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SUMMARY:Dominican Independence Day Celebration
DESCRIPTION:  \nHosted by Dominican American Midwest Association (DAMA) \nSaturday\, Feb 26\, 6pm \nMore info: damamidwest.org
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/dominican-independence-day-celebration/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Cultural Festivals and Fairs,Online Events
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SUMMARY:Virtual Exhibit Tour: "Shanghai: Safe Haven During the Holocaust"
DESCRIPTION:Join a virtual tour of the special exhibition\, Shanghai: Safe Haven During the Holocaust\, and explore the lesser-known stories of European Jewish refugees who escaped Nazism in the Shanghai ghetto. The virtual tour includes a video presentation with Chief Curator of Collections and Exhibitions\, Arielle Weininger\, and a live Q&A moderated by Museum personnel. \nArthur Rothstein\, best-known for his Dust Bowl photography during the Great Depression\, was the recipient of more than three dozen awards in photography and photojournalism throughout his career. One of his lesser-known projects included an assignment photographing the Jewish refugee community in Shanghai during World War II. These photographs – alongside artifacts donated by local Holocaust Survivors who lived in the Shanghai ghetto – are featured in the exhibition. \n  \nA link will be e-mailed to the email address you signed up with at least 24 hours before the scheduled program. \nNon-Members: $10.00 \nMembers: Free \nReservations are required. Members must sign in to take advantage of their member discount.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/virtual-exhibit-tour-shanghai-safe-haven-during-the-holocaust/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions and Gallery Events,Member Events,Online Events
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Black History Month: A Special Conversation with Zainab Khan and Hon. Charif Hachim
DESCRIPTION:MALA Executive Director and Co-Founder sits down with Charif Hachim\, the Honorary Consul General to Comoros to discuss Black History Month\, diplomacy\, and community advocacy during these unique times.\nJoin us for this special “Fire-Side” discussion as we celebrate the closing of Black History Month and consider what lies in store for our local and international communities in 2022.\n\nAbout Honorary Consul General Charif Hachim\nThe Honorable Charif Hachim was born in Moroni\, the capital of the Comoros. He earned an undergraduate degree from a French business school and holds an MBA from Roosevelt University (Chicago). As the first Honorary Consul General of the Comoros in a major U.S. city\, he looks forward to establishing commercial\, cultural\, and scientific relations between the Comoros Islands and the Midwest Region of the United States.\nIn 2013 the U.S. State Department confirmed Mr. Hachim as the new Honorary Consul General of the Comoros in Chicago. A few months earlier\, the Comorian Government\, under the leadership of His Excellency Dr. Ikililou Dhoinine\, had formally informed the U.S. government of its intention to appoint Mr. Hachim as the first Honorary Consul General of the Comoros in Chicago.\nThe Honorable Charif Hachim is the perfect person to promote\, cultivate and sustain a relationship between the Comoros and the Midwest Region of the United States due to his business background\, as well as his passion and understanding for both cultures.\nIn addition to his status as Honorary Consul General\, Mr. Hachim works full time as a Business Manager in the public sector. He is in complete compliance with the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. \nSee less
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/celebrating-black-history-month-a-special-conversation-with-zainab-khan-and-hon-charif-hachim/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220303T130000
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SUMMARY:Irish Art in Practice: Legacies of Justice
DESCRIPTION:The Irish American Heritage Center\, in partnership with the Consulate General of Ireland\, Midwest\, presents Irish Art in Practice. Join Jennifer Keating\, Ph.D. as she brings us through the world of Irish arts and artists\, and the living applications and impressions it makes on the world around us. Jennifer Keating is a Senior Lecturer and the Writing in the Disciplines Specialist in the William S. Dietrich II Institute for Writing Excellence. Most recently\, she served as Assistant Dean for Educational Initiatives in the Dietrich College for Humanities and Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. She brings an educator’s perspective to this fascinating series. \nLegacies of Justice\, March 3rd\, 7:00pm CST\nIn 2014 filmmaker Mairéad McClean was awarded the MAC International prize for her film No More. This meditation on the implications of Internment Without Trial in 1971 resonated the world over as evidence of torture and prisoner abuse emerged from Guantanamo Bay to Abu Ghraib. In Legacies of Justice we will screen the short film and discuss its explorations and symbolism. McClean\, daughter of civil-rights activist Paddy-Joe McClean\, interrogates concepts of security and the political contortions of conflict in this work. Together we will discuss its poetic meditation on these infringements on human rights in the name of security\, as we also bring examples like Rita Duffy’s painting\, Guantanamo amas amat\, and Paula McFetridge’s staging of Convictions in the Crumlin Road Courthouse\, to bear on the conversation.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/irish-art-in-practice-legacies-of-justice/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Music, Film, and Theater,Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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SUMMARY:March Call to Peace\, with composer Chris Dingman
DESCRIPTION:Join us online to send love and healing energy to all people and nature in every country throughout the world and to experience the healing music of Chris Dingman. Join the Peace School live on Facebook or on zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87242847498\n\nSPECIAL GUEST: Chris Dingman ( photo by Zachary Maxwell Stertz)\nYou’ll be captivated by this extraordinary vibraphonist’s music and story who is known for bringing listeners on a journey to a beautiful\, transcendent place.\nOn his journey to become a dazzling solo artist\, Chris Dingman documented his improvisations privately for many years\, until his world changed. When his father entered hospice care in 2018\, he created the 5-hour extended album Peace\, recorded as he played it for his father.\nWith layers of sound – soaring melodies\, swirling textures\, and undulating pedal tones\, Chris delivers an immersive listening experience that many have described as transportive and deeply healing. Learn more about his inspiring life and career here chrisdingman.com\nDon’t miss this chance to hear Chris’ music and story\, live. Let’s come together as a community to send the energy of peace out to the world. Don’t miss March 5th!
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/march-call-to-peace-with-composer-chris-dingman/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Pulaski Day Virtual Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Pulaski Day virtually with the Polish Museum of America (PMA) on Monday\, March 7\, 2022. Top officials from national\, state\, county\, and city governments and leaders of Polonian organizations and institutions will observe the State of Illinois annual recognition of the Polish American community by honoring the Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski. Speakers will include Polish Ambassador Marek Magierowski; Consul General of Ukraine in Chicago Serhiy Koledov; Mayor Lori Lightfoot; Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs; Frank Spula\, National President of the Polish American Congress; Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas; Judge Aurelia Pucinski and State Representative Delia Ramirez. The program will feature performances by Mirosława Sojka-Topór\, Kamil Bundyra\, the Academy of Music of the Paderewski Symphony Orchestra\, and Tatra Mountains Cultural Foundation Ensemble\, along with filmed presentations\, and conclude with the traditional wreath-laying ceremony at Stanislaw Batowski’s painting of Pulaski at Savannah. The program begins promptly at 10 a.m. and will be streamed live on the PMA website: www.PolishMuseumOfAmerica.org.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/pulaski-day-virtual-celebration/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Cultural Festivals and Fairs,Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Artecito Virtual: Coquis
DESCRIPTION:¿Sabías que los Coquis son los anfibios más ruidosos que conocemos?\n¡Cuando cantan juntos es tan fuerte como una motocicleta!\n¡Únase a nosotros mientras exploramos más sobre los coquis con nuestros amigos en Lincoln Park Zoo!\nConéctate aquí: https://bit.ly/ArtecitoCoqui\n____________________________________\nDid you know Coquis are the loudest amphibian we know? When they sing together it is as loud as a motorcycle!\nJoin us as we explore more about coquis with our friends at Lincoln Park Zoo!\nConnect here: https://bit.ly/ArtecitoCoqui\n\nArtecito Virtual is a Spanish language virtual workshop in partnership with Lincoln Park Zoo.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/artecito-virtual-coquis/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Workshops and Classes
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220310T143000
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SUMMARY:Chicago Book Premiere: Woman on Fire
DESCRIPTION:On-Site & Virtual \nJoin the Women’s Leadership Committee in conversation with Deerfield resident and author Lisa Barr at the Chicago premiere of her multi-award-winning novel\, Woman On Fire\, a gripping story about a young\, ambitious journalist who becomes embroiled in an international art scandal centered around a Nazi-looted masterpiece. The book was recently named as part of Katie Couric’s 2022 Reading Guide. \nLisa\, the daughter of a Holocaust Survivor\, has a treasure trove of stories to share from her journalism career as an editor for The Jerusalem Post\, managing editor of Today’s Chicago Woman\, and as an editor/reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. Lisa covered the famous “handshake” between the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin\, the late PLO leader Yasser Arafat\, and President Bill Clinton at the White House; and has been featured on Good Morning America and Today for her work as an author\, journalist\, and blogger. \nHear these stories and Lisa’s personal insights about the creation of her new book. \nON-SITE\n$20.00 | With book: $45.00 \nVIRTUAL\n$10.00 | With book: $35.00
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/chicago-book-premiere-woman-on-fire/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Balzekas Book Club: Lithuanians in Springfield
DESCRIPTION:Writer Sandy Baksys discusses the roots and legacy of Springfield\, Illinois\, Lithuanian-American community (A Balzekas Museum Zoom Event)\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nOn Saturday\, March 12\, 2022 at 2pm\, Lithuanian American author Sandy Baksys will present her book Lithuanians in Springfield. This event will take place on Zoom. Registered participants will receive a Zoom link to the program. \n\n\nThis project was supported in part by the Illinois Arts Council Agency and DCASE\, the Department of Culture and Special Events/CityARTS and a Grant of U.S. Department of Treasury funds through the City of Chicago. The opinions\, findings\, conclusions and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Treasury or the City of Chicago. The Balzekas Museum gratefully acknowledges these Grantors\, as well as its Members and Private Donors for their generous support\, which makes programs such as these possible.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/balzekas-book-club-lithuanians-in-springfield/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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SUMMARY:JCC Jewish Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The highly-anticipated JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival is returning to Illinois Holocaust Museum to host four film screenings with audience discussions. This year\, attendees can gather together in the Museum’s auditorium or watch from the comfort of home. Learn more about this year’s slate of films below! \nPlease contact cjff@jccchicago.org or 847.763.3507 with any questions. \nMarch 13\, 2022 | 10:15am CST -7:45pm CST \nSEE SCHEDULE OF FILMS HERE
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/jcc-jewish-film-festival/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music, Film, and Theater,Online Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220313T063000
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SUMMARY:Unfolding: How Artists Shape Diaspora
DESCRIPTION:Engage with our Panel of Artists\, Curators\, Writers and Creators in a 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 immersive discourse on zoom. Listen to the first-hand narratives from the diasporic creators of contemporary Indian art. \nDate: Sunday\, March 13\, 2022 \nTime: 𝟏𝟎:𝟑𝟎𝐚𝐦 – 𝟏𝟏:𝟑𝟎𝐚𝐦 𝐂𝐓 \n𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐳𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 \nFor enquiries: info@niam.org \n𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧 is from Benaras (India) and works with a range of mediums including photography\, video\, drawing and language. Nandita is a graduate of the Bard College-International Center of Photography’s MFA program and teaches photography at SUNY Purchase. \n𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐰𝐚 lives and works in Portland\, Oregon. Originally from New Delhi\, India\, she received an MFA in Painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BFA in the same from the Maharaja Sayajirao University\, Baroda\, India. \n𝐊𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 is a visual artist and choreographer based in NYC. He is the recipient of the Skowhegan\, Yaddo\, Residency Unlimited\, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts residencies. Along with the competitive New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship. \n𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐆𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐚 𝐖𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬\, the panel moderator\, is an American of Bengali and Maharashtrian heritage\, she currently lives in and works from Portland\, OR. Namita centers her work on principles of inclusion and anti-racism in her writing\, teaching\, curatorial work and art making. \nThis is part of our series of programs for E/Merge: Art of the Indian Diaspora. \nDue to limited availability please register early!
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/unfolding-how-artists-shape-diaspora/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions and Gallery Events,Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Online Artist Talk: Keren Rosales-Medina
DESCRIPTION:Trickster Cultural Center would like to present our upcoming monthly pop-up exhibit the “Art of Keren Rosales-Medina”. In youth\, Keren took up art as an outlook on health & self-exploration by creating a more colorful and new outlook on life.\n“Art is so obscure yet so introspective\, I’m truly fascinated and in love with the idea of filtering human emotions and feelings through creativity”. – Keren Rosales-Medina\nIn collaboration with Kenneth Young Center\, we will have a virtual discussion with the artist on March 15th at 3:30 PM CST (Central Time Zone)\nVirtual Zoom link will be available here: https://bit.ly/3rV5Dnd
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/online-artist-talk-keren-rosales-medina/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions and Gallery Events,Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220317T140000
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SUMMARY:COMING TO THE TABLE: In Conversation with Skyla Hearn
DESCRIPTION: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.\nGrab a cup of tea – or wine\, and join us! All attendees are welcome to join in on this conversation\, so come ready to talk\, reflect\, and ask questions!\n\n3831/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 neighborhood. Although we recognize ourselves as an iconic historical site for Black artistic and cultural advancement\, we continue to evolve as a contemporary hub for new thought practices\, creative practices\, and innovative frameworks being developed by a diverse array of amazing folks here in our city\, and beyond.\n\nSkyla Hearn (Skylah Sensahrae) is a proud Chicagoan (South Side) by way of Mississippi. As an archivist\, liberatory memory and cultural worker Skyla is most concerned with supporting a community’s attempt to understand\, document and share its own history\, particularly those aspects that have not been well recorded. Skyla’s passion and dedication towards the creation\, management\, preservation and accessibility of archives\, with particular focus on BIPOC LGBTQIA+ collections\, ephemeral materials\, knowledge development\, and social justice has provided her with unique opportunities to work with diverse individuals\, communities and repositories at various capacities nationally and internationally.\n\nSkyla is also co-founder of The Blackivists\, a collective of trained Black memory workers who provide expertise on archiving and preservation practices to communities in the Chicago land area; and the inaugural Manager of Archives for Cook County Government under the Offices of the President of the Board of Commissioners.\nAs a legacy keeper\, she recently (March 2021) co-edited the zine publication Our Girl Tuesday: An Unfurling for Dr. Margaret T.G. Burroughs alongside Sarah Ross and Tempestt Hazel with an introduction by Mariame Kaba\, published by Sojourners for Justice Press.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/coming-to-the-table-in-conversation-with-skyla-hearn/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Member Events,Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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SUMMARY:NHM Virtual Book Club: Daughter of Sparta
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, March 17th at 7 PM we will be discussing Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrews Virtually via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nJoin the National Hellenic Museum’s Virtual Book Club! \nFacilitated by NHM’s Resident Scholar Dr. Katherine Kelaidis & Manager of Programs & Events Cairo Dye\, each month the NHM Virtual Book Club chooses a book that is either inspired by the Hellenic legacy or by a Greek American author (and sometimes both!). Then we gather to discuss the book on Zoom. \nBook Club is free to join and meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7 PM CST \nIn March\, we will be discussing Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrews. \nThis selection was voted on by members of our book club!
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/nhm-virtual-book-club-daughter-of-sparta/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220322T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220322T150000
DTSTAMP:20260425T103738
CREATED:20220310T214506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220310T214506Z
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SUMMARY:Documentary Screening of "Madan Sara"
DESCRIPTION:Join HAMOC and Etant Dupain for a documentary screening of Madan Sara and Q&A following the screening. \nMadan Sara is an award winning documentary from director and producer Etant Dupain\, which highlights women living in Haiti. \nMadan Sara refers to the women in Haiti who run markets throughout the country while providing for their families. Their work plays an integral role in the functioning of the economy and future generations.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/documentary-screening-of-madan-sara/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions and Gallery Events,Music, Film, and Theater,Online Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220324T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220324T140000
DTSTAMP:20260425T103738
CREATED:20220314T204934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220314T204934Z
UID:10001397-1648126800-1648130400@www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
SUMMARY:Artecito Virtual - Frutas y Verduras de Temporada
DESCRIPTION:La generosa abundancia de frutas y verduras de la temporada nos brinda los nutrientes necesarios para la vida\, ¡y también para nuestros amigos animales!\n¡Únase a nosotros mientras exploramos más sobre Frutas y Verduras de Temporada con nuestros amigos en Lincoln Park Zoo!\nConéctate aquí: https://bit.ly/ArtecitoFrutas\n____________________________________\n\nThe generous bounty of Seasonal fruits and vegetables give us the nutrients for life\, and for our animal friends too!\nJoin us as we explore more about Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables with our friends at Lincoln Park Zoo!\nConnect here: https://bit.ly/ArtecitoFrutas
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/artecito-virtual-frutas-y-verduras-de-temporada/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Workshops and Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220324T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220324T143000
DTSTAMP:20260425T103738
CREATED:20220314T215953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220314T215953Z
UID:10001399-1648126800-1648132200@www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
SUMMARY:PROMPT/ DREAM/ BUILD: Andrea Yarbrough & ebere agwuncha
DESCRIPTION:A virtual conversation from South Side Community Art Center’s 3831/Voices Series. \n3831/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 neighborhood. Although we recognize ourselves as an iconic historical site for Black artistic and cultural advancement\, we continue to evolve as a contemporary hub for new thought practices\, creative practices\, and innovative frameworks being developed by a diverse array of amazing folks here in our city\, and beyond. \nAndrea and ebere’s multidisciplinary practices are informed by acts of care and storytelling\, that ultimately become actualized within the objects and projects they build out- individually and collectively. Engaging in practices of co-thinking\, designing\, and building\, they both expand on alternative modes for solidarity amongst Black women\, restorative design approaches\, and a socially informed process of creating.Andrea and ebere will lead us in to a live call and response\, directed by their relationships to dreaming\, thought processes\, and “the work”. \n\nZOOM REGISTRATION: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqcuirqTooE9VNHGJRbDjKaWG2dG5FpvoP \nImage courtesy: Andrea Yarbrough
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/prompt-dream-build-andrea-yarbrough-ebere-agwuncha/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions and Gallery Events,Member Events,Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220325T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220325T150000
DTSTAMP:20260425T103738
CREATED:20220318T193619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220728T164926Z
UID:10001421-1648216800-1648220400@www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
SUMMARY:Greek Independence Day: The Struggle for Freedom
DESCRIPTION:On March 25th\, we commemorate Greek Independence Day. Two hundred and one years ago\, the Greek struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire began. The Greek fight to end four hundred years of Ottoman Turkish oppression attracted the attention and support of people around the world. Consequently\, the Greek War of Independence became the first in line of “freedom struggles\,” in which a national or civil war for independence or sovereignty attracted would-be freedom fighters from around the world. \nIn this special NHM Discussion\, we will explore why the Greek War of Independence ignited such passion in non-Greeks and how the legacy of “Greek Freedom” served to create the idea of a universal “cause of freedom” that transcends national and ethnic borders. \nThis event will be recorded.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/greek-independence-day-the-struggle-for-freedom-2/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220327T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220327T093000
DTSTAMP:20260425T103738
CREATED:20220314T223751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220314T223751Z
UID:10001400-1648368000-1648373400@www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
SUMMARY:Voices of the Proud: LGBT+ Composers
DESCRIPTION:On the Sunday before Transgender Day of Visibility\, join us to celebrate LGBT+ culture with “Voices of the Proud: LGBT+ Composers”! The program features the beauty\, love\, grief\, playfulness\, creativity\, and pride of music by LGBT+ artists chosen from a call for submissions.\nThis event will be broadcast live on the Crossing Borders Music Facebook and YouTube channels.\nEnjoy Xenia St. Charles Gilbert’s “How to Spot a Trans Woman According to My Neurosurgeon\,” performed brilliantly by violist Seth Van Embden\, along with the clever wordplay of a voiceover by the composer herself!\nTony Doubek’s “Mind Over Matter” is his own\, brand new arrangement of the final movement what he calls his “3 movement piece depicting my experience living with Bipolar II” from his “collection of intensely personal pieces.” It is stunning\, intensely beautiful\, and hopeful.\nFrida V. de la Sota’s “elegía de una pandemia” captures the stillness\, mourning\, and grief of the almost universal sense of loss during the pandemic.\nThe livestream will share the world premiere of Rylan Gleave’s “biomimicry” for piano quintet. Rylan took the idea of biomimicry\, which he calls “the emulation of natural elements\, for the purpose of solving complex human problems” and asks\, “What if we apply this idea to music?”\nEthan Soledad’s lush and romantic “In effect it is this: that I love you” was “inspired by a love letter written by renowned WWI poet Wilfred Owen to his colonel\, mentor\, and fellow poet Siegfried Sassoon. Both literary legends were known for their raw depictions of the war in their poetry with Sassoon serving as a major influence to Owen’s own work. Both were also closeted homosexuals in a time and place where it was criminalized. Even so\, the incredible bond the two formed during their time together is so evident in the unrelenting love and admiration that Owen exemplifies in this letter.”\nMiguel del Aguila’s exciting and wild “Tamboreño” is a pandemic creation inspired by carnival parades in Miguel’s home town in Uruguay\, with electric musical energy!\nLeland Harris’s “In the Outside: Queer Dances” finds authentic joy in its playful rhythms!\nFeaturing Marianne Parker; piano; Jennifer Leckie and Rasa Mahmoudian\, violins; Seth Van Embden\, viola; and Tom Clowes\, cello; Aidan Kranz\, cinematography; with special thanks to Thavary Krouch for her technical support.\nThis program is made possible in part by the Paul M Angell Family Foundation and City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.\nCrossing Borders Music acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.\nPictured: composer Ethan Gonzalez Soledad\, sitting outside on a bench in a white button-down shirt and dark pants\, posing with a hand behind his head. Photo credit Freddy Velasquez
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/voices-of-the-proud-lgbt-composers/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Music, Film, and Theater,Online Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220331T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220331T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T103738
CREATED:20220215T023954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220215T023954Z
UID:10001324-1648735200-1648742400@www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
SUMMARY:Irish Art in Practice: Demands of Hope
DESCRIPTION:The Irish American Heritage Center\, in partnership with the Consulate General of Ireland\, Midwest\, presents Irish Art in Practice. Join Jennifer Keating\, Ph.D. as she brings us through the world of Irish arts and artists\, and the living applications and impressions it makes on the world around us. Jennifer Keating is a Senior Lecturer and the Writing in the Disciplines Specialist in the William S. Dietrich II Institute for Writing Excellence. Most recently\, she served as Assistant Dean for Educational Initiatives in the Dietrich College for Humanities and Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. She brings an educator’s perspective to this fascinating series. \nDemands of Hope\, March 31st\, 7:00pm CST \nIn spring 2020\, in the throes of the Covid-19 lockdown\, Rita Duffy completed a residency at Trinity College confined like much of the world. She began sketching flowers akin to those she saw emerging in Dublin\, as well as highly detailed anatomic drawings of human organs\, exploring the strength and fragility of our systems in the face of a threatening pathogen. In Demands of Hope we will screen Duffy’s original animation\, Anatomy of Hope. We will also view key works by Ursula Burke like The Politicians\, as we explore the duality of hope: its yearning for something bright\, the preservation of what we treasure or the introduction of something new and our deep fears that such optimism may not manifest.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/irish-art-in-practice-demands-of-hope/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Music, Film, and Theater,Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220402T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220402T060000
DTSTAMP:20260425T103738
CREATED:20220312T043538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220312T043538Z
UID:10001391-1648875600-1648879200@www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
SUMMARY:Scottish American History Forum
DESCRIPTION:Topic: The Council\, the Union and the ‘Patriot’: The Scottish Privy Council\, Anglo-Scottish\, Union and Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun \nPresenter: Alastair J. Mann\, PhD\, Senior Lecturer\, Department of History\, University of Stirling\, Scotland \n  \nThis event is complimentary. To attend\, please RSVP below or email jacksanders@chicagoscots.org.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/scottish-american-history-forum-2/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220402T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220402T083000
DTSTAMP:20260425T103738
CREATED:20220315T000141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220315T000141Z
UID:10001408-1648884600-1648888200@www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
SUMMARY:April Call to Peace with Peter Magai Bul
DESCRIPTION:Join us to send peace and love to all countries and meet our inspirational special guest Peter Magai Bul. https://theimmigrantstory.org/lost-boy/\nWe met Peter when he started representing South Sudan in the World Peace Flag Ceremony in 2014 at Peace Day. (Buildthepeace.org) and he has been huge supporter every year since then. Peter embarked on harrowing journey as one of the “Lost Boys and Lost Girls of Sudan” at the age of 8 when his ethnic Dinka population was attacked by the Sudanese government sending thousands of boys and girls separated from their families to survive over a decade struggling for their lives in exile. Hear about how he relied on his strong cultural upbringing to make it through years of unimaginable conditions and then went on to draw on his experiences to become a human rights activist and a community organizer\, inspiring youth to leverage their own experiences to make a change in the world. Also learn about his upcoming exhibit at Navy Pier:\nhttp://www.southsudanmagaibul.org/events\nJoin us here live or on zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81369934785 ID 813 6993 4785\nRead Peter’s complete bio below:\nPeter Magai Bul was born in Wangulei\, South Sudan. In 1988\, when Bul was only seven\, war in Sudan forced him to leave his family and embark upon the longest exodus of his life that first sent him to exile in Ethiopia. He is one of 26\,000 “Lost Boys and Lost Girls of Sudan\,” driven from their villages when the Sudanese government attacked his ethnic Dinka population of Southern Sudan in 1988. After escaping the Ethiopian war of 1991 to the border of Sudan and Kenya\, further attacks by the Sudanese government’s soldiers forced a final exile to Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya where he and about survived 14\,000 Lost Boys and Lost Girls resisted life-threatening conditions for a total of nine long years. Bul and about 3\,800 Sudanese refugees were finally resettled in the US in 2001.\nDuring his long walk\, he relied on his strong cultural upbringing that allowed him to survive. Later\, in the U.S.\, he drew on his experiences to become a human rights activist and a community organizer\, inspiring youth to leverage their own skills to make change in the world. As a survivor and a member of generation betrayed by the Sudanese leaders who murdered and displaced millions of his people throughout many decades of endless civil wars\, Bul is committed to championing the unity of his scattered people as well as peace in South Sudan and from the around the world. Throughout his thirteen years of struggles from various refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya\, Bul served as a leader\, caring for hundreds of motherless and fatherless children and he continue serving others throughout his over twenty years of living in the United States of America.\n\nBul shared his story with thousands of people at the invitations of faith-based institutions\, community organizations\, universities\, high schools\, elementary schools\, and other public venues. He made television appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show\, Avy Meyers North Town News Magazine\, as well as in news segments on WGN\, Voice of America\, and CAN TV\, among others. Stories from various aspects of his life have been published in news sources such as The Chicago Tribune\, Chicago Sun Times\, and Naperville’s Daily Herald. Bul is a passionate advocate for his homeland and the U.S Sudanese Community. He served as a Board Member for the Chicago Association for the Lost Boys of Sudan (CALBOS) and Sudanese Community Association of Illinois (SCAI)\, among others. He cofounded and served as a President of nonprofit organization\, the Philadelphia-based Ayual Community Development Association (ACDA). Bul is also a member of the US-based advocate\, humanitarian\, and charitable groups known as the Ambassador Group (AG) and Coalition of Advocates for South Sudan (CASS).
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/april-call-to-peace-with-peter-magai-bul/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220403T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220403T103000
DTSTAMP:20260425T103738
CREATED:20220318T045341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220318T045341Z
UID:10001418-1648974600-1648981800@www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
SUMMARY:Scandinavian Jam Online
DESCRIPTION:Scandinavian Jam\, where we practice what we teach. Join Mary Allsopp and Paul Tyler online on the first and third Sunday of every month. Enjoy an afternoon of traditional roots music. We teach by ear\, review and share tunes. We are happy to take suggestions and love meeting new people. It’s a friendly group and we have folks joining in from across the country. \nContact Scandi.Fiddler@yahoo.com or PTyler@ameritech.net with any questions and to get a zoom code. This is a free event.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/scandinavian-jam-online-3/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Music, Film, and Theater,Online Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220405T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220405T140000
DTSTAMP:20260425T103738
CREATED:20220318T045642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220318T045642Z
UID:10001419-1649163600-1649167200@www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
SUMMARY:Online Curator Talk: Tova Brandt
DESCRIPTION:New Nordic Cuisine is currently on display at the Swedish American Museum. In this virtual talk we get to meet with Tova Brandt who is the Executive Director of the Museum of Danish America in Iowa. The Museum of Danish American curated the exhibit. \nAbout the exhibit:\nThe cooking traditions and innovations of the Nordic region have captured the attention of the world and inspired chefs and home cooks alike.  In 2004 the Nordic Food Manifesto articulated a set of values for approaching food through the lenses of local production\, seasonality\, tradition\, and innovation\, among others.  The manifesto and reactions to it have sparked a robust dialog about food culture\, both in the Nordic countries and around the world.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/online-curator-talk-tova-brandt/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions and Gallery Events,Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220407T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220407T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T103738
CREATED:20220401T212911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220401T212911Z
UID:10001437-1649354400-1649358000@www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
SUMMARY:Artecito Virtual: Arboles\, hojas y semillas
DESCRIPTION:Comienza con una semilla\, crece hasta convertirse en árboles y brotan hojas. ¡Estos organismos que dan vida vienen en muchas variedades diferentes\, y algunas de las cuales son exclusivas de nuestras áreas circundantes!\n¡Únase a nosotros mientras exploramos más sobre arboles\, hojas y semillas con nuestros amigos en Lincoln Park Zoo!\nConéctate aquí: https://bit.ly/ArtecitoArboles\n____________________________________\nIt starts with a seed\, grows into trees and sprouts leaves. These life giving organisms come in many different varieties\, and some of which are exclusive to our surrounding areas!\nJoin us as we explore more about trees\, leaves and seeds with our friends at Lincoln Park Zoo!\nConnect here: https://bit.ly/ArtecitoArboles\n\nArtecito is a Spanish language virtual workshop in partnership with Lincoln Park Zoo.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/artecito-virtual-arboles-hojas-y-semillas/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Workshops and Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220410T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220410T093000
DTSTAMP:20260425T103738
CREATED:20220314T224054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220314T224054Z
UID:10001401-1649577600-1649583000@www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
SUMMARY:First Blacks Chicago Online Concert
DESCRIPTION:“First Blacks Chicago” is a celebration of Black Chicago trailblazers! “First Blacks Chicago” was created by the Haitian American Museum of Chicago (HAMOC)\, and in 2019 HAMOC invited Crossing Borders Music’s participation in this ongoing historic project. Be among the first people to hear “Ogou Wa dè Zanj\,” (“Ogou\, King of Angels”)\, a new piece we commissioned of Jean Paul Coffy! Coffy is a former lead artist of Boukman Eksperyans\, the Grammy-nominated\, legendary Haitian roots music group\, and he joins on piano!\nHear also the reflective “Nostalgia” by Rudy Perrault\, honoring DuSable; the “natif” style of Gifrants’s “Fraternitas! Fraternitas! Dei Patris Nomine\,” a musical tribute to Harold Washington; and the elegance and beauty of Sabrina C D Jean Louis’ “La Cité\,” a tribute to the legacy of DuSable\, and a piece prompted by the work of Chicago’s DuSable Heritage Association. Hear too Rudy Perrault’s “Brother Malcolm” as he imagines\, through music\, a conversation between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King in response to the inauguration of Barack Obama. Plus\, hear the timeless Haitian classics “Ayiti Cheri\,” “Choucoune\,” and more!\nWe’re honored to announce that co-hosting the livestream will be Elsie Hector Hernandez\, Founder and President of HAMOC! Learn more about HAMOC’s great work at https://hamoc.org/ And\, DuSable Heritage Association President Etzer Cantave will join as a guest as well! Learn more about the DuSable Heritage Association at https://www.dusableheritage.com/\nFeaturing Marianne Parker; piano; Rasa Mahmoudian and Jennifer Leckie\, violins; Seth Pae\, viola; and Tom Clowes\, cello; Aidan Kranz\, cinematography; with special thanks to Thavary Krouch for her technical support.\nThis program is made possible in part by the Paul M Angell Family Foundation and City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.\nCrossing Borders Music acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.\nPictured: a black and white Chicago Tribune photo of Mayor Harold Washington\, the first African-American mayor of Chicago with his arms outstretched\, wearing a suit and overcoat\, leading a large\, predominantly African-American crowd down a downtown Chicago street\, with one person in the crowd holding a sign saying “Punch 9.” Washington and most people in the crowd are smiling.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/first-blacks-chicago-online-concert/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Music, Film, and Theater,Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220410T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220410T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T103738
CREATED:20220404T142156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220404T142156Z
UID:10001438-1649586600-1649592000@www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
SUMMARY:Online Artist Talk: Embodied Dualities
DESCRIPTION:This is part of NIAM’s series of programs for E/Merge: Art of the Indian Diaspora. \nUsing very different materials\, processes\, forms\, and strategies\, artists Sarika Goulatia\, Rit Premnath\, and Kaveri Raina each considers and depicts dualities in their works. \nModerator Ambika Trasi will lead the artists in a discussion of their interpretations of the dualities of absence/presence\, location/dislocation\, growth/decay\, hovering/being held through various means and entry points\, from architecture\, to abstraction\, to language/poetry. \nTime: 𝟏𝟎:𝟑𝟎𝐚𝐦 – 𝟏𝟏:𝟒𝟓𝐚𝐦 𝐂𝐓\n𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐳𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭.\nFor enquiries: info@niam.org \n𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚 was born in India and earned a masters in textile design and development there. She has done residencies in rural India\, England\, Hong Kong and the United States. E/Merge features her installation “sometimes forgotten\, sometimes remembered; the tribulations and afflictions never erased.” \n𝐒𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐚 𝐑𝐢𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡 is a Bangalore-born\, Brooklyn-based artist\, educator\, and editor of Shifter Magazine.​​ His recent installations and videos have focused on how our occupation of space and endurance through time is shaped by systems of power and control. \n𝐊𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚 is from New Delhi (India)\, she received her BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Kaveri Raina’s paintings are based on internal dialogues\, with words that trigger a feeling or an experience. \n𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐢\, the panel moderator\, is an artist\, arts organizer\, and writer based in Brooklyn\, NY. Her multidisciplinary\, research-based practice considers the coloniality of power within images and sites. She is interested in the roles that memory\, language\, and technology play in identity-making\, community-building\, and unlearning in the diaspora. \nDue to limited availability please register early! Visit niam.org for artist bios\, COVID safety protocols and other details.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/online-artist-talk-embodied-dualities/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions and Gallery Events,Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220412T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220412T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T103738
CREATED:20220405T170914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220405T170914Z
UID:10001440-1649788200-1649791800@www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
SUMMARY:Online Artist Talk: SAMDI
DESCRIPTION:Join HAMOC and SAMDI for an artist talk and Q&A.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nSAMDI is a contemporary Haïtian artist based in Miami. His work\, described by the artist as Sen Soley. Painting from a rhythm. A space where self is looking inwards and possibilities are endless. His work consists of cubist style portraits and a semi abstract approach to figuration. \nSelf exploration and the understanding of the spirit as a human in this space are at the core of SAMDI’s artistic practice. His work can reflect deep emotional trauma and at the same time express the beauty of love. The artist lets the audience be the author of their experience as they have to search inwards to make sense of what they are viewing or feeling.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/online-artist-talk-samdi/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions and Gallery Events,Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220421T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220421T180000
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SUMMARY:Art After Work: Earth Day
DESCRIPTION:Intuit partners with Weinberg/Newton Gallery to host a special edition of Art After Work in celebration of Earth Day.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nJoin Intuit for Art After Work\, a free series of facilitated art-making workshops. This month\, Intuit is partnering with our neighbor Weinberg/Newton Gallery to host a special edition of Art After Work in celebration of Earth Day (Friday\, April 22\, 2022). In the virtual program\, Weinberg/Newton Gallery educator Lisa Lindvay will spotlight the gallery’s exhibition Human/Nature\, an exhibition addressing one of the most urgent issues of our time: climate change. Following the discussion\, Lindvay will facilitate an embroidery workshop inspired by conceptual craft artist Karen Reimer\, whose work is exhibited in Human/Nature. \n\n\n\nSuggested materials \n\nRecycled patterned fabric\nEmbroidery floss\nNeedle\nScissors\nEmbroidery hoop\n\nOptional materials (for sketching) \n\nPencils\nPaper\n\nPlease note: If you are in Chicago and would like to pick up materials for this Art After Work\, Weinberg/Newton Gallery has art kits at the ready! Please contact Lisa Lindvay at lisa@weinbergnewtongallery.com with questions about the kits. \nArt After Work is for everyone\, including beginners and people who say they “are not artists.” We can all be artists! It is a guided workshop\, and instruction will begin at 5 p.m. central. \nClosed captions will be available at the virtual program. Please contact Lindsey Wurz at lindsey@art.org with questions related to accessibility accommodations. \nArt After Work is free to join! 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. \nTwo hours before the event\, Intuit will email the Zoom link to those who RSVP on Eventbrite. Please check your junk folder; unfortunately\, these emails are sent there sometimes. \n\n\nArt After Work is funded in part by the Alphawood Foundation\, the Department of Cultural Affairs\, Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation\, Illinois Arts Council Agency\, Illinois Humanities\, National Endowment for the Arts\, Prince Charitable Trust\, Terra Foundation for American Art\, and individual donations from Intuit members and supporters. \n\n\nAbout Weinberg/Newton Gallery \nWeinberg/Newton Gallery is a non-commercial gallery with a mission to collaborate with nonprofit organizations and artists to educate and engage the public on social justice issues. Through artwork and programming\, the gallery provides a vital space for open discourse on critical contemporary issues facing our communities. \nHuman/Nature is presented by Weinberg/Newton Gallery in partnership with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. \n\n\nMeet Lisa Lindvay \nLisa Lindvay is a Chicago-based artist and educator. She is currently the Education Coordinator at Weinberg/Newton Gallery and is an adjunct photography professor at Columbia College Chicago. Lindvay earned her MFA in Photography from Columbia College Chicago (2009) and BFA in Applied Media Arts from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (2005). Lindvay’s photographs have been exhibited at Addison Gallery of American Art\, Andover\, Mass.; Hyde Park Art Center\, Chicago; Johalla Projects\, Chicago; John Michael Kohler Arts Center\, Sheboygan\, Wisc.; Museum of Contemporary Photography\, Chicago; Silver Eye Center for Photography\, Pittsburgh; Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery\, Washington\, D.C.; Turner Contemporary\, Margate\, England; and Weatherspoon Art Museum\, Greensboro\, N.C.; among others. Her photographs are included in the Museum of Contemporary Photography’s permanent collection as well as various private collections. She is the recipient of the 3Arts Artist Award (2011) and Chicago Artadia Award (2012).
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/art-after-work-earth-day/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Workshops and Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220421T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220421T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T103738
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SUMMARY:Artecito Virtual: Selvas
DESCRIPTION:Artecito is a Spanish-language workshop for families presented in partnership between OPEN Center for the Arts and Lincoln Park Zoo\n\nLas selvas tropicales tiene un ecosistema muy diverso\, la selva tropical es el hogar de más de la mitad de las plantas y animales del planeta\, aunque la selva tropical solo cubre alrededor del 6% de la superficie del mundo.\n¡Únase a nosotros mientras exploramos más sobre selvas con nuestros amigos en Lincoln Park Zoo!\nConéctate aquí: https://bit.ly/ArtecitoSelvas\n____________________________________\nRainforests have a very diverse ecosystem\, are home for more than half of the planets plants and animals\, even though rainforest only cover around 6% of the worlds surface.\nJoin us as we explore more about rainforests with our friends at Lincoln Park Zoo!\nConnect here: https://bit.ly/ArtecitoSelvas
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/artecito-virtual-selvas/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Workshops and Classes
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