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Two young visitors look at a large standing loom in front of a window of Hull-House.

ADC Partners Collaborate to Present “Weaving Stories” Series

"Weaving Stories" is a collaborative series of community-building weaving workshops meant to connect shared stories of heritage and culture to material practices.

Art Design Chicago X Design Museum of Chicago: Flag Feast

Flag Feast, an eye-popping array of flag designs created by local artists and designers as part of Art Design Chicago.

Chicago Grants Awarded Summer 2024

The Terra Foundation’s summer grants support three projects in Chicago.
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Art Design Chicago Grants Awarded Spring 2024

The Terra Foundation for American Art awarded 22 grants in spring 2024 through its Art Design Chicago initiative.
Left: Line drawing of a series of raised garden beds containing a variety of plants. Text states: Space Shift Collective.; Right: A detail view of a fiber artwork featuring long red fabric ribbons hanging vertically with tangled fringe at the ends.

Art Design Chicago at EXPO 2024

Throughout the run of EXPO CHICAGO, make sure to visit Art Design Chicago at two Special Exhibition booths presented in collaboration with Hyde Park Art Center and Center for Native Futures.
“Arte Designo Chicago/ Lumpen Radio Serie de Charlas” gráfico con negro y blanco barrio en fondo. Rasgado banda del papel con fuente manuscrita que dice, “Explorando narrativas de la indigeneidad, la migración, el activismo y el desplazamiento a través de las voces de artistas, curadores y organizadores culturales.” es en el centro de la imagen. “Art Design Chicago / Lumpen Radio Talk Series” graphic with black and white neighborhood background. Ripped strip of paper graphic with black handwritten font that states, “Exploring narratives of indigeneity, migration, activism, and displacement through the voices of artists, curators, and cultural organizers.” centers the image.

Lumpen Radio Examina Las Exposiciones de Arte Diseño Chicago en Una Serie de Charlas Bilingües / Lumpen Radio Examines Art Design Chicago Exhibitions in Bilingual Talk Series

A través de una serie de conversaciones transmitidas en español y inglés con artistas, curadores, y organizadores culturales, el Arte Diseño Chicago Serie de Charlas por Lumpen Radio explora y celebra el rico patrimonio artístico y las diversas comunidades creativas.
Man stands on porch of brick bungalow his hand over his heart. A metal ladder is propped up against the house to the right of the man.

Art Design Chicago Grants Awarded Fall 2023

The Terra Foundation for American Art awarded 32 grants in October 2023 through its Art Design Chicago initiative.
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Centering Community Engagement in Project Creation

ADC partners are collaborating to expand partnerships, exchange ideas, and apply practices that better reflect the needs of the communities they serve.
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

Hyde Park Art Center partners with the Terra Foundation to support projects by artist-run platforms as part of Art Design Chicago.  
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

Art Design Chicago—an initiative of the Terra Foundation for American Art in partnership with local artists and arts organizations.

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

Art Design Chicago highlights the voices and stories that are part of Chicago’s unique artistic heritage and creative communities.

Follow Art Design Chicago–Now on TikTok!

For the latest on Art Design Chicago exhibitions, events, and the stories behind them, follow Art Design Chicago on social media.

Pascale Ife Williams leads Art Design Chicago Community Engagement Learning Community

A key goal of Art Design Chicago is to build and strengthen relationships between Chicago-based visual art institutions and the communities they serve.

Chicago Partnerships: Supporting Arts and Culture in the City

The Terra Foundation for American Art’s support for art and culture in Chicago isn’t new.

The Story of the Art Design Chicago Logo

Although its colors and styling are recently refreshed, the Art Design Chicago logo has a long history behind it.

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ADC Partners Collaborate to Present “Weaving Stories” Series

Art Design Chicago X Design Museum of Chicago: Flag Feast

Chicago Grants Awarded Summer 2024

Art Design Chicago Grants Awarded Spring 2024

Art Design Chicago at EXPO 2024

Lumpen Radio Examina Las Exposiciones de Arte Diseño Chicago en Una Serie de Charlas Bilingües / Lumpen Radio Examines Art Design Chicago Exhibitions in Bilingual Talk Series

Art Design Chicago Grants Awarded Fall 2023

Centering Community Engagement in Project Creation

Artist-Run Spaces Join Art Design Chicago

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

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

Follow Art Design Chicago–Now on TikTok!

Pascale Ife Williams leads Art Design Chicago Community Engagement Learning Community

Chicago Partnerships: Supporting Arts and Culture in the City

The Story of the Art Design Chicago Logo

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