Chicago Cultural Center

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Image: rendering of Kerry James Marshall mural on the back of the Chicago Cultural Center on Garland Court, fall 2017

78 E. Washington Chicago, IL 60602
312-744-6630
dcase@cityofchicago.org
www.chicagoculturalcenter.org
M–F 10–7; Sa–Su 10–5; Closed Holidays

Current and Upcoming Events at Chicago Cultural Center

Exhibitions
African American Designers in Chicago: Art, Commerce and the Politics of Race
Chicago Cultural Center
Through Mar 03, 2019
Exhibitions
Keep Moving: Designing Chicago's Bicycle Culture
Chicago Cultural Center
Through Mar 03, 2019
Exhibitions
Everyone’s a Designer/Everyone’s Design
Chicago Cultural Center
Through Feb 03, 2019
Exhibitions
Cecil McDonald, Jr.: In the Company of Black
Chicago Cultural Center
Through Apr 14, 2019
Exhibitions Opening Reception
Chicago! The Play, The Movies, The Musical...The Murders
Chicago Cultural Center
Opening: Saturday, Jan 26, 2019 12 – 12 pm
Through Jan 31, 2020
Exhibitions Opening Reception
Furtive
Chicago Cultural Center
Opening: Saturday, Feb 2, 2019 1 – 3 pm
Through Apr 07, 2019
Exhibitions Opening Reception
Forgotten Forms
Chicago Cultural Center
Opening: Saturday, Feb 2, 2019 1 – 3 pm
Through Apr 07, 2019
Exhibitions Opening Reception
In Good Company
Chicago Cultural Center
Opening: Saturday, Feb 2, 2019 1 – 3 pm
Through Apr 07, 2019
Tours
Chicago Children's Choir Open Rehearsal: Black History Month Concert Series
Chicago Cultural Center
Wednesday, Feb 20, 2019 5 – 7 pm
Exhibitions Opening Reception
Goat Island Archive: We have discovered the performance by making it
Chicago Cultural Center
Opening: Friday, Mar 29, 2019 6 – 9 pm
Through Jun 23, 2019
Exhibitions
National Veterans Art Museum Triennial: On War & Survival
Chicago Cultural Center
Through Jul 29, 2019

Past Events
Performances
Everyone's a Designer: Live Storytelling Event
Chicago Cultural Center
Saturday, Jan 12, 2019 1:30 – 3:30 pm
TalksEducation
University of Chicago First Friday Lecture Series
Chicago Cultural Center
Friday, Jan 4, 2019 12:45 – 2 pm
Talks
African American Designers in Chicago: Gallery Talk
Chicago Cultural Center
Thursday, Jan 3, 2019 12:15 – 1 pm
Education
Everyone's a Designer: Learning Lab Meet an Artist
Chicago Cultural Center
Friday, Dec 21, 2018 12 – 2 pm
Art Fairs
Pocket Con 2018
Chicago Cultural Center
Saturday, Dec 15, 2018 12 – 6 pm
TalksEducation
University of Chicago First Friday Lecture Series
Chicago Cultural Center
Friday, Dec 7, 2018 12:15 – 2 pm
ToursYouth / Families
Jukebox Featuring Bollywood Grove
Chicago Cultural Center
Friday, Dec 7, 2018 11 – 11:45 am
ToursYouth / Families
Dance Along Nutcracker
Chicago Cultural Center
Sunday, Dec 2, 2018 11 am – 4 pm
ToursFilm / Video
The T
Chicago Cultural Center
Wednesday, Nov 28, 2018 6 – 8 pm
Exhibitions
Nature, The Glorious Handiwork of the Creator
Chicago Cultural Center
Friday, Sep 14 – Nov 9, 2018 11 pm – 12 am
Exhibitions
Tuned Mass: Jeff Carter, Raheem Majeed & Susan Giles
Chicago Cultural Center
Through Jan 06, 2019
ExhibitionsTalks
Year of Creative Youth Exhibitions
Chicago Cultural Center
Through Jan 06, 2019
Exhibitions
Alexis Rockman: The Great Lakes Cycle
Chicago Cultural Center
Saturday, Jun 2 – Oct 1, 2018 5 – 9 pm
Exhibitions
Bronzeville Echoes: Faces and Places of Chicago’s African American Music Search Events
Chicago Cultural Center
Through Jan 06, 2019
Talks
Nina Chanel Abney: Royal Flush Gallery Talk
Chicago Cultural Center
Thursday, Apr 19, 2018 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Exhibitions
Keith Haring: The Chicago Mural
Chicago Cultural Center
Saturday, Mar 3 – Sep 23, 2018 10 – 11 pm
Exhibitions
Scott Stack: Interior and Exterior
Chicago Cultural Center
Saturday, Feb 10 – Aug 5, 2018 10 – 11 pm
Exhibitions
Nina Chanel Abney: Royal Flush
Chicago Cultural Center
Saturday, Feb 10 – May 6, 2018 10 – 11 pm
Exhibitions
Xavier Toubes: Descriptions Without a Place
Chicago Cultural Center
Saturday, Feb 3 – Jul 29, 2018 10 – 11 pm
Exhibitions
de-skinned: duk ju l kim recent work
Chicago Cultural Center
Saturday, Feb 3 – Jul 29, 2018 10 – 11 pm
Exhibitions
Cleveland Dean: Recto/Verso – Duality of a Fragile Ego
Chicago Cultural Center
Saturday, Feb 3 – Jul 29, 2018 10 – 11 pm
Film / Video
Film Screening: "My Neighborhood: Pilsen"
Chicago Cultural Center
Wednesday, Dec 6, 2017 6:30 – 9 pm
Exhibitions
Chicago Architecture Biennial
Chicago Cultural Center
Saturday, Sep 16, 2017 – Jan 7, 2018 5 – 6 pm
Tours
Chicago Park District and Synapse Arts
Chicago Cultural Center
Wednesday, Jun 21, 2017 6 – 7 pm
Tours
Chicago Park District and Chicago Sculpture International: Sculpture Around Town
Chicago Cultural Center
Wednesday, Jun 21 – 25, 2017 6 – 7 pm
Tours
Silk Road Rising
Chicago Cultural Center
Thursday, May 25, 2017 3 – 6 pm
Youth / Families
Young People's Concerts
Chicago Cultural Center
Thursday, May 18 – Jun 1, 2017 10:30 am – 12 pm
Art Fairs
Chicago Sculpture Exhibit
Chicago Cultural Center
Thursday, May 11 – Oct 1, 2017 6 – 7 pm
Tours
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago Cultural Center
Thursday, May 11 – Oct 1, 2017 5 – 6 pm
Exhibitions
Candida Alvarez: Here
Chicago Cultural Center
Saturday, Apr 29 – Aug 6, 2017 4 – 5 pm
Exhibitions
The Wall of Respect: Vestiges, Shards and Legacies
Chicago Cultural Center
Saturday, Feb 25 – Jul 30, 2017 4 – 5 pm
Talks
Discussion with Artists and Curators: The Wall of Respect
Chicago Cultural Center
Saturday, Feb 25, 2017 1 – 3:30 pm
Talks
Artist Talk: Eugene Eda's Doors for Malcolm X College
Chicago Cultural Center
Saturday, Feb 25, 2017 11 am – 12 pm
Nicole Marroquin and Andres L. Hernandez: Printing Workshops
Chicago Cultural Center
Saturday, Feb 25, 2017 10 am – 6 pm
Exhibitions
Nicole Marroquin and Andres L. Hernandez: Historical F(r)ictions
Chicago Cultural Center
Saturday, Feb 18 – May 7, 2017 4 – 5 pm
Exhibitions
50 x 50 Invitational / The Subject is Chicago: People, Places, Possibilities
Chicago Cultural Center
Saturday, Feb 11 – Apr 9, 2017 4 – 5 pm
Exhibitions
Artist in Residence: Aram Han Sifuentes
Chicago Cultural Center
Tuesday, Feb 7 – May 18, 2017 4 – 5 pm
Exhibitions
Eugene Eda’s Doors for Malcolm X College
Chicago Cultural Center
Saturday, Jan 21 – Jun 25, 2017 4 – 5 pm
Exhibitions
The Pride & Perils of Chicago’s Public Art
Chicago Cultural Center
Saturday, Jan 14 – Jul 30, 2017 4 – 5 pm
Exhibitions
Chicago Architecture Biennial Installations
Chicago Cultural Center
Through Dec 31, 2018