Chicago Cultural Alliance

LIVEWIRE NIAM's Monthly Open Mic
2022-11-17 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | National Indo-American Museum, 815 S Main St, Lombard, IL, 60148, United States
Livewire is your Open Mic platform to jam, tell us a story, act your heart out, enthrall with a verse, drop the mic… You bring the talent we’ll bring the cheers!
When? Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 5:30 PM
Where? National Indo American Museum, 815 S Main St, Lombard, IL 60148
You’ll have 3 minutes for any kind of spoken word performance- poetry, storytelling, comedy, acting, essay reading, singing, and even music! Not ready to take the mic? Come join the audience and enjoy the show! Your $5 ticket includes light refreshments.
If you would like to sign up for the Open Mic, email us at info@niam.org. We recommend advance sign-up and will schedule based on first come first served!
This month’s spotlight performer: IndRani Mondal
IndRani Mondal writes in English and Bengali. Fluency in both language and exposure to both kinds of literature. It gives an inclusive dimension and comparative edge to her writings. The author brings her gamut of people’s experiences, existential struggles, and triumphs of life relationships into her writings. Her poems are alive with sensual color and warm with sensitivity and emotions. They reflect social and cultural issues, sometimes with immigrant perceptions, always with the universal human appeal. As a caregiver, she crafts medically challenging times into poetic expressions with skill and heart.
IndRani Mondal has co-authored two novels of (Medical science Fiction: Bugging Cancer and Three Daughters, Three Journeys); and two books of Bengali poems, Protidin Sati and Raater Sarir ( Body Of Night)

BETWEEN RELIEF & PAINTING – vernissage
2022-11-18 19:30 | Polish Museum of America, 984 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60642, United States
He was born in Żywiec, Poland. He studied at the Faculty of Graphic Arts of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (the Katowice branch). He received a diploma with honours in 2001 from the Studio of Industrial Design supervised by Professor Jerzy Wuttke. In 2010, he was conferred the degree of doctor of fine arts, and in 2018 – the degree of habilitated doctor. In 2004, he began working in the Department of Design as an assistant at the Drawing and Painting Studio supervised by Professor Jan Dubiel. Since 2015, he has held the position of head of the Visual Arts Studio at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice. He also teaches drawing and painting at the University of Technology in Katowice and the Drawing and Graphics Studio at the Municipal Cultural Centre in Jastrzębie-Zdrój. He is the co-author of numerous polychrome works in churches. He has taken part in about 100 collective exhibitions in Poland and abroad and has had 24 individual exhibitions. He has also participated in several plein-air and post-plein-air exhibitions and numerous competitions and post-competition exhibitions

Script? or Type? The Pleasures and Perils of Script Fonts - Russell Maret in Conversation with Jill Gage
2022-12-01 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual, Chicago, IL, United States
Renowned printer and type designer Russell Maret will discuss the creation and use of script fonts, past and present, with Jill Gage, curator of the exhibition A Show of Hands: Handwriting in the Age of Print.

SPEAKERS
Russell Maret is a letter designer and letterpress printer working in New York City.
Jill Gage is the Newberry’s Custodian of the John M. Wing Foundation on the History Printing.

Try Your Hand at Calligraphy: A Calligraphy Fair with the Chicago Calligraphy Collective
2022-12-03 10:00 - 12:00 | Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL, 60610, United States
Calligraphy evolved into a fine art practice in the mid-20th century, and it continues to be reimagined by artists today. To keep the art of beautiful lettering alive, it must be practiced.
Join us and the Chicago Calligraphy Collective for an interactive and family-friendly event focused on the history of handwriting. Enjoy demonstrations of different lettering styles, participate in hands-on lettering activities, and tour our current exhibition, A Show of Hands: Handwriting in the Age of Print. This event is open to writers of all ages.
The Chicago Calligraphy Collective is organized for the charitable and educational purposes of promoting the study, practice and appreciation of calligraphy in all its historical and present-day applications and strives to enhance public awareness and interest in the calligraphic lettering arts.
This event is part of the programming inspired by the Newberry exhibition A Show of Hands: Handwriting in the Age of Print, open September 9 through December 31, 2022.

Tribal Museums Day 2022
2022-12-03 10:00 - 15:00 | Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, 3001 central street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
Sharing Our Wisdom,
Values & Diverse Cultures
In celebration of the Association on American Indian Affairs’ 100th anniversary, the Association is honored to announce the first annual Tribal Museums Day to be held on Saturday, December 3, 2022. We are engaging Tribal Museums and Cultural Centers across Indian Country to share our collective wisdom, values and diverse cultures!
The Association’s vision is to create a world where diverse Native cultures and values are lived, protected and respected. Tribal Museums Day will bring attention to our diverse Nations and cultures, stimulate tourism, and grow Tribal economies. Tribal Museums Day will also support the vision and mission of each Tribal Museum by re-educating the public that our Nations are the primary experts of Indigenous histories, knowledge, cultures, lifeways and values.

Exhibition Closing and Curator Talk
2022-12-28 15:00 | Haitian American Museum of Chicago, 4410 N Clark St, Chicago, 60640, United States
The Waterloo Center for the Art (WCA)’s current exhibition will be closing on Wednesday, December 28th. Join us for a Curator Talk about the exhibit in-person at HAMOC! Hear directly from WCA on the significance of the exhibit before it heads back to Iowa!

Opening Exhibition
2023-01-06 10:00 | The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture, 3015 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Exhibition Opening – Semillas: Artwork by Raul Ortiz Bonilla
Our Resident Artist, Raul Ortiz Bonilla, will unveil his first exhibition, Semillas, at the National Puerto Rican Museum’s 2nd Floor Gallery on Friday, January 6th.
Ortiz Bonilla utilizes pointillism, in which he meticulously paints small dots to create areas of color that together form these colorful, large masterpieces. You will be inspired and provoked by the message behind his breathtaking exhibit.

No Rest: The Epidemic of Stolen Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2Spirits
2023-01-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, 3001 central street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
The Mitchell Museum of American Indian will debut a thought-provoking traveling exhibit, No Rest: The Epidemic of Stolen Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2Spirits, to remember, honor, and illuminate the plight of countless Native individuals who go missing or are murdered each year through art and activism. Opening in January 2023, the exhibition features 35 original works from 12 collaborating Indigenous artists whose work draws attention to the crimes perpetrated against Native women and 2spirit individuals in the United States.

No Rest: The Epidemic of Stolen Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2Spirits will be on display from January to September 2023. During the exhibition, the Mitchell Museum will offer educational resources, discussions, awareness events, and film screenings to connect these critical issues to a broader audience and work together to give voice to missing and murdered Indigenous women, two spirits, and families impacted by violence.

An opening reception will take place on January 12, 2023, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tickets are free for Mitchell Museum Members and $12 for non-members. Admission for Native citizens is always free. Tickets can be purchased onsite.
For more information about this program, please contact: info@mitchellmuseum.org | (847) 475-1030 | www.mitchellmuseum.org

The Promised Land
2023-01-20 - 2023-03-25 | South Side Community Art Center, 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60653, 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 of the largest movements of people in United States history. It has transformed cities like Chicago, Detroit, New York and Pittsburgh between 1916 and 1970. Chicago received more than 500,000 Black Southern Americans during this time.

To Southern Blacks, Chicago was considered the “Promised Land”. Stories of big city life — jobs with good wages, homes with running water, and basic freedoms denied to Blacks in the South — made the Northern city a prime destination for Blacks coming from below the Mason-Dixon line. As the most documented migration in US history, photographers like Gordon Parks, Florestine Perrault Collins, Moneta Sleet Jr., Roy DeCarava, and Coreen Simpson created imagery that demonstrated Black life in movement.

Today, contemporary artists and image makers respond to the many migrations of African Diaspora peoples and the influences of these movements in their work.

Arctic Highways
2023-01-21 - 2023-04-02 | Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60640, 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 artists from Canada and the United States want to use this exhibit to start a dialogue, raise questions, and establish waypoints between their culture and ours. This exhibit takes us on a journey through an Arctic highway of culture and life, stretching from the past into the future.

The Negro Motorist Green Book
2023-01-29 - 2023-04-23 | Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, 60077, 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 to change your present situation, determine your destiny, and travel. Yet, in 20th-century America, this same road was a dangerous place for Black travelers. The land was divided by segregation — through policy and through custom. For Black people, the prejudice was severe: a systematic effort to deny their basic human rights. In an era of Jim Crow laws and “sundown towns,” communities that explicitly prohibited Black travelers from staying overnight, the “Green Book” offered critical, life-saving information and sanctuary.
Now, through The Negro Motorist Green Book, visitors will explore film, photographs, interactives, and oral histories from travelers and “Green Book” business owners; compare “Green Book” sites then and now; and appreciate historical objects from the Smithsonian and from a variety of “Green Book” sites. The exhibition includes artifacts from business signs and postcards to historic footage, images, and firsthand accounts that illustrate not just the apprehension felt by Black travelers, but also the resilience, innovation, and elegance of people choosing to live a full American existence.
Developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in collaboration with award-winning author, photographer, and cultural documentarian, Candacy Taylor, Green Book offers an immersive look at the historic reality of travel for Black Americans and how the guide served as an indispensable resource for the rise of the Black leisure class in the United States. The exhibition highlights destinations created by Black Americans and strategies that affirmed their humanity, their worth, their light, and their lives – and how it was done with ingenuity, community, and with help from Victor Green and his travel guide: “The Negro Motorist Green Book.”

Black Family Portraits with Seed Lynn
2023-02-01 - 2023-02-28 | South Side Community Art Center, 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60653, United States
For this Black History Month, we’re thrilled to partner with photographer Seen Lynn to offer free family portrait to our community!

The Black family portrait, throughout history to the present, has always been an accessible, but vivid practice of self-representation that offers a more genuine and realistic portrayal of Black identity and dignity. Whether being made candidly within the family, or posing for a staged portrait, Black family portraits continue to reveal the inherent beauty, resilience, diversity, and style of our people and culture.
Learn more about our guest photographer below:

UNITY, Maggie Wong
2023-02-05 - 2023-03-12 | Chinese American Museum of Chicago, 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
The Spotlight Series at the Chinese American Museum of Chicago is pleased to present UNITY, Maggie Wong’s first solo exhibition in Chicago.
Through various manipulations of newsprint via sculptural and print interventions pulled from the artist’s collection of Unity Newspaper, the show depicts a version of childcare that supported revolutionary action, particularly the publishing of Unity by the League of Revolutionary Struggle, a radical communist group that emerged in 1978 upon the merger between the August 29th Movement, a Chicano revolutionary organization, and I Wor Kuen, an Asian American revolutionary organization, both influenced by Mao and followed Marxist-Leninist thought.
This system is what raised the artist and countless other now-grown adults that now serves as a point of departure to feel through a movement as a mothering environment.
About the Artist:
Maggie Wong (b.1988, Oakland, CA) is a visual artist attuned to materiality and sculpture’s disciplinary capacity to shape social space. She creates multidisciplinary works that focus on care labor, sentimentality, and collectivity. As a teacher. Maggie is interested in the interplay between informal and experiential education amidst formal art ecologies. She holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). She is currently the Educator-in-Residence at the Luminary, and lecturer at SAIC. Her work has been shown at Mana Contemporary Chicago, Comfort Station, Annas Projects, take care (LA), Temple Contemporary, YBCA, and 99cent Plus, and has been written about in ArtForum and Sixty Inches from Center. Her writing has been published by Yale University Press, Viral Ecologies, and the Journal of Art Practice.

UNITY, Maggie Wong Opening Reception
2023-02-05 13:00 - 16:00 | Chinese American Museum of Chicago, 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
About the Exhibit:
The Spotlight Series at the Chinese American Museum of Chicago is pleased to present UNITY, Maggie Wong’s first solo exhibition in Chicago.
Through various manipulations of newsprint via sculptural and print interventions pulled from the artist’s collection of Unity Newspaper, the show depicts a version of childcare that supported revolutionary action, particularly the publishing of Unity by the League of Revolutionary Struggle, a radical communist group that emerged in 1978 upon the merger between the August 29th Movement, a Chicano revolutionary organization, and I Wor Kuen, an Asian American revolutionary organization, both influenced by Mao and followed Marxist-Leninist thought.
This system is what raised the artist and countless other now-grown adults that now serves as a point of departure to feel through a movement as a mothering environment.
About the Artist:
Maggie Wong (b.1988, Oakland, CA) is a visual artist attuned to materiality and sculpture’s disciplinary capacity to shape social space. She creates multidisciplinary works that focus on care labor, sentimentality, and collectivity. As a teacher. Maggie is interested in the interplay between informal and experiential education amidst formal art ecologies. She holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). She is currently the Educator-in-Residence at the Luminary, and lecturer at SAIC. Her work has been shown at Mana Contemporary Chicago, Comfort Station, Annas Projects, take care (LA), Temple Contemporary, YBCA, and 99cent Plus, and has been written about in ArtForum and Sixty Inches from Center. Her writing has been published by Yale University Press, Viral Ecologies, and the Journal of Art Practice.

Artist Registration for 2023 Members Art Exhibition
2023-02-06 14:41 | Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630, 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 and to keep their culture alive for the future. This non-for-profit organization brings the best in artistic avenues, and arts are an important part of the Irish dialog. We continue to keep that vision alive with the visual arts, music, dance, literature, and drama.
Membership must be up-to-date. Call the office at 773-282-7035, xt 10 to become a member or check status.
Drop off date for artwork is Saturday, February 11th between 10:00am and 12:00pm in the Gallery at the IAHC.
Mailed artwork must be received the week of February 6th through 11th.
Opening reception will be Friday, February 24th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.
Closing reception will be Sunday, April 30th from 2:00pm to 4:30pm.
The Gallery will be open the following Fridays from 6:00pm to 9:00pm during Lent: February 24th, March 3rd, March 10th, March 24th, and March 11th as part of as part of the St. Patrick’s Fest Celebration at the IAHC.
Kathleen Kelly: k.kelly5805@att.net/773-736-1713

Mozart in the Morning, "Simple Songs, Simple Stories"
2023-02-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, 9925 Capitol Dr, Wheeling, IL, United States
Korean Cultural Center of Chicago’s Thursday’s concert series, Mozart in the Morning. This month’s series is “Simple Songs, Simple Stories”.

Saekdong & Fashion
2023-02-10 - 2023-02-23 | Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, 9925 Capitol Dr, Wheeling, IL, United States
‘Saekdong & Fashion’ Solo Exhibition
김윤 개인전
덕성여자대학교 의상디자인전공 부교수
Exhibition: Feb. 10-Feb. 23
@KCCoC Gallery
9925 Capitol Dr. Wheeling, IL. 60090
Inquiry: (847) 947-4460
패션디자인의 표현 영역 중 하나인 패션일러스트레이션은 기존의 패션 드로잉(일러스트레이션)이라는 인식에서 벗어나 빠르게 변화하는 패션 산업 속에서 패션의 새로운 장르로 발전하고 있다. 패션일러스트레이션의 융합적 표현기법 개발을 통해 패션디자인 영역의 대중화와 표현의 폭을 넓히는 작가의 활동은 패션 예술성의 확장과 패션산업의 무경계화적 발전을 보여준다.
K-Fashion은 다양한 영역에서 표현되고 있다. 이번 작품에서 작가는 글로벌화되어진 K-Fashion의 예술적 범위와 실험적 아이디어 표현 영역을 확장하였다. 특히 한국 전통 패션의 대표적 색과 패턴인 ‘색동’을 통해 한국의 패션이 얼마나 빠르게 글로벌 패션에 스며들고 있는지를 보여주고자 한다. 또한 미니멀한 ‘도형화’로 표현한 한글의 일부를 한국 전통 스트라이프 패턴인‘색동’과 함께 디자인함으로써 K-Fashion의 세련되고 미니멀함을 한국적 색채로 보여준다.
작가는 핸드크래프트적 아날로그 기법으로 한국 전통 원단에 표현한 핸드 스티치와 핸드드로잉을 사용하였고, 조형적 특성 강조를 위해 디지털 프로그램을 함께 활용하는 융합적 표현을 보여준다. 이를 통해 패션일러스트레이션 표현의 새로운 방향성을 제시하고 패션일러스트레이션 관련 연구의 범위를 확장하였다. 또한 글로벌 패션산업에서 활용하기 적합한 K-Fashion의 디자인 표현 영역을 넓히는 특별한 전시가 될 것이다.

‘Saekdong & Fashion’
Yoon Kim Solo Exhibition
Associate Professor, Dept. of Fashion Design, Duksung Women’s University
Exhibition: Feb. 10-Feb. 23
@KCCoC Gallery
9925 Capitol Dr. Wheeling, IL. 60090
Inquiry: (847)947-4460
Fashion illustration, one of the expression areas of fashion design, is developing into a new genre of fashion in the fast-changing fashion industry, breaking away from the existing perception of fashion drawing (illustration). The artist’s activities to popularize the fashion design field and expand the range of expression through the development of convergent expression techniques of fashion illustration show the expansion of fashion artistry and the borderless development of the fashion industry.
K-Fashion is expressed in various areas. In this work, the artist expanded the artistic range of globalized K-Fashion and the experimental expression of ideas. In particular, we want to show how quickly Korean fashion is permeating into global fashion through ‘Saekdong’, a representative color and pattern of Korean traditional fashion. In addition, by designing a part of Hangeul, which is expressed in minimal ‘figure painting’, along with ‘Saekdong’, a traditional Korean stripe pattern, it shows the refined and minimalism of K-Fashion in Korean colors.
The artist used hand stitches and hand drawings expressed on Korean traditional fabrics with handcrafted analog techniques, that shows a convergence of expressions using digital programs together to emphasize formative characteristics. Through this, a new direction of fashion illustration expression was created and the scope of research related to fashion illustration was expanded. It will also be a special exhibition that expands the realm of K-Fashion design expression suitable for use in the global fashion industry.

Tilling the Past
2023-02-10 - 2023-06-18 | Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60640, 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.

Aesthetics of Loss
2023-02-18 08:00 - 2023-04-16 17:00 | Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, 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 through painting, print-making, fibers, ceramics, photography, installation and video. Some artists utilize objects and clothing left behind by their loved ones and transform them into artworks and some use ritual and natural materials as memorial or commemorative actions of grieving and coming to terms.
Ebti is a multidisciplinary artist, a self-taught photographer and a translator living between Cairo and San Francisco. She received her MFA in Fine Art from the California College of the Arts in 2021. Her practice is informed by languages, theater, literature, music and her family’s making-traditions she never got to learn. Through this multi- faceted, dislocated lens she looks at the ideas of home, belonging, and attachment. Though her work is rooted in photography, she is constantly looking for new materials and methods that will best translate her ideas. Once she starts working on a project, she embraces notions of accident and failure. Her practice is ever-evolving and is influenced by her restlessness.
Cassidy Early (b. 1994, Worcester, MA) is a nonbinary Scottish American artist living and working in Chicago, IL. They graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a MFA in Painting in 2020 and received their BFA from Boston University’s College of Fine Arts in 2016. Early’s work has been featured in a solo exhibition with Lauren Powell Projects, (Los Angeles, CA), a three person exhibition with Olympia (New York, NY), and larger group exhibitions with La Loma Projects (Pasadena, CA), Green Gallery (Milwaukee, WI), The Salon at The Wing Chicago (Chicago, IL), and in I Like Your Work, Podcast. Their work has been published alongside Garth Green- well’s essay Making Meaning: Against Relevance in Art in Harper’s Magazine (Nov. 2020), and as the LVL3 Artist of the Week (Nov. 2020).
Brianna L. Hernández is a Chicana artist, curator, educator, and death doula guided by socially-engaged values. In developing as an artist, Brianna credits her late mother, Sylvia D. Hernández, as her most significant mentor. Brianna’s studio practice focuses on end-of-life care, grieving processes, and mourning rituals based on lived experience, cultural research, and collaborations with peers. In addition to formal artworks, she offers workshops or viewers to self-educate on grief and end-of-life planning through the safety of the creative process. As a curator, Brianna works with artists to make socially-charged topics publicly accessible in order to create opportunities for education and empathy. She also collaborates with community health researchers to incorporate the arts into public health projects through curatorial consulting. Brianna proudly serves as Director of Curation and Board Secretary at Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Southampton, New York.
Linda b. Marcus (b. 1961, Los Angeles, California) is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Drawing on her long history as a storyteller in journalism and fashion, Marcus now focuses on fiber, sculpture and photography. Marcus’s work has been exhibited widely in Wisconsin including the Museum of Wisconsin Art, The Trout Museum, the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and fiber arts and the Charles Allis Museum as well as numerousgalleries and in several publications. Marcus is currently pursuing her MFA at the School of The Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois. Marcus has been awarded several residencies including on at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. Currently, Marcus is the creative director for the Saint Kate Arts hotel in Milwaukee where she continues to push the limits of contemporary art and provide a platform for other artists.
Jessica Meuninck-Ganger’s prints, artist’s books and large-scale hybrid media works have been exhibited in museums and both experimental and commercial galleries regionally, nationally and internationally. Her art is included in several private and public collections, including the Weisman Museum of Art, Marcus Corporation (Saint Kate Arts Hotel), Northwestern Mutual, Target Corporation, and in contemporary publications, such as Andrea Ferber’s, Sustenance: Contemporary Printmaking Now, Richard Noyce’s, Printmaking Beyond the Edge, and Nathaniel Stern’s, Interactive Art and Embodiment: The Implicit Body as Performance. Jessica earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education from Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana and MFA in Studio Arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is currently the Print and Narrative Forms Area Head and Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Nirmal Raja is an interdisciplinary artist living and working in Milwaukee. She had lived in India, South Korea, and Hong Kong before immigrating to the United States thirty-two years ago. She holds a BA in English Literature from St. Francis College in Hyderabad, India; a BFA from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. She has participated in solo and group shows in the Midwest, nationally, and internationally. She is the recipient of several awards including Graduate of The Decade from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Raja received the Mary L. Nohl Fellowship for individual artists for the year 2020 and the Mildred L. Harpole Artists of the Year 2022 award from the Milwaukee Arts Board. She collaborates with other artists and strongly believes in investing energy into her immediate community while also considering the global. She is a mentor for the Milwaukee Artists Resource Network’s mentorship program. She periodically curates exhibitions that bring people from different cultures and backgrounds together. Raja is represented by Portrait Society Gallery in Milwaukee.
Anders Zanichkowsky is a transgender artist from the Midwest. They have had residencies with The Arctic Circle sailing expedition in Svalbard, Røst AiR in Sápmi/Norway, and the Chicago Park District’s Cultural Asset Mapping Project. Their work has been exhibited across the United States, Europe, and Australia, including the Wisconsin Film Festival. Anders has received awards for their studio practice, public art projects, and international research, including a SPARK grant from the Chicago Artists Coalition and a Temkin Award for their MFA thesis show, You Are Running Into Danger. Anders has an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2019) and a BA from Hampshire College (2008).

2023 Members Art Exhibition
2023-02-24 - 2023-04-16 | Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630, 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 and to keep their culture alive for the future. This non-for-profit organization brings the best in artistic avenues, and arts are an important part of the Irish dialog. We continue to keep that vision alive with the visual arts, music, dance, literature, and drama.
The opening reception will be Friday, February 24th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm, closing reception will be Sunday, April 30th from 2:00pm to 4:30pm.
The Gallery will be open the following Fridays from 6:00pm to 9:00pm during Lent: February 24th, March 3rd, March 10th, March 24th, and March 11th as part of as part of the St. Patrick’s Fest Celebration at the IAHC.
Please contact Kathleen Kelly with questions. k.kelly5805@att.net/773-736-1713

Surviving the Long Wars: Residues and Rebellions
2023-02-28 - 2023-05-26 | Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL, 60610, United States
Pairing historic works and contemporary art, this exhibition reflects on the persistence of anti-colonial resistance, from the so-called “Indian Wars” to the “Global War on Terror”.

Soy Boricua
2023-03-10 - 2023-12-16 | The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture, 3015 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, 60622, 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.

Surviving the Long Wars: Exhibition Close-Up and Poetry Reading
2023-03-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL, 60610, United States
This program will be held in-person at the Newberry. Advance registration required.
Join military veterans and poets Erika Renee Land, Monty Little (Diné), Dunya Mikhail, and Carlos Sirah for an evening of poetry exploring the disparate impacts of war and the search for a path toward solidarity.
This event will also provide a closer look at the Newberry exhibition Surviving the Long Wars: Residues and Rebellions. The exhibition coincides with the second Veteran Art Triennial and Summit, held this year in Chicago. The exhibition at the Newberry is open February 28 – May 27, 2023.
About the SURVIVING THE LONG WARS Project:
From the US “Indian Wars” to the “Global War on Terror,” SURVIVING THE LONG WARS explores the multiple overlapping histories that shape our understanding of warfare, as well as alternative visions of peace, healing, and justice generated by diverse communities impacted by war.
Inspired by the powerful artwork of Indigenous and Native American artists responding to the US “Indian Wars,” and artists of the Greater Middle East reacting to the “Global War on Terror,” the second Veteran Art Triennial and Summit focuses on how these artistic responses complicate and entangle with the artistic practices of veterans. The featured artworks, projects, and programs create opportunities for people to deepen their understanding of the impact of war.
The project began in September 2022 with a virtual scholarly seminar series at the nexus of critical ethnic studies, Native/Indigenous studies, and Middle Eastern Studies on the histories and futures of Native rebellion alongside contemporary US militarism and warfare. The project culminates in the spring 2023 second Veteran Art Triennial and Summit at the Chicago Cultural Center, Hyde Park Art Center, and Newberry Library.
Related Exhibitions and Programming:
Veteran Art Summit: March 16 – March 19, 2023
Hyde Park Art Center Exhibition: March 16 – July 9, 2023; Opening Program: March 17, 2023
Chicago Cultural Center Exhibition: March 4 – June 4, 2023; Opening Program: March 18, 2023
Credits:
SURVIVING THE LONG WARS is organized by Aaron Hughes, Ronak K. Kapadia, Therese Quinn, Joseph Lefthand, Amber Zora, and Meranda Roberts with support from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Institute for the Humanities Innovation Grant, UIC Award for Creative Activity, Chicago Cultural Center, Hyde Park Art Center, Newberry Library, DEMIL Art Fund, and the National Endowment for the Humanities Dialogues on the Experiences of War Grant. NEH Veteran Fellows include Gina Herrera, Monty Little, Gerald Sheffield, Anthony Torres, Eric Perez, and Natasha Erskine.

Pop-Up Books through the Ages
2023-03-21 - 2023-07-15 | Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL, 60610, 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.

Drop-In Sketching
2023-04-08 11:00 - 17:00 | 3500 S Morgan Street, 3500 S Morgan St 3F, Chicago, IL, 60609, 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 all levels. All materials will be provided.
Join our Drop-In Sketching program, which invites visitors to unleash their creativity and connect with our collection of Asian art uniquely and engagingly.
Our museum is home to diverse art and artifacts from various countries and periods throughout Asia. From ancient ceramics and sculptures to contemporary paintings and textiles, there is something everyone can discover and appreciate.
Our Drop-In Sketching program allows visitors to take a closer look at the details of the artwork and capture their impressions in their sketches. Whether you’re an experienced artist or simply looking to try something new, our program offers a relaxed and supportive environment where you can explore your artistic side.
We provide all the necessary materials, including paper, pencils, and erasers, so all you need to bring is your imagination. Join us and experience the joy of sketching at the Heritage Museum of Asian Art.

Free with museum admission.
Free for members.

Accessibility
The Heritage Museum of Asian Art’s Entrance is on West 35th Street. Take the elevator to the third floor and turn right to the Museum Reception Desk.
Accessible and standard toilets are located on the same floor.
A free parking space is available next to the museum via West 35th Street.
Email at info@heritageasianart.org
Phone at 312-842-8884

BordersCruzadas
2023-04-12 - 2023-05-12 | 625 North Kingsbury Street Chicago, IL 60654, 625 North Kingsbury Street, Chicago, IL, 60654, 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 and Thursdays, and by appointment.
Contact info@artworksprojects.org for more information or press materials.
BordersCruzadas: A Collaborative Story is an ongoing research project by photographers Oscar B. Castillo and Wil Sands, which compiles documentary photography, video, archival materials, and personal and political discourse to present the physical and symbolic boundaries that form America’s borders. The resulting images and documents not only provide tangibility to an abstract space but offer those within it visibility and voice.
Both veteran photojournalists, Castillo and Sands spent months documenting and collaborating with migrants in Mexico and at the US border. BorderCruzadas is the result of shared efforts to present a visual, evidentiary case for urgent, effective, and coordinated public policy and humanitarian aid for the globally displaced.

Public Museum Field Tour
2023-04-16 14:00 - 15:00 | 3500 S Morgan Street, 3500 S Morgan St 3F, Chicago, IL, 60609, 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 .
We are excited to offer a special tour designed just for children.
On this tour, Children will embark on a journey through the rich and diverse cultures of Asia. Our expert guides will take them on a fun and educational exploration of our exhibits, including vibrant pottery, intricate sculptures, and fascinating artifacts from different regions of Asia.
Children will learn about the art and traditions of China, Japan, Indian and other countries and discover how these different cultures have influenced each other over time. They will get to see real artifacts, learn about their history and meaning, and even create their own art inspired by what they have seen.
Our tour guides are specially trained to engage children of all ages and make learning fun and interactive. We use stories, games, and other activities to help children connect with the art and cultures they are learning about.
Not only is this program educational, but it’s also a fun way for kids to experience the museum. They’ll have the chance to ask questions, interact with exhibits, and engage with other kids who share their curiosity. Come and join us on this special children’s tour of the Heritage Museum of Asian Art, and let child’s imaginations soar as they discover the wonders of Asian art and culture. We hope that the Field Tour Program will inspire a lifelong love of learning and exploration in the kids who participate.
This tour starts at the reception desk of the Museum.

Accessibility
The Heritage Museum of Asian Art’s Entrance is on West 35th Street. Take the elevator to the third floor and turn right to the Museum Reception Desk. Accessible and standard toilets are located on the same floor.
Free parking space is available next to the museum, accessed via West 35th Street.

Road to Utopia: Threshold KCCoC Gallery Invitational Exhibition
2023-04-21 09:00 - 2023-05-03 17:00 | 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 what their Utopia looks like. In this exhibition, we invite you to explore the concept of Utopia through the lens of ten rising Korean artists. Each artist presents their unique vision of utopia, which is shaped not only by their aspirations as artists, but also by their cultural identity. By pushing the boundaries of their creativity and striving towards their own personal Utopias, the ten artists, inspire us to imagine utopia for ourselves and for the world we share. We hope that you will join us in experiencing the diverse stories and perspectives of these talented individuals throughout the exhibition space.

ReFramed: The Future of Cities in Wood
2023-04-25 - 2023-11-07 | Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
This exhibition tells the story of building with mass timber and features architectural models of mass timber projects, from public spaces to office buildings.

Talking Timber: Can Wood Save Us?
2023-04-25 17:30 - 18:30 | Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
Join us for a special panel discussion exploring the wide world of mass timber design and construction, coinciding with the opening of our new exhibition, ReFramed: The Future of Cities in Wood.
This program is FREE with advanced registration. Both In-Person & Virtual options are available. Following the panel discussion, attendees will be able to view the new exhibit.
Mass timber brings many advantages to architecture and construction by virtue of its prefabricated versatility, relative light weight, low embodied carbon, and natural beauty. It is the only commonly used building material that grows back and has shown to provide health and wellness benefits for those who spend their days immersed in wooden environs. Best of all, the United States and Canada have abundant forestlands that are managed for long-term sustainable harvest. What else can wood do? Find out at this presentation and spirited discussion with leaders in mass timber design, engineering, construction, and testing.
ReFramed: The Future of Cities in Wood and associated “Talking Timber” lecture series are created in partnership with the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) and with the support of presenting sponsor the Softwood Lumber Board.
AIA/CES Credits: 1 LUs
