Past Events and Programs

Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene: Workshop with Holly Greenberg

This workshop is a large-scale civic art project comprised of over 10,000 bird replicas made by the citizens of Chicago and beyond.
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Saturday, August 3, 2024

Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene is a large-scale civic engagement art project comprised of over 10,000 bird replicas made by the citizens of Chicago and beyond. Through free public workshops, participants are given a blank bird body, assigned a specific bird that died in 2023 from window collisions along Chicago’s lakefront, and are led through the crafting process to create a replica.

EAC Visual Literacy | EAC Workshops for Educators

Visual Literacy | EAC Workshops for Educators
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Visual Literacy | EAC Workshops for Educators

Wednesday, July 31, 6:30- 8pm RSVP

This workshop, facilitated by artist/author and educator Marilyn Price, is to help teachers, homeschool providers, and educational administrators reach as many different learners as possible by utilizing visuals, books, and imagination to add your individual teaching style.

Swoon: An Ekphrastic Poetry Reading by DJ Savarese

DJ SAVARESE by PamelaHarveyPhotography
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Saturday, April 27th, 2 pm RSVP

Poet DJ Savarese explains, “When I’m not confined to writing in response to language but am prompted instead by the expansiveness of visual art, I find a way into my thoughts and imagination that I’ve never accessed before.” In this reading, he turns his attention to the artwork of various artists with disabilities, poetically dancing and conversing with them and their chosen languages of drawing, painting, and sculptin

EAC Eco Art Sale

Eco Art Sale
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Eco Art Supply Sale.                

April 20 & 21, 2024, 9-4 pm

Celebrate Earth day at the EAC and shop gently used donated art supply materials. 

Find items like: 

You're not Really Seeing This | Artist Encounter and Interactive Workshop

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Saturday, March 16, 2024,12pm - 4 pm RSVP

Artists Bryan Northup and Kelsey Merreck Wagner will facilitate a free, hands-on community art installation, free and open to the public, (pre-registration encouraged). All ages are welcome (youth 12 and under accompanied by parent or caregiver)

EAC Founding Day Raffle

EAC Founding Day Raffle
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To celebrate 94 incredible years of EAC we invite you to participate in our Founding Day Raffle for a chance to win a class gift certificate and a $100 Blick gift card. All proceeds support the EAC continuing our mission.

On October 28th, 1929 Alice C.

EAC Portfolio Events

EAC Portfolio Events
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EAC's Portfolio Day and Art Documentation Days! 

All events are free and open to the public. Registration Required.

 

More Information and Registration available HERE

Documentation Workshops:

Saturday, July 15 and Saturday, October 14, 1 pm - 4 pm

Summer Art Sale

Summer Art Sale
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The Summer Art Sale

The Summer Art Sale will take place June 3rd and 4th at the EAC. 30 locals artists will be selling their work in the fist floor gallery Saturday and Sunday from 10-3. Come by and support local artists! All sales of the work goes to the artists.