On Dec. 1st from 4-7 Fotty Artmakers North members will open their first exhibit at AI.R Gallery 348 Tudor crt in Glencoe. Artmakers North is a group of established mid career artists who work in a variety of media and who were frustrated by the lack of regional exhibit opportunities  and costly gallery commissions. They have banded together to createa a series of pop up exhibits throughout the North Shore and Lake County. Initially conceived by Ann Rosen, retired Executive Director of the Highland Art Center as a social group that would  meet for breakfast and discuss common issues. it quickly evolved as  a vehicles to provide its 70 artist members more exhibition opportunities north of the city. Future exhibits are planned for Northbrook, Lake
forest, Waukegsn, Libertyville Highland Park and Evanston

Highland Park artists include
Adrienne Aaronson, Gail Baar, Suzane Horowitz, Mara Krummins, Pam Lee, Fern MigdalRuti Modlin, David Robbin, Ann Rosen, Beth Shadur, Peggy Shearn, Cheryl Steiger, Kay Thomas,