leave That Legacy, a paneldiscussing solidarity and the role of artists and scholars in organizing for justice in Palestine Day 3, Saturday, November 7, 2026, 4-9pmWalls Turned Sideways6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Gallery Tour &amp; Evening Program Day 4, Sunday, November 8, 2026, 10am-5pmChicago Cultural Center, Grand Army of the Republic HallCoffee will be provided10:00 AM – 11:00 AM, Welcome &amp; Reflection, a&nbsp;welcome gathering followed by a performance by Charlie Reynolds and a reflection circle inviting participants to pause, process, and share as a community11:00 AM – 12:45 PM, Drone Stories Embroidery Circle with Sabba Elahi11:00 AM – 12:45 PM, Against Militarism Workshop with Josh MacPhee to&nbsp;make risograph antiwar posters11:15 AM – 12:45 PM, Freedom Fighters exhibition walkthrough with Dorothy I. Burge11:15 AM – 12:30 PM, Mobilizing Memory, a panel on&nbsp;how artists reclaim imposed narratives through their practices, build counter-memory, forge solidarity across divided histories, and mobilize participants to confront the everyday structures of warfare—including policing, prisons, borders, and occupation.3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, black pit (work-in-progress),&nbsp;a developing performance conceptually linking the ring shout, mosh pit, and crowdsourced archive to suppose the anarchic potentiality of coming together in spiral time, to be premiered in 20284:10 PM – 5:00 PM, Beyond Vietnam, a walking meditation inspired by&nbsp;the&nbsp;friendship and anti-war peace efforts of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and&nbsp;Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh About&nbsp;RESISTING THE LONG WARShifting Horizons&nbsp;is one of five featured exhibitions of&nbsp;RESISTING THE LONG WAR, the 2026 Veteran Art Triennial. Each exhibition offers a distinct curatorial frame on artists’ creative defiance to war and militarism. Together, the Triennial’s exhibitions uplift overlapping legacies of resistance, presenting alternative visions of peace, healing, and justice generated by diverse communities impacted by war. In 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his searing “Beyond Vietnam” speech, naming militarism, materialism, and racism as the “giant triplets” strangling American democracy. He called for nothing less than a “radical revolution of values.” Days later, he led a march to the United Nations where, for the first time, a group of Vietnam veterans marched under a banner declaring themselves “Vietnam Veterans Against the War.” This public act of defiance marked the birth of one of the most powerful anti-war organizations in US history, demonstrating that those trained for war could become some of its fiercest opponents. Celebrating this lineage of refusal,&nbsp;RESISTING THE LONG WAR&nbsp;situates veteran art within an antiwar tradition and addresses Dr. King’s call for a radical revolution of values. Additional Triennial exhibitions are at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_culturalcenter.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Chicago Cultural Center</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://elmhurstartmuseum.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Elmhurst Art Museum</a>,<a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">&nbsp;</a>and<a href="https://wallsturnedsideways.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Walls Turned Sideways</a>, now through October 2027. The Triennial, now in its third iteration, is curated by&nbsp;Aaron Hughes,&nbsp;Mohamed Mehdi,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Amber Zora&nbsp;of the Emerging Veteran Art Movement.&nbsp; ABOUT THE HYDE PARK ART CENTERHyde Park Art Center, at 5020 South Cornell Avenue on Chicago’s vibrant South Side, is a hub for contemporary arts in Chicago, serving as a gathering, production, and exhibition space for artists and the broader community to cultivate ideas, impact social change, and connect with new networks. Since its inception in 1939, Hyde Park Art Center has grown from a small collective of artists to establishing a strong legacy of risk-taking and experimentation, emerging as a unique Chicago arts institution with social impact. Today, the Art Center offers a diverse suite of programs for artists and art lovers of all backgrounds, ages, and stages in their careers, including: contemporary art exhibitions in six galleries; open-access community-based school with 2,000 annual enrollments; weekly arts education to 1,000 elementary school students in public schools; weekly and summer teen programs for 100 teen artists; professional-advancement programs for artists; a local and international artist residency; and public programs that connect residents with Chicago art and artists. The Art Center’s Oakman Clinton School + Studio is the nation’s first fully contribute-what-you-can visual art school for all ages. The Art Center functions as an amplifier for creative voices of today and tomorrow, providing the space to cultivate new work and connections. For more information, please visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">www.hydeparkart.org</a>. ABOUT THE EMERGING VETERAN ART MOVEMENTThe emerging Veteran Art Movement (eVAM) is a decentralized network of veterans and service members committed to making art and using creative practices to transform themselves and a society grappling with endless war, militarism and dehumanization.Resisting the Long War&nbsp;is the third iteration of the eVAM’s Veteran Art Triennial and Summit. The first Triennial,&nbsp;War and Survival, in 2019 and the second,&nbsp;Surviving the Long Wars, in 2023 received national and international acclaim for situating veteran art within a critically engaged contemporary art discourse.&nbsp;For more information on the Triennial, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.veteran-art-movement.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: windowtext;" target="_blank">www.veteran-art-movement.net</a>.

Explore the artistry of traditional Japanese paper-making with Human Body Watermarks, led by artist Mami Takahashi.

Workshop: Japanese Papermaking

Discover the art and philosophy of Kintsugi — the Japanese practice of repairing broken pottery with gold — in this all-level, hands-on workshop.

Kintsugi Workshop: Repair and Reconnect

Join Hiromi Inagaki, Curator at the Naito Museum of Pharmaceutical Science and Industry, for history of anesthesia!

Online Lecture: The History of Anesthesia and Hanaoka Seishū

Surreal &lt; Virestic &gt; Uncanny: Digital Photography by Tim Arroyo and Dave Sobotka is an event showcasing digital photography. The event runs from October 19 to November 11, with a public reception on Wednesday, October 21, from 11am to 1pm.

Surreal < Virestic > Uncanny: Digital Photography by Tim Arroyo and Dave Sobotka

Adrienne Brown, Professor in the Departments of English and Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity at the University of Chicago, presents her current research on reimagining urban emptiness.

Vacant Stares: Adrienne Brown on Rethinking Urban Emptiness

From art history to operating room: discover how facial structure, proportion, and aesthetics guide modern plastic surgery.

Facial Aesthetics: from Art to Plastic Surgery Part 2

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Political & Americana Auction

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Great Estates Live Auction

Our fall sale of fine books &amp; manuscripts focuses on rare horror and mystery first editions, scarce pulps and zines, manuscripts, and more by the most famous authors of modern works in the genres of horror and mystery. Among the highlights are the true first edition of Bram Stoker's Dracula, and other cornerstones of the genre.

Autumn Chills: Fine Horror and Mystery Literature

Join Nick Nicholson, Deputy Chairman, Decorative Arts at Heritage Auctions, for a gallery talk and guided tour of highlights from the remarkable Russian Art Signature® Auction to take place on December 8, including a special, sneak peek into the Fabergé: A Gentleman's Collection Part II Signature® Auction approaching this spring.&nbsp; •&nbsp;Preview runs November 11-13 •&nbsp;November 12 Gallery Talk begins promptly at 6 p.m. Kindly RSVP <a href="https://forms.monday.com/forms/628ba6e4dfea77e29d153284e47702f3?r=use1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Here</a>

Russian Art and Fabergé Auction Preview

In the newest iteration of Bedford’s acclaimed&nbsp;Veduta&nbsp;series, moonscapes mark a natural progression from her previous body of work which featured sunsets, some of which were created in the aftermath of the devastating 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. In this transition from day to night, Bedford introduces a new chromatic register in&nbsp;Nocturnes, transforming the atmospheric qualities of the&nbsp;Veduta&nbsp;series from muted luminosity to the heightened ambiguity of moonlit landscapes. The resulting works constitute a subtle yet striking evolution of the artist’s ongoing engagement with light, atmosphere and the moods they evoke.&nbsp; Veduta paintings are a genre of painting made popular throughout the 16th to 18th centuries. Originally, these highly detailed depictions of recognizable European vistas: significantly, this genre also captured imagery of healthy and pristine vistas untouched by development, pollution and other man-made blight. Seeing what the world looked like through this artistic lens in the 1600s is an eye-opening assessment of the complicated relationship between humanity and nature.&nbsp;As Vedute evolved through shifting art-historical paradigms, the landscape remained recognizably the same while becoming increasingly sensorial. Artists turned to intensified color and expressive brushwork in their pursuit of the sublime. This evolution marked a shift from quaint pastoral depictions of the countryside toward more evocative, moody, and dramatic phenomenologies. Bedford’s new series of Veduta paintings consists entirely of moonlit landscapes and seascapes that embrace the essence of the sublime while situating the series within a specific moment in time: darkness. Inspired by masterworks by artists such as Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Milton Avery, Camille Pissarro, and Frederic Edwin Church as underpaintings, Bedford layers vivid neon-colored tree and cacti motifs, many native to her Southern Californian environs. A third element introduces an architectural gesture: a three-quarter view of an interior room defined by a floor, back wall, and hints of two adjoining walls. Together, the underpainting, neon flora, and architectural framework draw the viewer into an intimate, immersive space, enhancing the experience of the sublime. With&nbsp;Nocturnes, the moon becomes both protagonist and antagonist—amplified by the characteristics of being moody and dramatic—while also playing the role of guide, existential muse and keeper of time. Long burdened with symbolic and emotional meaning across art, literature, music, and mythology, it appears here as something more detached: an omnipresent witness. Absorbing centuries of the human experience as we move firmly into the Age of the Anthropocene,&nbsp;Nocturnes&nbsp;are presented on a stage in dialogue with the scenic past revealing the friction and the disconnect between the past and present landscapes. Image: Whitney Bedford,&nbsp;Veduta (Constable Moonlight), 2026. Ink and oil on nylinen on panel, 44 x 60 x 2 inches.

Whitney Bedford: Nocturnes

Our fall show, In Dialogue: Works by Melissa Herrington &amp; Allison Svoboda, opens on Thursday, September 10th with a reception in the gallery from 5-7pm. We hope you'll join us for an evening of captivating art, engaging conversation and light refreshments! In Dialogue: will be on view through November 14.

In Dialogue: Works by Melissa Herrington & Allison Svoboda

Featured artists: Lita Albuquerque, Lisa Beck, Christopher Robin Duncan, Lia Halloran, David Huffman, Gary Lang, Charles Long, Jonathan Ryan, Penelope Umbrico.… before the dawn&nbsp;brings together an intergenerational group of nine artists whom explore the enduring artistic, psychological and philosophical pull of the moon and the nocturnal sky. Sharing formal and existential curiosities, the participating artists engage the night as both a site of observation and imagination, where scientific inquiry, mythology, memory, and lived experience converge.… before the dawn&nbsp;considers the conceptual landscape suspended between our earthly vantage point and the celestial body that has long shaped humanity's understanding of time, nature, and the cosmos. Simultaneously familiar and unknowable, the moon occupies a singular place within our collective imagination. It governs tides, marks the passage of time through its phases, inspires myths across cultures, and has served as both a scientific frontier and a symbol of longing, transformation, and transcendence.&nbsp;The artists in&nbsp;… before the dawn&nbsp;extend a centuries-long artistic lineage that has found inspiration in the night sky, while offering a contemporary sensibility to this timeless subject. Working across painting, sculpture, photography, and interdisciplinary practices, each artist constructs a deeply personal relationship with the moon as image, object, metaphor, and presence. Together, their works collapse the vastness of the cosmos into intimate encounters, transforming an ancient celestial constant into a moment in time that embraces an individual’s ability to reflect on perception, belonging, wonder, and the fragile conditions of life on Earth.… before the dawn&nbsp;is curated with the assistance of gallery artist Whitney Bedford and Aandrea Stang, Director of the University Art Gallery at California State University, Dominguez Hills.

... before the dawn

Brendan Fernandes: In the Round

Temporary Solutions to Lifelong Problems explores the ephemerality of thought and memory within the context of our contemporary moment. This solo exhibition, featuring the incredibly striking work of Chicago artist Jack Vonty, invites viewers into a richly layered world that encourages deep personal reflection. The opening reception, free and open to the public, will take place on September 19, 2026 from 5:30-8:00 PM. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet the artist, enjoy light refreshments, and be among the first to see this gripping exhibition.&nbsp;Vonty’s art is an expression of freedom that questions the world we live in. Each body of work depicts personal thoughts that scramble through the mind on a daily basis. By using a variety of mediums and unconventional techniques to create unique textures along with random text placement, he conveys a story that allows the viewer to write the ending.&nbsp;Curator, Kaitlin Rikala&nbsp; Atelier Joliet is located at 150 N Chicago St, Joliet, IL 60432 Gallery Hours:&nbsp;Thursday-Saturday, 4-8 PM &amp; by appointment&nbsp; Image credit: artist, Jack Vonty

Temporary Solutions to Lifelong Problems

Join Art Encounter's Sarah Packer and Alex Stevenson for an unforgettable experience meeting artist, collector, writer, poet, photographer, museum curator, and book binder Michael Horvich in his Evanston home.His condo houses Michael’s Museum, which holds an amazing folk art collection of curiosities, artifacts, miniatures, and discoveries, as well as paintings, photography, handmade books, jewelry, and the artist's own Cornell-like shadow box assemblages. We will discuss the art of collecting and get inside the mind of this dynamic, curious, and expressive Evanston original. Visit https://www.artencounter.org/collecting-and-creating to register.<a href="https://uphksziab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00183ZFjC9eSeoewdC4z9F4YvWcNxhrLNFNQAWOS7RroUC9ejDpDiM7h-Vvvl8mGsoPsNgz2t0i3RmAhwFkbjJIJo6iGIq1A2E0TsumjhYuSdQtZu9Pw8-fapVxuDVaCxWzJO-yxLuRQNuBgUwNuQoE8oQVHidXQ-s--a0AonCvH7b5_PtKOxFGVmbadEq3cnIk&amp;c=3Tt6_8BHWcM-jnzItgmK2T8zG1ZD-9KNNZZCoi8CIweF8RVgncbQ4w==&amp;ch=kSIIox8wIroIJFkpahIhFiAHCmIkqzGVu72w__LrsUz872TEQdkxPA==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visit our website to register.</a>

The Curious Art of Collecting and Creating with Michael Horvich

Join artist and author Nikko Locander for a fun and creative family workshop inspired by his new children’s book, The Coquí That Lost Its Voice! The workshop will begin with a special 10-minute reading of the story, followed by a hands-on activity where young artists can sculpt their very own coquí using air-dry clay. For our littlest participants, we’ll have coloring pages and crayons to decorate their favorite scene from the book. Come listen, create, and celebrate the beloved coquí through storytelling and hands-on art with Nikko Locander. About the Artist:&nbsp; Nikko Locander, also known as “Ali Six” is a Puerto Rican multi media artist, designer, and community leader in Chicago’s Humboldt Park area. Nikko’s work is heavily illustrated utilizing his own original cartoon characters that have been featured in murals, galleries, and kids books across the globe. Some brands that he has collaborated with include: The Chicago Bulls, Nike, WB pictures, Rustoleum Paint, MLB, Jordan brand, and more.

Art & Story-Time: Create With Ali Six

Lean on your materials and create new ways of thinking inspired by the works of Kenzi Shiokava and Mike Cloud.&nbsp;

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