Colors of Life by Elena Diadenko Elena was born and raised in Ukraine, and immigrated to the United States in 1992. She received her first art degrees from Myrgorod Ceramics College and Lviv National Academy of Arts in Ukraine. Later, she received two masters’ degrees in interdisciplinary art and art education from Columbia College […]
Everyone welcome to the Round Dance at the American Indian Center, with a feast, dancing, singing, performers, contests, vendors, and more.
A Chicago celebration of the life and legacy of Tito Matos About this event On January 18, 2022 the Puerto Rican cultural community was shocked by the news of the sudden departure of musical giant Tito Matos. After an extensive career as a master percussionist, teacher and bandleader of Viento de Agua and La Máquina […]
Join us for a presentation by Rebecca M. Webster (Kany^htkelu) (Oneida Nation, Wisconsin). Rebecca is an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, and has been a cultural educator regarding seed keeping and the food sovereignty movement. March 8 - Cooking classes with a lesson on native corn March 9 - Trade Market and […]
Join us for a presentation by Rebecca M. Webster (Kany^htkelu) (Oneida Nation, Wisconsin). Rebecca is an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, and has been a cultural educator regarding seed keeping and the food sovereignty movement. March 8 - Cooking classes with a lesson on native corn March 9 - Trade Market and […]
Puerto Rican artist Bibiana Suárez’s colorful paintings with playful combinations of text and image from the new series she has titled De:Lata will be shown at NMPRAC starting March 10, 2022. The title is a word play between the verb delatar, to tell, and the noun lata, can, the phrases dar lata, to be a […]
A chamber music collaborative trio project founded by José Antonio Zayas Cabán and Colin Young, featuring Miguel Zenón. About this event SRBCC presents {Tres} {Trés} is a chamber music trio founded in 2010. It started as a collaborative project between José Antonio Zayas Cabán and Colin Young, with the purpose of performing transcriptions for 2 […]
Pysanka Workshops at the Ukrainian National Museum We are excited to once again announce the Pysanky (Easter Egg) Workshops at the Ukrainian National Museum. This year we offer in-person classes. You will discover the art of writing pysanky by our expert Pysanka Instructor Anna Chychula. In each session, you will learn the process of how […]
In celebration of the return of the South Side Irish Parade on March 13th Houli Fest Sat, Mar 12 4PM | Goin' East on Ashland 6PM | Our Irish Cousins 8PM | In Search of Weeping Jim Tickets $12 per film
Space is limited to 40, RSVP here The Chinese American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC) is honored to be a community partner and to provide the space for the #BreakTheSilence Justice for Asian Women event, hosted by Chicago Asian Women Empowerment. March 16 marks the first anniversary of the Atlanta spa shooting. Held in partnership with the […]
Archivist Skyla Hearn and SSCAC Public Engagement lead Zakkiyyah Najeebah Dumas-O'neal kick off 3831/VOICES to engage in an informal conversation that traverses Skyla Hearn’s archiving practice, their intersecting connections to Black women arts workers and SSCAC, and the influences that help sustain them in their work. Grab a cup of tea – or wine, and […]
American Music Festivals presents a concert by the Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra, performing work by Ukrainian composers. A benefit concert for Ukraine.
Please join Bronzeville Historical Society and Columbia College to view a livestream of this satellite event at 4455 S King Drive - Suite103 About this event RSVP is required to Join us at the Bronzeville Historical Society. Columbia College and Bronzeville Historical Society are hosting a livestream of the satellite event at 4455 South King Drive […]
A virtual conversation from South Side Community Art Center's 3831/Voices Series. 3831/VOICES is a new program series of conversations and lectures featuring Black artists, scholars, curators, historians, and arts workers that invite our community into their creative practices, research, and conceptual processes, and more! 3831 takes after SSCAC’s exact numerical address in the historic Bronzeville […]
Everyone welcome to a free film screening at the American Indian Center of Chicago. Beans (2020) - Directed by Tracey Deer (Mohawk) Twelve-year-old Beans is on the edge: torn between innocent childhood and reckless adolescence; forced to grow up fast and become the tough Mohawk warrior she needs to be during the Oka Crisis, the […]
The Museum will host a pop-up café for waffle day. Stop by to try the Swedish variant with fresh whipped cream and jam.
Germán López shines on the world stage as one of the most brilliant and prolific Canary Island timple players. He touches audiences with instrumental music honoring Canary folk music traditions, embracing Spanish Flamenco, West African rhythms, Americana, and the flourishing spirit of jazz. López's innovative 21st century approach to performing island music has reached critical […]
Pysanka Workshops at the Ukrainian National Museum We are excited to once again announce the Pysanky (Easter Egg) Workshops at the Ukrainian National Museum. This year we offer in-person classes. You will discover the art of writing pysanky by our expert Pysanka Instructor Anna Chychula. In each session, you will learn the process of how […]
A look at female lyricists in hip-hop and R&B. About this event Discussion led by hip-hop artist Amina Norman-Hawkins. In a hip hop and R&B world dominated by men and noted for misogyny, the unstoppable female lyricists of Say My Name speak candidly about class, race, and gender in pursuing their passions as female MCs. […]
Dive into the history of Swedish immigration to Chicago with a guided tour of the Swedish American Museum’s permanent exhibit, “The Dream of America.” Uncover the stories of real immigrants like Karl Karlsson, who left Sweden with his family in 1893, or Elin and Birgitta Hedman, who made the journey in 1924. Learn about what […]