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Begins Dec 12: The Perpetual Feast, our third annual&nbsp;dinner party series

3rd Annual The Perpetual Feast

Tickets $40&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://46316.blackbaudhosting.com/46316/tickets?tab=3&amp;txobjid=50eef7e9-22b7-42b3-8e01-5dbecf09213c" target="_blank">HERE</a>As the December skies darken, join&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.ghostlightensemble.com/" target="_blank">Ghostlight Ensemble</a>&nbsp;by the Museum’s majestic fireplace as they revive the Victorian tradition of telling ghost stories at Yuletide with a multi-story (and multi-storied) immersive twist.

Friday's Holiday Spirits: A Collection of Victorian Yuletide Ghost Stories

Tickets $25 / $13 children&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://46316.blackbaudhosting.com/46316/tickets?tab=3&amp;txobjid=a2ec3c95-9c05-4558-b033-4615a78731fa" target="_blank">HERE</a>Drie-cember is here with Santa’s annual visit to the Driehaus Museum! Join him in the museum’s Front Parlor to share your Christmas wish list and snap selfies with jolly old St. Nick. In addition to photos with Santa, families can enjoy festive activities for kids and explore the Drie-cember Market featuring seasonal treats and holiday gifts. This magical, family-friendly event will fill up fast—advance registration is encouraged.

Second Santa Saturday

December 13+1410am to 5pm both days 1340 W WashingtonChicago, IL Indoor Find the most unusual and stylishly crafted mix of vintage and modern decorative objects, housewares, fashion for men/women/children, art, hostess gifts and more from 125 vendors! Browse vendors on three floors in the Plumbers Hall building! Tickets on sale soon. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://randolphstreetmarket.com/schedule/#" target="_blank">Details</a>

Randolph Street Holiday Market 

Dec. 13 – Jan. 30, 2026 CSI Project Space: Little, but Bold! CSI Member Benefit Art Auction

CSI Project Space: Little, but Bold! 

The Center Program offers artists who are ready to raise their practice to the next level the opportunity to develop new work, receive feedback from art professionals, and work towards an exhibition at the Art Center over the course of eight months. This eleventh iteration of the program will feature the work of 20 artists guest curated by Teresa Silva, an independent curator and writer based in Chicago.

Center Program

Tom Torluemke&nbsp;is known for his ambitious and evocative socio-political paintings. Drawing is the rarely seen starting point and driving force in his practice. It serves as a meditative and relaxing exercise, a testing ground for ideas, and a springboard for the direction the artist takes when pursuing a project. This exhibit features a selection of drawings by the artist stemming from three areas of the artist's work: plein air landscape drawings of the area near the artist's home, fanciful and personal autobiographical graphite drawings, and studies for the artist's large, imaginative, ambitious socio-political paintings.Born in Chicago, Illinois, his practice spans 40+ years and includes works in painting, drawing, sculpture, and installations in various mediums. Torluemke is known for his powerful, no-holds-barred approach to subject matter relating to socio-political, ethical, and humanistic themes. With over 150 solo and group exhibitions and 30 public art commissions throughout the Midwest, his work testifies to the relevance and scope of his ideas and his ability to present them in a meaningful context within their communities. In 2025, Torluemke's work on paper was the subject of a career retrospective,&nbsp;Tom Torluemke: Live! On Paper, 1987 – 2024&nbsp;curated by&nbsp;Dan Cameron&nbsp;at the&nbsp;Chicago Cultural Center&nbsp;with a monograph published by&nbsp;SKIRA Editore, Milan. The show was reviewed in&nbsp;Art Forum&nbsp;magazine in October 2025.&nbsp;All gallery events are free and open to the public. Additional information found at the gallery website at&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://bgfa.us./" target="_blank">https://bgfa.us.</a>&nbsp;Please forward to any interested parties. Closing Reception: Saturday January 17 2026, 2-5 pm

Artist Talk: Tom Torluemke

Timeless Bodies&nbsp;First Annual Midwest Ceramic Exhibition&nbsp;OLIVA GALLERY3816 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago, IL 60647847-922-5736Nov. 7-Dec. 13, 2025 PROGRAMMING:&nbsp;<ul><li>ARTIST TALK – Saturday, Nov. 15th, 2025 – 3-5pm</li><li>FIGURE DRAWING – Sunday, Dec. 7th&nbsp;– 3-6pm.&nbsp;&nbsp;Live Model - FEE: $20</li><li>CLOSING: Saturday, Dec. 13 - 5-9pm</li><li>HOLIDAY/GIFT PARTY – Friday, Dec. 19th, 2025 – 5-9pm</li></ul> Gallery Hours:&nbsp;Friday 5–8 PM, Saturday 12–4 PM, or by appointmentTimeless Bodies&nbsp;interprets the human form through sculptural realism and abstraction. Throughout history, the human form has been symbolized as a container of life, emotion, and spirit, reflecting both fragility and resilience. How does the body hold and convey our stories, memories, or cultural history? Artists were encouraged to celebrate the interplay of form and storytelling in clay.&nbsp;Juror &amp; Curator:&nbsp;Nancy Pirri is an artist from Chicago, working primarily in ceramics and creating figures of all sizes. Pirri has won awards from the Beverly Arts Center and the Rockford Art Museum, including work published in ‘500 Figures in Clay’ V2. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, including SOFA in Chicago representing women's rights anniversaries, and has acquired collectors from all over the world.&nbsp;She has exhibited with numerous galleries in the Midwest and is currently represented by Oliva Gallery, J. Petter Galleries (MI), Design at 329/Primitive/The Stalls, and Inner Haven Gallery.&nbsp; ARTISTS EXHIBITING:Nikki Renee AndersonMonica BalcLynn BasaAaron BeckerSharon BladholmDebbie BurkLisa FarrisAutumn HorwathLynda Lawson KarrJayne KingDawn LiddicoattLinda MarcusJohannah Tomita MartinAmber MatthewsSuzanne MauroCarole McCurdyBobbi MeierArny NadlerAndryea NatkinAlexis Lee Ortiz-DuarteRoberta Ulrich-de OliveiraSusan VolkChristopher WilliamsRunhi XuThomas Zamiar Image: Arny Nadler (associate professor of Art Sam Fox School of Art and Design at Washington University St Louis Mo )&nbsp;&nbsp;

Timeless Bodies, Closing Event

Offered several times a year, Editions &amp; Works on Paper celebrates the possibilities of the multiple, showcasing editioned works by some of the 20th century's most significant artists. This auction features artists' books, prints, portfolios, sculpture, and more, offered at a variety of price points accessible to every collector. Interested in selling in this auction? Our specialists will be glad to provide a complimentary evaluation.

Editions & Works on Paper

Free; registration recommended&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://46316.blackbaudhosting.com/46316/Third-Wednesday-Night-17Dec2025" target="_blank">HERE</a>Visitors are invited to bring a book of choice and get ‘hygge’ with the Driehaus Museum in this silent book club inspired by Scandinavia's cozy yule traditions. Cookies and warm beverages will be served. After an hour of cozy quiet, stick around to chat and meet fellow readers.

Third Wednesday | Hygge Silent Book Club

HOLIDAY/GIFT PARTY:&nbsp;Friday, Dec. 19th, 2025 – 5-9pm Timeless Bodies interprets the human form through sculptural realism and abstraction. Throughout history, the human form has been symbolized as a container of life, emotion, and spirit, reflecting both fragility and resilience. How does the body hold and convey our stories, memories, or cultural history? Artists were encouraged to celebrate the interplay of form and storytelling in clay.&nbsp;Juror &amp; Curator:&nbsp;Nancy Pirri is an artist from Chicago, working primarily in ceramics and creating figures of all sizes. Pirri has won awards from the Beverly Arts Center and the Rockford Art Museum, including work published in ‘500 Figures in Clay’ V2. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, including SOFA in Chicago representing women's rights anniversaries, and has acquired collectors from all over the world.&nbsp;She has exhibited with numerous galleries in the Midwest and is currently represented by Oliva Gallery, J. Petter Galleries (MI), Design at 329/Primitive/The Stalls, and Inner Haven Gallery.&nbsp; Photo credit: Suzanne Mauro

Timeless Bodies Holiday Gift Party

Image: Herman Aguirre,&nbsp;¡Ni uno mas!, 2023, Oil and oil/acrylic skins on panel, 63" x 98" x 4.5"

Herman Aguirre

<h4>EXPO CHICAGO</h4><h3>Contemporary Art Fair</h3><h3>April 9–12, 2026</h3>

EXPO CHICAGO 2026

The Door County Contemporary Art Fair will be held at the Peninsula School of Art in Fish Creek, Wisconsin from June 4 to June 6, 2026. For the second year the three-day program will introduce art to art enthusiasts in an event yet unseen in Wisconsin. It was born from the desire to address a lack of contemporary art in an otherwise culturally enriched and dynamic destination. And to do it with an enthusiasm that embraces the energy, vision, and welcoming spirit of the region. DCC will host 14 art galleries from Wisconsin and beyond while welcoming thousands of art lovers from around the United States. It will also feature a wealth of site-specific art works and projects, plenty of Wisconsin-centric food and drink, and curated events and art-related projects. Door County Contemporary will be more than an art fair, it will be a three-day celebration of art and ideas. All of it set against the backdrop of one of the America’s greatest geographical settings–a brilliant contrast of perspectives that will make it a truly memorable and unique occasion. DCC hopes to leave visitors feeling they’ve married the best of fine art with the idiosyncratic swagger of the region, meant to resonate long after its visitors exit State Highway 42/57. The events, the setting, the tastes and smells, and of course the world class art will create something far greater than the sum of its eclectic parts: woodsy tradition and bleeding-edge cultural objects; Spotted Cows and conceptual art; and all the best things talented humans can deliver to the world to make it worth inhabiting.<a style="color: rgb(255, 254, 252);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.doorcountycontemporary.com/application" target="_blank">Application</a> Door County Contemporary<a style="color: inherit;" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:info@doorcountycontemporary.com" target="_blank">info@doorcountycontemporary.com</a>

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