Presented as part of Red Line Services’ Designing Belonging series, this Lunch & Learn program features a presentation by Mary Patillio, the Harold Washington Professor of Sociology and Black Studies and Chair of the Black Studies Department at Northwestern University, on her landmark work on the intersection of houselessness and criminality. Her talk will explore the […]
As part of Indelible ORIGINS | Place + People The BLACK Domestic Living & Dining Roomscapes, the GREYSTONE Collective presents Meal Time, a performance installation activated by guest artist Shonna Pryor. A space to celebrate the ritual of “breaking bread,” the Black domestic dining room is where family gathers to nourish mind, body, and spirit. Pryor invites guests to […]
Tune in to Lumpen Radio 105.5 FM for Sala: A Living Room of Ideas, a live radio broadcast presented by Silvia Inés Gonzalez, the administrator of POCAS (People of Color Artist Space). The program features Holly Cahill and Olly Costello in a conversation about what liberated and flourishing futures look like. They discuss the joys […]
Fragmenting, juxtaposing, and assembling media, collage touches a variety of artistic mediums and genres. Contemporary collage artists Aimée Beaubien, Cydney Lewis, Victoria Martinez, Mary Lou Zelazny, and moderator Dana Boutin discuss the meaning and contemporary relevance of collage as an art form. Panelists are also be invited to respond to collagist extraordinaire Alice Shaddle’s work, […]
"Mr. Rami had a front-row seat to a who’s who of literary, political, entertainment, and civil rights icons who changed the course of history for Black people in this country." – Robert Townsend, actor, director, comedian, and writer Presented in conjunction with Designing for Change: Chicago Protest Art of the 1960s–70s, Chicago History Museum presents a lecture by […]
Japanese photographer Akito Tsuda takes the stage to share his story of coming to Chicago as a young man in the early 1990s and the relationship he developed with the Pilsen neighborhood and its residents through the lens of his camera. People Tsuda photographed will join him in sharing their stories. Tsuda’s photographs are on […]
Join Chicago Public Library for a conversation between photographers Akito Tsuda and Diana Solis, moderated by Deanna Ledezma, to discuss photography, Pilsen, and the unique viewpoint each brings to their art. Tsuda’s photographs are on display at Harold Washington Library Center, June 3 – December 31, 2024, in the exhibition Akito Tsuda: Pilsen Days. Diana […]
Tune in to Lumpen Radio 105.5 FM for Sala: A Living Room of Ideas, a live radio broadcast presented by Silvia Inés Gonzalez, the administrator of POCAS (People of Color Artist Space). The program features members of Marimacha Monarca Press, Selva Zafiro Luna and Sarita Maritza Hernández, with curators of the Amigas Latinas Forever exhibition, […]
As part of its series Indelible ORIGINS | Place + People: Venerate, Venerate!, The GREYSTONE Collective presents an artist talk and reading entitled, “Shifting Towards Center” with Talia Kimberly Wright. Wright (they/them and she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist and writer born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. Their work is informed by Blackness, […]
Christina Ramberg (1946–1995) was an influential and beloved member of Chicago’s contemporary art scene. Christina Ramberg: A Retrospective—the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to Ramberg in almost 30 years—presents approximately 100 works from public and private collections, with several key pieces drawn from the Art Institute’s collection. From intimate early paintings focused on the pattern and form […]
Tune in to Lumpen Radio for a conversation with Japanese photographer Akito Tsuda and exhibit curator Oscar Arriola. Hosted by artist, teacher, and researcher Nicole Marroquin, this discussion explores Akito Tsuda: Pilsen Days, a photographic journey capturing the spirit and daily life of the Pilsen neighborhood in the 1990s, community learnings, cultural experiences, and the […]
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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.
