You are invited to another month of great opportunities for art, music, education and entertainment!
6 x 6 x 6 Summer Art Camp is in full swing for the third year. Students, ages 8-13, attend classes on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, finishing projects each week. Each week they are introduced to different mediums; watercolor, collages, recycled art/jewelry, charcoal drawing, accordion books and silk screening. They, students and teachers, are having a ball.
Our fall Performing Arts School classes will be posted on the website soon, offering many opportunities for children and adults alike! New this fall will be Cooking Extravaganzas for teens to adults: Dining with Shakespeare and Cooking with the Composers!
Upcoming Show: Raphael Iaccarino
July 10 - July 28, 2009 | Opening reception Friday, July 10, 6pm
Raphael Iaccarino, an internationally recognized artist known for his colorful and uplifting work, will be the exhibitor at the gallery's annual single-artist show. The show will include vivid watercolors that are inspired by the Costa Rican rain forests and jungles. More»
Artist News: Online Show Submissions
Artists may now submit their show entries online! Hope Greene has helped TNPS move into another aspect of the computer world, by setting up an online application where artists can submit their show entries and pay the jury fee online. Spend less time applying, more time making art! More»
28th Annual Nuts about Art
Saturday, July 4, 9am-4pm at John Dixon Park, Rain or Shine
There will be over 60 artists participating in this great exhibit, many of whom you have seen in previous years, plus a number of new artists. It is a wonderful experience, great art, food and entertainment. 9am to 4pm, we hope to see you there! More»
Performing Arts School: Little Shop of Horrors
July 31, August 1 and August 2 at Dixon High School
This will truly be a memorable experience for all who attend, so mark your calendars for this incredibly entertaining musical play!
OPENING NIGHT—Friday July 31, 7pm
Saturday, August 1, 7pm
Sunday, August 2, 2pm
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Grand Detour Fine Arts Festival
Sunday, September 13, 9am-4pm
Some 61 years ago a number of local artists and art patrons from in and around Grand Detour planned and sponsored an arts festival during the late summer season. Since then the festival has grown and now includes a separate student art show. Food and beverage concessions have also been added and music has become an integral part of the Sunday show.
A small admission fee of $2.00 is charged to enter the grounds which are located one block west of Route 2 at 8393 South Main Street. Hours are from 9 am to 4 pm. The site can be seen from Highway 2. So, come on out to the Grand Detour Art Festival and enjoy a stroll through the historic site and enjoy art from Midwestern artists.....have a lunch and a beverage....enjoy the music, and return home with an original art piece from an artist that you met on a warm sunshiny day in early September. More»