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ART DuPage County museum, MAC to host Warhol exhibition in 2023
- Following the success of the summer 2021 exhibition, "Frida Kahlo: Timeless," the Cleve Carney Museum of Art (CCMA) and the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) at the College of DuPage (COD) will present an exhibition of Andy ...
Chicago's WNDR Museum announces national expansion
- WNDR Museuma Chicago immersive art and technology experienceannounced an expansion plan to include several additional locations across the United States, with San Diego, Boston and Seattle locations scheduled to open ...
The Art Institute of Chicago to present works of David Hockney
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- Chicago—The Art Institute of Chicago is pleased to announce David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020—an exhibition of new work by a man considered one of England's most versatile and inventive artists of the post-war ...
ART MdW fair taking place Sept. 9-11 at Mana Contemporary
- MdWan artist-run art fair founded a decade agois returning in 2022 with a renewed mission to convene alternative artist platforms in Chicago from across the Midwest. The all-ages, free event will take place Sept. 9-11 at ...
Queer Chicago rapper Psalm One to perform Aug. 19 at Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest
- Psalm One—a queer rapper from Chicago—will take the stage at the annual Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest on Friday, Aug. 19, at 8:15 p.m. "I'm really, really excited to perform," she told Windy City Times. "I'm nervous, ...
MCA to show 'Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s to Today'
- The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago will run "Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s—Today," organized by Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator Carla Acevedo-Yates, on Nov. 19, 2022-April 23, 2023. According to a press release, ...
StoryStudio Chicago's LGBTQ+ nonfiction writing class starting Aug. 17
- StoryStudio Chicago is offering a unique writing class titled "June Is Not Enough: An LGBTQ+ Nonfiction Writing Class." The idea behind the class is to promote and foster the work of LGBTQ+ people. Writers who register ...
Haven Chicago presenting first-ever Festival Au Cinema on Aug. 26-28
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- CHICAGO (August 8, 2022) — Haven Chicago is pleased to present its first annual Festival au CinĂ©ma, the company's new platform for visionary and innovative filmmakers and media artists staking their claim in the future of ...
Kinsey Institute exhibiting iconic Tom Fox HIV/AIDS photo series
- An exhibition of 60 iconic photographs documenting Indiana University alumnus Tom Fox's battle with AIDS in the late 1980s will hang in the Grand Hall of Maxwell Hall on the Indiana University-Bloomington campus. "Wild Horse Running: ...
ART Wrightwood 659 to show 'The First Homosexuals,' 'Michiko Itatani'
- The Lincoln Park space Wrightwood 659, 659 W. Wrightwood Ave., will show two exhibits"The First Homosexuals: Global Depictions of a New Identity, 1869-1930" and "Michiko Itatani: Celestial Stage"on Fridays and ...
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Chalk Howard Street outdoors for the first time since 2019 on Aug. 27
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- CHICAGO, IL (Aug. 1, 2022)—Chicago's only chalk art festival, Chalk Howard Street, announced its entertainment programming and vendors list, as it makes a full return outdoor and in person for the first time since 2019. National ...
LGBTQ+-inclusive 'All that Glows' running through Oct. 1
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- Weinberg/Newton Gallery, a non-commercial gallery dedicated to promoting social- justice causes, is partnering with the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois to present All that Glows in the Dark of Democracy, July 29 — Oct. 1 ...
MCA Chicago announces Chicago Performs, which focuses on contemporary, POC and queer artists
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- CHICAGO— The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago, with the support of Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), and Choose Chicago, announced the ...
Trans artist to showcase woodworking on Aug. 13
- Trans artist J. Emmett (he/they), of J. Emmett Studios, will open his private studio for the first time to show his custom woodworking, along with works from local ceramicist Krista Tyner (she/her), of TynerWorks. The "A ...
21st annual Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest taking place Aug. 19-21
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- CHICAGO (July 26, 2022)The popular Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest (GAAF) announces complete music lineup for the three-day festival, headlined by Chicago rapper Psalm One, Rock n Roll band from New ...
Queer teen artist/activist talks Girl Scout Gold Award, LGBTQ+ inclusion, future plans
- When Molly Kasch became a Brownie at age 8, she never dreamed she would earn the prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award 10 years later for her "Scouting the Rainbow" project. The award "is the highest achievement ...
DePaul Art Museum fall exhibitions to showcase Latinx, BIPOC surrealist women artists
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- CHICAGO —— This fall DePaul Art Museum will present exhibitions featuring surrealist artists who explore themes of finding freedom in oppressive contexts. "A Natural Turn: María Berrío, Joiri Minaya, Rosana ...
Fan Expo Chicago 2022 celebrates 50 years of comic conventions
- Throwing a successful comic-book conference comes with great responsibility. Just ask any Spider-Man you might run into at the Fan Expos located around the country. The newly titled Fan Expo Chicago swung into Donald E. Stephens ...
Wicker Park Fest announces complete music lineup, will take place July 22-24
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- CHICAGO—Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce the complete lineup, schedule, additional programming, and festival perks for Wicker Park Fest, one of Chicago's most anticipated summer events. Returning on July 22-24 fo ...
Fahrenheit, which honors Black and Brown queer achievements, on Aug. 27-28
- Chicago's Pride Parade, Lorde, Rustin & Bates' Board of Directors announced that the 8th Fahrenheit Chicago LGBTQ/SGL Humanities Festival will take place on Saturday, Aug. 27, at Promontory, 5311 S. Lake Park Dr.; and on Sunday ...
Photos of Chicago's Daniel Sotomayor included in new Smithsonian exhibit
- The Smithsonian's first gallery dedicated to Latino history and culture has opened its doors to the public at the National Museum of American History, NBC News noted. Billed as a precursor to a national Latino museum ...
ART 'Immersive Monet' in Chicago starting June 17
- Vincent Van Gogh and Frido Kahlo have gotten the "Immersive" treatment. Now, it's time for the public to experience Claude Monet and fellow Impressionists. Lighthouse Immersive is shifting its focus to the Impressionist movement of the ...
American Art Awards issues national honors for 2022
- The American Art Awards has selected the 20 Best American Galleries and Museums for 2022. Among other criteria, selections are based on years established, industry reputation, online interest, location, size ...
Artist Rick Sindt explores queer desire and pornography in 'Skin Remembers'
- Rick Sindt, a Chicago-based artist who recently moved to St. Louis, explores the discovery and development of queer attraction in his exhibit "Skin Remembers." Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them into images of intimacy. Sindt recently ...
'EMERGENCE: Intersections at the Center' exhibit highlights queer community art
- South Side Community Art Center's (SSCAC) newest exhibition explores the center's role in uplifting and supporting a community of queer Black creators through a collection of their art from the 1940s through the 1980s. "Bringing black ...
Quiz program 'Wait, Wait' to start taping June 16 at the Studebaker
- Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's weekly hour-long quiz program, will resume live audience recordings Thursday, June 16, in a new Chicago home: the historic Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building, 401 S. Michigan Ave. ...
57th Street Art Fair marking 75th anniversary on June 4-5
- The 57th Street Art Fair, the Midwest's oldest juried art fair, will mark its 75th anniversary with an in-person celebration on June 4-5 featuring nearly 200 artists, live music presented by Buddy Guy's Legends, and a ...
Chicago Gay Men's Chorus to present 'Unimaginable' on May 20-22
- The Chicago Gay Men's Chorus will present the spring show "CGMC: Unimaginable," on May 20-22 at three Chicagoland venues. The performances will take place Friday, May 20, at 8 p.m. at Chicago's Athenaeum Center for Thought ...
The Other Art Fair returns to the Loop
- The Other Art Fair returned to Chicago April 21-24 at Fulton Market, 1215 W. Fulton Market, for collectors, artists and art lovers with original works of art from more than 100 emerging artists. Just a few ...
'It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful' explores art collective's part in HIV/AIDS activism
- In Jack Lowery's book, It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful: How AIDS Activists Used Art to Fight a Pandemic, the historian shares how the art collective Gran Fury utilized community-made propaganda to address the HIV/AIDS ...
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