Arts in Action is a project the staff of Ellwood House Museum and Dekalb County History Center began in 2020 to start a conversation, hoping to unite the communities of DeKalb County in sharing a more well rounded history, shifting our local history narrative from a predominately white experience to one that accurately accounts the lives of the diverse people of Northern Illinois. This year centering on the stories Latino families.

Arts in Action’s 2024 Exhibit opens June 29th at 6pm for FREE in the Visitor Center and remains open till the end of the year during Ellwood House Museums regular hours of operation: 9am-4:30pm,Wednesday through Saturday.

Arts in Action is generously supported by the DeKalb County Community Mental Health Board and funded with a grant from Healing Illinois.