This centennial exhibition celebrates the legacy of Carlos Cortéz Koyokuikatl (1923–2005), one of Chicago’s most important social justice artists working in the 20th century. Often a poet, often a printmaker, but always an activist, Cortéz in his life’s work uplifted the working class, marginalized communities, and social struggles by depicting scenes of labor disputes, protests, and […]
This exhibition examines the artistic genealogies and social justice movements that connect Puerto Rico with Chicago. Featuring works by an intergenerational group of artists with ties to Chicago, the exhibition presents Puerto Rican painters who use printmaking techniques and approaches alongside artists who address social and political issues through their work. entre horizontes (between horizons) […]
The newly formed Center for Native Futures (CfNF) presents this inaugural exhibition featuring more than a dozen established and emerging Native artists from the Great Lakes region. Exhibiting artists include CfNF co-founders Chris Pappan, Monica Rickert-Bolter, and Debra Yepa-Pappan, as well as Noelle Garcia, Kelly Church, Jason Wesaw, Tom Jones, Holly Wilson, John Hitchcock, Camille […]
When Ruth Duckworth arrived in Chicago from London to teach at the University of Chicago’s Midway Studios in 1964, she planned to stay for a year. Instead, she lived in the city for nearly fifty years until her death in 2009—half her life. It is strange, then, that she is still primarily known as a […]
Presented as part of Red Line Services’ Designing Belonging series, this program features a talk by Jesse Rosenbluth who explores ways to democratize access to nature by integrating science and design into working landscapes in the built environment. Design excellence and the science of maximizing environmental performance can together create landscapes that are resilient, but […]
Join Elmhurst Art Museum for the opening of A Love Supreme, a solo exhibition by Norman Teague inspired by legendary jazz musician John Coltrane, and the adjoining installation in Mies van der Rohe’s McCormick House by over 30 Chicago-based artists and designers. Enjoy light bites, signature jazz cocktails, and special performances by Elmhurst University Jazz […]
In this two-part exhibition, designer Norman Teague uses legendary jazz musician John Coltrane’s album A Love Supreme as a personal, cultural, and spiritual touchstone to consider design influences from his lifelong home in Chicago. He explores how the power of bold improvisational jazz and unapologetic Black aesthetics have expanded the minds and inspired creative communities of color. […]
Join the Smart Museum of Art for an in-gallery conversation and walk-through of Ruth Duckworth: Life As A Unity. Led by artists Katherine (Kitty) Ross and Amber Ginsburg, this conversation considers Ruth Duckworth’s work and practice beyond a "studio potter" attribution and places her work in the broader context of sculpture, as well as her […]
Sintonicen Lumpen Radio para escuchar una conversación en español entre Cesáreo Moreno, curador de Carlos Cortéz 100 AÑOS en el National Museum of Mexican Art (Museo Nacional de Arte Mexicano), y Stephanie Manriquez, miembro de la junta editorial de la revista Contratiempo, donde hablarán sobre la vida, arte, activismo y legado para las generaciones futuras […]
Presented as part of Red Line Services’ Designing Belonging series, this Lunch & Learn program features a talk by Chandra Christmas-Rouse, an urban planner, advocate, and artist based in Chicago. With the goal of meeting the needs and priorities of residents and communities most effectively, she shares a healing-centered community development framework that includes guiding principles, strategies, […]
Individual and collective experiences of climate change are mediated simultaneously by embodied encounters with extreme weather events and by now-familiar abstractions of climate models and satellite imagery. As we grapple with the increasing dissonance between everyday life and epochal climatic and environmental change, how might we hold these intimate and remote forms of sensing in […]
Join Center for Native Futures for a talk with their 2023 Artist-in-Residence, Noelle Garcia (Klamath, Paiute). A reception with light refreshments follows the presentation. Based in the Chicago area, Noelle Garcia is an artist and educator who focuses on themes of identity, family history and recovered narratives in her work. She is an indigenous artist […]
This panel discussion delves deeper into music, culture, and design influences in A Love Supreme. Moderated by Ayana Contreras, cultural historian, memory worker, archivist, and host of the Reclaimed Soul program on WBEZ and at Vocalo Radio, the panel features designer Norman Teague, writer/director Sam Thousand, and musician/artist chaz Sanders-La Pointe. A performance by the […]
Drop by the Smart Museum of Art and make sculptures in celebration of the final weekend of Ruth Duckworth: Life as a Unity. The afternoon activities make use of the museum's stock of cardboard maquettes—full-scale replicas of Duckworth’s ceramic sculptures, which were used by the exhibition team when planning where to place the real artworks on […]
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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.
