Oct 23 Wednesday
As part of NIAAA’s 50th anniversary celebration we are launching a photo contest. We hope to have all nine counties we serve represented. We are looking for an iconic photo to represent each county: it could be something easily recognizable, a hidden treasure or a stunning landscape. We ask that your agency help promote this competition on your website, Facebook page, and any other social media platform you may use.
What we need: Digital high resolution original photos representing your county.Who can participate: This contest is open to the public, and anyone can participate. When: Submissions to NIAAA are due by Monday 12/2/2024 and the winners will be announced on NIAAA’s website and Facebook page on Monday 12/16/2024.What’s the prize: $50 Amazon gift card, a NIAAA’s award certificate, and bragging rights. The winning photos will be printed, professionally framed and proudly displayed at NIAAA’s office. The winning photos will represent each county in NIAAA’s new website. Where: submit photos along with a signed photo contest release form to NIAAAphotocontest@nwilaaa.orgWho are the judges for the contest: NIAAA’s staff and photographer Brian Thomas.
Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists is collecting donations for the Sycamore United Methodist Church (SUMC) Coat Ministry. Needed items include new and gently used coats, boots, mittens, scarves, and other winter accessories.
All Northern Rehab locations are serving as collection sites with clinics at their DeKalb, Genoa, and Rochelle locations. Please drop off donated items between October 21 – Nov. 1. Thank you in advance for your support and contribution! For additional information about Northern Rehab, please call 815.756.8524 or visit www.northernrehabpt.com.
The Human Rights Authority is the investigative branch of the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, a state agency that is dedicated to advocating for the rights of citizens with disabilities in Illinois. The Human Rights Authority investigates alleged violations of the rights of persons with disabilities by providers of services. The agency is unique in its use of citizen volunteers to conduct these investigations and make corrective recommendations. As such, Regional Authorities are always seeking to fill vacancies as they occur as well as maintain a pool of potential volunteer members for times when the need arises.
If you feel that you, or someone you know, has had their rights violated by a disability service provider or if you would like to volunteer to participate in the Northwest regional board, located in Champaign, please visit the website at gac.il.gov or call the statewide intake at 1-866-274-8023.
NATURE OR NURTURE is an all-media art show featuring 2-D images or 3-D artwork inspired by nature or evoking a feeling of being nurtured. This is open to the artist's interpretation.
The Art Show will run through October 30,2024Gallery/Church hours are T-TH 9am-2pm (815-963-4815).
Landscape art can depict a variety of different settings such as mountains, valleys, forests, cliffs, lakes, rivers, and beaches. The Nature’s Palette exhibit intends to offer a diverse collection of expressions, approaches, and renderings of landscapes from plein air to surreal to abstract and beyond.
The NIU Art Museum presents three fall exhibitions: "Seeing Each Other: Portraits in Time and Place," "Hold Still: Portraits from the Permanent Collection" and "Homage to Humanity: Portrait Prints by Sidney Chafetz" Aug. 28-Oct. 19 in the Art Museum Galleries.
"Seeing Each Other: Portraits in Time and Place" is a group exhibition featuring both experienced and emerging artists. Each entry explores the time-honored tradition of portraiture in artmaking in a unique way, often finding universal narratives and concerns within intimate and personal imagery.
"Hold Still: Portraits from the Permanent Collection" demonstrates how portraiture, like still lifes or landscapes, has been a pillar of art genres since time immemorial. The NIU Art Museum combed through its permanent collection to assemble an exhibition of portraits including Japanese actor prints and Andy Warhol Polaroids. Gritty and idealized, there are images of individuals, groups, the self and even animals.
"Homage to Humanity: Portrait Prints by Sidney Chafetz" features portrait prints by Jewish American artist Sidney Chafetz (1922-2013) and how he devoted his life to education and the arts. An avid reader, Chafetz employed his talents as a printmaker to depict his social and literary heroes. In this exhibition, the NIU Art Museum gathered many of his portraits into a cultural hall of fame.
Beloit College’s Wright Museum of Art and student-run Gallery ABBA present “Day One DNA: 50 Years in Hip-Hop Culture,” an immersive multimedia exhibition featuring over 200 artifacts from the private collection of hip-hop legends Ice T and DJ Afrika Islam. Curated by Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, this exhibition offers a deep dive into the cultural, political, and economic influences that have shaped hip-hop over the last five decades.
The exhibition includes iconic items like DJ Afrika Islam’s first set of turntables, Ice T’s custom leather fashion pieces, and a host of rare photographs and memorabilia that document the evolution of hip-hop from its early days to its global dominance.
Welcome to the McHenry Public Library’s 25th Annual Comicon. Pick up a wristband in the lobby, then head to the Conference Room for a swag bag and a chance to win a fabulous door prize.
The Meeting Room houses the Artist Alley, with a talented collection of creators. You can commission a piece of artwork or purchase an array of artist prints, jewelry, stickers, books, and bags. Local vendors will round out the selection of wares.
Compete for prizes in our art contest or as a cosplayer. Artists, send us your masterpieces in late September. The works will be displayed and voted on during the con's week. Cosplayers of all ages can enter one of our three contests. Dress as your favorite character and show us what you’ve got!
Oct 24 Thursday