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Alley Art Fest to offer free art workshops April 15

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To celebrate 15 years, Alley Art Festival will host two free, open-to-the-public workshops leading up to the August 30 event. Tuesday, April 15, Alley Art Festival will host a World Art Day workshop facilitated by Aurora artist Cherylyn Gnadt. Gnadt will lead attendees in creating inspirational Inner Hero Cards from...

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Aurora Alley Art Fest to celebrate 15 years

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Alley Art Festival will celebrate 15 years Saturday, Aug. 30. The independently run event is currently seeking local artists to apply. Applications will be open to artists until June 1. The popular, grassroots art festival will feature artists and artisans from noon to 5 p.m. on both pedestrian-friendly Water Street...

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Art Fest to celebrate 15 years, invites artists

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Alley Art Festival will celebrate 15 years Saturday, Aug. 30. The independently run event is currently seeking local artists to apply. Applications will be open to artists from March 1 until June 1.The popular, grassroots art festival will feature artists and artisans from noon to 5 p.m. on both pedestrian-friendly...

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All in for Art fundraiser Feb. 22; Alley Art Festival 2025

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Art is all around us. We’re lucky if we see it. As I prepare for the 15th year of Alley Art Festival, I am reminded of the incredible talent of the local arts community. Local artists have painted dozens of murals in the past decade for us to enjoy. Local...

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Downtown Aurora Alley Art Fest Aug. 31

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Alley Art Festival will fill downtown Aurora with artists for its 14th year from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31. The free festival will bring more than 90 Aurora area artists to the downtown. The popular, grassroots art festival will be staged at pedestrian-friendly Water Street Mall and Downer...

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Alley Art Festival in 14th year Aug. 31

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Alley Art Festival will fill downtown Aurora with artists for its 14th year from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31. The free festival will bring more than 90 local artists to the Aurora area. The popular, grassroots art festival will be staged on both pedestrian-friendly Water Street Mall and...

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Alley art Festival will fill downtown Aurora again

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Alley Art Festival will fill downtown Aurora with artists for a 13th year from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26. The festival will welcome 90 artists this year. The popular, grassroots art festival will return to Water Street Mall and Downer Place between Stolp Avenue and Water Street. “It’s...

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Volunteers incredible assets to wonderful evenings

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This column is a shout-out to volunteers. I was recently part of the organizational team for Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry’s annual Harvest Dinner. The five-course dinner in mid-August showcases food harvested from Marie’s Garden across the street from the Pantry on Highland Avenue. Incredible dishes are then created by local...

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DAM starts in Aurora at French 75 Gallery and Lounge

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In downtown Aurora, the first Thursday of the month was synonymous with DAAM from November 5, 2009 until December 7, 2017. For eight years, DAAM, which stood for Downtown Aurora Arts Mixer, stood strong as an easy way to get to know others who cared about the downtown art scene....

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New murals’ installation during Alley Art Fest

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Everyone can celebrate public art in downtown Aurora, when 25 of 30 new murals by Aurora Public Art will be installed on or completed by August 28 during Aurora Downtown’s annual Alley Art Fest, Saturday, Aug. 28. Alley Art Festival, from noon to 5 p.m., will be host to live...

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Forty-four years ago: Yellow poster, Aurora Art Fair

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In 1977, Aurora Art League, Fox Valley Park District, and Downtown Business Council, held the 11th annual Downtown Aurora Art Fair at Water Street Mall. It was a weekend affair in May according to the dates on the yellow poster, hand- drawn by Robert Clark. Bubble lettering reminiscent of the...

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Alley Art Festival last Saturday this month in Aurora

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Alley Art Festival will return to its home on the last Saturday of August in downtown Aurora. The popular, grassroots art festival will be back on Water Street Mall from noon to 5 p.m. and expand to the nearby riverwalk, Millennium Plaza on Stolp Avenue, and Gallery 1904 at 1...

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Aurora Alley Art Festival in 10th year

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Any 10th anniversary is worthy of acknowledgement. The Aurora Downtown Alley Art Festival, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, throughout downtown, will be in its 10th year. Aurora will emerge from its quiet atmosphere because of the COVID-19 to celebrate, carefully! As a society, we mix masks with no...

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Sixty artists, music, at Alley Art Festival

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The ninth annual Alley Art Festival in Aurora will bring more than 60 artists to sell their art, jewelry, pottery, and handmade goods, Saturday, Aug. 31. The grassroots festival is an opportunity to meet and support community artists. The family-friendly festival welcomes returning artists and many new artists this year....

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