The International Currents Gallery of the John David Mooney Foundation exhibits and offers residencies to international artists whose challenging work push boundaries and explore new territories.&nbsp;Lectures, workshops, and Master Classes are interwoven into Chicago’s diverse creative communities; exhibitions run concurrently in three galleries, each 4,000 sq. ft.&nbsp;Since 2022, the Foundation’s Art Bridge Fellowships have supported “At-Risk” artists from war-torn countries, including 16 Ukrainian artists and one Palestinian artist from the West Bank.&nbsp;The Albert I. Goodman Collection of wartime paintings, posters, and drawings from the 1960 and 70’s is on view in the third-floor gallery.&nbsp;This unique and important Collection serves as a study center for Chicago colleges and universities engaging in cross-cultural investigations.&nbsp;Ongoing are the Foundation’s environmental projects helping to control Climate Change in vibrant new ways through Art. The JDMF is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 educational arts organization. All events are free and open to the public. Image: Performance:&nbsp;Daria Holovchanska,&nbsp;“Night Call I,” January 21, 2024. Photo by JDM.

Taqui Spateen –&nbsp;FROM THAT LAND Opening August 27, 5:30pm - 7:00pm John David Mooney FoundationInternational Currents Gallery114 W. Kinzie St. Chicago, IL 60654<a href="https://www.mooneyfoundation.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.mooneyfoundation.org</a> Taqui Spateen is a contemporary Palestinian painter and muralist, who held a 3 month Residency at the John David Mooney Foundation through our Artists at Risk Program. Born in Husan, Bethlehem, his work is inspired by the sacred beauty of the Palestinian countryside, as well as the displacement caused by the settler expansion. From That Land will be on display and open to the public from August 27 through September 17. Parking Available across the street at Sterling Park. Garage. Image: Committed Nature, Acrylic on Canvas, 2025

Taqui Spateen: From That Land

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