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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
Inclusive Methodologies: Curators Panel Discussion
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Gallery 400
400 S Peoria St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Tuesday, July 31st, from 6PM - 8PM
Ballast
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Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative
1456 E 70th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Tuesday, July 31st, from 7:30PM - 10PM
Living Architecture: Working Studios
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6018North
6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Monday, July 30th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, December 23rd
Option: Susan Alcorn Solo + Conversation with Ken Vandermark
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Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Monday, July 30th, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM
Facets Town Hall: Building Community in a Fragmented Digital Age
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Facets
1517 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Sunday, July 29th, from 1PM - 3PM
Cine Mexicano de la Época de Oro
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National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, July 29th, from 1:30PM - 3PM
Pilsen Outpost: Book Club
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Pilsen Outpost
1637 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, July 29th, from 3PM - 5PM
OPEN HOUSE / Party: Two Years of Books + Studio-Warming
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Candor Arts
3306 W North Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, July 29th, from 2PM - 8PM
Celebrating the Life of Gabriel
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Pilsen Outpost
1637 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, July 29th, from 7PM - 10PM
CCC zINE jAM
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No Nation Art Gallery and Tangential Unspace Lab
1542 N Milwaukee Ave, Fl 2, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, July 29th, from 6:30PM - 12AM
Living Architecture: Tour and Performance at Tree Studios
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Tree Studios
4 E Ohio St, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, July 28th, from 10:30AM - 12PM
On view through Sunday, December 23rd
GhanaFest™ 2018
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Washington Park
Chicago
Opening Saturday, July 28th, from 10AM - 10PM
Urban Garden Art Exhibition & Pop-Up Market
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Reunion Chicago
2557 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, July 28th, from 7PM - 10PM
Anthony Lewellen: RADIAL FIELDS
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Chicago Truborn
1741 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, July 28th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Thursday, August 30th
Beyond This We Know Almost Nothing
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Outerspace
1474 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, July 28th, from 7PM - 10PM
Reunion Tour
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ANDREW RAFACZ
835 W Washington Blvd, 2nd Fl, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, July 28th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, September 8th
Josh Reames: BO-DE-GAS
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ANDREW RAFACZ
835 W Washington Blvd, 2nd Fl, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, July 28th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, September 8th
Studios Midwest Artist Residency: Closing Reception
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Galesburg Civic Art Center
114 E Main St. Galesburg, IL 61401
Opening Saturday, July 28th, from 11Am - 1PM
On view through Saturday, July 28th
GIFC Chicago
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Western Exhibitions
1709 W Chicago Ave, Suite 2c Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, July 28th, from 4PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, July 28th
Bughouse Square Debates
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Washington Square Park (Chicago)
901 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Saturday, July 28th, from 12PM - 4PM
Shibori textile dyeing class
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Wellington Avenue United Church of Christ
615 W Wellington Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
Opening Saturday, July 28th, from 10AM - 11:30AM
Formation
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The Art House Studio Gallery
4910 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60641
Opening Saturday, July 28th, from 3 PM - 7 PM
On view through Saturday, August 25th
Art in the Park
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Unity Park
2636 N Kimball Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, July 28th, from 10AM - 2PM
All As One
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Ping Tom Memorial Park
300 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Saturday, July 28th, from 1PM - 2PM
Third Annual Chicago Poetry Block Party
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Austin Town Hall Park
5610 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60644
Opening Saturday, July 28th, from 3PM - 8PM
Roller Derby: A Steamroller Printmaking Festival!
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Chicago Printmakers Collaborative
4912 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Saturday, July 28th, from 11AM - 6PM
Artist Block Vol.15: happened so fast
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Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar
960 W 31st St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, July 28th, from 1PM - 6PM
Afro-Futurism Short Films
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Chicago Filmmakers
5720 N Ridge Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Saturday, July 28th, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM
ONE WALL & ARTWEAR: Russell Muits & Katie Netti
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Jackson Junge Gallery
1389 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, July 27th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Thursday, August 9th
Multitude Vol. 2: |][\ a release
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AMFM Gallery
2151 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, July 27th, from 6PM - 9PM
Design is a Verb
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Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Friday, July 27th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, August 26th
Rebekka Federle & Christopher Michael Hefner
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Firecat Projects
2124 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, July 27th, from 7PM - 10PM
Wicker Park Fest: Out of Site
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Out of Site Chicago
Milwaukee & Wolcott/Wood, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, July 27th, from 5PM - 8PM
Double Consciousness: Conversation
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LATITUDE
1821 W Hubbard St, Ste 207, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, July 27th, from 6PM - 8PM
Low Res MFA Open Studio Night
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago, MacLean Center
112 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Friday, July 27th, from 5PM - 9PM
Talk: Food Activism
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, July 27th, from 6PM - 8PM
Somewhere Behind Us
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Chicago Artists Coalition
2130 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, July 27th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Thursday, August 16th
Fashion Nova Presents: Carpe DM
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Chicago Artists Coalition
2130 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, July 27th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Thursday, August 16th
Interior/Exterior: Towards A Sustainable Artistic Practice
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Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, July 27th, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Out of Site 2018
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Wicker Park Fest
1372 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, July 27th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, July 29th
Salt Water Women: Remembrance Ritual for the Disappeared
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Rootwork Gallery
645 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Friday, July 27th, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM
On view through Friday, July 27th
Nancy Lu Rosenheim: Do Ostriches Really Bury their Heads in the Sand?
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Dickson Window Art Project Space
Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove Campus, 4S783 Illinois 47, Sugar Grove, IL 60554
Opening Friday, July 27th, from - - -
On view through Thursday, October 9th
Oscar Lopez Flores: Drawing with Scissors
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Harold Washington Library Center
400 S State St, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, July 26th, from 6 PM - 7 PM
On view through Saturday, August 18th
AiseLife x SKOLi: The Corner Store
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AMFM Gallery
2151 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, July 26th, from 6PM - 11PM
On view through Saturday, July 28th
The Visibility Project
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Douglas Park
1401 S Sacramento Dr, Chicago, IL 60623
Opening Thursday, July 26th, from 3PM - 7PM
Summer Cookout featuring Growing Concerns Poetry Collective
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Smart Museum of Art
5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, July 26th, from 5PM - 8PM
Murmur of Democracy
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Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership
610 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, July 26th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Public Newsroom 71: La Vida de La Villita
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Azucar
3617 W 27th St, Chicago, IL 60623
Opening Thursday, July 26th, from 6PM - 8PM
Book Launch for Richard Rezac: Address
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Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
4 W Burton Pl, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Thursday, July 26th, from 6PM - 8PM
Garden Party
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Thursday, July 26th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, September 30th
Lunar Film / Performance Series: An evening of Science Fiction, Magic, and an Exploding Head
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Agitator: a co-operative gallery
1112 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Thursday, July 26th, from 8PM - 10PM
Can’t Stand The Midwest / The Midwest Can Be Alright: Program Two
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The Nightingale Cinema
1084 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Wednesday, July 25th, from 8 PM - 10 PM
Singing Insect Monitoring Soundwalk with Eric Leonardson
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Legion Regional Park
3100 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60659
Opening Wednesday, July 25th, from 7PM - 9PM
Abandoned Practices
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbus Drive Building
280 S Columbus Dr, #012, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Wednesday, July 25th, from 1PM - 3PM
STARRY NIGHT: A MIDSUMMER MIXER
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Revolution Brewing
2323 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Tuesday, July 24th, from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Option: Julien Bayle + Ken Vandermark
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Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Monday, July 23rd, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM
The Decolonial Open Mic: Rituals of Resistance
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La Catrina Cafe
1011 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Monday, July 23rd, from 6PM - 9PM
Jenn Pelly on The Raincoats with Jessica Hopper
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Volumes Bookcafe
1474 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Monday, July 23rd, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM
BGIO Self-Care Sunday Series: New America
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Reunion Chicago
2557 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, July 22nd, from 11AM - 1PM
Barbara Kasten Residency at IIT Architecture
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S. R. Crown Hall
3360 S State St, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Sunday, July 22nd, from 2PM - 4PM
On view through Wednesday, August 1st
ZINEmercado
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, July 22nd, from 11AM - 6PM
Clay Mahn: Cabinet II Softer Thoughts
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Devening Projects
3039 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Sunday, July 22nd, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Wednesday, August 1st
Brunch at the National Museum of Mexican Art
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National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, July 22nd, from 10AM - 12:30PM
On view through Sunday, August 19th
Storytelling Series
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Chicago Athletic Association Hotel, Drawing Room Library
12 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Sunday, July 22nd, from 11AM - 12PM
On view through Friday, August 17th
I See Cat People
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Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee Ave #2, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, July 22nd, from 1PM - 2PM
On view through Sunday, July 22nd
Oli Watt: Decoys
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Stanley Brown Jewelist
4751 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Sunday, July 22nd, from 2PM - 5PM
Films and Videos by David Wojnarowicz and Collaborators
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Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Sunday, July 22nd, from 5PM - 6:30PM
On view through Saturday, August 4th
Florasonic: Lakshmi Ramgopal’s A Half-Light Chorus
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Lincoln Park Conservatory
2391 N Stockton Dr, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Sunday, July 22nd, from 3PM - 3:30PM
On view through Sunday, July 22nd
2018 Silver Room Block Party
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Harper Court in Downtown Hyde Park
53rd St and Harper Court, Chicago
Opening Saturday, July 21st, from 11 AM - 10 PM
Gather Presents Curt Oren and The Participatory Music Coalition
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, July 21st, at 7PM
Art Institute Block Party
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Saturday, July 21st, from 10:30AM - 10:30PM
Museum of The Mels, Closing Reception & Performance
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Wedge Projects
1448 Howard St, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, July 21st, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Monday, July 21st
Night Light: Her Environment Fundraiser
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Digital Art Demo Space
2515 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, July 21st, from 7PM - 12AM
Eric Stefanski: TROPHIES
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Baby Blue Gallery
2201 S Halsted St, 3-4s, Chicago, IL, 60608
Opening Saturday, July 21st, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, August 12th
Chicago Oddities & Curiosities Expo
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Odeum Sports & Expo Center
1033 N Villa Ave, Villa Park, IL 60181
Opening Saturday, July 21st, from 10AM - 6PM
Alejandro T. Acierto: Kills time
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The Back Room at Kim's Corner Food
1371 W Estes Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, July 21st, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Friday, July 27th
Dom Smith: Continental Divide
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Adler & Floyd
3537 S Western Blvd #5, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Saturday, July 21st, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, August 11th
Fran Levitin and Ian MacLachlan: Spider Plant (Closing)
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Wedge Projects - Extension
1442 W Howard St. Chicago 60626
Opening Saturday, July 21st, from 8 PM - 11 PM
Garden for a Changing Climate Street Fair
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American Indian Center
3401 W Ainslie St, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Saturday, July 21st, from 12PM - 4PM
Artecito Workshop Soil/Tierra
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6062 Trees: Sembrando Bajo el Sol Garden
2612 S Trumbull Ave, Chicago, IL 60623
Opening Saturday, July 21st, from 11AM - 2PM
ESS Sound Lab: Live Electronic Performance
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Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Saturday, July 21st, from 12PM - 3PM
Seeds InService: An Illuminated Feminist Seed Bank
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Saturday, July 21st, from 1PM - 3PM
On view through Saturday, July 21st
David Dow and Jim Neeley: Wisecracker 3.0
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Jan Brandt Gallery, LLC
1305 Morrissey Dr, Bloomington, IL 61701
Opening Saturday, July 21st, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, August 24th
Summer Evening Gala
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ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, July 21st, from 7PM - 10PM
Summer Swelter 2018
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Horse Thief Hollow Brewing Co.
10426 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60643
Opening Saturday, July 21st, from 12PM - 11PM
What Is Not Is Isn’t Is
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Linda Warren Projects, Gallery X, Y, & O
327 N Aberdeen St Ste 151, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, July 21st, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, August 18th
Jackson Patterson: Recollected Memories
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Gallery19
4839 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Friday, July 20th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, August 4th
Carrying A Place Called Home
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Arts Incubator
301 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, July 20th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, August 31st
BCH Mixtape: Vol. 5
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Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative
1456 E 70th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, July 20th, from 7:30PM - 10PM
Vital Signs
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Zhou B Art Center
1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, July 20th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, August 5th
GOLD
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Aspect/Ratio
864 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, July 20th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, August 25th
Modern Macrame Wall Hanging Workshop
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Land and Sea Dept.
3124 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, July 20th, from 11AM - 2PM
Photos at Noon: Fundamentals of Photography
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Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Friday, July 20th, from 12PM - 1PM
Tracie Hayes: Reserve/Reservoir
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ADDS DONNA
3252 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, July 20th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, July 22nd
The Movement for the Liberation of the Narrative
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ARC Gallery
2156 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, July 20th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, August 11th
DiasporaX
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, July 20th, from 6PM - 8PM
8×8 Self-Portrait
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Zhou B Art Center
1029 W 35th St, 4th floor, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, July 20th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, August 11th
Spencer Shaw: Decaturade
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Rubberneck
2058 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, July 20th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Tuesday, August 14th
Geraldine Rodriguez: Who I AM
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Zhou B Art Center, ACS Gallery
1029 W 35th St, Suite 402, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, July 20th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, September 14th
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