exhibitions
Ongoing Events
Open Studio:
The Awakenings Project Studio (in the Professional Building at 164 Division St., Room 415, Elgin, Illinois) is open every Saturday and Tuesdays from 11 am to 2 pm, or by appointment. All artists are welcome to join us for art-making and fellowship in a “drop-in” gathering. Guests and observers are always welcome. Contact us through this website, or by emailing this address
UPCOMING EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
- Sept 21-Sept 22, 2024 (Riverwalk Fine Art Fair, Naperville, IL) We’ll again set up a tent at this annual event.
- June 6-July 31, 2024 The Glen Ellyn, Illinois, public library will display works from Awakenings Artists on their Gallery Wall and in display cases on the second floor. Great thanks to the JCS Fund of the DuPage Foundation for helping make this possible. This is one of several exciting opportunities that Awakenings has had recently to partner with local libraries.
PAST EVENTS ANd VENUES
2024 Events-
July 21, 2024 The Glen Ellyn Public Library hosted a “Meet the Artists” reception and open mic at the library at 400 Duane St., Glen Ellyn, IL. Participants got a chance to read a poem or sing a song and meet the incredible individuals who make up the Awakenings Project.
- April 11-May 30, 2024
This was a coordinated effort between Elgin Community College and the Gail Borden Public Library, in Elgin, Illinois to bring awareness to mental health.
- Mar 24 (Westmont, IL) The Gregg House Museum’s Annual Spring Palette Art Show.
2023 Events
- Mar 19 (Westmont, IL) The Gregg House Museum’s Annual Spring Palette Art Show.
- Sept 15-17 (Riverwalk Fine Art Fair, Naperville, IL) We’ve been setting up a tent at this prestigious art fair for several years. This year we had to cope with a day and a half of rain!
- Oct 1-Nov 29 (St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Glen Ellyn, IL) Our second show there in five years. The church was most welcoming and displayed art in the nave of the church.
- Nov 17-Dec 29 (Wheaton Public Library, Wheaton, IL) Organized by artistic director Irene O’Neill, who coordinated the exhibit with WPL staff, the work of over 20 artists was hung on two walls in a cultural center on the main floor of the library.
2022 Events
- Mar 20 (Westmont, IL) The Gregg House Museum’s Annual Spring Palette Art Show.
- May 2-13 (Ann Brierly Gallery at New Trier High School, Winnetka, Illinois) The show took place during May which is Mental Health Awareness Month. We were invited to return to the gallery after having had a successful exhibit there in 2007. We reconnected with Erika's Lighthouse – A Beacon of Hope for Adolescents.