DO NOT RESIST? 100 YEARS OF CHICAGO POLICE VIOLENCE RESISTANCE RECEPTION LARRY REDMOND’S SOLO PHOTOGRAPHY WORKS Friday, January 19, 2018 at 6pm – 9pm Uri-Eichen Gallery – 2101 S. Halsted St. 6:00 PM Doors Open 7:00 PM Discussion with Larry Redmond and Frank Chapman of the Chicago Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression and lead organizer in the campaign for a Civilian… Read more »
Double Feature: <3 and The Republic Two ambitious experimental narratives each realized with hilariously singular visions. Looping all month. Airing on ACRETV.org January 1-31, 2018 <3 by LNZ: “Constructed as a loosely woven spiraling death odyssey of the night, LNZ’s body moves through different forms of digital imagery until finally being uploaded to the internet to live forever. Formally, its a… Read more »
The Beast: Herd Mentality Opens February 15, 2018 Montserrat Art Academy, Beverly, MA Herd Mentality is the second iteration of John Preus’s The Beast project, originally exhibited at the Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago in 2014, made largely from materials collected from closed Chicago Public Schools. Preus considers his exploration of public space within… Read more »
Robin Hustle’s SLIT WAVE SHEATH HEARTH Exhibition Opening December 10, 2017, 2-5PM, with readings & performances at 3PM The Back Room at Kim’s Corner Food 1371 W Estes Ave, Chicago, IL 60626 The Back Room at Kim’s Corner Food is pleased to present a new project by Chicago-based artist Robin Hustle, featuring work by Hustle and Thomas… Read more »
Queer the Air Crowdsourcing Campaign is live! The donation page can be found here. Queer the Air is a docu-web series hosted by Coriama Couture, a Chicago-based artist and sex educator. The series is centered around interviews with Black queer folx, and covers everything from gender identity and relationships, to body image and self care. The show aims… Read more »
ICUQTS 2018 Launch Party Sunday December 3, 7pm-12am Twisted Cantina 1640 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60608 TRQPiTECA proudly presents the official launch party for ICUQTS: International Chicago Underground Queer Transcendance Symposium 2018. Join us as we celebrate the launch of our call for artists and fundraising campaign. We will be selling TRQPITECA merchandise… Read more »
Save the Date! January 12, 2018 Do Not Resist? 100 Years of Police Violence Harpin Arts Center 2810 N Milwaukee Ave. For the People Artists Collective releases the date of the opening of their exhibition Do Not Resist? 100 Years of Police Violence. The curated exhibition will be exhibited at the Harpin Arts Center and… Read more »
Chicago Artist Writers at the Chicago Art Book Fair November 16-19, 2017 Chicago Athletic Association Hotel 12 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago Artist Writers is participating in the first annual Chicago Art Book Fair 2017 presented by No Coast, run by visual artists Aay Preston-Myint and Alexander Valentine (2011 Awardees for Monsters and Dust). The Chicago… Read more »
Propeller Fund proudly announces the ten grant recipients for 2017. Selected from upwards of ninety candidates, these self-organized, artist-led projects continue Propeller’s mission of promoting diversity and small-scale interventions in Chicago’s visual art world.
Terrain Exhibitions Presents the 3rd Terrain Biennial Now on view through November 15, 2017 Exhibition spans across Chicagoland, the U.S., and internationally The 2017 Terrain Biennial is an large scale exhibition of site-specific art made for front yards, balconies, and porches, in Oak Park and beyond. Neighborhoods throughout Chicagoland will host events in conjunction with… Read more »