Rafael Blanco

Incoming Executive Director & Chief Curator

The Elmhurst Art Museum Announces the Appointment of Allison Peters Quinn to Executive Director & Chief Curator

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Included with museum admission; members are free.   

In celebration of Rafael Blanco’s works as a public artist, fabricate a mural with various media on your own mini paper “wall”. Participants can adapt large-scale techniques to a smaller scale.


Family Day: Mini Murals

Included with museum admission; members are free.  

Join mural artist Rafael Blanco on a tour of his solo exhibition to explore how he reimagined rejected mural designs from cities across the country to create these new exhibition. Gain insights into Rafael’s personal journey turning refusal into renewal by using rejection as a motivation.

This exhibition is sponsored by Wintrust Bank with additional support from the Tom Watson and Mary Cunningham Family Charitable Fund, the Illinois Arts Council, Discover DuPage, and Enjoy Illinois.   

Image credit: Rafael Blanco. *The Jump* (detail), Mural Study, 2014. 60” x 125”

Artist-led Exhibition Tour: Rafael Blanco

Included with museum admission; members are free.  

Celebrate the winter holidays at the art museum with a visit from Santa (2-3pm)
and a card making activity. Create festive decor in honor of the holiday season.


Rafael Blanco

Reflecting on a Decade of Public Art

The Elmhurst Art Museum Announces the Appointment of Allison Peters Quinn to Executive Director & Chief Curator

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Family Day: Mini Murals

Artist-led Exhibition Tour: Rafael Blanco

Family Day: Holiday Party

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