Valerie Butcher, Curator of the Corner Gallery in Sterling, Illinois, has over 20 years of experience in creating fused glass. Learn from her as you design your own trinket tray to cherish.
Students will learn the basics of creating their personal masterpieces. Valerie will fire the projects and return them to TNPS on June 28 for student pick-up.
Tuition is $30 for TNPS members and $35 for non-members.
Ages
Participants need to be 10 years old and up. An adult must accompany students under 13.
Class size
The minimum class size is four people.
Refunds
Refunds will only be given if the class size minimum number is not met or the participant cancels by June 8.
Nina Stachewicz is from Freeport and teaches art classes locally.
All supplies are included in this one-day class. Stachewicz provides instruction on oil painting techniques. Students will create an oil painting on an 8″ x 10″ canvas of a spring barn scene.
Ages
Participants need to be 12 years old and up.
Class size
The minimum class size is five people, with a maximum of 15 people.
Refunds
Refunds will only be given if the class size minimum number is not met or the participant cancels by May 9. After May 9, no refund will be given.
Meet the juror and demonstrator for this year’s IWS show
Beth Shadur of Highland Park, Illinois, is the 39th Illinois Watercolor Society National Show juror and demonstrator. The show runs April 28-May 28, 2023, at The Next Picture Show (TNPS) in Dixon, Illinois. Shadur is set to demonstrate her watercolor technique during the show’s opening reception on May 6, 1-4 p.m.
Shadur is an artist who has exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions in the United States and abroad, including at the Art Institute of Chicago; the Drawing Center in New York City; the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, NY; the Butler Institute of Art in Youngstown, Ohio; and at the Colorado Springs Art Museum, Colorado Springs, CO.
Shadur has created over 150 large public murals as public, private and community art projects in both the United States and Great Britain. She was an Artist-in-Education for the Illinois Arts Council in Chicago, IL. She has taught and served as a visiting artist at many colleges and universities, including Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville, MO; and as a visiting artist and scholar at Paradise Valley Community College in Scottsdale, AZ.
Shadur’s work appears in many publications, books, and catalogs, including Twentieth Century Watercolors, Abbeville Press; The Special Unit, Barlinnie Prison, Its Evolution Through Art, Third Eye Centre, Glasgow, Scotland; Community Murals: The People’s Art, Associated University Press, NJ; and Art and Cartography, Art Institute of Chicago. Her mural work in Barlinnie Prison, Glasgow, Scotland is included in the archives of the Peoples Palace Museum in Glasgow.
“Sky Drama,” Watercolor on Yupo, 11″ x 13″ | Beth Shadur
An educator
Shadur has lectured widely on community arts in both the United States and abroad. She has curated numerous national exhibitions, including the ongoing ‘The Poetic Dialogue Project,’ which has traveled throughout the United States. Collaborative Vision: The Poetic Dialogue Project, featuring collaborative works by pairs of poets and artists, was exhibited at the Chicago Cultural Center in January-April 2009, and will travel to various university galleries.
In 2006, Shadur presented at the International Conference on Arts in Society in Edinburgh, Scotland, and her Poetic Dialogue Project was published in the International Journal on Arts In Society. Shadur has been awarded numerous Ragdale Fellowships and is a Thomas Watson Fellow from Brown University; from 2004-6, she served as Executive Director of ARC Gallery, Chicago. She participated in the Cool Globes Public Art Project in Chicago in 2007, and in 2008, was Artist-in-Residence at the Burren College of Art in Ireland through a Governor’s Award for International Arts Exchange from the Illinois Arts Council.
In 2009, she participated in ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, MI. In 2013, Shadur was a fellow at the Leighton Artist Colony at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Banff, Alberta, Canada. In 2016, she was awarded a residency at the Harfnarborg Art Center in Harfnarjardur, Iceland. She is currently working on her National Park Project, partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, creating works that are traveling throughout the state of Illinois.
Since 2012, Shadur serves as the Gallery Director at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, IL. In 2016, she was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Illinois State Museum. In 2022, she was appointed to the Board of the National Watercolor Honor Society. Her work is owned in many private and public collections.
THE EXHIBIT RUNS FEBRUARY 24-MARCH 25, 2023 On Friday, Mar. 3, Amy Sikyta, TNPS executive director, presented the awards for this year’s Shades of Gray art exhibition during the artists’ reception. Jeff Paul Thompson, a professional sculptor, served as the guest judge for this exhibition.
Discover Dixon, in collaboration with The Next Picture Show (TNPS), is excited to announce a unique opportunity for young artists in the community. This program is a fundraising event that will help beautify the downtown district while providing exposure to local businesses, families, and organizations.
Drop into TNPS with the kids either March 18 or 25.
TNPS is hosting two sessions for students from K through 12th grade to come and design their masterpieces–March 18 OR March 25. Feel free to drop-in either day between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. We close up at 4 p.m., so drop in at least an hour before then. TNPS supplies all art materials. Students may submit more than one entry.
THEME | “Draw what Dixon means to you”
Discover Dixon and TNPS are encouraging all students interested in participating to submit their artwork by April 5. The artwork needs to reflect any aspect of Dixon that the student enjoys. All submissions must be turned in to TNPS at 113 W. 1st Street.
“We are thrilled to be able to offer this opportunity to young artists in our community,” said Matthew Lenox, Marketing Director for Discover Dixon. “It’s a chance for them to showcase their talents while supporting a great cause.”
Kids’ art on the streets of Dixon
The banners will be hung throughout the downtown area, showcasing the artwork of the young artists in our community.
For more information about Dixon’s Downtown Banner Program or to learn more about the upcoming event, please get in touch with Discover Dixon at 815-284-3361.
Runs 6-8 p.m. | Awards announced around 7 p.m. Enjoy a night in downtown Dixon. This evening provides a chance to mingle with the artists, view all the original art, listen to live music and have a beverage or two.
Debra Cleary is an artist and art educator. She has exhibited her artwork at local galleries and has been a participating artist at fundraisers. She creates abstract paintings that are multilayered, inspired by nature, and incorporate movement, textures, and colors. Debra received her Bachelor of Science in Art Education from Northern Illinois University and her Master of Art in Art Education from Eastern Illinois University. She has been an art educator in the Amboy, Illinois, school district for the past 26 years, has taught artists ages five to adult, and has been selected to present workshops for fellow art educators at the state and national levels.
Tonight’s entertainment
Mary Woolf Pearson performs this evening’s live music. She began her love of piano before she could barely reach the keys. Taught by her creative mother from age two, Mary was classically trained and finessed her unique interpretive style from there. Mary upholds her own private instruction studio in Byron, IL, and continues as a church music director, both of which she has done for 20+ years. She earned a BA in Psychology with a concentration in Music, and several complimentary music courses in her repertoire.
Sponsored by…
Axiom Wealth Management of Dixon, IL, sponsors the Human Form Art Exhibition. We are grateful for this sponsorship.
It is not new that artists have been inspired by their love for and beauty of animals. Animals drawn on cave walls were among the earliest forms of art. TNPS invites you to express your love of and interpretation of animal-represented art.
This show is open to artists 18 years and older and will feature 2-D art ONLY. Work should be for audiences of al ages.
People’s Choice
Visitors get to vote for the PEOPLES’ CHOICE award at this show. Be sure to cast your vote!
KSB Hospital | Commerce Towers
The art will be displayed on the first floor of KSB Commerce Towers, 215 E 1st St, Dixon, IL 61021.
Artist Deadlines and Application
Entry deadline | Mar. 21, 2023 Deliver artwork to TNPS | by Mar. 28, 2023 Opens to the public | April 1, 2023 Artwork pickup at TNPS | After July 5, 2023
It is not new that artists have been inspired by their love for and beauty of animals. Animals drawn on cave walls were among the earliest forms of art. TNPS invites you to express your love of and interpretation of animal-represented art.
This show is open to artists 18 years and older and will feature 2-D art ONLY. Work should be for audiences of al ages.
People’s Choice
Visitors get to vote for the PEOPLES’ CHOICE award at this show. Be sure to cast your vote!
KSB Hospital | Commerce Towers
The art will be displayed on the first floor of KSB Commerce Towers, 215 E 1st St, Dixon, IL 61021.
Artist Deadlines and Application
Entry deadline | Mar. 21, 2023 Deliver artwork to TNPS | by Mar. 28, 2023 Opens to the public | April 1, 2023 Artwork pickup at TNPS | After July 5, 2023
It is not new that artists have been inspired by their love for and beauty of animals. Animals drawn on cave walls were among the earliest forms of art. TNPS invites you to express your love of and interpretation of animal-represented art.
This show is open to artists 18 years and older and will feature 2-D art ONLY. Work should be for audiences of al ages.
People’s Choice
Visitors get to vote for the PEOPLES’ CHOICE award at this show. Be sure to cast your vote!
KSB Hospital | Commerce Towers
The art will be displayed on the first floor of KSB Commerce Towers, 215 E 1st St, Dixon, IL 61021.
Artist Deadlines and Application
Entry deadline | Mar. 21, 2023 Deliver artwork to TNPS | by Mar. 28, 2023 Opens to the public | April 1, 2023 Artwork pickup at TNPS | After July 5, 2023
It is not new that artists have been inspired by their love for and beauty of animals. Animals drawn on cave walls were among the earliest forms of art. TNPS invites you to express your love of and interpretation of animal-represented art.
This show is open to artists 18 years and older and will feature 2-D art ONLY. Work should be for audiences of al ages.
People’s Choice
Visitors get to vote for the PEOPLES’ CHOICE award at this show. Be sure to cast your vote!
KSB Hospital | Commerce Towers
The art will be displayed on the first floor of KSB Commerce Towers, 215 E 1st St, Dixon, IL 61021.
Artist Deadlines and Application
Entry deadline | Mar. 21, 2023 Deliver artwork to TNPS | by Mar. 28, 2023 Opens to the public | April 1, 2023 Artwork pickup at TNPS | After July 5, 2023
