Category: Visual Arts

Raue Center’s 6×6 PROJECT  fundraiser and online art auction/exhibition celebrates its fourth year of supporting arts with Art!  All proceeds benefit Raue Center’s fine arts education programs, Mission Imagination and Raue Center School For The Arts, which have been enriching the lives of over 20,000 kids a year in the local community since 2001.

Artists of all ages and abilities are invited to participate by creating original works of art, in a variety of mediums, on 6×6” canvases.  Since our inaugural event in 2019, 6×6 Project has raised over $45,000 for MI and RCSA with canvases coming from around the nation!

Create a mini-masterpiece and support the arts in your community!

Purchase a canvas for $5 at one of the locations listed below. (No more than two (2) canvases submissions per artist, please) Create an original piece of art on your canvas. All mediums are allowed (i.e., paint, ink, photography, mixed media, clay, etc.). Return your completed canvas to Raue Center or one of the other participating locations by the drop-off deadline on May 9, 2022.

Your work of art will be included in our online auction and exhibition. Public and Artists are invited to attend the Reception on June 25, 2022, to mix, mingle and Bid on your favorite pieces before the auction closes at 8p!

PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS:
Artists can purchase a canvas or drop off completed canvases at any of the locations listed below.
(Please check each participating locations’ hours of operations as they may differ.)

Out of the Box – 71 N. Williams Street | Crystal Lake, IL | (815) 444-7446

Brush Studio – 121 W. Main Street | Cary, IL | (847) 516-3880

Creative Arts Inc. – 400 Highland Avenue | Crystal Lake, IL | (815) 219-9243

Material Things – 103 E. Van Buren | Woodstock, IL | (815) 575-9710

Piano Trends – 35 Berkshire Dr | Crystal Lake, IL | (815) 477-4266

Raue Center For The Arts – 26 N. Williams St | Crystal Lake, IL | (815) 356-9212 | Tues – Fri from 2 to 4 pm

For more information visit rauecenter.org/6×6-project

Raue Center is excited to announce the addition of photography intern, Molly Devine, to its team. The photography internship runs through August of 2022 and will include event and headshot photography as well as support for the marketing department.

“Raue Center is very excited to welcome Molly to the team,” says marketing and institutional advancement director Meredith Schaefer. “ We strive to create an environment for her internship that is both educational and experimental, allowing her room to grow artistically.”

Molly is a senior at Prairie Ridge High School and plans to continue her education and photography career at Loyola University in Chicago in the fall. Her focus thus far has been portrait, fashion, event, sport, and candid photography.

“I never hesitate to explore past my boundaries with my artwork. I have always seen the art of photography as our way to capture those most precious, vulnerable moments in life,” explains Molly. “Photography has led me to a road of endless ways to express, communicate, and evoke emotions in the viewer. Not only has it helped define who I am as an artist, but it has brought some of the most influential people in my life. I am very excited to be working with the Raue Center and I can’t wait for the great opportunities it will provide for me!”

For more information visit rauecenter.org/covid/ For questions or concerns, please contact our Box Office at 815-356-9212. Raue Center now requires masks for all patrons 2+ and proof of vaccination or negative covid test within 72 hours to attend Raue Center shows and events.

About Raue Center For The Arts
Raue Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of all through the arts. For 20 years, they have provided quality programming – striving to make it pertinent, available, and affordable to all. As a painstakingly restored, 1920s regional showcase theatre named for its benefactor—Lucile Raue—Raue Center has attracted the finest stars, Broadway shows, musicians and artists. Named on the League of Historic American Theatres, Raue Center is one of the finest examples of restored art and decor in the nation. The 750-seat theatre, located in historic downtown Crystal Lake, Illinois, is a gathering place for our region’s citizens and has become a true destination.

For additional information, visit rauecenter.org, facebook.com/RaueCenter, and twitter.com/RaueCenter.

SPARK was truly a standout show! This annual all-district art show showcased artwork from a talented group of CLC, CLS, Cary-Grove, Prairie Ridge, and Haber Oaks students. D155 art educators Aaron Cummins, Lindsey DiLeo, Wendy Guss, Bob Hewett, Michelle Kidd, Rigel Nelson, Kerry Parrish, Judd Shutt, Taylor Smith, and Zachary Wisser curated this remarkable show at the Dole. The closing was celebrated in a gathering of students, families, staff, and community to the background beat of the CG jazz ensemble.

For more information visit https://www.d155.org/about/district-news/all-d155-news

The McHenry County Historical Society &; Museum is marking the 2nd year of its featured exhibit “Art of the Past: Discovering History through McHenry County Artists” with a juried art show titled “This Place Matters: Historic Structures and Landscapes of McHenry County.”

Artists are invited to use their creativity and ingenuity to paint or draw historically significant buildings, structures, and landscapes in McHenry County. The McHenry County Historical Society hopes this art show will foster an appreciation for history and create an awareness to preserve these historic structures for future generations.

Download our CONTEST FLYER  which includes complete entry guidelines. And, please share it! The contest rules are as follows:

•   Registration opens Sept. 3, 2021, for artists 18 years old and older.
•   Entries due online at GotHistory.org by Dec. 31, 2021.
•   Up to three works may be submitted digitally. Entry fee is $35 for each artwork.
•   Entries will be limited to two-dimensional paintings, drawings or watercolors.
•   Entries must relate to McHenry County buildings, structures or landscapes.
•   Maximum overall size is 24-by-36 inches, including mat or frame.
•   Glassless or Plexiglass framing only, for safety.
•   Submissions will be judged by Sandra Lang, retired MCC art gallery curator.
•   Artists will be notified by letter regarding acceptance by Jan. 31, 2022.
•   Artwork must be dropped off at the museum in Union by March 4, 2022.
•   Art will be displayed and sold during the 2022 May-October museum season.
•   Exhibit opening spring 2022.
•   Artists may specify a reserve (minimum) price.
•   Half of the proceeds from the painting will be paid to the artist, with the remaining half benefiting the McHenry County Historical Society, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
•   The Best in Show submission will not be sold or returned to the artist but will become a permanent addition to the McHenry County Historical Society’s art collection.

For additional information, visit GotHistory.org or call the office at 815-923-2267.