Arts News in Northbrook
Northbrook Originals
The Northbrook Arts Commission in collaboration with the Northbrook Public Library (www.northbrook.info) has a yearly juried exhibition for Northbrook resident artists to display their original artwork. This show will next exhibit in the library during January 0f 2011. This is a wonderful opportunity for Northbrook’s artists to have their original artwork seen by the community. Space is limited and only one (1) piece per artist, at the most, is selected. Artwork that has been previously displayed in the library is not eligible. Applications will become available online, at the Library and Village Hall later in the year.
The Northbrook Arts Commission in collaboration with the the Northbrook Public Library
began an annual juried Art Exhibit for Northbrook Artists in January 2003. This exhibit
was the first time Northbrook resident artists could display their original
artwork alongside other Northbrook artists. The show,open to Northbrook resident
professional and amateur artists, celebrates the breadth of talent
in the community and encourages each and every resident to explore opportunities to expand
their own artistic expression in all art forms.
The Arts Commission sponsored Art In The Park - A Northbrook Fine Arts Festival for the first time in July 2008. The Commission added a second Northbrook Originals show to this annual July art festival to offer another wonderful opportunity for Northbrook’s artists to have their original artwork seen by the community.
Online catalogs for the Annual
Northbrook Originals Juried Show
InJanuary of 2010, 32 works by Northbrook Artists were displayed at 7th annual juried exhibition.
The 2009 online exhibition exhibition catalog.
The 2008 online exhibition catalog.
Survey
The Northbrook Arts Commission conducted a survey of residents relating to the Arts.
- 22% of the surveys mailed were returned! (247 of 910)
- 62% were "Adults Only Households"
- 90% of the surveys returned were from non-artists/performers
- 16% attend Art Related Classes
- 197 of the 247 surveys returned have attended arts events in Northbrook (80%)
- 141 have attended school concerts (57%)
- 137 have attended Northbrook Festivals (55%)
- 101 go to Park Fest (40%)
- 101 go to the Art Show at Northbrook Court (40%)
- 76 have attended concerts at the Library (30%)
- 40 have attended Arts in Northbrook (16%)
- 40 have attended Park District plays (16%)
- 31 have attended Shermerfest (13%)
- 31 have attended Concerts at Techny Divine Word (13%)
- 29 have attended the Northbrook Symphony (11%)
- 7 have attended Center on Deafness - Center Light (3%)
- 5 have attended Special Gifts Theatre (2%)
- The Northbrook Star (73%)
- Village Newsletter (55%)
- Park District Publications. (37%)
- 34% said they heard about event through word of mouth!
- Store posters (28%)
- flyers (26%)
- outdoor banners (23%)
- light pole banners(12%)