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Immerse yourself in the past, present, and future of Chicago’s thriving art and design scene—now through 2025.

Immerse yourself in the past, present, and future of Chicago’s thriving art and design scene now through 2025. Art Design Chicago is a special series of events and exhibitions that highlight the voices and stories that are part of the city’s unique artistic heritage and creative communities. Art is everywhere in Chicago–in your neighborhood or just a few L stops away. At museums, community centers, parks, and gardens, seize this opportunity to be inspired and connect with the art and artists that shape and reflect the life of the city. 

Art Design Chicago is an initiative of the Terra Foundation for American Art in partnership with local artists and arts organizations across the city. The initiative seeks to expand narratives of American art with an emphasis on Chicago’s diverse and vibrant creative cultures and the stories they tell. Through grants to Chicago-based institutions and a partners’ network, Art Design Chicago also aims to strengthen vital connections between cultural organizations, creatives, and communities throughout Chicago. 

For information about previous iterations of Art Design Chicago, visit the archived 2018 and Art Design Chicago Now websites.

65+ Cultural
Partners

35+ Exhibitions

Hundreds Of
Events

ADVISORS

Advisors for Art Design Chicago include an active roster of local cultural leaders and influencers.

Community Engagement Learning Community Steering Committee 

Monique Brinkman-Hill, South Side Community Art Center  

Jorge Felix, Puerto Rican Arts Alliance  

Erica Griffin, Chicago History Museum  

Tempestt Hazel, Sixty Inches from Center  

Ross Jordan, Jane Addams Hull-House Museum  

Mia Khimm, The Joyce Foundation  

Ciera McKissick, Hyde Park Art Center  

Meida McNeal, Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events  

Claire Ruud, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago  

Vanessa Sanchez, National Museum of Mexican Art  

Nancy Villafranca, Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events  

Pascale Ife Williams, Terra Foundation Senior Engagement Fellow  

Additional Advisors 

J.C. Aevalioitis, Polk Bros Foundation  

Sigita Balzekas, Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture  

Lindsay Bosch, Block Museum of Art

Romi Crawford, School of the Art Institute of Chicago  

Nora Daley, Civic Leader  

Laura-Caroline de Lara, DePaul Art Museum  

Amina Dickerson, Dickerson Global Advisors  

Barbara Engelskirchen, National Museum of Mexican Art  

Susan Friel, Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events  

Sofia Gabriel del Callejo, Hyde Park Art Center

Laura Herrera, Museum of Contemporary Art  

CJ Lind, Smart Museum of Art  

Jamey Lundblad, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events  

Thema McDonald, Chicago History Museum  

Allison Peters Quinn, Hyde Park Art Center  

Kevin Reader, Design Museum of Chicago  

Gwendolyn Rugg, NORC  

Thelma Uranga, National Museum of Mexican Art  

Lindsey Wurz, Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art  

Rebecca Zorach, Northwestern University