Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio curated the first Resident Spring Art Exhibit at the Mather Place of Wilmette, featuring the work of the students in our weekly watercolor class as well as over twenty other MPWI residents. The exhibit was a chance for residents to display work created at any point throughout their lifetimes and […]
Nancy’s second set of classes, again funded by a Neighborhood Arts Program (NAP) grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, were held at Mary H. Catherwood Senior Apartments. It was an enthusiastic group of women who attended, many of whom were returning students. The culminating exhibition was on the top […]
Exciting news! Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio has received a generous Neighborhood Arts Program (NAP) grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events to teach two six-week watercolor classes to low-income seniors living in public housing. This will be offered as a follow-up to the workshop that Nancy taught last year […]
Our Elder-Art students love to paint flowers. This is an example that Nancy created for them to demonstrate “negative painting”- defining forms by darkening the area around them.