Elmhurst Art Exhibit Starts This Week

ELMHURST, IL — The Elmhurst Artists Guild will host a new exhibit, "Beyond the Surface," involving artwork in a variety of media from 22 members of Artmakers North, a collective of mid-career, professional artists.

The exhibit will take place in the guild's gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 S. Cottage Hill Ave., from Saturday, Jan. 4, to Friday, Jan. 31. Admission to the gallery is free. However, there is an admission charge for those who want to see the art museum during their visit.

A free artist reception will be held 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, for the public to meet and chat with the artists. Light refreshments will be served.

Participating artists are Tobi Abrams, Adrienne Aaronson, Cosima Aryee, Marcia Babler, Sandie Bacon, Marlene Diamond, David Gista, Barbara Goldsmith, John Hatelstad, Judith Joseph, Bonnie Batz, Ruti Modlin, Melissa Pierson, Ann Rosen, Susan Ann Russell, Lilach Shrag, Beth Shadur, Judy Lipman Schecther, Peggy Shearn, Mary Krebs Smythe, Mariko Ventura and Gloria Zieve.

Artmakers North is an informal group. Two and a half years ago, Ann Rosen, retired executive director of the Highland Park Art Center, was inspired to form the group because creating art can be isolating and finding a venue can be daunting. The artists meet once a month in various area art studios, galleries and schools. The group has sponsored six exhibits of its own to date.

The artwork in the latest exhibit can be viewed during the museum's regular hours from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. While admission to the guild's gallery is free, admission to the museum is $15 for adults and $12 for seniors. Children under 18 with a school ID and museum members get in free.

More information is available at elmhurstartistsguild.org and elmhurstartmuseum.org.