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A SPRING TRIPLET: A Fine Art Celebration of Renewal, Color, and Nature
@ North Shore Senior Center
161 Northfield Rd, Northfield, IL 60093
Opening Monday, May 4th, from 9AM - 5PM
On view through Thursday, June 25th
THIS WEEK
Tuesday
May 5th
Haegue Yang Lecture
@ Fullerton Hall, The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Tuesday, May 5th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
THE DEATH OF A CEIMLINT
@ THE DEATH OF A CEIMLINT
5134 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Tuesday, May 5th, from 4:30PM - 6PM
On view through Friday, May 8th
Wednesday
May 6th
Late Wednesdays: May
@ National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Wednesday, May 6th, from 5PM - 8PM
Thursday
May 7th
IN THE WAVES (2017) with Jacquelyn Mills at AMS Hall
@ Annie May Swift Hall
1920 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Thursday, May 7th, from 7PM - 9:30PM
We can make any two stories touch: 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition at Northwestern University
@ Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Thursday, May 7th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, June 14th
Side by Side: Color and Textiles
@ CWAC Exhibitions
5540 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, May 7th, from 4:30PM - 6:30PM
On view through Friday, June 5th
The 29th Annual Asian American Showcase
@ Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N State St, Chicago, IL 60601
On view through Tuesday, May 12th
Friday
May 8th
Plumbing the Depths: An Evening of Performance Art
@ Hairpin Arts Center
2810 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL 60618
Opening Friday, May 8th, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM
GEOGRAPHIES OF SOLITUDE (2022) with filmmaker Jacquelyn Mills
@ The Block Cinema
1920 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Friday, May 8th, from 7PM - 9:30PM
Mercury in Reggaeton book launch
@ 18th Street Casa de Cultura
2057 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, May 8th, at 7PM
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Graduate Exhibition Two 2026
@ SAIC Galleries
33 E Washington St Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Friday, May 8th, from 11AM - 6PM
On view through Wednesday, May 20th
Cherin Kim: Union of Two [이성지합]
@ Art City
1400 N Halsted Street Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, May 8th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, June 6th
Jeffrey Thiede: Familiarly Surreal
@ Art City
1400 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, May 8th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, June 6th
Saturday
May 9th
Hidetaka Suzuki: Breathing
@ Ackerman Clarke
2544 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
On view through Saturday, May 9th
your hiding place isn’t water-tight
@ LVL3
1542 N Milwaukee Ave FL 3, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, June 21st
Recursive Island
@ SPACE 01
4850 W Bloomingdale Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Tuesday, May 19th
50 Zines By Nathan Pearce 50 Zines By Matthew David Crowther
@ See You Soon at Kimball Arts Center
1757 N Kimball Ave, Studio 203C, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 4PM - 10PM
Seeds of Resilience – Closing Reception & Walkthrough
@ Woman Made Gallery
1332 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 2 PM - 4 PM
On view through Saturday, May 9th
Good Trouble: Ben Blount + Catherine Jacobi Artists Talk
@ Riverside Arts Center
32 East Quincy St, Riverside, IL 60546
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, June 6th
Vanessa Filley: Flying Kites in a Windless World
@ OS Projects
601 Sixth St, Racine, WI 53403
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 1PM - 3PM
On view through Saturday, July 11th
Watching the Weather: TWISTERS (2024) introduced by Rebecca Ewert
@ The Block Cinema
40 Arts Cir Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 12:30PM - 2PM
Spring Makers’ Market
@ Robert's Westside, Table & Lain, Brown Cow, and 7410 Madison
Madison Street, Forest Park, IL 60130
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 11am - 4PM
On view through Saturday, May 9th
Convergence
@ CAPE Gallery
1010 W 35th St, suite 697, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 11AM - 2PM
On view through Wednesday, April 29th
Floating Gardens of the Chicago River and México
@ National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, May 9th, at 4 October 2026
Paradise Lost II: A Conversation between Sculpturelandia and Dennissa Young
@ Yes Project Space
3705 W Division Street
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 4PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, June 20th
Public Exhibition Tour of Oren Pinhassi: Into Your Arm’s Length
@ The Arts Club of Chicago
201 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 1:30PM - 2:30 PM
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