The Grove Gallery in downtown Evanston opened its latest exhibition, 'Flow: The Water Show,' over the weekend, featuring works by local artists that explore humanity's fragile relationship with water, particularly the Great Lakes. Gallery director Sarah Kaiser-Amaral curated the invitation-only show, which includes paintings by Anna Marie Crovetti, Nicole Gordon, Louise LeBourgeois, Lynne Miller-Jones, Carol Neiger, Jennifer Presant, and Nina Weiss, with themes ranging from refreshing summer scenes to dystopian reflections on climate change and flooding.
The exhibition matters because it pairs artistic expression with environmental action: half of all sales from the show will be donated to the Alliance for the Great Lakes, a Chicago-based nonprofit dedicated to protecting the region's fresh water from invasive species and microplastics. By using the gallery as a platform for community outreach and ecological advocacy, Kaiser-Amaral demonstrates how local art spaces can directly support conservation efforts, raising both funds and awareness for a critical natural resource.