The Art of Watchmen

In this SundayArts segment get a look at the original art that went into the famous comic book by Alan Moore and the recent movie based on the book at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art. On view are photographs by Clay Enos of the Watchmen movie cast and original artwork from the graphic novel co-created and illustrated by Dave Gibbons. Also get a look at original covers and color guides from the original publication of the graphic novel in 1986. Co-curators Ellen S. Abramowitz and Peter Sanderson guide you through this new exhibit.

Fall 2009 Art Class Schedule

Art Field Trip to Chicago this Friday 3/20

Meet at Elburn Metra Station at 9:25 am on Friday. This trip is for Art Students in any class as well as to friends or family who would like to come along.

Information on our Art Field Trip to the Art Institute of Chicago and the Hyde Park Art Center.

There is a lot of information below, but I will be taking you around, so leave that to me. You will need money for a train ticket (both ways), plus money for buses, museum entrance, and an optional snack/lunch/dinner. Bring your student ID for discounts.

We will meet at the Elburn Train Station (350 S. Anderson Rd.) and catch the 9:25 train to Chicago (arrive at 10:47). You buy your ticket on the train ($3.05 cents one-way). I believe parking at the station costs $1.25 a day.

You will get hungry at various points, so it might be a good idea to pack a lunch/snack.

Upon arrival, we will take Bus X28 Stony Island Express - Direction: Olive Harvey, departing from"Canal & Jackson" and arrive at "E. Hyde Park & Cornell." It is a 20 minute bus ride. Upon arrival, we will visit the Hyde Park Art Center. We will check out recent visiting artist and painter Mary Lou Zelazny's "Altogether Mutable" mid-career retrospective. There is a small cafe where we can grab something to eat after the show, or munch on your packed lunches at the Art Center.

Next, on to The Art Institute of Chicago!

From the Hyde Park Art Center, we will take Bus 6 - Jackson Park Express - Direction: Wacker/Columbus, from "E Hyde Park and Cornell", and get off at "Michigan and Monroe (20 minutes)."

While at the Art Institute of Chicago museum, we can decide to go around together, or some may break off and meet up with us at a later time. Admission for students will be $7. Additionaly, there is an Edvard Munch exhibit currently at the Museum. Admission to this special exhibit costs extra. We can decide who wants to do that when we get there.

Depending on what time it is and how the weather is looking, when we finish the museum we can check out Millenium Park (right next to the Museum), or even go to the Chicago Cultural Center...another really nice museum in the neighborhood.

At the end of our art field trip, we will take Bus 14 Jeffery Express - Direction: Madison/Jefferson, departing from "Michigan and Moroe" and arrive at "Madison and Clinton (8 minute ride)." The train station will be about a 1 minute walk from here. We will shoot for the 5:25 train arriving in Elburn at 6:49pm, or the 6:25 train arriving in Elburn at 7:46pm.

More than likely, we will just get to the Hyde Park Art Center, and The Art Institute of Chicago, and return to the Ogilvie Transportation Center to take the Union Pacific/West Line Train back to Elburn. Elburn is about 25 minutes away from DeKalb.

This should be fun, so I hope to see you there!

Costs:

Train Ticket: $6.10 for 2 tickets

Museums: $7 for students (excluding cost to see special exhibit Edvard Munch)

Bus: $5.75

Food: pack snacks/lunch/dinner, or buy at cafeteria

Total: $16.85 plus food.

Weather forecast: High 47, low 35 degrees. 10% chance of rain.

Visiting Artist Lecture by Painter Mary Lou Zelazny this Wednesday!

Come see her talk in the Library room L202! at 2:30 p.m.