Previous Exhibitions
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL
COMMUNITY SHOW
AUGUST 2024 - SEPTEMBER 2024
Plein Air painting or drawing is the french term for “painting outdoors”. This festival challenges artists to paint their surrounding landscapes in real time!
EXPLORE INTO THE UNKNOWN
MORGITO
JULY 2024
Morgan’s eclectic art style invites viewers to explore new worlds, options, and opportunities without fear. Dabbling with combining acrylic and clay, Morgan’s pieces transcend the 2D world.
Follow Morgan on IG
@morgan_franco
100 UNDER $100
MAY 30TH - JUNE 30TH
A community group exhibition of over 100 artworks priced at or below $100! This popular show ran from May 30 — June 30 2024.
100 Under $100 featured affordably priced local art of all mediums and themes. Over 70 local artists and creatives participated in this show
THE SUM OF ITS PARTS
JASON STILLMAN
MAY 2024
Jason Stillman is a contemporary sculptor, painter, and collage artist. His collages are known for their vibrant and intricate compositions that use traditional collage elements as the “paint”, rather than as direct imagery, creating an engaging visual style. Stillman’s work explores themes of the human form and the things and objects in our world through unexpected juxtapositions with constant experimentation of images made from other images.
JOURNEY BEYOND HOPE
FEATURING JOSE AND ERICK FROM VIATOR HOUSE OF HOSPITALITY
FEBRUARY 2024
This exhibition was in partnership with two young men from the local interfaith organization, The Viator House of Hospitality. These two young immigrant artists speak through their paintings, reflecting on their personal experiences as refugees.
FACE THE WORLD
JAI BRADIE
JANUARY 4TH, 2O24 - JANUARY 25TH, 2024
Jai’s art evokes intense and emotional responses. He is influenced by a diverse range of sources including graffiti, street art, American cartoons, poetry, death, life, and God.
ALL THE PRETTY VULTURES
BRITTANY CALDWELL
NOVEMBER 6, 2023 - DECEMBER 10, 2023
Romanticizing life and death.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 - OCTOBER 13, 2023
The French term “Plein Air” translates to “the open air”, or out-of-doors. Plein Air is all about stepping out of the four walls of a studio and experiencing paintings centered within the landscape. This centuries old practice was made famous by the French Impressionists who used portable easels to draw and paint while surrounded and inspired by their surroundings.
All artists participating in this event had 6 days to produce up to 3 pieces to submit.
“214 Rising” is an exhibition that features up-and-coming fine arts talent from high school District 214. These rising young artists will be displaying their pieces at The Empty Corner from May 15th to June 2nd. Come see a new generation’s artwork and celebrate with us as ideas fill up our space!
214 RISING
MAY 22, 2023 - JUNE 2, 2023
PARTICIPATING HIGHSCHOOLS
Buffalo Grove High School
John Hersey High School
Elk Grove High School
Prospect High School
Wheeling High School
Rolling Meadows High School
100 UNDER $100
APRIL 27, 2023- MAY 11, 2023
POSTER CREATED BY LOCAL ARTIST
MICHELLE SOLTYS
Our Opening Reception took place on Thursday, April 27th, with over 50 pieces sold that night. Within two weeks, we had more than 75 pieces sold!
This exhibition exclusively featured affordably priced local art. All mediums were welcome, and we had a vast variety of paintings, photographs, ceramics, and fabric artworks.
All proceeds from the art sales went back to the artists, and we thank everyone who supported a local artist!
Artoma: Mestastasis
The Art of Cancer
February 3, 2022 - March 31, 2023
Featuring the artwork of:
Jeri Davis, Michael Gallagher, Eileen Powers, Nancy VanKanegan, and Richard Zeid
Above & Below
Karen Sako
November 2022 - January 2023
KAREN SAKO is an award winning fine artist, graphic designer, and art instructor. Karen enthusiastically tackles life with an optimistic outlook and continually invests her time and talents with the community. Her paintings hang in private collections around the world and she is a member of the North Shore Art League and the National Oil and Acrylic Painter’s Society.
Karen’s exhibit, “Above & Below”, is inspired by her time in nature. Photographing the beauty that surrounds her allows for Karen to look back on her inspiration, which is wonderfully presented in her oil and wax paintings. Focusing on the enigmatic qualities of water and the allure of lily pads, Karen creates gorgeous abstract works that capture these themes.
EDO
August 2022 - September 2022
Eddie Santana White.
Painter.
Dreamer.
Creator.
We had the honor of featuring Eddie Santana White, known by the Artist name EDO, for our first exhibition. EDO is a self taught artist from Chicago whose eclectic, powerful, and vibrant paintings spoke to us from the very beginning. A wonderful and passionate soul, his love for creation is captured in his portraits and large scale murals. We invite you to celebrate and check out his art!
