Museum Of Bad Art virtual Summer Reading programs

The Museum Of Bad Art collects, exhibits, and celebrates art that will be seen in no other venue. Since 1993, they have collected art from thrift stores, yard sales, sidewalk trash, and even the artists who create it. They analyze, compare to classic art, and share with thousands of fans around the world.

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These programs are put on in collaboration with the Chillicothe Public Library, North Riverside Public Library, Riverside Public Library, Dunlap Public Library District, and Lake Bluff Public Library. They will be presented by Louise Reilly Sacco and Michael Frank of MOBA.

Louise Reilly Sacco
The Permanent Acting Interim Executive Director of the Museum Of Bad Art was part of MOBA’s founding team in 1993. Despite a complete lack of formal training in any visual arts, she continues to lead MOBA to maintain a reputation as the world’s leading institution in this field.

​Michael Frank
The Curator in Chief, Museum Of Bad Art is an acolyte who studied under the strict tutelage of the founding Esteemed Curator. Mr. Frank now heads the entire department. His appointment was due to his record of contributing more art to MOBA than anyone other than the Esteemed Curator and that he already had a tuxedo. A professional musician and entertainer with enviable balloon-twisting skills, he lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

June Programs

MOBA 101: An Introduction to the Museum Of Bad Art
Wednesday, June 9 | 7:00 PM​

The world’s leading cultural institution dedicated to art in which something has gone wrong describes how and why it was established.  MOBA presents pieces from their collection, with an insightful, pithy, and often humorous commentary. 

Museum Of Bad Art: Tough Times - Having a Bad Day to Dystopian Apocalypse
Wednesday, June 23 | 7:00 PM

Art has always helped get us through difficult times. In this presentation MOBA explore some of the ways artists react to small and large, real and imagined, disasters.

July Programs

Museum Of Bad Art: Dopplehangers - Intentionally or Not, they Resemble Famous People
Wednesday, July 7 | 7:00 PM

This collection includes efforts to capture (or try to capture) the likeness of favorite entertainers, politicians, or historic figures. Some have accidentally ended up portraying faces we recognize.

Museum Of Bad Art: A Visit to the MOBA Zoo
Wednesday, July 14 | 7:00 PM

Our artists love to capture their furry, feathered, fishy friends. This collection of sincere, original art includes treasured pets, exotic creatures in the wild, and animals that exist only in the artist’s imagination.