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
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
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.
Summer Weddings
Weddings bring us together. They are a chance to celebrate love and the beginning of a couple’s new life together. Weddings also celebrate our history and culture. Join the Museum […]
Hrůša Conducts Mahler 9
Mahler “peacefully bids farewell to the world” in his Ninth Symphony, with its grand scale, profound emotions and folk dance themes — capped by a transcendent finale.
$35 – $299
Midsommarfest
Celebrate Swedish summer tradition with eclectic music, great vendors, and more! Swedish American Museum will have a maypole, beer tent, Store tent, craft table and café.
Free – $10
Taste of Asia
Join the Heritage Museum of Asian Art's 9th anniversary fundraiser! Immerse yourself in Asia's vibrant colors, rich traditions, and tantalizing flavors while supporting art heritage.
$150 – $300
MODU Gala
HANA Center invites you to their 2023 MODU Gala: Celebrating Justice for All! Support HANA as they help immigrants, advance racial justice, and organize for systemic change.
$125 – $150
Presentación del Libro “La Guacha de Guanchipo”
Guadalupe Suazo. En la obra la autora hace una recopilación en 19 historias breves que en un ejercicio de memoria vuelve hablar de su pueblo de su herencia, de su […]
VR Film Preview & Creator Talk: “Trail of Angels”
Meet the creative team behind VR film Trail of Angels, which draws from Lithuanian artist/composer Mikalojus Čiurlionis' works to reveal his extraordinary imagination.
Sarpa Sutra: Serpent Speak
Bringing together dance, music and theatre, this revenge saga of ecocide and genocide spans four generations to retell a chilling tale that mirrors our lives and times.
Free
43rd Annual Summer Gala
Join Polish Museum of America's largest annual fundraiser! This black-tie affair features cocktails, dinner, and dancing to the sounds of the Anthony Kawalkowski Orchestra.
$200