Dandelion Gallery & Studio

04/24/2026

Stop by Dandelion Gallery & Studio and check out our new exhibit of artwork inspired by music. Open today, Friday 5-7pm!

04/24/2026

Opportunity for Choreographic Research and Storytelling:
Open Call for Proposals is now open!

Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre / proudly presents their 2nd Annual Chicago Latinx/e Contemporary Movement Festival, taking place October 2–3, 2026.
Application deadline: June 5, 2026

Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre is seeking Latinx/e creators whose choreographic research and inquiry engage with themes of binational and multi-racial identity, multi-generational experiences, immigrant narratives, identity politics, gender expansiveness, and q***rness within the Latinx/e experience
They welcome proposals from emerging and mid-career artists working in contemporary, q***r, and experimental forms of dance, performance, and movement-based storytelling.

Application deadline: June 5, 2026
Artist notification: By July 1, 2026
Stipend: $500 per choreographer

Join us for a two-day festival celebrating identity, community, and the vibrant creativity of Latinx/e artists from Chicago and the greater Midwest.

Apply now: www.cerquarivera.org

Convocatoria de Propuestas ya está abierta!
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre presenta con orgullo el 2.º Festival Anual de Movimiento Contemporáneo Latinx/e de Chicago, que se llevará a cabo del 2 al 3 de octubre de 2026.

Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre busca creadores Latinx/e cuya investigación y exploración coreográfica aborde temas de identidad binacional y multirracial, experiencias multigeneracionales, narrativas migrantes, política de identidad, expansión de género y lo q***r dentro de la experiencia Latinx/e.
Invitan propuestas de artistas emergentes y de media carrera que trabajen en formas contemporáneas, q***r y experimentales de danza, performance y narrativas basadas en el movimiento.

Fecha límite de solicitud: 5 de junio de 2026
Notificación a artistas: a más tardar el 1 de julio de 2026
Estipendio: $500 por coreógrafo/a

Acompáñalos en este festival de dos días que celebra la identidad, la comunidad y la vibrante creatividad de artistas Latinx/e de Chicago y del Medio Oeste.

Aplica ahora.

04/22/2026

Learn how to Airbrush for Free!!!

📣‼️ All free tickets have been given away‼️📣
Thank you and stay tuned for the next workshop

This month the Waukegan arts council is proud to sponsor an intro to airbrush workshop!
Instructed by JG Artz at the Crystal Flower this workshop is for participants 15+ years old! Attendees will learn the basics of setting up and using an airbrush to paint a shirt or tote of their choosing!

The WAC is sponsoring FIVE FREE tickets for participants to attend.
These tickets will be awarded on a first come first serve basis, one per applicant.

Contact Ryan at 1 (870) 517-8660 to sign up!

04/21/2026

Check out artists resources and opportunities! Learn More, Show your interest, share the news!

Threads of Liberation: The Fabric of Our Truth June 20th - July 11th Community Art & Talent Exhibition Enter Now through June 1st, 2026 Threads of Liberation: The Fabric of Our Truth Artists living in Lake County, IL and neighboring areas. June is a powerful month of recognition, reflection, and cel...

04/18/2026

Children had fun 'painting music' during Art Wauk tonight!

04/18/2026

11th Annual Summer Dance Showcase arts Festival submissions are now open! Continuing a tradition of celebrating Community engagement in the arts, this Festival has taken place in grayslake, waukegan, Honolulu and virtually and is returning to Three Brothers Theatre Saturday June 27th. We are accepting submissions from performing artists, dance, music, poetry, and visual artists along with hosting a video dance screening. We invite works from both emerging and established artists interested in presenting Works in live performance as well as virtually.
For more information check out https://www.ltheorycollective.com/
Submission link
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdd5AM5IHXW-H4tvgOxzGKKAlQJJ2HlewUrOzp5jEgmDXnRfg/viewform

04/17/2026

🎤🎭 Call for Performance Artists
Zinnia & Monarch Festival | City of Zion, IL
August 15–16, 2026

Dandelion Art Gallery & Studios, NFP, Inc. is curating live performances for this year’s festival and is seeking performance artists across all disciplines.

Dandelion is a proud supporter of this annual festival and will lead the curation of all performances.

We’re looking for artists who create work meant to be experienced live—through sound, movement, presence, and interaction.

Seeking:
• Musicians & vocalists
• Spoken word & poets
• Dancers (all styles)
• Theater & live acting
• Performance & experimental art
• Cultural demonstrations

If your work connects with an audience in real time—this is your stage.

✨ Now accepting entries through June 30 (11:59 PM)
🎥 Video submission required

📲 Learn More & Enter Now:
https://www.dandeliongallery.org/zinniaandmanarchfestival-artistregistrationform

📞 224-440-8006

Show up. Perform. Be experienced.

04/17/2026

Exciting news for 6th to 12th grade students!

The Office of Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton is launching the “Illinois to America: Stories that Shape Us” student essay contest for America’s 250th Anniversary. Participants will chose between 4 different essay prompts. Winners will have their essays on display at the 2026 Illinois State Fair and the Lieutenant Governor’s Chicago and Springfield offices, a letter and certificate from the Lieutenant Governor, a limited-edition challenge coin, and more!

Essays must be submitted by May 31. Winners will be announced on July 4.
For more information, visit this website: https://ltgov.illinois.gov/il250.html

04/16/2026

Join us this Saturday, April 18th from 5–9 PM during ArtWauk for Visual Music: Art Showcase, presented by Dandelion Artist Alliance.

We invite our community to experience a collection of work inspired by music—exploring sound, lyrics, and representation alongside abstract and conceptual approaches, including abstraction in a variety of forms. Artists translate rhythm, emotion, and personal interpretation into visual expression through color, texture, pattern, and composition. Several works were created while listening to music, offering intuitive and expressive perspectives, while others reflect connections between music, movement, and nature through repetition, flow, and structure.

Come spend the evening with us—meet the artists, connect with others, contribute to a shared community canvas, and take part in our interactive “Sound to Shape” art activity. Special gallery rates will also be available during the event.

Free and open to the public.
On view through May 9 at Dandelion Art Gallery & Studios.

04/12/2026

Later this spring, L-Theory Collective Dance returns to the 3B stage with For the Love. A new, beautiful, modern dance show all around one of our favorite emotions: love. Join us for some lovely dance in May.

04/11/2026