Do you enjoy the feel and elegant drape of a silk scarf? Love the look of expressive watercolor in vibrant color? Come learn to make a hand painted silk scarf in my home-based studio. Painting & drawing experience is helpful but not required. Space is limited to 4 students. Register and make full payment of $70. to hold your spot.
Gelli plate printing is a monoprinting technique that is fun to do easy to learn. Ain this workshop we will use playful intuitive approach to mark making to develop textures and images that can be used for collage, scrapbooking, gift wrapping and as finished works of art. No previous art experience necessary. All supplies included to make a set of 8 original 5” x 7” notecards. Full payment of $50. required to reserve your spot. Space is limited to 6 students.
Do you enjoy the feel and elegant drape of a silk scarf? Love the look of expressive watercolor in vibrant color? Come learn to make a hand painted silk scarf in my home-based studio. Painting & drawing experience is helpful but not required. Space is limited to 4 students. Register and make full payment of $70. to hold your spot.
Gelli plate printing is a monoprinting technique that is fun to do easy to learn. Ain this workshop we will use playful intuitive approach to mark making to develop textures and images that can be used for collage, scrapbooking, gift wrapping and as finished works of art. No previous art experience necessary. All supplies included to make a set of 8 original 5” x 7” notecards. Full payment of $50. required to reserve your spot. Space is limited to 6 students.
Tara was awarded a residency at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park Colorado. She will be in residence at the Estaes Park Location from August 17- Sept 5 2024. More info on programs coming soon.
“Above it All” by Tara Riley will be among the art work features at “It’s for the Birds” @ The Blue Moon Art Gallery.
“Walk On”, by Tara Riley, 12” x 12” mixed media on wood panel..
One Inspired EveningThis painting wiill be included in the annual charity fundraiser. Is a fun evening of food, drink music and art. The Insiration corporation helps those suffering from homelessness through housing, job training . One Inspired Evening is a decades long Chicago art institution.
This 24” x 24” mixed media painting will be included at the show. Along with one of my smaller pieces called “Some Bunny Loves You” .
Invite your friends and family! Make this annual event a holiday season tradition! Maybe you will gather for brunch and head to the Bazaar, or maybe you prefer to work up an appetite shopping and grab a bite after!
Make a plan! Save the date & start working on your holiday shopping list! Don’t forget Teacher Gifts, Workplace Gift Exchange or even a few extra Hostess Gifts to have on hand!
Shop Local & Give Local!Buy from local artisans with all event proceeds going to our Community Grant Fund which supports local nonprofits.
Uriel Flame of God, 12” x 12” mixed media on panel.
Second annual Art Show and Sale featuring the works of 13 local fine Artists
“Be the Light” will be on exhibit through May 30 at Arlington Heights Village Hall. The painting is about hope and keeping positive in the darkest of times. inspired by the glimmer of sunlight we sometimes see during a long winter walk in the woods, the light that says, this won’t last forever, spring will be here soon. ( 22 x 28” ) oil on canvas.
One Inspired Evening is our annual fundraising gala that includes an art auction, silent auction, raffle, and live music. All proceeds from the event go directly to supporting Inspiration Corporation’s mission of helping people who are affected by homelessness and poverty to improve their lives and increase self-sufficiency.
For more information please visit www.inspirationcorp.org/events
The Art Center Highland Park (TACHP) presents a juried exhibition of work that reaches beyond the traditional concept of a self-portrait. With over 75 entries, our guest jurors, Judy Norris and Suzette Bross, chose art that reflects interpretations of the self-portrait theme . In today’s obsession with “Selfies,” we found that often artists push the boundaries of self-expression and representation.
Congratulations Artists: Cosima Aryee, Jooeun Bae, Hayley Bean, Ina Beierle, Jody Berns, Claire Brassell, Kandi Champagne Cook, Samuel Fisch, Lauren Geenen, Patricia RAIN Gianneschi, Candi Hall, David Hauptschein, Steve Juras, Mary Krebs Smyth, Al Krueger, David Kutz, Anne Leuck, Terry Luc, Ara Lucia, Julie Ludwick, Andrew Maxedon, Janet McNulty, Te Moore, Karena Nelson, Anna Redwine, Tamzin J. Richie, Tara Riley, Anne Rowell, Karmel Sabri, Rana Sadek, Anita Seltzer, Heather Sepanik, Ali Seradge, Erin Smego, Karen Smith, Mark Stafford, Kerra Taylor, Gale Trausch, Nikki Vismara, Ashley Young
Guest Jurors:Judy Norris (image left) & Suzette Bross (image right)
Judy Norris is a Chicago based artist explores the self, identity, and relationships to family. She is inspired by personal tales, the environment, and cultures around the world. Her work embodies much from her own life, including a series and book dealing with the sense of grief from the loss of her son. Her self portraits defy the usual expectations of defining the self with a sense of humor and realism tied together.
Suzette Bross is a photographer living and working in Chicago, Illinois. Her work is in the permanent collections of The Art Institute of Chicago, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, the New Britain Museum of American Art, Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art and more. With an MFA from the Institute of Design at IIT, Bross has taught at Columbia College Chicago, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design and the Northwestern University Medical School. Her work has been exhibited internationally and across the United States. Her series, For the Glass, was featured in solo exhibitions at the Chicago Artists Coalition and Lehman Arts Center in North Andover, MA, Geary Contemporary booth at EXPO Chicago 2016, and as the first exhibition in the Chicago Google Artist Initiative. The series pushes the boundaries of portraiture.
