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  • Art After Hours

    Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 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 […]

    $15 – $20

  • “Lithuania in 1922” – A Symposium

    Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture 6500 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL, United States

    Balzekas Museum presents "Lithuania in 1922 - a Symposium Lithuanian American contributions during the first formative years of Lithuania’s statehood is the subject of "Lithuania in 1922," a symposium on […]

    $5 – $20

  • Art After Work: Marvin Tate

    Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art 756 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

    Join Intuit for Art After Work, a free series of facilitated art-making workshops inspired by outsider and self-taught art and artists from the museum's collections and exhibitions. This month, Chicago-based […]

    FREE

  • Script? or Type? The Pleasures and Perils of Script Fonts – Russell Maret in Conversation with Jill Gage

    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 […]

    Free

  • Try Your Hand at Calligraphy: A Calligraphy Fair with the Chicago Calligraphy Collective

    Newberry Library 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL, 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 […]

    Free

  • Tribal Museums Day 2022

    Mitchell Museum of the American Indian 3001 central street, Evanston, IL, 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 […]

    FREE

  • Opening Exhibition

    The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, 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, […]

    FREE

  • No Rest: The Epidemic of Stolen Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2Spirits

    Mitchell Museum of the American Indian 3001 central street, Evanston, IL, 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 […]

    FREE

  • 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 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. […]

  • 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 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Black Family Portraits with Seed Lynn

    South Side Community Art Center 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 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, […]

    FREE

  • UNITY, Maggie Wong

    Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, 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 […]

  • UNITY, Maggie Wong Opening Reception

    Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, 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 […]

    FREE