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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
Spinning Home Movies Weekly Screening Series with Chicago DJs
@
Arts and Public Life
https://www.facebook.com/artspubliclife/
Opening Thursday, April 30th, from 7PM - 8PM
The Quarantine Concerts
@
Experimental Sound Studio
https://ess.org/the-quarantine-concerts
Opening Thursday, April 30th, at 5PM
Son of Osun Presents: Tarot in Times of Uncertainty Part 2
@
PO Box Collective
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/son-of-osun-presents-tarot-in-times-of-uncertainty-part-2-tickets-102605479752?aff=erelexPMlt
Opening Thursday, April 30th, from 7PM - 8PM
File Prep for Print and Web
@
LATITUDE
https://www.latitudechicago.org/classes-and-workshops/organize-your-hard-drive-ngj3j
Opening Thursday, April 30th, from 11AM - 12:30PM
HELLO NEIGHBOR
@
PURPLE WINDOW
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Public Newsroom: Mutual Aid in the Black Informal Economy
@
City Bureau
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-newsroom-mutual-aid-in-the-black-informal-economy-tickets-103095310850
Opening Thursday, April 30th, from 4PM - 5PM
Poetry off the Stage: A Virtual CantoMundo Reading
@
Poetry Foundation
https://www.facebook.com/poetryfoundation/
Opening Thursday, April 30th, from 7PM - 7:30PM
Collective D(esign): A Webinar Series
@
International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
http://www.iida.org/content.cfm/collective-d(esign)-an-iida-webinar-series
Opening Thursday, April 30th, from 1:30PM - 2:30PM
10% Show Virtual Interview
@
Gerber Hart Library and Archives
Email info@gerberhart.org for the videoconference link
Opening Thursday, April 30th, from 7PM - 8PM
Art After Work: Virtual Edition
@
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
At the time of the event, we’ll post a Zoom link
Opening Thursday, April 30th, from 5PM - 6PM
The First Lions
@
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
https://www.facebook.com/UIMArt/
Opening Thursday, April 30th, from 7PM - 10PM
The 17th Annual Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival (ICDOCS)
@
ACRE TV
https://www.acretv.org/
Opening Thursday, April 30th, from 6PM - 10:30PM
On view through Saturday, May 2nd
Live Bookbinding Demo with Amanda Mulcahy
@
Lillstreet Art Center
https://www.instagram.com/lillstreet/?hl=en
Opening Thursday, April 30th, from 6PM - 7PM
Miss Kimberly’s Virtual Storytime LIVE
@
Volumes Bookcafe
https://www.facebook.com/volumesbooks/
Opening Wednesday, April 29th, at 10:30AM
The Quarantine Concerts
@
Experimental Sound Studio
https://ess.org/the-quarantine-concerts
Opening Wednesday, April 29th, at 7PM
Forms & Features Online: Personification
@
Poetry Foundation
email library@poetryfoundation.org
Opening Wednesday, April 29th, at 10AM
Sanctuary Sessions: A Guide to Mental Health for Artists with Alice Berry
@
6018North
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/103327208462
Opening Wednesday, April 29th, from 1PM - 2PM
Photos at Zoom: Portraiture and the Human Subject with Curatorial Assistant Lindley Warren Mickunas
@
Museum of Contemporary Photography
https://colum.zoom.us/j/448939547
Opening Wednesday, April 29th, at 12PM
Badass Cross Stitch with Shannon Downey
@
DePaul Art Museum
depaul.zoom.us/meeting/register/upYpc-usqj8tVDIjFWd-fHWuptSzSyyNrg
Opening Wednesday, April 29th, at 2PM
Grit and Resilience: Narrating the Inner World of a Family Busin
@
Chicago Artists Coalition
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grit-and-resilience-narrating-the-inner-world-of-a-family-business-tickets-102976142414
Opening Wednesday, April 29th, from 5PM - 6PM
Art on theMART Projection Livestream
@
Merchandise Mart
https://www.facebook.com/artonthemart/
Opening Wednesday, April 29th, from 7PM - 7:30PM
Democracy, Slavery and America’s Civic Architecture
@
Society of Architectural Historians
https://www.sah.org/2020-virtual-conference
Opening Wednesday, April 29th, from 8PM - 8:30PM
If/Then Series (Phase One online showings)
@
Chicago Cultural Center
https://www.honeypotperformance.org/if-then
Opening Wednesday, April 29th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
The Quarantine Concerts
@
Experimental Sound Studio
https://ess.org/the-quarantine-concerts
Opening Tuesday, April 28th, at 10PM
The Quarantine Concerts
@
Experimental Sound Studio
https://ess.org/the-quarantine-concerts
Opening Monday, April 27th, at 7PM
In Flux: Artist-Led Tours
@
Chicago Cultural Center
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/102831170800
Opening Monday, April 27th, from 7PM - 8PM
On view through Monday, May 4th
Nonfiction Read Aloud: How To Be an Anti-Racist
@
PO Box Collective
https://zoom.us/j/2166138639
Opening Monday, April 27th, at 6:30PM
Forms & Features Online: Personification
@
Poetry Foundation
email library@poetryfoundation.org
Opening Monday, April 27th, at 2PM
File Prep for Print and Web
@
LATITUDE
https://www.latitudechicago.org/classes-and-workshops/organize-your-hard-drive-ngj3j
Opening Monday, April 27th, from 11AM - 12:30PM
SalonathOnline: Small World
@
Salonathon
https://www.facebook.com/Salonathon/
Opening Monday, April 27th, from 6:45PM - 7:45PM
Sappho’s Salon 5th Anniversary Virtual Celebration
@
Sappho’s Salon
www.instagram.com/eileen.tull
Opening Monday, April 27th, from 7:30PM - 8PM
The Quarantine Concerts
@
Experimental Sound Studio
https://ess.org/the-quarantine-concerts
Opening Sunday, April 26th, at 5PM
Live Virtual Performance with queen of luxuria
@
Zoom Room
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9931952576?pwd=MWVwUXRTSndEM2VZcnREOWpXUXNNUT09
Opening Sunday, April 26th, from 2PM - 3PM
Nate Young: The Transcendence of Time
@
moniquemeloche
451 N Paulina StChicago, IL 60622
On view through Saturday, June 27th
The Franklin takeover COVIDtv
@
COVIDtv
https://www.instagram.com/covidtv/
Opening Sunday, April 26th, from 9AM - 11PM
The Quarantine Concerts
@
Experimental Sound Studio
https://ess.org/the-quarantine-concerts
Opening Saturday, April 25th, at 8PM
Virtual Introduction to Origami Lessons for All Ages
@
Japanese Culture Center - 日本文化会館
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-introduction-to-origami-lessons-for-all-ages-tickets-101754049100
Opening Saturday, April 25th, from 1PM - 1:30PM
The Amazon: Daniel Beltrá in conversation with Jerry Adelmann
@
Catherine Edelman Gallery
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-amazon-daniel-beltra-in-conversation-with-jerry-adelmannopenlands-tickets-102731304096
Opening Saturday, April 25th, from 12:30PM - 1:30PM
In Flux: Mask-Making Sewing Workshop with Aram Han Sifuentes
@
Chicago Cultural Center
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-flux-mask-making-sewing-workshop-with-aram-han-sifuentes-tickets-102836589006
Opening Saturday, April 25th, from 1PM - 2PM
Chicago LGBTQ history with Owen Keehnen and Saltine
@
Gerber Hart Library and Archives
Email info@gerberhart.org for link info
Opening Saturday, April 25th, at 3PM
Virtual Screening: Heimat Is a Space in Time
@
Facets
https://www.facets.org/cinematheque/films/april2020/heimat-is-a-space-in-time.php
On view through Thursday, May 7th
Theaster Gates & Toni Preckwinkle Present A Virtual House Party
@
Rebuild Foundation
https://www.facebook.com/PresidentPreckwinkle/
Opening Saturday, April 25th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Cumbia and Stanzas National Edition
@
Brown and Proud Press
https://www.facebook.com/brownandproudpress/
Opening Friday, April 24th, at 6PM
Art History Thesis Critique Panels – Day 4
@
SAIC Art History
Zoom. Session ID: 431-534-757. The password for all sessions is 7242
Opening Friday, April 24th, from 1PM - 4PM
Library Book Club Online: Natalie Diaz
@
Poetry Foundation
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/events/153135/library-book-club-online-natalie-diaz
Opening Friday, April 24th, at 2PM
The Quarantine Concerts
@
Experimental Sound Studio
https://ess.org/the-quarantine-concerts
Opening Friday, April 24th, at 8PM
Mark Alcazar Diaz: panorama2(problem)
@
Roman Susan
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
On view through Wednesday, May 6th
In Flux: Townhall Discussion with Caroline Ng and Ji Yang
@
Chicago Cultural Center
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-flux-townhall-discussion-with-caroline-ng-and-ji-yang-tickets-102981141366
Opening Friday, April 24th, from 7PM - 8PM
Film Center from Your Sofa: Vitalina Varela
@
Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/vitalina-varela
On view through Thursday, April 30th
Soundtrack: Maeve & Quinn
@
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
https://www.facebook.com/mcachicago/
Opening Friday, April 24th, from 6PM - 7PM
Georgie Vargemezi on Facebook Live
@
Artspace
https://www.facebook.com/ArtSpaceChicago
Opening Friday, April 24th, from 7PM - 9PM
Nicole Mauser: Artist Talk
@
LATITUDE
https://uic.zoom.us/j/93711201361?pwd=OS9HTjNVZzBtZnduYjkwQWFBOUZpdz09
Opening Friday, April 24th, from 3PM - 4PM
Michigan Avenue Galleries Grant Application Workshop
@
Columbia College Chicago
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/195025677
Opening Friday, April 24th, from 12PM - 1PM
Art History Thesis Critique Panels – Day 3
@
SAIC Art History
Morning session ID: 549-306-186. Afternoon session ID: 190-925-400
Opening Thursday, April 23rd, from 9AM - 4PM
Feminist Science Fiction Book Club
@
PO Box Collective
Zoom
Opening Thursday, April 23rd, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Spinning Home Movies Weekly Screening Series with Chicago DJs
@
Arts and Public Life
https://www.facebook.com/artspubliclife/
Opening Thursday, April 23rd, from 7PM - 8PM
The Quarantine Concerts
@
Experimental Sound Studio
https://ess.org/the-quarantine-concerts
Opening Thursday, April 23rd, at 8PM
Forms & Features Online: Ghazal
@
Poetry Foundation
To register, email library@poetryfoundation.org
Opening Thursday, April 23rd, at 6PM
On view through Thursday, April 23rd
Canceled: Poetry off the Shelf: Carl Phillips
@
Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Thursday, April 23rd, at 7PM
Lecture in Photography: Anastasia Samoylova
@
Museum of Contemporary Photography
https://colum.zoom.us/j/655653919
Opening Thursday, April 23rd, from 6PM - 8PM
Virtual Talk: How Do Artists Run Chicago?
@
Hyde Park Art Center
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-talk-how-do-artists-run-chicago-tickets-102712397546
Opening Thursday, April 23rd, from 4PM - 6PM
Poetry off the Stage: A Virtual Reading with Carl Phillips
@
Poetry Foundation
https://www.facebook.com/poetryfoundation/
Opening Thursday, April 23rd, from 7PM - 7:30PM
Miss Kimberly’s Virtual Storytime LIVE
@
Volumes Bookcafe
https://www.facebook.com/volumesbooks/
Opening Wednesday, April 22nd, at 10:30AM
The Quarantine Concerts
@
Experimental Sound Studio
https://ess.org/the-quarantine-concerts
Opening Wednesday, April 22nd, at 8PM
Forms & Features Online: Ghazal
@
Poetry Foundation
To register, email library@poetryfoundation.org
Opening Wednesday, April 22nd, at 10AM
On view through Thursday, April 23rd
Rodrigo Lara: Sculpt a Self Portrait
@
DePaul Art Museum
https://depaul.zoom.us/meeting/register/v5cld-mqqzspwP5K_iA39XW9Gjs3P8W25Q
Opening Wednesday, April 22nd, at 2PM
Photos at Zoom: Constructed and Staged Images with Kristin Taylor
@
Museum of Contemporary Photography
https://colum.zoom.us/j/448939547
Opening Wednesday, April 22nd, from 12PM - 1PM
Sanctuary Sessions: Self-Care Strategies with Rhonda Wheatley
@
6018North
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sanctuary-sessions-self-care-strategies-for-creatives-in-quarantine-registration-102427483360
Opening Wednesday, April 22nd, from 1PM - 2PM
Art History Thesis Critique Panels – Day 2
@
SAIC Art History
Zoom. Session ID: 285-369-013
Opening Wednesday, April 22nd, from 1PM - 4PM
The Quarantine Concerts
@
Experimental Sound Studio
https://ess.org/the-quarantine-concerts
Opening Tuesday, April 21st, at 5PM
Canceled: Open Door Series: Elizabeth Metzger Sampson & mai c. doan
@
Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Tuesday, April 21st, at 7PM
Postponed: Tsai Ming-liang
@
The Art Institute of Chicago
230 S Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Tuesday, April 21st, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Virtual Studio Visit: Nao Bustamante
@
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
https://www.instagram.com/mcachicago/
Opening Tuesday, April 21st, from 12PM - 12:30PM
Veronica Roth: Chosen Ones on YouTube Live
@
Chicago Humanities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt87XRE9YlU&feature=youtu.be
Opening Tuesday, April 21st, from 6PM - 6:30PM
ViewPoints: Interreligious Dialogue Today
@
Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership
https://www.spertus.edu/programs-events/viewpoints-interreligious-dialogue
Opening Tuesday, April 21st, from 7PM - 8:30PM
GIF and Meme making class
@
LATITUDE
https://www.latitudechicago.org/classes-and-workshops/gifs-and-memes
Opening Tuesday, April 21st, from 12PM - 1PM
Film Center From Your Sofa: Fantastic Fungi Virtual Gathering
@
Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/fantastic-fungi?fbclid=IwAR3mHZ9oz5_RyasvdpVZ_DkO95xS7JtNEe6NtqU_XHrDhxSIDaWGsQ6WTv4
Opening Tuesday, April 21st, from 10AM - 9PM
Story Time and Craft with Mrs. Farrand
@
Academy of St. Benedict the African
https://www.facebook.com/events/530227707911438/
Opening Tuesday, April 21st, from 10AM - 10:30AM
420 Hot Box Sesh
@
Brown and Proud Press
https://www.facebook.com/brownandproudpress/
Opening Monday, April 20th, at 6PM
Nonfiction Read Aloud: How To Be an Anti-Racist
@
PO Box Collective
https://zoom.us/j/2166138639
Opening Monday, April 20th, at 6:30PM
MoCP Behind the Lens: Jay Wolke
@
Museum of Contemporary Photography
https://www.mocp.org/events/event?id=33195197394244
Opening Monday, April 20th, at 12PM
Art History Thesis Critique Panels – Day 1
@
SAIC Art History
Zoom. Morning session ID: 169-695-085
Opening Monday, April 20th, from 9AM - 4PM
The Quarantine Concerts
@
Experimental Sound Studio
https://ess.org/the-quarantine-concerts
Opening Monday, April 20th, at 7PM
Voices: RaMell Ross
@
Gallery 400
https://uic.zoom.us/j/98217200314?pwd=VVEyRXdQeDhSUlZsbGdYNHlzRE56dz09
Opening Monday, April 20th, from 6PM - 8PM
Art at the Crossroads of Memory & Historic Amnesia
@
Chicago Artists Coalition
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-at-the-crossroads-of-memory-historic-amnesia-tickets-102511316106
Opening Monday, April 20th, from 5PM - 6PM
Forms & Features Online: Ghazal
@
Poetry Foundation
To register, email library@poetryfoundation.org
Opening Monday, April 20th, at 2PM
On view through Thursday, April 23rd
In Flux: Artist-Led Tours
@
Chicago Cultural Center
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/102831170800
Opening Monday, April 20th, from 7PM - 8PM
On view through Monday, May 4th
The Quarantine Concerts
@
Experimental Sound Studio
https://ess.org/the-quarantine-concerts
Opening Sunday, April 19th, at 8PM
Cooperation for Liberation Study & Working Group
@
the #LetUsBreathe Collective
https://zoom.us/j/947131868?pwd=TkR2ZFNsYnNueFVDemMxUlluenhnZz09
Opening Sunday, April 19th, from 3PM - 4PM
Open Dialogue: Generational Inequality and the Environment
@
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
https://mcachicago.org/Calendar/2020/04/Open-Dialogue-Generational-Inequality-And-The-Environment
Opening Sunday, April 19th, from 2PM - 3:15PM
Virtual Introduction to Origami Lessons for All Ages
@
Japanese Culture Center - 日本文化会館
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-introduction-to-origami-lessons-for-all-ages-tickets-101755846476
Opening Saturday, April 18th, from 1PM - 1:30PM
The Quarantine Concerts
@
Experimental Sound Studio
https://ess.org/the-quarantine-concerts
Opening Saturday, April 18th, at 2PM
Miss Kimberly’s Virtual Storytime LIVE
@
Volumes Bookcafe
https://www.facebook.com/volumesbooks/
Opening Saturday, April 18th, at 10:30AM
Tune In: Jonathan Mannion: Music for the Masses
@
Mana Contemporary
https://www.manacontemporary.com/event/tune-in-jonathan-mannion-music-for-the-masses/
Opening Saturday, April 18th, at 12PM
Jordan Rosenow: Hand Washing Movement NYC
@
Roman Susan
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
On view through Thursday, April 23rd
Vivian Le: Artist Talk
@
Line Dot
FOR LINK TO ATTEND THIS TALK: hello@linedoteditions.com
Opening Saturday, April 18th, from 3PM - 4PM
Sequesterfest Vol. 2 (Online Only)
@
Experimental Sound Studio
https://ess.org/the-quarantine-concerts
Opening Saturday, April 18th, from 2PM - 5:30PM
MoCP Behind the Lens: Mark Klett
@
Museum of Contemporary Photography
https://colum.zoom.us/j/214290758
Opening Friday, April 17th, at 12PM
The Quarantine Concerts
@
Experimental Sound Studio
https://ess.org/the-quarantine-concerts
Opening Friday, April 17th, at 7PM
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