Join us for a Friday Evening ArtBar!

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Stop in to create love-inspired art — make gifts, decor, or something sweet for yourself! Join us before or after dinner, or feel free to bring your meal to the Arts Center.

Grab a friend, get a drink, and let your inner artist out! 21+

Join us for a festive Saturday Morning ArtBar!

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Sip on a festive beverage while creating unique industrial ornaments! Join us after breakfast, or feel free to bring your brunch with you.

Grab a friend, get a drink, and let your inner artist out! 21+

$10 per person

Learn the Art of Wet Felting with Jeanne Clark!

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Follow along with Jeanne to create a beautiful luminary of your own! Wet felting uses water, soap, wool fibers, and friction.

Class fee includes all materials and instruction. $25 per person.

2025 Merry Market
Saturday, November 22 from 10 AM - 4 PM
Galesburg Community Arts Center
349 East Main Street, Galesburg, IL
Free admission

Join us for our upcoming MERRY MARKET on Saturday, November 22, 2025! Browse original handcrafted artwork by over 20+ regional artists spread across all three floors of the Arts Center. Sip on festive libations from our cash bar, and shop the day away! Support small business & your local makers.

• J. Neal Botanical Papers (paper, cards, ornaments)

• BK Pullen (framed & matted paintings and prints)

• Mary Hildebrand (oil paintings, cards, prints)

• Jeanne Clark (felted wool, winter and Christmas decor)

• Becky Peterson (papier-mache, holiday items)

• Lone Wolf MGM Designs (jewelry & pottery)

• Stacey Miller Art (watercolor)

• Art by Aniteb (paintings, prints, stationary)

• Cyn Elizabeth Studios (stained glass, sea glass art, silversmithing, jewelry, and more)

• My Art Creations (jewelry bead designs)

• June 13 Pottery (pottery: mugs, bowls, plates, ornaments)

• Cerezas (Art by Sheri Lozano)

• Jubilation Ceramics (functional ceramics: mugs, bowls, vases)

• Betsy Zmuda-Swanson (handmade journals, landscape paintings, oil and acrylic)

• Art by Jennifer Jayne (paintings, floral & landscape)

• Cheeta Moon Designs (handcrafted jewelry, silver & bronze)

• Fox Art (paintings, fused glass, painted feathers)

• Off Center Art (jewelry & cards)

• SmithGirl Handmade (journals & bowls made of magazines)

• Sage Lundquist Art (prints, cards, stickers, buttons, tea towels, leather)

• Etcetera - Custom Designs (jewelry, wire-wrapped)

• M&R Doubet Farms (sublimation pieces, cups, keychains, bookmarks, phone cases, skincare + soaps)

• Baskets & More (Woven goods, baskets, vases, jewelry)

Thank you to Brightspeed Fiber for sponsoring this event.

Tickets Now Available! Join us for Three Floors of Fun!

TICKETS ON SALE HERE

This year, we invite you to celebrate 17 years of GBOS on all 3 floors of the Arts Center! Start the night off by exploring the building to select your favorite handmade bowl, fill up on a flight of soups, enjoy music, check out the exSOUPbition, participate in the silent auction, and more!

VIB EVENT | EVENING of November 13 | 5-7:30pm

$65 - Early Access - VIB Dinner for 1 Person

Includes first dibs at those Very Important Bowls, a 5-Soup Flight + Bread, enjoy cocktails with Chris — plus, charcuterie, dessert, music, an ExSOUPbition, silent auction, and more! Doors open at 4:30pm.

$50 - VIB Dinner for 1 Person

Includes a Very Important Bowl of your choice, a 5-Soup Flight + Bread, enjoy cocktails with Chris — plus, charcuterie, dessert, music, an ExSOUPbition, silent auction, and more! Doors open at 5pm.

Stay tuned for more details about the evening, plus ticket pickup at GCAC.

Order your business team (3+ people) lunches featuring soup, cookie, bread, and a handmade bowl! Orders due by October 20 for delivery between 11am-1pm on Friday, October 24, 2025.

Spooky Forest Tunnel Books

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Join us for our Homeschool Art Club! Students have the opportunity to learn techniques and instructions for specific projects—this month we'll be making Tunnel Books! We are here to provide arts education for the homeschool community and will supply all materials and directions. Bring your family and get ready to get creative at the Arts Center!

Paint Crawl: Dali's The Persistence of Memory

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Join us for an exciting night of paint, community, and Salvador Dali! Part Paint-by-Numbers and part Pub Crawl... It's Paint Crawl with GCAC!

CANVAS PICK-UP LOCATION: Galesburg Community Arts Center. Start here to receive your canvas and instructions for the evening, then begin your crawl!

Participating venues include:

- Budde's (425 E. Main)

- Cornucopia (176 S. Seminary)

- Reserve Artisan Ales (185 S. Kellogg)

- Fisk Bier & Wine (240 E. Simmons)

- Opies (158 N. Broad)

- Galesburg Community Arts Center (349 E. Main)

FOOD + DRINK SPECIALS TBA

Buddes: $5.00 Pizza by the slice & $6.00 PBR pitchers

Cornucopia: Personal charcuterie (vegan available!) + both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink specials

Fisk Bier & Wine: Oktoberfest Board (special bratwurst, German potato salad, horseradish sauce, sauerkraut, crostini) plus at least 2 Oktoberfest Biers on tap!

Opie’s: Brie dish with homemade bacon jam + crackers; Sweet Chili Lime Spritz Cocktail

COOKE PARK PLAY DAYS

Come play, run, and have fun!

Tuesdays: July 1, July 15, July 29, and August 5, 2025 from 10am -12pm

• Mobile Playground

• Art Project by GCAC

• Origami Making

• Storytelling

• Kathleen Ridlon - Think Different, Move Different!

• Snacks

Sponsored by the Galesburg Community Arts Center and Galesburg Parks & Recreation.

Corner of South Henderson and West Second Street

Stop in for our Super Summer Sale! Enjoy 20% off all gift shop purchases on Wednesdays in July 2025. Valid 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, and 7/30.

20% off may not be combined with your member discount. The 20% off discount supersedes the member discount on Wednesdays in July.

COOKE PARK PLAY DAYS

Come play, run, and have fun!

Tuesdays: July 1, July 15, July 29, and August 5, 2025 from 10am -12pm

• Mobile Playground

• Art Project by GCAC

• Origami Making

• Storytelling

• Kathleen Ridlon - Think Different, Move Different!

• Snacks

Sponsored by the Galesburg Community Arts Center and Galesburg Parks & Recreation.

Corner of South Henderson and West Second Street

Stop in for our Super Summer Sale! Enjoy 20% off all gift shop purchases on Wednesdays in July 2025. Valid 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, and 7/30.

20% off may not be combined with your member discount. The 20% off discount supersedes the member discount on Wednesdays in July.

Transform Dried Flowers into Perfect Pendants!

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Preserve the beauty of nature in a wearable work of art! In this class, you'll learn how to arrange dried flowers and embed them in resin to create your own unique pendant. No experience necessary—just bring your creativity and love for botanicals!

Ages 16+ | All materials provided.

Stop in for our Super Summer Sale! Enjoy 20% off all gift shop purchases on Wednesdays in July 2025. Valid 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, and 7/30.

20% off may not be combined with your member discount. The 20% off discount supersedes the member discount on Wednesdays in July.

COOKE PARK PLAY DAYS

Come play, run, and have fun!

Tuesdays: July 1, July 15, July 29, and August 5, 2025 from 10am -12pm

• Mobile Playground

• Art Project by GCAC

• Origami Making

• Storytelling

• Kathleen Ridlon - Think Different, Move Different!

• Snacks

Sponsored by the Galesburg Community Arts Center and Galesburg Parks & Recreation.

Corner of South Henderson and West Second Street

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Drop in with your family and/or friends to create personalized stones for your garden! Write words, draw pictures, press glass and tiles, or even a handprint to create your own unique, decorative stones. Select from molds of different sizes and shapes to create as many as you'd like, while materials last!

All supplies provided, but feel free to bring items from home to incorporate into the stones!

Stop in for our Super Summer Sale! Enjoy 20% off all gift shop purchases on Wednesdays in July 2025. Valid 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, and 7/30.

20% off may not be combined with your member discount. The 20% off discount supersedes the member discount on Wednesdays in July.

Stop in for our Super Summer Sale! Enjoy 20% off all gift shop purchases on Wednesdays in July 2025. Valid 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, and 7/30.

20% off may not be combined with your member discount. The 20% off discount supersedes the member discount on Wednesdays in July.