This event spotlights how Chicago’s punk music scene of the 1990s and early 2000s inspired distinctive visual arts creations. Nadine Nakanishi, Dan Sinker, and Martin Sorrondeguy discuss the art and design of Chicago-based Punk Planet, one of the best-known punk zines of all time, and a zine created by the Latinx punk band Los Crudos. […]
On Sundays from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m., join 6018North for soup and discussions about sustainability. Presented as a part of 6018North's Myth of the Organic City exhibition, Sunday Sustainable Soup is an opportunity to gather together—over soup—with likeminded people who want to advance sustainable actions. Early conversations formed the agenda/focus around three things: Be a […]
Join South Side Community Art Center for a special day of art, dialogue, and performance in celebration of the final week of ReSOURCE: Art and Resourcefulness in Black Chicago (closing December 21, 2024). Experience art-making, community conversation, and live performance from incredible artists whose work celebrates the vibrancy and resilience of Black creativity. 11:00 am: […]
Artist-educator Jorge Lucero asks: “What is your relationship to art education in Chicago? Did you teach? Did you learn? Did you make, advocate, fight, or give? Did you find healing, community, or purpose? Is your creative work through art education? Are you in early childhood, elementary, middle, or high school, higher education, or community arts? Are you […]
The Center for Native Futures closes its Gagizhibaajiwan exhibition with talk by sound and video artist Marcella Ernest (Gunflint Lake Ojibwe/Bad River Band of Lake Superior) and a reception. Join them for a final look and celebration. 12:45 pm - Doors open 1:00 pm - Artist Talk: Marcella Ernest 2:00 pm - Reception
Join Sin Cinta Previa, a Latin(a)x and Queer archive video series, for the premiere of the short documentary film, Street Signs: Murals in Chicago. Shot from 1988-1991, the unfinished film captures the powerful awareness of history and community identity evident in public murals of the era. Although many of the murals have been lost to […]
Join WTTW for a special VOICES Conversation as part of WTTW News and Chicago Tonight’s coverage of the arts. Marc Vitali of WTTW News, the JCS Fund of the DuPage Foundation Arts Correspondent, moderates a live virtual conversation with Janine Mileaf, Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Arts Club of Chicago; Laura-Caroline Johnson, Director […]
Join Chicago Collections Consortium for the virtual launch of its latest digital exhibit, A Snapshot of Chicago Art Fairs: 1948-2004. Curated by Autumn Mather and Molly Szymanski, the exhibit features information on 22 art fairs and visual art festivals throughout Chicago and presents materials from 16 archival collections in the holdings of eight Chicago Collections […]
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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.
