Visit GHC for Your Spring Break

Not on the beach this week for spring break?  No worries, GHC offers entertainment for all ages in our newest exhibition "Start With A Sketch," highlighting cartoonists, illustrators and voice characters from the community.

"Start With A Sketch" showcases original artwork from our archival collection and includes a large collaboration with artists (and their families) past and present. It features well-known artists such as Daws Butler, the voice of Yogi Bear and many Hanna Barbera characters along with Chester Gould, creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip. Other local artists include George Borg, John Jarvis, Charley Krebs, Evans and Rebecca Krehbiel, Tom Lichtenheld, Al Ochsner, and Robert Spong.

Hands-on features include: Inspiration Station with magnets, books and drawing tools.  A Touch-Screen Interactive with voice characters and Up & Coming Cartoonists Sketch area where you can draw your own sketch.  Enter our Cartoon Caption contest each month and vote on GHC FB page.  (Winners will receive Geneva Chamber Gift Certificate and one-year GHC Membership and have their caption featured in our Third Street window.)

Admission $2/each, free for GHC Members and children 5 & under.  (Includes admission to "Greetings from Geneva" on the history of Geneva.)

This exhibition is sponsored by the Fabyan Foundation, Geneva Cultural Arts Commission, Miscella Real Estate, the Kane County Chronicle and McDonald's of Geneva/John Lardas, Jr.

GHC is open Tuesday thru Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 113 S. Third Street, Geneva.  Our  Museum Store features books written by the artists in the exhibition, fun drawing toys, flip books and Geneva souveniers.

Belong to Geneva's history this spring break - and don't forget the sunscreen!