Michele Thrane has work in two exhibits in Provincetown, MA during the 7th International Encaustic Conference: RED, at A Gallery (May 29-June 9), and Natura Viva, Flora, Fauna and Us at Artcurrent Gallery (May 30-June 16).   Kathleen Waterloo  has an exhibit, New Works, at

Is your studio small and intimate or spacious and filled with natural light?  Have you moved to a new studio that is smaller, larger, brighter…and did it affect the work you were creating in any way? I subscribe to quite a few art blogs; the

  Blues artist Nellie ‘Tiger’ Travis has performed with top musicians around the world, including Buddy Guy, Gladys Knight, B.B. King, and Koko Taylor. With her intense vocal style and feisty, independent personality, Travis was crowned the ‘New Queen of the Blues for Chicago’ by

As the internet becomes an increasingly important tool for artists, it is essential that you understand how to build an effective website. Your website should not simply serve to display images of your work, it should tell the story of your artistic vision, and it

Our featured artist, Sarah Rehmer, will be having a small (3-person) group show at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center in Evanston, IL opening on May 19, 2013. The current working title of the show is “Fragments of Memory.” She also will be in two shows

Bridgette Guerzon Mills has a solo show, Tactile Spirit, opening this month at Kindlon Hall, Benedictine University, 5700 College Road, Lisle, IL. April 8 – May 25, 2013.   For more information: 1.630.829.6270     VA de Pintor is exhibiting work at Zolla Lieberman Gallery

Recently the Chicago Painters and Artists Meetup Group hosted a discussion on Arts and Aging. Fabiana Glazer is the owner of GoldMind: Arts and Aging, focused on bringing more arts to more older adults, including arts on dementia treatment. Fabiana spent 15 years in arts

Interested in learning about encaustic art and the encaustic process? Several FUSEDChicago members teach classes and workshops demonstrating the versatile use of this medium.  Please return to this page as information will be updated.       Jenny Learner OH ART Zhou B Art Center

Blues artist Sharon Lewis has performed with top musicians around the world, including Grammy award winners Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, and Mumford & Sons. Blessed with a powerful, soulful voice described by Chicago Tribune Music Critic, Howard Reich, as “the eighth wonder of the music

Fourteen FUSEDChicago Artists opens March 1 at Robert T. Wright Gallery, College of Lake County in Grayslake.  The participating artists are Dan Addington, Alicia Forestall-Boehm, Shelley Gilchrist, Nikkole Huss, Katsy Johnson, Catherine Keebler, Elyse Martin, Jane Michalski, Sarah Rehmer, Paul Rinaldi, Emily Rutledge, Michele Thrane,