Celebrate the winter holidays at the art museum with a festive art-making activity and sweet treats. __Enjoy a visit from Santa from 1:15-2:45 PM__. Photos encouraged!

Members are free.

Included with museum admission

Create With Us : Holiday Party

Exhibiting artist Bob Faust leads a fun afternoon with a lively variety of letter forms. Visitors are invited to explore the possibilities of creating new ways of seeing and ‘looking through’ with Faust, whose many years of design experience have forged a rich connection to the meanings of words and their beauty as physical, visual shapes.

About the artist:
Working in the space between art and design, Bob Faust crafts artwork with typography at its core and viscerality on its surface. Faust has over 30 years of experience as the principle and creative director of the eponymously named cultural branding studio, Faust. He makes his work with purpose first—to inform, empower and/or instigate in the service and celebration of human difference. Text, patterns, and the ideas of surprise and discovery emerge as throughlines throughout his conceptual art practice that defies categorization and genre. Faust has been recognized nationally and internationally for his inimitable creativity through many prestigious honors including a University of Illinois, College of Fine & Applied Arts, 2022 Distinguished Legacy Award and City of Chicago, 2022 Mayor’s Medal of Honor. Exhibitions have included Mass MoCA BY The Numb3r5 (Mass MoCA), For And Nor But Or Yet So (Poetry Foundation), WA/ONDER (167 Green), with all, and still... (The Peninsula Chicago), Rapt on the Mile (The Magnificent Mile Association), Ways and Means (Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and The Chicago Transit Authority), About Face: Stonewall, Revolt and New Queer Art (Wrightwood 659), Great Ideas of Humanity: Out of the Container (Chicago Design Museum), guilty / Innocent (MASS MoCA); Unfolded: Made with Paper (Chicago Design Museum), Betweens (Riverside Arts Center), and CHGO DSGN (Chicago Cultural Center). In addition to his own work, Faust is also the professional and personal partner of artist Nick Cave. Together they founded the non-for-profit Facility: a multi-use creative space in Chicago that seeks to build community and change the world through art and design.

Included with museum admission

Create With Us

__SOLD OUT__

Special McCormick House tours led by expert guest docent __Bobbi Pinkert from the Chicago Architecture Center__ in celebration of the 2025 Chicago Architecture Biennial. As a self-named “archiholic,” Bobbi Pinkert has been a CAC docent since 1999. She is the leader of many tours including the First Lady, Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise. Pinkert will share her expertise about the McCormick House, Mies van der Rohe, and modernist architecture.

Advance tickets recommended due to limited capacity.
Tours are free for members (please call the museum to reserve your ticket 630-834-0202 ex 13 ). [Tickets for non-members are available online.](https://shop.elmhurstartmuseum.org/collections/online-shop/products/mccormick-house-tour-2025)

**About the McCormick House**

The McCormick House is a single-family home designed in 1952 by Mies van der Rohe, one of the great architects of the 20th Century. It is one of only three free-standing residences designed and built by Mies in the United States--and one of only two open to the public.

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McCormick House Tour November 2

Join us for *__Aces & Art__*: A Night of Luck and Giving at Elmhurst Art Museum*; an evening filled with style, and a touch of casino-night fun — all in support of the museum’s exhibitions and education programs.

[Tickets available!](https://shop.elmhurstartmuseum.org/products/aces-art-tickets?_pos=1&_sid=a882ff3a5&_ss=r "Aces & Art Tickets")

The evening includes:

• Gaming tables of Roulette, blackjack, craps, and more put the fun in FUNdraising!

• Complimentary cocktails & delicious bites

• DJ and dancing 

• Raffles, artful prizes & surprises 

Whether you're feeling lucky or just love a night out surrounded by creativity, this is the can't-miss event of the season. Early bird tickets are on sale for $150 until September 15, 2025! Tickets purchased after September 15 are $175.

Special thanks to the *Aces & Art* Committee:

Jen Blanchette

Alina Cahill

Kristi Bieber Gibbs

Christina Kanno

Kierstin Madda

Karen O'Keefe

Kate Subramanian

Karon Sullivan

Christina Witt


Aces & Art

Exhibiting artist Mayumi Lake reflects on her deep engagement with the ancient Japanese practice of Housouge--bright and bold flowers believed to bloom in the afterlife—in this educational and hands-on artmaking workshop.

Included with museum admission

About the Artist:

Mayumi Lake is an interdisciplinary artist and educator whose work explores the ideas of time, memory, and floating between the real and imaginary. With a foundation in photography, she integrates digital images of nature and Japanese textiles into her collages, sculpture, sound, moving images, and installation to expand the narrative of the work and form conceptual layers. Lake’s artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally at venues including Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, Asia Society, Art in General, and Artists Space in New York; Chicago Artists Coalition and Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago; Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City; Fotografie Forum International in Frankfurt; Cornelius Pleser Galerie in Munich; Galleria PaciArte in Brescia; FOTOAMERICA in Santiago; Witzenhausen Gallery in Amsterdam; and the Setouchi Triennale in Takamatsu. She has published two monographs, Poo-Chi and Ex Post Facto, with Nazraeli Press. Her work is included in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, the Art Institute of Chicago, Asia Society, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE)/City of Chicago, the McCormick Place Art Collection/Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA), Video Art World, the Joy of Giving Something Foundation, and Facebook. Lake received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.


Special McCormick House tours led by expert guest docent __Bobbi Pinkert from the Chicago Architecture Center__ in celebration of the 2025 Chicago Architecture Biennial. As a self-named “archiholic,” Bobbi Pinkert has been a CAC docent since 1999. She is the leader of many tours including the First Lady, Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise. Pinkert will share her expertise about the McCormick House, Mies van der Rohe, and modernist architecture.

Advance tickets recommended due to limited capacity.
Tours are free for members (please call the museum to reserve your ticket 630-834-0202 ex 13 ). [Tickets for non-members are available online.](https://shop.elmhurstartmuseum.org/collections/online-shop/products/mccormick-house-tour-2025)

**About the McCormick House**

The McCormick House is a single-family home designed in 1952 by Mies van der Rohe, one of the great architects of the 20th Century. It is one of only three free-standing residences designed and built by Mies in the United States--and one of only two open to the public.

McCormick House Tour September 21

Opening Reception for[ Living With Modernism: Kelli Connell](https://elmhurstartmuseum.org/exhibitions/Living%20With%20Modernism "Connell Exhibition page")
Friday, January 23, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
[Tickets Available!](https://shop.elmhurstartmuseum.org/collections/online-shop/products/pictures-for-charis-opening-reception-ticket "Connell Reception Tickets")

6pm - Early access for museum members and exhibition VIPS. Members are entitled to only the number of free admissions that correspond with their membership level.

7pm - Non-member ticketed entry; tickets available on EAM website

7:30pm- Refreshments and meet the artist

This project is made possible by Teiger Foundation.

Additional support to the exhibition and related program are provided by the Illinois Arts Council and individual donors.

Opening Reception for Living With Modernism: Kelli Connell

Included with museum admission. Members are free.

Make art with exhibiting artist and photographer Kelli Connell. Learn about Connell's series *Double Life*, featured in the historic McCormick House. Inspired by Connell's work, make your own art piece using yourself as the character.

Image: Kelli Connell, *The Room is Full of Clocks*, 2025, archival inkjet print

__Kelli Connell__ (b. 1974) is a photographer based in Chicago. Through her images, she addresses issues of sexuality, identity, and self-perception. Her work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, J Paul Getty Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Dallas Museum of Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Photography, among others. Publications include Kelli Connell: Pictures for Charis (Aperture and Center for Creative Photography, March 2024), PhotoWork: Forty Photographers on Process and Practice (Aperture), Photo Art: The New World of Photography (Aperture), and the monograph Kelli Connell: Double Life (DECODE Books). Connell has received fellowships and residencies from The Guggenheim Foundation, MacDowell, PLAYA, Peaked Hill Trust, LATITUDE, Light Work, and The Center for Creative Photography.
![Kelli Connell](//images.ctfassets.net/df2y673eghyz/6G8Ek4W6XMFusxGEyCw063/f7462cefd7dd913e693c77538dbf9393/Kelli_Connell_Headshot_April_2022_crop.jpeg)
Portrait of Kelli Connell by Natalie Krick.


McCormick House tours led by EAM-trained docents.
Advance tickets recommended due to limited capacity.

Tours are free for members (please call the museum to reserve your ticket 630-834-0202 ex 10. [Tickets for non-members are available online.](https://shop.elmhurstartmuseum.org/collections/online-shop/products/mccormick-house-tour-2026 "feb 8 tix")

**About the McCormick House**

The McCormick House is a single-family home designed in 1952 by Mies van der Rohe, one of the great architects of the 20th Century. It is one of only three free-standing residences designed and built by Mies in the United States--and one of only two open to the public.

McCormick House Tour

Included with museum admission. Members are free.

Doors open promptly at 6:30 PM. Talk starts at 7:00 PM

Artist Kelli Connell, Allison Peters Quinn, EAM Executive Director & Chief Curator, and Gregory Harris, Keough Family Curator of Photography at the High Museum of Art (Atlanta) lead the group through the exhibition. Then the panel shares their separate processes in making the exhibition and answer questions from the audience.

Image: Kelli Connell, *Betsy, Lake Ediza*, 2015, archival inkjet print, 40 x 50 inches. Collection of the High Museum (Atlanta).

__Kelli Connell__ (b. 1974) is a photographer based in Chicago. Through her images, she addresses issues of sexuality, identity, and self-perception. Her work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, J Paul Getty Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Dallas Museum of Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Photography, among others. Publications include Kelli Connell: Pictures for Charis (Aperture and Center for Creative Photography, March 2024), PhotoWork: Forty Photographers on Process and Practice (Aperture), Photo Art: The New World of Photography (Aperture), and the monograph Kelli Connell: Double Life (DECODE Books). Connell has received fellowships and residencies from The Guggenheim Foundation, MacDowell, PLAYA, Peaked Hill Trust, LATITUDE, Light Work, and The Center for Creative Photography.
![Kelli Connell](//images.ctfassets.net/df2y673eghyz/6G8Ek4W6XMFusxGEyCw063/f7462cefd7dd913e693c77538dbf9393/Kelli_Connell_Headshot_April_2022_crop.jpeg)
Portrait of Kelli Connell by Natalie Krick.

The exhibition and program are made possible by support from Teiger Foundation and Illinois Arts Council.

Living with Modernism: Artist Talk

Included with museum admission. Members are free.

See old friends and meet new ones in the galleries! Adults can enjoy a glass of wine and an evening at the Museum after hours. If you have children ages 4-15, sign them up for an art-making activity in our education studio while the adults enjoy the *Living With Modernism* exhibition.

Late Night at the Museum

Isabella Gardner, renowned poet and one-time editor at Poetry, wrote numerous poems while
she lived in the McCormick House. During National Poetry Month, join us for an evening
in “Isabella’s house” to enjoy a reading of Gardner’s poetry and write your own poem
inspired by her work. See website for more information about registration.


Poetry Workshop

__Kick off the spring festival season at one of the Western Suburbs most anticipated art-focused, outdoor events—the 29th annual Art in Wilder Park!__

[Artists Applications NOW OPEN!](https://shop.elmhurstartmuseum.org/collections/online-shop/products/art-in-wilder-park-2026-artist-application-booth-jury-fee "AIWP 2026 Applications")

[Sponsors wanted!](https://shop.elmhurstartmuseum.org/collections/online-shop/products/art-in-wilder-park-2026-sponsorship-copy "Art in Wilder Park Sponsors")

This __free__ two-day celebration on Saturday & Sunday takes place in Elmhurst’s Wilder Park, 175 South Cottage Hill Ave., drawing thousands of visitors to the Culture Campus each year.

Explore over 130 booths showcasing unique, handcrafted treasures including jewelry, paintings, sculptures, ceramics, photography, and fiber arts created by talented Midwest artists. Enjoy a variety of artisan food vendors alongside community partner and sponsor displays, all set against the picturesque backdrop of Wilder Park.

Families will love the interactive Kids Court, a dedicated space filled with engaging, hands-on activities. Participate in our free scavenger hunt and win fun prizes.

Voted “Best in the West” for several years, Art in Wilder Park is more than just an art fair—it’s a cherished community tradition that unites creativity and culture. Don’t miss this vibrant celebration of art and community!

Sign up for artists and vendors begins December 2025. Check back soon for more details.

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Events

Upcoming Events

Opening Reception for Living With Modernism: Kelli Connell

Create With Us

McCormick House Tour

Living with Modernism: Artist Talk

Late Night at the Museum

Poetry Workshop

Art in Wilder Park 2026

Past Events

Create With Us : Holiday Party

Create With Us

McCormick House Tour November 2

Aces & Art

Create With Us

McCormick House Tour September 21

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Fri - Sun	11 – 5