"Peace Works” Art Show & Sale
November 12 – December
16, 2011
(630) 539-3096
November 2 -- The
Midwest Collage Society hopes to stuff a lot of stockings with original art
this holiday season.
Their show, “Peace
Works,” will feature a wall of original 8-by-8-inch artwork at a flat price of
$65 each. “Our idea is to make fine art
accessible and affordable at a time when people can’t spend a lot on gifts and
décor,” says Jerri Reimann, President of the MCS. The exhibit will include two galleries full
of larger artwork created on paper, canvas, wood or found objects.
The show will also offer
artist-created gift items like handmade books, ornaments, jewelry and
cards. “This is not a craft show,”
Reimann explains. “Each piece is an
original piece of art, so you can be sure your gift will not be
duplicated!”
Collage is a fine
art medium that will celebrate its 100 year anniversary in 2012. Collage, assemblage and mixed media artwork
is composed through the layering and adhering of materials to create both
abstract and realistic images. Artists
utilize an endless supply of manipulated papers, including maps, book pages,
sheet music, old letters and photos.
They further embellish their work with images, stamps, paint and
three-dimensional materials. Inspiration
can come from nature, color, humanity or society.
Twenty-four artists
from the Midwest Collage Society will be represented at “Peace Works.” The MCS was founded in 2003 to promote
collage as a fine art. Its members,
mostly from the Chicagoland area, meet monthly to share techniques and
marketing skills and to plan exhibits.
The Bloomingdale Park District Museum 108 S. Bloomingdale Road 4-8PM , Thursdays and Fridays from 10AM-4PM and Saturdays from noon-4PM. An artists’ reception will be held Sunday,
November 13, from 2-4PM
and is free to the public.
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