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Art Talk – Commission hears final pleas
Naperville has a reputation of being an art-centric community with a robust appreciation for culture, history, and innovation. Home to state-of-the-art Wentz Concert Hall...
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Art Talk – Celebrate arts and humanities
Arts DuPage invites you to celebrate the arts and humanities in DuPage County!
Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the...
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Art Talk – Come for the art, stay for the ambiance
For 32 years, people from near and far have looked forward to attending Naperville Art League's Riverwalk Fine Art Fair. Scheduled this year for...
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Art Talk – Give me Giverny . . .
Gardens. Art lovers have been fascinated by them for years. From Hieronymus Bosche's Garden of Earthly Delights through Andy Warhol's Poppies, botanical depictions have...
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Art Talk – I shoulda Wentz
Driving down Chicago Avenue, one may notice North Central College's Fine Arts Center, but how many of us have actually been inside? Speaking from...
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Art Talk – Random act of art
Naperville Art League members were delightfully surprised when they found themselves to be the recipients of a call-for-artists from the gallery director of North...
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Art Talk – Chiaroscuro
I opened the refrigerator door and there it was: a one-gallon jug filled with Maraschino cherries of questionable age: 126 ounces of the original...
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Art Talk – Art imitates life
When Naperville Art League (NAL) organizers announced the theme to their 14th annual public art competition, they could not have predicted the type of...
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Art Talk – Site Insight
Trying to stay positive in this news-centric world comes with its challenges. Despite the carnage and contention, alternative facts and false news, I am...
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Art Talk – Let It Go
I was recently diagnosed with Ap-pre-hen-sion: a fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread. Overpowering and inescapable, this feeling took over and had...
