Through his signature puntos and semillas, Puerto Rican artist Raul Ortiz Bonilla presents a story of migration and diaspora.
Organizers: The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture
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 From 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.
Organizers: The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture
Free  This exhibition tells the story of building with mass timber and features architectural models of mass timber projects, from public spaces to office buildings.
Organizers: Chicago Architecture Center
$14  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.
Organizers: Illinois Holocaust Museum
Free – $18  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 for this fun exhibit, featuring wedding dresses from the past, as well as from the many cultures that make up Buffalo Grove today, including Korean, […]
Organizers: Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, National Indo-American Museum  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.
Organizers: Swedish American Museum
Free – $6  Take a VR journey through the works of the paintings and music of M.K. Čiurlionis.
Organizers: Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
$35  Bomba 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.
Organizers: The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture  Artists Cathy Hsiao and Nestor Siré comment on our digital connectivity. Taking porcelain and recycled plastic, they reveal how economies thrive under political and economic erasure.
Organizers: Chinese American Museum of Chicago
Free  Acclaimed Indian visual and textile artist Shelly Jyoti depicts the indigo's colonial history and impact — the cultivation, exploitation, and servitude that happened because of one plant.
Organizers: South Asia Institute
$5 – $10  With cinematography, animation, and archival photos, Rodi Glass revisits the sites of her survival as a young girl from Amsterdam, Westerbork transit camp, and Vittel internment camp.
Organizers: Illinois Holocaust Museum  This exhibit explores personal and collective identity through tattoo traditions, past and present. For more than 5000 years, people have used tattoos to beautify, heal, or empower.
Organizers: Swedish American Museum  The American Indian Center is excited to host Diné artist Fleurette Estes and her exhibit, "Kéyah: Paintings and Photographs of Home," in their Gallery!
Organizers: American Indian Center  Tom Torluemke' landscape and portrait paintings ask the question: as social and civic unrest become more contentious, how can people help each other and the environment?
Organizers: Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art  Threads is a group show where artists from many countries respond to one another. Poetry is intertwined and brought to life through fibers and textiles.
Organizers: Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
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 In this workshop, the participations will be taught the art of taking interviews, how to transcribe, and the ways to mobilize the oral collections of history.
Organizers: South Asia Institute
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Kalapriya proudly presents a celebration of South Asian culture, music, dance, and food. Join them in raising funds to further their mission to promote South Asian performing arts.
$50 – $1500  Not a Real Enemy tells the true story of Ervin Wolf and his family as fascism took hold of Hungary, from an upper-class life, through the death camp of Auschwitz Birkenau.
Organizers: Illinois Holocaust Museum
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 Join the American Indian Center for Native Movie Night! Street parking only. Pop and popcorn will be sold.
Organizers: American Indian Center |
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 Be part of the First Annual SAI Fundraiser event and help shape the future of South Asian Arts. Musician, DJ and composer Karsh Kale will host a film screening and live performance.
Organizers: South Asia Institute
$30 – $100 |
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Celebrated musical supergroup Funkadesi will be sharing their music, hands-on demonstrations of instruments for kids, and the stories of their music and instruments.
Organizers: South Asia Institute
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 Activist Jen Soriano brings to light the lingering impacts of transgenerational trauma and uses science, history, and family stories to flow toward transformation.
Organizers: Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago |
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 Good food, dancing, beer, wine, entertainment and German gemütlichkei!
Organizers: DANK Haus German American Cultural Center
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 This festival offers 40 dance lessons across the city in salsa, swing, cumbia, line dancing, ballet folklorico, Steppin' and more. Center of Peruvian Arts will participate.
Organizers: Center of Peruvian Arts
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 Led by a professional in the field, teens will learn about both interior and exterior architectural photography. They will embark on a CAC tour of the city practicing their new skills.
Organizers: Chicago Architecture Center
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 World Dumpling Fest celebrates diverse cultures throughout Chicago and the world with music, dance, and of course, dumplings!
Organizers: Chicago Cultural Alliance
$25 – $40
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Jon an afternoon writing session, specially catered to Black artists, and creative entrepreneurs. Work on your next grant application, artist statement, or mission/vision statement.
Organizers: South Side Community Art Center
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 Father-daughter team, Adrian and Clementine Reid Wong bring together an array of forms, colors, and elements while reflecting on the question, “What makes a thing Chinese?"
Organizers: Chinese American Museum of Chicago
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 Joel Hall Dancer Melissa Metro will lead introductory classes in Urban Jazz, uniquely Chicago Jazz Dance technique.
Organizers: Joel Hall Dancers & Center
Free  Heritage Museum of Asian Art invites visitors to unleash their creativity and connect with the museum's collection of Asian art uniquely and engagingly.
Organizers: Heritage Museum of Asian Art
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 Come to the American Indian Center to learn about sweetgrass, join them in harvesting, and make braids for the community in one of their healing-based programs.
Organizers: American Indian Center |
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Can you believe it? It's been a decade of celebrating Puerto Rican arts and culture at the Raices Gala! Each year we bring together corporate, civic, and philanthropic leaders from the Puerto Rican community and beyond. And each year, we honor individuals and organizations who have exemplified a commitment to preserving our cultural heritage. Since […]
Organizers: The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture
$200 Please join us for a spectacular evening of celebration at Convene Willis Tower.
Organizers: Chicago Architecture Center |
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 Free Admission Museum Nights take place every third Friday of each month from 5 pm to 8 pm! The tour will start at 6 PM on time. All tours depart from the reception desk, and please be sure to arrive on time. The event offers wine and appetizers. This Friday at 7-7:40 PM, our Resident […]
Organizers: Heritage Museum of Asian Art
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 Tom Torluemke's landscape and portrait paintings ask: as social and civic unrest become more contentious, how can people help each other and the environment?
Organizers: Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
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 Join Heritage Museum of Asian Art for an immersive workshop where you will learn the art of Chinese painting under the guidance of skilled artists.
Organizers: Heritage Museum of Asian Art
$15
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 Outside event to bring attention to social justice issues with entertainment by Blaq Ice, Fontenelle Art, Peruvian Dance Troupe, 64th St. Drummers.
Organizers: Center of Peruvian Arts
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 The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago presents a four-week celebration of the rich variety and versatility of Chicago’s thriving Iberian dance scene.
Organizers: International Latino Cultural Center
Free  The Center for Native Futures will host its grand opening celebration. Its inaugural exhibition features more than a dozen Native artists from the Great Lakes region.
Organizers: Center for Native Futures |
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 Master artist Tufiño used his art to shed light on the marginalized stories and contributions of everyday Afro-Puerto Ricans, earning him the moniker of the “Painter of the People."
Organizers: The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture
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Chicago Architecture Center's panel of architects and researchers will unveil development plans, skyscrapers, and innovations harnessing mass timber for sustainable growth.
Organizers: Chicago Architecture Center
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Through in-depth analysis, firsthand accounts, and historical context, this discussion navigate the complex political and social landscape that shaped this pivotal conflict.
Organizers: National Hellenic Museum
Free |
17 events,
 Learn the significance of harvest season in Native American culture while participating in various activities.
Organizers: Trickster Cultural Center
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Come hang out and talk about the basics of what makes a timeless tattoo and then practice drawing and painting an American traditional tattoo design.
Organizers: Swedish American Museum
$5 – $10 |
19 events,
 Hibernian Media hosts their 9th Annual “Irish American Movie Hooley”, the only Irish American film festival in the world. This year they present the exclusive Chicago premiere of each film.
Organizers: Hibernian Transmedia
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 Join a celebration of the lives and friendship of two of Chicago’s greatest Scots and pay respect to Peter Georgeson and Wayne Rethford.
Organizers: Chicago Scots
Free Learn the significance of harvest season in Native American culture while participating in various activities.
Organizers: Trickster Cultural Center
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Join HANA Center to celebrate Mid Autumn Festival and the talents of the HANA family through food, performance, and dance!
Organizers: HANA Center
$50 – $65 |
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 Join this event for family activities, workshops, performances, food, and much more! OPEN Center for the Arts will run a short version of their theatre workshop.
Organizers: OPEN Center for the Arts Celebrating Chicago’s vibrant arts and cultural community, more than 80 artists and organizations will perform in back-to-back performances, Pier-wide, across three stages.
Organizers: Puerto Rican Arts Alliance, Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, Joel Hall Dancers & Center Learn the significance of harvest season in Native American culture while participating in various activities.
Organizers: Trickster Cultural Center
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Celebrating Chicago’s vibrant arts and cultural community, more than 80 artists and organizations will perform in back-to-back performances, Pier-wide, across three stages.
Organizers: Puerto Rican Arts Alliance, Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, Joel Hall Dancers & Center
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 This lecture will discuss the iconography, art history, and religious significance of artworks in Heritage Museum of Asian Art's collection.
Organizers: Heritage Museum of Asian Art
Free  Hear about the fierce fight of museum professionals in Ukraine against russian looting and destruction of Ukrainian cultural artifacts - and be transported via VR headsets to see the destruction first hand.
Organizers: Ukrainian National Museum
$20 |
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 Join the Mitchell Museum for a discussion with Jaime Black-Morsette, a Red River Métis artist and activist living and working on their home territory.
Organizers: Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
Free |
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Trickster Cultural Center would like to invite you to an upcoming cultural harvest day. They will be collecting native prairie seeds.
Organizers: Trickster Cultural Center
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Chicago Architecture Center will take a virtual walkthrough of Loyola University Chicago’s main campus, focusing on the rich history and architectural significance of its buildings.
Organizers: Chicago Architecture Center
$15 |
17 events,
 Join Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in examining the Nazi occupation of the Soviet Union and the impact on those who were persecuted and murdered.
Organizers: Illinois Holocaust Museum
Free
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 Vincent Romero will host an entertaining evening of poetry and storytelling at the American Indian Center.
Organizers: American Indian Center  Czech pantomime actor Vojtěch Svoboda showcases the timeless brilliance of classical pantomime etudes, with live musical accompaniment by guitarist Lukáš Sommer.
Organizers: T.G. Masaryk Czech School
$10 |
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The Swedish American Museum will take part in Andersonville Arts Weekend. They will display artwork from Evoke Tattoo's tattoo artists in Andersonville.
Organizers: Swedish American Museum  South Asia Institute's 11th annual, all-night concert featuring 8 performing ensembles and featured artists under the world’s largest Tiffany Dome at Preston Bradley Hall.
Organizers: South Asia Institute
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 Women in Focus Chicago is an organization of female photographers. Their exhibit is a journey around the world showcasing their passion for travel.
Organizers: DANK Haus German American Cultural Center
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HAMOC is hosting a celebration for September birthdays. Plus, you will learn about making intentional sprays and washes.
Organizers: Haitian American Museum of Chicago
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Damon Locks and Anna Whitehead will share the basis of their friendship—rehearsal—amidst the exhibition Through a Lens of Beauty & Wonderment: Notes on Collaborative Friendship
Organizers: South Side Community Art Center
Free |
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Creator of HAMOC's Oral History Collection, Dr. Courtney Pierre Joseph will discuss the methodology and importance of oral histories.
Organizers: Haitian American Museum of Chicago
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 The Mitchell Museum is a proud co-sponsor of this event. MORE INFORMATION: Contact Cyndee Fox-Starr at [email protected] or Christine Redcloud at [email protected] at or call American Indian Health Services at (773) 883-9100.
Organizers: Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
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Bring the whole family and join SAI and Shanta Nurullah's band. Shanta will perform songs and stories that highlight African and African American ways with her bass and sitar.
Organizers: South Asia Institute
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