Programs and Events

In the Gallery

The library gallery features works by area artists in month-long exhibits, which showcase the talents of several local artists' organizations and a variety of one-person showings. Located in the central lobby directly across from the Circulation Desk, the attractive gallery provides a casual and easily accessible venue for our patrons.

January: Nature Artists Guild of the Morton Arboretum
(on display through February 3)

About the Nature Artists Guild:
Featured: River Birch Refuge by Karen Johnson (detail)

The Nature Artists’ Guild (NAG) of The Morton Arboretum is a special interest group of the Arboretum. The Guild was formed in 1986 and is a not-for-profit organization, developed to gather together people of like interests to explore and share more deeply the field of natural history art.

The Guild meets the first Thursday of February, April, June, August, October, and December, from 7 – 9 p.m., at The Morton Arboretum. Members can participate in workshops, where they learn new skills or work on special projects, and at paint-outs, where members paint together in exciting locations. The Nature Artists’ Guild hosts Spring and Fall exhibits at the Arboretum to showcase the art of Guild members at all levels of achievement.

Membership in the Guild is open to all who are interested in natural history art. For more information about the NAG, go to www.natureartistsguild.wordpress.com.