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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
Signals & Pixels – Art/Tech Meetup
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Hairpin Arts Center
2810 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Tuesday, October 31st, from 7PM - 10PM
Rescue or Destroy
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ImnotArt
1010 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Tuesday, October 31st, from 6PM - 9PM
Consider a Disappearance
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Chuquimarca
Online
Opening Monday, October 30th, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Understanding The Basics of (Photo) journalism through an Inclusive Model Facilitated by Sebastian Hidalgo
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Comfort Station
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Monday, October 30th, from 6PM - 8PM
FEAR (Queer) Dance Freakout
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago IL, 60647
Opening Sunday, October 29th, at 7PM
PETRIFIED WASTAGE + WET CLOSING RECEPTION
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Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee Ave #2, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, October 29th, from 12PM - 4PM
Black and Indigenous Futures: Closing Ceremony by Akira + Sinica
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, October 29th, from 11AM - 2PM
Closing Reception: Frances Lightbound: Tectonics
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John David Mooney Foundation (International Currents Gallery)
114 W Kinzie St, Chicago IL 60654
Opening Sunday, October 29th, from 11AM - 2PM
On view through Sunday, October 29th
Talk to Me
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FACETS
1517 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Saturday, October 28th, at 8PM
On view through Sunday, October 29th
Hot Mess!
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208 Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, October 28th, at 4:20PM
ACRE Zombi Disco
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Color Club
4146 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Saturday, October 28th, from 7PM - 12AM
On view through Sunday, October 29th
Crystal Marie: New Works: Collage Art Paintings
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Blue Moon Gallery
18620 Belvidere Rd, Grayslake IL 60030
Opening Saturday, October 28th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, December 3rd
SMALL WONDERS by FUSEDChicago Encaustic Artists
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Blue Moon Gallery
18620 Belvidere Rd, Grayslake, IL 60030
Opening Saturday, October 28th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, December 3rd
Inaugural Exhibition
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Bodenrader
1620 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Saturday, October 28th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, November 25th
Nikko Washington: For the Old Gods and the New
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Kavi Gupta Gallery
835 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, October 28th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, January 27th
Exploding Jack by Ro Miller
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Cuff and Post
355 N Laflin St., #507
Opening Saturday, October 28th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, November 18th
Keeley Haftner: Tesselescence
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Saturday, October 28th, from 3PM - 6PM
On view through Tuesday, November 28th
William Estrada: Multiples and Multitudes: Closing Party
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Saturday, October 28th, from 2PM - 4PM
Marian Carow: Salvages
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
On view through Sunday, February 18th
Fashion in Chicago with Chelsey Carter and Allison Glenn
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Venue SIX10
610 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Saturday, October 28th, from 1PM - 2PM
Youree Kim: 1909
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Riverside Arts Center
32 E Quincy St, Riverside, IL 60546
Opening Saturday, October 28th, from 1PM - 5PM
On view through Wednesday, November 15th
Art Talks! For One and All
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Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Saturday, October 28th, from 12:30PM - 1:30PM
Will AI Kill Creativity?
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Columbia College Chicago - Student Center
754 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Saturday, October 28th, from 12PM - 1PM
Shake Shook Shaken: Celebrate
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago IL, 60647
Opening Saturday, October 28th, at 12PM
Unbreakable
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Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, October 28th, from 12PM - 4PM
The Art of the DJ: Innovations in Style & Technique. A CBSCM Event
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Hamilton Park Cultural Center
513 W 72nd St, Chicago, IL, 60621
Opening Saturday, October 28th, from 11AM - 4:30PM
Mary Lattimore with Jeremiah Chiu
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Constellation Chicago
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Friday, October 27th, at 8:30PM
On view through Saturday, October 28th
a•pe•ri•od•ic (51): Forbes Graham
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago IL, 60647
Opening Friday, October 27th, at 8PM
Luisa Tovar: BECOMING: HOME
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1212
1212 W Thorndale Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Friday, October 27th, from 7:30PM - 10:30PM
On view through Tuesday, November 14th
Bridge Film and Video Fest
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SITE/less
1250 W Augusta Blvd, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, October 27th, at 7PM
On view through Saturday, October 28th
DARK ARTS 2
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THE SEVENTH CORNER GALLERY
4222 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL 60641
Opening Friday, October 27th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
HCL Fall Aperitivo
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Mana Contemporary
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, October 27th, from 6PM - 9PM
ETERNAL REST
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MANO
2150 S Canalport Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, October 27th, at 6PM
Jenny Mörtsell: Some of my own
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Swedish American Museum
5211 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Friday, October 27th, at 6PM
On view through Sunday, March 24th
Chile—50 Years of Protest and Change: A Reading and Discussion with Kathleen Osberger
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Haymarket House
800 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Friday, October 27th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Sharon Bladholm and Monica J Brown: Of Earth and Spirit
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SoNa Chicago Art Gallery
1527 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, October 27th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, January 13th
A Pigment Signature Salon Talk: A Discourse on Monuments, Part 2
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DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
740 E 56th Pl, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, October 27th, from 6PM - 9PM
Women on the Verge
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Rhona Hoffman Gallery
1711 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, October 27th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Friday, December 15th
Dilek A Bishku: REVISITATIONS
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ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, October 27th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, November 17th
Growing Up Now
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ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, October 27th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, November 17th
Every house has a door and Essi Kausalainen present: The Fossil Record
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Links Hall
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Thursday, October 26th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Beatriz Santiago Muñoz: ORIANA and GOSILA
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Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N State St, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Thursday, October 26th, from 6PM - 8PM
Artist Talk with Rufina Bazlova: International Belarusian Ornament
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Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society
5701 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, October 26th, at 6PM
Mikey Mosher: Container Continuum: Artist Talk
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The Martin
2500 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Thursday, October 26th, from 6PM - 7PM
Ruby T: Flower Gut System: A Spooky Lecture
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SAIC | Printmedia
280 S Columbus Dr, Room 203, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Thursday, October 26th, at 5:30PM
Jacob Sutton: NATURAL
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C33 Gallery
33 E Ida B. Wells Dr, First Floor, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, October 26th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Friday, November 17th
Goosebumps
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ANTHONY GALLERY
1360 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Thursday, October 26th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, November 18th
Matthew Burgess: Somethin’s Cookin’
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ANTHONY GALLERY
1360 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Thursday, October 26th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, November 18th
Chicago Open Studios
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Mana Contemporary
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, October 26th, from 4PM - 8PM
Viva la Vida
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National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, October 26th, at 1PM
overhearings: A Discussion with Regina Martinez and Mary Hennen
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Mana Contemporary
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, October 26th, from 12PM - 1PM
On view through Sunday, December 31st
Eating Sharp Fruit: Season 2: Episode 3
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CAN TV19
Online
Opening Wednesday, October 25th, from 11PM - 11:30PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Black Box Music
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Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Wednesday, October 25th, at 8PM
ADONIS RIVER AND THE INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF ANCIENT CULTURES
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The Renaissance Society
5811 S Ellis Avenue, Cobb Hall, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL, 60637
Opening Wednesday, October 25th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Lecture in Photography: Tommy Kha
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Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Wednesday, October 25th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Smart Reads: The Metamorphosis
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Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago
Online
Opening Wednesday, October 25th, from 6PM - 7PM
The Power of Transformative Art in Cities
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The Study Hotel
1227 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Wednesday, October 25th, from 2PM - 3PM
Earthly Visions: Virtual Tour
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Gallery 400
Online
Opening Wednesday, October 25th, from 12PM - 1PM
Cannupa Hanska Luger Lecture
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The Art Institute of Chicago
Fullerton Hall, 111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Tuesday, October 24th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
A conversation with Ash Huse and Jamie Y. conducted by Tommy Bruce.
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The Arcade
Online
Opening Tuesday, October 24th, from 6PM - 7PM
On view through Tuesday, December 12th
Amor Eterno: Luchar por la Vida
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Chuquimarca
Online
Opening Monday, October 23rd, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
FRUTAS
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Parque Cultural de Berger
6205 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Monday, October 23rd, from 6:30PM - 8PM
On view through Monday, December 11th
An Evening With Saif Alsaegh
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Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N State St, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Monday, October 23rd, at 6PM
Forced Migration Photovoice Project
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Sulzer Regional Library
4455 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Monday, October 23rd, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Oral Fixation Art Podcast presents Diana Solis
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Oral Fixation Art Podcast on Spotify
Online
Opening Sunday, October 22nd, from 5PM - 11:59
On view through Tuesday, October 31st
Fence Archive Exchange Artist Presentations
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Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Sunday, October 22nd, from 2PM - 5PM
Prairie Beneift Auction – Closing Reception
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Prairie
2055 W Cermak Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, October 22nd, from 2PM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, October 22nd
RE/FUTURING the Verse: Poetry Threads of Native Chicago
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Center for Native Futures
56 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Sunday, October 22nd, from 1PM - 4PM
Threads: Closing
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Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622
Opening Sunday, October 22nd, from 12PM - 4PM
On view through Sunday, October 22nd
Chalo! Halloween
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Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee Ave #2, Chicago IL 60622
Opening Saturday, October 21st, from 8PM - 12AM
Concert: Marja Ahti
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Ida Noyes Hall
212 E 59th St, 3rd Floor theater, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, October 21st, at 8PM
Amplified Actions: Loren Ames, Grace Devies, Instinct Control, Rin Peisert, Melon Sprout, Steph Patsula
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Tritriangle
1550 N Milwaukee Ave, Fl 3 Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, October 21st, at 8PM
Afrodjia Social Club at Kenwood Gardens
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Kenwood Gardens
6929 S Kenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, October 21st, from 6PM - 8PM
Extra Comfort: Advance Base with Brittain Ashford
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, October 21st, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM
Live Arts | Lit & Luz Festival: Live Magazine Show
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, October 21st, from 7PM - 9PM
Selves Portrait: Self-Portraits: Book Launch and Exhibition: Phase II
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Zhou B Art Center
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Saturday, October 21st, from 7PM - 10PM
;products of desire:
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W. Gallery
600 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, October 21st, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, November 10th
Queer Eye’s Bobby Berk: How good design can make you feel right at home
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Francis W. Parker School
330 W Webster Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Saturday, October 21st, from 6PM - 7PM
John Colson: Stick People Unite!
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boundary
2334 W 111th Pl, Chicago IL 60643
Opening Saturday, October 21st, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Wednesday, November 15th
9th Annual Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade
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Arts in the Dark
Chicago Loop on State Street moving south from Lake Street to Van Buren.
Opening Saturday, October 21st, from 6PM - 8PM
Ivanna Baranova: Continuum: Book launch
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Inga
1740 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, October 21st, at 6PM
Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Fellows Reading
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Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Saturday, October 21st, from 2PM - 3:30PM
60 Strings
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Corbett vs. Dempsey
2156 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Saturday, October 21st, at 2PM
Open Studio Night
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago
112 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Saturday, October 21st, from 2PM - 8:30PM
On view through Friday, October 20th
Colonial Looting, Museums, and Restitution
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Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Saturday, October 21st, from 1:30PM - 3:15PM
The Afterlives of Joan of Arc
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Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago
5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, October 21st, at 1:30PM
Show & Tell: A Soirée at Woman Made Gallery
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Woman Made Gallery
2150 S Canalport Ave #4A-3, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, October 21st, from 6PM - 9PM
Shovelin’ USA: The Estrus Records Book Tour
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Quimby's Bookstore
1854 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, October 21st, at 1PM
The Chicago Printer Guild Publishers Fair
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Co-Prosperity
3219 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, October 21st, from 12PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, October 21st
Open House Celebration: Indigenous Artists Facing the Camera
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The Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Circle Dr. Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Saturday, October 21st, from 12PM - 5PM
Don’t Close Your Eyes
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Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, October 21st, from 12PM - 4PM
On view through Thursday, December 21st
18th Street Pilsen Open Studios 2023
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Multiple
Pilsen, Chicago, IL
Opening Saturday, October 21st, from 12PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, October 22nd
Learning Series | The Impact of Food Apartheid in Education
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, October 21st, from 10AM - 11:30AM
Chicago Graduate Portfolio Day and Open Studio Night
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago
280 S Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Saturday, October 21st, from 10 am - 2 PM
On view through Tuesday, October 31st
Hector Guimard’s Designs for Living: A Forum for New Research & Ideas
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auditorium of the Alliance Française of Chicago
54 W Chicago Ave Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Saturday, October 21st, from 10AM - 5PM
Athi-Patra Ruga: …looking for The One.
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Iceberg Projects
7714 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, October 21st, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Tuesday, December 5th
FACE SHOW
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SULK CHICAGO
525 S Dearborn St, Apt 209, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Friday, October 20th, at 9PM
The bonfire of the vanities
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33 East Washington galleries
33 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Friday, October 20th, from 8PM - 10 PM
Susan Giles: Space Has Become This Material Thing: Catalog Release Party
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Glass Curtain Gallery
1104 S Wabash Ave, 1st Floor, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Friday, October 20th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Friday, October 20th
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