Longstanding artist, educator, and designer Robert Earl Paige believes beauty should be accessible all around us for everyone to experience. This exhibition presents a survey of textiles, drawings, tiles, prints, and other works that spans over half a century of Paige’s prolific creative practice and aims to encourage us to make art every day. The […]
As part of The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige, the Hyde Park Art Center presents this companion exhibition in an adjacent gallery that features the works of local artists Paige identifies as being in his peer-to-peer creative network. The parapluie, or umbrella in French, is how Paige describes the circles of artists that mutually […]
This one-person exhibition features the art of Chicago-based creative Victoria Martinez, who works in a variety of materials and scales, drawing inspiration from the body, the urban environment, architecture, and graffiti.
This exhibition examines the 1893 World's Fair as a platform for expressions of cultural identity and reveals how many Chicago and Mexican artists had similar objectives. The exhibition features 19th-century works of art from both Chicago and Mexico by some of the leading artists participating in the World’s Fair, along with contemporary artworks by Mexican-born, […]
Architecture creates an indelible mark on the landscape; buildings speak to the culture of the people. We are tied together by the stories of our lives and the places we've experienced, marking indelible moments in time. The GREYSTONE Collective is an established Home + Studio for Black Queer + Trans Makers. Indelible ORIGINS celebrates the odyssey […]
This retrospective celebrates the remarkable career of Christina Ramberg (1946–1995), best known for her stylized paintings of fragments of the female body that critique physical and social constraints. Ramberg's work, a hallmark of Chicago Imagism, stands out with its gripping yet enigmatic aesthetic, evolving from early technical depictions of women's hairstyles to mature pieces exploring […]
This multi-site photographic exhibition presents recent works by ten artists who engage with the dynamic social landscapes of Chicago or Paris, staging a cross-cultural reflection on contemporary life in two global cities. The artists presented are Chicago-based artists Marzena Abrahamik, Jonathan Michael Castillo, zakkiyyah najeebah dumas o’neal, Tonika Johnson and Sasha Phyars-Burgess, and Greater Paris-based […]
Presented as part of Opening Passages: Photographers Respond to Chicago and Paris, this outdoor installation takes place at Experimental Station in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood. It shows photographs by two artists living and working on Chicago’s South Side, zakkiyyah najeebah dumas-o’neal and Tonika Lewis Johnson, with a series of images produced along the Paris transit system […]
Presented by South Asia Institute and guest curated by Shelly Bahl, this multifaceted project documents the history of South Asian art and artists in Chicago and shares this history through an archival exhibition and an installation of contemporary art. The narrative begins with colonial-era perspectives, including those reflected in documentation and photographs from the Indian Pavilion […]
Chicago activists in the 1960s and ’70s used design to create powerful slogans, symbols, and imagery to amplify their visions for social change. Designing for Change: Chicago Protest Art of the 1960s–70s features more than 100 posters, fliers, signs, buttons, newspapers, magazines, and books from the era, expressing often radical ideas about race, war, gender equality, […]
This exhibition makes visible the photograph collection of Japanese photographer Akito Tsuda, who documented Chicago's Mexican American Pilsen neighborhood in the early 1990s while attending art school at Columbia College. It also explores the relationships between the photographer and his subjects over time.
Of Her Becoming highlights the printmaking, work, and impact of influential artist and activist Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012) within an important site in Catlett’s career: Chicago’s South Side. The exhibition includes several of Catlett’s lithograph and woodcut prints as well as work of contemporary Black women printmakers on the South Side. Of Her Becoming sheds new […]
Presented by the Center for Native Futures, the only all-Native artist-led arts non-profit organization in Chicago, Gagizhibaajiwan considers depth, duality, and paradox in Anishinaabe art as expressed through images of Misshepezhieu, the Underwater Panther, and Animikii, the Thunderbird. The exhibition features the work of four Anishinaabe artists: interdisciplinary artist Marcella Ernest (Gunflint Lake Ojibwe/Bad River […]
Comfort Station presents La Casa de Todos / Everyone’s Home, an exhibition by Chicago-based artist Edra Soto. Soto’s practice draws from her Puerto Rican roots to instigate conversations about history, diasporic identity, and constructed social orders. La Casa de Todos builds on her ongoing project “Graft,” which integrates architectural intervention and social practice. With this public […]
Join American Indian Center for an enriching two-session workshop (June 29 and July 13; 10:00 am - 3:00 pm) focused on the art of loose feather fan making. Led by experienced instructor Ronnie Preston, this hands-on series guides participants through the intricate process of crafting traditional Native American fans. Each session offers a unique opportunity […]
Tune in to Lumpen Radio 105.5 FM for a live radio broadcast presented by Silvia Inés Gonzalez, the administrator of POCAS (People of Color Artist Space). This episode features Chicago […]
Join The GREYSTONE Collective for the closing reception of Indelible ORIGINS | Place + People: Venerate, Venerate! a solo exhibition by Chicago-based writer, maker, and cultural-worker, Talia Kimberly Wright. Utilizing […]
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 […]
Explore the rich hues of Kool-Aid as a medium to create vibrant watercolor paintings while learning about the significance of color in Black art and culture. Perfect for all ages, […]
Join Art on Sedgwick at the Near North Library for an afternoon of arts and crafts honoring and reimagining a neighborhood mural that was whitewashed in 2015. In 1972, artist […]
How are artists currently using traditional or historical methods of production in contemporary design? Artists and art historians discuss the pivotal contributions of African Americans to the canon of decorative […]
**New location / Ubicación nueva** @ El Paseo Community Garden (944 W. 21st St.) Vibe with neighbors as you ride, read, and respond to the spaces around you. Beginning at […]
Join Public Media Institute for the first in-person How To Make a Scene conversation. This panel discussion features moderator, Anthony Stepter (Programs Director at ACRE) speaking with panelists Carlos Arango […]
Hosted by the American Indian Center over nine sessions (July 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, and 31; 6:00 – 9:00 pm), this immersive workshop teaches the traditional art of quillwork. Under the guidance of experienced instructors, participants create their own beautiful handcrafted quill projects. This is a unique opportunity to connect with Native […]
Persistence examines the migration of Puerto Rican student-artists to Chicago beginning in the 1920s to study fine arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The exhibition present a chronology of over 30 artists admitted to this prestigious institution and a selection of artwork representative of each decade. Showcasing the work of a […]
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 […]
Celebrate the opening of Persistence: The Lions’ Roar in the Puerto Rican Arts / “Persistencia: El Rugido de los Leones en la plástica puertorriqueña” with the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance. […]
Join The GREYSTONE Collective for the opening of Indelible ORIGINS | Place + People: Why WE Are Here, a solo exhibition featuring the work of Chicago-based artist, maker, and educator […]
Join Nathan Lewis of Out of Step Press for a two-part workshop to help create the handmade catalog for 6018North's exhibition, The Myth of the Organic City. Rag Cutting and […]
Tune in to Lumpen Radio for a Spanish-language conversation with Cesáreo Moreno, curator at the National Museum of Mexican Art, and artists Carmen Chami and Rodrigo Lara. They discuss the […]
Learn to create a portfolio to archive your work. Personalize it by creating collages that showcase your artistic journey and personal style. This free all ages art making workshop is […]
Join Art on Sedgwick for an evening honoring two historical Old Town artists, William Walker and Edgar Miller. Inspired by Walker's historic murals "For All Mankind" and Miller's Handmade Homes, […]
Join Txa Txa Club for the next volume in their Supper Club series on the lawn at Comfort Station among artworks by Jonathan Michael Castillo and Edra Soto. Supper Club […]
Join the National Museum of Mexican Art for a free public tour of Arte Diseño Xicágo II – From the World’s Fair to the Present Day. A docent guides visitors […]
Art Design Chicago is proud to join the Design Museum of Chicago for Field Day, an outdoor sustainable design festival. This annual summer event brings together thousands of Chicagoans to celebrate our environment, culture, and outdoor public spaces. Free family-friendly activities are offered by Art Design Chicago partners 6018North, Arts + Public Life, Intuit: The […]
Acompáñanos ara un recorrido público gratuito de la exposición Arte Diseño Xicágo II, From the World’s Fair to the Present Day. El recorrido explorará obras de arte creadas por artistas […]
A convergence of time-based pieces activates the installation by Edra Soto, La Casa de Todos, for a night. Pointing to the kinship between Caribbean ornamental fences and architectural jealousies or […]
Join Nathan Lewis of Out of Step Press for a two-part workshop to help create the handmade catalog for 6018North's exhibition, The Myth of the Organic City. Rag Cutting and […]
Join Sixty Inches From Center for the 2024 Chicago Archives + Artists Festival! This year’s festival embraces the theme of embodiment. The 3-day gathering explores the ways archivists and artists preserve the legacies of our communities via talks, performances, music, and workshops. The festival includes its usual offerings, such as the Archive Roll Call, an […]
Andrea Carlson (b. 1979, Ojibwe/European descent; based in northern Minnesota and Chicago, IL) considers how landscapes are shaped by history, relationships, and power. Her artworks imagine places that are “everywhere and nowhere,” visualizing these shifting yet ever-present dynamics. Grounded in Anishinaabe understandings of space and time, the works in this exhibition reflect on how land […]
Tune in to Lumpen Radio 105.5 FM for a live radio broadcast presented by Silvia Inés Gonzalez, the administrator of POCAS (People of Color Artist Space). This episode features artists from piecemeal, darien hunter golston, Bryanna Bibbs, and Forrest (Ọhịa)Parks, in discussion about environmental justice, weaving, remembering, foraging, kinship, and what it means to be "keepers […]
In this illustrated talk, Dr. Madhuvanti Ghose, the inaugural Alsdorf Associate Curator of Indian, Southeast Asian, and Himalayan Art at the Art Institute of Chicago, discusses her experiences developing Indian modern and contemporary art at Chicago's encyclopedic museum.
Join the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago in celebration of Chicago Works | Andrea Carlson: Shimmer on Horizons with a conversation between the artist and Curatorial Associate Iris Colburn, who organized the exhibition. English CART captioning and American Sign Language (ASL) are available. Andrea Carlson (Ojibwe/European descent) is an artist based in northern Minnesota and Chicago. […]
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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.
