St. Charles Fine Art Show Is This Weekend

ST. CHARLES, IL — A live mural will be created during this year's St. Charles Fine Art Show over Memorial Day weekend.

The 25th annual fine art show will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on May 27 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 28 on Riverside Avenue between Main Street and Illinois Avenue in downtown St. Charles. There will be more than 100 fine artists displaying their work at the free event.

Also, a local artist, CJ Hungerman, will be on hand to create a live mural. The mural, which is sponsored by McNally's Heating & Cooling, will be painted throughout both days of the festival on the east wall of Duke's Northwoods, according to a news release.

Hungerman, of Geneva, has created many public art projects throughout Chicago, as well as in many other cities and towns including Pittsburgh, West Hollywood and Elgin. His work is described as vibrant and welcoming and establishes a "meditative feeling for any space."

“Public art has enriched my life considerably, which is the reason I want to create public art in as many different locations as possible,” Hungerman said. “I do not compromise any individual’s ideas but find a way to combine them all together working as one. I strive to have all my public art relate to the people and location on a personal level.”

More information on the 2023 St. Charles Fine Art Show can be found online.