Semillas: Artwork by Raul Ortiz Bonilla
The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago
Free
7 events found.
All Day
where the light corrupts your face…
South Side Community Art Center 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago
Free
Chop Suey Men / The Brothers Chen: Chen Yuke Thew, Suey, Foon and Fong
Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago
Free – $8
The Girl in The Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódz Ghetto
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie
Free – $18
American Born Chinese Watch Party and Discussion #4
Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago
Free – $12
On-Site Film & Discussion: “You Will Not Play Wagner”
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie
$5
Week of Events
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
Tilling the Past
From 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
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.
Free
Pop-Up Books through the Ages
Pop-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
This 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 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, […]
Summer Camp
A hands-on camp celebrating Midsummer! Kids ages 6-12 will explore nature, craft and play games, learn songs and dances, and eat Swedish foods during the longest days of the year!
$200 – $275
June Art Camp
Join us for this all ages, free 3-Day Art Camp with cultural teaching, crafts, storytelling, outdoor games, etc. at Trickster Cultural Center.
Free
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
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
Swedish Days in Geneva
The whole family will enjoy fabulous food, carnival rides, and live music nightly. The Museum’s Kerstin Andersson Store will participate with a tent that is everything Swedish.
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.
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.
Sunday, June 18, 2023
- June 18, 2023 -American Born Chinese Watch Party and Discussion #4
- June 18, 2023On-Site Film & Discussion: “You Will Not Play Wagner”
- June 18, 2023 -Jenny Lind Concert
American Born Chinese Watch Party and Discussion #4
Join us to watch the final two episodes of American Born Chinese, followed by a discussion and your thoughts on what it means to be American Born Chinese.
Free – $12
On-Site Film & Discussion: “You Will Not Play Wagner”
In this film a young Israeli conductor chooses to perform Wagner in a prestigious musical competition, leading to passionate argument of how we honor the memories of the Holocaust.
$5
Jenny Lind Concert
Join the Swedish American Museum for their annual Jenny Lind concert, featuring Josefine Mindus accompanied by pianist Rebecca Elsgard.
Monday, June 19, 2023
- June 19, 2023 -Tampopo Kai Summer Pop-Up Class
Tampopo Kai Summer Pop-Up Class
Japanese American Service Committee will be teaching about Japanese summer celebrations and the Star Festival, with crafts, songs, and more at this special family class.
$18 – $23
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
- June 20, 2023 -Job Readiness Workshops
Job Readiness Workshops
Are you looking for new jobs or getting ready to apply for one? Sign up for HANA's virtual job readiness workshops coming up soon! Available in English and Spanish.
Free
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
- June 21, 2023 -Summer Solstice Celebration
Summer Solstice Celebration
Welcome the Summer Solstice with American Indian Center! There will be storytelling, hands-on activities, drumming and dancing!
Free
Thursday, June 22, 2023
- June 22, 2023An Evening with Authors Jan Novák & Alice Horáčková
An Evening with Authors Jan Novák & Alice Horáčková
T. G. Masaryk Czech School hosts the accomplished Czech authors Alice Horáčková and Jan Novák, both of whom have received prestigious awards for their work.
Free
Friday, June 23, 2023
No events on this day.
Saturday, June 24, 2023
- June 24, 2023 -Tampopo Kai Summer Pop-Up Class
- June 24, 2023 -Silver Splendor: Amna Shariff on Reviving Traditional Jewelry Design
- June 24, 2023 -World Refugee Day Chicago 2023 Celebration
- June 24, 2023 -Red Sox vs. White Sox: Filipino Heritage Day
Tampopo Kai Summer Pop-Up Class
Japanese American Service Committee will be teaching about Japanese summer celebrations and the Star Festival, with crafts, songs, and more at this special family class.
$18 – $23
Silver Splendor: Amna Shariff on Reviving Traditional Jewelry Design
Shariff’s jewelry is inspired by the rich tradition of jewelry design in Pakistan and is suffused with spiritual, social, and mythological connotations. Talk followed by sale of select pieces.
Free
World Refugee Day Chicago 2023 Celebration
The Center of Peruvian Arts will perform at World Refugee Day, along with workshops, parades, rallies, speakers, and performances by the Chicago refugee community.
Free
Red Sox vs. White Sox: Filipino Heritage Day
Join the Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago in celebration for our Filipino Heritage Day! Take advantage of a pregame parade around the Warning Track.
$33 – $44