Exhibits & events
The gallery has reopened and is now accessible by elevator.
“The History of the Palette & Chisel Art Academy and its Artists”
Sunday, November 9, 2025 • 1:00 p.m.
John H. Vanderpoel Art Association
9625 S. Longwood Dr., Chicago
The Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Art (stylized as Palette & Chisel) is a non-profit association of representational artists, founded in Chicago in 1895 as the Palette and Chisel Club by a group of students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Palette & Chisel is the oldest existing artist organization in Chicago.
Their home is in the historic William Waller House, an Italianate Tuscan Villa on Chicago’s Gold Coast, built in 1875, shortly after the Great Chicago Fire.
Mr. Fullerton will be focusing on Spelman, Hennings, and Leyendecker, as well as others that are in the Vanderpoel collection.
Past exhibits and events
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.
The gallery is now accessible by elevator.
Open Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – noon.
Call 773-294-8311 for information or an appointment.
Ridge Park Fieldhouse, 9625 S. Longwood Drive, Chicago, IL 60643
Send donations and correspondence to: 10429 S. Seeley Ave., Chicago, IL 60643