The College of DuPage s exhibit "Frida Kahlo: Timeless" officially opens in Glen Ellyn on Saturday, June 5. The full scope of the exhibition was seen Saturday at the media preview day. It has all but taken over the college s McAninch Arts Center. "It s such a privilege," said Reyna Torres Mendivil, the consul general of Mexico in Chicago, who was taking in the full exhibit.
The College of DuPage s exhibit "Frida Kahlo: Timeless" officially opens in Glen Ellyn on Saturday, June 5. The full scope of the exhibition was seen Saturday at the media preview day. It has all but taken over the college s McAninch Arts Center. "It s such a privilege," said Reyna Torres Mendivil, the consul general of Mexico in Chicago, who was taking in the full exhibit.
Artist Frida Kahlo once said, “I painted my own reality.” Thanks to a new exhibition, visitors will be allowed intimate access to her world when “Frida Kahlo: Timeless” opens June 5 at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art and the McAninch Arts Center at the College of DuPage, running through Sept. 6.
College of DuPage finds creative ways to engage with the community Janey Sarther, left, of the McAninch Arts Center and Molly Junokas, project coordinator for the Frida Kahlo: Timeless exhibit at the College of DuPage, set up a display during the Día de los Muertos celebration last fall at Camera Park in Glendale Heights. The drive-by event, hosted by the Cleve Carney Museum of Art and MAC, collected more than 100 bags and 10 cases of nonperishable food items, diapers, baby wipes and first aid supplies. Karie Angell Luc for the Daily Herald
Posted4/15/2021 11:43 AM
One of the pillars driving College of DuPage s strategic long-range plan is arts, culture and community engagement. The pandemic impacted our ability to fully provide activities in these key areas at a time when they were essential to the well-being of our community, but we found creative and thoughtful ways to reach out during these challenging times.