A Windy offers a distinctive cuisine
Bored with the same restaurants, same food and same atmosphere? Ready for an artistic adventure that will stimulate your mind as well as your taste buds? Welcome to Alinea…
Illinois
NM: Santa Fe
WHERE: Museum of International Folk Art. WHEN: On view through September 2, 2013. TITLE: Plain Geometry: Amish Quilts BRIEF ABOUT: Thirty-four remarkably crafted textiles from the museum’s collection and…
VA: Lorton
WHERE: Workhouse Arts Center. WHEN: Through May 27, 2012. TITLE: Creature Comforts BRIEF ABOUT: The exhibition features 15 artists from around the country whose work addresses the varieties of comfort,…
New show ‘write’ around the corner
(NWPR-OH) – Opening Friday, May 13 at Arts Place, Collective Center, “Letters to Ohio” is an exhibit by artist Elizabeth Kauffman, who says, ““The idea behind the show is…
Artist sets the ‘sun’ in the Bluegrass
(AAPNW-KY) – On view through July 23 at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft in Louisville, “David Sharpe: Re-Defining Sunsets” exhibit features works by Owensboro, Kentucky native son,…
Man finds artistic identity in glass
The unrelenting medium of glass carving is one that only a perfectionist can conquer. Ever so slowly, refined sketches are worked and reworked, in preparation for a distinct abrasive…
Society members’ works on view
(AAPNW-IL) Forty-five works by the members of the Illinois Watercolor Society are on display in the Bill Parks Gallery at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. The exhibition,…
And the top honoree is . . .
“One of our greatest duties is to help those who are in need,” said Illinois Governor Pat Quinn. “The Governor’s Home Town Awards are one small way we can…
Land of Lincoln leader talks job creation
(AAPNW-IL) – The 24th Annual Entrepreneurial Woman’s Conference is the oldest conference of its kind in the country and the premier event for women business owners in the Midwest,…