History through art project

Information for artists and members of the Art community.

Organizing organizations:

• Arlington Heights Art Guild
• Arlington Heights Historical Society

Participating organizations:

• Historic Arlington Neighborhood Association (HANA)

Event details

The art exhibition will be 3pm - 6pm on Saturday 6, 2026 at the Arlington Heights Historical Museum located at 110 W Fremont St, Arlington Heights, IL 60004.

Background context

In order to engage with our community and connect with the stories from our history, we are organizing an event that brings important narratives to life through artistic expression by local artists. It is a joint effort between the Art Guild and the Historical Society. The event will culminate in an open art competition where the creative works will be judged by members of the Art Guild community in a fun and supportive way. The stories will be constrained to three themes over two events. The first event will encompass two themes. The story of Harmony Park and the story of the demolision debate for a historic home that is part of the HANA neighboorhood.

Themes

HANA theme

HANA stands for the Historic Arlington Neighborhood Association. It is a not for profit focused on retaining historic homes in the HANA neighboorhood boundaries. Full artistic information can be found here

Harmony park theme

This theme is about the building of a community staple, its accidental destruction and the building of the new community around the current Harmony Park. Go here for more info.

Lincoln flag Project theme

todo. This theme will be a separate event.

The Lincoln flag is a historic flag that was flown at half-mast in the Arlington Heights town square on the day President Abraham Lincoln was shot. The flag has undergone a preservation effort and will be unveiled as a public exhibit at the Arlington Heights Historical Museum. We will look to tie this to the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.

Timeline

• HANA and Harmony Park themes
  • March: release themes to artists
  • April: Artist brainstorming sessions and painting begins
  • Early June: HANA and Harmony Park theme unveiling event
• Lincoln flag theme (out of scope for the first event)
  • TBD

Sign up form for artists

Coming soon!

Sing up form for event attendees

Coming soon!