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

North Side

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

Gallery Talk with Cheryl Pope

On&nbsp;May 17, please join artist Alison Ruttan and curator/writer Shannon Stratton for a conversation about politically engaged art and craft.This conversation will place the exhibition in dialogue with a wider movement of artists who make work that is politically engaged and environmentally conscious.<a href="https://oq8cplyab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001tp7Ul70L9J85Yn3oDvJ-cGb4rEyBV8KXsfsbxszA4Uqg97tJSzhvMZng6BqeuZ1_8rZ5Y6JixnHgJDSRM1bUea6ULFisT3USTWyNq3w--P-O99iyIeocW11uzhjcDGIdGlnmUKUBa0fi8wRbm6P0zkEH-sLVXpmCivubfRgQm4q469L4ezJxdGs0xcW1alnc1Damm5mKFhHa0cuHV7b8VOXedtfIL_OhctbQTeegyZ_Kguh7vNI_NNZy-clPV4vqRJ6D3-hhBjqWNd1wxZ5nC_Pve1-PXm1v1HGxbm4DI-UaNqyPTX5r5VLDuBWNCxDvSp2oxKH8AQUNO8WTw2ZfGnmsnsT8jEJJCeg7RjTQKD39l_YuaSTNVDlAte7iIoCL8NIGT4zfvLcyT37KapJxxqotHCINiAneYJQI6Gzt3HIkBbTS6gkyzQ==&amp;c=zQKsdOJXcytknvyzWiws837TWSOVsO1UoRRUmbNFTpzI1mOve7E47w==&amp;ch=AuNMOfwTdI_Fz5BSzo2QUaR3jC4QnjAuw1UjutFVGVRMaR1JzqCvCQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RSVP FOR FREE HERE</a>

Artist Talk: Alison Ruttan and Shannon Stratton

Enjoy an intimate salon-style gathering at Grove Gallery alongside the May exhibition&nbsp;Horizons, featuring waterscape works. The program will explore connections to the Great Lakes through art, lived experience, and conversation. Artist Louise LeBourgeois will reflect on her experiences swimming in Lake Michigan and how they shape her work, followed by remarks from Matt Altstiel on the Alliance’s impact and the work ahead. A portion of art sales and optional guest donations will support the Alliance for the Great Lakes. Light refreshments will be provided.

Connections, Conversations and Commitment: Reflections on the Great Lakes – An afternoon of art, conversation, and Great Lakes stewardship

Free - RSVP encouraged Nicole Stott with Sarah &amp; Joseph Belknap on the Cosmos at the Smart Museum of ArtMonday, May 18, 20265:00 - 6:30 pm&nbsp;Join a conversation at the intersection of art, science, and imagination, featuring astronaut&nbsp;Nicole Stott&nbsp;in dialogue with artists&nbsp;Sarah and Joseph Belknap. <a href="https://uchicago.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aba2086a45b4ee8391b89447b&amp;id=61c6bdf55b&amp;e=a6ad3ea4a5" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(198, 82, 63);" target="_blank">Register Here</a>

Nicole Stott with Sarah & Joseph Belknap on the Cosmos

Free - RSVP encouraged Smart Salon: Contemporary Chinese Artists in Chicago at the Smart Museum of ArtTuesday, May 19, 20265:00 - 6:30 pm&nbsp;Ellen Larson, Associate Director of the Center for the Art of East Asia, moderates a conversation with artists&nbsp;magicfeifei,&nbsp;Miao Wang,&nbsp;Linye Jiang, and gallerist&nbsp;Qiuchen Wu. <a href="https://uchicago.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aba2086a45b4ee8391b89447b&amp;id=ff6fcc928e&amp;e=a6ad3ea4a5" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(198, 82, 63);" target="_blank">Register Here</a>

Smart Salon: Contemporary Chinese Artists in Chicago

Join Oliva Gallery for the closing reception of Girl Talk, a solo exhibition by Chicago-based artist Lindsey Kircher, presenting recent figurative paintings that stage psychologically charged scenes through dense composition, saturated color, and symbolic imagery, where figures, animals, and objects converge in layered interiors that move between intimacy and performance; the reception takes place Saturday, May 30 from 1–3 PM and offers a final opportunity to experience the work and meet the artist.

Closing Reception: Girl Talk by Lindsey Kircher

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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