Join us for *__Aces & Art__*: A Night of Luck and Giving at Elmhurst Art Museum*; an evening filled with style, and a touch of casino-night fun — all in support of the museum’s exhibitions and education programs.

[Tickets available!](https://shop.elmhurstartmuseum.org/products/aces-art-tickets?_pos=1&_sid=a882ff3a5&_ss=r "Aces & Art Tickets")

The evening includes:

• Gaming tables of Roulette, blackjack, craps, and more put the fun in FUNdraising!

• Complimentary cocktails & delicious bites

• DJ and dancing 

• Raffles, artful prizes & surprises 

Whether you're feeling lucky or just love a night out surrounded by creativity, this is the can't-miss event of the season. Early bird tickets are on sale for $150 until September 15, 2025! Tickets purchased after September 15 are $175.

Special thanks to the *Aces & Art* Committee:

Jen Blanchette

Alina Cahill

Kristi Bieber Gibbs

Christina Kanno

Kierstin Madda

Karen O'Keefe

Kate Subramanian

Karon Sullivan

Christina Witt


Aces & Art

Exhibiting artist Mayumi Lake reflects on her deep engagement with the ancient Japanese practice of Housouge--bright and bold flowers believed to bloom in the afterlife—in this educational and hands-on artmaking workshop.

Included with museum admission

About the Artist:

Mayumi Lake is an interdisciplinary artist and educator whose work explores the ideas of time, memory, and floating between the real and imaginary. With a foundation in photography, she integrates digital images of nature and Japanese textiles into her collages, sculpture, sound, moving images, and installation to expand the narrative of the work and form conceptual layers. Lake’s artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally at venues including Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, Asia Society, Art in General, and Artists Space in New York; Chicago Artists Coalition and Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago; Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City; Fotografie Forum International in Frankfurt; Cornelius Pleser Galerie in Munich; Galleria PaciArte in Brescia; FOTOAMERICA in Santiago; Witzenhausen Gallery in Amsterdam; and the Setouchi Triennale in Takamatsu. She has published two monographs, Poo-Chi and Ex Post Facto, with Nazraeli Press. Her work is included in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, the Art Institute of Chicago, Asia Society, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE)/City of Chicago, the McCormick Place Art Collection/Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA), Video Art World, the Joy of Giving Something Foundation, and Facebook. Lake received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.


Create With Us

Special McCormick House tours led by expert guest docent __Bobbi Pinkert from the Chicago Architecture Center__ in celebration of the 2025 Chicago Architecture Biennial. As a self-named “archiholic,” Bobbi Pinkert has been a CAC docent since 1999. She is the leader of many tours including the First Lady, Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise. Pinkert will share her expertise about the McCormick House, Mies van der Rohe, and modernist architecture.

Advance tickets recommended due to limited capacity.
Tours are free for members (please call the museum to reserve your ticket 630-834-0202 ex 13 ). [Tickets for non-members are available online.](https://shop.elmhurstartmuseum.org/collections/online-shop/products/mccormick-house-tour-2025)

**About the McCormick House**

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.

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McCormick House Tour September 21

Exhibiting artists Mayumi Lake and Bob Faust lead a tour and discuss *Shakkei*, or ‘borrowed scenery’: the Japanese concept of incorporating existing environments into the creation of new ones. They share their thoughts about how the Shakkei principle has informed their artmaking and their process of collaboration for this exhibition.

Included with museum admission.

Shakkei: Artist Talk and Exhibition Tour

Opening Reception for [*Shakkei: Work by Mayumi Lake and Bob Faust*](https://elmhurstartmuseum.org/exhibitions/Shakkei:%20Work%20by%20Bob%20Faust%20and%20Mayumi%20Lake "Shakkei show")
Friday, September 5, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
[Tickets Available!](https://shop.elmhurstartmuseum.org/collections/online-shop/products/shakkei-opening-reception-ticket "Shakkei Tickets")

6pm - Early access for museum members and exhibition VIPS. [RSVP required](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdOphv6q5XF1TQdAPyW2EvBhXYDJDrPfDe6_aTn6BR8zdBhsg/viewform "Google RSVP form for Shakkei"); members are entitled to only the number of free admissions that correspond with their membership level.

7pm - Non-member ticketed entry; tickets available on EAM website

7:30pm- Japanese Blues concert by Yogo Noge

Guests are invited to continue the musical experience by attending [Rock the Block](https://elmhurstcitycentre.com/events/rock-the-block "Rock the block 2025") after the opening!

Innovative artists Mayumi Lake and Bob Faust welcome you to their colorful exhibition. *Shakkei* marks the first museum exhibition for these two Chicago-based artists. 

Back by popular demand, the grande dame of Japanese Blues music, [YOKO NOGE ](https://www.yoko-noge.com/ "Yoko website")and her trio perform during the evening. EAM first presented a performance by the band during SOUNDBITES in July to large acclaim. Dancing is encouraged!

The exhibition takes its title from the Japanese principle of Shakkei—or “borrowed scenery”—a design philosophy that harmonizes built environments with the surrounding natural landscape. Lake and Faust interpret this concept broadly, using it as a metaphor for empathy, adaptability, and the capacity to hold multiple perspectives at once. Their works reflect a deep engagement with personal history, place, and the transformative power of shared visual language.


Opening Reception for Shakkei

Interested in collecting art, or curious how to get started? Join us for a salon-style program and learn about buying artwork specific to your needs. *Not Just Another Pretty Face* is a triennial program created by [Hyde Park Art Center](https://www.hydeparkart.org/) in the mid-1990s that introduces artists to potential art buyers. This project facilitates a fun and accessible commissioning process that builds lasting relationships between artists and patrons, creates a new base of support for artists, and invests in the vitality of Chicago’s cultural community.

To date, the Art Center has raised more than $1,000,000 — half of which goes directly into the hands of artists, with the other half supporting Art Center programs. Through Not Just Another Pretty Face, 375+ original works of art have been commissioned by 275 new and established collectors interested in investing in Chicago’s artists.

This event is presented at the Museum in conjunction with the exhibition [*Legacies: Selected work from the Elmhurst Art Museum Permanent Collection.* ](https://elmhurstartmuseum.org/exhibitions/Legacies:%20Selections%20from%20the%20Elmhurst%20Art%20Museum's%20Permanent%20Collection "Legacies")

Contact Jenn Guistolise, Manager of Individual Giving at (630) 834-0202 x 13, for more information.

Image: Mayumi Lake, *Lucent Petals*, 2023, pigment print, gold leaf, resin, wood, 28 x 26 x 2 inches. Commissioned by Claire Rice. Image courtesy of Hyde Park Art Center.


Not Just Another Pretty Face Salon For Members

McCormick House Tour November 2

Exhibiting artist Bob Faust leads a fun afternoon with a lively variety of letter forms. Visitors are invited to explore the possibilities of creating new ways of seeing and ‘looking through’ with Faust, whose many years of design experience have forged a rich connection to the meanings of words and their beauty as physical, visual shapes.

About the artist:
Working in the space between art and design, Bob Faust crafts artwork with typography at its core and viscerality on its surface. Faust has over 30 years of experience as the principle and creative director of the eponymously named cultural branding studio, Faust. He makes his work with purpose first—to inform, empower and/or instigate in the service and celebration of human difference. Text, patterns, and the ideas of surprise and discovery emerge as throughlines throughout his conceptual art practice that defies categorization and genre. Faust has been recognized nationally and internationally for his inimitable creativity through many prestigious honors including a University of Illinois, College of Fine & Applied Arts, 2022 Distinguished Legacy Award and City of Chicago, 2022 Mayor’s Medal of Honor. Exhibitions have included Mass MoCA BY The Numb3r5 (Mass MoCA), For And Nor But Or Yet So (Poetry Foundation), WA/ONDER (167 Green), with all, and still... (The Peninsula Chicago), Rapt on the Mile (The Magnificent Mile Association), Ways and Means (Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and The Chicago Transit Authority), About Face: Stonewall, Revolt and New Queer Art (Wrightwood 659), Great Ideas of Humanity: Out of the Container (Chicago Design Museum), guilty / Innocent (MASS MoCA); Unfolded: Made with Paper (Chicago Design Museum), Betweens (Riverside Arts Center), and CHGO DSGN (Chicago Cultural Center). In addition to his own work, Faust is also the professional and personal partner of artist Nick Cave. Together they founded the non-for-profit Facility: a multi-use creative space in Chicago that seeks to build community and change the world through art and design.

Included with museum admission

Celebrate the winter holidays at the art museum with a festive art-making activity and sweet treats. __Enjoy a visit from Santa from 1:15-2:45 PM__. Photos encouraged!

Members are free.

Included with museum admission

Create With Us : Holiday Party

__Kick off the spring festival season at one of the Western Suburbs most anticipated art-focused, outdoor events—the 29th annual Art in Wilder Park!__

This __free__ two-day celebration on Saturday & Sunday takes place in Elmhurst’s Wilder Park, 175 South Cottage Hill Ave., drawing thousands of visitors to the Culture Campus each year.

Explore over 130 booths showcasing unique, handcrafted treasures including jewelry, paintings, sculptures, ceramics, photography, and fiber arts created by talented Midwest artists. Enjoy a variety of artisan food vendors alongside community partner and sponsor displays, all set against the picturesque backdrop of Wilder Park.

Families will love the interactive Kids Court, a dedicated space filled with engaging, hands-on activities. Participate in our free scavenger hunt and win fun prizes.

Voted “Best in the West” for several years, Art in Wilder Park is more than just an art fair—it’s a cherished community tradition that unites creativity and culture. Don’t miss this vibrant celebration of art and community!

Sign up for artists and vendors begins December 2025. Check back soon for more details.

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