Lemont Artists Guild

WELCOME!

 Visit our Meetings/Programs Page for a full listing of our 2024-2025 Monthly Programs 

on the 2nd Wed. of the month (unless otherwise indicated)

We hope you can attend our programs at the library which are free and open to the public!

Our meetings take place IN PERSON at Homer Township Public Library

14320 W. 151st Street, Homer Glen, IL 60491, 708-301-7908

Upcoming Program:  

 If you would like time to socialize before the meeting, please plan to arrive at 6:30 and we will be starting our announcements at 6:45 pm.  Back of the Hall Voting will start at 6:40 pm.  Our speaker will be starting at 7 pm or shortly after.

 Note on those registered for our programs: We know things happen, so, if you have registered for a program, but can not attend, please call the library and cancel your registration-708-301-7908 to allow for others on the waitlist to be able to attend. Thank you.

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 6:30 pm

Metal Sculpture with Steve Kost

IN PERSON at

Homer Township Public Library

14320 W. 151st Street

Homer Glen, IL 60491

708-301-7908

PLEASE REGISTER AT:  https://www.homerlibrary.org/metal2026 

•        On March 11, 2026, in partnership with the Homer Township Public Library, the Lemont Artists Guild is pleased to present, at the library, Steve Kost, who will talk about his Metal Sculpture artwork and how he came to creating it.  Steve Kost is a local artist who is also a United States Veteran and also worked as an Ironworker high above Chicago's city-scape.  He creates "Upcycled" metal sculptures which came about originally from dismantling typewriters and sewing machines.  He will talk about his "Metal Health Artwork," places he has displayed his sculptures, including the Library of Congress, and share his deep sense of purpose that comes with the healing power of creating art.  
•       Kost's journey to becoming a scrap metal artist began when joined the Navy at 17 years old and became a hull technician, eventually joining a battalion with the Navy Seabees as a steelworker. During a deployment overseas, he experienced trauma and when he got home, Kost said he tried to put his traumatic experiences aside and move forward. He became an ironworker in Chicago and after seeking mental health counseling through the Veterans Health Administration, he began to tinker with spare metal parts to create animal sculptures. As mentioned above, he dismantled typewriters and sewing machines in his basement to occupy his mind and hands and through this, he started creating his first projects, small simple bolted and riveted figures. Since delving into scrap metal art, Kost has become a voice for the challenges combat veterans face, advocating for them to use their time and energy constructively. He's also a musical artist; Kost plays drums for the rock band The Seventh Sons. He has proudly displayed his sculptures at the Illinois State Museum, The Library of Congress, The Joliet Historical Society, The National Veterans Creative Arts Festival, Scrapfest Metal Art Festival in Lansing, Michigan, and online as a featured Veteran Artist with a special commissioned sculpture prominently displayed on the Google search page and installed in their HQ at St. Johns Terminal in New York City. In October of 2018, he had his first experience sharing his art in public at a Chicago Veterans art show and he felt a sense of belonging with the talented veteran artists he met there. Since then, he has found a deep sense of purpose in sharing his journey and inspiring other veterans to find the healing power of art for themselves. As he continues to take the next steps in his journey, he looks forward to finding opportunities to create and share more public art installations. To learn more about him, visit his website at: http://www.stevekost.com/

The Lemont Artists Guild Meetings are open to all, you do not have to be a Lemont Artists Guild member to attend.

Visit our "Back of the Hall Page" to see our most recent LAG member's artwork voted for 1st place at our meeting!

CREATE AND CHAT: ARTISTS MEET-UP

When: 3rd Mondays unless noted otherwise

Time: 1-3 pm

Winter/Spring 2025: February 23, 2026*, March 23, 2026*, 

April 20, 2026, May 18, 2026

*These are on the 4th Mondays.

 Where: Homer Township Public Library (address listed above)

Artists of all kinds are welcome to join our monthly meetup group! Meet other local artists, discuss what you’re working on, and spend time creating alongside others. Bring your current project or art supplies to find inspiration & start a new one! 

New folks – and all art mediums – welcome!

While this is not an instructional class, the gathering of artists can help inspire you and give you feedback or ideas on your own artwork. Or, if you haven't been able to create but want to start, join us and see what others are making. Seeing others create can be just what you need to get your own project started!

No registration required; just show up!

Please visit and "Like" our Facebook Page at:  https://www.facebook.com/Lemont-Artists-Guild-107474634245261 

Stories of Lemont 150th Anniversary Zine

 The 150th Anniversary Zine is dedicated to Lemont, its history, and the writers and artists who have celebrated it through their work.   A collaborative project with the Village of Lemont and Lemont Downtown, the Lemont Writers Guild and the Lemont Artists Guild.  

Contact us today to find out how to get yours!

Links:

Meet the Team Behind the Lemont 150th Zine: https://www.lemontdowntown.com/news/lemont-zine

www.lemontwriters.com - www.lemontartistsguild.org - www.artlemont.org

March 14, 2024 Daily Southtown Article:

Here's a link to the digital newspaper: https://digitaledition.dailysouthtown.chicagotribune.com/html5/desktop/production/default.aspx?&edid=c2a87462-d60d-40e5-b8e8-afbd225595d2
Here's a link to the online article: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/13/lemont-150th-anniversary-zine-unites-artists-writers-guild-to-tell-villages-story/

Sept. 5, 2024 Daily Southtown Article

 https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/04/writers-artists-collaborate-to-celebrate-lemont-history/

Our member exhibit in August 2023 at Gallery Seven is past but,

Jay Anderson from Gallery Seven put together a wonderful video showcasing about 52 of the 62 pieces in the show and a few artist interviews (with Lynn Rozycki, Betty Burian Kirk, Liz Connelly) and a beautiful introduction by Nancy Uznanski.

You can view the video on YouTube:*

https://youtu.be/PrP37xJWeCI

*Please note these spelling corrections on some of the artists' names: Lynn Rozycki, Mary Fronczak Grochocinski, Lee Ristow

When you view the video, hit the "Subscribe" button so you will know about future videos posted on Gallery Seven's YouTube channel.  

In spring of  2023  LAG was invited to be at Lemont Library in their display case.  The theme showcased photographs of Lemont in 

celebration of the Village of Lemont's 150th Anniversary!    

The case had photographs of Lemont by Matt Kosic, Gene Mark, and William Uznanski (William’s submitted by Nancy Uznanski).  

While the case is not on display anymore, view a fun video of the pictures here at:  

 https://youtu.be/tdZDcGiu_7U 

and some pictures of the case at our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/Lemont-Artists-Guild-107474634245261

  View a slide show of some of the pictures taken at our Plein Air Outings this Summer (2022):  

Click here: Plein Air Pictures

View a video taken from our Member Exhibit that we had at Lemont Center for the Arts in July, 2022:

Click here:  https://youtu.be/tCBYr6Furok 

Visit our Page Listing other area art groups we are in contact with: Click here

Visit our Interactive Projects Page