Library offers programs for Fine Arts Fest

In conjunction with Batavia's Art in Your Eye Fine Arts Festival Aug. 8-9, the Batavia Public Library is offering the following special art appreciation programs at the library, 10 S. Batavia Ave. For information or to register, call (630) 879-4777. There is no charge.

• "Splash and Flash Watercolor" will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 28. Artist Suzanne Hetzel will demonstrate how to loosen up with watercolor and experiment with the medium to achieve dynamic results. She will demonstrate techniques used for florals, landscapes, and still life.

• "The Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago" will be presented at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3. The recently opened Modern Wing, designed by Renzo Piano, serves as a new exhibition space for the museum's world-renowned collection of modern and contemporary art. This lecture will present the Modern Wing's architecture in the context of Renzo Piano's career and consider the new structure as part of the museum's larger complex of buildings. A brief overview of the artwork on display in the new wing will be included, as well. Presenter Paula Wisotzki is an adjunct lecturer, Museum Education, Art Institute of Chicago, and associate professor of art history at Loyola University, Chicago.