New Exhibitions and Events: August 21-25
To Be Remembered: Woven Matters of the Heart
Aug 21, 2026 - Feb 28, 2027
Opening: Friday, Aug 21, 2026 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
To Be Remembered: Woven Matters of the Heart embraces the reflective ways in which five contemporary textile artists illuminate their rich interior worlds through their unique fiber practices. The artists: ebere agwuncha, Nnaemeka Ekwelum, Hale Ekinci, Josué Esaú, and Thương Hoài Trần each visually intertwine time, memory, and emotion to conjure deeply felt histories across spatial geographies, venerating the cultural traces that connect us to the motherlands.
Open Studios Third Friday
Friday, Aug 21, 2026 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
On view:
COLOR SONGS: MUSICIANS AS VISUAL ARTISTS
July 17-Sept 4 2026
4th Floor Gallery
GURUSHOTS PHOTO EXHIBITION: CHICAGO 2026
JULY 17 – SEPT 4, 2026
3RD FLOOR GALLERY
Industry of the Ordinary 2026 Summer Residency Exhibition: World Without Promises
Aug 22, 2026 - Aug 29, 2026
Opening: Saturday, Aug 22, 2026 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
SoNa Chicago Contemporary Art is proud to host "World Without Promises," the culminating exhibition of the Industry of the Ordinary (IOTO) 2026 Summer Residency on Sat., August 22, 2026 from 5-8 pm. The non-performative elements of the exhibition will be on view at the gallery through Sat., August 29. An Artist Walkthrough will take place on Sat, August 29 from 5-7 pm where the artists will discuss their work and offer deeper insights into their processes and the evolution of their practice.
Erin Jane Nelson: Living and Working | Book Signing and Release Party
Tuesday, Aug 25, 2026 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Institute193 and DOCUMENT are pleased to invite you to a book signing and release party for Living and Working, a monograph on the work of artist Erin Jane Nelson, on Tuesday, August 25 from 5-7pm at DOCUMENT Chicago.
Published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same name at the Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Living and Working traces ten years of artist Erin Jane Nelson’s evolving practice in and around Atlanta, Georgia. Moving from fabric collages to wall-hanging ceramics to analogue photography using cameras of her own making, Nelson has investigated the relationship between the watery landscapes of the American Southeast and the psychological and political structures of our contemporary world.
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