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SUMMARY:2023 Summer Art Exhibit: "Happy Together"
DESCRIPTION:Professional and amateur artists will design and paint 30 colorful friendship benches for display on the sidewalks in front of La Grange businesses as part of an annual public art exhibit that kicks off June 1. This year's friendly theme\, called Happy Together - Where Friendships Grow is organized by the La Grange Business Association (LGBA) and sponsored by the Park District of La Grange\, Douglas Auto Body\, Village of La Grange and dozens of small businesses.\n\n\n\nThe pine benches are handcrafted by Scott Morrow\, a local shopkeeper and woodworker. Each bench is large enough to comfortable seat two people and one end of the bench features a wooden box with a lid. When open\, it is a planter box\, and when closed\, it serves as a side table.\n\n\n\nThe colorful art pieces will be displayed through Labor Day\; afterwards\, each piece will be auctioned from the West End Arts Festival on Saturday\, September 9 beginning at 5pm to benefit local nonprofit groups.\n\n \n\nThis is the 17th year that the LGBA has organized a sidewalk art exhibit to draw attention to the Village's lively business district. Other themes have included dog houses\, game tables\, garden benches\, little free libraries\, rain barrels and more.\n\n \n\nAdmirers will be able to tour the art exhibit by following a walking map highlighting the location and sponsor of each piece plus the name of the artist and title of the artwork. Exhibit maps will be available at local businesses\, and can be viewed on the free La Grange Mobile App or downloaded at www.lagrangeevents.com.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="color:#181818\;">Professional and amateur artists will design and paint 30 colorful friendship benches for display on the sidewalks in front of La Grange businesses as part of an annual public art exhibit that kicks off June 1.&nbsp\;This year&rsquo\;s friendly theme\, called <i>Happy Together - Where Friendships Grow</i>&nbsp\;is organized by the&nbsp\;<a href="http://www.lgba.com/" style="outline:none\;box-sizing:border-box\;transition:color 200ms ease 0s\;" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none\;text-underline:none\;"><span style="color:#F66542\;">La Grange Business Association</span></span></a>&nbsp\;(LGBA) and sponsored by the&nbsp\;<a href="https://pdlg.org/" style="outline:none\;box-sizing:border-box\;transition:color 200ms ease 0s\;" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none\;text-underline:none\;"><span style="color:#F66542\;">Park District of La Grange</span></span></a>\,<a href="https://www.douglasab.com/" style="outline:none\;box-sizing:border-box\;transition:color 200ms ease 0s\;" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none\;text-underline:none\;"><span style="color:#F66542\;">&nbsp\;Douglas Auto Body</span></span></a>\,&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.villageoflagrange.com/" style="outline:none\;box-sizing:border-box\;transition:color 200ms ease 0s\;" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none\;text-underline:none\;"><span style="color:#F66542\;">Village of La Grange&nbsp\;</span></span></a>and dozens of small businesses.<br />\n<br />\nThe pine benches are handcrafted by Scott Morrow\, a local shopkeeper and woodworker. Each bench is large enough to comfortable seat two people and one end of the bench features a wooden box with a lid. When open\, it is a planter box\, and when closed\, it serves as a side table.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#181818\;">The colorful art pieces will be displayed through Labor Day\; afterwards\, each piece will be auctioned from the&nbsp\;<a href="https://cm.lgba.com/events/details/2021-west-end-arts-festival-12556" target="_blank"><span style="color:#F66542\;">West End Arts Festival</span></a>&nbsp\;on Saturday\, September 9 beginning at 5pm to benefit local nonprofit groups.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:#181818\;">This is the 17<sup>th</sup>&nbsp\;year that the LGBA has organized a sidewalk art exhibit to draw attention to the Village&rsquo\;s lively business district. Other themes have included dog houses\, game tables\, garden benches\, little free libraries\, rain barrels and more.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:#181818\;">Admirers will be able to <strong>tour the art exhibit by following a walking map</strong> highlighting the location and sponsor of each piece plus the name of the artist and title of the artwork. Exhibit maps will be available at local businesses\, and can be viewed on the free La Grange Mobile App or downloaded&nbsp\;at www.lagrangeevents.com.</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Throughout Downtown and the West End
UID:e.9421.16302
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DTSTAMP:20260516T174221Z
URL:https://cmdev.lgba.com/events/details/2023-summer-art-exhibit-happy-together-16302
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