Marin Open Studios: Matching $10k Grant for Canal Alliance Scholarships
Marin Open Studios continues to create new ways to support its mission: connecting artists to art lovers and the community.
Quarantine Week 7: Here Are 5 Things To Keep You Sane
How are we doing? It’s week seven of what seems like an endless stay-at-home order, and we are going a bit stir crazy, especially with this weather. To lift everyone’s spirits, we rounded up some fun ideas to keep you sane this week, while we are doing our part to keep ourselves and others safe. […]
Good News (and Free Stuff!) From the Art World—Museums, Operas, Adult Coloring and More
Even though we’re all hunkering down because the coronavirus outbreak is going to be a doozy for the foreseeable future, there is some much-needed good news for artists. Across the country, both on a local and national level, artist relief programs are bubbling to the surface, and just in the nick of time. New York […]
Introducing Make It Better's 2019 Spring Issue: Art and Culture
Welcome to our spring issue. You may have noticed over the past couple years that we’ve used this issue to step away from annual themes like “Dining” and “Home” to dig a little deeper into something that’s been moving us lately. In 2017 it was “Water;” last year, “Sustainability;” this year, it’s “Art and Culture.” Pablo Picasso said, “Art washes away from the […]
Support Evanston's Open Studio Project at Found Kitchen & Social House Fundraiser
On Monday, April 8, 2019, Open Studio Project hosts its 20th annual Artopia fundraiser to be held at Found Kitchen & Social House (1560 Oak Ave., Evanston) from 6-10 p.m. with a V.I.P. Reception from 6-7 p.m. Artopia: A Night in Old Havana features a live and silent auction as well as dinner, wine, beer, and […]
Better Makers: Museum of Science and Industry Black Creativity Gala Celebrates Innovative STEM Programming
The Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) is a playground for the budding mind. MSI’s leading Black Creativity programming made its annual return to the museum in January, featuring the largest Juried Art Exhibition in Black Creativity history. MSI’s annual art gallery is the longest-running exhibition of African-American art in the country, dating back to […]
Better Makers: Artists Set Up Interactive Pop-Up Studios in Support of Lake County
The warehouse at Bernie’s Book Bank in Lake Bluff was transformed Nov. 10 for stART Something Lake County, an interactive evening of art and philanthropy. The warehouse art party marked The Lake County Community Foundation’s (LCCF) 15th anniversary and continued efforts to raise awareness of local needs and funding for the Robert F. Reusché Operating […]
Artist Yaz Krehbiel Helps Graduates Achieve Their Dreams With 10,000 Degrees
Chicago-born, Marin County, California-based artist Yaz Krehbiel advocates for a charity that has enabled thousands of low-income students to graduate college and excel in life: 10,000 Degrees, a Marin-based organization that works with low-income students beginning in elementary school to form a college mindset through high school to provide a support system for success in post-secondary education. The […]
Artist Yaz Krehbiel Helps Graduates Achieve Their Dreams With 10,000 Degrees
Chicago-born, Marin County, California-based artist Yaz Krehbiel advocates for a charity that has enabled thousands of low-income students to graduate college and excel in life: 10,000 Degrees, a Marin-based organization that works with low-income students beginning in elementary school to form a college mindset through high school to provide a support system for success in post-secondary education. The […]
10 Stunning Works on Display as SOFA Chicago Celebrates 25 Years
The longest-running art fair in the country, SOFA (Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art and Design) CHICAGO, is celebrating its quarter century mark with a sell-out show at Chicago’s Navy Pier Nov. 1-4. The annual meeting place of artists, curators, and collectors focuses on the applied arts; its niche rooted squarely in ceramics, glass, jewelry, wood, textiles, […]
