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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
June 2021
Virtual Conversation: Michelle Obama and Amy Sherald
@
The Art Institute of Chicago
online
Opening Wednesday, June 30th, from 5PM - 5:45PM
One Night Stand: Judith Scott
@
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
Online
Opening Wednesday, June 30th, from 6:30PM - 7PM
Viral Silence: Champaign County, March 2020 and Counting
@
NON:op
Online
Opening Wednesday, June 30th, from 7PM - 10PM
NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I’VE SEEN by Dr. Inger Burnett-Zeigler
@
Women & Children First Bookstore
Online
Opening Tuesday, June 29th, at 7PM
(Re)Indigenizing Spaces in Zhekagoynak
@
Newberry Library
Online
Opening Tuesday, June 29th, at 5PM
Zine Club Chicago Online: How-To Zines Edition with Special Guest Anna Jo Beck
@
Quimby's Bookstore
Online
Opening Tuesday, June 29th, at 7:30PM
Tuesdays on the Terrace: Edwin Sanchez and Papo Santiago co-organized with the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center
@
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Online
Opening Tuesday, June 29th, from 5:30PM - 8PM
Kate Lewis
@
Fashion Outlets of Chicago
5220 Fashion Outlets Way, Rosemont IL, 60018
Opening Tuesday, June 29th, from 10am - 7PM
On view through Friday, December 31st
OPTION: Claire Rousay
@
Experimental Sound Studio
Online
Opening Monday, June 28th, at 7PM
Michael Robert Pollard
@
Free Range
3257 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Sunday, June 27th, from 4PM - 7PM
Football Practice: Imagining Football Futures
@
High Concept Labs
Online
Opening Sunday, June 27th, from 12PM - 3PM
Glimpses
@
LVL3 Gallery
1542 N Milwaukee Ave, #3, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, June 27th, from 1 PM - 5 PM
On view through Sunday, August 8th
Ana Garcia Jácome: Histories of Disability
@
Sin Cinta Previa
online
Opening Sunday, June 27th, from 6PM - 7PM
The Smoky Bouquets of Flower Mountain: Incense Workshop
@
El Paseo Community Garden
944 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, June 26th, from 12PM - 1:30PM
Live PA Workshop Series: Edition 3
@
High Concept Labs
Online
Opening Saturday, June 26th, at 1PM
The Horizon is a Circle
@
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
On view through Sunday, August 22nd
Beth Herman Adler: Artist Talk
@
Oliva Gallery
3816 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, June 26th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, July 10th
Cliff, Will O’Callahan
@
Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Saturday, June 26th, from 7PM - 9PM
Antonius Bui: The Detour Is To Be Where We Are
@
moniquemeloche
451 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60622
On view through Saturday, August 14th
Karen Reimer: Sea Change
@
moniquemeloche
451 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60622
On view through Saturday, August 14th
Hereafter: A Tribute to Timothy S. Brower
@
Roots & Culture
1034 N Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, June 26th, from 2PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, July 24th
Yukimasa Ida: Here and Now
@
MARIANE IBRAHIM
437 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60622
On view through Saturday, August 14th
Jaclyn Jacunski: Burning Oneself Out
@
Tiger Strikes Asteroid
2233 S Throop St, Unit 419, Chicago IL 60608
Opening Saturday, June 26th, from 12PM - 4PM
On view through Saturday, June 26th
3D4D Collector’s Circle PRIDE MIXER
@
3D4D by CSI
1912 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, June 26th, from 6PM - 9PM
The Happening
@
FLXST Contemporary
2251 S Michigan Ave. Suite 220 Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Saturday, June 26th, from 3 PM - 7 PM
On view through Saturday, October 2nd
Glimpses
@
LVL3 Gallery
1542 N Milwaukee Ave, #3, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, June 26th, from 1PM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, August 8th
Chicago Markets for Makers
@
Artifact Events
4325 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Saturday, June 26th, from 11am - 5PM
On view through Sunday, June 27th
Cut, Paste, Paint
@
Gallery Studio Oh!
4839 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Saturday, June 26th, from 1PM - 4PM
On view through Friday, July 16th
Max Guy: The Chicago Years
@
Produce Model
1918 S Canalport Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, June 26th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, August 21st
3D4D Conversations: Re-Imagining Connection
@
3D4D by Chicago Sculpture International
1912 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, June 26th, from 4PM - 5PM
On view through Friday, July 30th
COMMODITY FORM: Labor/Pop Perspectives
@
Gallery Sabine
1002 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, June 26th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, August 21st
Matt Darst: Diorama Stories
@
Blue Moon Gallery
18620 Belvidere Rd, Grayslake IL 60030
Opening Saturday, June 26th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, July 11th
Ballpoint Pen Therapy
@
Blue Moon Gallery
18620 Belvidere Rd, Grayslake IL 60030
Opening Saturday, June 26th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, July 11th
Laura Lynne: A Journey of Nature Color and Whimsy
@
Blue Moon Gallery
18620 Belvidere Rd, Grayslake IL 60030
Opening Saturday, June 26th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, July 11th
Tony Fitzpatrick: Apostles of Humboldt Park
@
T.F. Projects
1513 N Western Ave, Unit 103, Chicago IL 60622
Opening Saturday, June 26th, from 1PM - 4PM
On view through Friday, October 1st
Nick Schutzenhofer & Jess Mai Walker: Harnessed to Flesh
@
HG
2000 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Saturday, June 26th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, July 25th
The Color of Normal
@
Juliet Art House
1750 S Union Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Saturday, June 26th, from 4PM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, July 11th
Residual Marks
@
Chicago Artists Coalition (CAC)
2130 West Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, June 25th, from 3PM - 8PM
On view through Wednesday, August 4th
Photos at Zoom Discussion Session: Martine Gutierrez
@
Museum of Contemporary Photography
Online
Opening Friday, June 25th, from 12PM - 1PM
Monica J. Brown: Roots, Branches: Ancestor(s) Stones
@
ARC Gallery
1463 W. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, June 25th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, August 14th
Karen Dana Cohen: Longing Compass
@
Chicago Artists Coalition (CAC)
2130 West Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, June 25th, from 3PM - 8PM
On view through Wednesday, August 4th
OUR PLANET: OURSELVES
@
ARC Gallery
1463 W. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, June 25th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, August 14th
Cauleen Smith & Shannon Stratton: Twin Voids
@
Corbett vs. Dempsey
2156 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
On view through Saturday, August 7th
Molly Zuckerman-Hartung: Flim-Flam
@
Corbett vs. Dempsey
2156 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
On view through Wednesday, July 7th
Ghoema
@
Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee Ave, Floor 2, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, June 25th, from 7PM - 11PM
On view through Sunday, August 1st
Ambientes: Places After Time
@
Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee Ave, Floor 2, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, June 25th, from 7PM - 11PM
On view through Sunday, August 1st
The Lives and Afterlives of Objects
@
Smart Museum of Art
online
Opening Friday, June 25th, at 4:30PM
Olivia Blanchard: Ten Pretty Pennies
@
Bubbles
418 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, June 25th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Wednesday, July 7th
Experimental Makers Workshop
@
Weinberg/Newton Gallery
688 N Milwaukee Ave #101, Chicago, IL 60642
On view through Saturday, August 28th
Get In Bitches
@
Virtual
Online
Opening Thursday, June 24th, from 8PM - 11PM
Virtual Studio Visit: Joshua Vides
@
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Online
Opening Thursday, June 24th, from 12PM - 12:30PM
Virtual Conversation: Brandon Breaux and Eric Williams
@
The Art Institute of Chicago
online
Opening Thursday, June 24th, from 5PM - 5:45PM
Curator Conversations @ 21c Museum Hotel
@
21c Museum Hotel Chicago
55 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Thursday, June 24th, from 6PM - 7PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Released and Abandoned: Forgotten Oddities of the Home Video Era presents: Crime Wave (1985)
@
Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Wednesday, June 23rd, from 8PM - 10PM
SWEETER VOICES STILL: An LGBTQ Anthology from Middle America
@
Women & Children First Bookstore
Online
Opening Wednesday, June 23rd, at 7PM
Virtual Introduction to Origami Lessons
@
Japanese Culture Center - 日本文化会館
online
Opening Wednesday, June 23rd, from 1PM - 1:30PM
Virtual Japanese Culture through Ghibli Movies
@
Japanese Culture Center - 日本文化会館
online
Opening Tuesday, June 22nd, from :30PM - 7PM
Experimental Jazz from the Chicago Renaissance to the Present
@
Newberry Library
Online
Opening Monday, June 21st, from 4PM - 5PM
Option: Isaiah Spencer
@
Experimental Sound Studio
Online
Opening Monday, June 21st, at 7PM
June Intro to Printing Workshop
@
LATITUDE
Online
Opening Monday, June 21st, at 6:30PM
On view through Wednesday, June 23rd
Oli Rodriguez: Papi
@
Iceberg Projects
7714 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Sunday, June 20th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, July 18th
Recent History (Closing Reception)
@
HG
2000 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Sunday, June 20th, from 1PM - 5PM
On view through Monday, June 21st
Arthur Jafa: Big Wheel IV
@
Blanc Gallery
4445 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60653
On view through Monday, August 30th
Viral Silence: Ground/Work
@
Block Club 21 Community Garden
S Loomis St & W 90th St, Chicago, IL 60620
Opening Saturday, June 19th, at 4PM
Earth and the Alter at the DuSable Museum
@
DuSable Museum of African American History
https://dusablemuseum.online/
Opening Saturday, June 19th, at 11AM
Bridge / Assembly Zones at the Evanston Art Center
@
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St, Evanston, IL 6020
Opening Saturday, June 19th, from 11AM - 4PM
Chicago Comics: 1960s to Now
@
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago IL 60611
On view through Sunday, October 3rd
CHICAGO: Where Comics Came to Life (1880-1960)
@
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
On view through Sunday, October 3rd
Ali6: Trust
@
Vertical Gallery
2006 W. Chicago Ave, #1R (enter in alley off Damen), Chicago, IL 60622
On view through Sunday, July 18th
Virtual Introduction to Origami Lessons
@
Japanese Culture Center - 日本文化会館
online
Opening Saturday, June 19th, from 1PM - 1:30PM
Embodying Justice
@
Awakenings
4001 N Ravenswood Ave, #204-c, Chicago, IL 60613
On view through Saturday, December 11th
Mimi Cherono Ng’ok: Closer to the Earth, Closer to My Own Body
@
The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
On view through Sunday, February 7th
The Obama Portraits
@
The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
On view through Sunday, August 15th
The Black Girlhood Altar: Healing Sanctuary
@
Weinberg/Newton Gallery
688 N Milwaukee Ave #101, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, June 18th, from 7PM - 10PM
The Tiny Art Show
@
Pilsen Art House
1756 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, June 18th, from 6PM - 10PM
Bricolage II with Carol Genetti + Ute Wassermann
@
Elastic Arts
Online
Opening Friday, June 18th, from 1PM - 9PM
Elias Carmona: Pandemic Photos
@
Humboldt Park Boathouse Gallery
1301 N Sacramento Blvd, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, June 18th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Friday, August 27th
Our Tuesday Girl: An Unfurling for Dr. Margaret T. G. Burroughs
@
The People's Forum
online
Opening Friday, June 18th, from 7:30PM - 8:30PM
Brian Sindler: Atmospheric: Landscape Paintings
@
Richard Norton Gallery
612 Merchandize Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL 60654
On view through Saturday, July 31st
Northwoods
@
Firecat Projects
2124 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, June 18th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, August 7th
Oui Ennui
@
Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Friday, June 18th, from 7PM - 9PM
International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) 2021 Juried Gallery Exhibition
@
Zhou B Art Center
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, June 18th, from 5PM - 9PM
Reclaiming Indigenous Material Culture
@
Newberry Library
Online
Opening Friday, June 18th, from 12PM - 1PM
LOCUS: VII – a virtual gallery exhibition
@
LOCUS Gallery
Online
On view through Saturday, June 26th
Alejandro Figueredo Díaz-Perera: The Problem of Freedom
@
Aspect/Ratio Projects
864 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, June 18th, from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
On view through Saturday, July 24th
Re-Imagining Connection
@
3D4D by CSI
1912 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, June 18th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, July 30th
Before the After Party
@
Co-Prosperity
3219 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, June 18th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, July 17th
Shape Shift
@
Oliva Gallery
3816 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, June 18th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, July 10th
Imagined Spaces
@
Project Onward
Online
On view through Thursday, July 15th
NELLY AGASSI: Innermost
@
Fiber and Material Studies at SAIC
Online
Opening Thursday, June 17th, from 4PM - 5:15
Smart Reads: The Undercommons
@
Smart Museum of Art
online
Opening Thursday, June 17th, at 6PM
Virtual Conversation: The Obama Portraits—Featuring Artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald
@
The Art Institute of Chicago
online
Opening Thursday, June 17th, from 2PM - 3:30PM
Currency @ Swiss National Bank, Zurich
@
Soccer Club Club
2923 N Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60641
On view through Friday, July 16th
Art on theMART – The Obama Portraits
@
Chicago Riverwalk
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Thursday, June 17th, at 9PM
Jo Livingstone and Alex Shephard on Corporate Consolidation in the Arts
@
The Arts Club of Chicago
Online
Opening Thursday, June 17th, at 11:30AM
Artist Talk: Matthew Metzger
@
Renaissance Society
Online
Opening Thursday, June 17th, at 6PM
Art After Work: Minnie Evans
@
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
Online
Opening Thursday, June 17th, from 5PM - 6PM
Women’s Absence from Chicago’s Monumental Landscape
@
Wabash Arts Corridor
Online
Opening Thursday, June 17th, from 12PM - 1PM
The Sindhu Project: Enigma of Roots
@
South Asia Institute
1925 S. Michigan Ave.
On view through Sunday, August 15th
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