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

What is the relationship between an artwork and its maker? Can we confidently link the two, or do they diverge in meaning and intention?In this keynote lecture, Alexander Nemerov (Stanford University, Department of Art &amp; Art History) will reflect on these enduring questions. Drawing from his acclaimed biography&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://northwestern.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=904f932038284b4d9eea69636&amp;id=4b0069d16a&amp;e=ec81127d70" target="_blank">Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York</a>, Nemerov will invite audiences to consider how chance, abstraction, and artistic identity intersect in Frankenthaler’s work and legacy.&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://northwestern.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=904f932038284b4d9eea69636&amp;id=61c7046ef0&amp;e=ec81127d70" target="_blank">RSVP FOR KEYNOTE</a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://northwestern.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=904f932038284b4d9eea69636&amp;id=713205aa33&amp;e=ec81127d70" target="_blank">EXPLORE ALL FALL 2025 PROGRAMS</a>

Alexander Nemerov on Helen Frankenthaler’s Diversions

The Annual Recycled Art Sale&nbsp;includes thousands of pieces of art that have been donated to The Art Center from private collectors, galleries, estates, corporate art collections, and institutions throughout the year. Each October we organize, research, and price to sell all of these donated items and offer them in a 10-day event that benefits our programming, education, and outreach. A community favorite for over 20 years, the variety of items is vast and of high quality, including paintings, prints, ceramics, decorative objects, vintage posters, sculpture, art glass, jewelry, and more.We take art donations all year!&nbsp;Donations of artwork in good condition are accepted all year and can be brought to the front desk during office hours. If artwork can not be delivered to TAC by the donor, pickups can be arranged on a case-by-case basis.

Recycled

Read CGN's recent feature on deathmatch <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/articles/deathmatch-by-mac-pierce-at-bert-green-an-intimate-artistic-exploration-of-war-and-games-both-real-and-pretend" target="_blank">here</a> from the Fall 2025 magazine. Mac Pierce is concerned with the influence of technology on society and culture, with a special emphasis on the tendencies for technocratic overreach and surveillance to contribute to social decay and violence. His work utilizes 3D printing, coding, video, computer hardware, video game content, and carefully selected text and data, synthesized into a conceptual framework.Given contemporary national and world political trends, Pierce’s work takes on added significance as many of his conceptual approaches have shown to be relevant to the realities of recent current events. In addition to an opening reception, the gallery will be hosting a public Halo CE LAN party (participation reservations required), at which players will participate in a competitive in-person video game event scheduled to run all day long. Sponsored by Bawls Energy. Reservation link is above. Mac Pierce (He/Him) (b. 1993, Seattle, WA) is a Chicago based artist and creative technologist. Raised in Idaho, he studied fine arts at the University of Idaho and self-taught various digital technologies to incorporate into his artistic practice. Refining his practice, he received his MFA in studio arts from the Art and Technology Studies department at the School of the Art institute of Chicago. All Day LAN party, Saturday, August 9, 2025Halo CE LAN party - Players will participate in a competitive in-person video game event scheduled to run all day (12pm to Late). Sponsored by Bawls Energy.LAN party sign up <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbZXZuL8Sb4HNijQ2LWGkcHbjVBRBERpmtbNS_Dq7DIm3X8Q/viewform?usp=dialog" target="_blank">link</a>

Mac Pierce: deathmatch

Sept 19 - Oct 18Allison Reimus: Repetition with Variety

 Allison Reimus: Repetition with Variety

Mac Pierce: deatchmatch Closing ReceptionSaturday October 18, 2-5 pm

Mac Pierce: deathmatch Closing Reception

The Fall West Loop Contemporary Fine Art EXPO... Celebrate Chicago Artist Month at an Art Expo unlike any in Chicagoland! At the Stephen M. Bailey Auditorium in Plumbers Hall | 1340 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago, IL 60607 Located on the fabulous Randolph Street Restaurant Row. A Curated Boutique Expo, featuring more than 40 Invitation-Only Artists, offering Original Art direct to the public. Presenting exemplary Artists from 7 states, this Midwest Exclusive Art Expo takes place in an historic Beaux-Arts auditorium in Chicago's trendy and conveniently located West Loop. The Fall West Loop Contemporary Fine Art Expo will feature a unique collection of eclectic, extraordinary and diverse art including: Abstract &amp; Abstract-Expressionism,Cityscapes, Encaustic, Expressionism, Figurative, Impressionism, Pastel, Plein Air, Post-Impressionism, Pop Art Realism, Sculpture, Still Life, Watercolor and more... Artists will be on-site to discuss their work and offer the opportunity for attendees to purchase fine art at affordable prices. Visit <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.westloopartexpos.com/" target="_blank">www.GourmetExpos.com</a> to see Artists Gallery Expo Hours/Tickets:• First Look Preview, Includes Hor d'oeuvres (Cash Bar), Friday, October 17, 7PM to 10PM - $40• Saturday, 11AM to 7PM• Sunday, 11AM; And Special for Art Lovers &amp; Bears Fans - Post Game Hours Open to 7PM Daily Tickets $20Multiple Day Tickets Available Parking:&nbsp;Plenty of low cost parking on site. For further information and tickets:Gourmet Expos, Beverly Hills, CA <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:info@gourmetexpos.com?subject=CGN%20Inquiry" target="_blank">info@gourmetexpos.com</a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.westloopartexpos.com/" target="_blank">www.gourmetexpos.com</a>310-358-9097

The Fall West Loop Contemporary Fine Art EXPO

ABOUT THE DRIEHAUS MUSEUMThe Driehaus Museum engages and inspires the global community through exploration and ongoing conversations in art, architecture, and design of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its permanent collection and temporary exhibitions are presented in an immersive experience within the restored Nickerson Mansion, completed in 1883, at the height of the Gilded Age, and the Murphy Auditorium, built in 1926. The Museum’s collection reflects and is inspired by the collecting interests, vision, and focus of its founder, the late Richard H. Driehaus. For more information, visit<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.driehausmuseum.org/" target="_blank">driehausmuseum.org</a>&nbsp;and connect with the Museum on&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Driehaus-Museum/362867207176025" target="_blank">Facebook</a>,&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/DriehausMuseum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.instagram.com/driehausmuseum/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. ABOUT THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA&nbsp;&nbsp;Founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is consistently hailed as one of the world’s great orchestras. In April 2024, Klaus Mäkelä was named the Orchestra’s 11th music director, and&nbsp;he&nbsp;will begin an initial five-year tenure as Zell Music Director with the 2027/28 Season. Riccardo Muti, the Orchestra’s&nbsp;distinguished 10th music director from 2010 until 2023,&nbsp;became Music Director Emeritus for Life at the beginning of the&nbsp;2023/24 Season. Daniil Trifonov is the CSO Artist-in-Residence for the 2024/25 Season. The CSO commands a vast repertoire, from baroque through contemporary music. Its renowned musicians perform more than 150 concerts annually, in Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center in downtown Chicago and each summer at the Ravinia Festival in suburban Highland Park. The ensemble regularly tours nationally, and since 1892, has made 64 international tours, performing in 29 countries on five continents.&nbsp;&nbsp; Patrons around the globe enjoy weekly radio broadcasts of CSO concerts and recordings via the WFMT Radio Network and online at&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://cso.org/experience/csoradio/" target="_blank">cso.org/radio</a>. Launched in 2007,&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://cso.org/experience/curation/cso-resound/" target="_blank">CSO Resound</a>&nbsp;is the ensemble’s Grammy Award–winning independent record label, featuring live performances with world-class conductors and guest artists. Since 1916, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus have amassed an extensive discography that has earned 65 Grammy awards from the Recording Academy.&nbsp; The CSO is part of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSOA), which also includes the Chicago Symphony Chorus, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Symphony Center Presents, and the Negaunee Music Institute. The&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://cso.org/about/chicago-symphony-chorus/" target="_blank">Chicago Symphony Chorus</a>, founded by Margaret Hillis in 1957, is the country’s largest professional chorus. Founded by second music director Frederick Stock during the 1919/20 Season, the&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://cso.org/education-community/musician-training/civic-orchestra-of-chicago/" target="_blank">Civic Orchestra of Chicago</a>&nbsp;is a training ensemble for emerging professionals with Ken-David Masur serving as its principal conductor.&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://cso.org/about/scp/" target="_blank">Symphony Center Presents</a>features guest artists and ensembles across an expansive array of genres, including classical, jazz, world and contemporary. The&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://cso.org/education-community/negaunee-music-institute/" target="_blank">Negaunee Music Institute</a>&nbsp;offers community and educational programs that annually engage more than 200,000 people of diverse ages and backgrounds throughout the Chicagoland area.&nbsp; Through the Institute and numerous other activities — including annual free community concerts in Chicago neighborhoods — the CSO is committed to using the power of music to strengthen bonds with its longtime patrons and create connections with new audiences.&nbsp; The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association is supported by thousands of patrons, volunteers and institutional and individual donors. The Negaunee Foundation provides generous support in perpetuity for the work of the Negaunee Music Institute.&nbsp;For more information, visit<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.cso.org/" target="_blank">&nbsp;cso.org</a>.

CSO Chamber Music: Tiffany: Beyond the Shade

Paul Mitchell is an art professor and digital artist living in Illinois. This selection is from a body of work reflecting his interest in climate change, beginning in 2006, with the publication of&nbsp;An Inconvenient Truth&nbsp;by Al Gore. This led to the realization that climate change was connected to global warming, ocean acidification, wildlife extinction, and massive migration of life on the planet. Most recently, his focus has been on mitigation of the problems and suffering caused by climate change. The art is meant to work together, supporting a context of healing our planet.&nbsp;Closing reception and gallery talk: October 23, 7-9pm Wadsworth Family GalleryLewis UniversityOremus Fine Arts CenterOpen 9am-9pm DailyContact Natalie Swain for more information,&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:swainna@lewisu.edu" target="_blank">swainna@lewisu.edu</a>

Paul Mitchell

"Moving On” is a compilation of abstract paintings influenced by the experience of the pandemic, from the days before its onset, to the lasting effects on present day. Eleven bright and complex canvases invite the viewer to connect with the struggle between always changing complexities and mobile, but always present, soothing space.

Elyse Martin: Moving On

Aesthetics of Power, an exhibition juried by artist Mahwish Chishty, looks closely at how aesthetics can be used to express layered, quietly disruptive ideas. This exhibition features work that surprises, that reveals itself slowly, or that occupies the fragile space where beauty unsettles rather than soothes. Artists in this exhibition reflect on how aesthetic interpretations carry the weight of history, how beauty might obscure or reveal power, and how what is finely wrought can also bear witness. Exhibiting Artists: Parto &amp; Pardis Ahmadpour, Rodrigo Azaola, Jane A Barrow, Rex Cassidy, Kyle Chaput, Lucas Cordes,&nbsp;Vincent Escareno, Morgan Ford Willingham, Tara Sabini, Mack Gingles, Matthew Girson, Briena Harmening, Yuliya Klochan, Roopa Kosuri, Jiselle Ramirez, Sajal Siwakoti, Yaning Xing, Shelly Zhang.

Aesthetics of Power

Mariane Ibrahim is pleased to announce Flaming Memory, a solo presentation of new works by Tokyo–based painter, Yukimasa Ida, whose portrait-based practice explores the tension between fleeting perception and the lasting imprint of memory on canvas. Yukimasa Ida builds his paintings through decisive brushstrokes, layering matter onto the canvas to render faces, whether of people close to him or strangers encountered during his travels. These portraits simultaneously convey a sense of vulnerability, marked by the impossibility of truly confronting these figures face to face. At the same time, his recurrent use of red infuses the works with a contagious inner intensity. Imbued with memories of both near and distant presences, Yukimasa Ida’s work lingers in the viewer’s mind like the image of a glowing fire, at once magnetic and perilous. Through facial abstraction, Ida opens a perspective into the visceral depictions of the psyche. Each painting explores the subject's internal state, inviting viewers to confront the complexity of human experience. The absence of distinction between foreground and background draws the eye to the subtle cues of face figuration: the curve of an ear or shadow of a lip, that anchors one's gaze. The artist’s charged color palette, built over a canvas primed with black, amplifies the somatic intensities of his sculptural oil impasto technique that holds the memory of knife marks and wet-on-wet blending. In this way, Ida’s canvases behave like skin—vulnerable to scars, erosion, and inscription. In Ida Yukimasa’s work, the canvas becomes mnemonic flesh, a surface that absorbs what perception cannot fully hold: emotion, disorientation, psychic residue. The power of his work lies in its contradiction: while the image dissolves; the material endures. It is the impossibility of permanence, where memory flickers and decays like a flame, yet everything leaves a trace. Flaming Memory will be on view in Chicago from August 30 to October 25, 2025.

Yukimasa Ida: Flaming Memory

<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=18663075f4&amp;e=95b957c616" target="_blank">Wafaa Bilal: Indulge Me</a> opens February 1 and runs through October 19, 2025.Indulge Me is a major survey of renowned artist Wafaa Bilal (b. 1966, Najaf, Iraq; lives in New York, NY). Crucially, the exhibition will take a comprehensive look at Bilal’s myriad practice, highlighting the development of his work across decades and placing it in conversation with broader art histories. It will also explore cultural cannibalism—that is, how culture (specifically the culture of the other) is used, disassembled, and consumed.Working in performance, sculpture, and with online and interactive technologies, Bilal’s interdisciplinary practice investigates the dynamic between international and interpersonal politics while highlighting the tension between the United States, which he has deemed the “comfort zone,” and the “conflict zone” of Iraq. Through methods such as using his own body to interrogate notions of power and using innovative technologies to rectify acts of cultural destruction, Bilal shows us what it means to consciously engage across cultures while highlighting negative global implications of consumption, exploitation, and profiteering.The exhibition will be organized into five immersive sections, each of which focuses on a major work from Bilal’s practice. Artworks on display include a reconstruction of a room in Chicago’s FLATFILE Gallery that the artist confined himself to for a month-long performance in Domestic Tension (2007). During this performance, Bilal invited the audience to shoot at him with a paintball gun that was operated virtually by viewers who could also interact with him via camera feed and live chat. Over the course of thirty days, a total of 60,000 shots were fired by "shooters" from 128 countries. Also included in the MCA exhibition is a large-scale, towering video displaying images from Bilal’s year-long performance 3rdi (2010–11), wherein Bilal surgically implanted a camera into the back of his head that, every minute on the minute, captured photographs. The photos included in the MCA display will correspond to the minute, hour, and day they were taken.&nbsp;Wafaa Bilal: Indulge Me will also present Thumbsat Satellite (2024), which comprises a golden bust of Saddam Hussein fixed to a satellite and launched into Earth’s orbit as part of the exhibition. Developed as a critique of the former Iraqi president’s rumored desire to launch a bust of himself into space, the work will also feature a number of in-gallery components, including a model of the satellite and bust and a way for visitors to track the artwork’s location through live-captured images before it is destroyed upon re-entry into the atmosphere.&nbsp;Additionally, the exhibition will feature In a Grain of Wheat: Cultivating Hybrid Futures in Ancient Seed DNA, Bilal’s response to ISIS’s destruction of the Winged Bull of Nineveh sculpture, or Lamassu, in 2015. The piece involves inserting high-resolution 3D scans of the sculpture into the DNA of heirloom Iraqi wheat seeds. A commission by the MCA will see the project activated in a new, sculptural form, which will consider if it is possible for a wheat seed to transform terrorist violence into restorative agency.&nbsp;The exhibition is accompanied by a major publication, the first to survey multiple projects by the visionary artist.&nbsp;A series of exhibition-related programs will be announced closer to the opening.&nbsp;Wafaa Bilal: Indulge Me is curated by Bana Kattan, Pamela Alper Associate Curator, with Iris Colburn, Curatorial Associate.&nbsp;Image: Wafaa Bilal (b. 1966, Najaf, Iraq; lives in New York, NY), Rendering of Thumbsat Satellite, 2023. © Wafaa Bilal. Courtesy of the artist.

Wafaa Bilal: Indulge Me

What does the work mean? There is some mystery, some beauty, some drama, some surprise, and a little wit. There is much about being human and being part of or apart from the natural world. There is a lot about the passage of time and the persistence of the past. There is a great deal about celebrating the joy of seeing. That said, the content remains nearly as open for me as it does for you, the viewer.&nbsp;—Ron IsaacsMost of Ron Isaacs’s work—a combination of two-dimensional imagery and cut and sawn wood—operates in an in-between space. Isaacs identifies his work as “trompe l’oeil&nbsp;painted constructions.” He further goes on to state, “I never actually made it to three dimensions; I seem to have stalled at two and a half.”This exhibition debuts a new-to-RAM archive of works created by Isaacs between 1968 and 2020. This grouping—the scope of which is unmatched at any other organization—includes early acrylic on canvas paintings, a drawing, art jewelry, and over 20 painted wood constructions.

Collection Focus: Ron Isaacs

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1758218380/iihmmoarz2hlrglhi4qs.jpg"> PATRON is proud to present&nbsp;Dusk, our fourth solo exhibition with Chicago-based artist Bethany Collins. Continuing narratives and bodies of work included in her recent institutional presentations in the Prospect 6 Triennial New Orleans, as well as her solo exhibition&nbsp;At Sea&nbsp;at The Seattle Art Museum,&nbsp;Dusk&nbsp;brings together five bodies of work composed of paintings and drawings on paper along with sculpture.&nbsp; Dusk, as a moment in time, is defined by an anticipated immersion into darkness. The loss of light is as pivotal to its encounter as the acceptance of its impending absence. Through the use of language, both written and visualized, Collins’s recent work reflects on the metaphoric potential of one story, to be our collective warning and guide. While dusk brings the night, we enter the darkness together. Orchestrating the heart of the exhibition are three new paintings from Collins’s&nbsp;The Battle Hymn of the Republicseries. Arguably the most familiar early American contrafactum—a song in which the melody remains constant while the lyrics are rewritten over time—versions of&nbsp;The Battle Hymn of the Republic&nbsp;have been adapted in support of varying political causes, including revolution, temperance, suffrage, labor, secession, and abolition, articulating often contradictory versions of what it means to be American. Emerging from cloudy, gray- washed backgrounds, Collins’s gestural marks form fragments of lyrical excerpts from alternate versions of the war-time anthem. The phrases included are drawn from adaptations of the song which lean on floral references as universal symbols of grief,&nbsp;renewal, and peace. Bleeding down the paper and abstracted into gesture, Collins translates the intended unifying voices of the lyrics'&nbsp;symbology into illegible noise.&nbsp; Dusk&nbsp;premieres a series of graphite drawings adapted from commercially available floral lithographs produced during the second half of the 19th century. Now housed in the Library of Congress, Collins considers these reproductions of bouquets and arrangements of roses as a persistent American symbol (the rose would be named a top contender for national flower in the 1920s, an honor formalized in 1986 by President Reagan). Shrouded in plumes of charcoal dust, these household images of beauty are, in Collins’s work, disturbed and muddled, reflecting the tempestuous nature of the time.&nbsp; For three new bodies of work, Collins draws inspiration from Herman Melville's 1851 novel,&nbsp;Moby Dick;&nbsp;or, The Whale. Historian Nathaniel Philbrick refers to the novel as an "American Bible," a literary exploration of loss, salvation and the dark consequences of an unrepentant spirit.&nbsp;Or, The Whale. Vol 1., 2024 -2025, is the first of a three volume portfolio that was created by Collins handwriting the entirety of the novel in iron gall ink onto onion skin paper. Ubiquitous from the late Middle Ages through the 19th century, iron gall ink was originally chosen precisely for its “outstanding permanence.”[1] Eventually, this lauded fixity shifted to an inherent vice as the ink’s chemical makeup produced an inevitable corrosion. The ink may eventually eat through the delicate paper, rendering Collins’s adaptation of the original language, like that in her subsequent drawings, largely illegible. Yet, the laborious gestural text remains a doggedly futile act of care and preservation.&nbsp;&nbsp; Moby Dick, Vol. 1, 2&nbsp;and&nbsp;3&nbsp;extend Collins’s&nbsp;Loss&nbsp;series, a body of work which began as a search for the language of endings through expressive and often romantic language. The exhibition includes three graphite drawings, each of which reproduces a single page from the original volumes of Melville's novel. Through a process of physically rubbing away, or erasing the majority of the reproduced language, Collins leaves only phrases that describe, in violent or post-apocalyptic terms, the sea. Ending the exhibition with a line from Melville’s final chapter recasts our attention from the end to the persistence of “the sea . . . which rolls on as it rolled five thousand years ago.” Functioning as memorials to a language, land, or reality lost, are three related “erasure” sculptures, created from the erosion of a blue eraser, reduced to nearly dust after the physical removal of language from a page. The sculptures offer a type of non-textual postscript. Each contains the essence of the story, when language itself has faded away. Positioned on the threshold of uncertainty between past, present, and future,&nbsp;Dusk&nbsp;bears witness to the fleetingness of time as well as the permanence of attentive language and bond. Each shared expression—an epic tale, a national flower or an ever-changing anthem—is an attempt to weather the dark together. [1]&nbsp;&nbsp;Schulze, Charissa, “Inherent Vice, Part 1.” Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 2014. Image: Bethany Collins,&nbsp;In the whiteness of the lilies, 2024, Wax, pastel, and acrylic on paper, 40” x 60” | 101.6 x 152.4 cm

Bethany Collins : DUSK

Aces &amp; Art: A Night of Luck &amp; Giving at Elmhurst Art Museum Tickets: $150-$175 Join us for&nbsp;Aces &amp; Art:&nbsp;A Night of Luck and Giving&nbsp;at the Elmhurst Art Museum on&nbsp;Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 7:00-11:00 pm&nbsp;for an evening filled with style, and a touch of casino-night fun — all in support of the museum’s exhibitions and education programs. The evening includes:• Gaming tables of roulette, blackjack, craps, and more--put the fun in FUNdraising!• Complimentary cocktails &amp; heavy hors d'oeuvres• DJ and dancing• Raffles, artful prizes &amp; surprises Whether you're feeling lucky or just love a night out surrounded by creativity, this is the can't-miss event of the season! Tickets available for $150 per person until September 15th - price increases to $175 per person on September 16th!Special thanks to the&nbsp;Aces &amp; Art&nbsp;Committee:&nbsp;&nbsp;Jen Blanchette, Alina Cahill, Kristi Bieber Gibbs, Christina Kanno, Kierstin Madda, Karen O'Keefe, Kate Subramanian, Karon Sullivan, Christina Witt Can't make the event?&nbsp;Please consider supporting us, so that we can continue to&nbsp;make the power of art accessible and to sustain our ongoing efforts of programming for audiences of all ages through art, education, and architecture.&nbsp;We thank you! <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://shop.elmhurstartmuseum.org/collections/online-shop/products/aces-art-donation" target="_blank">Donate Today!</a>

Aces & Art: A Night of Luck & Giving at Elmhurst Art Museum 

Perspective Gallery is proud to present a new show by fine art photographers Suzanne Metzel and Kaushik Sunder Rajan. Metzel’s&nbsp;For the Love of Trees&nbsp;celebrates trees through the medium of photopolymer gravure.&nbsp;Each image, hand-printed on an etching press, explores different ways of seeing these noble works of nature. Sunder Rajan’s work, titled&nbsp;Gods of Small Things, is a tribute to Arundhati Roy’s novel&nbsp;The God of Small Things,&nbsp;documenting his own visit to the village of Ayamenem in which it was set and the feelings that both the novel and its setting evoked.&nbsp; For the Love of Trees and Gods of Small Things&nbsp;open on October 2, with a public reception on Saturday, October 4 from 5 p.m.- 7 p.m. Suzanne and Kaushik will give an artist’s talk on zoom on Thursday, October 9 at 7 p.m. Please see&nbsp;<a style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://perspectivegallery.com/" target="_blank">perspectivegallery.com</a>&nbsp;for details on how to register for the zoom talk. The show will close on October 26.﻿ Kaushik Sunder Rajan,&nbsp;Untitled

Gods of Small Things

Pistachios is collaborating with Precious Collective to host an exhibition titled Things Unsaid, which will be at Pistachios from August 14, 2025 to October 26, 2025 before traveling to Munich Jewelry Week in 2026. The exhibition features 35 members from Precious Collective, an international community of artists that are bound together by their ambiguous definitions of what exactly ‘precious’ is in relation to jewelry. Conceptually, the exhibition will explore: What is a tangible manifestation for the things unsaid? How can we extend the voice of materiality through acts of making? Where does the metaphysical influence the language of jewelry? This is the first time Precious Collective will be featured in the United States. On Thursday, August 14, 2025 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm we'll be hosting a reception to celebrate the exhibition with Lynne Speake, the Founder and Creative Director of Precious Collective, in attendance.&nbsp;

Things Unsaid

Perspective Gallery is proud to present a new show by fine art photographers Suzanne Metzel and Kaushik Sunder Rajan. Metzel’s&nbsp;For the Love of Trees&nbsp;celebrates trees through the medium of photopolymer gravure.&nbsp;Each image, hand-printed on an etching press, explores different ways of seeing these noble works of nature. Sunder Rajan’s work, titled&nbsp;Gods of Small Things, is a tribute to Arundhati Roy’s novel&nbsp;The God of Small Things,&nbsp;documenting his own visit to the village of Ayamenem in which it was set and the feelings that both the novel and its setting evoked.&nbsp; Suzanne Metzel,&nbsp;Cottonwood

For the Love of Trees

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 6, 2 to 5 PM&nbsp; The True Colors Exhibition offers fresh, painterly approaches to the landscape genre. Color is an expressive tool which illustrates emotional depth and subjective responses. In this exhibition, juried by Nina Weiss, selections include paintings executed from memory, abstract interpretations of the landscape, and Impressionistic approaches. As a result, this compelling exhibition is comprised of oil, pastel and watercolor paintings with evidence of brush strokes, texture, and bold, Expressionistic colors. All of the artists in this exhibition employ color as an evocative tool that conveys the essence of a place, whether real or imagined. They have painted their authentic emotional responses to nature.&nbsp; Artists: Colette Wright Adams, Piotr Antonow, Michael Birnbaum, Alan Brunettin, Carlos Cerrato, Anna Marie Crovetti, John Fleck, Peter Jablokow, Anne Kauff, Mike Barret Kolasinki, Basia Krol, Angela McElwain, Robyn McMurray Hurtig, Elaine Miller, Carol Neiger, Deborah Newmark,&nbsp;Deb Popely, David Ray, Alice Rebechini, Beth Shadur, Pam Spicer, Kris Stebbins Kelly, Maria Sundqvist, Claire Tarnacki, and Sally Wille Location: 619 Grove Street, Downtown Evanston, ILGallery Hours: Thursday through Sunday, 1 to 6 PM<a style="color: rgb(56, 101, 115);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.grovegallery.shop" target="_blank">www.grovegallery.shop</a>Contact: Sarah Kaiser-Amaral(773) 318-0163

True Colors: Fall 2025 Juried Exhibition

Exhibition of Impressionistic Landscape Paintings, juried by Nina Weiss

True Colors: Expressive Landscape Paintings

Bowties, Bustles &amp; Ballroom Basics Dance ClassWednesday, October 29 6:30-8:30 pmLearn how to dance like it’s 1883 in this ballroom dance class. Participants will learn how to Two Step and Waltz, and will play Gilded Age games during breaks.&nbsp;Historical costumes are admired, not required. No partner or previous dance experience necessary.&nbsp; <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://driehausmuseum.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32343bbcd4e3063e18cdf64bf&amp;id=45e40c9240&amp;e=d1db3f815c" target="_blank">MORE INFORMATION + TICKETS</a>

Bowties, Bustles & Ballroom Basics Dance Class

Sept 26 - Oct 30: Guest curated show by Marc LeBlanc To celebrate M. LeBlanc’s 8th anniversary, the gallery has collaborated with local non-profit Arts Of Life on an extraordinary exhibition/event.&nbsp;Over twenty artists have generously donated their work for an exhibition and raffle to be held on Devils Night at Midnight in support of the Arts of Life studio and program.&nbsp;******Guest Curated by&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(0, 112, 168);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://mleblancchicago.com/" target="_blank">M. LeBlanc</a> Marc&nbsp;LeBlanc&nbsp;is an independent curator&nbsp;and the founder and owner of M.&nbsp;LeBlanc, one of Chicago’s premier galleries for international contemporary art. Prior to opening M.&nbsp;LeBlanc,&nbsp;LeBlanc&nbsp;worked as an independent curator, advisor, and writer, organizing over forty exhibitions for galleries in Berlin, Cologne, Chicago, and Los Angeles.Following his international curatorial work,&nbsp;LeBlanc&nbsp;served as the Director of Programming for Art Los Angeles Contemporary and on the host committees of several benefit art auctions supporting research in healthcare sectors, specifically for autoimmune disorders, HIV/AIDS, and reproductive health initiatives. In addition, he wrote numerous reviews and conducted interviews for magazines like Artillery, ArtReview, and Numero.LeBlanc&nbsp;received a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2003 before completing his Masters in Exhibition and Museum Studies from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2008.&nbsp;Opening Reception:September 26, 20255:00 – 8:00 pm&nbsp;Devils’ Night Party and Midnight Artwork RaffleOctober 30, 20258:00 – late&nbsp;Image:Rocco DicaroEyes! Forever Creeping Forward!,&nbsp;2024Marker and pen on paper3×5 in.

You're All Dead to Me: Guest Curated Show by Marc LeBlanc

21c Museum Hotel Chicago is pleased to present D (US) T, a solo exhibition by Daniel Hojnacki. As a part of the Elevate series at 21c Chicago, the work is on view from August - October in Gallery 3. D (US) T is a collection of work that contemplates the temporality of the body and its intrinsic interconnectedness with the cosmic landscape. Combining an array of experimental approaches to the apparatus of photography, I invite moments of stillness and poetic reflection. Photographs of my breath are suspended in frost, fingerprints are stilled with smoke soot, and a plume of dust is blown, hovering amongst the air. These records of performative and fleeting gestures with photography are paired with a selection of collaged found poetry redacted from a vintage book on planetary science, bringing together a collection of work that quietly observes and reflects on the brevity of mortality and the passage of time. Daniel Hojnacki (b.1989) uses experimental techniques in photography to investigate the quietness of being an observer within the world, creating work that explores the importance of materiality in the image-making process. Daniel seeks out ways of recording the movement of the body and natural world, trusting chance happenings within photography to capture the subtle and fleeting textural gestures around us. Daniel received his MFA from the University of New Mexico in 2022 and a BA from Columbia College Chicago in 2011. He is a recipient of the Penumbra Foundation Workspace Artist-In-Residence, LATITUDE Residency, The Patrick Nagatani Photography Scholarship, and The Phyllis Muth Arts Award, among other honors. He has exhibited work at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, University of New Mexico Art Museum, and the Chicago Cultural Center. His work has been featured in Aint-Bad, Pamplemousse Magazine, and Southwest Contemporary Magazine. He currently lives and works in Chicago, IL. Elevate at 21c presents temporary exhibitions of works by artists living and working in the communities surrounding each 21c Museum Hotel. Elevate provides hotel guests and visitors with unique access to the work of notable regional artists, while featuring their work in the context of 21c’s contemporary art space.

Daniel Hojnacki: D (US) T

In 2020, after living in Chicago and showing with the gallery for 18 years, Vidvuds moved with his wife and young daughter back to Latvia. There, they have created a rural life outside Riga on a property bursting with natural beauty. His work has evolved within this context, reflecting their shared experience and awe of the bountiful world surrounding them.<a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.thomasmccormick.com/artists/vidvuds_zviedris" target="_blank">More info</a> Image: Vidvuds Zviedris, July 54th, 2025, acrylic on canvas, 72 x 90 inches, signed, dated and titled verso, #14168

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