WINTER 2006

MEET ART ON THE HILL

Kimball Hill turned farmland into affordable housing for returning World War II veterans. His son David and daughter-in-law Diane carry on the Hill family’s commitment to community concerns.

This issue of SPOTLIGHTS is dedicated to the Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the City of Rolling Meadows. The Northwest Cultural Council and the City of Rolling Meadows created a wonderful event for Rolling Meadows citizens on September 10, 2005.

Executive Director’s Report

Dear Friends of the Arts,

We enthusiastically welcome Diane Hill to the Council’s Board of Directors. Diane is recently retired from Northwestern University where she served for 32 years as senior lecturer, author and clinical supervisor in speech and language pathology. She was a charter member and served as chair of the Specialty Board on Fluency Disorders. Her current memberships include: Leadership Committee of the Fund for Leaders in Mission of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Northwest Community Hospital’s Board of Directors, and the Harper Community College Educational Foundation.

It was a great pleasure to join with the City of Rolling Meadows to celebrate the founding of this wonderful city, and to have the opportunity to honor David Hill. David has been a supporter both intellectually and financially of this wonderful arts council.

In the devastation caused by hurricanes and floods in our country, and a tsunami in Asia, the recent results of the hurricane in Guatemala have been to some extent overlooked. Hurricane Stan caused irreparable floods, mudslides, loss of crops, and suffering. Our knowledge of the Mayan people has been heightened since we exhibited Winifred Godfrey’s Mayan Procession in 2000 at our galleries.  Donations to the Relief Fund for MayaWorks’ artisans impacted by Hurricane Stan, can be made by check to MayaWorks at 4421 N. Malden, 3N, Chicago, IL 60640 or online to the secure website: www.mayaworks.org.

As we go to press, the works for the Second Annual Visual and Poetry Competition, My Cultural Heritage, are being installed. It will be exciting to share the names, images and poems of the winners in the next issue of SPOTLIGHTS.

Please mark your calendars and attend the receptions for the January, February and March exhibits at the Kimball Hill and NWCC galleries.

The Portrait in Print, a portion of a collection of “original” fine art prints, donated by Mary and Charles Liebman to McHenry County College, will be on display at the Kimball Hill and Northwest Cultural Council galleries from January 19 to February 16, 2006.

The works are a series of portraits that offer an outstanding history of visual artists, humanitarians, writers, composers, musicians, political activists and others within the realm of the humanities. A reception will take place at the galleries on Saturday, February 4, 2006, 1-3 pm.

Icons and Altars will be on display from March 7-28, 2006. It is the work of a group of Chicago area women artists, called Twenty Two on View, who became friends and allies over 35 years ago. The group meets monthly to share their vision of art, experience art encounters together, discuss the development of art and further enhance their skills as artists. A reception will take place at the galleries on Sunday, March 19, 1-3 pm.

Our Board of Directors look forward to greeting you at the receptions for our new exhibitions.

Sincerely,

Kathy Umlauf

CITY OF ROLLING MEADOWS & NORTHWEST

CULTURAL COUNCIL

VOLUNTEERS FOR “MEET ART ON THE HILL”

Glenn Adams               Mayor Ken Nelson           Kathy Kwandras

Dominick Giovingo            Gail Rothacker                Rande Smith

Victoria Bran               Linda Lyles Ballantine        Tom Melena

Andrew Lombardo            Helen Daly                 Marilyn Koch

Alice Fitzgerald              Anna Hall              Megan Spencer

Kendall Minta                 Nancy Rayborn          Deanna Goldberg

Joan Brinkworth             Cheryl Quick             Sherrie Kirmse

Elyse Umlauf Garneau           Colleen Kirmse            Gale Kuffel

Frank Tumino            Deirdre Fox            Lynn Miller

Betty Morley              Darlene Eiffes                Roselinde Davis

Carl Mankert               Sue Thomas              Ed & Barbara Martin

Lois Lloyd                Jamie Lloyd                Joslin Lloyd

Ann Ryan                 Mary Jo Willis                Kathy Umlauf

Jack Lloyd                Suzanne Sana               Susan Castella

Pam Lowrie                Claire Wally                Keith Peterson

Bob Cobb                 Pat Sakellaris                Pam Fritz

Bill Priestly                     Matt Fredricks

Students from Immanuel Lutheran School in Palatine and St. Collette in Rolling Meadows

KIMBALL HILL HOMES VOLUNTEERS

JoAnne Peterson                   Karen Paxson                 Neville Alperstein

Cindy Buoscio                  Michelle Calzarreta              Eileen Connelly

Bob Curtis                Jill Desantis                Dennis Hurst

Kevin Phillips              Bill Purcell                 Leta Saccamemo

Lynn Schwartz                Ashu Singh                Susan Wilson

Kevin Paxson          Jamini Patel

FINANCIAL ANGELS

Kimball Hill Homes                       Northwest Cultural Council

Northwest Community Healthcare                         Arlington Park Racecourse, LLC

Kohler Co.                           Rolling Meadows Park District

HBK Water Meter Service, Inc.                   Olsen Bros-Mayflower

Leslie/Raisch Associates, Inc.                       Storino, Ramello & Durkin

Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.                           Spring Air Filter, Inc.

Kriscor Corporation                         Ray’s Auto, Inc.

Harris Bank – Arlington Meadows                         Argent Mortgage Company

Loving Care Animal Clinic                            Alderman Sue Walton

Meadows Funeral Home                       Paul K. Lloyd Family – residents since 1955

SPONSORS of the Northwest Cultural Council

This is a new initiative to underwrite the work of the Northwest Cultural Council, recommended by Tom MacCarthy, Chairman/CEO Cornerstone National Bank & Trust Company.

If you would like to become a sponsor contact the Council at 847-956-7966.

Kimball Hill Homes is a privately held homebuilding corporation headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. It is currently ranked among the top twenty-five homebuilders in the United States. Kimball Hill Homes began homebuilding in Chicagoland over sixty years ago. In 1989 expansion into markets outside of Illinois began and continues to the present day.

Kimball Hill Homes builds a wide diversity of homes ranging from the first time buyer to executive class homes. Kimball Hill Homes is recognized regionally and nationally for creating innovative architectural designs, as well as utilizing advanced land use concepts. Kimball Hill Homes’ goal is to continue to provide fine homes in a complete community environment. Even more fundamental is Kimball Hill Homes’ commitment to fulfill its corporate value statement:

Caring, Committed People creating Communities of Fine Homes.