The Promised Land

South Side Community Art Center 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

Eleven artists with ties to North and South of the Mason-Dixon Line respond to just how much Black life has always been in transit.    The Great Migration was one […]

Arctic Highways

Swedish American Museum 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, United States

This exhibit discusses the exploitation of Indigenous land and how imposed borders of nation-states have erased the natural land borders used by Indigenous peoples. Nine Sami artists and three Indigenous […]

The Negro Motorist Green Book

Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United States

“The Negro Motorist Green Book” guided Black Americans to thousands of businesses for over thirty years. When the first “Green Book” was published, the American road was a metaphor for freedom: freedom […]

Tilling the Past

Swedish American Museum 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, United States

From 1908 to the mid 1930’s, Hilma Ljung photographed the village of Svalöv with her 4×5 glass plate view camera, showing us a rural Swedish woman's life.

Free – $6

Aesthetics of Loss

Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

AESTHETICS OF LOSS is a collection of work by seven artists who have experienced loss of family members recently. Their studios became places for grieving and understanding the sudden vacuum of losing loved ones either suddenly or over a long period of illness. Caregiving, memory, helplessness, loss and the ultimate mystery of death are explored […]

2023 Members Art Exhibition

Irish American Heritage Center 4626 N. Knox Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

Over 36 years ago members of the Irish American Community had a vision to create a place that would hold the spirit of the past, the energy of the present […]

Soy Boricua

The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, United States

From digital collage to painting to glasswork to photography, twelve non-male Diasporican artists explore their expansive identities and how they intersect in their own ways.

Free

Pop-Up Books through the Ages

Newberry Library 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL, United States

Pop-up books have a longer history than you might think. For centuries, books with interactive flaps, dials, and other moving parts have captivated readers of all ages.

Free

Drop-In Sketching

3500 S Morgan Street 3500 S Morgan St 3F, Chicago, IL, United States

Immerse yourself in the captivating arts of Asia with a unique opportunity to sketch in our galleries. Our extensive collection spans five millennia, providing inspiration and discovery for artists of […]

FREE

BordersCruzadas

625 North Kingsbury Street Chicago, IL 60654 625 North Kingsbury Street, Chicago, IL, United States

BordersCruzadas: A Collaborative Story Oscar B. Castillo and Wil Sands April 12 - May 12, 2023 ART WORKS Projects 625 North Kingsbury, Chicago, IL 60654 Hours: 11am - 4pm, Tuesdays […]

FREE

Public Museum Field Tour

3500 S Morgan Street 3500 S Morgan St 3F, Chicago, IL, United States

The Field Tour Program is designed for children of all ages to journey through Asia's rich and diverse cultures. The program runs Sunday from 2 to 3 pm and is […]

Free for Children

Road to Utopia: Threshold KCCoC Gallery Invitational Exhibition

Korean Cultural Center of Chicago 9925 Capitol Dr, Wheeling, IL, United States

Hosted by the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago and curated by SAIC (School of Art Institute of Chicago) KSA (Korean Student Association) Curating team, the invitational exhibition asks each artist […]

Resistencia y Libertá por Bombazo Wear

The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, United States

Bomba music and dance provide  resistance, self-expression, and community building for Afro-Puerto Ricans. This exhibit displays the evolution of bomba attire since the 17th century.