CONCERT HALL POP-UP GALLERY SHOW

ARTBEAT BUZZ by Lynne Kornecki - DuPage Symphony Orchestra & Naperville Art League Thrilled Audience with PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION Pop-Up Gallery in Wentz Concert Hall Lobby Sunday

Naperville Art League Artists and Board Members Pose in North Central College's Wentz Concert Hall lobby from Left to Right: Lisa Kanellos, Carole Stone Carson, Beata Nowak (NAL Board President), Debbie Venezia (Board Member-at-Large), Patricia Melekus, Sally Sharp (board member), and Jennifer Hauser (board member).

The symphony audience was treated to a literal art gallery in the lobby of Wentz Concert Hall at North Central College in Naperville, IL where this local symphony regularly performs. At the Sunday, March 15, 2025 program, under the baton of Maestra Barbara Schubert, Mussorgsky's PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION was performed with a chance before and after the concert to browse through original art by members of the Naperville Art League and meet the talented artists.

"The Green Apple" by Jan Schrader

Fifteen Naperville Art League artists participated showing work in a variety of mediums which was artistically displayed on easels across the lobby. This inspired collaboration between symphony and art league was coordinated by Mari Ullrick, the symphony's Strategic Director of Operations and Engagement and Beata Nowak, NAL Board president among others. Arts DuPage and the DuPage Foundation funded the effort.

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