the
VISUALIST
•
chicago visual
arts calendar
about
archive
submit
past events
Thursday
January 30th
Wednesday
January 29th
Tuesday
January 28th
Monday
January 27th
Sunday
January 26th
Saturday
January 25th
archives
January 2025
December 2024
November 2024
October 2024
September 2024
August 2024
July 2024
June 2024
May 2024
April 2024
March 2024
February 2024
January 2024
December 2023
November 2023
October 2023
September 2023
August 2023
July 2023
June 2023
May 2023
April 2023
March 2023
February 2023
January 2023
December 2022
November 2022
October 2022
September 2022
August 2022
July 2022
June 2022
May 2022
April 2022
March 2022
February 2022
January 2022
December 2021
November 2021
October 2021
September 2021
August 2021
July 2021
June 2021
May 2021
April 2021
March 2021
February 2021
January 2021
December 2020
November 2020
October 2020
September 2020
August 2020
July 2020
June 2020
May 2020
April 2020
March 2020
February 2020
January 2020
December 2019
November 2019
October 2019
September 2019
August 2019
July 2019
June 2019
May 2019
April 2019
March 2019
February 2019
January 2019
December 2018
November 2018
October 2018
September 2018
August 2018
July 2018
June 2018
May 2018
April 2018
March 2018
February 2018
January 2018
December 2017
November 2017
October 2017
September 2017
August 2017
July 2017
June 2017
May 2017
April 2017
March 2017
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
February 2015
January 2015
December 2014
November 2014
October 2014
September 2014
August 2014
July 2014
June 2014
May 2014
April 2014
March 2014
February 2014
January 2014
December 2013
November 2013
October 2013
September 2013
August 2013
July 2013
June 2013
May 2013
April 2013
March 2013
February 2013
January 2013
December 2012
November 2012
October 2012
September 2012
August 2012
July 2012
June 2012
May 2012
April 2012
March 2012
February 2012
January 2012
December 2011
November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
August 2011
July 2011
June 2011
May 2011
April 2011
March 2011
February 2011
January 2011
December 2010
November 2010
October 2010
September 2010
August 2010
July 2010
June 2010
May 2010
April 2010
March 2010
February 2010
January 2010
December 2009
November 2009
October 2009
September 2009
July 2009
May 2008
April 2008
October 2007
May 2007
January 2007
December 2006
October 2006
September 2006
August 2006
June 2006
May 2006
April 2006
December 2005
July 2005
September 2004
February 2004
January 2004
October 2003
September 2003
January 2003
October 2002
September 2002
July 2002
June 2002
March 2002
August 2001
June 2001
May 2001
April 2001
March 2001
November 2000
September 2000
August 2000
July 2000
January 2000
September 1998
March 1998
September 1997
August 1997
May 1997
June 1996
March 1996
January 1996
November 1995
April 1995
January 1995
November 1994
June 1993
April 1993
September 1992
January 1992
October 1991
March 1991
February 1991
May 1990
March 1990
April 1989
March 1989
February 1989
June 1988
February 1988
January 1988
October 1987
March 1987
February 1987
March 1986
February 1986
January 1986
November 1985
March 1985
February 1985
June 1984
May 1984
October 1983
September 1983
January 1979
September 1978
March 1978
May 1972
December 1969
November 1969
September 1969
August 1969
June 1969
May 1969
January 1969
December 1963
November 1963
July 1947
Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
May 2016
MCA Studio: Jenny Kendler
@
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60611
Opening Tuesday, May 31st, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Rapid Pulse 2016: Vernissage
@
Defibrillator Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Tuesday, May 31st, from 8PM - 11PM
Willy Smart: Dancing in Your Head
@
Bog Otherwise
2141 W 21st Street, Chicago, Illinois 60608
Opening Sunday, May 29th, at 12PM
On view through Sunday, June 26th
Kitchen Space Rummage Sale/Fundraiser
@
Kitchen Space
2716 N Monticello Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647
Opening Saturday, May 28th, from 1PM - 7PM
IMPROBABLE // new works by KAYLA ANDERSON, DAVE EASSA, CARLOS FRANCO, and DENISE TREIZMAN
@
LVL3
1542 N. Milwaukee Ave, 3rd Floor, Chicago
Opening Saturday, May 28th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, July 3rd
Chris Parmelee: This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us
@
Free Range
3257 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL
Opening Saturday, May 28th, from 6PM - 9:30PM
On view through Saturday, June 18th
Future Timeless Workshop
@
Mana Contemporary Chicago
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL
Opening Saturday, May 28th, from 3PM - 6PM
Color & H: Performative Lecture Symposium
@
TRITRIANGLE
1550 N Milwaukee Ave, Fl 3, Chicago, Illinois 60622
Opening Friday, May 27th, at 7PM
POUT
@
Saki Records
3716 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, May 27th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, June 17th
Parallel I-IV
@
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Opening Friday, May 27th, at 7PM
Standing Nymph and Man Premiere and Weekend Events
@
Fine Arts Building
410 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60605
Opening Friday, May 27th, at 5PM
On view through Tuesday, May 31st
CODE/SWITCH + CODE/MIX & Quest
@
Woman Made Gallery
685 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60642
Opening Friday, May 27th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Thursday, July 28th
21MINUS
@
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave
Opening Friday, May 27th, from 1PM - 6PM
No Body Now On Earth But Yours
@
I AM Logan Square
2644 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647
Opening Friday, May 27th, at 7PM
On view through Friday, June 10th
I Shout to Keep My Devils at Bay: Riley Henderson & Yon Tande
@
Corner
2912 N Milwaukee Ave (Storefront), Chicago, Illinois 60618
Opening Friday, May 27th, from 6PM - 8:30 PM
Kerosene
@
TCC Chicago
2547 W North Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647
Opening Friday, May 27th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Thursday, June 16th
Women of the Blues Coast-to-Coast Collection
@
Firecat Projects
2124 N Damen Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647
Opening Friday, May 27th, from 7PM - 10PM
ME WATCHING YOU WATCH ME
@
Averill and Bernard Leviton Gallery
619 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60605
Opening Thursday, May 26th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, June 11th
WARNING: a TRACERS screening & parking lot
@
Weinberg/Newton Gallery
300 West Superior, Suite 203, Chicago, Illinois 60654
Opening Thursday, May 26th, from 6PM - 9PM
Her Environment #3: Impossible Biology
@
The Archer Beach Haus
3012 S Archer Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60608
Opening Wednesday, May 25th, at 8PM
Performance: “Rise” by Darling Shear
@
Gallery 400
400 S Peoria St, Chicago, Illinois 60607
Opening Wednesday, May 25th, from 6PM - 8PM
Pleasure at a close distance
@
Untitled Storefront
2351 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647-2924
Opening Wednesday, May 25th, from 3PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, May 29th
MCA Live: Rage to Master
@
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60611
Opening Tuesday, May 24th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
All HPAC Exhibitions reception
@
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60615
Opening Sunday, May 22nd, from 1PM - 5PM
‘Take Care’ Book Release
@
Tusk Chicago
3205 W Armitage Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, May 22nd, from 2PM - 7PM
Sangria and Meryl Streep
@
Corner
2912 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL
Opening Sunday, May 22nd, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, May 22nd
Workshop: Ad-Dressing Our Clothes, Our Selves
@
Threewalls @ Rational Park
2557 W. North Ave., Chicago
Opening Saturday, May 21st, from 11am - 1PM
Jungle Boogie
@
Matthew Rachman Gallery
1659 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60622
Opening Saturday, May 21st, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, July 10th
MCA Live: HOWDOYOUSAYYAMINAFRICAN?, Pot Liquor Medicine Women
@
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago IL
Opening Saturday, May 21st, from 6PM - 7:30PM
CYANOTANS – Performance By Tegan Brace
@
Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647
Opening Saturday, May 21st, from 11:30AM - 2PM
Between Straight Lines, A Road
@
Roman Susan
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60626
Opening Saturday, May 21st, at 2PM
Two-Day Workshop: Make Your Own JUMPSUIT
@
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60615
Opening Saturday, May 21st, at 11am
On view through Sunday, May 22nd
Mindy Rose Schwartz
@
Slow
2153 W 21st Street, Chicago IL 60608
Opening Saturday, May 21st, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, June 25th
Blueprints
@
Chicago Industrial Arts & Design Center
6433 North Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, May 21st, from 4PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, July 2nd
‘We Traveled Among Unknown Men’
@
SideCar
411 Huehn Street, Hammond, Indiana, 46327
Opening Saturday, May 21st, from 5PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, June 18th
Here
@
cornerstore
1903 S. Allport #3F
Opening Saturday, May 21st, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, June 12th
Invisible Man: Gordon Parks and Ralph Ellison in Harlem
@
The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60603
On view through Sunday, August 28th
Ideation: process and parallel thinking: exhibition
@
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N State St, Chicago, Illinois 60601
Opening Friday, May 20th, from 5PM - 7PM
DRAPETOMANIA: Grupo Antillano and the Art of Afro-Cuba
@
DuSable Museum of African American History
740 E 56th Pl, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Opening Friday, May 20th, from 10AM - 5PM
On view through Monday, October 10th
Hand of Mouth – Erin Washington and Ron Ewert
@
Roots & Culture
1034 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60642
Opening Friday, May 20th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Thursday, June 18th
MASS // new works by RODRIGO LARA ZENDEJAS and JON GEIGER at Fernwey Gallery
@
Fernwey Gallery
916 N Damen Ave, Chicago
Opening Friday, May 20th, from 7PM - 10PM
MFA Gallery Talk
@
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Opening Friday, May 20th, at 6PM
Broadcast from a Serpent-Headed Spaceship: Josh Rios + Anthony Romero
@
Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60649
Opening Friday, May 20th, from 6PM - 7PM
PAPERWORKS
@
Antena
1755 S Laflin St, Chicago, Illinois 60608
Opening Friday, May 20th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, June 17th
RESURRECTION / Aron Packer Projects
@
Co-Prosperity Sphere
3219 S Morgan St, Chicago, Illinois 60608
Opening Friday, May 20th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, May 29th
Black Feminist Futures Symposium
@
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, Illinois 60208
Opening Friday, May 20th, at 5PM
On view through Saturday, May 21st
David Hauptschein: The Mask Behind the Mask, Color Prints Closing Reception
@
Gallery Guidara
Zhou B Art Center (Basement), 1029 W. 35th St., Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, May 20th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, May 20th
STILL FIGHTING IGNORANCE & INTELLECTUAL PERFIDY – Video art from Africa
@
IWALEWA HAUS
University of Bayreuth Wolfelstr 2 95444 Bayreuth GERMANY
Opening Friday, May 20th, from 7m - 9PM
On view through Saturday, May 21st
Artéculture
@
People Made Visible
108 Sherman St, West Chicago, Illinois 60185
Opening Friday, May 20th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, May 21st
Here Come the Videofreex Panel Discussion
@
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N. State St. Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Thursday, May 19th, at 8PM
The Flesh Is Yours, The Bones Are Ours (Rhona Hoffman)
@
Rhona Hoffman Gallery
118 N Peoria St, Chicago, Illinois 60607
Opening Thursday, May 19th, from 5PM - 7:30PM
On view through Saturday, August 13th
Video Playlist: In the here and the there
@
Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60605
Opening Wednesday, May 18th, from 6PM - 8PM
The Flesh Is Yours, The Bones Are Ours (Graham Foundation)
@
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
4 W Burton Pl, Chicago, Illinois 60610
Opening Wednesday, May 18th, from 6PM - 8:30Pm
On view through Wednesday, August 13th
WRETCHED WOMAN Pig Or Poet?: Short Video Works By Emily Esperanza
@
Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647
Opening Wednesday, May 18th, from 8PM - 10PM
Kimberly Schneider – Photography Exhibition
@
ZIA Gallery
548 Chestnut | Winnetka | IL | 60093
Opening Tuesday, May 17th, from 7PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, June 18th
Here Come the Videofreex
@
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N. State St. Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Tuesday, May 17th, at 8PM
Side Projects: Marianne Fairbanks and Anders Nilsen
@
Lula Cafe
2537 N Kedzie Blvd, Chicago, Illinois 60647
Opening Tuesday, May 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
Jason Salavon Lecture
@
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Opening Tuesday, May 17th, from 6PM - 8PM
Exhibition Panel: Runway to Reality
@
Arts Incubator in Washington Park
301 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Opening Monday, May 16th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Screening: Video Data Bank at the School of the Art Institute Chicago’s 2016 Oberhausen Program
@
Roots & Culture
1034 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60642
Opening Sunday, May 15th, at 7PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Is This Real Life?
@
South of the Tracks
4223 W. Lake St #430
Opening Sunday, May 15th, from 2PM - 6PM
On view through Thursday, June 12th
Showcase: an Arts Administration and Policy Symposium
@
The Leroy Neiman Center
37 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60603
Opening Sunday, May 15th, from 1Pm - 5PM
BRAID/WORK Catalog Release + Workshop
@
Arts Incubator in Washington Park
301 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Opening Sunday, May 15th, from 1PM - 3PM
One Night Program with Victor Yañez-Lazcano for modes of access
@
ACRE Projects
1345 W 19th St Chicago, IL
Opening Sunday, May 15th, from 2PM - 3:30PM
Jovencio de la Paz: TURN ON THE DARK
@
4th Ward Project Space
5338 S Kimbark Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60615
Opening Sunday, May 15th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, June 11th
Liz Ensz Artist Talk
@
Latitude
1821 W Hubbard St, Ste 207, Chicago, Illinois 60622
Opening Sunday, May 15th, at 3PM
Personal Preferences // Neo-Judson Open Labs I
@
Home & Hung Jury
526 Wesley Ave., Oak Park, IL 60304
Opening Sunday, May 15th, from noon - 6PM
On view through Friday, July 1st
Keep Left
@
Chicago Truborn Gallery
1741 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, May 14th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, June 10th
My Summit Is Out Of Reach
@
Fat City
3417 South Morgan St #1 Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, May 14th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, May 15th
High Concept Labs Open House
@
High Concept Labs
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL
Opening Saturday, May 14th, from 7:30 PM - 11:30PM
Barron Storey os-cil-la-tor: Forty Years of Music Journals and Sloan Fine Art Salon
@
Bert Green Fine Art
8 S Michigan Ave Suite 620 Chicago IL 60603
Opening Saturday, May 14th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, June 25th
Century Safe Discussion
@
Roman Susan
1224 W. Loyola Avenue
Opening Saturday, May 14th, from 2PM - 4PM
Exhibition walk-through: Klein / Olson
@
The Renaissance Society
5811 S Ellis Ave Cobb Hall, 4th Fl, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, May 13th, at 3PM
Lauren Edwards & Eric Watts: Fanfare for the Times
@
Heaven Gallery
1550 North Milwaukee 2nd Floor Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, May 13th, from 7PM - 11PM
On view through Sunday, June 19th
FASHION 2016
@
The Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Friday, May 13th, from 9AM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, May 15th
Wanderer
@
Elephant Room, Inc.
704 S Wabash Ave, Chicago Il
Opening Friday, May 13th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, July 9th
Lake FX Summit + Expo
@
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, Illinois 60602
On view through Monday, May 16th
Friday Night Wall presents Haesung Han
@
Friday Night Wall
1579 N Milwaukee Ave #201 Chicago IL 60622
Opening Friday, May 13th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, May 13th
Interdisciplinary Arts MFA Thesis Exhibition
@
Center for Book & Paper Arts (CBPA)
1104 South Wabash, 2nd Fl, Chicago, Illinois 60605
Opening Friday, May 13th, from 5 PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, May 28th
Silent Running
@
Julius Caesar
3311 West Carroll Ave.
Opening Friday, May 13th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, June 18th
312-918-4184
@
Laura
1535 N Ashland Chicago IL 60622
Opening Friday, May 13th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, June 3rd
Marcie Oakes
@
Autotelic
1856 N Richmond St
Opening Friday, May 13th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, May 14th
Regin Igloria: How Different It Is To Be Outside
@
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St
Opening Friday, May 13th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, August 21st
Deanna Krueger: Shards
@
Olympia Centre
151 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Thursday, May 12th, from 5:30PM - 7PM
On view through Tuesday, May 31st
Summer Pop Up Arcade
@
Digtal Art Demo Space
2515 S Archer Ave, #2, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, May 12th, from 7PM - 12AM
Barbara Rossi:Poor Traits
@
DePaul Art Museum
935 W. Fullerton
Opening Thursday, May 12th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, August 21st
Tony Fitzpatrick: The Secret Birds
@
DePaul Art Museum
935 W. Fullerton
Opening Thursday, May 12th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, August 21st
Get Clear On What You Think
@
Maxwell Colette Gallery
908 N Ashland Avenue, Chicago IL, 60622
Opening Thursday, May 12th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, June 18th
Echolocation: a performance
@
Chicago Artists Coalition
217 N Carpenter St, Chicago, Illinois 60607
Opening Sunday, May 8th, from 4PM - 5:30PM
On view through Sunday, May 8th
Chiara Galimberti’s FILL IN THE BLANK: an opening potluck at Hume
@
Hume
3242 W Armitage Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60647
Opening Sunday, May 8th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, May 8th
Ana Vaz: THE PAST IN RELIEF
@
The Nightingale
1084 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60642
Opening Sunday, May 8th, at 6PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Neighborhood Magic Garden Party (closing)
@
Ridge Historical Society
10621 S Seeley Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60643
Opening Sunday, May 8th, from 2PM - 4PM
Century Safe (Chicago)
@
Roman Susan
1224 W. Loyola Avenue
Opening Saturday, May 7th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, May 28th
Miricle, Mystery, and Authority: Hanna Elliott,Charlie Walsh, Brian Rush
@
Learning Machine
3145 S Morgan St
Opening Saturday, May 7th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, May 28th
Ben Fain: No in future
@
Iceberg Projects
7714 N Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, May 7th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, June 4th
Michelle Wasson: Red, Yellow, Blue
@
Terrain
704 Highland Ave., Oak Park, Illinois 60304
Opening Saturday, May 7th, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, May 29th
THE REARVIEW MIRROR
@
The Nightingale
1084 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, May 7th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Century Safe
@
Roman Susan
1224 W. Loyola Avenue
On view through Saturday, May 28th
Chornobyl: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Presentation and Panel Discussion
@
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60622
Opening Saturday, May 7th, at 7PM
next page
Join our
weekly
newsletter! :)