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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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
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
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 […]
ECAC Summer Camp
$150
The Spirit of Place: Earth is Home – Lithography by Kurt Seaberg
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.
Free – $6
Yulia Gasio: Donbas, Ukraine 2014 till the Present
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art presents Yulia Gasio: Donbas, Ukraine 2014 till the Present. Join us for the opening reception. Yulia Gasio will give a presentation at 2pm.
M.K Čiurlionis Virtual Reality Film “Trail of Angels”
Take a VR journey through the works of the paintings and music of M.K. Čiurlionis.
$35
19th Solo Exhibition of Jin Woo Yoon, Woodwork Artist from Busan, Korea
Award-winning Korean woodwork artist Jin Woo Yoon will hold a solo exhibition at the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago. He will carve two good luck totem poles for the center.
23rd Annual Barrio Arts Festival
This festival showcases the local Puerto Rican community's art and culture, offering live performances, art workshops, handmade artisanal crafts, and tantalizing delicacies.
Free
Resistencia y Libertá por Bombazo Wear
The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, United StatesBomba 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.
Festival Peruano en Chicago
The Peruvian Festival Chicago was born from the desire to share with the world our music, our cuisine, and most importantly, our culture and the sparks of our lifestyle.
$30 – $100
Book Talk: Chicago Skyscrapers, 1934-1986
Chicago Architecture Center 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, United StatesSkyscrapers transformed how Chicagoans lived and worked. Hear author Tom Leslie discuss his new book Chicago Skyscrapers, 1934-1986.
$15
CAMBODIAN MUSIC: The Living Tradition!
The Crossing Borders Music String Quartet joins Nisa Pov, roneat ak (Cambodian xylophone) performer for an amazing night of new arrangements of Cambodian classics!
Free
C.P. Cavafy: The Greek Diaspora’s Poet Laureate
Join National Hellenic Museum for an immersive journey into the captivating world of C.P. Cavafy, arguably the greatest Greek poet of the 20th century.
Free
The Sweetest Season: A Gathering of Indigenous Creativity
Back for a second year, The Sweetest Season will include two performances of a spoken word and song showcase, staged readings, workshops, a Native-curated gathering and more.
$15