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Dan Danielson, well-known Chicago-area watercolorist Gives Demo at Lakes Region Watercolor Guild Meeting.

Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grants Program * The Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation invites applications for its 2026 Individual Support Grants program, which will award $25,000 in support of mature painters, sculptors, and printmakers who have been creating art for at least 20 years and who are in financial need. Twenty grants are awarded per year. Deadline to apply is January 15, 2026. Find out more by clicking here!

Art BEAT Buzz loves this dreamy winter landscape where you can feel the cold chill in the air. Both desolate, yet beckoning, it emotionally captures the austere beauty of the winter season. Anyone for a hike?!

December 5, 2025 Visit Cheryl Holz's downtown Aurora art gallery from 5-7 PM for a cheery cup of hot cider: Aurora Artist Studios 50 E. Galena, 2nd Flr, The First Fridays Cocoa Crawl in Aurora, IL, is a festive event that takes place on the first Friday of each month. This year, the Cocoa Crawl will be held on December 5, 2025 , from 5 PM to 9 PM. Participants can enjoy a delightful evening with a festive stroll through downtown Aurora, sampling delicious hot cocoa from vari

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2025 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Kenosha Union Club 3030 39th Avenue, Kenosha, WI Free Admission / Ample Parking Featuring: Ceramics, Drawings, Fibers, Glass, Hand-bound Books, Jewelry, Painting, Photography, Prints, Wood and more… plus complimentary refreshments available as you shop. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram!

My best work of 2025 International Juried Virtual Art Exhibition Deadline December 14, 2025 $25 Entry fee for 1 image (Non-refundable) Limited to a maximum of 2 images. A separate entry form required per image. For this competition we are accepting entries in all styles & subject matter. Please send us what you feel is the best work you produced in 2025 ! We will be looking quality of work, composition, value, color, technique, depth and overall impact of the art. Be sure t

16th Annual Juried International Exhibition Evanston, Illinois Call Description Perspective Gallery is pleased to announce LENS 2026, our 16th annual juried international exhibition of fine art photography. Photographers are invited to submit work for possible inclusion in the exhibition. All subject matter and photographic processes, except AI, are welcome. For QUESTIONS Email: lensexhibition@gmail.com Website: https://perspectivegallery.org Application Requirements ENTRY FE

Incredible wall-sized Tiffany window illuminates the stairwell at the Halim Time & Glass Museum leading from the main floor up to the second story. Scroll down for a look at more art glass and clocks... The Halim Time & Glass Museum showcases a private collection of one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive collections of rare and historic clocks, watches and immaculately restored stained glass windows, along with priceless art glass. Opening September 2017, it was an

BLUE GIFT, oil painting by Victoria Derin Isikman. Scroll down to view more of Victoria's art... If ever there was a Renaissance Woman, it's Victoria Derin Işıkman. Award-winning documentary film maker, fine artist, author, poetess, gallery and art school owner, entrepreneur, curator, and overall fascinating person, her many international experiences have crafted her into a highly gifted individual eager to share her many gifts. Born in Istanbul, Turkey and shaped by years i