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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
Amanda Browder
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Columbia College Chicago
623 S Wabash Ave, Room 203, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, November 30th, from 6PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, February 17th
Allan Wexler: Absurd Thinking-Between Art and Design
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Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
4 W Burton Pl, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Thursday, November 30th, from 6PM - 9PM
LIGHTFALL
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CHEZ
247 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Thursday, November 30th, from 8PM - 12AM
On view through Thursday, November 30th
Conversation: Karen Greenwalt, Katja Rivera, and Sherwin Ovid
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Gallery 400
400 S Peoria St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Thursday, November 30th, from 6PM - 7PM
Unapologetic Drawing
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Ralph Arnold Gallery
1131 W Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Thursday, November 30th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Friday, January 26th
Clemence Seilles
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LeRoy Neiman Center
37 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Thursday, November 30th, from 4:15PM - 5:45PM
Three Perspectives on Senga Nengudi’s “Improvisational Gestures”
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DePaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Thursday, November 30th, from 5:30PM - 7PM
Ceramic Bead Buffet
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GnarWare Workshop
1838 West Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, November 30th, from 5PM - 8PM
Art and Authority: Who is Allowed to Speak?
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Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, November 30th, from 5PM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, January 7th
Ian Strange
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Columbia College Chicago
600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, November 30th, from 6PM - 9PM
Finding Ourselves in Nature
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Thursday, November 30th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, December 10th
Open Studios Salon
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Gallery 400
400 S Peoria St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Thursday, November 30th, from 6PM - 10PM
Conversation: The Future of Public Art
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Griffin Court
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Thursday, November 30th, from 6PM - 7PM
Ken Hirte Retrospective
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760
760 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Thursday, November 30th, from 7PM - 11PM
On view through Friday, December 1st
(R)evolution: Artist Talk and Party
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Madron Gallery
1000 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Thursday, November 30th, from 5:30PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, December 31st
The Ears Have Walls
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Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Thursday, November 30th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Indigenous Artists in Collaboration: A Conversation
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Block Museum
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Wednesday, November 29th, from 4:30PM - 6PM
Zackary Drucker
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Ferguson Lecture Hall
600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Wednesday, November 29th, from 6PM - 8PM
Body + Botany
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Plus Gallery Chicago
1800 W 18th St, 1R (entrance on Wood St), Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Wednesday, November 29th, from 6PM - 8PM
Suddenly Everywhere
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No Nation - Art Gallery and Tangential Unspace Lab
1542 N Milwaukee Ave, Fl 2, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Wednesday, November 29th, from 7PM - 9PM
Marcela Torres: Reenactment and Michael Vincent Pusey: abundance
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SITE Sharp
37 S Wabash Ave, Chicago IL, 60603
Opening Wednesday, November 29th, from 4:15PM - 5:45PM
On view through Friday, December 15th
Comics and Immigration with Marcus Warren and Zachary Cahill
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Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Wednesday, November 29th, from 5:30PM - 6:30PM
On view through Sunday, January 7th
Huong Ngo
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, MacLean Room 1307
112 S Michigan Ave, Room 1307, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Wednesday, November 29th, from 4:30PM - 5:30PM
Kyra Peterson: The Artist’s Body
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Conaway Center
1104 S Wabash Ave, 1st Floor, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Tuesday, November 28th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Friday, February 17th
2017-18 Artists in Residence Welcome Reception and Artist Talk
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Arts Incubator
301 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Tuesday, November 28th, from 6:30PM - 8PM
On view through Tuesday, November 28th
Fade Into
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Zhou B Art Center
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Tuesday, November 28th, from 12PM - 5PM
Michael Rakowitz and Lori Waxman: We’re out of milk. Can you pick some up on your way home from the museum?
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
280 S Columbus Dr, Room 319, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Tuesday, November 28th, from 4:30PM - 5:30PM
SOM Panel Discussion: Art + Engineering
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Ace Hotel Chicago
311 N Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Tuesday, November 28th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, January 7th
Sounding Queer. Feeling Here.
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SITE Sharp
112 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Monday, November 27th, from 4:15PM - 5:45PM
On view through Friday, December 15th
Kwame Dawes, Matthew Shenoda, and Natasha Trethew: Bearden’s Odyssey
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Poetry Foundation & Poetry Magazine
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Monday, November 27th, from 7PM - 8PM
Cameron Granger
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Gallery 400
400 S Peoria St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Monday, November 27th, from 4PM - 5:15PM
SWF Pop Up Shop at the Chicago Design Market
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Chicago Design Museum
108 N State St, Fl 3rd, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Saturday, November 25th, at 11AM
On view through Tuesday, November 28th
Inferno’s Sound Re:Creation with Norman W. Long
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Garden of the Phoenix (Osaka Garden)
5800 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, November 25th, from 1PM - 3PM
Queer Lines
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Chicago Art Department
1932 S Halsted St, Ste 100, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, November 24th, from 6:30PM - 10PM
Connect South Shore
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71 Street
Various Locations On 71st
On view through Sunday, November 26th
Thursday Open Mic Night
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PNW CHESS Art Gallery
6725 Kennedy Avenue, Hammond, IN 46323
Opening Thursday, November 23rd, at 5PM
On view through Thursday, December 28th
Menstrual Accessory
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Defibrillator Performance Art Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Wednesday, November 22nd, at 11AM
On view through Sunday, November 26th
Anonymous Brown Bodies
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Center for the Study of Race Politics and Culture
5733 S University Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Tuesday, November 21st, from 12:30PM - 2PM
Mansions in the Sky: Chicago Apartments Between the Wars
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Tuesday, November 21st, at 12PM
Putting our Knowledge to Work: Spinoza on Fortitude
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Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society
5701 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Monday, November 20th, from 4:30PM - 6:30PM
Rina Banerjee
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Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Performance Penthouse 901, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Monday, November 20th, from 6PM - 7PM
Crafting a Winning Proposal
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Chicago Artists Coalition
217 N Carpenter St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Monday, November 20th, from 6PM - 8PM
Orr Menirom: This Structure Exists in Real Life
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The Nightingale
1084 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Monday, November 20th, from 7PM - 10PM
Luis Mejico: Tip of My
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Box Gallery
704 Highland Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304
Opening Sunday, November 19th, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, November 19th
Ho Etsu Taiko
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Alphawood Gallery
2401 N. Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Sunday, November 19th, from 6PM - 8PM
An afternoon with Selina Trepp
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Experimental Station
6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Sunday, November 19th, from 11AM - 3PM
Forced Autumn
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Chicago Manual Style
1927 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, November 19th, from 4PM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, December 17th
Hebru Brantley: Forced Field
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Elmhurst Art Museum
150 S Cottage Hill Ave, Elmhurst, IL 60126
Opening Saturday, November 18th, from 1:30PM - 2:30PM
In Defense | Section 1. POC
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Threewalls
2738 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, November 18th, from 10AM - 12PM
On view through Saturday, November 18th
Oscillations: Alejandro Acierto / Allen Moore
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Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Saturday, November 18th, from 7:30 PM - 10:30PM
Harlem Fine Arts Show
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Malcolm X College
1900 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Saturday, November 18th, at 10AM
On view through Sunday, November 19th
TSJ Annual Curriculum Fair: Our Power is Dangerous
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North Grand High School
4338 W Wabansia Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
Opening Saturday, November 18th, from 10AM - 4PM
New Blood XI
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Links Hall
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Saturday, November 18th, from 4PM - 10:30PM
An Evening at Chez Nous
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Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, November 18th, from 7PM - 10PM
Alejandro Acierto: from nothing, a process of making
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DfbrL8r
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, November 18th, from 8PM - 11PM
Alex Chitty: They Will Bloom Without You
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Elmhurst Art Museum
150 S Cottage Hill Ave, Elmhurst, IL 60126
Opening Saturday, November 18th, from 11AM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, January 7th
Healing and Transcendence
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Connect Gallery
1520 E Harper Ct, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Saturday, November 18th, from 10AM - 2PM
Social distortion: Reading/Performance
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Chicago Artists Coalition
217 N Carpenter St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, November 18th, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Wednesday, November 22nd
Tablecloth Archive: On Recipe Storytelling
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Threewalls
2738 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, November 18th, from 4PM - 6PM
Kate Lewis: 150 Years of Frank Lloyd Wright
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All Star Press Chicago
2775 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, November 18th, from 6PM - 10PM
Kindreds: Layers/Shapes
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Positive Space Studios
3520 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, November 18th, from 6PM - 10PM
The Chicago Latino Collective: Debut Art Show
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Olín Studio Chicago
1957 W 23rd St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, November 18th, from 7PM - 10PM
Jillian Hansen-Lewis: Just Desserts (Closing Reception, Readings, Performances)
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Hume Chicago
3242 W Armitage Ave, Chicago IL 60647
Opening Saturday, November 18th, from 1PM - 3:30PM
On view through Saturday, November 18th
Review
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Chicago Industrial Arts & Design Center
6433 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, November 18th, from 1PM - 3PM
On view through Sunday, January 14th
Jacob Ciocci: New Painting and Lecture
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Club Nutz
418 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Saturday, November 18th, from 6PM - 9PM
Karolina Gnatowski: Changeling
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Julius Caesar
3311 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Saturday, November 18th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, January 14th
Ring True
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Sustain Gallery
1201 W Leland Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Friday, November 17th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, November 17th
Over and Over
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Glass Curtain Gallery
1104 South Wabash Avenue, 1st Fl, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Friday, November 17th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, February 17th
Poetry Day: No Blue Memories
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Harold Washington Library
400 S State St, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Friday, November 17th, at 6:30PM
Trunk Show + No Coast Editions
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Sector 2337 + The Green Lantern Press
2337 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, November 17th, from 7PM - 9PM
LUNAR UNLIMITED
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Beat Kitchen
2100 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Friday, November 17th, at 7PM
On view through Friday, November 17th
Hav Plenty
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Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative
1456 E 70th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, November 17th, from 7 - 9:30PM
A Special Juried Holiday Group Show
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Line Dot Editions
1023 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, November 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, December 30th
Casting Inside
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ADDS DONNA
3252 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, November 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, December 16th
Spoiled Beauty
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Rover
2201 S Halsted St, 4th Fl 5n, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, November 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
Decked Out sk8deck
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4Art SPACE
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, November 17th, from 6PM - 10PM
WAYS WE MAKE: Nurturing Black Motherhood and Building Our Creative
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Threewalls
2738 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, November 17th, from 6PM - 8PM
Chartreuse String Trio
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The Arts Club of Chicago
201 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, November 17th, from 6PM - 8PM
Evan Jenkins : Car Paintings Vol. 1
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Fernwey Gallery
916 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, November 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
The Access Room
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33 Contemporary
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, November 17th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Bleeding Out: 20th Century Japanese Expressionist Prints
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Floating World Gallery
1925 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Friday, November 17th, from 7PM - 9PM
Deborah Baker: 6B
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Firecat Projects
2124 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, November 17th, from 7PM - 10PM
Alan Felsenthal, Geoffrey Hilsabeck, and Jennifer Nelson
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Sector 2337 + The Green Lantern Press
2337 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, November 17th, from 7PM - 9PM
Nanna Rosenfeldt-Olsen: I was born in the old world, but now I am here.
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Zhou B Art Center
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, November 17th, from 8PM - 9PM
Moving Through Walls and Floors
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Roots & Culture
1034 N Milwaukee Ave
Opening Friday, November 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, December 16th
Casting Inside: Phyllis Bramson, Josh Dihle, Cathy Hsiao
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Adds Donna
3252 W. North Ave.
Opening Friday, November 17th, from 6Pm - 9Pm
On view through Saturday, December 16th
Isabelle Frances McGuire: I’m a Cliché
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Prairie Chicago
629 W Cermak Suite 240, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, November 17th, from 6PM - 1oPM
On view through Monday, January 8th
Spoiled Beauty
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Rover Gallery
2201 S Halsted St, Floor 4, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, November 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Wednesday, November 29th
MAS Context: Chris Cornelius
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Studio Gang Architects
1520 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Thursday, November 16th, from 6PM - 8PM
The Assata’s Daughters Fall Fête
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Kitchen Chicago
324 N Leavitt St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Thursday, November 16th, from 6PM - 9PM
North American Risograph Conference 2017
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Chicago Design Museum
108 N State St, Fl 3rd, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Thursday, November 16th, from 10AM - 4PM
Graphic Content
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Gallery 350 of The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago
350 N Orleans St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Thursday, November 16th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Friday, February 21st
Sondra Perry
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Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
164 N State St, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Thursday, November 16th, from 6PM - 9PM
Fan Jian: Still Tomorrow
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Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, November 16th, from 7PM - 10PM
Grabadolandia
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National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
On view through Friday, November 17th
Chicago Art Book Fair 2017
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Chicago Athletic Association Hotel
12 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Thursday, November 16th, at 6PM
On view through Sunday, November 19th
How to Breathe in Selected Tropics
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection
37 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60603
Opening Thursday, November 16th, from 4:30PM - 5:30PM
On view through Friday, December 8th
Artists Connect: Fatimah Asghar
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Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 50
111 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Thursday, November 16th, from 12PM - 1PM
NIU School of Art and Design Faculty Exhibition
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The Northern Illinois University Art Museum
116 Altgeld Hall, DeKalb, IL 60115
Opening Thursday, November 16th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, December 16th
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