Semillas: Artwork by Raul Ortiz Bonilla
2023-01-06 - 2023-09-30 | The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture, 3015 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Through his signature puntos and semillas, Puerto Rican artist Raul Ortiz Bonilla presents a story of migration and diaspora.

Soy Boricua
2023-03-10 - 2023-12-16 | The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture, 3015 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
From digital collage to painting to glasswork to photography, twelve non-male Diasporican artists explore their expansive identities and how they intersect in their own ways.

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

The Girl in The Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódz Ghetto
2023-05-18 - 2023-09-24 | Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, 60077, United States
In 1945, a 14-year-old’s diary was discovered in Auschwitz. The exhibition explores Rywka’s life in the Łódz Ghetto and what might have happened after her deportation to Auschwitz and beyond.

The Spirit of Place: Earth is Home - Lithography by Kurt Seaberg
2023-06-23 - 2023-10-15 | Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
Seaberg uses his lithographs of the beautiful natural landscape of Minnesota and Sweden to connect with his Sami heritage and to remind us of beauty, community, and sense of place.

M.K Čiurlionis Virtual Reality Film “Trail of Angels”
2023-06-25 - 2023-12-31 | Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, 6500 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL, 60629, United States
Take a VR journey through the works of the paintings and music of M.K. Čiurlionis.

Resistencia y Libertá por Bombazo Wear
2023-07-08 - 2024-05-31 | The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture, 3015 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Bomba music and dance provide resistance, self-expression, and community building for Afro-Puerto Ricans. This exhibit displays the evolution of bomba attire since the 17th century.

Shelly Jyoti - Indigo: The Blue Gold
2023-07-22 - 2023-12-16 | South Asia Institute, 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
Acclaimed Indian visual and textile artist Shelly Jyoti depicts the indigo’s colonial history and impact — the cultivation, exploitation, and servitude that happened because of one plant.

Tattoo: Identity Through Ink
2023-08-18 - 2023-11-26 | Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
This exhibit explores personal and collective identity through tattoo traditions, past and present. For more than 5000 years, people have used tattoos to beautify, heal, or empower.

Kéyah: Paintings and Photographs of Home Opening Reception
2023-08-19 - 2023-11-17 | American Indian Center, 3401 West Ainslie Street, Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
The American Indian Center is excited to host Diné artist Fleurette Estes and her exhibit, “Kéyah: Paintings and Photographs of Home,” in their Gallery!

"Gravity" by Tom Torluemke
2023-08-19 - 2023-10-21 | Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Tom Torluemke’ landscape and portrait paintings ask the question: as social and civic unrest become more contentious, how can people help each other and the environment?

Threads
2023-08-26 - 2023-10-22 | Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Threads is a group show where artists from many countries respond to one another. Poetry is intertwined and brought to life through fibers and textiles.

An in-store book launch of Nervous: Essays on Heritage and Healing
2023-09-06 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Women & Children First Bookstore, 5233 N Clark St, Chicago, United States
Activist Jen Soriano brings to light the lingering impacts of transgenerational trauma and uses science, history, and family stories to flow toward transformation.

German Fest
2023-09-08 - 2023-09-10 | 4700 block of Lincoln Avenue, 4700 block of Lincoln Avenue, IL, United States
Good food, dancing, beer, wine, entertainment and German gemütlichkei!

Chicago SummerDance 2023
2023-09-08 13:00 - 13:30 | Buckingham Fountain, 500 S. Columbus Dr., Chicago, IL, 60605, United States
This festival offers 40 dance lessons across the city in salsa, swing, cumbia, line dancing, ballet folklorico, Steppin’ and more. Center of Peruvian Arts will participate.

Architectural Photography Workshop
2023-09-09 11:00 - 14:00 | Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
Led by a professional in the field, teens will learn about both interior and exterior architectural photography. They will embark on a CAC tour of the city practicing their new skills.

Telling Your Story: Grant Writing Workshop for Artists Part ll.
2023-09-09 12:00 - 14:00 | South Side Community Art Center, 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60653, United States
Jon an afternoon writing session, specially catered to Black artists, and creative entrepreneurs. Work on your next grant application, artist statement, or mission/vision statement.

World Dumpling Fest
2023-09-09 12:00 - 19:00 | Logan Square Park, 3150 W. Logan Blvd., Chicago, United States
World Dumpling Fest celebrates diverse cultures throughout Chicago and the world with music, dance, and of course, dumplings!

Rummage/Book Sale
2023-09-09 13:30 - 16:30 | Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1650 West Foster, Chicago, IL, 60640, United States

Shades of Blue: Vol. 2 - An All Building Open House Performing Arts Festival
2023-09-09 14:00 | South Asia Institute, 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
The Shades of Blue is an all building, performing arts open house event featuring live music, dance, poetry and a film screening.

Baila Conmigo: Bachata Pura
2023-09-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Puerto Rican Arts Alliance, 3000 N Elbridge Ave, Chicago, IL, 60618, United States
Dynamic and versatile Latin American band Bachata Pura plays merengue, bachata, cumbia and salsa music.

Spotlight Series: Chinoiserie (Chinesey Things)
2023-09-10 - 2023-10-22 | Chinese American Museum of Chicago, 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
Father-daughter team, Adrian and Clementine Reid Wong bring together an array of forms, colors, and elements while reflecting on the question, “What makes a thing Chinese?”

Scandinavian Day in Vasa Park
2023-09-10 10:00 - 17:30 | Vasa Park, 35W217 Rte 31, South Elgin, United States

Urban Jazz with Melissa Metro
2023-09-10 11:00 - 13:00 | Mayfair Arts Center, 8701 S. Bennett Ave., Chicago, United States
Joel Hall Dancer Melissa Metro will lead introductory classes in Urban Jazz, uniquely Chicago Jazz Dance technique.

Drop-In Sketching Day
2023-09-10 14:00 - 17:00 | 3500 S Morgan Street, 3500 S Morgan St 3F, Chicago, IL, 60609, United States
Heritage Museum of Asian Art invites visitors to unleash their creativity and connect with the museum’s collection of Asian art uniquely and engagingly.

On-Site Graphic Novel Launch: “Hour of Need”
2023-09-10 14:30 | Illinois Holocaust Museum, 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, 60077, United States
Hour of Need is a graphic novel that shares the true story of how Danish citizens risked their lives to evacuate their Jewish countrymen.

Kevin Johansen + Liniers
2023-09-10 19:00 | Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Music, humor and the graphic arts join forces, as singer-songwriter Kevin Johansen performs songs from his career, and cartoonist Liniers draws images inspired by the music.

Community Sweetgrass Harvest
2023-09-13 15:00 - 17:00 | American Indian Center, 3401 West Ainslie Street, Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Come to the American Indian Center to learn about sweetgrass, join them in harvesting, and make braids for the community in one of their healing-based programs.

10th Annual Raices Gala
2023-09-14 18:00 - 22:30 | Galleria Marchetti, 825 W Erie St, Chicago, IL, 60642, United States
Can you believe it?

It’s been a decade of celebrating Puerto Rican arts and culture at the Raices Gala! Each year we bring together corporate, civic, and philanthropic leaders from the Puerto Rican community and beyond. And each year, we honor individuals and organizations who have exemplified a commitment to preserving our cultural heritage. Since we commenced, the National Ceiba Award has been presented in person to Gilberto Santa Rosa, Lin Manuel Miranda, Antonio Martorell, Rita Moreno, Andy Montañez, Jon Seda, David Begnaud, Quira Alegria Hudes, Jimmy Smits, Esmeralda Santiago, Jose Feliciano, Lucecita Benitez, Luis and Luz Miranda, El Museo de Arte de Ponce, among others important figures.
The National Ceiba Award recognizes those who are deeply committed to preserving and promoting the Puerto Rican arts, culture, and traditions at the National and International level.
For the 10th Anniversary Raices Gala, we’ll spend the evening together celebrating our great Puerto Rican culture by immersing all your senses in the food, sounds, rhythm, and exciting performances (along with a few surprises!) at Galleria Marchetti.
With a commitment to increase exposure, this past year, we have brought the Puerto Rican Symphony Orchestra for a first-ever performance in Chicago at Symphony Center; we opened “Nostalgia for my Island: Puerto Rican Painting from the Museo de Arte de Ponce (1786-1962),” a historical exhibit featuring Puerto Rican art rarely displayed in the United States; and we launched our first membership program.
Please join us for this special evening celebrating the 10th Anniversary Raices Gala!

CAC Designing Futures 2023
2023-09-14 18:30 | Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
Please join us for a spectacular evening of celebration at Convene Willis Tower.
