Join The GREYSTONE Collective to learn the art of handmade papermaking with Chicago-based artist, maker, and educator Aidan Anne Frierson. This creative course, happening over five days from 11am to 5pm, encourages participants to actualize ideas and experiences by physically creating paper through color choice, placement, and variation of fiber. Handmade Paper utilizes techniques such […]
Artist Robert Earl Paige strongly believes in community participation to generate art and culture that speaks to the Black experience. Early in his career, Paige and Dr. Carol Adams, founded […]
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 […]
About the series: When artists make work about death, they are affirming their relationships to the living world. Doing this well requires that one's studio practice be focused on asking […]
Dive into the colorful world of shaving cream marbling! You’ll swirl vibrant hues to create stunning, one-of-a-kind designs on paper, perfect for cards, art prints, and beyond. This free all ages art making workshop is led by Hyde Park Art Center’s Community Engagement Fellow, Yeeseon Chae, and presented in conjunction with the Art Center’s exhibition, […]
As a part of programming for the exhibition Radical Craft: Arts Education at Hull-House 1889-1935, the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum is partnering with The WasteShed to present their event series, “Radical Mending.” This includes “Mending Basics,” a series of workshops designed to build and develop basic sewing skills and promote the importance of sustainable fashion. The […]
As calls for racial justice, climate action, and gender equity grow louder and more urgent, designers, activists, and makers ask: How can we challenge social inequities and systemic oppression in order to create a better tomorrow? The two-day, public Design as Activism Symposium convenes Chicago design leaders and community organizers to explore community-led design approaches […]
As we listen to and see images and videos of events from around the world, as well as from our own backyards, we can feel a wide range of emotions in a very brief amount of time which can linger within us for extended periods. At times we can feel helpless. As human beings, it […]
“Let’s Talk About Art” is Hyde Park Art Center's innovative hybrid learning program for older adults (65+). Participants explore visual and performing arts, collaborate with Chicago art organizations, and create their own art inspired by exhibits and performances. As part of this special Art Design Chicago iteration of the program, this session explores the Chicago […]
Join artists Rhonda Wheatley and Elsa Muñoz for this self-reflective and interactive healing workshop that helps you release limitations and clear blockages from your life. Elsa, whose recent series of paintings entitled “Controlled Burns” explores themes of fire and renewal, discusses the power of fire to transmute pain and promote growth. She then leads the […]
About the series: When artists make work about death, they are affirming their relationships to the living world. Doing this well requires that one's studio practice be focused on asking […]
About the series: When artists make work about death, they are affirming their relationships to the living world. Doing this well requires that one's studio practice be focused on asking […]
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.
Weaving Stories is a series of community-building weaving workshops meant to connect our shared stories of heritage and culture to material practice. Taking place at Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, and Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art in the coming months, the series invites […]
Join Mobile Makers Chicago for a pop-up activation at Sundays on the Boulevard in Lawndale! From a retrofitted mail truck, Mobile Makers' pop-up events feature design-focused skill-building workshops that encourage youth to become advocates and change-makers in their own communities.
Stop by DePaul Art Museum (DPAM) anytime between 10:00 am - 1:00 pm for Family Day! The Museum is partnering with the Chicago Mosaic School (CMS) for a hands-on workshop led by CMS faculty. Participants create small mosaics inspired by Edgar Miller’s stained glass and design works featured in DPAM's exhibition Edgar Miller: Anti-Modern, 1917-1967. […]
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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.
