Oak Park Area Arts Council has continued its partnership with Oak Park Hospital in displaying local artists’ work in the lobby of the hospital.

The featured artist for March and April 2003 is Nancy Fong; she will display florals and beach scenes in watercolor, acrylic and oil on paper.  Ms. Fong attended the University of Illinois at Chicago as a James Scholar.  She is a teacher at Morton College and at the Senior Citizens’ Center of Oak Park and River Forest.  For the past three years, Ms. Fong taught art classes for the Cultural Arts Workshop Program for the Park District of Oak Park, and will be teaching again this summer.    Ms. Fong is an artist member of the Oak Park Art League and a member of their Board of Directors.

The Oak Park Area Arts Council has worked to bring exposure to area artists for many years.  In addition to the exhibit at Oak Park Hospital, the Arts Council also sponsors exhibits at Forest Park National Bank and Oak Park Village Hall.

Founded in 1906, Oak Park Hospital is sponsored by the Wheaton Franciscan Sister and is guided by their philosophy of human and community development.  As a member of the Rush System for Health, Oak Park Hospital is linked to the resources of Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, a national leader in medical teaching and research.

Oak Park Hospital is conveniently located near the intersection of Harlem Avenue and Madison Street in Oak Park.  Free parking is available for patients and visitors.

For more info, please contact the Oak Park Area Arts Council at 708.358.5693.