May 2026
Closing Reception: Girl Talk by Lindsey Kircher
@ Oliva Gallery
3816 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, May 30th, from 1 PM - 3 PM
On view through Saturday, May 30th
My Mother Mountain
@ Gallery 400
400 S Peoria St, Chicago, IL 60607
On view through Saturday, August 8th
On Wonder, Mind, & Magic: Jeanette Andrews
@ Elmhurst Art Museum
150 S Cottage Hill Ave, Elmhurst, IL 60126
On view through Sunday, August 23rd
The Doctors: Exploring 1970’s Teen Social Scenes and the Emergence of Chicago House Music Culture
@ First Church of the Brethren
425 S Central Park Blvd, Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Friday, May 29th, from 6PM - 10PM
TROUBLE THE WATER (2008) in 35mm introduced by Dr. Kate Burrows
@ The Block Cinema
40 Arts Cir Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Thursday, May 28th, from 7PM - 9:30PM
Day’s End
@ PenArt
3900 County Road F, Fish Creek, WI 54212
Opening Saturday, May 23rd, from 3:30PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, May 23rd
Lindsey Dorr-Niro: Spectral Psalm
@ Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Saturday, May 23rd, from 2PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, June 20th
2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition: Too Much, Not Enough II
@ Logan Center Exhibitions
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Friday, May 22nd, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, June 7th
2026 Studio Sale
@ Arts of Life
2010 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Thursday, May 21st, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, May 24th
Aurora Film Society presents: On Becoming A Guinea Fowl
@ The Venue
21 S Broadway Ave, Aurora, IL 60505
Opening Wednesday, May 20th, from 06:30 PM - 10 PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
May Queer Stitch Night
@ Gerber/Hart Library & Archives
6500 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Wednesday, May 20th, from 6PM - 8PM
Art Salon at Oliva Gallery: Artist-Led Critique & Conversation
@ Oliva Gallery
3816 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, May 17th, from 2 PM - 4 PM
American Surrealism
@ 6311arts gallery
6311 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Saturday, May 16th, from 6 PM - 9 PM
On view through Saturday, May 16th
Evanston Art Center’s 37th Annual Art Party
@ Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St., Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Saturday, May 16th, from 6PM - 10PM
Hearth Artist Talk
@ Riverside Arts Center's FlexSpace
32 E Quincy St, Riverside, IL 60546
Opening Saturday, May 16th, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, June 6th
Columbia College 2026 Art History Symposium: When Words Meet Images
@ Hokin Lecture Hall
623 S Wabash Ave, 1st Floor, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Saturday, May 16th, from 1PM - 5:30PM
Cornelia Arts Building May Open Studios DAY TWO
@ Cornelia Arts Building
1800 W Cornelia Ave, Chicago IL 60657
Opening Saturday, May 16th, from 12PM - 4PM
Planting Seeds: An Indigenous Zine Fest
@ Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Saturday, May 16th, from 11AM - 3PM
MAKE A FACE (1971) with filmmaker Karen Sperling
@ The Block Cinema
40 Arts Cir Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Friday, May 15th, from 7PM - 9:30PM
Cornelia Arts Building May Open Studios – Opening Reception
@ cornelia arts building
1800 W Cornelia Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
Opening Friday, May 15th, from 5PM - 9PM
Sidewalk Sticker Sale
@ Oak Park Arts District
911 S Taylor Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304
Opening Friday, May 15th, from 4:30PM - 7:30PM
On view through Friday, May 15th
Canvas, Color, & Vision
@ Bridgeport Art Center
1200 W 35th St Chicago, IL 60609
On view through Friday, July 3rd
Emma Rossoff
@ Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, May 15th, from 6PM - 9PM
Allen Moore and Wendy Robles & Michael Zhang
@ Roots & Culture
1034 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, May 15th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, June 20th
House of Dov’s Three Generations of Women
@ DePaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Thursday, May 14th, from 6PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, June 21st
This Perfect Home Inside of a Mountain Nobody Can See Or Hear You in Here
@ Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Thursday, May 14th, from 7PM - 10PM
Hidetaka Suzuki: Breathing
@ Ackerman Clarke
2544 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
On view through Saturday, May 9th
your hiding place isn’t water-tight
@ LVL3
1542 N Milwaukee Ave FL 3, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, June 21st
Recursive Island
@ SPACE 01
4850 W Bloomingdale Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Tuesday, May 19th
50 Zines By Nathan Pearce 50 Zines By Matthew David Crowther
@ See You Soon at Kimball Arts Center
1757 N Kimball Ave, Studio 203C, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 4PM - 10PM
Seeds of Resilience – Closing Reception & Walkthrough
@ Woman Made Gallery
1332 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 2 PM - 4 PM
On view through Saturday, May 9th
Good Trouble: Ben Blount + Catherine Jacobi Artists Talk
@ Riverside Arts Center
32 East Quincy St, Riverside, IL 60546
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, June 6th
Vanessa Filley: Flying Kites in a Windless World
@ OS Projects
601 Sixth St, Racine, WI 53403
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 1PM - 3PM
On view through Saturday, July 11th
Watching the Weather: TWISTERS (2024) introduced by Rebecca Ewert
@ The Block Cinema
40 Arts Cir Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 12:30PM - 2PM
Spring Makers’ Market
@ Robert's Westside, Table & Lain, Brown Cow, and 7410 Madison
Madison Street, Forest Park, IL 60130
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 11am - 4PM
On view through Saturday, May 9th
Convergence
@ CAPE Gallery
1010 W 35th St, suite 697, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 11AM - 2PM
On view through Wednesday, April 29th
Floating Gardens of the Chicago River and México
@ National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, May 9th, at 4 October 2026
Paradise Lost II: A Conversation between Sculpturelandia and Dennissa Young
@ Yes Project Space
3705 W Division Street
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 4PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, June 20th
Public Exhibition Tour of Oren Pinhassi: Into Your Arm’s Length
@ The Arts Club of Chicago
201 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 1:30PM - 2:30 PM
Plumbing the Depths: An Evening of Performance Art
@ Hairpin Arts Center
2810 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL 60618
Opening Friday, May 8th, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM
GEOGRAPHIES OF SOLITUDE (2022) with filmmaker Jacquelyn Mills
@ The Block Cinema
1920 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Friday, May 8th, from 7PM - 9:30PM
Mercury in Reggaeton book launch
@ 18th Street Casa de Cultura
2057 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, May 8th, at 7PM
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Graduate Exhibition Two 2026
@ SAIC Galleries
33 E Washington St Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Friday, May 8th, from 11AM - 6PM
On view through Wednesday, May 20th
Cherin Kim: Union of Two [이성지합]
@ Art City
1400 N Halsted Street Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, May 8th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, June 6th
Jeffrey Thiede: Familiarly Surreal
@ Art City
1400 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, May 8th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, June 6th
IN THE WAVES (2017) with Jacquelyn Mills at AMS Hall
@ Annie May Swift Hall
1920 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Thursday, May 7th, from 7PM - 9:30PM
We can make any two stories touch: 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition at Northwestern University
@ Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Thursday, May 7th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, June 14th
Side by Side: Color and Textiles
@ CWAC Exhibitions
5540 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, May 7th, from 4:30PM - 6:30PM
On view through Friday, June 5th
The 29th Annual Asian American Showcase
@ Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N State St, Chicago, IL 60601
On view through Tuesday, May 12th
Late Wednesdays: May
@ National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Wednesday, May 6th, from 5PM - 8PM
Haegue Yang Lecture
@ Fullerton Hall, The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Tuesday, May 5th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
THE DEATH OF A CEIMLINT
@ THE DEATH OF A CEIMLINT
5134 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Tuesday, May 5th, from 4:30PM - 6PM
On view through Friday, May 8th
A SPRING TRIPLET: A Fine Art Celebration of Renewal, Color, and Nature
@ North Shore Senior Center
161 Northfield Rd, Northfield, IL 60093
Opening Monday, May 4th, from 9AM - 5PM
On view through Thursday, June 25th
Larissa Borteh: In the Wind
@ Devening Projects
3039 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Sunday, May 3rd, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, June 13th
Alain Biltereyst: Great Moments
@ Devening Projects
3039 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Sunday, May 3rd, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, June 13th
HANGING BIRD, MOVING CASTLE
@ Chinese American Museum of Chicago
FL4, 238 W 23rd St, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Sunday, May 3rd, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, June 14th
How Close Can You Get to a Stranger by Steven Piper
@ Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Sunday, May 3rd, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, July 4th
First Annual Chicago and Vicinity Riso Exhibition
@ Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Sunday, May 3rd, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, July 4th
The Desert as Mirror by Sarah and Joseph Belknap
@ Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Sunday, May 3rd, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, July 4th
Trespasses by Angelo Dolojan
@ Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Sunday, May 3rd, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, July 4th
After the Flood by Alex Stark
@ Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Sunday, May 3rd, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, July 4th
This is all I have left to give by Alberto Aguilar
@ Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Sunday, May 3rd, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, July 4th
Spring 2026 Puppetry Workshop: Puppet Design Strategies (Level 1)
@ Fine Arts Building, Studio 433
410 S Michigan Ave, Suite 560, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Sunday, May 3rd, from 10AM - 1PM
LAUGH NOW
@ KIOSK
3054 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
Opening Saturday, May 2nd, from 6pM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, June 14th
Haya Zaidi: Up Against
@ Kavi Gupta | Washington Blvd. Fl.2
835 W Washington Blvd. Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, May 2nd, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, July 11th
Chicago Works | Mike Cloud: Worldless Obstruction
@ Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, May 2nd, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, February 7th
Artist Talk with Misa Yo
@ ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, May 2nd, from 2PM - 4PM
Rex Delafkaran & Colleen Keihm: It’s a Muscle
@ Tiger Strikes Asteroid Chicago
2233 S Throop, 4th Floor, #419, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, May 2nd, from 1PM - 4PM
On view through Saturday, June 13th
Artist Talk with Vivian Lu & Rose Tianyu Qi
@ ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, May 2nd, from 12PM - 2PM
Family Day: From Page to Play: Collage and Sketchbook Explorations
@ DePaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Saturday, May 2nd, from 10AM - 12PM
On view through Sunday, June 21st
Karla Santana: Lotería
@ Spudnik Press
1821 W Hubbard St, Suite 302 Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, May 2nd, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, May 30th
The Sanctuary Circle
@ First Church of the Brethren
425 S Central Park Blvd, Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Saturday, May 2nd, from 1PM - 3PM
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
