Please join PAPC for the Opening night reception for this great exhibit. We are very excited as over 100 PAPC paintings will adorn the walls of Uncommon Ground, a casual American eatery with it's own organic rooftop garden and lovely patio. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be served. Live music and 20% off the menu […]
40 PAPC artists will have works displayed throughout the restaurant. This will be a fabulous exhibit with paintings portraying Chicago in the seasons, and the Edgewater and Andersonville neighborhoods. Please join us October 14th for the opening night reception!
Prairie Avenue was once the street where the elite of Chicago lived. Today, several mansions have been restored, including the Glessner House and the Clarke House, Chicago's oldest home.
The Logan Theatre opened in 1915 as the Paramount Theatre, a single-screen cinema. ... In the 1960s, when Milwaukee Avenue underwent heavy construction to build the CTA Blue Line station, the resilient Logan Theatre kept its doors open for business, and it's open now. This 906 seat movie house sports beautiful signs and marquee along […]
Washington Square Park contains a lovely fountain with a view on the north towards the Newberry Library. Other historic buildings border the other sides. It is strategically located one block from the Palette and Chisel. This is our 'almost last' paint out, and there will be a potluck after the paint out at the Palette. […]
Graceland Cemetery is a large historic garden cemetery located in the north side community area of Uptown. Established in 1860, its main entrance is at the intersection of Clark Street and Irving Park Road. It is still an active cemetery with services and visiting families. Lorado Taft sculptures, Ernie Banks baseball headstone, and the Goodman mausoleum […]
Plein Air Painters Chicago Annual Exhibit and Sale opens at the Palette and Chisel Academy on December 4th and runs until December 12th. You also have an opportunity to view the Exhibit and purchase paintings (many not at the Exhibit) in our online gallery; click on the link below. https://galleryview.paletteandchisel.org/collections/papc
Register for this all day Zoom event of Everything Plein Air! Not only do you get a day-long immersion on plein air, but on February 19th you will receive access to 19 videos on aspects of plein air painting, marketing and materials. Members receive a $20 discount.
Lincoln Park Zoo at the South Pond is a perfect venue to kick off the 2022 Plein Air season. If you locate Cafe Brauer next to the Zoo entrance then you'll see South Pond is only steps away. Buildings across the pond along with vegetation, a boardwalk and people make for a lively composition. You'll […]