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SUMMARY:49th BAC Art Comp
DESCRIPTION:49th Annual Art Comp\nOPENING\nAwards Reception Saturday\, May 9th\, 2026 | 2PM-4PM\nIn Beverly Arts Center’s Simmerling Gallery \nNOTIFICATION\nArtists selected for ART COMP 49 will be notified no later than Tuesday\, April 14th at 4PM. \nArt Comp 49th will selections will be juried by Kathy Weaver. Art Comp 49 selections will be judged by artists Nat Soti and Ashley January.   \nThe Beverly Arts Center proudly announces the open application period for ART COMP 49.  This annual juried gallery exhibition celebrates the talent and creativity to local and regional artists. Since 1976\, ART COMP has supported artists with prize money and the opportunity to show their work in the BAC’s Jack Simmerling Gallery.  \nSubmission Form \n49th Annual Art Comp Submission Form Here \nAdministrative Fee \nAdministrative Fee Payment Here \nThe fee for entry is $20\, or $15 for BAC members or college students. All payments must be in by submission deadline to be considered for selection. \n\nThe deadline for submissions is midnight\, Wednesday\, April 1st\, 2026\n\nForms with missing information or forms submitted without payment will be considered incomplete and will be ineligible for consideration. \nSelected artworks can be dropped off during the week of Monday\, April 20th – Sunday\, May 3rd. BAC will accept mailed in artwork with return postage included in the packaging. \n  \nHISTORY OF ART COMP\nIn 1976\, real estate developer Arthur Rubloff and local artists William and Judie Anderson\, all original supporters of the Beverly Arts Center\, decided to honor their good friends\, Alice and Arthur Baer\, by establishing a juried art competition in their name. Each year\, the Beverly Arts Center awards over $5000 in prize monies to local and regional artists whose works are selected for exhibition. \nART COMP 49 is made possible through the generous support of Beverly Bank and Trust. \n \n\nPRIZE MONEY\nBeverly Bank Best of Show: $1000 Alice and Arthur Baer Award $750 \n\nBill and Judie Anderson Award –  $750\nHonorable Mention 1 –  $350\nHonorable Mention 2 –  $350\nHonorable Mention 3 –  $350\nHonorable Mention 4 –  $350\nHonorable Mention 5 –  $350\nBeverly Arts Center Purchase Award –  Up to $500\n\nRETURNING WORK\nShipped work will be mailed by Tuesday\, June 11th\, 2026. All other work must be collected between Saturday\, June 6th and no later than Saturday\, June 20th.  Work may only be picked-up during hours that the BAC Front Desk is staffed – Mondays – Thursdays\, 12noon – 7pm\, Fridays\, 12noon – 5pm\, and Saturdays\, 9am – 2pm.  The BAC is not responsible for uncollected works. \nLIABILITY & INSURANCE\nThe BAC does not insure artwork. Artists are responsible for demonstrating proof of insurance for their own work. \nSALES\nThe BAC retains a 30% commission of any item sold based on the sale price determined by the Artist in advance of the Exhibition. All sales of pieces exhibited at ART COMP 49 for the duration of the show\,  Saturday\, May 9th\, 2026 and Friday\, June 5th\, 2026 will be processed through the Beverly Arts Center’s point of sale system.  Artists whose work is purchased during this period will receive payment from the BAC no later than Friday\, June 26th\, 2025. \nMARKETING\nThe BAC reserves the right to photograph all exhibited works and to use those photographs for catalog and/ or publicity purposes. \nINCLUSION\nThe Beverly Arts Center is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness. We empower the creative vitality of every identity and encourage work from all communities\, groups\, and individuals
URL:https://thebeverlyartscenter.com/event/49th-bac-art-comp/
LOCATION:Simmerling Gallery
CATEGORIES:Art Gallery,Exhibit Opening,Shows
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SUMMARY:Cheers to the South Side: A South Side Irish Pub Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:Cheers to the South Side: A South Side Irish Pub Exhibit\nBy Kelly White\nExhibit Opening: Friday\, March 13th\, 6pm-8pm \nRuns through April 30th. \nKelly White is a Chicago-based photojournalist\, feature news reporter\, editor\, and visual storyteller with two decades of experience capturing life through both words and images. Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago\, Kelly draws inspiration from her hometown’s neighborhoods and community spirit\, which infuse her writing and photography with authenticity and nostalgia. \nA graduate of Saint Xavier University\, Kelly began her career at The Xavierite\, the university’s newspaper\, and has contributed to major publications including the Daily Southtown\, the Chicago Tribune\, and numerous regional outlets. She currently works as an editor and photojournalist at Southwest Regional Publishing. Her photography spans portrait\, event\, and editorial work\, capturing both intimate moments and vibrant community life with clarity and emotion. \nKelly’s deep connection to Chicago’s South Side inspired her latest exhibition\, Cheers to the Southside\, a South Side Irish Pub Exhibit celebrating the cultural heartbeat of the community. The exhibit is on display at the Beverly Arts Center through April. \n  \nBar provided. Music performed by Ethan Sellers.
URL:https://thebeverlyartscenter.com/event/cheers-to-the-south-side-a-south-side-irish-pub-exhibit/
CATEGORIES:Art Gallery,Exhibit Opening,Shows
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SUMMARY:In All Directions At Once: Simmerling Gallery Exhibit Opening
DESCRIPTION:In All Directions At Once: Simmerling Gallery Exhibit Opening\nEXHIBIT BY KELLY MCKAIG AND DEBORAH NEWMARK\nGALLERY EXHIBIT OPENING: Saturday\, March 7th\, 2pm-4pm \nClosing Saturday\, April 4th\, 11:00am-1:00pm \nIn All Directions At Once brings together the work of mixed media artists Kelly McKaig and Deborah Newmark. Both artists create abstract\, intuitive work using salvaged\, handmade\, and natural materials. Their practices embrace process\, play\, and experimentation\, resulting in work that feels deeply personal while remaining open and universal—inviting viewers to find their own meanings and connections.
URL:https://thebeverlyartscenter.com/event/in-all-directions-at-once-simmerling-gallery-exhibit-opening/
LOCATION:Simmerling Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibit Opening,Gala,Shows
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260207T080000
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SUMMARY:All These Words Are - POSTPONED: SATURDAY\, FEBRUARY 7th\, 2pm-5pm
DESCRIPTION:Nat Soti \nAll These Words Are \nBeverly Arts Center \nJanuary 23rd – February 22nd \nNEW OPENING DATE: SATURDAY\, FEBRUARY 7th\, 2pm-5pm \nAll These Words Are is an exhibition by Nat Soti that explores visual language and world-building at the intersection of art and graphic design. Drawing from an evolving dictionary of personal graphic symbols without pre-defined or fixed meanings\, Soti examines how meaning and expression emerge through use\, composition\, and context. As symbols appear and reappear across digital prints\, mixed-media works\, painting\, drawing\, collage\, video\, and motion graphics\, meaning is allowed to emerge rather than be dictated. \nIn a time where our culture constantly demands talking points\, hot takes\, and personal declarations\, All These Words Are reflects a state of “work-in-progress being.” The exhibition invites you to pause before certainty and embrace curiosity\, reflection\, and the ongoing process of finding connection and meaning for yourselves.
URL:https://thebeverlyartscenter.com/event/all-these-words-are/
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SUMMARY:Video for Early Nights
DESCRIPTION:Video for Early Nights\nOpening Reception: Friday\, December 5th\, 6pm-8pm \n\nVideo for Early Nights is our newest installment of winter video art exhibits at the BAC. \nPaintings and sculptures require bright gallery lights to really pop while video creates it’s own light. As the days start getting shorter\, the time for video art starts getting longer. We all know that the darkened gallery allows for the sparkling lights of video to really shine. \n\n\nEach of the last three years The Beverly Art Center has brough in different video artists to capitalize on this video sweet spot in the calendar. This year we bring in an all-star cast of interdisciplinary video artists from all over.\n\nCome see this new exhibit and meet some of the artists on December 5th from 6-8pm.\n\nVideo art by :\nEdyta Stepien was born in Poland and is currently living in Chicago.\nShe combines her love for video\, motion graphics and sculpture.\nMatthew Bulter is an Iowa intermedia artists.\nHis work merges Video and emerging AI technologies.\n\nJuliann Wang was born in China and now lives in Chicago.\nShe specializes in the intersection of performance art and video.\nNathan Peck curated this show from his location in Evergreen Park.\nHis work is at the intersection of video\, music\, painting and sculpture.\nJustine Light is a costume and set designer residing in Arkansas.\nHer work in this show focuses on directing video for music.\nNat Soti teaches Graphic Design and documentary video.\nHis current work is at the intersection of graphic and vIdeo art.
URL:https://thebeverlyartscenter.com/event/video-for-early-nights/
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SUMMARY:Simmerling Gallery Art Exhibit: History and Time - Chapter Three of The Dinosaur Opera
DESCRIPTION:History and Time\nNEW DATE: Friday\, March 7th \nChapter Three of The Dinosaur Opera\n\nTime creates us\, history defines us. What do we know of either? \nThrough music\, dance\, and puppetry\, History and Time tries to imagine the vast difference between recorded history and the story of the planet. \nWritten\, directed\, and produced by Gretchen Hasse\, in creative collaboration with dancer Melissa Simo and actor / musician John Koster. \nHistory and Time is the third chapter of The Dinosaur Opera\, a multi-chapter puppet saga that meditates on the deep past and deep future\, and how we understand both in the present day. The story explores time\, purpose\, and meaning\, through the eternally fascinating lens of dinosaurs. \n\nGretchen is a storyteller working in comics\, murals\, puppetry\, and installation. She teaches in the VAC at St Xavier University.\n\nExhibit on display starting in mid-January\n\nOpening Gallery & Gallery Performance Friday\, March 7th
URL:https://thebeverlyartscenter.com/event/simmerling-gallery-art-exhibit-history-and-time-chapter-three-of-the-dinosaur-opera/
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Exhibit Opening,Shows
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SUMMARY:ExtraOrdinary
DESCRIPTION:ExtraOrdinary\nIn Partnership with the Beverly Area Arts Alliance\n\n\n\n\nIn ExtraOrdinary\, three artists explore the everyday to find moments of wonder and contemplation. Featuring meticulously-detailed scenes of Chicago by urban on-site painter Andy Paczos\, hyper-realistic paintings exploring the mystery of everyday life by Jennifer Cronin\, and photo-based collage by artist/designer Jamie Gannon that document endangered structures and places and pieces them together into intentionally unfamiliar yet visually satisfying works. \nMusic by Joe Rauen\nOpening Reception: Friday\, November 8th from 6:00pm-8:00pm\nExhibit Runs Through December 20th
URL:https://thebeverlyartscenter.com/event/extraordinary/
CATEGORIES:Art Gallery,Exhibit Opening,Shows
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