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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
Spotlight Series: Chinoiserie (Chinesey Things)
Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago
Celebrating 100 Years of Rafael Tufiño at ICP
The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago
Week of Events
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 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.
Spotlight Series: Chinoiserie (Chinesey Things)
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?"
Celebrating 100 Years of Rafael Tufiño at ICP
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."
Andersonville Arts Weekend
The Swedish American Museum will take part in Andersonville Arts Weekend. They will display artwork from Evoke Tattoo's tattoo artists in Andersonville.
“Gods of War”
In this modern era, the Armed Forces have become revered by millions of Ukrainians as valiant protectors. This exhibition pays homage to this belief.
Filipinos in Chicago Exhibit & Fundraiser
Featuring select materials from the archival collection of Estrella Alamar and the Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago.
Free
Sunday, October 1, 2023
- October 1, 2023БЪЛГАРСКИ КОРАБ ПОТЪВА В БУРНО МОРЕ
- October 1, 2023МАЙКА
БЪЛГАРСКИ КОРАБ ПОТЪВА В БУРНО МОРЕ
Seven-year-old Petyo is sent on a forced vacation to the village after learning that his father has gone abroad. There, Petio discovers friendship in the person of six-year-old Philip.
$20
МАЙКА
A woman's inability to become pregnant and desire to be a mother takes her to Africa, where she encounters many children without parents and makes sense of their lives and her own.
$20
Monday, October 2, 2023
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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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Thursday, October 5, 2023
- October 5, 2023 -Dear Sirs Documentary Screening with Filmmaker Q&A
- October 5, 2023 -Folded Map Film Screening & Talk Back
- October 5, 2023 -History Course: Of Breaking Bonds, The German-American Experience
Dear Sirs Documentary Screening with Filmmaker Q&A
Dear Sirs retraces the journey of WWII American POW Silvio Pedri, the grandfather of filmmaker Mark Pedri.
$10 – $15
Folded Map Film Screening & Talk Back
Filmmaker Tonika Johnson investigates Chicago's urban segregation, visually connecting residents who live at corresponding addresses on the North and South Sides of Chicago
Free
History Course: Of Breaking Bonds, The German-American Experience
Over the duration of this 16-week course, we will learn and discuss the German-American experience, from the very first trickle of Germans to North America in Jamestown in 1608 thru the subsequent German waves of immigration to the present day.
$150 – $250
Friday, October 6, 2023
Saturday, October 7, 2023
- October 7, 2023 -Indigenous Peoples’ Day
- October 7, 2023 -Notes on Collaborative Friendship & All of Living is Risk | Openings!
- October 7, 2023 -Film Screening: Big Fight in Little Chinatown
- October 7, 2023 -Chicago Public Library – Portage Cragin – LATINX HISTORY
- October 7, 2023 -Shades of Blue – Vol. 3
- October 7, 2023 -Tai Chi Classes: 5 Sessions
- October 7, 2023 -Hispanic Heritage Month Festival: ¡Viva! Oak Park at Village Hall South Lawn
- October 7, 2023 -Ukrainian Folk Glass Painting Workshop Hosted by Elena Diadenko
- October 7, 2023БЛОК
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Please join Trickster Cultural Center's Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration.
Notes on Collaborative Friendship & All of Living is Risk | Openings!
SSCAC kicks off their Fall/Winter Exhibitions with Through a Lens of Beauty & Wonderment:Notes on Collaborative Friendship and All of Living is Risk.
Free
Film Screening: Big Fight in Little Chinatown
Big Fight in Little Chinatown documents the fight to save North American Chinatowns that are under threat of disappearing – along with their rich history and communities.
Free
Chicago Public Library – Portage Cragin – LATINX HISTORY
Center of Peruvian Arts will perform a wedding dance from the Cusco city called Capac Moro Sipaschay, the jungle dance Shapish of Chupacas, and the Afro Peruvian dance, Chinchivy.
Free
Shades of Blue – Vol. 3
This open house program highlights, educates on, and celebrates Chicago blues and jazz, South Asian performing arts, and the indigo plant and dye.
Free
Tai Chi Classes: 5 Sessions
Discover the ancient art of Tai Chi (太极) and embark on a journey of self-discovery and well-being in our immersive workshop.
$45
Hispanic Heritage Month Festival: ¡Viva! Oak Park at Village Hall South Lawn
Please join the Center of Peruvian Arts for this special event supporting and celebrating our Latine & Hispanic community.
Free
Ukrainian Folk Glass Painting Workshop Hosted by Elena Diadenko
Join a Ukrainian Folk Glass Painting Workshop hosted by artist and educator, Elena Diadenko. All funds will be donated to animal rescue and medical aid for soldiers in Ukraine.
$60
БЛОК
Two people with strong feelings for each other remind us that nothing can stand in the way of love, and salvation becomes a possibility. The message is: "Never give up!".
$20