Join us for the 4th Arts in Action exhibit opening at the Ellwood House Museum!

Arts in Action: “The Power of Place,” is a photography exhibit featuring works by Jayla Trenyce. The exhibit explores how physical locations hold deep meaning, carrying traces of historical events and family memories. Trenyce’s works focus on DeKalb’s Pleasant Street and Sycamore’s North Avenue neighborhoods, which she documents through a series of ten photographs. Jayla Trenyce is a Chicago-based graduate of Northern Illinois University, and founder of Kindred Noir, an organization which seeks to empower and support Black and underserved artists.

Arts in Action is funded by a grant from Healing Illinois. Healing Illinois is funded by the Illinois Department of Human Services in partnership with The Field Foundation of Illinois.

The opening reception will be held on Saturday, June 27 from 4pm-6pm at the Ellwood House Museum Visitor Center. All guests are welcome, and this will be a joint exhibition reveal with the Ellwood House America 250 exhibit: Barb City in Red, White, and Blue.