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A Busy Summer At Cornelia Arts

A view of three people from behind as they stand in an art studio looking at a row of colorful oil paintings hung on a wall. A window to the alley outside is behind them and a small, orange couch is visible in the right corner of the photo

After a busy spring with two very successful shows, the Cornelia Arts Building is having a very productive summer.

Spring Shows A Huge Success

We couldn’t have been more thrilled to be able to host two spring shows this past March and May. Attendance for both once again exceeded our expectations. Guests were delighted to see new work and to meet our many new residents.

In addition, we had the honor of hosting a special guest exhibit in May, Stolen Sky, which featured the work of Ukrainian artists who live and work in Ukraine. The work shown had been made since the conflict there broke out across the country in February. The exhibitors from Syntopia were able to sell several pieces of work. We are proud to have been able to support the art community in Ukraine.

A view of an art studio shot in a way that shows the a number of small, framed pieces hung on the walls on either side of the room. At the back of the room, directly facing the camera is a window to the street outside with some tress visible. Two chairs and a small table are placed just in front of the window. Each piece of art on the wall is about the conflict in Ukraine and features various imagery of warfare and people suffering.
Two shelves of framed and unframed watercolor paintings of famous Chicago landmarks like the Buckingham fountain and the lake front, an overhead view of Wrigley field and a couple of smaller abstract artworks.
A row of paintings along a white wall are seen going into the distance. The paintings are very stylized, with imagery of butterflies, deer and map drawings on each
Several paintings, roughly 2 feet by 3 feet dimensions of architecture are hung on the walls of the interior of a painting studio with white brick walls and a window to the left. Placed against one wall is a work table with a chair in front of it.
A large, very stylized line drawing of a woman's head is seen in profile on most of the right side of the photo. On the left side, seen further back are the door and wall to an art studio. A small, colorful painting of a tree in a field is hung on the wall with a small end table placed just below
A closer detail of a wall of smaller framed art that is about the conflict in Ukraine. The imagery in the framed works includes depictions of people fleeing, mothers holding dead children and the President Zelensky
A collection of images from the most recent building-wide exhibit in May, 2022

Fall Shows Coming Soon

We’ve begun planning two new open studio weekends for this coming fall, in mid-October and early December. Check back for more information on the site and our social media accounts as details will announced shortly.