Semillas: Artwork by Raul Ortiz Bonilla
The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago
Free
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The Girl in The Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódz Ghetto
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie
Free – $18
The Spirit of Place: Earth is Home – Lithography by Kurt Seaberg
Swedish American Museum 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago
Free – $6
M.K Čiurlionis Virtual Reality Film “Trail of Angels”
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture 6500 South Pulaski Road, Chicago
$35
Resistencia y Libertá por Bombazo Wear
The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago
Shelly Jyoti – Indigo: The Blue Gold
South Asia Institute 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago
$5 – $10
Kéyah: Paintings and Photographs of Home Opening Reception
American Indian Center 3401 West Ainslie Street, Chicago
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
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
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
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
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
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
Resistencia y Libertá por Bombazo Wear
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.
Shelly Jyoti – Indigo: The Blue Gold
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.
$5 – $10
Tattoo: Identity Through Ink
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.
Kéyah: Paintings and Photographs of Home Opening Reception
The American Indian Center is excited to host Diné artist Fleurette Estes and her exhibit, "Kéyah: Paintings and Photographs of Home," in their Gallery!
“Gravity” by Tom Torluemke
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?
Threads
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.
Sunday, September 3, 2023
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Monday, September 4, 2023
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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
- September 6, 2023An in-store book launch of Nervous: Essays on Heritage and Healing
An in-store book launch of Nervous: Essays on Heritage and Healing
Activist Jen Soriano brings to light the lingering impacts of transgenerational trauma and uses science, history, and family stories to flow toward transformation.
Thursday, September 7, 2023
No events on this day.
Friday, September 8, 2023
- September 8, 2023 -Chicago SummerDance 2023
Chicago SummerDance 2023
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.
Free
Saturday, September 9, 2023
- September 9, 2023 -Architectural Photography Workshop
- September 9, 2023 -World Dumpling Fest
- September 9, 2023 -Telling Your Story: Grant Writing Workshop for Artists Part ll.
- September 9, 2023 -Rummage/Book Sale
- September 9, 2023Shades of Blue: Vol. 2 – An All Building Open House Performing Arts Festival
- September 9, 2023 -Baila Conmigo: Bachata Pura
Architectural Photography Workshop
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.
Free
World Dumpling Fest
World Dumpling Fest celebrates diverse cultures throughout Chicago and the world with music, dance, and of course, dumplings!
$25 – $40
Telling Your Story: Grant Writing Workshop for Artists Part ll.
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.
Free
Shades of Blue: Vol. 2 – An All Building Open House Performing Arts Festival
The Shades of Blue is an all building, performing arts open house event featuring live music, dance, poetry and a film screening.
Free
Baila Conmigo: Bachata Pura
Dynamic and versatile Latin American band Bachata Pura plays merengue, bachata, cumbia and salsa music.
Free