Art. Gatherings. Lake Forest.
The Gallery
An event venue & art gallery on the North Shore
Current exhibit
On view now
- Artist
- Christopher McGauran
- Exhibit
- Out of Print
- Medium
- Photography
- Opening
- Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 5–9pm
- Where
- 202 E. Wisconsin Ave., Lake Forest
Christopher McGauran
Out of Print
Out of print (adj.): no longer made. Hard to find. Worth holding on to.
Every piece in this show is something the world stopped making, or a place Wi-Fi hasn't quite found yet. Hand-painted lettering that took a steady brush and a whole afternoon. Real neon, bent by hand into fine script. A gas pump still counting in cents per gallon. A payphone waiting on one more quarter. An art deco tower from a time when even skyscrapers dressed up for the occasion. A destroyer headed for faraway wars. Alongside them are a few places so far off the grid that the signal gave up looking, from a quiet forest in the French countryside to a line of gondolas climbing an Austrian glacier.
Out of Print is a love letter to craftsmanship, patience, and the kind of detail that used to come standard. They don't make them like this anymore.
At The Gallery
Art & eventsFor event planners
A blank-canvas venue on the North Shore
Open floor plan, moveable furniture, full kitchen and bar program.
Discover moreFor art buyers
Exhibits on view all year
Original work from rotating shows in a downtown Lake Forest gallery.
Discover moreFor interior designers
Source art for client projects
Private viewings and a gallery that understands residential spaces.
Discover moreSteps from Market Square, The Gallery hosts wedding showers, rehearsal dinners, corporate gatherings, wine dinners and birthday parties for guests from Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Highland Park, Libertyville, Winnetka and across Chicago's North Shore. We also cater offsite events. Our courtyard patio is open as weather permits.
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