For Immediate Release**** October 9, 2018 Art of Illinois Opens

Art of IllinoisOpens at Gallery Seven

-Lockport Gallery Seven in Lockport opened its exhibit Art of Illinois: A Bicentennial Celebrationto a “bursting at the seams” crowd on Saturday, October 6th. Over 60 artists from around the state are part of this exciting exhibit, which is on both the second and third floors of the Gaylord Building.

Presenting the awards and a certificate of Recognition from the Illinois State Senate was Senator Pat McGuire. Bill Dixon from Lemont was one of the featured artists with his photograph Untitled.

“One of my favorite pastimes is driving down old route 66 and exploring Illinois Prairie and farm communities. On this day, in early April my wandering took me to Dwight Illinois, about 80 miles south west of Chicago. It was early an early morning and a wet snow was falling. I spent considerable time in town walking the streets and taking photos I could not help but wonder what life was like here in the early 1930’s. I took many photos that morning, this is one of them.”

This exhibit is free and open to the public until October 31st. Don’t miss out on the chance to see this amazing work by amazing Illinois artists

Gallery Seven is managed by a group of local artists, located at 200 West 8th Street, Lockport. This free gallery is open to the public Noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday, and Noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday. All exhibited work at Gallery Seven is for sale.

815.483.4310 gallery7@ymail.com www.galleryseven.net