For 7 Years, 40 Artists Have Gathered in This Small Town to Celebrate....

This Sunday will be the only time in 2014 this amazing phenomenon will occur! Don't miss this chance to interact with creatives in their natural habitat...

Sunday, November 16:  40 artists will fill The Shores of Turtle Creek’s spacious lodge with 10,000 sq. ft of original artwork and artisan crafts. The Shores of Turtle Creek is a picturesque venue located in Spring Grove, IL, NW of Chicago. This one day show will take place just in time for a day of festive holiday shopping, food and artist demonstrations.  This is the 7th year Affair of the Arts will showcase artists in this indoor fine art fair.

As you mingle with the artists, you will be able to purchase beverages and enjoy complimentary snacks during the Affair of the Arts event.  Wine, mixed drinks and other beverages can be purchased on the first floor, past the central fireplace.  Treats & snacks will be available on both floors of the venue. Admission to the show is free.

Artwork includes from handmade guitars, artisan fashion, jewelry, paintings & much, much more. There are  exceptional handcrafted items for every budget. 

**Although there are 2 full floors of fine art shopping, both levels are handicapped-accessible. There is a ramp to the upper level along the west side of the building, and also a ramp sloping down to the lower level entrance. The staircase to the lower level is located immediately to the right after you enter the main entrance doorway.

The Shores of Turtle Creek lodge is situated on 32 scenic acres. Inside, there is seating along the large windows overlooking beautifully landscaped grounds. Inside the lodge, you will find 40 artists…some of them familiar faces and some new. We hope you can join us!

The Gift Show will be held at The Shores of Turtle Creek, 7908 Winn Road, Spring Grove, Illinois 60081

Go to http://AffairOfTheArts.ORG for more information and artist samples for this year’s show.

AFFAIR OF THE ARTS 2014
Sunday, November 16, 10 – 5 pm
The Shores of Turtle Creek
7908 Winn Road, Spring Grove, Illinois 60081

AffairOfTheArts.ORG

No Religious Prerequisites Necessary...

 As an artist, I feel lucky in many ways...but especially so when I think of the church I attend. Willow Crystal Lake makes space for visual artists in a way that's just not, well....normal.

What I mean is: we have a visual arts team, we have a gallery space & we are supported in our individual callings as artists to create art that expresses our Christian faith. (Even better, art is seen as a valid way to express one's faith.)  

As an artist who frequently talks to other artists, I'm all too aware that this isn't everyone's spiritual story. I even know a painter of religious work who was told by her church leader NOT to create artwork at all. (Her work is amazing and I'm personally glad she didn't listen to that particular piece of advice.)

2012 Creek Gallery opening night...

 So, when the chance arose to organize a large art show in our church atrium, we thought: Why keep this to ourselves? 


We thought: Let's invite artists from the community to show their work in our space.  Let's do it with no strings attached and celebrate them. And thus, Creek Gallery was born.

What does this mean, exactly? This means that we will be turning our large atrium into a large fine art gallery. This means no submission fees and no commission taken from work sold. This means that whether you are Christian or not, if you're an artist, we want you to come and be accepted as you are, welcomed and generally 'at home'.

Submissions are open now through June 22.

Hope you'll consider submitting and/or attending the show to support our area artists! 
Whether you "bring God" with you or not, we'll be glad you came. (No religious prerequisites necessary.)

More info at: http://www.xculturearts.com/CreekGallery.html

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Hoping for fame & fortune in NYC....and helping out close to home.

 
Our house is covered in bubble wrap. And, no, it's not an extreme weatherproofing technique we're trying out...Joe's been busy wrapping up his pieces this weekend to send them to New York. He was invited to have a selection of his pieces shown in conjunction with a symposium this month where local museum curators will get a chance to view the work.

The Light is Right by Joe Isacson

We're thankful for this exposure, since it means that he'll be considered to commission a large-scale sculpture in a NYC museum! We've got our fingers, paintbrushes (& everything else) crossed this month!

If you're looking to see some of our artwork closer to home, remember that many of our collaborative artboxes are still at Cook Street Coffee in downtown Barrington, but they'll be down soon, so don't delay.   ;)





20% of any sales of pieces that are at Cook Street Coffee as a result of this show while they're up will help benefit local pregnancy centers through TLC Pregnancy Services, which offers free medical, practical & emotional support for women in need.

See more of our work at xculturearts.comhttp://www.xculturearts.com/