Exhibits & events

The gallery is closed for construction until early 2024.

Open House Chicago features the John H. Vanderpoel Art Association collection in the Ridge Park Fieldhouse

Every October, the Chicago Architecture Center is proud to host Open House Chicago‚ a free public festival that offers self-guided history and architecture trails throughout Chicago, talks and programming, and behind-the-scenes access to architecturally, historically and culturally significant sites across the city.

The Vanderpoel gallery will be open from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on October 15 and 16, 2022.

The gallery is on the second floor of the Ridge Park Fieldhouse, designed by John and Murray Hetherington in 1929.

Visitors can enjoy self-guided tours. Please note: this site is not ADA compliant, as the gallery is up a flight of stairs. No photography please.

Robin Power

An acclaimed Chicago-based ceramic artist, Robin is best known for her eclectic figurative sculptures. Working with a variety of clay bodies and multi-layered surfaces, she uses a range of ceramic firing techniques.

A graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) where she studied figure sculpture and drawing, Robin is both a full-time studio artist and instructor. She has taught at Chicago’s Lillstreet Art Center and currently holds a faculty position at the Stirling Hall Art Center in Lake Forest, Ill.

With her focus on human anatomy as well as the human condition, Robin’s art philosophy thoughtfully contemplates “our shared humanity, vulnerabilities, gender, differences and beauty.”

In addition to local gallery showings, her sculptures have been featured at the Beverly Art Walk in Chicago, the Highland Park (Ill.) Art Center and the Illinois State Museum in Lockport. Her work also appears in the book “500 Figures in Clay” (Lark Publications).

Linda Vorderer is a retired art instructor and accomplished painter who serves as a director of the John H. Vanderpoel Art Association.

Click here to view Linda’s latest work.

Click here to visit her Web page.

The John H. Vanderpoel Art Association invites you to “Jazz at the Vanderpoel,” where Joel Barr’s band will perform live in our art gallery as we celebrate John Vanderpoel’s 162nd birthday.

The event is free and open to the public, light refreshments will be served.

We will unveil a new acquisition, “Portrait of a Lady,” an original oil by Vanderpoel that was exhibited at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. We will also honor retiring board members.

On permanent display is Vanderpoel Art Association’s extensive collection of fine art from the 19th and 20th centuries.

Sunday, November 10, 2019
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

John H. Vanderpoel Gallery
Ridge Park
9625 S. Longwood Dr.
Chicago, IL 60643

Open House Chicago
The Chicago Architecture Center’s Open House Chicago is the city’s free annual architecture festival and this weekend you can explore the Ridge Park Fieldhouse, designed by John and Murray Hetherington in 1929.

Inside is the Vanderpoel Art Association’s extensive collection of fine art from the 19th and 20th centuries in a unique gallery.

October 19 – 20, 2019
OHC hours are Saturday, October 19 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, October 20 from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

“Honor the Masters” reception
Founded in 1887 to advance art in Chicago, the Chicago Society of Artists is composed of painters, print makers, graphic artists, photographers, sculptors, art critics and art educators. Past members of note include Ivan Albright, Frances Foy, Frances Badger, A. Raymond Katz, and LeRoy Neiman. Shown above is “Woman In Gold” by Julia Oehmke, which honors Gustav Klimt.

Work from 30 members of the Chicago Society of Artists that “Honor the Masters” will be on display.

Sunday, October 20, 2019
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

John H. Vanderpoel Gallery
Ridge Park
9625 S. Longwood Dr.
Chicago, IL 60643

The event is free and open to the public, light refreshments will be served.

Classical music performance
The Ostrega Uhl Project presents A Duo Recital: Fall For Classics featuring Brian Ostrega on violin and Stephen Paul-Uhl on piano performing works by Saint Saens, Saraste and Schubert.

Sunday, October 13, 2019
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

John H. Vanderpoel Gallery
Ridge Park
9625 S. Longwood Dr.
Chicago, IL 60643

The event is free and open to the public, light refreshments will be served.

Ridge Park Art Fair & FestivalRidge Park Art Fair & Festival

Saturday, June 22, 2019
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Ridge Park
96th St. & Longwood Drive
Chicago´s Beverly Hills community

Only original works of art will be featured, including fine art, woodworking, ceramics, jewelry, leather crafts, textiles, photography, sculpture, art glass and more.

There will be live music, food and many fun activities for children of all ages.

The mission of the Ridge Park Art Fair & Festival is to support artists in showcasing their unique creations and to contribute to the vitality of life in Beverly Hills/Morgan Park and beyond.

The Ridge Park Art Fair & Festival is sponsored by the Chicago Park District, The Ridge Park Advisory Council and The John H. Vanderpoel Art Association. The John H. Vanderpoel Art Association is in residency at Ridge Park through the Chicago Park District’s Arts Partner in residence program, which unites artists and communities in Chicago’s parks.

https://ridgeparkartfair.org/

Atelier Chicago: current works by acclaimed Chicago artists Robert Johnson and Peter Kelsey.

Reception
Sunday, May 5, 2019
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Ridge Park Fieldhouse
9625 S. Longwood Dr., Chicago

Palos Heights resident Robert J. Johnson taught in the Chicago public school system for 30 years,
and then was the Director of Chicago Public Schools’ Bureau of Art.

Peter Kelsey received his training at the School of Representational Art, the Art Institute of Chicago
and the Palette and Chisel Art Academy. Peter lives in Evanston and is an instructor at Studio Incamminati.


The gallery is now closed for construction until early 2024.  •  Call 773-294-8311

Ridge Park Fieldhouse, 9625 S. Longwood Drive, Chicago, IL 60643

Send donations and correspondence to: 10429 S. Seeley Ave., Chicago, IL 60643