West Town, Wicker Park, Ukrainian Village, Kinzie Corridor, Humboldt Park

West Town

Wisconsin

IL • MI • IN

West Loop, Fulton Market, East Garfield Park

West Loop and West Side

Evanston, The North Shore, Northern, Western and Southern Suburbs

Suburbs

Old Town, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Roscoe Village, Bucktown, Wicker Park, Logan Square, Lincoln Square, Ravenswood, Uptown, Edgewater, Andersonville, Rogers Park

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Michigan Avenue, Streeterville, The Gold Coast, The Loop, and South Loop

Michigan Avenue

Pilsen, Bridgeport, Chinatown, plus Hyde Park, Jackson Park/Dorchester, and Bronzeville

South Side

Superior and Franklin streets, West Chicago Ave, and down to Merchandise Mart and the River

River North

Please join us on Sunday, June 14th at 4pm for the next in our series of free "Perspectives on Photography" lectures. We are delighted to welcome&nbsp;<a href="https://www.janefultonalt.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);" target="_blank">Jane Fulton Alt</a>&nbsp;to our gallery for this in-person event, titled "Threading the Needle: The Camera as Companion".After the discussion, Alt will be signing copies of her latest book,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.janefultonalt.com/purchase-still-life" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);" target="_blank">"Still Life: A Photographer's Journey Through Grief and Gardening"</a>. Following the unexpected death of her husband, Howard, Alt assumed responsibility for the nascent ecosystem&nbsp;he had planted in response to his growing concern over climate change. What began as daily stewardship gradually became a source of creative focus and sustenance amid mourning."I was never a gardener," writes Alt, a statement that marks her abrupt turn toward caring for a landscape still in formation. If the garden represents new terrain, the camera remains constant,&nbsp;"a&nbsp;potent combination in adjusting to this new life." Together the photographs, and accompanying texts, form a body of work in which&nbsp;personal loss finds expression through close attention to the living world.Born in Chicago, Alt is an award-winning photographer who explores the universality of the human condition and the non-material world. Alt received a BA from the University of Michigan and an MA from the University of Chicago. She studied at the Evanston Art Center&nbsp;as well as at Columbia College and the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work is held&nbsp;in numerous permanent and private collections, both&nbsp;in the US and overseas, as well as in many special library collections. She is also the author of several books. Alt resides in Evanston and,&nbsp;her beloved adopted city, New Orleans.Image:"Persian Buttercup"

Threading the Needle: The Camera as Companion

Interested to hear Kathryn discuss her work? Here's an excellent opportunity. Join us on Thursday, June 18th at 7 PM. Register&nbsp;<a href="https://perspectivegallery.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=04a588cae42ffc5c2d944d823&amp;id=3d9cddeeb0&amp;e=d73170d386" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> for the Virtual Artist's Talk.Homesick&nbsp;utilizes the performative self-portrait as a feminist act of claiming space, rewriting boundaries, and reimagining what it means to belong. Begun over five years ago,&nbsp;Homesick&nbsp;examines the contrast of Rodrigues’ multinational, transient upbringing with her current life parenting in a Chicago suburb. The images embody a spectrum of emotions: dark humor, maternal frustration, yearning, and hopefulness. They reveal both comfort and discomfort, acknowledging the contradictions of domesticity as both refuge and constraint. Ultimately, this work celebrates the moments of rootedness Rodrigues attempts to build after a lifetime of movement.Homesick&nbsp;is open through Sunday, June 28, 2026.Again, the Virtual Artist’s Talk will be held on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 7 PM. Register now for the talk,&nbsp;<a href="https://perspectivegallery.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=04a588cae42ffc5c2d944d823&amp;id=7689dea7f9&amp;e=d73170d386" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">click here</a>!

Kathryn Rodrigues: Virtual Artist's Talk

Step into the sharp, subversive world of satire, past and present, in this lively panel inspired by the Driehaus Museum’s exhibition&nbsp;Ink &amp; Outrage: 18th-Century Satirical Prints in London &amp; Dublin. Using the exhibition as a springboard, writers and contributors from&nbsp;The Onion&nbsp;and&nbsp;The New Yorker&nbsp;will bring the conversation into the present day, exploring how satire is crafted, circulated, and received in today’s fast-moving media landscape.&nbsp; This discussion focuses on the enduring mechanics of satire, its targets, its techniques, and its cultural impact. Panelists will reflect on how their own practices echo (or diverge from) historical traditions, revealing how, in many ways, the more things change, the more they stay the same.&nbsp; Moderated by Colin Barr of the University of Notre Dame, whose scholarship bridges Irish and English history, the conversation offers audiences a unique opportunity to connect the incisive humor of the 18th century with the satirical voices shaping public discourse today. Whether you’re a longtime fan of contemporary satire or newly curious, this program invites you to see both past and present with fresh eyes.&nbsp; About the Panelists Colin Barr (Moderator)&nbsp;is professor of modern Irish history in the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame and the Thomas Moore and Judy Livingston Director of the Keough School’s Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies. Barr was born in Canada and raised in the United States. He holds a B.A. from Stonehill College and a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, and has held academic appointments in Ireland, the United States and the United Kingdom. Barr’s work seeks to place the history of the island of Ireland and its peoples in the widest possible context, including that of the United Kingdom, the continent of Europe, the Roman Catholic Church and the global Irish Diaspora.&nbsp; Tom Bachtell&nbsp;is a freelance cartoonist and caricaturist and illustrator. His distinctive drawings appeared in The New Yorker’s Talk of the Town section for 25 years, and he contributes regularly to the New York Review of Books. His work also appears in Politico and i-D Magazine. Tom illustrated Bag Man (Crown 2020) by Rachel Maddow, and recently published his first children’s book, The WhyBecause Book - Das Warum-Weil Buch in Germany (Tanja Langer 2025).Mike Gillis&nbsp;is head writer for The Onion. He’s also written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Tricycle, ClickHole, and the Supreme Court (in the form of a recent amicus brief in defense of parody and free speech).&nbsp; Rob Knoll&nbsp;is a staff writer at The Onion. He has also written for the website ClickHole.

Exploring Satire with The Onion and The New Yorker

Explore the role of satire as a visual record of social mores, tastes and opinions on fashionable dress with Alex Aubry, Director of SAIC’s Fashion Resource Center.

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