Art For-Charity

08/26/2026

HELLO COMMUNITY!

We'd like you to create something spooky, silly, strange, sweet, creepy, colorful… or completely unexpected.

Your original Halloween artwork can become part of our growing Art For-Charity collection, giving people the chance to discover, buy, trade and collect real ORIGINAL art in addition to our incredible artist collections.

Collectors love to hold and collect a piece of original artwork in their hand, discover a new artist, trade with another collector, or start an entire collection of their own.

🖤 Original art
🎨 Artists of all ages
🎃 Halloween-themed
🔄 Fun to collect and trade
❤️ And it’s all FOR CHARITY

Do you want your art to be part of the Halloween collection?

Starting tomorrow, visit Eastside Café - Coffee & Wine Bar and pick up a free pack of blank paper to create your masterpiece / or simply always call email [email protected]
Art www.For-Charity.com

08/21/2026

You asked — and we delivered! 🎨

Our artists’ complete ACEO card collections are now available! If you’ve fallen in love with one of our talented artists, you can now collect their beautiful miniature works of art as a complete set. Tiny art, great artists, and a really fun way to start—or grow—your collection.

🎃 AND… Halloween art is coming!

We’re inviting artists from across the area to create original Halloween-themed ACEO artist trading cards and be part of something fun this fall. Spooky, whimsical, vintage, creepy, cute—we want to see your style!

It’s a chance to show off your talent, create an affordable piece of original art for someone to collect, and become part of a bigger community Halloween celebration.

Cards will be sold through our Art FOR-CHARITY project, helping turn creativity into kindness. ❤️

More details coming soon—but artists, start thinking HALLOWEEN! 👻🎃🖤

08/21/2026

Wine walk Saturday is day after tomorrow!

While you are visiting Eastside Café - Coffee & Wine Bar check out our art gallery.

See
You
there!

08/19/2026

Do more art!

Opportunity for Artists:
Side Street Studio Arts /
CALL FOR ART
Submissions DUE August 31, 2026
Submission Fee: $18 per submission | Free for members

Side Street Studio Arts' 14th Annual Something Wicked... a variety of arts media whose subject matter is meant to instill a combined sense of wonder, awe and perhaps a little dread in the City of Elgin's art scene.

Exhibition runs Friday, October 2nd through November 1 in the Gallery.
Opening Reception on Friday, October 2nd, 6-9pm

All visual media will be considered, including 2D, 3D, installation, and audio/video/time-based works. For questions regarding larger artwork or special installation requirements, please inquire before submitting.

For more information and to the link to apply: www.sidestreetstudioarts.org/callsforart

Side Street Studio Arts is located at 15 Ziegler Court, Elgin, IL
Questions? Email: [email protected] OR [email protected]

08/18/2026

Creativity is happiness made visible.

08/10/2026

Can’t wait for this really special event.

08/08/2026

CHECK THIS NEWS REPORT 🕺💃

Today at the Depot, 319 N. River St., East Dundee! Shop local vendors while taking in the acoustic sounds of Dave Hudson. 🎶🥖🍯🍭