This weekend we have a series of new exhibitions opening throughout the city: in River North, Bridgeport, Edgewater, Old Irving, Humboldt Park, Michigan Ave. and Waukegan. We also have a film screening, a benefit gala in Evanston, and a cross-gallery tour and talk in two spaces in West Town.

View the full calendar here.

– CGN

Joseph Raffael: Moving Toward the Light – A Retrospective

May 14, 2026 - Jul 10, 2026

Opening: Thursday, May 14, 2026 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Rosenthal Fine Art, Inc.

• RIVER NORTH

Art Shay: An America So Real - 1st Sneak Peek of the Movie

Thursday, May 14, 2026 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Gallery Victor 

• RIVER NORTH

14th Annual Juried Art Competition

May 15, 2026 - Jun 26, 2026

Opening: Friday, May 15, 2026 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Bridgeport Art Center

• BRIDGEPORT

What We Saved: Femmage Revisited

May 15, 2026 - Jul 18, 2026

Opening: Friday, May 15, 2026 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics

• EDGEWATER

Jenal Dolson: Interrobang

May 15, 2026 - Sep 26, 2026

Opening: Friday, May 15, 2026 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

65GRAND

• HUMBOLDT PARK

Ink & Outrage: 18th Century Satirical Prints in London & Dublin

May 15, 2026 - Sep 13, 2026

The Driehaus Museum

• MICHIGAN AVE.

Feel Free

May 15, 2026 - Jun 27, 2026

Opening: Friday, May 15, 2026 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Joy Machine

• OLD IRVING

Cross-Gallery Walkthrough with GRAY and moniquemeloche

Saturday, May 16, 2026 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

GRAY and moniquemeloche

• WEST TOWN

Conflict of Interests

May 16, 2026 - Jun 13, 2026

Opening: Saturday, May 16, 2026 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM

ShadowBoxX Gallery

• WAUKEGAN, IL

Evanston Art Center’s The Art Party 2026

Saturday, May 16, 2026 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Evanston Art Center

• EVANSTON, IL