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

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Activities are included with museum admission; members are free.  

Celebrate the winter holidays at the art museum with a visit from Santa (2:00-3:30 pm)
and a card making activity. Create festive decor in honor of the holiday season.


All Ages Holiday Party

6 pm — Early access for museum members and exhibition VIPs. Members are entitled to the number of free admissions that correspond with their membership level. Member RSVP required and link can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1TpdvizeTaU0uHmQjE7XstA2Sl9jaNM_mRbkJ8x75XTY/edit).

7 pm — Non-member ticketed entry. Non-members tickets can be purchased [here](https://shop.elmhurstartmuseum.org/collections/online-shop/products/sustenance-land-opening-reception-ticket).

Join us to celebrate the opening of __Sustenance & Land: Five Artists Consider Our Relationship with the Earth__ and the accompanying exhibition of photographs from the Museum’s permanent collection in the McCormick House by Joe Jachna and Michael Tropea.

Enjoy light bites, beverages, and lively conversation with the artists and fellow EAM members.

Image credit: Tomiko Jones, *These Grand Places*, (detail). Digital Image collage: BW photograph with cyanotype overlay, 2020. Dimensions variable.

Sustenance & Land:  Opening Reception

The McCormick House is a single-family home designed in 1952 by Mies van der Rohe, one of the great architects of the 20th Century. It is one of only three free-standing residences designed and built by Mies in the United States--and one of only two open to the public.   

Join us to learn more about its unique history and design.  Museum docents lead tours. Capacity is limited, so we recommend that you secure tickets in advance. Elmhurst Art Museum members are free. Please call us at 630.834.0202 x10 or email us at info@elmhurstartmuseum.org to obtain the discount code to redeem your free ticket. Tickets for non-members are available online ($23). Your ticket for the tour includes admission to the rest of the museum. Please check in at the museum's front desk upon your arrival.     

Image of McCormick House interior by Liz Chilsen, photographer.

McCormick House Tour

*text in italic*Artists exhibiting in __Sustenance & Land__ will share insights into their work in an informal conversation and exhibition walk-through. Learn about their art and their perspectives on our relationship with the earth. The event includes brief presentations and a Q&A with the artists.

This program is included with museum admission. Members are free.   

Image: Chunbo Zhang, *Greasy Cheeseburger* from the Food Treasure Series, 36" x 48", acrylic on canvas, 2023


Artist Talk & Exhibition Walk-Through: Sustenance & Land

$40 for Non Members / $30 for Members.  

Tickets can be purchased [here](https://shop.elmhurstartmuseum.org/collections/online-shop/products/the-seldoms-dance-performance-an-evening-of-dance-inspired-by-the-earth).

Join us for an unforgettable evening with The Seldoms, Chicago’s acclaimed dance troupe, as they perform excerpts from three celebrated works; *Floe* (2020), *GRASS* (2021), and *Superbloom* (2023). Inspired by nature, exploring themes of climate, growth and transformation, these innovative works are followed by a lively discussion with the dancers. Enjoy light bites, beverages, and the chance to view the exhibition — an ideal pre-Valentine’s Day night out.

Image Credit: The Seldoms in *Superbloom*, photo by William Frederking.

The Seldoms: An Evening Of Dance Inspired By The Earth

In this hands-on, sensory workshop with soil scientist /ecologist Nance Klehm of Social Ecologies, participants will be in-vited to touch, smell, examine and learn to ‘read’ many different soils, sands, and clays gathered from many places in the Midwest. This collective reading will dig into themes from the exhibition and offer newfound appreciation and insight into the soil beneath our feet. Activity is appropriate to ages 10 and up. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

This program is included with museum admission. Members are free.   

Image Credit: Claire Pentecost. *Our Bodies Our Soils Shelves*

Soil Reading

Want to play with your food? Inspired by works on view at the museum, we’ll use images of food to create whimsical landscapes. From 1:00 - 1:30 pm, exhibiting artists Barbara Ciurej and Lindsay Lochman will give a short introduction to their process and share works by artists who have used art and food to express myriad views of the world, followed by drop-in hands-on collage-making from 1:30 - 4:00 pm. This collage-
making activity will help visitors explore the relationships between food, our environments, and ourselves.

The activity is included with museum admission. Members are free.   

Image credit: Barbara Ciurej + Lindsay Lochman. *Fruit Loops Landscape from Processed Views: Surveying the Industrial Landscape*, Pigment print, 45 x 54 inches 2016

Create with Us: Landscape Collages

The McCormick House is a single-family home designed in 1952 by Mies van der Rohe, one of the great architects of the 20th Century. It is one of only three free-standing residences designed and built by Mies in the United States--and one of only two open to the public.   

Join us to learn more about the unique history and design of Mies van der Rohe's 1952 McCormick House. Tours are led by museum docents and are approximately 1-hour in length.  Capacity is limited and spots sell out quickly, so advance tickets are recommended.  Your ticket for the tour includes admission to the rest of the museum. Please check-in at the Front Desk of the museum upon your arrival.  You may view the museum exhibitions either before or after the tour.

Image of McCormick House interior by Liz Chilsen, photographer.

$25 for Non Members / $15 for Members.    
Tickets can be purchased [here](https://shop.elmhurstartmuseum.org/collections/online-shop/products/poetry-workshop-what-sustains-us).

5:30 - 6:00 pm: Museum opens to participants for exhibition viewing   
6:00 - 8:00 pm: Poetry workshop   

In celebration of National Poetry Month and inspired by the spring exhibition, we invite community members to join us for an evening of enjoying and creating poetry that explores the intersection of who we are and the food that sustains us. Participants will listen to poems exploring relationships between food, culture, and identity. Next, Elmhurst University professor Dr. Ann Frank Wake will guide participants as they write their poems about a food that is meaningful to them. No writing experience is required.


Poetry Workshop: What Sustains Us

Create a mosaic inspired by the artistry of indigenous communities from the Midwest. Using seeds and other natural materials, explore the complexity and beauty of traditional patterns.   

Activity is included with museum admission. Members are free.   

Image Credit: Lydia Cheshewalla, *What Kind of Love Aren’t You Looking For?* (detail) Ephemeral collaboration with time, place, and more-than-human kin. Dimensions variable. 2024.

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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Upcoming Events

All Ages Holiday Party

Sustenance & Land: Opening Reception

McCormick House Tour

Artist Talk & Exhibition Walk-Through: Sustenance & Land

The Seldoms: An Evening Of Dance Inspired By The Earth

Soil Reading

Create with Us: Landscape Collages

McCormick House Tour

Poetry Workshop: What Sustains Us

McCormick House Tour

Create With Us: Mosaic Masterpieces

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