Chicago Cultural Alliance

Swedish American Museum Pop Up Cafe
2022-05-28 11:00 - 15:00, 2022-05-27 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
Come to the Museum and join us for Fika in the main gallery. You will always find Cinnamon rolls and Swedish coffee in addition to some other delicious baked goods in the Museum’s main gallery. Enjoy the art and exhibits while taking some time to relax.

The Crossing Routes of Afro Music: Foundation, History and Cimarronaje
2022-05-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, 4046 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago, IL, 60639, United States
Conversation and workshop with Dr. Pablo Luis Rivera, professor, epistemologist, renowned Bomba artist / practitioner and Director of AFROLegado.
POSTER ART “PAZ PARA LAS MUJERES” BY COLECTIVO MORIVIV´I.

Neighborhood Nights
2022-05-26 19:00 - 23:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Come enjoy a beverage with a spectacular experience in our iconic 2nd floor Brauhaus Room!

A perfect place to meet your neighbors and socialize.

Each 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month from 7-11 PM. Proceeds support the DANK Haus Museum

RSVP here: https://dankhaus.com/event-4491654

NHM Virtual Book Club: Ariadne
2022-05-26 19:00 | Online Event
On Thursday, May 26th at 7pm we will be discussing Ariadne by Jennifer Saint Virtually via Zoom

About this event

Join the National Hellenic Museum’s Virtual Book Club!
Facilitated by NHM’s Resident Scholar Dr. Katherine Kelaidis & Manager of Programs & Events Cairo Dye, each month the NHM Virtual Book Club chooses a book that is either inspired by the Hellenic legacy or by a Greek American author (and sometimes both!). Then we gather to discuss the book on Zoom.
Book Club is free to join and meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7pm CST
In May, we will be discussing Ariadne by Jennifer Saint.
Support NHM with your purchase of Ariadne! When you buy your copy through this link, a portion of the proceeds will go to NHM: https://amzn.to/3DSmGJB
Click here to see all of our upcoming book selections
More about Ariadne:
Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listening to her nursemaid’s stories of gods and heroes. But beneath her golden palace echo the ever-present hoofbeats of her brother, the Minotaur, a monster who demands blood sacrifice.
When Theseus, the Prince of Athens, arrives to vanquish the beast, Ariadne sees in his green eyes not a threat but an escape. Defying the gods, betraying her family and country, and risking everything for love, Ariadne helps Theseus kill the Minotaur. But will Ariadne’s decision ensure her happy ending? And what of Phaedra, the beloved younger sister she leaves behind?
Hypnotic, propulsive, and utterly transporting, Jennifer Saint’s Ariadne forges a new epic, one that puts the forgotten women of Greek mythology back at the heart of the story, as they strive for a better world.

Puerto Rican Art as a Territory of Re-existence: A Decolonial Approach
2022-05-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, 4046 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago, IL, 60639, United States
Exploration of scholarship, and artists who contributed to the body and meaning of the continuous rebirth of Puerto Rico’s visual culture

About this event

AFRORRIQUEÑES: Affirmation, Solidarity and Healing
May 25-27 2022 at Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center
A multi-day series committed to the continuous dialogue on Afrodescendencia.
The history of the arts in Puerto Rico has traditionally repeated, observed, and framed the achievements of artists based on their adherence to movements outside the islands, primarily in Europe and the U.S. historical and cultural responsibility to their own contexts of origin. This workshop we will incorporate and explore works of art, scholarship, and artists who contributed to the body and meaning of the continuous rebirth of Puerto Rico’s visual culture.
Dr. Marielba Torres-Muñoz
She serves on the Boards of Directors of the Fundación Puertorriqueña para las Humanidades, (FpH) and the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico.
She is currently a researcher in Programa de Diversidad en Afrodescendencia y Racialidad, UPR-RP, sponsored by the Andrew Mellon Foundation (2022). She teaches courses in the Humanities Department of the Faculty of General Studies at the University of Puerto Rico. She has given lectures at different universities in Puerto Rico, the United States, Cuba, Mexico, Chile, and Brazil.
POSTER ART “PAZ PARA LAS MUJERES” BY COLECTIVO MORIVIV´I.

"A Symphony in Stone" Screening and Discussion
2022-05-26 17:00 - 19:30 | DePaul University – Richard M. and Maggie C. Daley Building, 14 East Jackson Boulevard, Room 1601, Chicago, IL, 60604, United States
Join us for a screening of award winning documentary, “A Symphony in Stone,” followed by a discussion with the filmmaker and experts.

About this event

‘A Symphony in Stone’ is a 60 min documentary celebrating the Scottish city of Glasgow’s stunning cityscape and architecture. The film explains how the Glasgow’s phenomenal growth during the industrial revolution bought about innovation in urban planning, architecture and design. Interviews with key experts, aerial photography and archive footage are used to explore the work of well-known architects such as Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson, Charles Wilson and Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
5:00-5:30pm: Registration and Hospitality
5:30-5:45pm: Welcome and Introduction
5:45-6:45pm: Screening
6:45-7:30pm: Discussion
7:30pm: Conclusion

“The All-American Crew” Book Talk with Author Russell N. Low
2022-05-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Online Event
The Chinese American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC) is excited to announce this FREE book talk with author Russell N. Low, as he returns to CAMOC to discuss his new book published this year, The All-American Crew. Register here.

About the book
On January 23, 1943, a B-24 Liberator and its crew of ten men disappeared without a trace in New Guinea, leaving ten families wounded permanently and without closure. Now, after almost 80 years of silence, using long-forgotten letters and dusty photographs from another era, the lives and loves of these ten men are brought to life on the pages of The All-American Crew.

They did not intend to be heroes and would not welcome the description. They were the sons of farmers, oil company engineers, cotton brokers, garment industry workers, and Chinese laundrymen. Many were descendants of the oldest colonial families in America, who set foot on the soil of Colonial Virginia in the 1600s. Others came from families that migrated to America in the 1800s from Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Austria, and China during the tremendous immigration wave that built America. In truth, this group of young men could only have been formed in America. They were the best that America had to offer. Each was willing to sacrifice everything for the country he loved, driven by a patriotic fervor that was only matched by his love of flying.

The All-American Crew is based upon a true story. Stanley’s transformation from a Chinese American boy, not yet old enough to vote or drink beer, into a B-24 Liberator nose gunner is set against the lives of the other nine American men, who are his crew members. Along the way, Stanley experiences loneliness, racism, his first beer, first romance, and the horrors of war, themes that are as relevant today as they were 80 years ago.

Ancestral Reckonings: Why Your DNA Results Don't Match the Records
2022-05-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, 4046 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago, IL, 60639, United States
AFRORRIQUEÑES: Affirmation, Solidarity and Healing
May 25-27 2022 at Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center
A multi-day series committed to the continuous dialogue on Afrodescendencia produced by Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center

“Ancestral Reckonings: Why your DNA results don’t match the records”
Conversation and workshop with Melanie Maldonado Diaz, scholar, genealogist, and cultural organizer.
This workshop demystifies the racial triad (Spanish-African-Taino) proposed by colonial narratives and shows how record keepers were complicit in erasing Blackness from archival records in Puerto Rico.
Melanie Maldonado Díaz
Melanie developed the Lugares Históricos project, which highlights Black history sites in Puerto Rico. In 2018, she led a first-of-its-kind community tour of these ancestral spaces for African diasporic gathering and traditional practices and in 2019 began placing historical markers at these locations.
Melanie is committed to creating access, building commUnity, and helping families re-member the legacies of their ancestors. Her bomba research explicates women’s agency, the importance of textiles, genealogy, lineages of learning, songs as critical records, placemaking, and historic spaces of praxis.

POSTER ART “PAZ PARA LAS MUJERES” BY COLECTIVO MORIVIV´I.

Virtual Artist Talk: Charles Philippe Jean-Pierre
2022-05-24 18:30 - 19:30 | Online Event
Join HAMOC and Charles Philippe Jean-Pierre for an artist talk and Q&A.

About this event

Celebrate Haitian Heritage Month with HAMOC!
Charles Philippe Jean-Pierre is a American University adjunct professor in fine arts and an thirteen year veteran in DCPS. His exhibitions include the U.S. State Department, IMF, IDB, Smithsonian, & Embassy of Haiti. He was a 2015 Obama White House invitee for arts in Youth Justice.
Join us as we explore Jean-Pierre’s works!

Young Ukrainian Talent Concert
2022-05-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2022
2:00 PM
UIMA
$20 SUGGESTED DONATION AT THE DOOR

Please Join Us In Supporting Local Young Talent Within Our Community! Come and See These Rising Stars For Yourself…
Performances By: Volodymyr Kyyak (vocals & guitar), Christian Tsikhun (flute), Elizabeth Romanyuk (piano), Dmytro Zvyntarnyj (viola), Elizabeth Romanyuk (violin), Myroslav Mykhailenko (piano), Julia Perekhozhuk (violin).
The proceeds from this showcase will donated to Ukrainian Relief Efforts

Bengali Spiritual Songs by Ochin Pakhi
2022-05-21 19:30 - 21:00 | South Asia Institute, 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
An evening celebrating the folk music from West Bengal and Bangladesh, presented by Ochin Pakhi, a young, fun-loving, enthusiastic, and spiritually inclined ensemble of Chicago-based musicians. Accompanied by traditional instruments, the group will be performing songs and poems of the Nobel laureate, poet, and philosopher, Rabindranath Tagore; Bengali philosopher, mystic, songwriter, social reformer, and thinker Fakir Lalon Shah; the national poet of Bangladesh Kaji Nazrul Islam, as well as traditional folk songs of Bengal and several of their own compositions.

1925 S Michigan Ave. Chicago IL 60616
SAI is wheelchair accessible.
Parking is available around South Asia Institute, with metered and free street parking in the neighborhood.

Ticket includes entrance to SAI exhibitions.

Opening Reception for "Spotlight Series: Nicole Leung"
2022-05-21 15:00 - 18:00 | Chinese American Museum of Chicago, 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
The Chinese American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC) is excited to announce the second exhibition of the Spotlight Series, featuring artist Nicole Leung. Please join us on Saturday, May 21, from 3:00-6:00pm CT for the opening reception. Leung’s site-specific piece “Untitled (Nicole Leung is too American to be Chinese and too Chinese to be American)” will be on view. This exhibition will run from May 21 through July 2.

The Spotlight Series is a new initiative to showcase recent and past work by emerging and mid-career artists of Chinese descent locally. Curated by Larry Lee (Molar Productions), the project aims to introduce, promote and celebrate the divergent artistic visions and experiences of being Chinese in America looking at and reflecting upon our relationship to contemporary visual culture to a wider audience within our community and Chicago.

RSVP here

About the artist
Nicole Leung is an artist born in Queens, New York, currently based in Chicago, Illinois. A recent graduate of Columbia College Chicago with a BFA in Fine Arts, their work reroutes spatial and interrelational dynamic, considering the roles and circumstances we have come to believe are inherent to life itself.

Nicole explores notions of inclusion and exclusion in their experience of diaspora as a second-generation Chinese-American through the manipulation of the museum space itself, intentionally obstructing the audience’s ability to enter the gallery space and (experience the text within it) to mimic a sense of displacement in fully identifying with, and belonging to, a single culture. This projection of self-assessment is intended to prompt said audience to reconsider their relationship with Chinese heritage in Chicago and throughout the United States, as one that is too often overlooked, overgeneralized, and pushed to the peripherals of our visions.

I bet you can tell just by looking at the back of my head.

'Operation Dangun' Book Signing Event
2022-05-21 15:00 - 16:00 | Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, 9925 Capitol Dr, Wheeling, IL, United States
Sat. May 21, 2022, 3pm
Korean Cultural Center of Chicago
@ Gallery
9930 Capitol Dr.
Wheeling, IL. 60090
RSVP by May 10
mina@operationdangun.com
Inquiry: 312.532. 4688 Mina
847.947.4460 KCCoC

“Chinese Brothers, American Sons” Book Talk with Author Ed Shew
2022-05-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Event
The Chinese American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC) is pleased to host this FREE book talk with Ed Shew, author of the historical novel Chinese Brothers, American Sons. Register here.

Two Chinese brothers arrive in America in 1854 on a death ship to escape poverty and oppression in China. Li Chang and Li Yu, ten years younger, search for Gold Mountain in the historical novel, Chinese Brothers, American Sons. Fighting the inhumanity and discrimination of the West, they work perilously to drive in the Golden Spike in 1869 and become inspirational builders of the first Transcontinental Railroad and this country.

From the author
“It’s the story of two Cantonese brothers who along with tens of thousands of men from southern China conquer the back-breaking construction of the Transcontinental Railroad in the 1860s, the tunnels through the granite of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. No first-hand account describing the life of a Chinese railroad worker of the Transcontinental Railroad has ever been found. Historians have searched this nation and the winding road back to China, to the roots of these forgotten, invisible men. Many were literate, yet not a scrap of their writing remains. As a Chinese American, my goal is to tell this little-known story of these brave adventurers.” – Ed Shew

"A Family Meal" Art Installation Launch and Fundraiser
2022-05-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Ping Tom Memorial Park, 1700 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
The Chinese American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC)’s Associate Board and People Matter have collaborated on an art installation exploring the relationship between food and the Chinese American family. The art installation will also raise awareness for the Museum’s upcoming exhibition Chinese Cuisine in America: Stories, Struggles and Successes, scheduled to open later this year. Please join us for the launch and support our upcoming exhibition! We hope to raise $500 and promote our 21st Benefit Dinner.

Artist Talk: Wanting it Both Ways
2022-05-21 13:00 - 14:30 | Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Join UIMA to learn about their current exhibition “Wanting it Both Ways” and hear from the featured artists: Bill Conger, Tanya Hastings Gill, Mie Kongo, and Jennifer Mannebach.

Triff ein Opfer des DDR-Geheimdienstes | Meet a Victim of the GDR Secret Service
2022-05-21 11:00 - 13:00 | IL, United States
Saturday, May 21 on Zoom

11:00 AM (Chicago) | 18:00 (Germany)
[This event will be presented in German]

Teilnehmer bekommen die Zoom Link per Email 1-2 Tage vor dem Event.

Am 13. Februar 1988 entschließt sich der damals 31-jährige Dresdner Harry Schulz zu einer Demonstration zu gehen, die an die Zerstörung Dresdens am Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges erinnert. Er hält ein Plakat mit der Aufschrift: “Nie Wieder so ein Inferno, aber Freiheit für andersdenkende Menschen.”

Innerhalb von zwei Minuten verhaftet ihn der DDR-Geheimdienst. Nach 12 Stunden Verhör wird er in die Untersuchungshaftanstalt der Staatssicherheit (Stasi) in der Bautzner Straße in Dresden gebracht und nur 19 Tage später vor Gericht gestellt. Das “Schnellverfahren” ergibt als Urteil ein Jahr, das er im Strafvollzug verbringt.

Am Samstag, dem 21. Mai dieses Jahres, mehr als 30 Jahre nach diesem Vorfall, laden die Gedenkstätte Bautzner Straße Dresden und das DANK Haus German American Cultural Center Chicago dazu ein, den ehemaligen Untersuchungshäftling kennen zu lernen und ihm persönlich Fragen über seine Inhaftierung Zeit und Leben in der DDR zu stellen.

Cost: Free

Learn more: https://dankhaus.com/event-4803186

Open Haus Stammtisch - Maifest on the Terrasse
2022-05-20 19:30 - 23:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Friday, May 20th is a night of fun at our Open Haus! This month’s theme is Maifest on the Terrace! We will have German Bier on tap and food for purchase!

Our Open Haus is a great way to meet new friends, or bring your friends and introduce them to the Haus! This event is located in our popular 6th Floor Skyline Lounge, complete with vintage bar and sweeping panoramic views of the Chicago skyline.

Free parking at 5/3 Bank after 6:00 PM located at Western and Gunnison

Whose Democracy? Gender and the 5.18 Gwangju Uprising
2022-05-20 18:30 - 19:30 | Online Event
Join HANA this Friday as we commemorate the 42nd anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising!
On May 18, 1980, democracy activists, students, and opposition leaders led a 9-day uprising in the South Korean city of Gwangju against martial law and the military dictatorship government of Chun Doo-Hwan. It is considered to have been a pivotal moment in the South Korean struggle for democracy.

Hayana Kim, PhD candidate at Northwestern University, will discuss the gender dynamics surrounding the Gwangju Uprising through the case of Jeon Ok Joo and her testimony in the 1988 Gwangju Public Hearings.

Closing Reception: Sichtverrückt.Lost and Found
2022-05-20 18:00 - 21:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Join us in the DANK Haus’s new first-floor gallery space, the DANK Treffpunkt, for the final chance to view Beate Axmann’s exhibition Sichtverrückt.Lost and Found.

If you attended the opening reception, be sure to stop in for the closing – new artworks will be shown as they are added over the course of the exhibition.

Desde Mi Barrio Concert: Recordando a Mamá
2022-05-19 18:30 - 21:00 | Latin Music Project Center, 2958 north Milwaukee ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Conjunto Superior brings back lovely boleros of yesteryear with Recordando a Mamá (Remembering Mom). This eight-piece band features vocalist Narda Martinez, violinist Ernesto Paz, and cuatrista Félix Sánchez. Special guest; Voces del Recuerdo.

Elternabend on the Terrace: A Parent's Night Out
2022-05-19 18:00 - 20:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Need a night out, but don’t know what to do with the kids? DANK has you covered!
Join us on Thursday, May 19 from 6-8 pm for a parent’s night out. We will provide childcare and fun, enriching activities at the Haus for your kids, while you get to enjoy drinks, dinner, and the view of the city from our 6th Floor Skyline Lounge.
Registration includes dinner, two drinks, and childcare per adult! Children will also receive a meal and juice or water.
Cost
We are pleased to offer a discounted rate for Friends of the DANK Haus (What’s this?)
Adults (Friends of DANK Haus): $30
Children (Friends of DANK Haus): $15
Adults (General): $35
Children (General): $20
Note: Childcare is available for children ages 3 and up.
Anyone is welcome! DANK members, neighbors, friends – come out and join us for our very first Elternabend (parent evening)!
Save the date for our next Elternabend: August 4th

CEREMONIES: A Selection of Short Films by Marlon Riggs
2022-05-19 18:00 - 20:00 | South Side Community Art Center, 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60653, United States
Post-discussion to follow led by Aymar Jean Christian & zakkiyyah najeebah dumas o’neal

About this event

A filmmaker unlike any other, Marlon Riggs was an unapologetic gay Black man who defied a culture of silence and shame. Riggs used a bold mix of documentary, performance, poetry, and music to confront the legacy of racist stereotypes and the impact of AIDS on the Black community. He died in 1995 of AIDS-related illness, leaving behind a vital, living body of work that wrestled with the very definition of what it means to be Black.
CEREMONIES directly references poet Essex Hemphill’s groundbreaking anthology of short stories and poetry Ceremonies: Prose and Poetry, which won the National Library Association’s Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual New Author Award when it was published in 1992. The book’s poems and essays expand on many important social issues at the time, such as the white objectification of Black men, as epitomized by Robert Mapplethorpe’s The Black Book; AIDS in the Black community; and the complex dynamics gay Black men experience in both the white LGBTQ+ community and in Black culture – very much in alignment with Rigg’s exploration of these topics as it appears in his film works. In addition, Essex Hemphill’s poetry was also featured in Marlon Riggs’ documentaries Tongues Untied (1989) and Black Is … Black Ain’t (1994).
This program features three of Riggs’ short films: Affirmations, Anthem, and Regrette Rien (No Regret).
A post-discussion will be led by SSCAC Public Programs and Engagement Manager, and co-curatort of EMERGENCE zakkiyyah najeebah dumas-o’neal and Aymar Jean Christian, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Northwestern University, and co-founder of OTV | Open Television.

This screening is presented in conjunction with EMERGENCE: Intersections at the Center, currently on view until July 2, 2022.
EMERGENCE: Intersections at the Center spotlights The South Side Community Art Center’s historical role in supporting a full spectrum of Black artists through an intersectional viewpoint. The first exhibition of its kind at the South Side Community Art Center, EMERGENCE positions the Center as an important anchor for Black LGBTQ artists who belonged to its community from its founding in 1940 to the 1980s and beyond. The exhibition features works addressing identity and community, queer spaces and performance, in collage, painting, sculpture, photography, and more.

This program is generously supported by, and in partnership with South Side Projections.
Founded in 2011, South Side Projections presents films at locations across Chicago’s south side to foster conversation about complex social and political issues. At many screenings, we enlist scholars, activists, and filmmakers to lead discussions, while other screenings offer opportunities to present seldom-seen films of historical and artistic value to the communities of Chicago’s south side.

Classical and Modern Mies
2022-05-19 18:00 - 20:00 | National Hellenic Museum, 333 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL, 60661, United States
Join the Mies van der Rohe Society and the National Hellenic Museum as we explore the blend of classical influences and constructivist form in Mies van der Rohe’s architecture, with a special focus on how he folded the two together at the Illinois Institute of Technology – which houses the largest collection of his buildings. Reception to immediately follow.

Tickets: $40 in person, $10 virtual

RSVP by May 12th, 2022

Artecito Virtual: Mono Araña
2022-05-19 18:00 - 19:00 | Online Event
Artecito Virtual is a virtual arts workshop for families in Spanish, presented by OPEN Center for the Arts in partnership with Lincoln Park Zoo.
¡Los monos araña son mamíferos clasificados como primates como tú y yo! Son vistos como animales traviesos, pero hay mucho que conocer sobre ellos.
¡Únase a nosotros mientras exploramos más sobre el Mono Araña con nuestros amigos en Lincoln Park Zoo!
Conéctate aquí: https://bit.ly/ArtecitoMono
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Spider Monkeys are mammals classified as primates like you and I! They are portrayed as mischievous animals but there is so much more to them.
Join us as we explore more about Spider Monkeys with our friends at Lincoln Park Zoo!
Connect here:
https://bit.ly/ArtecitoMono

Experimental Collage Workshop
2022-05-18 19:00 - 21:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Kunst Workshop im DANK Haus
mit der Künstlerin Beate Axmann aus dem Schwarzwald/Deutschland
Eine experimentelle Collage zum Thema „Sichtverrückt“
Experimentelle Collage bedeutet mit Schneiden, Reißen, Kleben und Übermalen mit Acryl-Farben seine eigene lustige, ernsthafte oder skurrile Geschichte entstehen zu lassen. Der Kreativität für ein originelles Werk sind keine Grenzen gesetzt….
Alle Materialien, sowie Collagen-Materialien aus Zeitschriften, Zeitungen, Büchern, Notenheften, Kalendern usw sind vorhanden.
Gerne können jedoch eigene Fotos oder selbst gesammeltes Material für die eigene Collage mitgebracht werden.
keine Vorkenntnisse notwendig
keine Altersbeschränkung
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Art Workshop at the DANK Haus
work alongside artist Beate Axmann from the Black Forest in Germany – Beate Axmann will lead the this workshop in German. Beginners are welcome.
An experimental collage around the theme “Sichtverrückt”
In this “experimental collage” workshop, you will cut, tear, glue, and paint over images and text we provide. Use your materials and acrylic paint to create a fun, serious, or fantastical story. No limits will be places on your creativity while creating your original work.
All materials will be provided, as well as a stockpile of newspapers, magazine, books, calendars, catalogues to sample from. Of course, you can also bring your own personal photos and materials to incorporate into the collage.
No experience necessary
Open to all ages

Faces and Places: Beyond the Headlines - Haiti
2022-05-17 18:30 - 19:30 | Online Event
Join the HAMOC as it opens its newest virtual exhibition by artist Ildi Tillmann

About this event

Celebrate Haitian Heritage Month with HAMOC!
Ildi Tilmann is an emerging, New York-based author and photographer of Hungarian origin. She has an MA in Africana Studies. Her Caribbean-related essays, short stories and photography have been featured in several US and Caribbean journals.
This event will include a walkthrough of the exhibition, artist talk and Q&A session

Live Performances: Sergio Gomez and Joanna Pinsky with Beate Axmann
2022-05-17 17:00 - 19:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Live Performances will take place in the DANK Treffpunkt (1st floor gallery), where guests are encouraged to watch at any time during the session. Performances begin at 5:00pm and go until the artists are done painting (about 2 hours).

Performance dates:

Wednesday, May 4 – Sergio Gomez with Beate Axmann

5-7 PM

Tuesday, May 17 – Joanna Pinsky with Beate Axmann

5-7 PM

About the performances:
Beate Axmann has invited two Chicago-based artists to collaborate with her on this dynamic exhibition. Each artist will begin with their own large canvas. During this performance, there will be several exchanges of the two canvases – meaning that each artist will add to the other artist’s work! This encounter will make visible the meaning of creative intervention, trust and respect between the artists, and the differences in their artistic expression.

Spectators will have the unique opportunity to experience a very special art encounter – certainly not one that you see every day.

Music of Cambodia
2022-05-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Event
Representing the living tradition of Cambodian traditional music, Artist-in-Residence, Punisa Pov and her students will perform, demonstrate, and share the history of this ancient music.
Presented by National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial through Chicago Public Libraries
How to Attend
This event takes place on Zoom. Register at least 24 hours before the event. Only one registration per household is needed. You’ll receive an email with a link to the secure Zoom meeting about 24 hours before the meeting. By registering for this event, you agree to abide by the Library Use Guidelines.
Accessibility
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