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Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Hosts Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art
The Elmhurst Artists' Guild will host TRANSMOGRIFICATION, a themed exhibit featuring artwork by the Chicago Women's Caucus for Art.
The Elmhurst Artists’ Guild (“EAG”) will host TRANSMOGRIFICATION, a themed exhibit featuring artwork by the Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art, in the EAG Gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum (EAM), 150 S. Cottage Hill Ave., Elmhurst, from Nov. 4, 2017 through Dec. 14, 2017. The public is invited to the free opening
reception on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017 from 7:00 to 9:00pm.
TRANSMOGRIFICATION is as simple as transitioning from who we are by entering a cardboard box “the
transmogrifier,” as seen in the Calvin and Hobbes cartoon series. Or: it can be as complicated as altering
ourselves, art, institutions, and beliefs into the fantastic, magical, or bizarre, as seen in the metamorphosis
from a chrysalis into a butterfly, or in game arts. The artist’s interpretation makes it personal: in its dramatic
change of shape and form, appearance, emotion and mood. The medium, in most cases, transmogrifies: the
line becomes energy, the circle becomes a sphere, the portrait becomes self. TRANSMOGRIFICATION is
transformation with a powerful kick, a unique twist.
The exhibition can be viewed during regular Museum hours, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and
Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm and Friday from 11 am to 7 pm. Admission is $9 adults / $8 seniors except the
first Friday of each month which is the Museum’s free admission day. EAM and Guild members, students and
children under 18 are admitted free.
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CWCA is a chapter of the national organization Women's Caucus for Art, with a mission to create
community through art, education, and social activism. CWCA is committed to recognizing the contribution of women in the arts, providing leadership opportunities, professional development, networking and exhibition opportunities, supporting art activism and equity in the arts for all.
The EAG gallery is not-for-profit, operated by the Elmhurst Artists’ Guild. It features contemporary artworks in a variety of styles and media. In addition to four member shows each year, the guild hosts exhibitions of
individual member’s artwork and invitational shows for significant local artists. Exhibits are partially supported by grants from the Illinois Arts Council.
