More than 50 artists are exhibiting their latest works in the Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Winter Member Show, running from January 21 through March 1 in the EAG Gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 S. Cottage Hill Ave., Elmhurst, Illinois.
A reception open to the public will be held in the gallery Friday, January 24, from 7 to 9 pm. Admission to the gallery and the museum is free all day Fridays.
Oils, acrylics, watercolors, mixed media, collages, sculptures and photographs are included among the works, and each entry tends to show a new perspective and a different approach to art. Leon Oks’ oil-on-canvas “White Rhapsody,” for example, reminds us that beauty can be found in nearby winter scenes where our reality usually only shows us miserably cold, snowy weather.
Another entry, the oil painting “Morningstar” by Mary Phelan realistically depicts an ordinary urban setting of a beauty salon on an early morning in spring, while Eve Ozer’s “Until We Find Each Other We Are Lost,” a mixed-media piece inspired by Rich’s poem “Hunger,” uses a combination of color and texture to try to communicate in an abstract manner the “spiritual hunger that drives us to ask questions that have no answer.”
The exhibition can be viewed during regular Museum hours, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday from 10am to 5pm, Friday from 10am to 8pm and Sunday from noon to 5. Friday is the Museum’s free admission day. At other times, admission for adults is $5, seniors and students $3, and children under 5, free.
Most of the items entered into the show are for sale, and a portion of the proceeds benefits the Guild and the Elmhurst Art Museum.
The EAG gallery is not-for-profit, operated by the Elmhurst Artists’ Guild. It features original contemporary artworks in a variety of styles and media. Each year it hosts several group shows featuring the artwork of Guild members, an invitational show for a significant local artist, and the National Art Premiere, a nationwide juried group show. Exhibits are partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council. More information is available at elmhurstartistsguild.org,