Elmhurst Artists' Guild

07/10/2024

Summer Member Show Drop off is Saturday from 10am to 12 pm. We need volunteers to stay and help hang the show. Please consider offering your time. Our Featured artist is Katy Marisco.
Opening reception is Friday July 19th from 7pm to 9pm.

07/09/2024

Make art. Win stuff! Enter the 2024 Arts DuPage Month Create-A-Post competition for a chance to...

07/09/2024

Arts DuPage is asking artists to Enter the 2024 Arts DuPage Month Create-A-Post competition for a chance to win a one-year Arts DuPage Membership and a $250 donation to the DuPage County not-for-profit arts organization of your choice. This year's theme is "Being Human" and aligns with Americans for the Arts' theme for its National Arts & Humanities Month.
https://www.artsdupage.org/classified/calling-all-artists-arts-dupage-month-create-a-post-competition/

Deadline is August 18th!

Make art. Win stuff! Enter the 2024 Arts DuPage Month Create-A-Post competition for a chance to...

07/04/2024

Happy 4th of July!
Frederic Auguste Bartholdi included symbolism in his famous sculpture of Lady Liberty.
- Modeled after the Greek Goddess Libertas - the goddess of Freedom.
- Broken chains and tablet - symbolize the concept of law and the tablet is inscribed with the date of the Declaration of Independence.
- Torch and Crown. The torch is a symbol of progress while the crown represents the sun and seven rays are the seven seas and the seven continents.
Liberty Enlightening the World is the statues actual name.
Have a safe and happy 4th pf July.

06/30/2024

06/26/2024

Summer Member show is in a few weeks. Please make sure you have renewed your membership as well as preregister online before July13th.
https://www.elmhurstartistsguild.org/membership

After you fill out the form please scroll back to the top and hit the shopping cart to pay.

06/26/2024

It was J day at Art & Coffee Talk! Janet, Judy, John, Jean, and Jennifer! Thank you to Shereen for the talk on building your own website. For a fee Shereen who has done this for a living will help you build your website. Artists will benefit from this small investment.
Hope to see more art friends next month.

I received a constructive critique on a graphite drawing that will help in fixing a value error.
Judy shared a piece in progress as well.

06/26/2024

06/26/2024

A committee is forming for our Fall Themed Member Show - Day of the Dead. Follow the link below.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050E4BABAF2EA5FB6-50173153-dayofthe?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3JRlFfYHQw7x9tQG5O4fPR8kvcRddyocA6iG0DaFGyRgTnifNxzGqh5CI_aem_2NUT2TTKxYY-bg7-ah8xdQ #/

06/25/2024

I hope to see you at tomorrow's Morning Coffee talk.
9:00 to 10:30 in the Guild Room
Bagels and coffee will be served.
Bring art you are working on.
Shereen - how to build a website
Debra - Day of the Dead info and Hokusai
Please tag going on the EAG Event!

06/22/2024

Don't forget to work on your entry for the Summer Member show. Drop off is July 13th 10 am to noon. You can register by following the link - https://www.elmhurstartistsguild.org/membership/membership-show-registration

Also Wed, June 26th is a morning art talk at the Museum. Register on the event page. This is our first venture at trying a morning meeting. Bagels and coffee, info about upcoming shows: Day of the Dead, Hokusai 2025. Bring something you are working on - maybe you have a question or want to share a technique.

Shereen will be discussing how to build your own website.

06/18/2024

It is official. New board members as follows:
Katy Costello - Museum Delegate
Rebecca Russow - Membership
Cherylyn Gnadt - Secretary
Also, Louis Jones is our new lead in Publicity and Dorothy Bury Shaw will cochair Programs with John Nester.

Thank you to all who give of their time and energy to EAG. We are truly lucky to be housed in the Elmhurst Art Museum . Their programs attract patrons, and our patrons are attracted to the museum and their programs. We are always looking for more volunteers. If we share the load, it makes life and EAG activities that much easier.

2024/2025 has many exciting things in store for EAG. From Morning Coffee talk on Wed. June 26th 9:00 to 10:30.
Summer Member show July 13th to Aug 10th
Cassandra Swierenga Solo Show Sept 7th to Oct 19th
Fall Member Show - Day of the Dead and Mexican Culture Oct 19th to Nov 30th
Winter Member show Nov. 30th
2025 brings a show in the summer - Hokusai and Japanese culture.
Get involved today!

06/18/2024

Let's make some crystals!

06/18/2024

The Elmhurst Art Museum is looking for a ceramics instructor to begin in September. If you are interested or know of anyone who may be interested, follow the link to the job description and requirements. Pass it along!

Send a message to learn more

06/18/2024

Today must be a big Call to Art Day! Here is a very interesting one that I can see many Guild Members getting involved in.
https://www.waukeganil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10067/Crosswalk-Murals-Call-for-Artist-Packet?bidId=

Opportunity for Artists: CALL FOR ARTISTS!
Through funding provided by the Energy Transition Community Grant, the City of Waukegan is seeking proposals from artists to design and paint crosswalks in Downtown Waukegan.
The goal is to transform these spaces, increase pedestrian safety, and add art to the downtown. If an artist is submitting for more than one location, a separate Proposal submission is required for each location.
The lead artist must be the applicant. Artists must submit their proposal online at www.waukeganil.gov/FormCenter/Planning-Zoning-9/Call-for-Artists-Crosswalks-152 with the required information and documents as noted in the Project Submission section on page 9.
Artists are encouraged to consider facilitating a Community Paint Day with a local community organization during the installation of the crosswalk(s).

Follow the link for more details: https://www.waukeganil.gov/1042/Call-for-Artists