Throughout the year, the Beverly Art Center presents rotating exhibitions of contemporary art in our spectacular new 2nd floor art gallery. These exhibits are free and open to the public. While in the neighborhood, be sure to visit the Vanderpoel Art Association Gallery, which houses notable works by American Impressionists and other artists, including Mary Cassatt, Loredo Taft, Maxfield Parrish, and Grant Wood.

GALLERY EXHIBITS - TOP

Organic & Botanic: Flowers & Herbs of the Southwest - top Sunday - May 18 Traveling Exhibit Schedule BAC: April 5-12 Blue Island Library: April 14-20 Mount Greenwood Library: April 21-27 Walker Library: April 28-May 2 Beverly Library: May 5-11 Evergreen Park Library: May 12-18 Part of the NEA BIG READ Program. Click here to view BIG READ event schedule. The BAC would like to thank Ted's Greenhouse of Tinley Park for their support of the Big Read program.

BAC Student Art Show - top Sunday - May 18 May 18-June 7 Closing Reception: June 7, Time TBA Student artwork from the 2008 Winter and Spring Sessions will be displayed outside of BAC classrooms on the first and second floors. Work includes drawings, paintings and crafts.

Trinity Christian College Senior Show - top Thursday - May 29 May 5-18 Opening Reception: May 8, 6-9pm Theater & Bridge Galleries Exhibiting students: Erika Gesch, Abby Schaaf, Marcy Marcano, Rachel Weckerly, Gabe Harts, Natalie Garcia, Kindra Glashower, Amy Heitman and Hanna Rosene.

Municipal Art League of Chicago Biennial - Midwest Fine Art Competition & Exhibit - top Sunday - June 08 May 10 - June 8 Artist Reception & Awards: 5/10, 7-9pm This competition is open to all artists living in the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. All work must have been completed within the last 5 years. All accepted work must be properly framed and ready for display with wire hangers. Sculptures must be provided with suitable pedestals. Awards: 1st Prize: $1,500. 2nd Prize: $1,000. 3rd Prize: $500. Honorable Mentions (5 awards): $100. Juror: Judi Anderson, TWSA, The Municipal Art League of Chicago and Illinois Artisans member, is a former Chicago Tribune Editorial Art Department Director and an award-winning freelance artist.

Perry Pollock - top Sunday - July 13 June 13 - July 13 Artist Reception: TBA The work of Perry Pollock avoids the gravitas and cliches of the art world. His work simply exists; content and meaning are embedded in the very ontology of the object: surface, edge, plane, and part coalesce. His minimal-like objects emerge from an affinity with the material presence of the pedestrian and unassuming things of human utility, like a worn square from a scrabble game or the machined groove in the bed of a table saw. Pollock's objects encourage a level of interactivity; the work is activated by rudimentary gestures: sliding a slat into a slot or raising and lowering a latch. While part to whole relationships elicit a tactile investigation of the object, un-deployed, their monolithic presence encourages visual examination of their form.

Drawing - Curated by Brian Ritchard - top Sunday - August 17 July 18 - August 17 Artist Reception: TBA Drawing is a broad survey pf contemporary drawing practices. Brian Ritchard curates a group of primarily Chicago-based artists who approach and use drawing in different ways. The exhibit will include drawing as installation and individual works of art.

Gabe Akagawa - Faketure - top Sunday - September 21 August 22 - September 21; Artist Reception: TBA

32nd Annual Plaza Arts Competition - top Wednesday - October 01 November 7 - December 27 Opening Reception and Award Ceremony: November 7, 7pm Application deadline: October 1, 2008. Click Here for Application Competition is open to artists who live within 100 miles of the City of Chicago. History of the Annual Plaza Art Competition (formerly known as the Alice & Arthur Baer Art Competition) In 1976, Arthur Rubloff, developer of Evergreen Plaza and one of the original supporters or the BAC, decided to honor his good friends, Alice and Arthur Baer, by establishing an art competition in their name. Today, funding for this important competition continues thanks to the generosity and community spirit of The Plaza Associates and Bruce Provo of The Provo Group. Bruce Provo received the Beverly Arts Center's 2004 Partnership Award. 2008 Jurors: TBA

Autumn Art Swap - top Friday - October 17 September 17 - October 17; Artist Reception: TBA Entry Deadline: Artists are invited to submit up to 5 images of their work on a CD or by email to laurakleinhenz@sbcglobal.net for review. Artist Notification: Artists will be notified by August 19 Drop Off: Selected works can be dropped off September 12-14. Selected works must be framed and ready for hanging. Bring a piece of art, get a piece of art! Artists who submit a piece of work are able to swap it for another exhibiting artist’s work at the Artist’s Reception. This is the perfect opportunity to get your work noticed and to network with other artists! Sponsored by the BAC Young Adult Board.

Tim Anderson Painting - top Sunday - October 26 September 26 - October 26; Artist Reception: TBA

IN THE ATRIUM- TOP

CAC Around Town - top Sunday - August 17 May 9-July 13 Artist Reception: May 9, 7-9pm CAC Around Town, brings Chicago-area businesses or organizations together with CAC artists that own an Online Gallery. This partnership brings needed exposure to Chicago-area artists by offering them exhibition opportunities in alternative venues, and developing an appreciation for the arts among the clientele of the participating businesses. Participating artists: Gabrielle Boros, Kathy Halper, Kathryn Kucera, Millie Marnin, Dennis Salaty, And Robert Stanley.

Digital Photo Contest - top Sunday - August 17 July 18-August 17 Artist Reception: July 18, 7-9pm Entry Deadline: June 18 Entry Fee: $10 (For up to 5 high resolution images on a CD) Contest Rules: Contest open to digital artists 19-30. Submissions must be original photographs taken within the last 3 years. Subject matter is open – Please note that photos that contain vulgar imagery, violence and nudity are prohibited. Application: Click here to download an application. Winning Entries: 4 winners will be chosen by the BAC Gallery Committee. The 4 winning works will be made into 4x6 glossy postcards that will be available for purchase in the BAC gift shop. Winners will receive a set of winning postcards an additional $20% off any art class for the fall 2008 Session (Applies to fine and digital art classes – perhaps this is the perfect opportunity to try out our brand new computer lab!) Sponsored by the BAC Young Adult Board.

Body by Design Tattoo - top Friday - September 26 September 26-October 26; Artist Reception TBA Works by Body By Design Tattoo Studio artists.

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An online photo gallery of Beverly Art Center student and faculty work, photos of past events, and pictures of art previously displayed in our gallery. View Photo Gallery