Bolingbrook Arts Council

09/04/2026

Free fun for all ages and abilities is coming to Bolingbrook!

Join us for the fifth annual Celebration of Special Recreation: The Inclusion Experience - an afternoon of adaptive activities, creativity, animals, games, and community connection.

Try wheelchair basketball, adaptive golf, gymnastics, circus wheel demonstrations, art activities, and more. Meet miniature horses and donkeys, explore the sensory room, and enjoy a free hot dog while you’re there!

This celebration is for everyone.
You do not need to have a disability to participate, play, and learn alongside us.

Saturday, October 10th
11 am - 2 pm
Annerino Community Center
201 Recreation Dr., Bolingbrook
Admission is free!

Presented by: the Bolingbrook Arts Council, Bolingbrook Park District, and Northern Will County Special Recreation Association

Bring your friends and family—and please share this invitation with anyone who might enjoy or benefit from an afternoon of inclusive fun.
We can’t wait to see you there!

Learn more: celebratespecialrec.org

Save the date for the 5th annual Celebration of Special Recreation: The Inclusion Experience on Saturday, October 10 from 11am to 2pm at Bolingbrook Park District's Annerino Community Center.
Experience adaptive fun for people of all ages and abilities. Tentative activities include: Mini-Horses and Mini-Donkeys, Beep Baseball, Adaptive Golf, Wheelchair Basketball, Boccia, Clay Play, Therapeutic Music, Adaptive Black Light Glow Activities, Gymnastics, and more. Plus, visit the resource fair featuring local disability services and adaptive recreation. Enjoy free hot dogs and popcorn! No registration required. For more info: www.celebratespecialrec.org. Presented by Northern Will County Special Recreation Association, Bolingbrook Arts Council and Bolingbrook Park District.

08/29/2026

Congratulations to Kasia Szczesniewski Kasia Szczesniewski on her art piece, "Bent but not Broken". It received the Best in Show for the Global Roots, Local Canvas exhibit for our Art In the Windows gallery at The Promenade.

Follow for more upcoming exhibits and additional Arts programming in Bolingbrook.

08/12/2026

🎨 CALL FOR ARTISTS: DEADLINE EXTENDED TO AUGUST 23, MIDNIGHT
Paint a mural people will literally sit inside of.

The Bolingbrook Arts Council, in partnership with the Bolingbrook Park District and Knights of Columbus Councils 6521 and 11092, is looking for one artist to paint an original mural on a reclaimed Noblewins wind turbine blade bench that will be permanently installed in a Bolingbrook park.

This is public art with a purpose:
a bench that becomes part of a neighborhood... part of this community's story... part of a series of artworks that will beautify the park for years and years to come.

The basics:
• The canvas: a curved wind turbine blade bench, roughly 124 sq ft of painted surface
• Compensation: $2,500 flat fee (materials included)
• Painted indoors at the Bolingbrook Park District Public Works facility
• Painting window: September 8 to October 18, 2026
• Public debut: week of November 9, 2026 at Knights of Columbus Park

The design should celebrate the history and service of the two Knights of Columbus councils and reflect their four pillars: Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism.

Proposal deadline: Sunday, August 23, 2026 by 11:59 PM (yes, this one moves fast!)

To apply, send the following to: [email protected]:
• a brief artist statement
• a preliminary sketch or concept
• images of 2 to 3 past works (murals and large-scale pieces especially welcome)
• your contact info

Full details and downloadable PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-2NEV4DW--LcJdR1s7nXUC-OoO-8KnOQ/view?usp=sharing

Questions? [email protected]

This call is available in alternate formats on request; reach out to the Bolingbrook Arts Council for accommodations.

Know an artist who works big, bold, and unafraid of a curved surface?
Tag them, share this, and let's fill a Bolingbrook park with real art by a real artist.

If you have already submitted a proposal you have the option of updating your design based on this newer streamlined list of requirements.

07/28/2026

Congratulations to Jeff Hein, our Best In Show for our latest Art In the Windows exhibit, "Color Without Name"!

Our new exhibit, "Global Roots, Local Canvas", celebrating international artists from Mexico and Poland, is up now. Go check out beautiful work by Rossy Obudzinski and Kasia Szczesniewski, in the windows at The Promenade.

07/22/2026

07/22/2026

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06/28/2026

Bolingbrook Arts Expo happening now in the Tunnel Art Gallery at the Village of Bolingbrook Picnic.
Exhibiting artwork from local artists Jennifer Alvarez, Amber Carroll, Jeff Hein, Lea Moore-Beulah, Jennifer Raywood, Mike Rich, Samantha Thompson, Carlton Tingle.

Come and vote for your favorite for the People's Choice Award!

06/23/2026

CALL FOR ARTISTS- The Bolingbrook Arts Council in partnership with the Bolingbrook Park District and the Knights of Columbus Councils 6521 and 11092, will be commissioning artists to paint original murals on Noblewins wind turbine blade benches that will be permanently installed in a Bolingbrook park.

The deadline for proposal submission is Sunday, July 19, 2026, 11:59pm.

The detailed call about the project is linked in the bio.

06/17/2026

Art In the Windows- "Bloom Exhibit", Best in Show.
Congrats to Maribel Martinez and Mike Rich for being named Best In Show for our "Bloom Exhibit" in the windows at The Promenade.

Upcoming Art In the Windows exhibit: Abstracts!

06/15/2026

Call for Artists! 2-D Artwork of any medium, by local artists of all ages and levels, will be showcased in the pop-up Bolingbrook Arts Expo at the Village of Bolingbrook 's Village Picnic. Artwork will be exhibited within the Tunnel Art Gallery during the picnic, and showcased to thousands of picnic attendees.
Artists- complete the registration form by June 24th, to have your artwork showcased! Link in bio https://forms.gle/5q69Y4mUsYnuKi6d7