Downers Grove Artists Guild - Events
October 9 through November 8, 2007
Dianne Martia and Dennis Salaty were selected to exhibit in the
Contemporary Symbolism show, a juried exhibition of work by
regional artists, from October 9 through November 8 in the
Christopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College. The reception
will be Friday, October 12, from 4:30-8:00 pm. The address is 202
S. Halsted Street, Chicago Heights, phone (708)709-3500. Dianne
and Dennis will also exhibit at the Chicago Art Open from October
4 through 27, at Iron Studios, 3636 Iron Street, Chicago, open
11am-5pm daily.
DGAG Member Nancy Staszak
received an IAEA (Illinois Arts Educators Association) grant this
summer to travel to Santa Fe to study with Navajo printmaker
Michael McCabe. The workshop was "The Expressive Monotype", a
flexible and creative form of printmaking using painterly
techniques. Some of the work she did there will be exhibited at
the St. Charles Norris Gallery "Expressions 2007" show from
September 7th to October 11th. This is a dual show featuring Art
teachers from Illinois and printmakers from Gray's School of Art
at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland. The closing
reception is 7:00 to 8:00 pm Thursday, Oct. 11th.
Nancy has a piece of work accepted into the annual Illinois Art
Open. That show will be October 4 - 27 at the Iron Studios in the
Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago. The Art Open Benefit is
October 5th, 6 - 8pm. ($20 per person at the door)
The Electronic Gallery exhibition at the Illinois State Museum
Chicago Gallery in the James R. Thompson Center will include ten
works by Nancy Staszak. That presentation will be held on Friday,
October 26th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
Nancy will also have work up at the LaGrange Public Library during
the month of October with the Midwest Collage Society.
Dianne Martia
Dianne Martia, Collage Arist, member of the DGAG, doing a demonstration of her award winning techniques at a monthly members meeting.
