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  • January 2023

  • Sun 22
    September 16, 2022 - April 30, 2023

    Gather Together: Chicago Street Photography by Diane Alexander White

    • Exhibitions and Gallery Events
    National Hellenic Museum 333 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL, 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 […]

    $10
  • Sun 22
    October 28, 2022 @ 8:00 am - January 31, 2023 @ 5:00 pm

    Seeking Sonder by Akina Curley

    • Exhibitions and Gallery Events
    American Indian Center 3401 West Ainslie Street, Chicago, IL, 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 […]

  • Sun 22
    January 6, 2023 - September 30, 2023

    Semillas: Artwork by Raul Ortiz Bonilla

      The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, United States

      Through his signature puntos and semillas, Puerto Rican artist Raul Ortiz Bonilla presents a story of migration and diaspora.

      Free
    • Sun 22
      January 20, 2023 - March 25, 2023

      The Promised Land

      • Exhibitions and Gallery Events
      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 […]

    • Sun 22
      January 21, 2023 - April 2, 2023

      Arctic Highways

      • Exhibitions and Gallery Events
      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 […]

    • Sun 22
      January 21, 2023 - June 10, 2023

      Testimonies on Paper: Art & Poetry of South Asian Women

        South Asia Institute 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

        South Asia Institute brings together art and poetry by South Asian women to create a space for alternative narratives of femininity and identity.

        Free – $10
      • Tue 24
        January 24, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm The Greek Diner and the Making of American Cuisine

        The Greek Diner and the Making of American Cuisine

        • Food and Drink
        • Member Events
        • Online Events
        • Talks and Gatherings
        • Workshops and Classes
        Online IL, United States

        In this hour-long class, we will explore the history of the Greek diner and its profound influence on American food culture. On the eve of World War I, Greek immigrants […]

        Free
      • Wed 25
        January 25, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

        Robert Burns: A Tribute to Scotland’s National Bard

        • Talks and Gatherings
        3855 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL 60613 United States 3855 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

        Join us for an evening of poetry, song and Scottish fun at Martyrs’. Admission is free!

        FREE
      • Thu 26
        January 26, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

        LaSalle Street at a Crossroads

        • Member Events
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        • Talks and Gatherings
        Online IL, United States

        Join us for a roundtable conversation exploring ideas for a renewed LaSalle Street corridor, which currently finds itself at a crossroads. How does an austere financial district transform into a […]

        $20
      • Thu 26
        January 26, 2023 @ 6:30 pm

        International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Two Remain: Out of Darkness” (Act One)

          Illinois Holocaust Museum 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United States

          In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, gather with us on-site at the Museum for a live opera performance of the first act of Two Remain: Out of Darkness, in […]

          FREE
        • Fri 27
          January 27, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

          Film Screening: Two Girls

            DANK Haus German American Cultural Center 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

            Join us for a screening of Chicago director James Fotopoulos's film "Two Girls." This is the story of young sisters in the American Midwest left alone with their increasingly unstable […]

            FREE
          • Sat 28
            January 28, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

            Resist!: A Visual History of Protest Curatorial Conversation with Margot McMahon

              Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

              Please join us Saturday, January 28th at 1 pm for a curatorial conversation with Margot McMahon (Resist! curator and daughter of Franklin McMahon) and UIMA Curator Adrienne Kochman regarding the […]

            • Sat 28
              January 28, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

              Paint Night

                Magura Cultural Center 415 W Golf Rd #7, Arlington Heights, IL, United States

                “Има картини, които те карат да се замислиш, да се разходиш из миналото или да се размечтаеш за бъдещето. Има такива, които ти говорят, разказват истории за хора, места и […]

                $35
              • Sun 29
                January 29, 2023 - April 23, 2023

                The Negro Motorist Green Book

                • Exhibitions and Gallery Events
                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 […]

              • Sun 29
                January 29, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

                Exhibit Opening: Arctic Highways

                  Swedish American Museum 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, United States

                  After some delays we are excited to finally open “Arctic Highways.” Admission to see the exhibit is free between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. This exhibit discusses the exploitation of […]

                  FREE
                • Tue 31
                  January 31, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

                  Reel Film Club: Colombia

                    Instituto Cervantes 31 West Ohio Street, Chicago, IL, United States

                    For the price of one ticket join us for a night of Film and Food from Colombia. A reception with food and a glass of wine starts at 1800 and […]

                    $20
                  • Tue 31
                    January 31, 2023 @ 6:30 pm

                    Online Program: From Generation to Generation: Exploring a Holocaust Survivor’s Special Relationship with his Granddaughter

                      Online Event

                      Join 3G Chicago, a newly formed group made up of grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors, for its inaugural virtual event. As antisemitism is on the rise, sharing stories about the Holocaust and […]

                      FREE
                    • February 2023

                    • Wed 1
                      February 1, 2023 - February 5, 2023

                      Architecture & Design Film Festival

                      • Cultural Festivals and Fairs
                      • Member Events
                      • Music, Film, and Theater
                      Chicago Architecture Center 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, United States

                      This winter the CAC will be transforming our galleries into a temporary cineplex and welcoming the New York City-based Architecture & Design Film Festival. The line-up includes 15 feature films and […]

                      $20
                    • Wed 1
                      February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

                      Black Family Portraits with Seed Lynn

                      • Exhibitions and Gallery Events
                      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
                    • Thu 2
                      February 2, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Bold Byzantine Women: Empress Theodora, Anna Komnene, and St. Kassia

                      Bold Byzantine Women: Empress Theodora, Anna Komnene, and St. Kassia

                      • Member Events
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                      Online IL, United States

                      Join NHM Discussions as we explore the lives and legacies of three of the Byzantine Empire's most influential figures: Empress Theodora, Anna Komnene, and St. Kassia. Theirs are stories of […]

                      Free
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                    J. Gibran Villalobos

                    Board Member

                    J. Gibran Villalobos is an arts administrator, educator, and cultural worker. He has served as Senior Program Officer for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, as the Interim Executive Director of the Chicago Artists Coalition, and faculty lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Previously, he has held posts as Assistant Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Partnerships and Community Engagement Manager for the Chicago Architecture Biennial, Cultural Liaison for the Chicago Park District, and Curator-in-Residence for the Chicago Cultural Center. In 2016 he attended the Advocacy Leadership Institute and was invited to the White House Office of Public Engagement, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to speak to issues affecting Latinos in Chicago. In 2017 he launched an inaugural summit of Latinx artists and administrators across the U.S; for this project he was awarded the Act Up Award by the Chicago Community Trust. His work has been presented at the Fabrica de Arte Cubano during the 2017 Havana Biennial. In 2019 he was an inaugural recipient of the Field Foundation’s Leaders for a New Chicago Award as well as the Americans for the Arts 2019 Leaders of Color Fellowship. In 2020, he joined the Civic Leadership Academy at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy where he worked with government and nonprofit sector participants to think about effective policy for Chicago’s cultural industries. He helped establish the Auxiliary Board at the National Museum of Mexican Art. He has taught graduate and undergraduate courses at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the Department of Arts Administration & Policy.

                    Gibran holds a BA in Art History and a BS in Public Relations from Northern Arizona University and an MA in Arts Administration & Policy and MA in Modern Art History & Theory from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

                    He has contributed to exhibitions such as Direct Message, presenting the artwork of Chicago artistic collectives and their relation to language and civic engagement. As part of an international project, he has convened the MCA Chicago with the Tate Modern, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Queens Museum and other institutions to create dialogue on civic engagement within contemporary art institutions. He has written catalog entries for Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, Rodrigo Lara Zendejas, and Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford. In 2021, he is contributing to the upcoming retrospective on the work by artist Andrea Bowers focusing on the activism and archives of Emma Lozano. He is curator of the symposium Fractures: Creating Around Devastation focusing on water ecology, civic engagement, activism, and architecture.

                    Loreal Robertson

                    Board Member

                    Loreal Robertson is a native Chicagoan who recently returned home in 2021 where she began working at the University of Chicago. In her role she oversees and monitors a range of programs, services, and resources to support the retention, wellness, belonging, and success of graduate students. Additionally, her role includes informing strategic priorities, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, professional development, student advancement and the support of students who may be experiencing financial academic, or personal challenges, including students with disabilities and international students.

                    Loreal has over 10 years of experience in higher education and student affairs. In 2021 she received the Inclusion and Diversity Champion Award from Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK), where she was previously employed. Loreal’s personal and professional philosophy is creating and promoting spaces and opportunities where everyone can see themselves as part of an experience and feels represented.

                    Loreal holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Arkansas, a Master of Arts in Educational Administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from TAMUK.

                    Loreal is a financial and active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, an avid reader, and enjoys traveling with family and friends.

                    Warren Frank

                    Treasurer

                    Warren Frank is a retired CPA and CFO, and current Adjunct Professor at Columbia College.

                    Warren worked at such CPA firms as KPMG, PwC, and Deloitte, and Not For Profit organizations as National Association of Realtors, Chicago Associations of Realtors, Anixter Center, and Chinese American Service League.

                    Warren is a Chicago resident in the Lakeview neighborhood. He attended Loyola University of Chicago for his bachelor degree and Northwestern University for his master degree.

                    Colleen McGaughey

                    Board Member

                    Colleen McGaughey (she/her) is the director of development at the National Public Housing Museum, where she leads the strategic direction of the museum’s fundraising efforts with a focus on creative and community-centric approaches.

                    Mario Longoni

                    Board Member

                    Mario Longoni is a cultural anthropologist (“Lead Environmental Social Scientist”) in the Keller Science Action Center at the Field Museum. For over 20 years, he has worked with individuals and organizations to surface and activate cultural and natural assets (specific strengths and characteristics) to help communities meet the challenges they face.

                    Rob Fojtik

                    Board Member
                    Rob Fojtik is Vice President for Neighborhood Strategy at Choose Chicago, the city’s official tourism and convention promotion bureau. In this capacity, Rob oversees efforts to promote and support Chicago’s 77 neighborhoods to visitors from near and far. Programs include the award-winning Neighborhood Content Creator program that leverages resident-made digital content, and Chicago Alfresco, a $2.5 million placemaking initiative created in partnership with the Chicago Department of Transportation to transform public spaces into community plazas for outdoor enjoyment.

                    Before coming to Choose Chicago, Rob was a Senior Advisor to Mayor Lightfoot on economic development and international relations at City Hall, as well as LGTBQ+ affairs and the expanded outdoor dining program. In this role, he also worked to recommend and place over 150 civic leaders and residents onto City boards and commissions. Prior to government service in the Lightfoot administration, Rob ran her winning campaign in the crowded 2019 Chicago mayoral race as Chief of Staff. In past lives, Rob has worked as a public affairs manager for a Fortune 500 company downtown; had misadventures in management consulting, art sales, and personal cheffing; and spent time in Washington DC working for former Secretary of Defense William Cohen. Rob also served a one-year appointment at the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence as a policy advisor on Central and Eastern Europe. In this role, he was part of the NSC’s interagency process to develop a comprehensive sanctions regime on Russia as a consequence of its 2014 invasion of Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.

                    After receiving his BA in Slavic Languages and Literature at Northwestern University, Rob lived and worked in the Czech Republic teaching English and tending bar before moving to Washington, D.C. to pursue a MA from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies (CERES). He enjoys cooking, learning foreign languages, hiking with his partner and their dog, and visiting Chicago’s many neighborhoods.

                    Paul Durica

                    Board Member

                    Dr. Paul Durica is the Director of Exhibitions at the Chicago History Museums and worked in a similar capacity at The Newberry Library. From 2015-2020, he served as the Director of Programs and Exhibitions with Illinois Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

                    Prior to that he drew upon his work as a writer, researcher, and teacher to produce a series of free and interactive talks, walks, and reenactments focused on narratives from Chicago’s past that resonate with its present.

                    These public history programs led to collaborations with cultural institutions in the city such as the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Chicago History Museum, Newberry Library, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Chicago Cultural Center among others.

                    Each program made use of both his original research and the skills of the arts organizations, community groups, local businesses, and publications that acted as my partners. Some of these programs, such as the full-scale reenactment of the Haymarket Affair in 2011, involved recruiting and directing over 300 volunteers and 1,000 participants.

                    To produce these programs successfully, he wrote grants; managed budgets; generated web content; worked closely with program partners of varying sizes and resources; and identified, engaged, and sustained a diverse multi-generational audience.

                    Lynessa Rico

                    Board Member

                    Dr. Lynessa M. Rico is the Associate Chair of the Business Psychology Department at the The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Chicago campus. She is also a business mentor at 1871.

                    Lynessa is a results-driven Strategic Consultant with over 25 years of experience enabling leaders to meet strategic business objectives by identifying and aligning business growth opportunities with strategic direction of culturally diverse organizations. By leveraging her strategic experience in identifying and impacting business growth opportunities and maximizing profits in retail firms and higher education institutions, Lynessa leads workshops focused on the creative mindset, women’s entrepreneurship, emotional intelligence, and the value and application of design thinking within entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial ecosystems. Her services also include consulting with and educating leadership on emotional intelligence, the power of design thinking and the creative mindset, and leadership styles to support inclusive, creative workplaces. She has presented to leadership and innovation teams in small, mid-size, and Fortune 500 companies.

                    Lynessa received her undergraduate degrees in Marketing and Management from Wichita State University. She then went on to earn a master’s degree in Business Administration from Wichita State University with a focus in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. After earning her master’s degree, Lynessa received her doctorate in Business Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology where she successfully completed her dissertation titled, “The Relationship Between Personality Types and Color Preference for Color Combinations.” Her current research interests include women’s entrepreneurship, design thinking, creativity, emotional intelligence, and entrepreneurship self-efficacy.

                    Outside of work and research, Lynessa enjoys mentoring start-ups and judging pitch competitions. Lynessa currently resides in Chicago, Illinois with her four cats. She is an avid long-distance runner, having completed 5 full marathons (and counting), and enjoys watching musical theater.

                    Briana Thomas

                    Board Member

                    Briana Thomas is the Museum Associate at the Abrahamic Center for Cultural Education (a core member of the Chicago Cultural Alliance). She wears many hats including developing exhibition content, facilitating community programs (children and adults), liaising with visitor artists, and other responsibilities. Her previous experience in the nonprofit space includes her tenure as the Financial Empowerment Coordinator at AMERICORPS Sharing Life Center as well as engaging with the public at the Dallas Arboretum. Her past professional experience has remained rooted in marginalized communities. It is their needs, discourse and histories that she has routinely been tasked with protecting and showcasing in the face of poor infrastructure, and willing ignorance. Creating safe spaces is an ancestral practice she has inherited.