Coles County Arts Council
Promoting the Arts in Coles County Since 1984
This public exhibition showcasing the work of Coles County Arts Council member artists was held in the main floor galleries of the Link Art Gallery in Paris, Illinois. An Opening Reception with light refreshments was held Friday, September 3, 2021, from 5:00 – 6:30 pm.
Calling All
CCAC Member
Visual Artists
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Exhibition Entry Form Exhibition Tags
Completed forms due November 28 Attach before dropping off work on January 9
Not a member but would like to participate in the show?
Join us today with this membership form !
Questions?
2023 CCAC Member Event!
- this year honoring Motherlode -
Join us at the Newman Center (500 Roosevelt Ave) in Charleston for our annual CCAC members event. This year we will be honoring our local music group, Motherlode. This daytime event will feature great live music, a silent auction and dessert!
Tickets are just $10!
Saturday September 9, 2023
2-4 pm
Newman Center, Charleston IL
Please RSVP by September 1 - Tickets are $10. Checks payable to CCAC can be sent to
CCAC, PO Box 163, Charleston IL 61920
Join us at Charleston High School to learn about this multifaceted campaign to improve Charleston, IL. Come visit the Arts CAN (Community Action Network) and learn about the cooperation between this group and the CCAC! for our annual CCAC members event.
The event is free - no RSVP needed!
Hannah Eads Retrospective
"Hannah Newgent Eads Retrospective"
September 1 - 29, 2023
Reception: Friday, September 1, 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Link Art Gallery
132 South Central Avenue
Paris, IL
Pollinator Project: A Community Art Adventure
We, and many other species enjoy the fruits of their labors,
They may be small, but pollinators have a big impact on the beauty and diversity of the natural world.
and flowers would be lost without them!
Project members have recently launched a Facebook group where participants can contribute to and use a stock of photos featuring pollinators, flowers, fruits and gardens. These online Albums can provide inspiration and material for participants in CCAC's
Pollinator "Quilt" Art Challenge.
Help us celebrate the small creatures whose collective efforts have such a big impact on our surroundings by creating collages inspired by the art of quilting. Participants can work in any media of their choice (e.g. fabric, paper, paint, clay, glass etc.) and with an eye to traditional quilt patterns or in the style of modern art quilts. We will get together to share ideas during spring and summer and the project will run until mid November 2023. It should generate some beautiful entries for CCAC’s upcoming Member’s Art Show, Fertile Inspirations, which opens in January 2024 at the Link Gallery in Paris, IL. We are also exploring opportunities for displaying works related to this project at other local venues in spring of 2024.
Check out our Pollinator Project Group on Facebook
These sample digital "quilt" patterns use photos
from the project's Facebook albums and a
traditional Dewey quilt block pattern. There are
so many ways to imagine how pollinators and
quilts could intersect; we can't wait to see what
you dream up!
