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SUMMARY:Opening Reception: Healing Together: The Artwork of TIERRA
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception: Healing Together: The Artwork of TIERRA\n\n\n\nHealing Together: The Artwork of TIERRA features artwork created by facilitators of and participants in the TIERRA program—Transforming Internal Experiences for Resilience and Restoration through Acceptance—a research-informed\, nature-based training program that supports Community Health Workers serving communities across Lake County\, Illinois. \n\n\n\nTIERRA equips Community Health Workers with tools to address the interconnected challenges of trauma\, health disparities\, and environmental injustice. Rooted in mindfulness\, restorative practices\, and the healing presence of nature\, the program creates space for participants to explore their own experiences while strengthening their capacity to care for others. \n\n\n\nThrough visual art\, reflection\, and creative expression\, participants in this program have translated their personal and professional journeys into powerful works that speak to resilience\, healing\, and connection to the land. The pieces on display offer insight into the inner landscapes of those working at the front lines of community health. These are individuals who navigate complex social and environmental challenges while supporting the wellbeing of others. \n\n\n\nCreated during guided sessions that integrated nature observation\, contemplative practice\, and artistic exploration\, the artworks reflect themes of renewal\, rootedness\, and collective care. Plants\, seasonal cycles\, and the natural rhythms of the landscape serve as both inspiration and metaphor for growth and restoration. \n\n\n\nBy sharing these works with the public\, the exhibition honors the vital role Community Health Workers play in building healthier\, more equitable communities. \n\n\n\nSchedule \n\n\n\n1:00 pm – Exhibition Opens – Refreshments Available \n\n\n\n1:30 pm – Artist Panel \n\n\n\n3:00 pm – End of Reception \n\n\n\n\nRSVP TO THE OPENING RECEPTION
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/opening-reception-healing-together-the-artwork-of-tierra/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Rest and Recharge: Practicing Radical Self Care in an Uncertain World
DESCRIPTION:Rest and Recharge: Practicing Radical Self Care in an Uncertain World\n\n\n\nRest and Recharge invites visitors into a spacious pause. In a world saturated with constant alerts\, urgent headlines\, and an unrelenting stream of information\, our nervous systems are rarely given time to settle. While some messages truly demand our immediate action\, many linger as ambient noise\, subtly shaping our thoughts\, elevating stress\, and eroding our capacity for presence and rest. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition acknowledges the quiet toll of that overload and offers a gentle counterbalance. Through visual art\, space\, and silence\, Rest and Recharge creates an environment that encourages slowing down\, tuning inward\, and reconnecting with rhythms that sustain us rather than deplete us. The works on view explore rest not as withdrawal or passivity\, but as an active\, necessary practice—one rooted in attention\, care\, and renewal. \n\n\n\nVisitors are invited to consider their own relationship to rest. What brings a sense of grounding or ease? What practices\, places\, or moments allow the body to soften and the mind to breathe? Set within the natural surroundings of Brushwood Center\, the exhibition becomes both a refuge and a prompt—an opportunity to step away from urgency and to remember that rest is not a luxury\, but an essential part of resilience and creativity. \n\n\n\n\nLearn More
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/rest-and-recharge-practicing-self-care-in-an-uncertain-world/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260214T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T185205
CREATED:20251223T210253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T180307Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibition: The Midwest Haiku Traveling Rock Garden
DESCRIPTION:The Midwest Haiku Traveling Rock Garden\n\n\n\nThe Midwest Haiku Traveling Rock Garden is a growing literary exhibit that celebrates English-language haiku. Each year’s exhibit has a theme and can be placed on display in a variety of venues throughout the Midwest. The exhibit is curated by poet Matthew Markworth. \n\n\n\nThe Midwest-Themed 2025 Exhibit brings together 32 poems by 32 poets\, with images and experiences rooted in the Midwest. Every poet in the exhibit either calls the Midwest home today or has previously lived in the region.
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/exhibition-the-midwest-haiku-traveling-rock-garden/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition,Literary Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260222T150000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T184430Z
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SUMMARY:Lake Series: Photographs by Lincoln Schatz
DESCRIPTION:Lake Series: Photographs by Lincoln Schatz\n\n\n\nBeginning in September of 2015 artist Lincoln Schatz began taking lake pictures. Dedicating a month to photographing the lake each day in morning or evening. These daily trips to photograph the lake continued past that first month. \n\n\n\nOne month became two\, two became three\, and the project has continued ever since. Those first lake photos are now the foundations of the Lake Series\, a serial exploration of the landscape of Lake Michigan through photography. \n\n\n\nSince 2015\, Schatz has carefully studied this landscape. With his back to the city of Chicago\, he stands on the lake’s shore and photographs Lake Michigan with a medium-format camera\, capturing the waters as they stretch toward the horizon. \n\n\n\n\nLeaRN MORE
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/lake-series-photographs-by-lincoln-schatz/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception: Lake Series by Lincoln Schatz
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception: Lake Series by Lincoln Schatz\n\n\n\nBeginning in September of 2015 artist Lincoln Schatz began taking lake pictures. Dedicating a month to photographing the lake each day in morning or evening. These daily trips to photograph the lake continued past that first month. \n\n\n\nOne month became two\, two became three\, and the project has continued ever since. Those first lake photos are now the foundations of the Lake Series\, a serial exploration of the landscape of Lake Michigan through photography. \n\n\n\nSince 2015\, Schatz has carefully studied this landscape. With his back to the city of Chicago\, he stands on the lake’s shore and photographs Lake Michigan with a medium-format camera\, capturing the waters as they stretch toward the horizon. \n\n\n\nSchedule \n\n\n\n1pm – Exhibition Opens – Refreshments Available \n\n\n\n1:30 pm – Artist Talk \n\n\n\n3:00 pm – End of Reception \n\n\n\n\nRSVP to the Reception
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/opening-reception-lake-series-by-lincoln-schatz/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251130T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T185205
CREATED:20251016T171442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251121T222923Z
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SUMMARY:At Ease in Nature 2025
DESCRIPTION:Image: Stones with Feather\, by Margarete de Soleil\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt Ease in Nature\n\n\n\nJoin us to celebrate the healing power of nature and the arts. At Ease in Nature features artwork created during our 2025 At Ease programs\, as well as work inspired by experiences in nature from members of the Military Community. \n\n\n\nThis year’s exhibition highlights the diversity that can be found in nature and in the armed forces\, making each stronger than they would be without it. \n\n\n\nStarted in 2015\, Brushwood’s At Ease: Art and Nature for Veterans initiative offers programs for Veterans\, Service Members\, and their families designed to empower wellbeing through nature-based art\, music\, and photography workshops. At Ease helps build skills in creative expression and provides Veterans with access to mental health support. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition will open with a reception and panel discussion on November 9\, at 1 pm.  \n\n\n\n\nLEaRn More
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/at-ease-in-nature-2025/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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SUMMARY:At Ease in Nature 2025: Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Image: Stones with Feather\, by Margarete de Soleil\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt Ease in Nature Opening Reception\n\n\n\nJoin us to celebrate the healing power of nature and the arts. At Ease in Nature features artwork created during our 2025 At Ease programs\, as well as work inspired by experiences in nature from members of the Military Community. \n\n\n\nThis year’s exhibition will highlight the diversity that can be found in nature and in the armed forces\, making each stronger than they would be without it. \n\n\n\nStarted in 2015\, Brushwood’s At Ease: Art and Nature for Veterans initiative offers programs for Veterans\, Service Members\, and their families designed to empower wellbeing through nature-based art\, music\, and photography workshops. At Ease helps build skills in creative expression and provides Veterans with access to mental health support. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition will open with a reception and panel discussion on November 9\, at 1 pm.  \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/at-ease-in-nature-2/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250907T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251102T150000
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SUMMARY:Before Dreams Are The Last Place We Find You
DESCRIPTION:Before Dreams Are The Last Place We Find You\n\n\n\nLydia 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 place and relationship. \n\n\n\nBefore Dreams Are The Last Place We Find You will open at Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods on Sunday\, September 7th. This exhibition is an ephemeral\, site-specific installation by Cheshewalla\, and will be created during her August residency at the Center for Humans & Nature in Libertyville\, Illinois. \n\n\n\nOnce the work is created\, it will be carefully transported to Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods for installation. Because this work is time and season reliant\, what it will look like remains to be seen. \n\n\n\nCheshewalla’s practice is built on an ethos that views all beings as sacred\, with their own agency\, and with a right to complete their cycle of life and death. She works mainly with naturally shed material and seeds that are ready for collecting. At the end of installations\, each being is returned to its original place in nature where it was gathered\, closing the circle of creation. \n\n\n\nA selection of Cheshewalla’s work will be published by the digital branch of Humans & Nature Press. The Digital Press celebrates diverse sources of wisdom about what it means to be human in an interconnected world.    \n\n\n\nPlease join us at Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods on September 7 at 1:00 pm for an Opening Reception and Artist Talk. \n\n\n\nBefore Dreams Are The Last Place We’ll Find You is part of the Smith Nature Symposium. \n\n\n\n\nLearn More About the Exhibition
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/before-dreams-are-the-last-place-we-find-you/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception: Before Dreams Are The Last Place We Find You
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception: Before Dreams Are The Last Place We Find You\n\n\n\nLydia 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 place and relationship. \n\n\n\nBefore Dreams Are The Last Place We Find You will open at Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods on Sunday\, September 7th. This exhibition is an ephemeral\, site-specific installation by Cheshewalla\, and will be created during her August residency at the Center for Humans & Nature in Libertyville\, Illinois. \n\n\n\nOnce the work is created\, it will be carefully transported to Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods for installation. Because this work is time and season reliant\, what it will look like remains to be seen. \n\n\n\nCheshewalla’s practice is built on an ethos that views all beings as sacred\, with their own agency\, and with a right to complete their cycle of life and death. She works mainly with naturally shed material and seeds that are ready for collecting. At the end of installations\, each being is returned to its original place in nature where it was gathered\, closing the circle of creation. \n\n\n\nA selection of Cheshewalla’s work will be published by the digital branch of Humans & Nature Press. The Digital Press celebrates diverse sources of wisdom about what it means to be human in an interconnected world.    \n\n\n\nPlease join us at Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods for an Opening Reception and Artist Talk.  \n\n\n\n\nRSVP HERE
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/opening-reception-before-dreams-are-the-last-place-we-find-you/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250713T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250831T150000
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SUMMARY:Rooted in the Shadow of Coal: Botanical Treasures of the Waukegan Dunes
DESCRIPTION:Image: Walking Up the Dune by Josie Levin \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRooted in the Shadow of Coal: Botanical Treasures of the Waukegan Dunes\n\n\n\nThis 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 nature in association with their summer exhibition featuring acclaimed botanical artist Rory McEwen\, Rory McEwen: A New Perspective on Nature. Rooted in the Shadow of Coal embraces the tradition of botanical art while expanding to include a wider range of artists and media\, all focused on the resilient plants of the Waukegan Dunes. Each artwork in the show includes a reference to at least one\, and sometimes several\, of these botanical wonders. What has proximity to pollution done to the site? What does it mean to have this surviving and thriving natural environment next to coal ash ponds? In this exhibition\, botanical art becomes a lens to consider health\, equity\, and nature. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nLearn More About This exhibition
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/rooted-in-the-shadow-of-coal-botanical-treasures-of-the-waukegan-dunes/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250713T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250713T150000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T175656Z
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception - Rooted in the Shadow of Coal: Botanical Treasures of the Waukegan Dunes
DESCRIPTION:Image: Walking Up the Dune by Josie Levin \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception – Rooted in the Shadow of Coal: Botanical Treasures of the Waukegan Dunes\n\n\n\nThis 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 nature in association with their summer exhibition featuring acclaimed botanical artist Rory McEwen\, Rory McEwen: A New Perspective on Nature. Rooted in the Shadow of Coal embraces the tradition of botanical art while expanding to include a wider range of artists and media\, all focused on the resilient plants of the Waukegan Dunes. Each artwork in the show includes a reference to at least one\, and sometimes several\, of these botanical wonders. What has proximity to pollution done to the site? What does it mean to have this surviving and thriving natural environment next to coal ash ponds? In this exhibition\, botanical art becomes a lens to consider health\, equity\, and nature. \n\n\n\nJoin us at Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods for an opening reception and discussion. Seating for the panel discussion will be limited\, registration guarantees admission\, but not necessarily a seat. If you require a seat for accessibility\, please let us know at the event\, and you will be prioritized.  \n\n\n\n\nREgister for the July 13 Opening Reception\n\n\n\nLearn More about the Exhibition
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/opening-reception-rooted-in-the-shadow-of-coal-botanical-treasures-of-the-waukegan-dunes/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250518T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250706T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T185205
CREATED:20250422T172239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250514T031706Z
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SUMMARY:Chicago Voyagers: The Future Voyagers Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:Chicago Voyagers: The Future Voyagers Exhibit\n\n\n\nAmerica 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 in common: \n\n\n\nThey’re of white men. \n\n\n\nIn partnership with Chicago Voyagers\, a nonprofit whose mission is to empower local\, underrepresented youth through outdoor adventure therapy programs\, seven Chicago-based artists will present a two-part exhibition that visualizes the future of American exploration: one where adventure knows no gender or color.  \n\n\n\nThe show includes new work that features the portrait of a youth who currently participates in the Chicago Voyagers program. A youth is using outdoor exploration as a means to become a leader and impact the world in a positive way.  \n\n\n\nThe exhibition at Brushwood opening May 18\, 2025 is the first part of this two-part endeavor. There we will get a first look at studies for the larger portraits that will be unveiled at the final exhibition in Chicago at the Epiphany Center for the Arts\, opening on August 8\, 2025. A portion of the proceeds from artwork sales will be donated to Chicago Voyagers. \n\n\n\nFeatured Artists: \n\n\n\nKevin West \n\n\n\nDwight White \n\n\n\nMorgan Nicolette \n\n\n\nRae Denise \n\n\n\nArrington \n\n\n\nSam Kirk \n\n\n\nEdo \n\n\n\n\nREgister for the May 18 Opening Reception
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/chicago-voyagersthe-future-voyagers-exhibit/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250518T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250518T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T185205
CREATED:20250501T223505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250514T032015Z
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SUMMARY:Chicago Voyagers: The Future Voyagers Exhibit Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Chicago Voyagers: The Future Voyagers Exhibit Opening Reception\n\n\n\nJoin 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.  \n\n\n\n1:00 pm Exhibition opens for viewing2:00 pm Panel discussion with: Bernie Rupe (Chicago Voyagers)\, Edo (exhibiting artist)\, Kevin West (exhibiting artist)\, moderated by Dani Abboud (Brushwood Center) \n\n\n\nLight refreshments will be served. \n\n\n\n\nREgister for the May 18 Opening Reception\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Exhibition\n\n\n\nAmerica 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 in common: \n\n\n\nThey’re of white men. \n\n\n\nIn partnership with Chicago Voyagers\, a nonprofit whose mission is to empower local\, underrepresented youth through outdoor adventure therapy programs\, seven Chicago-based artists will present a two-part exhibition that visualizes the future of American exploration: one where adventure knows no gender or color.  \n\n\n\nThe show includes new work that features the portrait of a youth who currently participates in the Chicago Voyagers program. A youth is using outdoor exploration as a means to become a leader and impact the world in a positive way.  \n\n\n\nThe exhibition at Brushwood opening May 18\, 2025 is the first part of this two-part endeavor. There we will get a first look at studies for the larger portraits that will be unveiled at the final exhibition in Chicago at the Epiphany Center for the Arts\, opening on August 8\, 2025. A portion of the proceeds from artwork sales will be donated to Chicago Voyagers.
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/chicago-voyagers-the-future-voyagers-exhibit/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250510T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250511T170000
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SUMMARY:Mother Earth Market
DESCRIPTION:Mother Earth Market 2025\n\n\n\nSaturday\, May 10\, 10 am- 5 pmSunday\, May 11\, 12 pm- 5 pm \n\n\n\nTaking 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 join us for art\, nature\, and wellness activities at Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods. \n\n\n\nPreview this year’s artists here! \n\n\n\n\nRSVP to the Market\n\n\n\n\nRegistration is not required\, and this event is free. Your RSVP helps the Arts and Public Events team plan.  \n\n\n\nEvents at Mother Earth Market\n\n\n\nSave your spot at the art and nature events at the Market! \n\n\n\nMay 10 Events \n\n\n\n\nMay 10 Pre-Market Bilingual Family Bird Walk 9 AM\n\n\n\nMay 10 Haiku reading 11 AM\n\n\n\nMay 10 Forest Bathing 12 PM
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/mother-earth-market/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition,Family - Friendly
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T185205
CREATED:20250414T221540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T221655Z
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SUMMARY:10th Anniversary Enriching Life Exhibition: Closing Reception
DESCRIPTION:Enriching Life: Closing Reception\n\n\n\nTake 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 by revealing the plant world’s most intricate details and its intimate relationships in a complex ecological web. \n\n\n\n\nRegister for the reception
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/10th-anniversary-enriching-life-exhibition-closing-reception/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T185205
CREATED:20250312T185300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250312T185341Z
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SUMMARY:10th Anniversary Enriching Life Exhibition: Artist Demonstrations
DESCRIPTION:Enriching Life: Botanical Art Demonstration\n\n\n\nSunday\, April 6 | 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Free \n\n\n\nJoin 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 materials they use.  \n\n\n\nThe demonstrations will include: \n\n\n\n\nWatercolor (Joann Dinneen & Heeyoung Kim)\n\n\n\nPen and Ink (Jean Meilinger & Heeyoung Kim)\n\n\n\nGraphite (Pamela Najarian & Judy Woznyj)
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/10th-anniversary-enriching-life-exhibition-artist-demonstrations-2/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250316T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250316T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T185205
CREATED:20250312T185129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250312T185453Z
UID:10000278-1742130000-1742137200@brushwoodcenter.org
SUMMARY:10th Anniversary Enriching Life Exhibition: Artist Demonstrations
DESCRIPTION:Enriching Life: Botanical Art Demonstration\n\n\n\nSunday\, March 16 | 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Free \n\n\n\nJoin 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 materials they use.  \n\n\n\nThe demonstrations will include: \n\n\n\n\nWatercolor (Joann Dinneen & Heeyoung Kim)\n\n\n\nPen and Ink (Jean Meilinger & Heeyoung Kim)\n\n\n\nGraphite (Pamela Najarian & Judy Woznyj)
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/10th-anniversary-enriching-life-exhibition-artist-demonstrations/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T185205
CREATED:20250212T163843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T221217Z
UID:10000262-1740920400-1746370800@brushwoodcenter.org
SUMMARY:10th Anniversary Enriching Life Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:10th Anniversary Enriching Life Retrospective Exhibition\n\n\n\nThe 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 most intricate details and its intimate relationships in a complex ecological web. \n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of: Carole Cleaver\, Joann Dinneen\, Marcia Glenn\, Edith Harte\, Nancy Johnson\, Sandra Kessel\, Heeyoung Kim\, Andrea Kirjassoff\, Claudia Lane\, Meredith Lincoln\, Jean Meilinger\, Monica Munaretto\, Pamela Najarian\, Ramiro Prudencio\, Sandra Robinson \, Barbara Rose\, Rita M Rosen\, Linda Schmitt\, Jane Sturgeon\, Kathy Walsh\, Sandra Wilcoxon\, Susie Williams\, and Judy Woznyj.  \n\n\n\nOpening Reception: March 2\, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm \n\n\n\nClosing Reception: May 4\, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/10th-anniversary-enriching-life-exhibition/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T185205
CREATED:20250213T221515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T220911Z
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SUMMARY:10th Anniversary Enriching Life Exhibition: Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Enriching Life: Opening Reception\n\n\n\nJoin 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 planet by revealing the plant world’s most intricate details and its intimate relationships in a complex ecological web. \n\n\n\n\nRegister for the reception
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/10th-anniversary-enriching-life-exhibition-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250219T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250225T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T185205
CREATED:20250206T215410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T170138Z
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SUMMARY:Water(color) for the Soul: Music of Lake Michigan Pop-Up Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Water(color) for the Soul: Music of Lake Michigan\n\n\n\nPop-Up Exhibition \n\n\n\nCome 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 to performances of the works by Black Moon and allow the general public to listen to the pieces as they were intended to be heard by the Veteran composers who wrote them.
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/watercolor-for-the-soul-music-of-lake-michigan-pop-up-exhibition/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250125T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250125T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T185205
CREATED:20250107T204306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T213207Z
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SUMMARY:Singularity is a Forest Reception
DESCRIPTION:Singularity is a Forest Reception\n\n\n\nJoin us on Saturday\, January 25th to explore Singularity is a Forest at a reception and program at Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods. \n\n\n\nSingularity is a Forest is an exhibition of photography and poetry by Mexico City artist Álvaro Alejandro López. \n\n\n\nHe describes his series: “In our different languages the trees are mainly a generic symbol. However\, if we contemplate them closely\, we will find in them the diverse and the singular.This series is an aesthetic approach to the features and scars that give life to the individuality of each tree.” \n\n\n\nThe reception will feature a forest bathing experience with Jess Rodriguez of Reciprocal Forest Bathing at 1:00 pm. This will take place outdoors\, please dress for the weather.  At 2:00 pm\, Kim Shearer of Morton Arboretum will lead a walk-through of the exhibition\, sharing her expertise on the science of trees.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister for the reception\n\n\n\n\nPresenters\n\n\n\n\nKim Shearer\n\n\n\nKim is the Curator of Collections and Manager of New Plant Development at the Morton Arboretum. Kim advances the Arboretum’s mission to make the world a greener\, healthier\, and more beautiful place by introducing plant selections with broad adaptability\, disease resistance\, and pest resistance. She is an expert on trees and shrubs.  \n\n\n\n\n\nJess Rodriguez\n\n\n\nJess Rodriguez is a certified forest bathing guide through the Association of Nature and Forest Bathing. Jessica was introduced to forest bathing in 2019 while interning in Costa Rica with a certified guide. Together\, they worked on a proposal to have forest bathing recognized as an official nature wellness practice by the Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT).  \n\n\n\nIn 2021\, Jessica underwent a six month long training and four day intensive\, during which they developed a true sense of what it means to be a guide and work in partnership with the more-than-human-world. Jess is also the Coalition Building Manager at Brushwood Center.
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/singularity-is-a-forest-reception/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250105T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250223T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T185205
CREATED:20241216T162550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T202910Z
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SUMMARY:Singularity is a Forest
DESCRIPTION:Singularity is a Forest\n\n\n\nSingularity is a Forest is an exhibition of photography and poetry by Mexico City artist Álvaro Alejandro López. \n\n\n\nHe describes his series: “In our different languages the trees are mainly a generic symbol. However\, if we contemplate them closely\, we will find in them the diverse and the singular.This series is an aesthetic approach to the features and scars that give life to the individuality of each tree.” \n\n\n\nThe exhibition is open to the public during regular operating hours at Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods. Join us on Saturday\, January 25th from 1:00 – 3:00 pm for a reception and program about the exhibition and its themes.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister for the reception
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/singularity-is-a-forest/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241208T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241208T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T185205
CREATED:20241024T203021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241120T170047Z
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SUMMARY:Nature-Inspired Holiday Art Market
DESCRIPTION:Nature-Inspired Holiday Art Market (In-Person)\n\n\n\nSaturday\, December 7\, 10 am- 5 pmSunday\, December 8\, 12 pm- 5pm \n\n\n\nSupport the local arts community this Holiday Season at Brushwood Center’s Eighth Annual Nature-InspiredHoliday Art Market! You’ll find unique art\, handmade gifts\, cards\, prints\, and more from over 50 talented localartists\, makers\, and small-scale producers. Come out and share in community\, art\, and nature at this very popularannual gathering of holiday cheer! \n\n\n\n(Don’t miss the online sale November 30 – December 6!) \n\n\n\n\nPreview the Market now
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/nature-inspired-holiday-art-market/2024-12-08/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241207T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241207T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T185205
CREATED:20241024T203021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241120T170047Z
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SUMMARY:Nature-Inspired Holiday Art Market
DESCRIPTION:Nature-Inspired Holiday Art Market (In-Person)\n\n\n\nSaturday\, December 7\, 10 am- 5 pmSunday\, December 8\, 12 pm- 5pm \n\n\n\nSupport the local arts community this Holiday Season at Brushwood Center’s Eighth Annual Nature-InspiredHoliday Art Market! You’ll find unique art\, handmade gifts\, cards\, prints\, and more from over 50 talented localartists\, makers\, and small-scale producers. Come out and share in community\, art\, and nature at this very popularannual gathering of holiday cheer! \n\n\n\n(Don’t miss the online sale November 30 – December 6!) \n\n\n\n\nPreview the Market now
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/nature-inspired-holiday-art-market/2024-12-07/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241103T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241103T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T185205
CREATED:20241021T202405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241024T141949Z
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SUMMARY:At Ease in Nature: Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:At Ease in Nature: Opening Reception\n\n\n\nJoin us to celebrate the healing power of nature and the arts. At Ease in Nature features artwork created during our 2024 At Ease programs\, as well as work inspired by experiences in nature from members of the Military Community.  \n\n\n\nStarted in 2015\, Brushwood’s At Ease: Art and Wellness for Veterans initiative offers programs for Veterans\, Service Members\, and their families designed to empower wellbeing through nature-based art\, music\, and photography workshops. At Ease helps build skills in creative expression and provides Veterans with access to mental health support.  \n\n\n\nThis exhibition will open with a reception and panel discussion on November 3\, at 1 pm.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister for the Opening
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/at-ease-in-nature-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241103T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241201T235959
DTSTAMP:20260430T185205
CREATED:20240829T203748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T164852Z
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SUMMARY:At Ease In Nature
DESCRIPTION:At Ease In Nature\n\n\n\nJoin us to celebrate the healing power of nature and the arts. At Ease in Nature features artwork created during our 2024 At Ease programs\, as well as work inspired by experiences in nature from members of the Military Community. \n\n\n\nStarted in 2015\, Brushwood’s At Ease: Art and Wellness for Veterans initiative offers programs for Veterans\, Service Members\, and their families designed to empower wellbeing through nature-based art\, music\, and photography workshops. At Ease helps build skills in creative expression and provides Veterans with access to mental health support. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition will open with a reception and panel discussion on November 3\, at 1 pm.
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/at-ease-in-nature/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240914T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241027T235959
DTSTAMP:20260430T185205
CREATED:20240830T172019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240917T173804Z
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SUMMARY:Radical Hope: Interactive Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Real-time Visual Notes created by Ink Factory.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRadical Hope\n\n\n\nRadical Hope: Building Climate Resilience for Healthy Communities\, the companion exhibition of the Smith Nature Symposium\, opens in the Brushwood Gallery on Saturday\, September 14th. \n\n\n\nCommunity connection and resilience are key to navigating an uncertain climate future\, but what makes a community resilient? What could a healthy future for all look like\, and how do we hold onto radical hope and joy in the face of such uncertainty and trauma? Explore the challenges facing humans and our ecosystems\, find new ways to build connections\, and learn about those working towards a better future for everyone in this interactive exhibition.  \n\n\n\n\n41st Smith nature symposium
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/radical-hope/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240608T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240817T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T185205
CREATED:20240810T145615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T185652Z
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SUMMARY:Metamorphosis: Emerging from the Dark
DESCRIPTION:Metamorphosis: Emerging from the Dark\n\n\n\nOn View in The Brushwood Gallery June 8th – August 17th during Open Hours  \n\n\n\nThe Brood XIII cicadas have emerged from their 17-year underground slumber to fill the trees with their vibrating sounds! Inspired by this extraordinary natural phenomenon\, Brushwood Center presents Metamorphosis: Emerging from the Dark. As these creatures spread their newfound wings\, Metamorphosis features the work of over 30 local artists exploring the themes of transformation\, rebirth\, and the journey from darkness to light. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeatured Artists:  \n\n\n\nGabriela Almonte | Leslie Armstrong | Rachel Balter | Corky Barsky | Gillian Butcher | Monica Cardestam | Sinead Carus | Ashley ChanRalph Skunkie Davis | Kenzie Elizabeth | Tammy Haman | Mark Hawk | Jenny Hulen| Ruth Hutter | Holly JansenJulia Kemerer | Sam Kennedy | Kendra Kett | Marina Kuchinski | Leslie Lenz | Phyllis Levun-Agostino | Julie Mader-Meersman Lisa Mannion | Wendi Napoli | Anna Nardulli | Carma Lynn Park |​ Susan Schneider | Georgia Schwender | Megan Senate | Michelle ShostakCheryl Steiger | Raychel Steinbach | Swen Swihart-Decoster | Judy Woznyj  \n\n\n\nOn View in The Brushwood Gallery June 8th – August 17th during Open Hours  \n\n\n\n\nVisit Us
URL:https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/metamorphosis/
LOCATION:Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods\, 21850 Riverwoods Rd.\, Riverwoods\, IL\, 60015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition
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