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An initiative of the Terra Foundation for American Art in partnership with artists and organizations across the city, Art Design Chicago is a series of events and exhibitions that highlight the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities.

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Carlos Cortéz 100 AÑOS

August 13, 2023-February 18, 2024

Carlos Cortéz 100 AÑOS

National Museum of Mexican Art

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entre horizontes: Art and Activism Between Chicago and Puerto Rico

August 19, 2023-May 5, 2024

entre horizontes: Art and Activism Between Chicago and Puerto Rico

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

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Native Futures

September 16, 2023-May 17, 2024

Native Futures

Center for Native Futures

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Ruth Duckworth: Life as a Unity

September 21, 2023-February 4, 2024

Ruth Duckworth: Life as a Unity

Smart Museum of Art

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Mound Summit

December 9, 2023

Mound Summit

Center for Native Futures

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Family Day: Play with Clay

December 9, 2023

Family Day: Play with Clay

Smart Museum of Art

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Seeds: Healing Stages: Open Mic, Poetry Reading & Pop-Up Exhibition

December 14, 2023

Seeds: Healing Stages: Open Mic, Poetry Reading & Pop-Up Exhibition

Chicago Art Department

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Working Landscapes: Empowering Healthier, Happier Humans

January 11, 2024

Working Landscapes: Empowering Healthier, Happier Humans

Mana Contemporary

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A Love Supreme

January 20, 2024-April 28, 2024

A Love Supreme

Elmhurst Art Museum

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Building Public Space to Heal

January 25, 2024

Building Public Space to Heal

Mana Contemporary

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Tapping into our Common Humanity for Good Design

February 29, 2024

Tapping into our Common Humanity for Good Design

Mana Contemporary

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Alice Shaddle: Fuller Circles

March 23, 2024-June 16, 2024

Alice Shaddle: Fuller Circles

Hyde Park Art Center

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Victoria Martinez: Braiding Histories

April 6, 2024-July 28, 2024

Victoria Martinez: Braiding Histories

Chicago Cultural Center

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The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige

April 6, 2024-October 27, 2024

The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige

Hyde Park Art Center

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Arte Diseño Xicágo II • From the World’s Fair to the Present Day

April 12, 2024-August 11, 2024

Arte Diseño Xicágo II • From the World’s Fair to the Present Day

National Museum of Mexican Art

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Opening Passages: Photographers Respond to Chicago and Paris

April 18, 2024-July 14, 2024

Opening Passages: Photographers Respond to Chicago and Paris

Chicago Cultural Center

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Christina Ramberg: A Retrospective

April 20, 2024-August 11, 2024

Christina Ramberg: A Retrospective

Art Institute Chicago

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Woven Being: Indigenous Art Histories of Chicagoland

January 26, 2025-July 13, 2025

Woven Being: Indigenous Art Histories of Chicagoland

Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University

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Learn about the people, places, and ideas that drive Chicago’s dynamic arts
ecosystem. Dive in and discover interviews, essays, news, videos, and more.

A group of six adults dressed in cold weather clothing stands on a Chicago street corner in front of a storefront and traffic signal pole.

Artist-Run Spaces Join Art Design Chicago

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Ruth Duckworth, "Clouds Over Lake Michigan," (© Estate of Ruth Duckworth; photo by Bob.)

HYPERALLERGIC Examines Ruth Duckworth’s Defiance as a Ceramicist

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WTTW Looks at Art Design Chicago and its Mission to Highlight Local Artists and Organizations

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Six individuals stand in from of an artwork made up of small figurines in a rainbow of colors mounted on the gallery wall.

Center for Native Futures: Dreaming and Funding a Different Future for Indigenous Art

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A group of four people in a gallery looking at a painting of four abstract figures in a boat with a skyline in the background.

Terra Foundation Launches Art Design Chicago: A Citywide Event and Exhibition Series

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Seven-foot by three-foot piece of canvas, split into two colors tan and black, and a frayed fringe.

Native Futures: An Artist-Led Gallery Reclaiming Indigeneity

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Metal egret’s beak and torso against the sky.

it wants to lie down, you want it to stand up: a letter to Ruth*

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Questions with a Curator: Cesáreo Moreno

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Newcity Profiles Carla Acevedo-Yates, curator of the MCA’s “entre horizontes”

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Reflections on Community Engagement from Terra Foundation Senior Engagement Fellow Pascale Ife Williams

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Follow Art Design Chicago–Now on TikTok!

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Pascale Ife Williams leads Art Design Chicago Community Engagement Learning Community

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Chicago Partnerships: Supporting Arts and Culture in the City

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The Story of the Art Design Chicago Logo

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Signs designating the Winthrop Family Historical Garden. In the left corner, community members can be seen participating in an organized dance activity.

Dreaming of a Future, A Conversation with Artist Regina Agu

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A performer in a blue garment next to an art piece at the Water Music on the Beach event.

6018North, Trash to Treasure

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Artists Remember Carlos Cortéz

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New School: Romi Crawford Shares the Black Arts Movement School Modality with the Next Generation

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Learning Together: Exploring the Origins of Arts Education at Hull-House

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A young artist stand in a ceramics studio holding a work in progress. Other students are working at a long table behind her.

A Conversation on Engagement with Kahari Blackburn

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An initiative of the Terra Foundation for American Art in partnership with artists and organizations across the city, Art Design Chicago is a series of events and exhibitions that highlight the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities.

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