At the La Grange Art League, we are committed to fostering creativity and inclusivity, welcoming individuals of all backgrounds, abilities, and experiences to come together and celebrate the power of art as a unifying force in our community.
Inclusion Through Art, Guest Artists and Their Stories
The LaGrange Art League Inclusion, Diversity and Outreach Task Force hosts a program welcoming guest artists and lecturers to share their stories of diversity, challenge and inspiration. We offer artists of diverse backgrounds an opportunity to display and sell their artwork and express their unique viewpoints in a welcoming environment.
Inclusion Through Art, Guest Artists and Their Stories
The LaGrange Art League Inclusion, Diversity and Outreach Task Force hosts a program welcoming guest artists and lecturers to share their stories of diversity, challenge and inspiration. We offer artists of diverse backgrounds an opportunity to display and sell their artwork and express their unique viewpoints in a welcoming environment.
Upcoming class
Diya Clay Pot Decorating Workshop, Sunday 11/5, 1-3pm
$10.00
Sold out
Sunday, 11/5, 1-3pm
Instructor: Aakruti Liva
Ages 5+, supplies provided
Aakruti Liva will share the traditions of the holiday and lead the workshop in
decorating diyas (traditional clay pots to hold candles)
If your child is a minor and will not be accompanied by an adult, please have these Youth Waiver forms completed, submitted and dropped of at class.
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Instructor: Aakruti Liva
Ages 5+, supplies provided Aakruti Liva will share the traditions of the holiday and lead the workshop in decorating diyas (traditional clay pots to hold candles |
Previous Guest Artists & Lecturers
Jay More presented the exhibit called Jay’s Artist View which is her creative artistic expression of people, objects and events that interest her. The artwork in this exhibit was inspired by life and visions that God inspired in her.
You can see more of Jay Moore is Digitalmama on her website www.digitalmama.net
You can see more of Jay Moore is Digitalmama on her website www.digitalmama.net
Aakruti Liva presented "Environmentalism and America's Landscape in Photography."
Former Senior Advisor at the Environmental Protection Agency, Liva took us alongside her travels through her photographs as she discussed current environmental issues and ways to protect the environment.
Former Senior Advisor at the Environmental Protection Agency, Liva took us alongside her travels through her photographs as she discussed current environmental issues and ways to protect the environment.
Antonia Ruppert is a local artist and entrepreneur who has been painting for more than 25 years. Ruppert creates paintings that connect people and tell a story. You can see more of Ruppert’s work on her website www.antoniaruppert.com.
Le'Ana Asher is an artist, creator and an Anishinaabe/Ojibwe Indin from L'Anse Indian reservation. She is a painter of the enduring Native American spirit and the legacy of indigenous people and their ways of life.
Karla Wong grew up in Oaxaca Mexico. She is a transgender MTF Artist whose work reflects her Istmena roots. She paints magical characters using emblematic symbols and bright colors. She pushes the limits and steers away from more traditional elements.
womanmade.org/artwork/karla-wong-2/
womanmade.org/artwork/karla-wong-2/
