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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
June 2022
Crochet Club
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Chicago Public Library Douglass
3353 W 13th St, Chicago IL 60623
Opening Thursday, June 30th, at 10:30AM
Justin Cooper: Through My Lens: Closing Reception
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Gallery 400
400 S Peoria St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Thursday, June 30th, from 4PM - 6PM
On view through Thursday, June 30th
Movies in the Lot with Sin Cinta Previa
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Thursday, June 30th, from 8 PM - 10 PM
Art on theMART Summer 2022 Program Premiere
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theMART
222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Thursday, June 30th, from 8:40PM - 9:30PM
On view through Wednesday, September 7th
Chicago Film Archives Media Mixer
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Constellation
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Thursday, June 30th, from 8:30PM - 10PM
Social Justice Sewing Circle with Dr. Melissa Blount
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Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Wednesday, June 29th, at 7PM
On view through Thursday, June 30th
The Ways We Read: Amplifying the Genius of Black Learning Week 1
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Holy Family Ministry School
3415 W Arthington St, Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Wednesday, June 29th, from 5PM - 7PM
Black Travel and the Pullman Company Maid
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Newberry Library
60 W Walton Street, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Wednesday, June 29th, from 6PM - 7PM
Celebrating 8 Years – Celebrando 8 Años
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OPEN Center for the Arts
2214 S Sacramento Ave, Chicago, IL 60623
Opening Tuesday, June 28th, from 4PM - 8PM
Chicago Works: Gregory Bae
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago IL 60611
On view through Sunday, January 29th
Alexander Utz Play Reading: Gut
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International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Tuesday, June 28th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Forms & Features Online: Zuihitsu
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Poetry Foundation
Online
Opening Monday, June 27th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Wednesday, June 29th
Art in Focus: Nature Lovers
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South Shore Arts
1040 Ridge Rd, Munster, IN 46321
Opening Monday, June 27th, at 10AM
On view through Saturday, August 27th
Ayana Contreras on Energy Never Dies
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The Arts Club of Chicago
Online
Opening Monday, June 27th, at 6:30PM
Neighborhood Memorial for Victims of Police Violence
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PO Box Collective
6900 N. Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Sunday, June 26th, from 11AM - 1PM
Bonnie Lucas: Girl with Purse
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RUSCHWOMAN
2100 S Marshall Blvd. Unit 105, Chicago, IL 60623
Opening Sunday, June 26th, from 3PM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, August 21st
Sensory-Friendly Morning
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Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60611
Opening Sunday, June 26th, from 10am - 11:30am
Azikiwe Mohammed: Maiden Voyage II: Heliocentric Forms of Blackness
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Western Exhibitions
1709 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
On view through Saturday, August 13th
Julia Schmitt Healy: Ray Takes a (Bad) Trip
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Western Exhibitions
1709 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
On view through Saturday, August 13th
MUTE DUO AT SIDE YARD SOUNDS
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Saturday, June 25th, at 7PM
Some Essential Paradigms and Critical Observations in Contemporary Art
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ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago IL 60642
Opening Saturday, June 25th, at 1PM
On view through Saturday, July 16th
DanceAfrica Chicago
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HARRIS THEATER
205 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Saturday, June 25th, at 7PM
Hyde Park Flea at Hyde Park Art Center
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Saturday, June 25th, from 12PM - 5PM
Black Family Legacy and Art with artist Yeefah Thurman
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Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Saturday, June 25th, at 1PM
On view through Thursday, June 30th
The Driehaus Museum First 14 Birthday Party
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The Richard H. Driehaus Museum
40 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, June 25th, at 5:30PM
Palmer Square Art Fair
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Palmer Square Park
2200 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, June 25th, from 10AM - 4PM
Holistic Wellness Workshop for women with Marla Privitera!
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Saturday, June 25th, at 10:30AM
Kimberly Jones: How We Can Win
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57th Street Books, The Seminary Co-op
5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, June 25th, from 5PM - 6PM
Poemtime
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Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Saturday, June 25th, at 10:30AM
Laura Letinsky: The indignation of counting spiders
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DOCUMENT
1709 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, June 25th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, August 13th
Forms & Features Online with Andrew Venell
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Poetry Foundation
Online
Opening Saturday, June 25th, from 11AM - 1PM
Ridge Park Art Fair & Uprising Solstice Market
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Ridge Park
9625 S Longwood Dr, Chicago, IL 60643
Opening Saturday, June 25th, from 11AM - 5PM
Kimball Arts Center Midsummer Block Party
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Kimball Arts Center
1757 N Kimball Ave, Chicago IL 60647
Opening Saturday, June 25th, from 12PM - 7PM
GHOST WARS
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, June 25th, from 8PM - 11PM
Ida B. Wells Festival
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The Light of Truth Ida B. Wells National Monument
3729 South Langley Ave, Chicago, IL 60653
Opening Saturday, June 25th, from 8AM - 2PM
Olmsted in Chicago: Jackson Park Walking Tour
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Jackson Park
6401 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, June 25th, from 10AM - 12PM
NEW WORKS from our 2022 Collective Artists
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Blue Moon Gallery
18620 Belvidere Rd, Grayslake IL 60030
Opening Saturday, June 25th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, August 14th
Artist Talk and Closing Reception
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Riverside Arts Center Freeark Gallery
32 East Quincy St, Riverside, Illinois 60546
Opening Saturday, June 25th, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, June 25th
New Restoration of Orson Welles’ CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT – Chicago Premiere
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Chicago Filmmakers
1326 W Hollywood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Saturday, June 25th, at 7PM
Rebecca Stahr: Encaustics
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Blue Moon Gallery
18620 Belvidere Rd, Grayslake IL 60030
Opening Saturday, June 25th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, August 14th
Kristin Ashley: Nature Spirits — POP UP Show
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Blue Moon Gallery
18620 Belvidere Rd, Grayslake IL 60030
Opening Saturday, June 25th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Tuesday, July 12th
Water Music on the Beach: Boulevard Dreamers
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6018North
6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Saturday, June 25th, from 3PM - 7PM
Sharon and Guy: Remnants: Recombined, Reconsidered
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Tiger Strikes Asteroid
2233 S Throop St, Unit 419, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, June 25th, from 1PM - 4PM
On view through Saturday, August 6th
50-Minute Hamlet in Bughouse Square
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Washington Square Park
901 N Clark St, Chicago, 60610
Opening Saturday, June 25th, from 1PM - 2PM
HONESTLY SAME + THE LUC MOSLEY ENSEMBLE AT SIDE YARD SOUNDS
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Friday, June 24th, at 7PM
Consciousness of Abstraction II
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ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago IL 60642
Opening Friday, June 24th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, July 16th
Movie Night! ~ Make a Distinction/ Q+A with filmmakers
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PO Box Collective
6900 N. Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Friday, June 24th, from 6PM - 10:30PM
Chris Larson: The Residue of Labor: Closing Reception
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ENGAGE Projects
401 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, June 24th, from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
On view through Saturday, June 25th
Logan Square Arts Festival 2022
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Logan Square
2575 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, June 24th, from 5PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, June 26th
Gallery Talk: Art and Identity
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Friday, June 24th, at 2PM
GENTLE CONTENT
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Rhona Hoffman Gallery
1711 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, June 24th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, August 6th
Watershed Studioworks Open Studio
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Watershed Studioworks
3016 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Friday, June 24th, from 6PM - 10PM
kindon mills: sentimental cartography
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1100 Florence
1100 Florence Ave, Evanston, IL 60202
Opening Friday, June 24th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, July 10th
FÁTIMA – AXKAUIA
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The Catacombs at Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, June 24th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, August 6th
Messejah Washington: Love is Omega
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Elephant Room Gallery
704 S Wabash Ave. Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Friday, June 24th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, August 6th
Mac Pierce: To Byte the Hand That…: Artist Talk and Closing
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Bert Green Fine Art
8 S Michigan Ave Suite 620, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Friday, June 24th, from 5 PM - 6 PM
Abigail Chang: Reflections of a Room
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Volume Gallery
1709 W Chicago Ave, Chicago IL 60622
Opening Friday, June 24th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, August 13th
KING’S BIG ART PARTY
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Kane Space
2316 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, June 24th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, June 26th
Evanston Made BIPOC Members Group Show: Black Representation within American Media w Joyy Norris
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Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Thursday, June 23rd, at 7PM
On view through Thursday, June 30th
New Work
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SAIC Galleries
33 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60601
On view through Saturday, July 23rd
GENETTI/LONG DUO & JANICE/OTIS/DAVIS
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Thursday, June 23rd, from 8:30PM - 11PM
Yvonne Venegas: Un Retrato Intimo
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National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, June 23rd, from 6PM - 8PM
William Carlos Williams Conference Plenary Lecture: Challenging Williams by Dr. Tara Betts
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Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Thursday, June 23rd, at 7PM
OUT at CHM | Dancing for Life: Moving through HIV/AIDS
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Chicago History Museum
1601 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Thursday, June 23rd, from 5:30PM - 8:30PM
Nature Lovers
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South Shore Arts
1040 Ridge Rd, Munster, IN 46321
Opening Thursday, June 23rd, from 5:30PM - 8:30PM
On view through Saturday, August 27th
Safiya Eshe Gyasi: Welcome to Our Healing Sanctuary
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Threewalls
Online
Opening Wednesday, June 22nd, from 6PM - 8:15PM
Former Prairie: Alternative Views of Chicago on Film
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Wednesday, June 22nd, from 8PM - 10PM
On the Move
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Sherman Park
1301 W 52nd St Chicago, IL, 60609
Opening Tuesday, June 21st, from 4:30PM - 6PM
Zine Club Chicago Online: Food Zines Edition
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Quimby's Bookstore
Online
Opening Tuesday, June 21st, at 7:30PM
The Seldoms – Solstice Dance Party
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Riverside Arts Center
32 East Quincy St, Riverside, IL 60546
Opening Tuesday, June 21st, from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Make Music Chicago 2022 in Bughouse Square
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Washington Square Park
901 N Clark St, Chicago, 60610
Opening Tuesday, June 21st, from 12PM - 2PM
FIRST PROGRAM – POCAS SALON: CONTRA CORRIENTE
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Chicago Art Department
Online
Opening Monday, June 20th, from 5PM - 6:30PM
On view through Wednesday, June 29th
I AM A HUMAN
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Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Opening Monday, June 20th, from 9AM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, July 10th
Free Admission Day | Celebrate Juneteenth at the Field
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Field Museum
1400 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Monday, June 20th, from 9 am - 5 PM
Neighborhood Memorial for Victims of Police Violence
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PO Box Collective
6900 N. Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Sunday, June 19th, from 11AM - 1PM
Thank You Chicago Juneteenth Market
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The Promontory
5311 S Lake Park Ave West, Chicago, IL, 60615
Opening Sunday, June 19th, at 2PM
Kim Kelly’s Fight Like Hell
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Pilsen Community Books
1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, June 19th, from 7PM - 8PM
DuSable’s Juneteenth BBQ
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DuSable Museum of African American History
740 E 56th Pl, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Sunday, June 19th, from 11AM - 4PM
Fell to Fern
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Lincoln Park Conservatory
2391 N. Stockton Dr. Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Sunday, June 19th, from 9AM (play at top of every hour) - 3PM
On view through Sunday, September 25th
Juneteeth Celebration with Something I Can Feel/D. White Collective
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[salonlb.]
1010 W. 35th St. #500 Chicago IL 60609
Opening Sunday, June 19th, from 12:30PM - 6PM
On view through Wednesday, June 22nd
Dmitry Samarov: Collages
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Rainbo Club
1150 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, June 19th, from 4PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, July 23rd
Nature’s Blueprints: Biomimicry in Art and Design
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Elmhurst Art Museum
150 Cottage Hill Ave., Elmhurst, Illinois 60126
On view through Sunday, August 14th
Alberto Aguilar: Seeing Thoughts Through: Mole Celebration
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ENGAGE Projects
864 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, June 18th, from 1PM - 4PM
On view through Saturday, July 9th
Boundary 5th Anniversary Spectacular!
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boundary
2334 W 111th Pl, Chicago, IL 60643
Opening Saturday, June 18th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, July 30th
JOEY MELAND & SKY GOODMAN AT SIDE YARD SOUNDS
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Saturday, June 18th, at 7PM
Social Justice Quilting Workshop with Dorothy Burge: Message to Police Torture Survivors
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DePaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Saturday, June 18th, from 2PM - 5PM
moniquemeloche presents…
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Lubeznik Center for the Arts
101 W 2nd, Michigan City, IN 46360
On view through Friday, October 21st
Raul Ortiz: More is More
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Elmhurst Art Museum
150 Cottage Hill Ave., Elmhurst, Illinois 60126
On view through Sunday, August 14th
Michel Andreenko: Revisited & Michel Andreenko and Ukrainian Artists in Paris
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Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, June 18th, from 4PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, September 25th
Gallery Talk: Tectonic Reflections
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National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, June 18th, at 1:30PM
On view through Sunday, July 24th
Exhibition Q&A: Eseosa Edebiri and Kimberly Montiel
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Roots and Culture
1034 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 6064
Opening Saturday, June 18th, from noon - 6PM
On view through Saturday, June 25th
Dial Tone
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LVL3
1542 N Milwaukee Ave #3, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, June 18th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, August 7th
Carole McCurdy: just passing through – the disequilibrated map
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Roman Susan
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, June 18th, at 7:30PM
On view through Saturday, June 25th
SKIN + MASKS
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Kavi Gupta Gallery
219 N Elizabeth St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, June 18th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, August 13th
Country of Hotels + Art Show
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Chicago Filmmakers
1326 W Hollywood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Saturday, June 18th, at 7PM
Isabel Yellin: Black Box
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M. LeBlanc
3514 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, June 18th, from 2PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, July 30th
Barney Cokeliss: Like the Night
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Tamarkin Camera
213 W Institute Pl, Suite 403, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Friday, June 17th, from 3PM - 8PM
A. Galue + W. Madrigal: I Hear A Symphony
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, June 17th, from 7PM - 10PM
Bronzeville Art District Art Tour 2022!
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Bronzeville Art District
Various locations
Opening Friday, June 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
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