Northbrook Arts Commission Volunteers Needed!
The Northbrook
Arts Commission works to promote the arts and arts education in
the village. We are looking for creative minds and active hands
to help us in our projects. If you would like to join the Commission,
or help in one of our events like Art in the Park, please
contact us.
Upcoming events
9th Annual Northbrook Originals Juried Exhibition
Northbrook Originals is a yearly juried exhibition of Northbrookartists that is held at the Northbrook Public Library. The upcoming show will be from January 3, 2012 to January 31.
View the catalog of last year's show.
2012 Spring Workshops
The Northbrook Arts Commission in collaboration with The Northbrook Park District will hold three fine art workshops in the spring of 2012. They will be taught by experienced workshop art instructors who are well known regionally and nationally. The classes will include: Watercolor Painting and Oil Painting art work instruction and be open to all levels of artists. Class size is limited so don’t delay sending in your registration.
Fee: $175 for one workshop, two or more workshops are $150 each, tuition does not include the cost of art supplies. To register for a workshop, fill out this form, make copy for your records and return it with the required fee.
Each workshp takes place over a Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with one hour for lunch.
March 17 & 18
-Canadian born, Anne Abgott, maintains studios in
Cortez, Florida and Linville, North Carolina. She is the author of
the #1 Best Selling Book “Daring Color”, published by
North Light Books.
Anne is the past President of the Florida Watercolor
Society and the Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society and is a long
time member of the Board of Directors of Art Center Manatee in Bradenton,
Florida and chairs their Education Department.
Anne teaches workshops all over the United States and Canada. Her
workshop and class schedule can be found on her web site.
Anne competes in local and national exhibits, winning
many awards along the way. She is a signature member of the National
Watercolor Society, Florida Watercolor Society, Niagara Frontier Watercolor
Society as well as the Philadelphia Watercolor Society.
Anne’s original paintings as well as giclee’ prints are
on display at Art Up Town, Sarasota, Florida, Island Gallery West,
Anna Maria Island, Florida and Art Cellar in Banner Elk, North Carolina
April 28 & 29
-Tom Nachreiner has lived in Wisconsin all his life.
He studied at the Milwaukee’s Layton School of Art, where he
received merit award scholarships every year and graduated with a
Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts with the highest honors.
After graduation, Tom started his own illustration company, Nachreiner- Boie Art Factory, Ltd. His paintings were accepted three times into the New York Society of Illustrators Show in New York. Tom transitioned into Fine Art painting from his heart, exhibiting in galleries and teaching at numerous art workshops. Tom paints with both watercolor and gouache on paper and oil on canvas & linen.
Tom is a member of the Oil Painters of America and enjoys painting plein air on location and from photos in the studio. He is influenced by the American, French and Russian impressionists. He uses fresh confident brushstrokes and captures the form, mood and light with a strong colorful design.
May 19 & 20
-David Jamieson received an MFA cum laude from the
New York Academy of Art, and in 2000was named first Prince of Wales
Scholar of that institution. He has taught life drawing, painting
and anatomy in Toronto, New York City and at the Prince’s Foundation
in London, England, and for five years was full time faculty member
of the American Academy of Art, teaching both graduate and undergraduate
courses. His work has been featured in American Artist Drawing Magazine,
shown in group exhibitions in Toronto, Chicago and new York City and
is included in private collections in Canada and the United States.
David and his wife own an art studio on the North side of Chicago,
Vitruvian Fine Art Studio where they teach drawing, painting and sculpting.
Call Bonnie Siegel, 847-921-5239 for more information.
All classes will be held atVillage Green Center, 1810 Walters Avenue, Northbrook, IL 60062
Remember, Art is the Heart of Northbrook
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