May 2023
Something For Everyone: Posters, Prints, Stickers, and Pins
@ The Block House Gallery
11137 S Langley Ave, Chicago, IL 60628
Opening Saturday, May 6th, from 12PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, June 3rd
Emergence Series: Matt Zuska and David Kogan
@ T MARI GALLERY
1227 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Saturday, May 6th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, May 27th
THE ART OF KENTUCKY DERBY
@ 345 ART GALLERY
345 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Saturday, May 6th, from 3PM - 7PM
An Afternoon of the Arts Featuring Mildred Riviera
@ Pose Cultural Art Gallery
2136 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622
Opening Saturday, May 6th, from 3PM - 4:30PM
Slam Diáspora @ Feria del Libro
@ The Pub – University of Chicago, Ida Noyes Hall (basement)
1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, May 6th, at 7PM
DIY Pop-Up Books
@ Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Saturday, May 6th, from 10AM - 11:15AM
Art in Wilder Park
@ Elmhurst Art Museum
150 S Cottage Hill Ave, Elmhurst, IL 60126
Opening Saturday, May 6th, from 10AM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, May 7th
Art Talks! With Block Student Associates – On Wavelengths
@ Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Saturday, May 6th, from 12:30PM - 1:30PM
Kid Koala: Creatures Board Game
@ Epiphany Center for the Arts
207 S Ashland Ave Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, May 6th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Just Like Me: Short Documentary Screening
@ Epiphany Center for the Arts
207 S Ashland Ave Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, May 6th, from 8PM - 9:15PM
Performance: Himali Singh Soin—Body of Light
@ The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Saturday, May 6th, from 3PM - 4PM
APIDA Arts Festival
@ Goodman Theatre
170 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Saturday, May 6th, from 10AM - 8:30PM
The Pilsen Open
@ Parlour and Ramp
2130 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, May 6th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, June 2nd
Carter St. Hogan / Jessie McCarty / Margo O’Connell: An evening of reading & performance
@ Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, May 6th, from 7PM - 10PM
Inaugural Exhibition: Survey Show of 11 SoNa Chicago Gallery Artists
@ SoNa Chicago Art Gallery
1527 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, May 6th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, July 15th
LAUNCH
@ Vertical Gallery
2006 W Chicago Ave, #1r Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, May 6th, from 12PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, May 27th
Hyde Park Art & Centered: A Wellness Event
@ Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Saturday, May 6th, from 12PM - 4PM
2023 Art & Design BFA Exhibition
@ Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois
500 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820
Opening Saturday, May 6th, from 4PM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, May 14th
Student Perspectives 2023
@ Perspective Gallery
1310 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Saturday, May 6th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, May 28th
First Saturday Evanston Art Events
@ Evanston Made
Various Locations in Evanston
Opening Saturday, May 6th, from 9AM - 9PM
Melina Ausikaitis: Fall in the Leaves
@ Regards
2216 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, June 17th
Graham Livingston: One eye constitutes while the other collapses
@ Ignition project space
3839 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60651
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, May 27th
Sonya Bogdanova: A Dream We Dream Together is Reality
@ Ignition Project Space
3839 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60651
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, May 27th
Renée Baker: Une ligue d’un: Black Testament
@ Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, June 3rd
Arts of Life Neon Dreams Benefit Auction
@ Bridge 410
410 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 6:30PM - 12AM
center • part: 2023 MFA Thesis Exhibition
@ Logan Center Exhibitions
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, June 11th
A Love Letter to Chicago Viewing Party
@ Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 6PM - 9PM
Hubbard Street Lofts HUGE ART EXHIBITION & OPEN STUDIOS
@ Fulton Street Collective
1821 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 6PM - 10PM
KO-MISSION: event series
@ Links Hall
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
On view through Sunday, May 28th
Central West Center Artist in Residence, Ariella Granados: Open Studios
@ Central West Center
2102 W Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 2PM - 4PM
Homeroom Presents: BLANK BOX- Ben Zucker’s Everfraction
@ Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, May 5th, at 8PM
Armando Román: MADE IN HEAVEN
@ The Martin
2500 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, June 16th
European Art Seminar with Erin Giffin
@ Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 2PM - 4PM
Natalie Pivoney: Chasing Dopamine
@ Purple Window Gallery
2233 S Throop St, Room 845, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, May 27th
Chicago Leica Photographers Exhibit
@ Tamarkin Camera
213 W Institute Pl, #403, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 5PM - 8PM
The Next Generation in Biomedical Visualization
@ International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 10AM - 12PM
On view through Sunday, May 14th
Mariam Paré: Reverie
@ Chicago Fine Art Salon
2623 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 5PM - 9PM
Lies, Legends and lines on land: Salvador Jimenez-Flores and KC Weldon
@ NEIU Fine Arts Center Gallery
5500 N Saint Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 5:30PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, May 26th
Robert Lostutter: Songs of War
@ Corbett vs. Dempsey
2156 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, June 17th
Jeff Perrone: A Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party
@ Corbett vs. Dempsey
2156 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, June 17th
Dara Birnbaum: Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman
@ Corbett vs. Dempsey
2156 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, June 17th
Joanna Pinsky: Curved Surfaces
@ Space 900 Gallery
816 Dempster St Evanston, IL 60202
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 5PM - 8:30PM
On view through Tuesday, May 30th
Gala de Arte: Noche de Amores
@ Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
540 Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 6PM - 11PM
Brian Driscoll: 56 Weeks
@ Gallery VICTOR
300 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, June 3rd
Ignite Passion
@ The Art Center Highland Park
1957 Sheridan Rd, Highland Park, IL 60035
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 7PM - 10PM
Jeff Stevenson: Right Between the Eyes
@ Robert F. DeCaprio Gallery
9000 W College Parkway, Palos Hills, IL 60465
Opening Thursday, May 4th, from 6:30PM - 8PM
On view through Monday, June 5th
Public Records in Chicago: Acquisition and Accessibility
@ Chicago Collections
online
Opening Thursday, May 4th, from 3PM - 4PM
Northwestern University 2023 MFA Thesis Exhibition: What am I to do with a weak mirror?
@ Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Thursday, May 4th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, June 18th
Natasha Moustache: Lerozyon (l-EURO-zhuhn): Closing Reception and Conversation
@ C33 Gallery-Columbia College Chicago
33 E Ida B. Wells Dr, First Floor, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, May 4th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, May 4th
Open Door: Gregg Bordowitz, Asia Calcagno, Terri Kapsalis & Ugochi Nwaogwugwu
@ The Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Thursday, May 4th, from 7PM - 8PM
Our Words, Our Truths by Dr. Ada Cheng
@ International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Thursday, May 4th, from 5:30PM - 6:30PM
Spring Forward: Fashion at Epiphany
@ Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Thursday, May 4th, from 12PM - 6PM
On view through Friday, May 5th
Spirit Work
@ Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee Ave, #2, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Thursday, May 4th, from 6PM - 9:30PM
Strumming My Pain
@ Curiouser KC
609 N 6th St, Kansas City, KS 66101
Opening Thursday, May 4th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, June 3rd
Injecting Old Europe with New Ideas: Appropriating Black Music in Germany
@ Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, May 4th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Palabra Pura Poetry Pop-Up @ Feria del Libro
@ Ida Noyes Hall | University of Chicago
1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, May 4th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Golden Hour featuring The Composer Discovery Project & Wurtz-Berger Duo
@ Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Thursday, May 4th, from 5PM - 8PM
PARALLEL UNIVERSE
@ Hairpin Arts Center
2810 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Thursday, May 4th, at 7PM
IMPROVISED MUSIC SERIES: MATT PIET TRIO & CHRIS JONAS QUARTET : MUSIC FROM THE DESERTS
@ Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago IL, 60647
Opening Thursday, May 4th, at 8:30PM
Toast the Artist
@ Wrightwood 659
659 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Thursday, May 4th, at 5:30PM
Comfort Music: YASU EY //&// Lula Asplund
@ Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Thursday, May 4th, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM
Writing Care Scenes: A Workshop & Skill Share with 2023 3Arts/Bodies of Work Residency Fellow, Kennedy Dawson Healy
@ Haymarket House
800 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Thursday, May 4th, from 4:30PM - 6:30PM
Implanted Memories Teach Birds a Song
@ Weatherproof
3336 W Lawrence Ave, #303, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Thursday, May 4th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, June 4th
Drop-In Sketching
@ The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Thursday, May 4th, from 12PM - 2PM
Yumiko Yoshioka: Body Resonance Workshop
@ COLOR CLUB
4146 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Thursday, May 4th, at 6PM
On view through Sunday, May 7th
Photo and Film: A Screening and Conversation with The Otolith Group
@ Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago
5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Wednesday, May 3rd, at 7:30PM
Remembrance & Renewed Hope
@ International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Wednesday, May 3rd, from 6PM - 8PM
MCC Student Art Exhibit
@ McHenry County College | Galleries One & Two
8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake, IL 60012
Opening Wednesday, May 3rd, from 6PM - 7PM
On view through Thursday, June 8th
Art Now! Lecture Series: Arthur Simms
@ Columbia College Chicago, Film Row Cinema
1104 S Wabash Ave, Room 813, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Wednesday, May 3rd, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Maureen Freely and Ari Banias celebrate DAWN
@ Pilsen Community Books
1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Wednesday, May 3rd, from 7PM - 8PM
Prisoner Letter Writing Night
@ PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Wednesday, May 3rd, from 6PM - 8PM
AfriClassical Futures: JJJJJerome Ellis w/ Angel Bat Dawid, Luc Mosley, Sharon Udoh
@ Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Wednesday, May 3rd, at 8PM
Comfort Film Presents: First Nations Film and VIdeo Festival 2023
@ Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Wednesday, May 3rd, from 8PM - 10PM
James Adamson & Ingrid Wasmer
@ 150 Media Stream
150 N Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606
Opening Wednesday, May 3rd, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
An Evening of Poetry with Dina Elenbogen & Robert Manaster
@ Urbana Free Library
210 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801
Opening Tuesday, May 2nd, from 7PM - 8PM
OUTspoken! LGBTQ+ Storytelling
@ Sidetrack The Video Bar
3349 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60657
Opening Tuesday, May 2nd, from 7PM - 9PM
Curator Colloquium: Surviving the Long Wars: Residues and Rebellions —Aaron Hughes and Ronak Kapadia
@ Newberry Library
60 W Walton Street, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Tuesday, May 2nd, from 4PM - 5PM
Tanda: The Semiotics of Belonging: A Study of Belonging in the Chicago Urban Landscape Through Visibilizing Markers of Displacement and Environmental Racism
@ Chuquimarca
Online
Opening Monday, May 1st, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Poetry @ The Green: May 2023
@ The Green at 320
320 S Canal St, Chicago, IL 60606
Opening Monday, May 1st, at 6PM
Yasmin Spiro: Groundation
@ The Arts Club of Chicago
201 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611
On view through Saturday, October 7th
Loteria Night: AnySquared Fundraiser!
@ Simone's
960 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Monday, May 1st, from 7PM - 9:30PM
Anagram Series: Jimmy Bennington’s Colour and Sound & Paul Hecht Quartet
@ Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago IL, 60647
Opening Monday, May 1st, at 8PM
