Explore Singularity is a Forest at the Brushwood Gallery

November 14, 2024 @ 6:30 pm 8:00 pm

Initiatives

At Ease: Art and Nature for Veterans
Free

Art Social Hour for Women Veterans and Families

Connect with fellow women Veterans and family members around art and art-making! Socialize, learn, and grow your process as an artist as you connect with resources and community that support Veteran women artists. This is an informal social group, not a formal skills class.

If you have any technical needs, please email, Veterans Program Specialist, jklinge@brushwoodcenter.org.

October 17, 2024 @ 6:30 pm 8:00 pm

Initiatives

At Ease: Art and Nature for Veterans
Free

Art Social Hour for Women Veterans and Families

Connect with fellow women Veterans and family members around art and art-making! Socialize, learn, and grow your process as an artist as you connect with resources and community that support Veteran women artists. This is an informal social group, not a formal skills class.

If you have any technical needs, please email, Veterans Program Specialist, jklinge@brushwoodcenter.org.

November 12, 2024 @ 6:30 pm 7:30 pm

Initiatives

At Ease: Art and Nature for Veterans
Free

Home Emergency Planning for the Military Community


Learn more about how to keep yourself, your family, and community safe and healthy. These six sessions will cover emergency home ready plans, resources for flooding, making your home more energy efficient, healthy and sustainable food, how indoor and outdoor environment impact your health, and tips to handle extreme weather.

Session Topic – November 12: Flooding Prevention

This event is virtual. The link will be emailed to you upon registration.

For questions, accessibility or mobility concerns, please contact Veterans Program Specialist, Jessica Klinge at jklinge@brushwoodcenter.org.

Schedule of Remaining Events (all events take place between 6:30pm – 7:30pm)

  • November 19 – Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality
  • December 3 – Healthy Food
  • December 10 – Weatherization and Energy Efficiency

November 5, 2024 @ 6:30 pm 7:30 pm

Initiatives

At Ease: Art and Nature for Veterans
Free

Healthy Home, Healthy You


Learn more about how to keep yourself, your family, and community safe and healthy. These six sessions will cover emergency home ready plans, resources for flooding, making your home more energy efficient, healthy and sustainable food, how indoor and outdoor environment impact your health, and tips to handle extreme weather.

Session Topic – November 5: Home Emergency Checklist

This event is virtual. The link will be emailed to you upon registration.

For questions, accessibility or mobility concerns, please contact Veterans Program Specialist, Jessica Klinge at jklinge@brushwoodcenter.org.

Schedule of Remaining Events (all events take place between 6:30pm – 7:30pm)

  • November 12 – Flooding Prevention
  • November 19 – Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality
  • December 3 – Healthy Food
  • December 10 – Weatherization and Energy Efficiency

December 18, 2024 @ 6:30 pm 9:00 pm

Initiatives

At Ease: Art and Nature for Veterans
Free
5820 W 35th St
Cicero, Illinois 60804
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Veterans Acrylic Paint & Sip Nights


Join us for a fun and relaxing acrylic paint event led by Veteran and Artist, Ramona Pozek. ​This event promises to be both educational and therapeutic. Leave with a hand painted masterpiece that you will be able to take home with you!

All skill levels welcomed.

Non-alcoholic drinks, beer and wine will be available for purchase with the American Legion Cicero Post 96.​ Small snack items will be available for free.

Brought to you by Brushwood Center’s At Ease Program, Veteran Art Tribe, and the American Legion Cicero Post #96!

​Registration is required.

October 10, 2024 @ 6:30 pm 9:00 pm

Initiatives

At Ease: Art and Nature for Veterans
Free
5820 W 35th St
Cicero, Illinois 60804
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Digital Art for Veterans and Families

Enjoy learning about digital art with your fellow veterans and families members. Please download the proper software to your phone.

A smartphone is required for this class.

Prior to class Download ArtRage (free for Android, $2.99 for iPhone). Make sure to also open the app prior to class. This will ensure we can start right away if there are updates or login needed for the app.

Activity Expectation: Indoors and seated; a smartphone is required for this class.

Sensory Expectations: Indoors

Available Accommodations: No language interpretation available. 

Snacks will be served; please let us know if you have any food allergies. ​Registration required.

For questions, accessibility or mobility concerns, please contact Veterans Program Specialist, Jessica Klinge at jklinge@brushwoodcenter.org

September 25, 2024 @ 6:30 pm 9:00 pm

Initiatives

Public Arts Programs
Free
5820 W 35th St
Cicero, Illinois 60804
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Veterans Acrylic Paint & Sip Nights


Join us for a fun and relaxing acrylic paint event led by Veteran and Artist, Ramona Pozek. ​This event promises to be both educational and therapeutic. Leave with a hand painted masterpiece that you will be able to take home with you!

All skill levels welcomed.

Non-alcoholic drinks, beer and wine will be available for purchase with the American Legion Cicero Post 96.​ Small snack items will be available for free.

Brought to you by Brushwood Center’s At Ease Program, Veteran Art Tribe, and the American Legion Cicero Post #96!

​Registration is required.

September 19, 2024 @ 6:30 pm 8:00 pm

Initiatives

At Ease: Art and Nature for Veterans
Free

Art Social Hour for Women Veterans and Families

Connect with fellow women Veterans and family members around art and art-making! Socialize, learn, and grow your process as an artist as you connect with resources and community that support Veteran women artists. This is an informal social group, not a formal skills class.

If you have any technical needs, please email, Veterans Program Specialist, jklinge@brushwoodcenter.org.

Real-time Visual Notes created by Ink Factory.

September 14, 2024 October 27, 2024

Initiatives

Public Arts Programs and Health Equity and Nature Accelerator
Free Open to the Public during Open Hours
21850 N. Riverwoods Rd.
Riverwoods, IL 60015 United States
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224.633.2424

Radical Hope

Radical Hope: Building Climate Resilience for Healthy Communities, the companion exhibition of the Smith Nature Symposium, opens in the Brushwood Gallery on Saturday, September 14th.

Community 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. 

September 21, 2024 @ 5:00 pm 8:00 pm

Initiatives

Public Arts Programs and Health Equity and Nature Accelerator
Free
415 Washington St
Waukegan, Illinois 60085
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Grand Opening: Brushwood Center North & CPLC

On September 21st, Brushwood and Clean Power Lake County will cut the ribbon on their new shared office space! Brushwood Center North will be the home base for Jess Rodriguez, Coalition Building Manager, and Eddie Flores, Youth Education Coordinator, along with the Clean Power Lake County staff. We’re looking forward to working more closely with all our Waukegan community partners, empowering youth, and creating a hub for environmental justice work.

Join us at 5 PM on September 21 for the outdoor ribbon-cutting ceremony, light refreshments, small group tours of the office space, arts and nature activities, and to learn more about environmental justice in Northeast Lake County. Don’t miss the Waukegan monthly ArtWauk while you’re there!Contact Parker Nelson at pnelson@brushwoodcenter.org if you have questions or concerns.

Schedule of Events

  • 5:00 pm | Ribbon Cutting Ceremony – Cake and Refreshments to be served afterwards
  • 5:10 pm | Learn about Clean Power Lake County
  • 5:20 pm | Learn about Brushwood Center
  • 5:30 pm – 8pm | Meet-and-Greet and Art Activities
  • 5:30 pm – 6:30pm | Tours of Office Space for small groups

About Clean Power Lake County:

Clean Power Lake County (CPLC) is a community-driven nonprofit organization committed to local action to secure environmental, economic, and racial justice. CPLC works with several environmental, faith, and public health organizations. CPLC’s mission is to ensure clean air, clean water, and healthy soil for every Lake County community member and to achieve the self-determination of those disproportionately impacted by environmental pollution.