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

For our summer exhibition, we will present five distinct bodies of work that exist somewhere between a traditional group show and a series of solo exhibitions. Spanning all three gallery spaces, the exhibition offers independent presentations by each artist, creating the experience of moving through a collection of intimate, mini solo shows housed within a larger collective framework. The gallery is especially thrilled to present New York based artist Melody Tuttle for the first time.&nbsp; Additionally, and we look forward to expanding on this in the coming weeks, we are pleased to announce that the gallery now fully represents Isamar Medina. This exhibition will debut the first of four planned bodies of work to be presented over the next two years, each with 6 works on paper and two paintings, culminating in Medina's first solo exhibition with the gallery in 2027.&nbsp;

Five Bodies

September 9, 2026, 6:00-7:15pm$35 | Student: $18The built environment of Chicago features a dozen variety of bricks and even more brick designs. The Nickerson Mansion was built with two types of brick: Cream City, so-called because of the light color that results from the type of clay deposits used, and Chicago Common brick. As the name suggests, it is widespread throughout the City and was made from clay from the Chicago River. There are many fine examples of brick buildings in the area around the Driehaus Museum, and architectural expert Will Quam will take participants on a tour through some of the highlights, including the Medinah Temple and the Allerton Hotel. Rain or shine; does not include museum admission.

Brick of Chicago Walking Tour

August 12, September 9, 2026, 6:00-7:15pm$35 | Student: $18The built environment of Chicago features a dozen variety of bricks and even more brick designs. The Nickerson Mansion was built with two types of brick: Cream City, so-called because of the light color that results from the type of clay deposits used, and Chicago Common brick. As the name suggests, it is widespread throughout the City and was made from clay from the Chicago River. There are many fine examples of brick buildings in the area around the Driehaus Museum, and architectural expert Will Quam will take participants on a tour through some of the highlights, including the Medinah Temple and the Allerton Hotel. Rain or shine; does not include museum admission.

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Design

DOCUMENT Chicago is delighted to present a solo exhibition by Kazuhito Tanaka, opening on Friday, June 12. In Picture(s), Tanaka continues his exploration of the convergence of painting and photography across over a dozen mixed media works: equally formed by abstract paintings and collages made of torn chromogenic photographs, the works in the exhibition suggest a series of dialogues from their two distinct materialities. The exhibition runs from June 12 to August 15, 2026, with an opening event on Friday, June 12, from 5-8pm.

Kazuhito Tanaka: Picture(s)

Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 10am CSTThis auction features relics, posters, books, and props from the shows, collections and workshops of modern magic masters. Included are items owned or used by The Amazing Jonathan, Johnny Thompson, and Tom Mullica. Antiquarian items, posters, ephemera, and nearly 200 pieces of finely-crafted apparatus from the workshops and store rooms of Owen Magic Supreme will round out the auction. Place your bids now at <a href="http://url2796.potterauctions.com/ls/click?upn=u001.Xrkv5MDx4JU-2BcO33dbI1-2BQkLeC4Nhem9skMoCbF6bGTlMpvd2axwZTvc5s4Oz2NRU7Oh0eZgvyu-2FMgZ1o1EWkkwWriLRBOd2rBSOOjO-2FFPz8-2Bp4sLpE1LSN4deV0Du3OtHD-_F-2B18IOO1ZU6iY4K-2F9Q9GBGu5rvP-2BL20ZUrVQMSgnAy2dkeZXZkSsnZVlr-2Bsr2mNTUSMMfJD2V-2FRPtVrL8NfH4JJwqtGvR1-2B54VRfbiVqwmxcfSFKCqnFzsE-2BlDiow5-2BjLF2FlIAWcjpd6IB2W5rbdr3k2Z0wrVoKeLQlMO5u0g-2FhxYKb6IkfuiwgQGq-2FV2YTBE1uUmerl9pgXtyH5v6ePGIdcC7IXq-2FH8X61muHn-2FT2LRYh7GKISHrPXqxai5Ng5GPum1uhtjKIp-2BVyW4zhuUA2Pj6i-2BCzO0fRrv-2F4jasof-2B56C0y8-2FmscxHFTzKTd0-2B" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">POTTERAUCTIONS.COM</a><a href="http://url2796.potterauctions.com/ls/click?upn=u001.Xrkv5MDx4JU-2BcO33dbI1-2BQkLeC4Nhem9skMoCbF6bGTwWvV7W6IocFx6yAX4Lr8y5Skx7M5G-2B4Pgmfgpym8LjQ-3D-3Dnk42_F-2B18IOO1ZU6iY4K-2F9Q9GBGu5rvP-2BL20ZUrVQMSgnAy2dkeZXZkSsnZVlr-2Bsr2mNTUSMMfJD2V-2FRPtVrL8NfH4JJwqtGvR1-2B54VRfbiVqwmxcfSFKCqnFzsE-2BlDiow5-2BjLF2FlIAWcjpd6IB2W5rbdv6uj0c3KMl7G-2BtQuZodXJCj3j4j2iVvFRxcCwABUK5mUdFJYM4zVgOjZMDatz4hKYdYB07XAkzHMd7lwMev1hqYLDAKWmUAmfE7gHeu6RSMtvy26TbfZBAe3AktVCPwfklsdIWwh-2BXlBK0xsjzu-2F9OYlQ8YWvnJRVXseKBLQkG8" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">Register now</a> or <a href="http://url2796.potterauctions.com/ls/click?upn=u001.Xrkv5MDx4JU-2BcO33dbI1-2BQkLeC4Nhem9skMoCbF6bGTwWvV7W6IocFx6yAX4Lr8ysLJDk6xWcmZMLAkQMEZtkA-3D-3DaVPg_F-2B18IOO1ZU6iY4K-2F9Q9GBGu5rvP-2BL20ZUrVQMSgnAy2dkeZXZkSsnZVlr-2Bsr2mNTUSMMfJD2V-2FRPtVrL8NfH4JJwqtGvR1-2B54VRfbiVqwmxcfSFKCqnFzsE-2BlDiow5-2BjLF2FlIAWcjpd6IB2W5rbdg0x49H1PHA6BvRI5a-2BrkKmsEjhkV30FzjQ20LO3f7n3i-2FEwMXaz-2FzHOg1VcI0GLlLtLFXgGiDc32WOIAXHlyE6Z06vvO5Sl9t9fx6uDPKLqiP0HstwjmqL7kq4yQWs-2BRYnL4VgHrfuRQu7HCmNkQii3T6tyBx8-2FNLlgt0uXZi-2B8" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">Sign in</a> below. EMAIL us or call 773.472.1442 to leave phone or absentee bids.

Modern Magic Masters

Woman Made Gallery presents&nbsp;Pro/Fuse, a juried exhibition celebrating the art of encaustic, featuring 48 women and non-binary artists from across the United States. Derived from the Greek&nbsp;enkaustikos, meaning “to burn in,” encaustic is a versatile medium traditionally composed of beeswax, damar resin, and pigment, fused through the application of heat. Juried by Kathleen Waterloo, this exhibition showcases the breadth of the medium’s expressive range, from luminous, translucent surfaces to richly textured, sculptural forms, spanning painting, mixed media, assemblage, and experimental works that push the boundaries of wax as an artistic material.Opening Reception:&nbsp;July 11, 2026 | 4–7 p.m.Artist Walkthrough &amp; Closing:&nbsp;August 13, 2026 | 2–4 p.m.

Pro/Fuse

Thru August 15 Hilton Contemporary | Bridgeport3622 S. Morgan StreetChicago, IL 60609 Techniques: Mixed MediaMixed media with 3D printing techniqueSculptureChromed resin skull with over 3,000 Swarovski stones and custom dye stingray skinPrintsArchival Fine Art Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta paper <a href="https://hiltoncontemporary.com/exhibitions/the-art-of-becoming-jonas-leriche/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Details</a>

Jonas Leriche: The Art of Becoming

The Prix Pictet is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading photography awards. Founded in 2008 by the Pictet Group, it seeks to harness the power of photography to draw global attention to critical sustainability issues. To date, the award has completed eleven cycles, each organized around a theme that highlights a distinct facet of sustainability.&nbsp;Storm&nbsp;is the theme of the eleventh cycle.Storm&nbsp;is both a natural phenomenon and a metaphor for the unseen and relentless forces shaping the world today. As a theme, it speaks to the growing volatility of our age, encompassing environmental collapse, political upheaval, economic instability, and social unrest, situating us perpetually on the brink of crisis.The theme challenges photographers to capture the raw energy and far-reaching consequences of these turbulent conditions. Whether addressing the devastation of climate disasters, experiences of displacement, or the simmering tensions within divided societies,&nbsp;Storm&nbsp;reveals not only disruption but also its generative force: the possibility of transformation, renewal, and hope that can emerge in its aftermath. The twelve shortlisted artists are:Takashi Arai (Japan/Germany)Marina Caneve (Italy)Tom Fecht (Germany/Italy)Balazs Gardi (Hungary/USA)Roberto Huarcaya (Peru)Alfredo Jaar (Chile/USA)Belal Khaled (Palestine)Hannah Modigh (Sweden)Baudouin Mouanda (Republic of the Congo)Camille Seaman (Denmark/USA)Laetitia Vançon (France)Patrizia Zelano (Italy)Alfredo Jaar was announced as the winner for his series&nbsp;The End, 2025 Support for this exhibitionMoCP is supported by Columbia College Chicago, MoCP Advisory Board, Museum Council, individuals, private and corporate foundations, and government grants.The 2025–2026 exhibition season is sponsored in part by the Comer Family Foundation, Efroymson Family Fund, Henry Nias Foundation, the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, the Pritzker Traubert Foundation, Rowan Foundation, United States Artists, and Venable Foundation. MoCP also acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council and a CityArts grant from the city of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. Image: Takashi Arai, 6 April 2013, Trinity Site, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, 2013, from the series “Exposed in a Hundred Suns”

Prix Pictet Storm

Within the past&nbsp;several years, I have been making wall-mounted mixed media objects out of everyday materials.&nbsp;With a process-driven, improvisational approach, I allow chance and contingency into the work.&nbsp;A major project has been investigation of the possibilities of salvaged corrugated cartons.&nbsp;I also employ wood elements, both purchased and found, cast-off scraps, repositories of my own and others' decision making.&nbsp;By bringing materials into my studio, I can live with and consider them over time.&nbsp;I begin without a preconceived end in mind and proceed in a spontaneous way, bending, cutting, sawing, ripping, stomping, reconfiguring, gluing, until a form resonates. Surface treatments often include white house paint, scantily applied to suggest weathering and allowing exposure of structural seams.&nbsp;Inspiration for these pieces resides in the pulse of urban surroundings--architecture, construction and the accompanying debris, abandoned structures, fragmentation as well as the anxiety of instability and fragility of life.For a large part of my career,&nbsp;drawing has been the primary focus of my practice. Strongly influenced by minimalism, I employ varieties of wet and dry media to develop series of works on paper, the content addressing tensions among flat shapes and lines, the energy between them, their relationship to negative space as well as to the edges of the support. My approach is to begin with an element, adding information to develop a visual dialogue, mindful of restraint, challenging myself to know when to stop. The final images are distillations of experiential incongruities, with a prominent role given to negative space, referencing the weight of silence, of things unsaid.Pivot, 2022. Plywood, Acrylic, 10" x 6.5" x 2.5"

 Marian Carow: Permit Pending

After All, Paintings and Prints&nbsp;presents new paintings in Gallery 1 and in Gallery 2, a retrospective, dating back to 1975, of his extensive printmaking practice. Please join us for an opening reception for the artist on&nbsp;Friday, June 12&nbsp;from&nbsp;5 to 8pm. The show runs through August 15, 2026. See more&nbsp;<a href="https://jxxaepcab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001DDJn5t7SCLROnu6EMLFiBqENtS3VLsfOwXpRh9eOk29q7cpssoKP-yYzN93tY-X05grKdOldBcB97V-F0zAK3jyEqX7sz1OTfWQw0ZuzpXq2bTmkrhaM9TDR9kEoIHldpelsOqUkdm8kXd7SHWjBKAz8hzQHC-sX6RBNogRPe3e0Mvv6bkHLuedFr5rVTrrx&amp;c=aMLPF4QjAKVcuZKFyu56mxtUzlOc411YFFS4Nx8zcU5oFs57J_n3kQ==&amp;ch=yiAePaIDDPz2Kklw6mHV6qlxcozMk5l7mMVZwyR6JZEtiLOg43GNYw==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>﻿Image: Duet , 2023, Oil and wax ground on linen. 48h x 60w in

Richard Hull: After All, Paintings and Prints

moniquemeloche is pleased to present Lavar Munroe:&nbsp;DANCE WITH MY FATHER AGAIN, the artist’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. Munroe is an interdisciplinary artist from Nassau, Bahamas whose work spans painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, collage, and assemblage. Working with an expansive range of materials including paint, cardboard, feathers, glass, found objects, textiles, newspaper, and discarded cultural artifacts, Munroe constructs richly layered worlds that merge folklore, spirituality, personal memory, and collective history.Munroe’s exhibition emerges from research developed for The Bahamas Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia 2026, which recently opened to rave reviews, and centers on an intergenerational dialogue between Munroe and the late Bahamian artist John Beadle – who are both deeply shaped by Bahamian culture and particularly the traditions of Junkanoo, the national festival known for its processions, elaborate handmade costumes, music, improvisation, and collective production. Following Beadle's death in 2024, Munroe developed works that engage Beadle's legacy, incorporating aspects of his artistic philosophy, collected materials, sketches, and influence.&nbsp;DANCE WITH MY FATHER AGAIN&nbsp;extends Munroe’s ongoing exploration of posthumous collaboration while marking a deeply personal return to continue an unrealized project conceived with his late father.Before his father's passing, Munroe envisioned a collaboration centered on the parachutes his father—&nbsp;a&nbsp;Junkanooer, fisherman, and boatsman—washed, repaired, and braided by hand. Recognizing their sculptural beauty, Munroe hoped to present the parachutes as artworks and respond to them through his own visual language, creating a dialogue between two makers connected by a shared understanding of material transformation. Although his father's death interrupted the project, the collaboration sustained as Munroe incorporated these objects into subsequent installations, sculptures, and drawings, allowing his father's presence to remain an active force within the work.This exhibition marks a return to the origins of that conversation through a series of unstretched paintings on canvas. While earlier projects relied on inherited objects as collaborators, these paintings position memory itself as the medium of exchange for which the artist navigates loss, celebration, and lasting connection. Central to these works is the Bahamian tradition of shared mourning, where movement, coordinated dress, and united visual markers transform grief into a communal act. The figures depicted here are "rushing", a term associated with participation in Junkanoo processions moving through spaces that are at once celebratory and elegiac. Layers of Bahamian newspapers from 2024 to 2026 function as both historical record and a fragmented archive, preserving traces of specific moments that emerge and disappear beneath successive layers of paint, fringe, beads, sequins, and decorative elements derived from Junkanoo costume-making traditions. The surface feels simultaneously celebratory and weathered, echoing the handmade exuberance of Junkanoo while preserving the residue of lived experience and ritual.Taken together, the works in&nbsp;DANCE WITH MY FATHER AGAIN&nbsp;revisit the relationship that first inspired Munroe's notion of posthumous collaboration. Here, Munroe deftly showcases painting as a space in which communication, remembrance, and artistic partnership can be shaped by the enduring presence of ancestors, community, and shared history.<a href="https://t8j4tqkab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HEw2jKi8CMNvWFoG6Y6F_Y3BYAk2Ifckta9-otEzFXdeEZCvpFMjv4T-4WiWcVLUo2vWiD5WVwoqrIq1D_lGHu7UvTSxViO5kQOF40dMN7PkWYQeA_RInXx3PEZVTmOwk3pfqkNNRJVo2Z9oHP36F7HYpK_vL5BPefYGxRPaB4T02EqELWDflGnqlC7CcWHa09JArziskxpdij8PUFAIn6CHtGzBtT5Bmg51WWuNE27QYSfFy8u4LSnZRyIugv8NcF0uKsP5HEv2qleI8rYS-w==&amp;c=mayR7Zr2M0pE5TwMwhP-aeMkDM48iXct9v_W7lzwQ-VJM2ZoyBc2ow==&amp;ch=BQh7hExe1nF9iMcSRvD4Wtp5HkGqvRDY5t-eDaDwe8S1pAjqR559sw==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Learn more</a> Image: Lavar Munroe,&nbsp;DANCE WITH MY FATHER AGAIN (detail), 2026

Lavar Munroe: DANCE WITH MY FATHER AGAIN

Artist Talk: Sun, August 16 | 3 pmSpace 900 Gallery | 816 Dempster St, EvanstonJoin us for a special exhibition at<a href="https://uphksziab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Y0L-Mc44527my7C_xCp3ndzdGZ0kr-XmpgHLzxvSlkHfgZ_tB2FyA4CDleOpcd3v1dqloRQVKHmRC_bcFyRlHWWmNyT6L4LzLvWEaRFvBHNGmUvIsWxbQmHoLhiSASR-f3xAOx5q61cT7uAB_1NCMQ==&amp;c=tVdsLnZNwTLMo2zUYBwfx51oFgmeim2hF1G5xJ5czgpNhK_J5buZeA==&amp;ch=TK-Ka0hDsYPxj2S9jbe4bNM9Wrc66tKN-XpUu2wNNbCnwth9emEFVg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank"> Space 900 Gallery</a> in Evanston featuring new work by three artists who have painted in our mural program: Molly Z., Miguel A. Del Real, and Dustin Harris, our mural program's co-founder. See what happens when mural artists move their energy from the street to the studio! A portion of proceeds will support Art Encounter and our mural program.<a href="https://uphksziab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Y0L-Mc44527my7C_xCp3ndzdGZ0kr-XmpgHLzxvSlkHfgZ_tB2FyA2tSquO6svRNeCg4AGEjtEzpmbyxujl9O-uK6oPPim2JKddBZMHgzO6e8YZAoCqezLCvpRzP5Vi6l6P7_MbQqbmkVG8ExPf3_Hy1DrgcqCGadNSbujHG4_Pn4_rDhnTF6g==&amp;c=tVdsLnZNwTLMo2zUYBwfx51oFgmeim2hF1G5xJ5czgpNhK_J5buZeA==&amp;ch=TK-Ka0hDsYPxj2S9jbe4bNM9Wrc66tKN-XpUu2wNNbCnwth9emEFVg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">﻿Visit our website</a> for more information on the show, and read on below to learn about each artist's work with our mural program.&nbsp;Dustin Harris is our mural program's co-founder, as well as a sculptor, painter, and muralist for over two decades. In addition to overseeing all of Art Encounter's mural projects with Lea Pinsky, he has contributed three murals to the program as an artist: first in<a href="https://uphksziab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Y0L-Mc44527my7C_xCp3ndzdGZ0kr-XmpgHLzxvSlkHfgZ_tB2FyA1pFbsdHrIPfJcUjk4XhB2hAO1ZHJOOXaLYqpFOQPqLvAbepdlhCzaWYTxS2tKSBNvuNt7sq9XEIjT_nUeLJzlGVr14Iqbc7GkC7Fyyiqs2GOJXEd6Wr5qo=&amp;c=tVdsLnZNwTLMo2zUYBwfx51oFgmeim2hF1G5xJ5czgpNhK_J5buZeA==&amp;ch=TK-Ka0hDsYPxj2S9jbe4bNM9Wrc66tKN-XpUu2wNNbCnwth9emEFVg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank"> 2017</a> with Lea on their collaborative work titled Live Your Dreamat Church St and Darrow St near Mason Park; next in<a href="https://uphksziab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Y0L-Mc44527my7C_xCp3ndzdGZ0kr-XmpgHLzxvSlkHfgZ_tB2FyA1pFbsdHrIPfixPFVn-Z6bpCdETgM5RpeYhyhOgaaV9zhOjV9lyiszA6jfQGGMRgUOTpsSTkyrriuj98O0qMCFwz_wQFrgUyrIj_SI6UQygq8xRZnY-vvvY=&amp;c=tVdsLnZNwTLMo2zUYBwfx51oFgmeim2hF1G5xJ5czgpNhK_J5buZeA==&amp;ch=TK-Ka0hDsYPxj2S9jbe4bNM9Wrc66tKN-XpUu2wNNbCnwth9emEFVg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank"> 2018</a>/<a href="https://uphksziab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Y0L-Mc44527my7C_xCp3ndzdGZ0kr-XmpgHLzxvSlkHfgZ_tB2FyA1pFbsdHrIPfG291yJ4ODLtEc9Q3ldvKTj9MGgUmZbOJbtsWnmhZxsTGjJt2-0HD-Dud_XwoFHN97zOVWvzpz_tZkKCmVIu9X0oTF4lDGK9fObFf-7J4Z6c=&amp;c=tVdsLnZNwTLMo2zUYBwfx51oFgmeim2hF1G5xJ5czgpNhK_J5buZeA==&amp;ch=TK-Ka0hDsYPxj2S9jbe4bNM9Wrc66tKN-XpUu2wNNbCnwth9emEFVg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">2023</a>as a solo artist with the vibrant and colorful Portal mural at the South Boulevard CTA underpass; and finally in<a href="https://uphksziab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Y0L-Mc44527my7C_xCp3ndzdGZ0kr-XmpgHLzxvSlkHfgZ_tB2FyA1pFbsdHrIPfZ6Pa19Y-ZoS6ZQCRhsGcV1gjDSDcTZyeO_6qumv5AQh4XeRk1u9WmcIP3nY9wsi88Ga9l--ntsgq50GSBneaL6VjtwHmj4PrnwPvr-kjWOSR3DYD7ruC_Q==&amp;c=tVdsLnZNwTLMo2zUYBwfx51oFgmeim2hF1G5xJ5czgpNhK_J5buZeA==&amp;ch=TK-Ka0hDsYPxj2S9jbe4bNM9Wrc66tKN-XpUu2wNNbCnwth9emEFVg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank"> 2026</a>, he once again partnered with Lea to create a “gateway mural” for Evanston’s Ashland Arts District at Simpson St and Ashland Ave. Artist Website:<a href="https://uphksziab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Y0L-Mc44527my7C_xCp3ndzdGZ0kr-XmpgHLzxvSlkHfgZ_tB2FyA1pFbsdHrIPfVvSQvRlZuFWfxZOok1_3iX6-UhVwWUqaaXkuFfLvOgt7AzDwIjt7gmi4RGXBAJxiW2m7eydUKs6OWd0yHnfaDYBltQ0qJOo8Kc6LgLEHciS9Z7sG8z9YNteI8K6yiIBJ&amp;c=tVdsLnZNwTLMo2zUYBwfx51oFgmeim2hF1G5xJ5czgpNhK_J5buZeA==&amp;ch=TK-Ka0hDsYPxj2S9jbe4bNM9Wrc66tKN-XpUu2wNNbCnwth9emEFVg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank"> dustinharris.biz</a>Molly Zakrajsek a.k.a. Molly Z. (Chicago) is a prolific artist who has worked with us on three community-engaged mural projects. In<a href="https://uphksziab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Y0L-Mc44527my7C_xCp3ndzdGZ0kr-XmpgHLzxvSlkHfgZ_tB2FyA1pFbsdHrIPfFflc_zpnUDsBrQASMZMIbMK0Es6YllCTPN7wtsyBXxBPMB1m1VUV1BdJyX6D2OVS3bjabj_7iMK6ljdIkD8dr3xKQ9_4fVQpczCaP2z0TPw=&amp;c=tVdsLnZNwTLMo2zUYBwfx51oFgmeim2hF1G5xJ5czgpNhK_J5buZeA==&amp;ch=TK-Ka0hDsYPxj2S9jbe4bNM9Wrc66tKN-XpUu2wNNbCnwth9emEFVg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank"> 2019</a>, she worked with fine art students from Evanston Township High School on a patterned mural at the Grove St Metra underpass, where students contributed their own original patterns within the larger design. In<a href="https://uphksziab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Y0L-Mc44527my7C_xCp3ndzdGZ0kr-XmpgHLzxvSlkHfgZ_tB2FyA1pFbsdHrIPfu2R5kcFyK4h77GfcHNC4HZaRveNzuPJOkW3EMGlVv2-TzEjYbmmoqAdBanFzUT-V-9oJ7U2VaKi7svgcMWg9g7svPk_HIy88tdEUu9Z7ECI=&amp;c=tVdsLnZNwTLMo2zUYBwfx51oFgmeim2hF1G5xJ5czgpNhK_J5buZeA==&amp;ch=TK-Ka0hDsYPxj2S9jbe4bNM9Wrc66tKN-XpUu2wNNbCnwth9emEFVg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank"> 2022</a>, she painted a bold and bright community-engaged mural at the new Trulee Evanston senior living residence, working with residents and neighbors to paint her original design. Finally, in<a href="https://uphksziab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Y0L-Mc44527my7C_xCp3ndzdGZ0kr-XmpgHLzxvSlkHfgZ_tB2FyAwiTHBVk1ucPpbiBVtL67s8ihU5Bo9h9FGB0mb5nxdj8QojW9Y8JBwfEII8rlpCHZBDhN-qb2WrEwu97_SYLYJx8eMcoY7AughvTx71Tg8y5PIlWP8UyV-BHVfkAo8sCJQ==&amp;c=tVdsLnZNwTLMo2zUYBwfx51oFgmeim2hF1G5xJ5czgpNhK_J5buZeA==&amp;ch=TK-Ka0hDsYPxj2S9jbe4bNM9Wrc66tKN-XpUu2wNNbCnwth9emEFVg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank"> 2024–25</a>, she led murals in four Wilmette elementary schools with over 400 4th graders, bringing their unique patterning into biomorphic compositions that reflect the identity of each school. Artist Website:<a href="https://uphksziab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Y0L-Mc44527my7C_xCp3ndzdGZ0kr-XmpgHLzxvSlkHfgZ_tB2FyA1pFbsdHrIPfF3JlWH114nGdHZbQnWKB6x7fHV_ZFRqI4bbApHUzokJljvIi3MZa-h3cMbHPEuemcSbO9DiyheFOeMnbKIlD1g==&amp;c=tVdsLnZNwTLMo2zUYBwfx51oFgmeim2hF1G5xJ5czgpNhK_J5buZeA==&amp;ch=TK-Ka0hDsYPxj2S9jbe4bNM9Wrc66tKN-XpUu2wNNbCnwth9emEFVg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank"> mollyz.net</a>Miguel A. Del Real (Chicago) is an accomplished painter and muralist who worked with us in the summer of<a href="https://uphksziab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Y0L-Mc44527my7C_xCp3ndzdGZ0kr-XmpgHLzxvSlkHfgZ_tB2FyAwiTHBVk1ucPpbiBVtL67s8ihU5Bo9h9FGB0mb5nxdj8QojW9Y8JBwfEII8rlpCHZBDhN-qb2WrEwu97_SYLYJx8eMcoY7AughvTx71Tg8y5M5YzxwcMhW0CKD87a5RKrg==&amp;c=tVdsLnZNwTLMo2zUYBwfx51oFgmeim2hF1G5xJ5czgpNhK_J5buZeA==&amp;ch=TK-Ka0hDsYPxj2S9jbe4bNM9Wrc66tKN-XpUu2wNNbCnwth9emEFVg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank"> 2025</a> to create our first-ever ground mural for Orrington Plaza in downtown Evanston. The abstracted floral design uses a colorblind-accessible palette to create an immersive, interactive experience for pedestrians and a lovely view from above for those in the nearby Orrington Plaza building. Outside of his work with us in Evanston, he painted the iconic Bears mural on Dempster St and Chicago Ave. Artist Website:<a href="https://uphksziab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Y0L-Mc44527my7C_xCp3ndzdGZ0kr-XmpgHLzxvSlkHfgZ_tB2FyA1pFbsdHrIPfGfS0d2AiusZK-RIVeCwYIvqqj_juJxz0zZrIhp4RfnjxtmygscY9OfppjdQPzRa5QYwhkTMrTHiI6Fzf3QcJ-A3qTGK91tdY&amp;c=tVdsLnZNwTLMo2zUYBwfx51oFgmeim2hF1G5xJ5czgpNhK_J5buZeA==&amp;ch=TK-Ka0hDsYPxj2S9jbe4bNM9Wrc66tKN-XpUu2wNNbCnwth9emEFVg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank"> delrealink.com</a>

FLOW: new work by Dustin Harris, Molly Z., and Miguel A. Del Real

The John Michael Kohler Arts Center (JMKAC) will debut&nbsp;Emily Endo: Estuary, a new exhibition by artist Emily Endo (they/them), on view from February 7 through August 16, 2026.Endo’s largest exhibition to date,&nbsp;Estuary&nbsp;marks JMKAC’s first scent-focused exhibition, inviting visitors into a multisensory experience that explores the body and perception. Endo is known for intricate glass sculptures that reference vascular systems, organic structures, and the porous boundaries between bodies and environment. In&nbsp;Estuary, they expand this practice by integrating scentwith sculptural forms, engaging visitors through both sight and smell. The exhibition challenges conventional modes of looking, encouraging audiences to experience art through embodied and sensory awareness. “Emily Endo’s work asks us to reconsider how meaning is formed through the senses,” said&nbsp;Chava.Krivchenia, Assistant Curator at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. “By aligning scent alongside sculpture,&nbsp;Estuary&nbsp;creates intuitive ways of engaging with art.”Smell plays a central role in the exhibition. Closely tied to memory and emotion, scent has the power to transport, influence mood, and reshape perception. Rather than functioning as an accessory, curated fragrances throughout the gallery act as an extension of the sculptural works themselves. Drawn from minerals, seawater, metal, glass, and organic compounds, these scents reference both natural environments and industrial processes, serving as connective tissue between material, memory, and the body. Estuary&nbsp;also considers how perception differs across species. While humans tend to prioritize vision, many animals rely on smell or sound to navigate the world. Featured works incorporate a turtle shell, highlighting the overlapping and divergent ways animal and human bodies experience their environments. Through this lens, the exhibition invites reflection on the boundaries—both physical and perceptual—that shape how we understand and navigate the world.In addition to their artistic practice, Endo is an educator whose teaching background in glass, scent, and sculpture informs their approach to making. Their studio practice is grounded in curiosity, experimentation, and care, viewing the studio as a site of discovery and learning.Endo will also serve as the first 2026 artist-in-residence for ExAir, JMKAC’s residency program. Their time on- site will support deeper community engagement through public events and offer visitors insight into their evolving creative process.About Emily Endo Emily Endo works across sculpture, scent, and installation, pursuing a research-driven practice grounded in material experimentation and sensory experience. They hold an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art (2010) and a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art (2006). Endo’s work has been exhibited at Somerset House (London); Massey Klein (New York); Marta, Harkawik, and the Neutra VDL House (Los Angeles); LVL3 (Chicago); and Bullseye Projects (Portland). Recent press includes: The New York Times Style Magazine, Wallpaper, and Architectural Digest. Endo lives and works in Joshua Tree, California. Emily Endo. Photo courtesy of the artist.About the John Michael Kohler Arts CenterFounded in 1967, the John Michael Kohler Arts Center (JMKAC) is a nonprofit creative hub that supports the work of contemporary artists through original exhibitions, commissions, residencies, publications, and community programming across visual and performing arts. The only institution in the world that collects artist- built and artist home-based environments, JMKAC is a leading center for the research, preservation, and presentation of artists with wide-ranging practices and backgrounds from academically trained to self-taught and folk traditions, championing long-term relationships with artists and elevating work that has often been overlooked or under-recognized. JMKAC is a vital cultural resource that responds to the needs of its local and regional communities, preserving artistic heritage by uplifting contemporary voices and empowering future generations.HoursTuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Thursday: 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.Saturday, Sunday: 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Image: Emily Endo,&nbsp;Orphic Diadem, 2024; glass, stainless steel, and fragrance; 22 x 22 x 10 in. Photo: Margeaux Walter.

Emily Endo: Estuary

Opening January 31, 2026, at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center (JMKAC),&nbsp;Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis: Rock Fade (~45&nbsp;Billion&nbsp;Years)&nbsp;is a large-scale installation by artist-collaborators Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis. Inviting viewers into an encounter with deep geological time, human perception, and our impulse to order the natural world, the work consists of a carefully selected sequence of stones arranged in a perfect line, gradually diminishing in size. This deceptively simple gesture becomes a profound meditation on material, meaning, and scale, prompting visitors to consider how aesthetic experience is shaped not only by material form, but also by embodied perception and collective engagement.&nbsp;&nbsp;“Rock&nbsp;Fade&nbsp;takes something deeply familiar, a stone, and asks us to encounter it in a new light. As the sequence shifts from boulder to sand, the work reveals how perception, movement, and shared experience shape what we understand as art,” states&nbsp;Jodi Throckmorton, Chief Curator at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. “Relocating the installation across phases challenges us to reflect on our own role in ordering, witnessing, and ultimately returning these materials to the world.”&nbsp;&nbsp;On view through August 16,&nbsp;Rock Fade (~45&nbsp;Billion&nbsp;Years)&nbsp;references local and global rituals of marking time and space with stones, through collection, spirituality, and boundary setting. The work engages a deep human tradition to collect, order, control, and define the natural world against the backdrop of the slow transformation of rocks across ancient seas, volcanic flows, and glacial drifts; always in motion, even in their stillness. This juxtaposition highlights the tension between the human impulse to order and the inevitable processes of erosion and transformation that characterize geological time, revealing the work’s core inquiry: that the act of arranging the stones is both fleeting and monumental. Over time, the artwork will erode, scatter, and reintegrate with the earth, resulting not in failure, but in fulfillment.&nbsp;&nbsp;Rock&nbsp;Fade&nbsp;(~45&nbsp;Billion&nbsp;Years)&nbsp;builds on the conceptual framework of an earlier gesture of stone placement found in the artist environment of pioneer fiber artist Lenore G. Tawney (1907-2007) at JMKAC’s Art Preserve, in which Tawney arranged a subtle gradient of rocks from large to small. The work becomes a form of intergenerational dialogue—artists speaking to one another across time not by replicating but by amplifying, through matter, order, and attention. Clayton and Lewis will be Lenore G. Tawney Fellows at JMKAC in 2026, a fellowship that fosters new engagement with Tawney’s art environment, made possible with support from the Lenore G. Tawney Foundation. Candidates are encouraged to apply with projects that study overlooked aspects of works and movements related to Tawney or discuss previously unexplored connections between those works and art from other disciplines.&nbsp;&nbsp;“Rock Fade&nbsp;engages with the tradition of artist-built environments and the Arts Center’s work to preserve them while embracing the processes that shape them, offering a rare opportunity to witness an artwork that lives, changes, and integrates back into the environment over time. We’re proud to collaborate with Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis as this project unfolds with our community,” adds&nbsp;Amy Horst,&nbsp;Executive&nbsp;Director of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center.&nbsp;&nbsp;Rock Fade&nbsp;is designed to shift the audience’s relationship to material, scale, and time as it unfolds through multiple phases starting with the exhibition at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center (January 31-August 16, 2026). The linear installation in a white-cube space depicts the stones removed from their natural setting, placed in a controlled environment that invites close-looking and contemplation.&nbsp;&nbsp;On September 19, 2026, a community procession will follow, inviting participants of all ages and ability to help transport the stones from the gallery to an outdoor site. The procession is logistical and symbolic: an act of communal labor, care, and transformation that becomes a form of glaciation and procession through movement, merging geologic time with collective human effort. The procession will conclude at the Art Preserve where Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis will utilize the rocks for a long-term outdoor installation. The procession will be documented in a film to extend its impact and reach.&nbsp;&nbsp;For its final phase,&nbsp;Rock Fade&nbsp;will come to rest where, for years to come, environmental forces will erode and reshape the installation. Visitors will encounter the work embedded in the land, part as sculpture, part as earthwork, with accessibility top of mind to ensure a wide range of bodies are able to experience the piece.&nbsp;The project, through all the stages, reminds visitors to slow down, notice matter, and share responsibility for how they move through time and space, particularly potent during a global moment of political and climate crisis and shortened attention spans.&nbsp;&nbsp;About&nbsp;Lenka&nbsp;Clayton&nbsp;Lenka Clayton is an interdisciplinary artist whose work considers, exaggerates, and alters the accepted rules of everyday life, extending the familiar into the realms of the poetic and absurd. Clayton is the founder of&nbsp;An Artist Residency in Motherhood, a self-directed, open-source artist residency program that takes place inside the homes and lives of artists who are also parents.&nbsp;&nbsp;Recent exhibitions include&nbsp;Rising Sun&nbsp;(2023) at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia,&nbsp;Day Jobs&nbsp;(2023) at the Blanton Museum of Art,&nbsp;The Museum Collects Itself&nbsp;(2023) at the Mattress Factory Museum in Pittsburgh,&nbsp;and&nbsp;To Begin Again&nbsp;(2022) at ICA Boston. Clayton’s work has been supported by The Warhol Foundation and The National Endowment for the Arts. She has received an Art&nbsp;Matters Award, a Carol R. Brown Award for Creative Achievement, and a Creative Development Grant from Heinz/Pittsburgh Foundation. She has been an artist-in-residence at The Fabric Workshop and Museum, PA and Headlands Center for the Arts, CA and was a Sabrina Merage Fellow with Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum.&nbsp;&nbsp;Clayton’s work is held in the permanent collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, SFMoMA in California, Hamburger Kunsthalle in Germany, Mount Holyoke College Art Museum in Massachusetts, and The Carnegie Museum of Art, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and The Philadelphia Art Museum in Pennsylvania. Permanent public artworks include Darkhouse Lighthouse, and Historic Site, both made with collaborator Phillip Andrew Lewis.&nbsp;&nbsp;About&nbsp;Phillip&nbsp;Andrew&nbsp;Lewis&nbsp;Phillip Andrew Lewis is a Philadelphia-based artist who works in a variety of media including photography, video, objects, and sound. His creative research often responds to historical events, psychology, and phenomenology. This work consistently examines duration, perceptual limits, and attentive observation. Lewis is actively involved in collaboration with artists and various groups.&nbsp;&nbsp;Phillip has exhibited his work both nationally and internationally. He received a 2012 Creative Capital Grant in Visual Art for his ongoing long-term project entitled SYNONYM. He has also received generous support for his research from Black Cube, Headlands Center for the Arts, Culture and Animals Foundation, Center for Creative Photography, Foundation for Contemporary Arts in New York, Fathomers, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Midway Contemporary Arts Fund, Tennessee Arts Commission, University of Tennessee, UrbanArt Commission, The Heinz Endowments, The Pittsburgh Foundation, and Sabrina Merage Foundation. In collaboration with his wife, Lenka Clayton, he runs a project space in Pittsburgh called Gallery Closed, which is open 24/7 via two street-facing windows.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis: Rock Fade (~45 Billion Years)

Absurd Posterity By Nathaniel Foley﻿Art by over thirty artists, many from Illinois, will be on display at Fine Line’s Kavanagh Gallery for the Sculpture at the Kavanagh exhibition.Fine Line will host an in-person reception on Thursday, July 23, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM to officially open the show, with many of the participating artists in attendance. As with all Fine Line gallery receptions, this event is free and open to everyone. Light refreshments will be served during the evening. Fine Line Creative Arts Center37W570 Bolcum RdSt. Charles IL&nbsp;www.fineline.orgGallery Hours: 10 am - 5 pm Monday - Saturday&nbsp;

Sculpture at the Kavanagh

Wednesday, August 19, 2026, 6:00-7:00pmFreeThe Driehaus Museum presents free music in the Murphy Auditorium every third Wednesday of the month, when the Museum is open late. Bach’s Third and Fourth Cello Suites are among the most beloved works ever written for solo cello—music that is both deeply expressive and brilliantly crafted. Performed on baroque cello with gut strings, these suites take on a distinctive warmth, clarity, and immediacy that bring listeners closer to the sound Bach himself would have known. From the joyful energy of the Third Suite to the expansive richness of the Fourth, this program highlights the remarkable range and emotional depth of Bach’s writing in an intimate historically informed performance.

Third Wednesday: Bach’s Cello Suites

Dust That Lay explores the fleeting thoughts, inscrutable dreams, and fragmented memories that seep through subconscious containment and glisten through the veil of reality. Herman Aguirre, Diana Noh, and Skyler Simpson explore the unresolved detritus of the past as foundational for forming knowledge that can radically shift understandings of personal identity and how we navigate our shared reality.Spanning sculpture, photography, painting, and drawing, each artist surrenders to the unknown, exposing a devotion to their rawest, most uncontained tendencies.Herman Aguirre pulls imagery from his surroundings in Back of the Yards, Chicago, and revives them in sculptural paintings where he reveals the residual imprint of violence on his community. Diana Noh tears, folds, and repairs photographs of transitional spaces to examine presence within absence and reveal how the past continually interrupts and inhabits the present. Skyler Simpson employs automatism, teasing the strand between precision and intuition in her meticulously&nbsp;drawn, monochromatic fluid-scapes, submerging viewers into a mysterious world where beauty and horror coexist.Dust That Lay engages with Hauntology, a cultural philosophy suggesting the present is haunted by elements of the past as well as their unrealized futures. To this end, each artist interrogates the subconscious remnants that we may not readily understand but know play an active role in interpreting the various layers of the present moment. Herman Aguirre is a Mexican American artist born and raised in Chicago, IL, where he is currently based. Through his detailed drawings and large-scale, multi-layered paintings, he reconstructs memories to find adequate language to confront and co-exist with the realities of his experience growing up in Back of the Yards, Chicago. He received his BFA (2014) and MFA (2017) from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he is currently a faculty member in the Painting and Drawing Department and a youth instructor in the Continuing Studies Early College Program. Aguirre's notable awards include University of Saint Francis Visiting Artist, Fort Wayne, IN (2021); Thelma Karges Memorial Merit Award, Evansville Museum of Arts, Evansville, IN (2018); and was one of 8 artists awarded the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship (2017-2018). Aguirre has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across the country and has also been featured in New American Paintings - Midwest (2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022). Several of his pieces are in the permanent collections of the Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ; the Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL; and the National Mexican Museum of Art, Chicago, IL. Aguirre is represented by Zolla Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL, and Portrait Society Gallery, Milwaukee, WI.<a href="https://www.hermanaguirre.org/home-copy-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hermanaguirre.org</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/herman.aguirre.35/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@herman.aguirre.35</a> Diana Noh is an interdisciplinary artist working across photography, fiber, and installation. Her practice celebrates reconstructions of distressed photographs of transitional spaces, exploring themes of trauma embedded in her family relationships and cultural in-betweenness. Noh received her BFA from Kyungil University, Gyeongsan, South Korea (2017) and her MFA in Photography from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI (2022). She has participated in group and solo exhibitions at national and international art venues, including Strata Gallery, Santa Fe, NM; Red Springs Art Space, Artsy, Red Springs, NC; Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago, IL; Editart, Geneva, Switzerland; and Space HNH, Seoul, South Korea. Noh has participated in artist residencies with Kimball Arts Center, Chicago, IL (2026); Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, WI (2022); and Talking Dolls, Detroit, MI (2022). She has also been awarded the Freestyle Focus Forward Award, Society for Photographic Education (2026); Monthly Art Award, Boynes Emerging Artist (2023); and was a featured artist in the Sunspot Soho catalog and digital exhibition, Aedra Fine Arts (2024). Her work has been acquired by several private collectors as well as the Jennifer and Dan Gilbert Collection, Detroit, MI; and Kyungil University Collection, Gyeongsan, South Korea.<a href="https://diananoh.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">diananoh.com</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/diananohstudio/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@diananohstudio</a> In her paintings and drawings, Skyler Simpson explores the mysterious nature of intuition, a phenomenon that connects our world to the otherworld. She received her BFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2018) and her MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2024). Simpson’s work has been exhibited in solo exhibitions at Abel Contemporary Gallery, Stoughton, WI; Gallery 7, Madison, WI; and Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE. Her pieces have been featured in group exhibitions across the country, including Red Arrow Gallery at Oz Arts, Nashville, TN; New York Academy of Art, New York, NY; Day &amp; Night Projects, Atlanta, GA; and La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Simpson was most recently recognized as a Luminarts Visual Arts Finalist (2026) and her work was selected for the AXA Art Prize Exhibition in 2022, 2023, and 2024. Her work has been featured in New American Paintings (April/May 2024), <a href="http://juxtapoz.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">juxtapoz.com</a> (2021), POBA Zine, issue n*6 (2020), and <a href="http://booooooom.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Booooooom.com</a> (2020). Simpson is represented by Abel Contemporary Gallery, Stoughton, WI.<a href="https://www.skysimpson.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">skysimpson.com</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/skylersimpsonart/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@skylersimpsonart</a> rachel dukes is a Texas-born and raised independent writer and curator based in Chicago, IL. She received a degree in Accounting from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, and her MA in Museum and Exhibition Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL. She currently leads the Archives and Collections department at the South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC) and has supported the curation of exhibitions at Gallery 400, Hyde Park Art Center, and SSCAC, where she most recently co-curated Beyond Frames: Black Women Collectors Shaping Cultural Heritage in Chicago. Her exhibition reviews and artist interviews have appeared in several Chicago-based publications, including Sixty Inches From Center, LVL3, New City, and Chicago Reader. Her writing has also been featured in the 2022-2023 issue of Black Embodiments Studio, A Year in Black Art, and the Spring 2025 issue of the International Journal of Surrealism, Surrealism and the Black World. Rachel serves as board chair for Chicago Tap Theatre and plays the French Horn in community ensembles across Chicago.<a href="https://www.racheled.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">racheled.com</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/__racheldukes/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@__racheldukes</a> Skyler Simpson,&nbsp;The Streetlight, 2025, Colored pencil on mounted paper, 10” x 8”

Dust That Lay

This sale includes a cross-section of relics of rebels in music, art, and literature. Highlights include an archive of early skateboarding memorabilia and trophies, Raymond Pettibon fliers, guitars, and material from the collection of Howie Pyro. Also crossing the block will be assorted memorabilia from New York's punk rock headquarters, CBGB. Hey-ho, let's go!&nbsp;&nbsp;Place your bids now at&nbsp;<a href="http://url2796.potterauctions.com/ls/click?upn=u001.Xrkv5MDx4JU-2BcO33dbI1-2BQkLeC4Nhem9skMoCbF6bGTlMpvd2axwZTvc5s4Oz2NRU7Oh0eZgvyu-2FMgZ1o1EWkmNf-2BUW-2ByAzG83dIu80J4MwS59broBR-2FNfRiO5FWnEi2J54a3eV4JQ6ciG7G8npHVn-2Bs-2F6TD3cJTgaStgjuYpaw-3DAdeO_F-2B18IOO1ZU6iY4K-2F9Q9GBGu5rvP-2BL20ZUrVQMSgnAy2dkeZXZkSsnZVlr-2Bsr2mNTUSMMfJD2V-2FRPtVrL8NfH4E41I-2BrGi0NSnVs-2FsnibUYDjlGwxyV-2FqQ7jk-2F3mlQkfuT-2B8K1YbGeTkF-2FnCyJjv-2BSt0UG0SGabc1vheXZcrFn-2BOmKTGKMtrmxcwa7740b6WLsEzafYHVMv-2Byb10XVbSloK8jEoj-2FKd5a1kZabxDKih-2BGATHYMpAgxmUfFAMSRvaqA0hxk2dDexTHQanY7vPPtmI01SSNFEYH6xEzWDDsM9Zl6OlE2Ikx34rN3M3o1pVU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">POTTERAUCTIONS.COM</a><a href="http://url2796.potterauctions.com/ls/click?upn=u001.Xrkv5MDx4JU-2BcO33dbI1-2BQkLeC4Nhem9skMoCbF6bGTwWvV7W6IocFx6yAX4Lr8y5Skx7M5G-2B4Pgmfgpym8LjQ-3D-3DKaS__F-2B18IOO1ZU6iY4K-2F9Q9GBGu5rvP-2BL20ZUrVQMSgnAy2dkeZXZkSsnZVlr-2Bsr2mNTUSMMfJD2V-2FRPtVrL8NfH4E41I-2BrGi0NSnVs-2FsnibUYDjlGwxyV-2FqQ7jk-2F3mlQkfuT-2B8K1YbGeTkF-2FnCyJjv-2BSvW3TL4O6U1UnbKh1Bcymf4u65F8LKEQvZ32cD-2Bm8Qf3zAnhzuR5saDYpIaNrwas7vYxNs6uCeYJRNWNkPWQT8E9IjE3Z6EDcxD1hxJzONFZlkkGvnQ1-2FjXYGVpcd8Oo0-2FKQRS0KPbSnjBrehkoTVucg2SHk-2FmzrXgYpoxgFc0PO" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Register now</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="http://url2796.potterauctions.com/ls/click?upn=u001.Xrkv5MDx4JU-2BcO33dbI1-2BQkLeC4Nhem9skMoCbF6bGTwWvV7W6IocFx6yAX4Lr8ysLJDk6xWcmZMLAkQMEZtkA-3D-3DhZQ8_F-2B18IOO1ZU6iY4K-2F9Q9GBGu5rvP-2BL20ZUrVQMSgnAy2dkeZXZkSsnZVlr-2Bsr2mNTUSMMfJD2V-2FRPtVrL8NfH4E41I-2BrGi0NSnVs-2FsnibUYDjlGwxyV-2FqQ7jk-2F3mlQkfuT-2B8K1YbGeTkF-2FnCyJjv-2BSsDGbMB-2BlFWuXKp5cAfbBJcr7hONODRFcySf9j5UOpGsJ3rHdSB6-2Fz-2B99QwIPSC-2BUWSLDlCjz-2BpL2FvMi8RFPpey3vKY4IKhlMx0iTgpEe2wWuyBc1m8jcbU37JFNM5FHAr0xeR5WkXuDGEohbfGetH7kVnytU-2Fs1BB3m1xLiCny" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign in</a>&nbsp;below.&nbsp;<a href="mailto:info@potterauctions.com?subject=&amp;body=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EMAIL</a>&nbsp;us or call 773.472.1442 to leave phone or absentee bids.

Skaters, Punks & Rebels: A Countercultural Cross-Section

LIVE AUCTION&nbsp;20 AUGUST 2026 11 AM CT<a href="https://us.list-manage.com/17eJbxN_MoS?e=d509e17cc6&amp;c2id=47e409457a7a9b1e38c2596e4383d23b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">INFORMATION</a><a href="https://us.list-manage.com/Sxb4QNuiz9M?e=d509e17cc6&amp;c2id=47e409457a7a9b1e38c2596e4383d23b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">VIEW LOTS</a>

American Design

Register&nbsp;for the Virtual Artists'&nbsp;Talk&nbsp;<a href="https://us.list-manage.com/YOmldgFCY9E?e=d73170d386&amp;c2id=bc54d5901e063e71e968cc979a698766" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>Currently on display at Perspective Gallery is&nbsp;ar•ti•facts, an exhibition featuring new work by gallery members&nbsp;<a href="https://us.list-manage.com/11o7craYMeX?e=d73170d386&amp;c2id=bc54d5901e063e71e968cc979a698766" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeffrie Chirchirillo</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://us.list-manage.com/DXC3M19tM0D?e=d73170d386&amp;c2id=bc54d5901e063e71e968cc979a698766" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jane Feely</a>. While each artist focuses on their own specific subject matter,&nbsp;both are able to highlight the beauty and meaning in often overlooked, sometimes intimate, scenes.&nbsp;Chirchirillo&nbsp;presents&nbsp;Light Filtering Through Leaves, images capturing the annual light show when the roof of his greenhouse collects fallen leaves and becomes a giant light box. "Initially the hackberry leaves are as bright as a school bus and slowly turn to the color of crusty bread," he writes. "The grapevine leaves are more dynamic. They start out as dark green. Some transform to bright oranges and yellows, others become copper or rust colored. Ultimately they become brown."In&nbsp;Imprints of the Past,&nbsp;Feely&nbsp;captures Tenby, the small Welsh fishing town where her family has lived for centuries. By exploring still-visible artifacts of the past she reaches out to touch&nbsp;the imprints of her ancestors, acknowledging those from whom she descends. "This is a place of memories and of whispers of the past, a place of continuity and connection where family heirlooms and mementoes reside," she writes. "This work allows me to reflect on identity&nbsp;and belonging and to recognize where self dwells."The exhibition runs through Sunday, August 30, 2026.&nbsp;A virtual artists'&nbsp;talkwill take place&nbsp;on Thursday, August 20 at 7pm. This Zoom event is free to join but preregistration is required. Please sign up for the talk&nbsp;<a href="https://us.list-manage.com/WkvORdnmvCh?e=d73170d386&amp;c2id=bc54d5901e063e71e968cc979a698766" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.Left/top: Jeffrie Chirchirillo,&nbsp;Leaves on Glass 5275&nbsp;&nbsp;| Right/bottom:&nbsp;Jane Feely,&nbsp;Pressure

Artists' Talk (virtual): Jeffrie Chirchirillo and Jane Feely

Fine Line's Gathering for the Arts event is just around the corner. We want YOU to be part of this extraordinary celebration!When: Friday, August 21, 2026&nbsp;&nbsp;Time: Cocktails from 6 pm, Dinner at 7 pmWhere: REVELRY 675, 675 River Street, BataviaYour ticket price of $150.00 includes live music, good food, an open bar with signature cocktails and mocktails, and a chance to bid on some incredible live auction items, including a 4-night stay at South Carolina's Isle of Palms. But hurry, over half of the tickets have now been sold.Each table seats 10. Remember, you don’t need to be a Fine Line member to join the fun; everyone is welcome. Flying solo? Don't worry, we've got you covered. We will seat you with people who share your love of Fine Line.Don’t sweat the dress code—we don't care what you wear, just as long as you are there! Whether you rock your favorite jeans or dazzle us in sequins, the key is to be&nbsp;part of this amazing night.All proceeds from this event&nbsp;help us, Fine Line, to continue our mission of creating a community where artists and those who love art can learn, experience&nbsp;and share.&nbsp;Let’s make this a night to remember, celebrating the spirit of art and the community that makes it all possible!<a href="https://rrlf5liab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001oGX_n8-PuFqjmxsmDi53zALg-fguKBpXdvXDJzwsDcZVcp_ispWi6bBM8dP6tDva6L0R1S-nCNXfCzzto7uTqdRPzhypSDgUejFq05OQBliDL9xcffCTk3jALAtWU_gAeqdyHGRMJCZdFKTSFWzi5POAkRFk13mE3m1R6LhbhiVWNMQ9pJx8Kg8CELqtF-jO&amp;c=9-VCPAdzux-0gi-5w5HLmzPWnUifkMGj1p72XRDwxtiiortYXV0J9A==&amp;ch=BSCrxW6KWb3BKbMbwiLtejyNZlJfzUQOk39_eifYIuq_yQxyOXGpRw==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get Your Tickets Here</a>

Benefit for the Fine Line Creative Arts Center

Comics &amp; Comic Art Auction Preview Reception &amp; The DIFFA Three for Life Contemporary Art Exhibition Featuring Painting, Photography, and Sculpture RSVP Required: <a href="mailto:HeidiC@HA.com ?subject=CGN%20Rsvp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HeidiC@HA.com </a><a href="https://comics.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?dept=1938&amp;mode=live&amp;auction_name=7469&amp;type=https://www.ha.com/7469" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HA.com/7469</a> | <a href="https://comics.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?dept=1938&amp;mode=live&amp;auction_name=7470&amp;type=surl-7470" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HA.com/7470</a>

Comics & Comic Art

So much to see before Summer ends! Join us at Open Studios! COLOR SONGS: MUSICIANS AS VISUAL ARTISTSJuly 17-Sept 4 20264th Floor Gallery Art is a universal language that has many modes of expression. Color Songs: Musicians as Visual Artists, focuses on a marriage between the disciplines of visual art and music. Seeking visual artists who also create music, or musicians who compose&nbsp;visual artworks; painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed media, printmaking, fiber arts, photography, installation, etc… While works of art addressing music as a subject are encouraged, the works of visual art featured in Color Songs are not limited to this theme. Image: SuRa Dupart – Green Sun Drummer, foam acrylic paint sculpture with black frame 54″x 40″x 6″ GURUSHOTS PHOTO EXHIBITION: CHICAGO 2026JULY 17 – SEPT 4, 20263RD FLOOR GALLERY GuruShots is a digital platform that allows photographers from around the world to submit their work for a variety of thematic photo challenges that open every day.Their July 2026 exhibition at Bridgeport Art Center features their premium exhibitions, a special series of photography exhibitions displaying photographic works from around the globe. Visitors will be able to view this remarkable collection of 150 unique printed works submitted by photographers spanning over 30 different countries.Learn more at&nbsp;<a href="https://bridgeportart.acemlnb.com/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDMV6Gh65F5zADMgRVw2nNSut~wj~hhjqTHI3Gi7p37zEy7x.Nz13.Rzk~w_x6uXnHEMnSZ6Y360OxIU.Nz" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" target="_blank">gurushots.com</a>

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