May 1st, 2026
Michael Thompson
@ Ignition project space
3839 W. Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60651
Opening Friday, May 1st, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Monday, May 25th
Stacey Lee Gee: ROTATOR
@ Ignition project space
3839 W. Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60651
Opening Friday, May 1st, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Monday, May 25th
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Fashion Design Runway Presentation 2026
@ 167 GREEN
167 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, May 1st, from 7PM - 10PM
Annual Open House and Huge Art Exhibit at Hubbard Street Lofts
@ Fulton Street Collective
1821 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, May 1st, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, May 3rd
Not Normal; Challenging Societal Norms
@ Forum 301 Gallery
301 W Ohio St. Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, May 1st, from 6 PM - 9 PM
On view through Friday, June 5th
Art Exhibition: Sharing Space
@ The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts
1012 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Friday, May 1st, at 6PM
On view through Monday, May 11th
Transmutation
@ Color Club
4146 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Friday, May 1st, from 6PM - 9PM
Bethany Cordero: Plurality of Structure
@ Ignition project space
3839 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60651
Opening Friday, May 1st, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Monday, May 25th
homeward (un)bound
@ Chicago Artists Coalition
1431 W Hubbard St, Ste 201, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, May 1st, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, June 18th
Jesse Ly: try, take time – take time, try
@ Filter Photo
1821 W Hubabrd St, Suite 207 Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, May 1st, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, June 13th
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Fashion Design Runway Presentation 2026 (MATINEE)
@ 167 GREEN
167 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, May 1st, at 4PM
DAWN OF DIGITAL
@ Public Works
2141 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, May 1st, from 7PM - 11PM
Vivian Lu & Rose Tianyu Qi: Don’t Look At Me
@ ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, May 1st, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, May 29th
Miya Hannan: RESONANCE
@ ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, May 1st, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, May 29th
Misa Yo: The Shape of Many
@ ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, May 1st, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, May 29th
W/E
@ Side Street Studio Arts
15 Ziegler Ct, Elgin, IL 60120
Opening Friday, May 1st, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Chicago Leather Pride Weekend 2026
@ Leather Archives & Museum
6418 N Greenview Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60626
On view through Sunday, May 3rd
Between Voice and Silence In memory of Ukrainian poet Maksym Kryvtsov
@ Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, May 1st, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, June 28th
2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition: Too Much, Not Enough I
@ Logan Center Exhibitions
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, May 1st, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, May 16th
