Semillas: Artwork by Raul Ortiz Bonilla
Through his signature puntos and semillas, Puerto Rican artist Raul Ortiz Bonilla presents a story of migration and diaspora.
Free
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Testimonies on Paper: Art & Poetry of South Asian Women
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
Tilling the Past
Swedish American Museum 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, United StatesFrom 1908 to the mid 1930’s, Hilma Ljung photographed the village of Svalöv with her 4×5 glass plate view camera, showing us a rural Swedish woman's life.
Free – $6
Life in Chicago
Avid amateur photographer Jan Zawiliński documented Chicago’s Polish Downtown community in 1900-1924, leaving behind a fascinating record of everyday life.
$6 – $10
Soy Boricua
The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, United StatesFrom 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.
Free
Pop-Up Books through the Ages
Newberry Library 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL, United StatesPop-up books have a longer history than you might think. For centuries, books with interactive flaps, dials, and other moving parts have captivated readers of all ages.
Free
where the light corrupts your face…
Artists Andres L. Hernandez, Tonika Lewis Johnson and Roland Knowlden consider the many definitions of space, site, and home.
Free
Letters from Home
Artists from Sweden and Chicago collaborate to create original works interpreting early 20th century letters to Chicago immigrant Emil Olsson from his family in Sweden.
Free – $6
ReFramed: The Future of Cities in Wood
Chicago Architecture Center 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, United StatesThis exhibition tells the story of building with mass timber and features architectural models of mass timber projects, from public spaces to office buildings.
$14
Chop Suey Men / The Brothers Chen: Chen Yuke Thew, Suey, Foon and Fong
The Chop Suey “joint” was a prime target of anti-Chinese discrimination in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This art exhibition focuses on four sojourners lost to historical haze.
Free – $8
The Girl in The Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódz Ghetto
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.
Free – $18
CLASSIC.RELEVANT: Ukrainian Contemporary Art from the Andrii Suprunenko Collection
This exhibit showcases modern classics from one of Ukraine's best private collections, demonstrating the multidimensionality and deep intuition of Ukrainian modernist style.
American Born Chinese Watch Party and Discussion #1
Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin us to watch the first two episodes of American Born Chinese, followed by a discussion and your thoughts on what it means to be American Born Chinese.
Free – $12
Workshop: Heartfulness Meditation
Join us for a guided Heartfulness session, a simple and subtle practice of meditation that connects each of us with the light and love in our hearts.
$5
Film Screening: “ЧАЛГА”
$20
Reel Film Club: Mexico
Exploring the continuing legacy of colonialism, this film shows a Spanish conquistador arriving in contemporary Mexico, encountering migrants, activists, and mothers.
$20
Gardening Workshop
American Indian Center is going to talk about the Three Sisters and start planting in their new garden space!
Free
Night Out in the Park – Mitra
This multi-genre production blending theatre, dance, music and poetry celebrates the many facets of friendship, from carefree childhood to the care-laden years.
Free
Collectors: Graphics of Pollination
This exhibit links art, natural and social sciences to represent how migrant pollinator species and human laborers are closely linked - raising environmental and social awareness.
Chicago Dance Month
Chicago Dance Month kicks off with an opening celebration featuring a dynamic mix of performances from companies and artists that span genres and countries.
Free