Chicago Cultural Alliance

Opening Reception of "Yuge Zhou: Moon Drawings"
2022-09-03 15:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Chinese American Museum of Chicago, 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
The Chinese American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC) is excited to announce the fourth exhibition of the Spotlight Series, featuring artist Yuge Zhou. Please join us on Saturday, September 3, from 3pm-6pm CT for the opening reception. This exhibition will run from September 3 through October 16. Collateral programs of the exhibition include a poetry session in collaboration with the Chicago Poetry Center and a sound performance by local sound artists Kikù Hibino and Chien-An Yuan.
RSVP for the opening reception here
In Yuge Zhou’s ongoing video series Moon Drawings, we watch her dragging a suitcase in concentric circles through the winter snow and a summer beach under the moonlight in Chicago. The videos were created during the global pandemic travel bans, and inspired by a Han Dynasty legend about missing loved ones in a faraway land. Much of Zhou’s recent work centers around the great physical and emotional distance between China and America, two lands she calls home.
The Spotlight Series is a new initiative to showcase recent and past work by emerging and mid-career artists of Chinese descent locally. Curated by Larry Lee (Molar Productions), the project aims to introduce, promote and celebrate the divergent artistic visions and experiences of being Chinese in America looking at and reflecting upon our relationship to contemporary visual culture to a wider audience within our community and Chicago.
About the artist
Zhou has exhibited nationally and internationally in prominent art and public venues with an upcoming premiere of her dance film Love Letters at Art on theMART, a nightly public art projection onto the facade of the Merchandise Mart, Chicago. Recent awards include Juried Award in the installation category at ArtPrize 2021, Artist Fellowship Award in Media Arts from the Illinois Arts Council and Honorary Mention in the 2020 Prix Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria. (yugezhou.com)

COLLATERAL PROGRAMS

Poetry Session with Chicago Poetry Center
Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022
Time: TBA

Sound Performance by Kikù Hibino and Chien-An Yuan
Date: Saturday, October 15, 2022
Time: 1pm – 2:30pm CT

All events will take place on the 4th floor of the Chinese American Museum of Chicago, located at 238 W 23rd Street, Chicago, IL 60616.

A Show of Hands: Handwriting in the Age of Print
2022-09-09 - 2022-12-30 | Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL, 60610, United States
For centuries, handwriting served as a powerful tool for communicating information, preserving knowledge, shaping identity, and building empires. In our digital world, however, fewer and fewer people can read handwritten words.
Handwriting has survived disruptive technologies before. The invention of printing did not diminish the need for handwriting. Instead, it created new markets for ambitious printers and entrepreneurial writing teachers. These men and women used advances in print technologies to widen the influence of handwriting in everyday life.
A Show of Hands focuses on people, cultures, and technology to illustrate how handwriting has been taught, reproduced, and reimagined over the past five hundred years. Displaying a range of books and manuscripts from the Newberry’s collection, the exhibition makes the role of handwriting in the age of print newly legible.
A Show of Hands is generously supported by the Richard C. von Hess Foundation, the Fitzgerald Family Foundation, and Diane and Richard Weinberg.

Exhibition Opening: "Swedish Folk Painting: Tradition and Change" by Alison Aune, Pieper Bloomquist and Åse Larsjos
2022-09-09 18:00 - 19:00 | Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
On display in the Main Gallery Sept. 9 – Nov. 27, 2022
Exhibit Opening, Friday, Sept. 9, 6 p.m.
Gallery walk with artists and lecture by Pieper Bloomquist starting at 6:30 p.m.
The opening is in person but the lecture can be joined via Zoom. Link can be found at registration link.
Master folk artists Alison Aune, Pieper Bloomquist, and Åse Larsjos have studied, taught, and transformed traditional Swedish dalmålningar art from Dalarna. Their works reviving and reimagining the possibilities of Swedish folk art for the contemporary day will be exhibited alongside historic pieces from the Swedish American Museum collection. Come see the evolution of Swedish folk with its characteristic floral kurbits (fantastical gourd flowers) and decorative figurative bonadsmåleri painting from the southern provinces of Småland and Halland from hundreds of years ago to today!
Zoom will start at 6:30 p.m.

Exhibition Opening: Ukrainian Folktales and Traditions for Children
2022-09-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Ukrainian National Museum, 2249 W. Superior St., Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
Do you remember the first time you heard the story of the mitten (Rykavychka) that hosted 6 rambunctious animals on a cold winter day? Remember the warm feeling you got when you envisioned them snuggled up in a sea of embroidery as vibrant and colorful as your Baba’s pillows?
We believe every child should experience the mind-expanding, spirit-lifting adventures and lessons woven into Ukrainian folktales. And, that our adult imaginations can still be stirred by these timeless tales.
That’s why the UNM is once again bringing KAZKY, the magical folktale dioramas of Luba and Andrij Chornodolsky, to Chicago.

Hangawi & Kimchi Celebration
2022-09-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, 9925 Capitol Dr, Wheeling, IL, United States
The Korean Cultural Center of Chicago will celebrate Korean Thanksgiving with a “Hangawi & Kimchi” event.
Attendees will learn about kimchi, watch videos on how to make kimchi and finally make their own kimchi.
Other activities include kite making, traditional games and performances.

HAMOC Grand Opening of the New Museum
2022-09-10 15:00 - 19:00 | Haitian American Museum of Chicago, 4410 N Clark St, Chicago, 60640, United States
Join HAMOC at its Grand Opening of the New Museum!

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COME CELEBRATE WITH US!
The time is finally here. Join HAMOC and the Chicagoland community for the Opening of the BRAND NEW Haitian American Museum of Chicago (HAMOC). This highly anticipated night will give guests a first look at the new space and insight to new and upcoming programming.
Lite bites and drinks provided. Business casual dress.
VIP access available with $50 donation to the museum. This includes a special preview to the museum before it opens (August 26th) and early entry to the museum on the Grand Opening date (September 10). Guest list entry ONLY.
IF YOU ARE AN EXISTING VIP, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL SENT BY INFO@HAMOC.ORG FOR YOUR VIP CODE, USE THIS AT CHECK OUT TO RSVP.
If you are experiencing any difficulties RSVPing, please contact HAMOC to secure your spot.
Phone: 773-213-1869 | Email: info@hamoc.org

RESILIENCE – Photography Exhibit
2022-09-16 - 2022-12-30 | National Hellenic Museum, 333 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL, 60661, United States
Join us for the grand reopening of the National Hellenic Museum this fall
with the world premiere of a major photography exhibition
Resilience
By HRH Prince Nikolaos
September 16 – December 30, 2022
Prince Nikolaos is an accomplished photographer whose work has been exhibited in major global cities including Athens, London, Copenhagen, Doha and Melbourne—and now Chicago audiences and visitors from across the country will have the opportunity to experience his striking and impactful images. The National Hellenic Museum is honored to host Prince Nikolaos’ North American exhibition debut and excited to welcome our community back to the museum this fall.
More information on Resilience is available on the NHM website here and in this article from The National Herald.
The museum will resume regular public hours beginning September 16, on Friday-Sunday from 10 AM -5 PM
Resilience by HRH Prince Nikolaos will be exhibited at the National Hellenic Museum (333 S. Halsted Street, Chicago) from September 16 through December 30, 2022.
Museum hours are Friday-Sunday from 10 AM -5 PM
Tickets to the museum are $10 and include admission to all exhibits. Discounts are available for seniors, students and children.
For more information, visit nationalhellenicmuseum.org or call 312-655-1234

Gather Together: Chicago Street Photography by Diane Alexander White
2022-09-16 - 2023-04-30 | National Hellenic Museum, 333 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL, 60661, United States
In this new exhibition, the Chicago-based Greek American photographer presents 80 historic works showcasing Chicago’s Greek American celebrations alongside other ethnic and cultural festivals and parades, primarily from the 1970s and 1980s. Depicted events include the Greek Independence Day Parade, Bud Billiken Day Parade, Chinese New Year Parade, Mexican Civic Society Parade, Jewish Festival and many more.
The National Hellenic Museum’s mission is to share Greek history, art and culture, and the Greek American experience. Diane’s works vividly capture how Chicago’s Greek American community gathers in the public space to show pride in its identity and share its culture. Through her images of other ethnic and cultural celebrations, Diane also explores the universality of how Chicagoans gather together to show pride in their diverse communities.
Gather Together: Chicago Street Photography by Diane Alexander White will be exhibited at the National Hellenic Museum through April 30, 2023. Museum hours are Thursday-Sunday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, visit nationalhellenicmuseum.org or call 312-655-1234.

ADMISSION TO NHM:

Adults:
$10

Seniors:
$8

Students:
$8

Children:
$7

Child under 3 years:
FREE

Members:
FREE

Opening Weekend: RESILIENCE – Photography Exhibit
2022-09-16 10:00 - 17:00, 2022-09-17 10:00 - 17:00, 2022-09-18 10:00 - 17:00 | National Hellenic Museum, 333 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL, 60661, United States
Join us for the grand reopening of the National Hellenic Museum this fall
with the world premiere of a major photography exhibition
Resilience
By HRH Prince Nikolaos
September 16 – December 30, 2022
Prince Nikolaos is an accomplished photographer whose work has been exhibited in major global cities including Athens, London, Copenhagen, Doha and Melbourne—and now Chicago audiences and visitors from across the country will have the opportunity to experience his striking and impactful images. The National Hellenic Museum is honored to host Prince Nikolaos’ North American exhibition debut and excited to welcome our community back to the museum this fall.
More information on Resilience is available on the NHM website here and in this article from The National Herald.
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Resilience by HRH Prince Nikolaos will be exhibited at the National Hellenic Museum (333 S. Halsted Street, Chicago) from September 16 through December 30, 2022.
Museum hours are Friday-Sunday from 10 AM -5 PM
Tickets to the museum are $10 and include admission to all exhibits. Discounts are available for seniors, students and children.
For more information, visit nationalhellenicmuseum.org or call 312-655-1234

The Gesture Itself Is Protection Spell
2022-09-17 13:00 - 15:00 | South Side Community Art Center, 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60653, United States
Performative activations from current exhibiting artists R. Treshawn Williamson & Lola Ayisha Ogbara, with special guest artist Jada-Amina.

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Borrowed from Lola Ayisha Ogbara’s video work ‘Bound For Glory’ from her continuing series The Perfect Servant, THE GESTURE ITSELF IS PROTECTION SPELL proposes questions of the body, disruption, labor, acts of looking, and materiality through movement, sound, and mythmaking.
Williamson, Ogbara, and Amina engage in multidisciplinary practices that reference homeplace, memory, and the “gaze” that take place across photography, video, sculpture, sound, and printmaking.
THE GESTURE ITSELF IS PROTECTION SPELL will feature a collaborative live sound activation by R. Treshawn Williamson and Jada-Amina followed by Lola Ayisha Ogbara’s video work ‘Bound For Glory’, in which Ogbara uses Chicago’s labor intensive history, centralizing Black women domestic workers, to envision a radical future for Black lives. Ogbara finds an additional dialogue between sculpture and experimental photography that challenges our relationship to viewership. Ogbara questions, “What lengths are we willing to go to in order to protect what is rightfully ours?” as she begins to imagine a collective disruption in the way we use our bodies to perform artistic labor.
In the same ways Ogbara imagines collective disruption and Black women’s labor , R. Treshawn Williamson and Jada-Amina also explore the Black maternal and cultural re-imagination through sound mixing and oral histories, through what Amina describes as “a sonic meditation grounded in incantation and afro-sentimentality…”
This program is the final program related to our current exhibition “…of the land: acts of refusal and ratification” , which features new and recent works from Chicago-based artists Ajmal ‘Mas Man’ Millar, Lola Ayisha Ogbara, and R. Treshawn Williamson exploring sculpture, self-imaging and history through postcolonial lenses, collective & individual recollection and peculiar materialism.

*Banner image courtesy of artist Jada-Amina. Revolutions. 00:01:35 min. B&W Super 8 scanned to digital, 2017.

Exhibition Opening: Nostalgia for My Island
2022-09-20 10:00 - 17:00 | The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture, 3015 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Nostalgia for My Island: Puerto Rican Paintings from the Museo de Arte de Ponce.
The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture is excited to partner with the world-renowned fine arts museum, The Museo de Arte de Ponce (El Museo), to present a unique exhibit of Puerto Rican paintings on the U.S. mainland. This once-in-a-lifetime exhibition, entitled “Nostalgia for My Island: Painting from the Museo de Arte de Ponce 1786-1809.” The curated collection of twenty paintings includes original works by prominent Puerto Rican artists Jose Campeche (1751-1809) and Francisco Oller (1833-1917). The paintings in this exhibit have never before traveled outside Puerto Rico.
Jose Campeche, the son of a slave, is described by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art as “the most significant Puerto Rican painter of portraits and religious imagery.” Francisco Oller has been called “a Realist-Impressionist” and is considered the only Latin American painter to play a role in the development of Impressionism. In the early 1980s, El Museo located and restored many of his works, which had deteriorated in the tropical climate. The exhibit will coincide with the five-year commemoration of Hurricane Maria that devastated Puerto Rico and The Museo de Arte de Ponce on September 20, 2017.

Exhibition Opening: “CHIM: BETWEEN DEVASTATION AND RESURRECTION”
2022-09-22 18:30 - 19:30 | Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, 60077, United States
September 22, 2022 | 6:30pm CDT
On-Site & Online

David Seymour – better known as “Chim” — is widely remembered as the first human rights photographer. One of the cofounders of photojournalism’s famous cooperative Magnum Photos, Chim’s work was poignant and emphatic – transcending generations, making him one of the 20th century’s quintessential photographers.
Join us for a special presentation by Carole Naggar and Ben Shneiderman to celebrate the opening of our latest exhibition, Chim: Between Devastation and Resurrection, which focuses on Seymour’s photographs of post-World War II reconstruction in Europe, European elections, the effect of the war on children, and the birth of the new State of Israel.
Naggar is an author and photography historian who has studied Chim’s life and work for decades. Her long-awaited biography, David ‘Chim’ Seymour: Searching for the Light, 1911-1956, will be released this fall. Shneiderman, a distinguished university professor, and Chim’s nephew, will open the program with a monologue about his uncle’s life and work.
On-site guests are invited to come to the Museum prior to our start time to explore the new exhibition.

Pintadas Comunitarias: El Proceso Creativo de Colectivo Moriviví
2022-09-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, 4046 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago, IL, 60639, United States
Artistic residence of Colectivo Moriviví at SRBCC for the design and execution of a mural in honor of Julia de Burgos in Chicago.

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Meet the artists and discover the creative process and proposed design of the mural dedicated to Julia de Burgos by Colectivo Moriviví, coming directly from Puerto Rico to invite the community to participate in this historic mural. Sign up for our “Pintadas Comunitarias” (Community Painting Sessions) to be held at Julia de Burgos Park (1805 N Albany Ave, Chicago, IL 60647) throughout the month of October.
Reception and snacks for participants courtesy of Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center. Presented and commissioned by Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center in partnership with Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail.

Exhibition Opening: Sisterhood by Alma Domínguez
2022-09-30 18:00 - 22:00 | OPEN Center for the Arts, 2214 S. Sacramento Ave., Chicago, IL, 60623, United States
Come experience Sisterhood: a solo exhibition created by Alma Domínguez, co-founder & core artist of OPEN Center for the Arts.

This moving exhibition is Domínguez’s homage to women who have changed the world. Premiering a series of 7 powerful portraits, showcasing Sisterhood, and recognizing the strength of migrant women and their contribution to our society.

We invite you to celebrate with us at the opening reception Friday, September 30th from 6:00 – 10:00 pm which will be held at OPEN Center for the Arts, 2214 S Sacramento Ave, Chicago Il, 60623

Venga a ver Sisterhood: una exposición creada por Alma Domínguez, co-fundadora y artista principal de OPEN Center for the Arts.

Esta exposición conmovedora es el homenaje de Domínguez a las mujeres que han cambiado el mundo. Estrenando una serie de 7 poderosos retratos, mostrando Sisterhood(sororidad), y reconociendo la fuerza de las mujeres migrantes y su contribución a nuestra sociedad.

Le invitamos a celebrar con nosotros en la recepción de apertura el viernes 30 de septiembre de 6:00 – 10:00 pm que se llevara a cabo en OPEN Center for the Arts, 2214 S Sacramento Ave, Chicago Il, 60623

Malmoe Opening Ceremony
2022-10-07 13:00 - 14:00 | Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, 9925 Capitol Dr, Wheeling, IL, United States
The Korean Cultural Center of Chicago and the Chicago Korean Education Center will co-host an opening ceremony for the ‘Malmoe, Protect the Hangul’ education box at the museum on Friday, October 7th at 1pm. This display box was developed and supported by the Independence Hall of Korea to educate the history of the compilation of the first Korean dictionary ‘Malmoe’. During the event which coincides with the Hangul Day, we anticipate exploring the value of the independence movement and the excellence of Hangul.

Opening Reception: 9 Artists/ 9 Months/ 9 Perspectives
2022-10-07 17:00 - 20:00 | South Side Community Art Center, 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60653, United States
9 Artists/ 9 Months/ 9 Perspectives features works by the collective, Dandelion Black Women Artists.
Nine Black women artists engaged in collaborative efforts to create artworks that transcend and transform events in the year 2020. In their eyes, art-making became a transgressive act through activism, documentation and vision. Utilizing book-making, craft-making and works on paper, 9 Artists/9 Months/ 9 Perspectives presents a birth of vision under hardship felt worldwide, collectively allowing us to reckon with our own perspectives, reflections and welfare. This exhibition presents the conception, gestation, and birth of a collaborative artists’ books created by nine Black women artists of the collective, Dandelion Black Women Artists. Their responses, perspectives, and reflections were inspired by the continuous struggle for health, social, and economic welfare of marginalized people during COVID-19, the lack of response from the federal government, and the political allyship of socio-political grassroots movements like Black Lives Matter. Craft-making became a transgressive act through artivism, perspective, and vision.

Opening Reception: Owen HcHugh and Abstraction in the Permanent Collection
2022-10-08 12:00 - 16:00 | Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Owen McHugh and Abstraction in the Permanent Collection
Saturday, October 8 – Sunday, December 4, 2022
Opening Reception: October 8 12:00-4:00 pm
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is delighted to announce Owen McHugh and Abstraction in the Permanent Collection. This exhibition highlights abstract, non-representational works in UIMA’s Permanent Collection alongside Owen McHugh’s most recent works from 2017 to the present. Artists exhibiting from the Permanent Collection include Corey Postiglione, Kathie Shaw, John Hoyland, Alexander Hunenko, Martin Hurtig, Lida Petruniak-Colucci, Michael Mandziuk, Irma Osadsa, William Pura, and David Samila.
Owen McHugh is a local Chicago Artist deeply rooted in Abstraction throughout his career. He maintained his M.F.A from Northern Illinois University, and he taught Two-Dimensional Design as well as painting and drawing courses at Columbia College Chicago for over forty years. His work is in many permanent collections including the National Museum of American Art, State of Illinois Collection, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL.
While many abstract artists gravitate to working within one stylistic approach in abstraction, geometric or gestural, McHugh attempts to bridge the two together. This ambiguous configuration of conflict, becomes a metaphor of existence for McHugh. In his most recent years, McHugh developed his own personal process in which he began an arrangement of organic forms that then underwent a transfiguration through repeated overlays and spattering, modifying coloration and organic shapes in his beginning formations.

Opening Reception: At Home
2022-10-08 12:00 - 16:00 | Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
At Home: Cindy Bernhard, Ellen Greene, Ann Toebbe, Gwendolyn Zabicki
OCTOBER 8- DECEMEBR 4, 2022
This exhibition presents works by four Chicago artists with a focus on paintings. As the exhibition title suggests, the show’s premise is about the artist’s exploration of the layered emotional resonance of the concept of home. We have been living in a pandemic when most people have spent an unusually long time in their homes.Conversely, around the world, refugees have been forced to leave their homes, some with the hope of returning and others seeking a new life and home. We are asking the question; what does home mean? Is it a familiarity with the environment, or is home just an abstract place in our minds?
In the atmospheric paintings of Cindy Bernhard, we can see imaginary interiors with pop culture elements, food, and motifs from lifestyle blogs. In her works, she humorously critiques the nature of artifice and creates a vision of home as she wants to remember it. There are always pets, a small dog or cat, to add to the domesticity of the image.
Ellen Greene is looking back at domesticity and motherhood and the time when children are starting to assert their independence and leaving home years later. Some of her oil paintings depict the artist and her daughters. In others, figures are absent; what remains is a respectable floral wall-papered pattern interrupted with childhood vandalism.
Ann Toebbe’s paintings are reminiscent of architectural or design drawings, but she fills them with personal objects worth a closer look. In these obsessively crafted paintings, we see representations of the resident’s individuality and aesthetic choices. In each work, furniture selections, plants, carpets, knick-knacks, and items are left around, representing a home that cannot be replicated even if one wants to. These unfolded rooms are based on living spaces of the artist’s family, friends, and acquaintances, recreated from memories or photographs.
In the works of Gwendolyn Zabicki, intimate images of everyday life are quietly captured; brushing teeth, drying hair, or sleeping. These simple rituals happen every day, unobserved or remembered. These events can only occur in the comfort and privacy of our homes.
The exhibition is curated by Stano Grezdo and Linda Dorman.

9 Artists/ 9 Months/ 9 Perspectives features work by the collective, Dandelion Black Women Artists
2022-10-10 - 2022-12-17 | South Side Community Art Center, 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60653, United States
Nine Black women artists engaged in collaborative efforts to create artworks that transcend and transform events in the year 2020. In their eyes, art-making became a transgressive act through activism, documentation and vision. Utilizing book-making, craft-making and works on paper, 9 Artists/9 Months/ 9 Perspectives presents a birth of vision under hardship felt worldwide, collectively allowing us to reckon with our own perspectives, reflections and welfare.

This exhibition presents the conception, gestation, and birth of a collaborative artists’ books created by nine Black women artists of the collective, Dandelion Black Women Artists. Their responses, perspectives, and reflections were inspired by the continuous struggle for health, social, and economic welfare of marginalized people during COVID-19, the lack of response from the federal government, and the political allyship of socio-political grassroots movements like Black Lives Matter. Craft-making became a transgressive act through artivism, perspective, and vision.

Cross-Chicago Tour with Roman Villarreal
2022-10-14 12:00 - 16:00 | Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, 756 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60642, United States
Guided tours with Roman Villarreal of one of his studios in South Chicago and of the exhibition at Intuit in West Town.

About this event

Immerse yourself in the art of Roman Villarreal on this cross-Chicago tour.
First gathering at Intuit, attendees will take a bus trip to South Chicago for an intimate, behind-the-scenes tour with Roman Villarreal of one of his studios. There, attendees will experience his creative space and get a peek into his art-making process, seeing finished works alongside those in the making. Following the tour of his studio, Roman Villarreal and attendees return to Intuit for an artist talk and guided tour of the exhibition Roman Villarreal: South Chicago Legacies.
Please contact Courtney Thompson at courtney@art.org with questions related to accessibility accommodations.
The cross-Chicago tour is free! To show your support to Intuit, please consider the pay-what-you-can option when you complete your reservation. Your contributions help ensure the sustainability of our public programs and support guest lecturers and teaching artists.
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All tour attendees must follow the museum’s health and safety procedures. Intuit is closely monitoring COVID-19 guidelines established by local, state and federal authorities and will promptly share information that affects the event.

The Cross-Chicago Tour with Roman Villarreal is presented as part of Art Design Chicago Now, an initiative funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art that amplifies the voices of Chicago’s diverse creatives, past and present, and explores the essential role they play in shaping the now.

Journey Chicago: Global Indigenous Perspectives: From Turtle Island to Sápmi
2022-10-14 18:30 - 20:30 | Nordic House at Wrigley Building, 400 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 60611, United States
This event is part of Journey Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Alliance’s annual citywide festival of cross-cultural events.
The program will be a panel discussion between a Sami person (Scandinavian Indigenous person) and a North American Indigenous person. The discussion will explore similarities and differences between the two panelists’ cultures, and reflect on their individual experiences. The panel will be moderated by Josee Starr and followed by a Q&A with the audience. The panel will be hosted within the exhibit space for Sami Dreams, a photography exhibit displaying portraits of Sami people and their oral histories. The photographer, Randall Hyman, will be invited to participate in the panel as well and share his experience in capturing the photographs.

Bronzeville Historical Society: OPEN HOUSE CHICAGO
2022-10-15 11:00 - 2022-10-16 14:00 | Bronzeville Historical Society, 4455 S King Dr. - Suite 103, Chicago, IL, 60653, United States
Open House Chicago- A City wide CELEBRATION FOR ALL . Come to enjoy exhibitions, food, music, presentations each day at 1:30PM and FOOD.

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BRONZEVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
OPEN HOUSE CHICAGO – host
SATURDAY, OCT. 15 – 16, 2022 11am – 2pm
at 4455 S. King Drive Suite 103, Chicago
FREE STREET PARKING – Lot also in Rear of building

ON SATURDAY, October 15
11am – 12:00Noon : Guided exhibition tour of ReIMAGINE Aunt Jemima and Black Fire Fighters Exhibits
11:00AM – 12:00 Noon *Sneak Peak of new BRONZEVILLE Art Documentary by filmmaker Reginald Rice
12:00Noon – 1:30pm: Chef Reggie Carter will serve freshly prepared beignets
1:30pm – 2:30pm: Sat. Oct. 15 – James S. Parker will present Bronzeville Architecture – Building Gems lost to Demolition

ON SUNDAY October . 16
11am – 12:00Noon : Guided exhibition tour of ReIMAGINE Aunt Jemima and Black Fire Fighters Exhibits
11:00AM – 12:00 Noon *Sneak Peak of new BRONZEVILLE Art Documentary by filmmaker Reginald Rice
12:00Noon – 1:30pm : Chef “Junior” will serve freshly prepared Sushi
1:30pm – 2:30pm: Sun. Oct. 16 – Dr. Ada Cheng, Our Words, Our Truths presentation

*REGISTER to ATTEND Presentations from REGISTER TAB.
Doors open at 10:30am
Event contact bronzevillehistoricalsociety@gmail.com
https://www.bronzevillehistoricalsociety.wordpress.com
2021 Educator of the Year Dr. Ada Cheng www.renegadeadacheng.com

Sound Performance by Kikù Hibino and Chien-An Yuan
2022-10-15 13:00 - 14:30 | Chinese American Museum of Chicago, 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
The Chinese American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC) is excited to host the last of two free public programs inspired by the Spotlight Series exhibition Yuge Zhou: Moon Drawings. The program is a sound performance by Kikù Hibino and Chien-An Yuan on Saturday, October 15, from 1pm-2:30pm CT, a day before the closing of the exhibition.
Register here
About the artists:
Japanese-born Chicago-based sound artist Kikù Hibino produces electronic music that focuses on unusual rhythmic structure and melodies that are inspired by optical illusion and moiré patterns. From chamber music for media productions to digital micro sound for art installations, he has collaborated internationally with a wide variety of artists and scholars. He’s a 2017 Individual Artist Grant recipient from Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, 2021 Outer Ear Artist in Residency at Experimental Sound Studio, and 2021 nominee for Best Asian Entertainer at Chicago Music Awards. In 2021, Kikù and his creative partner Gregory Bae launched S/N, an electronic music concert series.
Chien-An Yuan is an interdisciplinary artist, designer, and educator based in Ann Arbor, MI. Yuan runs 1473, a record label specializing in improvisation, electronics, and collaboration. He is also a founding member of IS/LAND, a performance collaborative comprised of AAPI movers, artists, and collaborators. His work has been featured in The New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, ArtSlant, Huffington Post, WNYC and many other arts and cultural platforms.
Chien-An Yuan and Kikù Hibino have performed and shown in cultural institutions widely.
Yuge Zhou is a Chinese born, Chicago-based artist whose videos and installations addresses connections, isolation and longing across natural and urban spaces as sites of shared dreams. Zhou has exhibited nationally and internationally in prominent art and public venues. Her new dance film “Love Letters” is currently shown as part of Art on theMART’s fall program, a nightly public art projection onto the facade of the Merchandise Mart, Chicago. Recent awards include Juried Award in the installation category at ArtPrize 2021, Artist Fellowship Award in Media Arts from the Illinois Arts Council and Honorary Mention in the 2020 Prix Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria.

Unveiling Nichols Tower Vertical Gallery
2022-10-24 16:00 - 19:00 | 906 S Homan Ave, Chicago, 906 S Homan Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Join us for the Unveiling of the Nichols Tower Vertical Gallery, a project brought forth by a collaboration between The Foundation for Homan Square, Elevated Chicago, SAIC, and OPEN Center for the Arts.
TRANSFORMATION is a project created by The Foundation for Homan Square
to transform the interior stairwell of the
Homan Square Tower, a historical building, into a vertical gallery which would support local artists, engage local residents, encourage physical activities and highlight the architectural features of the building.
Through art projects like this, we not only
transform spaces but also perspectives
and how people/residents see themselves in and through the Arts.

Seeking Sonder by Akina Curley
2022-10-28 08:00 - 2023-01-31 17:00 | American Indian Center, 3401 West Ainslie Street, Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Please join us to celebrate the art of Akina Curley. A very impressive show by a talented young Native artist.
Seeking Sonder showcases work by Akina Curley (Ojibwe/ Diné) to explore other capacities/disciplines of expression that missions to challenge audiences about Native art today through a contemporary aesthetic. These new works by Akina will perform, teach, and culturally share

Art After Hours
2022-10-28 19:30 - 23:00 | Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
We are so excited to continue our Art After Hours series!
Featuring performances by:

Stafford
milkweed b2b loma
Alejandro Marenco

Sound by Signal Clearance
Lighting and environmental design by Nix
Doors open at 7:30 pm
$15/ $20 at the door
21+
Halloween costumes are encouraged!
Price of the ticket includes admission + beer and seltzer donated by Solemn Oath Brewery (while supplies last).

Opening Reception of "Guanyu Xu: to be seen"
2022-11-05 15:00 - 18:00 | Chinese American Museum of Chicago, 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
The Chinese American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC) is excited to announce the fifth exhibition of the Spotlight Series, featuring artist Guanyu Xu. Please join us on Saturday, November 5, from 3pm-6pm CT for the opening reception.
In a new body of work centered on an imperial robe on display in the museum, Chinatown, and the New York Times repeated coverage of COVID featuring Asian faces, photographer Guanyu Xu challenges the viewer to reconsider the parallel instances of colonization, objectification, fetishization, and racism in three temporalities. Guanyu Xu: to be seen will run from November 5 through December 17.
The Spotlight Series is a new initiative to showcase recent and past work by emerging and mid-career artists of Chinese descent locally. Curated by Larry Lee (Molar Productions), the project aims to introduce, promote and celebrate the divergent artistic visions and experiences of being Chinese in America looking at and reflecting upon our relationship to contemporary visual culture to a wider audience within our community and Chicago.

About the artist:
徐冠宇 Guanyu Xu (b.1993 Beijing) is an artist currently based in Chicago and a lecturer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Influenced by the production of ideology in American visual culture and a conservative familial upbringing in China, Xu’s practice extends from examining the production of power in photography to the question of personal freedom and its relationship to political regimes. He negotiates this from the perspective as a Chinese gay man. In his work, Xu migrates between mediums like photography, new media, and installation. These movements operate similarly to his displaced and fractured identity.
He is the recipient of the Chicago DCASE Artist Grant (2022), CENTER Development Grant (2021), Hyéres International Festival Prize (2020), PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai Exposure Award (2020), Philadelphia Photo Arts Center Annual Competition (2019), Lensculture Emerging Talent Award (2019), and Kodak Film Photo Award (2019). He has received artist residencies including ACRE (Chicago, IL), Light Work (Syracuse, NY), and Latitude (Chicago, IL). His works have been exhibited and screened internationally including the Aperture Foundation, New York; International Center of Photography, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; New Orlean Museum of Art, New Orleans; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Wesleyan University, Middletown; Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland; Mint Museum, Charlotte; 36th Kasseler Dokfest, Germany, and others. His work can be found in public collections including San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Harvard Art Museums, Museum of Contemporary Photography Chicago, and New Orleans Museum of Art. His works have been featured in numerous publications including The New York Times, ArtAsiaPacific, The New Yorker, W Magazine, Harper’s Magazine, Dazed, and China Photographic Publishing House.

"Al Fil or Bishop?" Lecture + Public Chess Tournament
2022-11-10 19:00 - 21:30 | Abrahamic Center for Cultural Education, 55 W Van Buren Street, Suite 220, Chicago, IL, 60605, United States
The Abrahamic Center for Cultural Education and The Chicago Chess Foundation are proud to present: Al-Fil or Bishop? a free public event in which ACCE will give a brief presentation about the origins of chess and the Muslim influences over the game throughout history! We will then open the floor to the Chicago Chess Foundation who will run multiple games of chess: blitz style tournaments for those that interested in timed competition and casual games for those that are interested in playing for fun. Winners of games will be given 2 free tickets to Brookfield Zoo! (limited to 1 prize [2 tickets] per person regardless of how many games are won. These are a courtesy of the Brookfield Zoo in partnership with the Chicago Cultural Alliance). Attendees will be given the opportunity to take home chess books for FREE as a courtesy of the Chicago Chess Foundation. All skill levels are welcome to register.
Program Details:
7:00-7:45 – Self guided tours of ACCE / light refreshments
7:45-8:15 – ACCE and CCF Welcome and Presentation
8:15-9:30 – Tournaments, Social Hour, Giveaways
*The Abrahamic Center for Cultural Education (ACCE) is an art gallery and resource center dedicated to promoting the understanding of Islam and Muslims in the community by working with individuals and academic, religious, public, and private institutions. ACCE supplements existing educational programs at schools and universities with training sessions, presentations, and other resources to help our community raise more culturally competent generations. Our two main services are educational presentations and visits to our exhibition space.  ACCE is an initiative of the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA®), a global leader in halal certification. For more information, visit our website at www.abrahamiccenter.org.
**The Chicago Chess Foundation (CCF) believes that chess can fundamentally change the lives of youth and families and contribute to the betterment of our community. Chess serves as a vehicle to transmit intangible social-emotional and leadership development skills. Our mission is to give all youth of Chicago – with a focus on underserved communities – the opportunity to learn, play and compete in chess at no cost.
