Join the Comfort Station and friends in an exploration of home and community through spoken word! Calling Home features some of Chicago’s finest poets and prosaists sharing and exploring their varied experiences and memories of the communities that shape them with the community they are helping to build. An accompaniment to Edra Soto’s La Casa […]
Public Media Institute's How to Make a Scene series continues with legendary Chicago performers and platform-makers travis, P. Michael, Da Wei Wang, and Rosé Hernandez. The panel is curated and moderated by Chicago Reader Editor in Chief Salem Collo-Julin, whose legendary Chicago art career has included work on such iconic projects as Temporary Services and […]
Performer Cindy Nero blends oral storytelling and drag performance into a beautiful and healing experience that centers community and aims to uplift Trans and Queer stories. Presented in partnership with Palenque LSNA in conjunction with Comfort Station's exhibition, La Casa de Todos/Everyone's Home.
In this performance presented in conjunction with Edra Soto's installation La Casa de Todos, artist SAGE DYE installs a drying line inside the sculpture and hangs a series of garments partially submerged into containers with natural dyes created from edible plants, fruits, and vegetables. The garments, created from handmade linens and heirloom textiles collected from […]
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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.
