May 2026
My Mother Mountain
@ Gallery 400
400 S Peoria St, Chicago, IL 60607
On view through Saturday, August 8th
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
Evanston Art Center’s 37th Annual Art Party
@ Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St., Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Saturday, May 16th, from 6PM - 10PM
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
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
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
Hidetaka Suzuki: Breathing
@ Ackerman Clarke
2544 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
On view through Saturday, May 9th
Recursive Island
@ SPACE 01
4850 W Bloomingdale Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
Opening Saturday, May 9th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Tuesday, May 19th
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
LAUGH NOW
@ KIOSK
3054 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
Opening Saturday, May 2nd, from 6pM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, June 14th
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
