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  • Water(color) for the Soul: Music of Lake Michigan Pop-Up Exhibition

    Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods 21850 Riverwoods Rd., Riverwoods, IL, United States

    Water(color) for the Soul: Music of Lake Michigan Pop-Up Exhibition Come enjoy the original culminating works of this residency at The Brushwood Gallery in a Pop-up Exhibition! These pieces of music, that at first glance appear to be pieces of abstract art, will be displayed at Brushwood Center accompanied by QR codes that will link […]

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  • 10th Anniversary Enriching Life Exhibition: Opening Reception

    Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods 21850 Riverwoods Rd., Riverwoods, IL, United States

    Enriching Life: Opening Reception Join us for the opening of the 10th Anniversary Enriching Life - Retrospective Exhibition. The exhibition showcases botanical works by artist Heeyoung Kim and current and invited students of the Heeyoung Kim Botanical Art Academy she founded a decade ago at Brushwood Center. These exceptional artworks connect viewers to our wondrous […]

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  • 10th Anniversary Enriching Life Exhibition

    Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods 21850 Riverwoods Rd., Riverwoods, IL, United States

    10th Anniversary Enriching Life Retrospective Exhibition The 10th Anniversary Enriching Life - Retrospective Exhibition showcases botanical works by artist Heeyoung Kim and current and invited students of the Heeyoung Kim Botanical Art Academy she founded a decade ago at Brushwood Center. These exceptional artworks connect viewers to our wondrous planet by revealing the plant world’s […]

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  • 10th Anniversary Enriching Life Exhibition: Artist Demonstrations

    Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods 21850 Riverwoods Rd., Riverwoods, IL, United States

    Enriching Life: Botanical Art Demonstration Sunday, March 16 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Free Join Heeyoung Kim and Brushwood Botanical Artists for an artist demonstration at Enriching Life. Stop by Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods to view the exhibition, meet the artists in an intimate setting, and learn about their work processes and the […]

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  • 10th Anniversary Enriching Life Exhibition: Artist Demonstrations

    Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods 21850 Riverwoods Rd., Riverwoods, IL, United States

    Enriching Life: Botanical Art Demonstration Sunday, April 6 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Free Join Heeyoung Kim and Brushwood Botanical Artists for an artist demonstration at Enriching Life. Stop by Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods to view the exhibition, meet the artists in an intimate setting, and learn about their work processes and the […]

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  • 10th Anniversary Enriching Life Exhibition: Closing Reception

    Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods 21850 Riverwoods Rd., Riverwoods, IL, United States

    Enriching Life: Closing Reception Take one last look at the 10th Anniversary Enriching Life - Retrospective Exhibition. The exhibition showcases botanical works by artist Heeyoung Kim and current and invited students of the Heeyoung Kim Botanical Art Academy she founded a decade ago at Brushwood Center. These exceptional artworks connect viewers to our wondrous planet […]

    Free

  • Mother Earth Market

    Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods 21850 Riverwoods Rd., Riverwoods, IL, United States

    Mother Earth Market 2025 Saturday, May 10, 10 am- 5 pmSunday, May 11, 12 pm- 5 pm Taking place every Mother’s Day weekend, the Mother Earth Market features and celebrates local artists, makers, vendors, and organizations who are inspired by “Mother Earth” and are working towards a more sustainable future. Check out the vendors, then […]

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  • The Future Voyagers Exhibit

    Chicago Voyagers: The Future Voyagers Exhibit Opening Reception

    Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods 21850 Riverwoods Rd., Riverwoods, IL, United States

    Chicago Voyagers: The Future Voyagers Exhibit Opening Reception Join Brushwood Center and Chicago Voyagers in a celebration of the opening of The Future Voyagers Exhibition! Be the first to view the brand new exhibition and have a chance to hear directly from artists that created the works. 1:00 pm Exhibition opens for viewing2:00 pm Panel discussion with: […]

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  • The Future Voyagers Exhibit

    Chicago Voyagers: The Future Voyagers Exhibit

    Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods 21850 Riverwoods Rd., Riverwoods, IL, United States

    Chicago Voyagers: The Future Voyagers Exhibit America has always had a fascination with exploration and the outdoors. We’ve memorialized it in paintings, history books & statues where proud explorers pose heroically—their foot propped on the prow of a canoe or rocky precipice, surveying the American west. But there’s one thing all of these artworks have […]

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  • Rooted in the Shadow of Coal: Botanical Treasures of the Waukegan Dunes. Painting "Walking Up the Dune" by Josie Levin

    Opening Reception – Rooted in the Shadow of Coal: Botanical Treasures of the Waukegan Dunes

    Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods 21850 Riverwoods Rd., Riverwoods, IL, United States

    Image: Walking Up the Dune by Josie Levin Opening Reception - Rooted in the Shadow of Coal: Botanical Treasures of the Waukegan Dunes This summer, Brushwood Center presents a new exhibition, Rooted in the Shadow of Coal: Botanical Treasures of the Waukegan Dunes. It is presented in partnership with the Driehaus Museum to explore perspectives […]

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  • Rooted in the Shadow of Coal: Botanical Treasures of the Waukegan Dunes. Painting "Walking Up the Dune" by Josie Levin

    Rooted in the Shadow of Coal: Botanical Treasures of the Waukegan Dunes

    Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods 21850 Riverwoods Rd., Riverwoods, IL, United States

    Image: Walking Up the Dune by Josie Levin Rooted in the Shadow of Coal: Botanical Treasures of the Waukegan Dunes This summer, Brushwood Center presents a new exhibition, Rooted in the Shadow of Coal: Botanical Treasures of the Waukegan Dunes. It is presented in partnership with the Driehaus Museum to explore perspectives on art and […]

    Free
  • Before Dreams Are The Last Place We Find You Lydia Cheshewalla
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    Opening Reception: Before Dreams Are The Last Place We Find You

    Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods 21850 Riverwoods Rd., Riverwoods, IL, United States

    Opening Reception: Before Dreams Are The Last Place We Find You Lydia Cheshewalla is an Osage ephemeral artist from Oklahoma, living and working in motion throughout the Great Plains ecoregion. Through the creation of site-specific land art and ephemeral installations grounded in Indigenous land stewardship practices and kinship pedagogies, Lydia engages in multivocal conversations about […]

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