The Cornelia Arts Building residents’ show “Where Art Works”, being exhibited at the Eat Paint Studio + Gallery in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood, will continue in January with additional events.
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Building updates and announcements and media coverage of the building and building residents.
Chicago gallery Eat Paint Studio’s new group show, “Where Art Works”, which features the work of Cornelia Arts Building residents, opened on Friday, December 17. The opening night was a great success and there’s more to come at this exhibition.
Chicago art gallery Eat Paint Studio will be exhibiting work by Cornelia Arts Building Residents in the group show “Where Art Works: Artist Communities and Creative Placemaking“, opening in December. The work that gallery owner Emily Rapport has selected represents a range of building residents’ disciplines.
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Fall 2021 News
Newly-completed building upgrades, new residents and a successful Open Studios night have made for an exciting autumn at the Cornelia Arts Building. As 2021 winds down, there is much to celebrate.
The Rotary Club of Wilmette Harbor is conducting its annual Holiday Sale and Raffle Fundraiser. One of the raffle prizes will be $500 to be used to purchase any piece of artwork created by a Cornelia Arts Building artist. It can be used as payment in full for artwork selling for $500 or less or as partial payment for artwork selling for more. Another prize is a trip to Scottsdale, Arizona, this winter. And there’s more. If you want to participate in this opportunity, please continue. The drawing will be conducted on December 8, 2021. You need not be present.
The motto at Rotary International’s 23,000 clubs worldwide is Service Above Self. And in this spirit, the club strives to continue to serve communities, be it Chicago, the USA or the World. Your generous contribution enables the club to support a wide range of programs, including:
- Student Scholarships through Community Colleges
- School Anti-bullying programs
- Hundreds of new winter coats and shoes for low-income children through Operation Warm
- Thousands of new winter coats for newly arrived Afghani immigrants at Camp Atterbury, Indiana
- Scholarships for students to attend school in remote Ak Tenamit, Guatemala
- Food depositories in Chicago
- Needs of Front-Line responders and local restaurants
- Connections for the Homeless in Evanston
- Meals on Wheels for Northeastern Illinois
- Basic school supplies for low-income children in Chicago through Supplies for Dreams
- Planting native grasses near the Eden Expressway which to reduce carbon emissions
- Local Resettlement of an Iraqi family of four, who today are thriving and self-sufficient
- Vaccine for the eradication of Polio through Rotary International & The Gates Foundation
- 29 new low-cost Spanish digital X-Ray machines, one for each Guatemala department/state
Click Here for their 2021 Holiday fundraiser brochure and order form for the items you will want your use and gifts this Holiday Season: wine, note cards featuring Wilmette by a local artist; smoked salmon, chocolates, olive oils, and raffle tickets for chances to win great prizes. You can mail to our P.O. Box, or order on-line using a credit card.
All orders and payments need to be received by December 3, 2021, so you won’t miss this opportunity. Orders will be delivered on the 11th of December. If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact John at 847-475-3400.
If you know of anyone else who may be interested in any of these wonderful items or contributing, please forward this letter. This is a critical time with many people in need compounded by the pandemic. Your help is greatly appreciated by those benefiting from our service and donations. Thank you in advance for your generous support.
The building has undergone significant changes in the past several months and we’re excited to show them off, so we are happy to announce a building-wide open house to be held Friday, November 5th, 2021, and that’s not all the news we have to share.
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Spring 2021 Updates
The past several months have been a time of great transition and difficult challenges all over the world. As spring arrives, though, and as it appears that the pandemic may be finally coming under control, many of us are beginning to imagine the possibilities ahead. The residents of the Cornelia Arts Building share in that optimism. Here are some new developments.
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Autumn At The Cornelia Arts Building
The Cornelia Arts Building residents wish all of our visitors, patrons and friends a healthy and safe fall. Although the pandemic prevents us from holding any of our fun open studio events, as we’d normally be doing right now, the building residents continue to produce new and interesting work.
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Summer 2020 Updates
We hope that all of you are staying healthy and safe during these difficult times. We have a few updates and announcements.
This video from Chicago Sun-Times features Roscoe Village, the eclectic neighborhood where the Cornelia Arts Building is located. CAB is featured at the 7:48 mark in the video where you can also get a glimpse of our open studios night!
The Grid: Exploring the Roscoe Village neighborhood (feature on Cornelia Arts Building at 7:48) Chicago Sun-Times 07/11/2018