Hokusai Inspired Display Case
Stop by the Villa Park Public Library to view a collection of Hokusai-inspired LEGO creations, calendar pages, and themed artifacts.
Honoring Hokusai Exhibition
Honoring Hokusai Exhibition
Wed-Sun 12-5p
The Elmhurst Artists’ Guild (EAG) is sponsoring a juried art exhibition: Honoring Hokusai in our gallery located in the Elmhurst Art Museum. This call for art is inspired by the Cleve Carney Museum of Art at the College of DuPage 2025 Summer exhibition: HOKUSAI & UKIYO-E | The Floating World.
Exhibit: Japanese Art Forms and/or Subjects
Exhibit: Japanese Art Forms and/or Subjects at Gallery 200 during the months of June and July
Exhibiting artists: Natalie Barbick, Margaret Bucholz, Matt Bukovski, Patty Donahue, Thelma Legaspi, Alec Renwick, Daniel Roskamp
Origami Scavenger Hunt
Get ready for another fun scavenger hunt that will be fun for the whole family. In celebration of the Cleve Carney Museum of Art HOKUSAI's exhibition at the partnership with the Bookstore of Glen Ellyn, and the Glen Ellyn Public Library, participate in the Origami Summer Scavenger Hunt. For the entire months of June and July, challenge yourself to find all these beautiful origami art pieces downtown to complete your scavenger hunt card for a prize and join us for the wrap-up party hosted by the library!
Floating Flavors Flight
In celebration of the Cleve Carney Museum of Art's upcoming exhibition, Hokusai and Ukiyo-e: The Floating World, Lynfred Winery crafted a special wine flight that captures the essence of this captivating showcase.
Haiku
Haiku
Mon-Thu 9a - 9p; Fri-Sat 9a - 5p
Explore some of the uplifting haiku poems submitted by community members, prompted by the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission, as a means to stay connected during the pandemic lockdown. Write your own haiku on a cherry blossom leaf and help us beautify the library entryway! All are welcome!
Downtown Lisle Passport Adventure
Visit the Downtown Lisle Businesses Listed Below and receive a stamp at 12 of the 15 Downtown Lisle businesses listed on the passport. Once you visit 12 of the businesses drop off passport to the Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce at 925 Burlington Avenue, Lisle (Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm) or DPG Real Estate Agency at 4742 Main Street, Lisle (Drop Off in Mail Slot) to be entered in a drawing for 1 gift basket value up to $500 of gift certificates donated by the participating Downtown Lisle businesses. The gift basket will also include 2 tickets to the Hokusai Exhibit at the MAC at College of DuPage.
Participating Businesses
Adolph's Barber Shop
Best Life Chiropractic
DPG Real Estate Agency
Euro Crepes and Pizza
Evviva Bar & Eatery
Intu Med Spa
Karma & Love
Lisle Savings Bank
Lola's Handcrafted Churros
Past Presence Custom Framing
Rayme's Steak & Fish House
Salon Nova
Swallow Stories Bookshop
Urban Wine & Kitchen
Yerbabuena Mexican Cuisine
"The Story of Manga" College of DuPage Library exhibit
"The Story of Manga" College of DuPage Library Exhibit
Mon-Thu 7:30a-10p; Sun 12-6p
In support of the Hokusai & Ukiyo-e exhibition, the COD Library has designed an exhibit that traces the evolution of manga. From its early artistic roots to its present-day global influence, this exhibit tells the captivating story of manga. The exhibit features a timeline from Hokusai to modern manga and features an interactive "make-your-own manga" station. The exhibit is open through August 2025.
Hokusai in Lisle
Hokusai in Lisle
To coincide with this exhibition, Lisle will be holding its own community art project, art installation, and interactive augmented reality (AR) experience in Downtown Lisle starting at The Garden Walk Fountain along Main Street (on the west side of the street, just north of Burlington Avenue).