In an interview for Art Design Chicago, Cesáreo Moreno, Chief Curator of the National Museum of Mexican’s Art, and organizer of the exhibition Arte Diseño Xicágo: Mexican Inspiration from the World's Columbian Exposition to the Civil Rights Era, spoke about the city’s immigrant past.
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As part of a new editorial partnership between Art Design Chicago and Sixty Inches from Center, Sixty has published a comprehensive and personal look at the exhibition Arte Diseño Xicágo: Mexican Inspiration from the World's Columbian Exposition to the Civil Rights Era from the perspective of, in her own words, an ancestor.
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Art Design Chicago is proud to announce a new editorial partnership with Sixty Inches from Center in an effort to draw connections between the histories explored through Art Design Chicago and the present day.
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From the creative ingenuity of self-taught “outsider” artists, to the living history on display behind the acclaimed Johnson Publishing Company, June’s exhibitions are not to be missed.
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Three Art Design Chicago exhibitions have been named by Michigan Avenue Magazine as “can’t miss” in a recent feature.
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Art Design Chicago is collaborating with six pioneering Chicago-based artists who will create new works inspired by their experiences attending Art Design Chicago exhibitions and programs.
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Inspired by the spirit of curiosity that we exhibit in our daily lives, Art Design Chicago is rolling out a public engagement campaign entitled Just Go See It.
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Condé Nast Traveler names Art Design Chicago and partners EXPO Chicago, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Chicago Architecture Foundation, within its “10 Reasons You Need to Visit Chicago This Year.”
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In a new feature, Ebony’s online magazine shines a light on the upcoming Art Design Chicago exhibition A Johnson Publishing Story.
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Join us in celebration of Chicago’s art and design history with our Summer Kick-Off events, including the opening of three new exhibitions, a Pilsen fiesta, and much more.
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In a full-page Sunday paper feature story, the Chicago Tribune examines the exhibition Arte Diseño Xicágo: Mexican Inspiration from the World's Columbian Exposition to the Civil Rights Era, and talks to its curator Cesáreo Moreno.
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Newly announced public tours showcase the diversity of Chicago’s neighborhood art offerings, are open to the public and many at no cost.
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In a wide-ranging New York Times article within its annual “Museums” special section, Terra Foundation Executive Director Elizabeth Glassman speaks about the origins of the Art Design Chicago initiative, and the key role that the Terra Foundation played in helping to get the project off the ground.
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ABC 7 Chicago visits the Art Design Chicago exhibition Barbara Jones-Hogu: Resist, Relate, Unite 1968–1975, and reflects on Jones-Hogu’s place in Chicago history as a leading figure of the Black Arts Movement.
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In a comprehensive feature headlined “All Eyes on Art Design Chicago”, the Chicago Reader provides an advance look at key Art Design Chicago exhibitions, outlining the origins of the initiative.
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Art Design Chicago is pleased to announce a collaboration with The Chicago Athletic Association hotel on the Storytelling Series, a monthly podcast taking place throughout 2018 in the hotel’s Drawing Room Library.
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Major Grant to Support Field Trips and Curriculum Resources for Approximately 4,500 Students and 150 Teachers across 50 Chicago Public Schools
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In an announcement of Creative Chicago: An Interview Marathon, The Art Newspaper published a preview of the upcoming Navy Pier interview marathon hosted by renowned curator and historian Hans Ulrich Obrist.
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Art Design Chicago hosts a public art hunt from EXPO 2017.
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Four-Hour Interview Marathon at EXPO CHICAGO 2018 to Feature Prominent Chicago Artists, Designers and More, Including Artist Theaster Gates, Jeanne Gang
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Art Design Chicago will be participating in #AskACurator Day, an annual engagement opportunity in which museum curators across the world answer audience questions through social media.
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A look behind the scenes at upcoming Art Design Chicago exhibition "The Many Hats of Ralph Arnold: Art, Identity and Politics" at the Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) at Columbia College Chicago.
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“In the same way that the overall initiative is telling a story about Chicago art and design, I felt very strongly that the [design] identity should also play that role,” said Art Design Chicago graphic designer James Goggin.
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The Terra Foundation for American Art announces 33 new grants for Art Design Chicago projects given to 31 cultural organizations located in Chicago and beyond and totaling approximately $2.5 million.
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A new online guide to American art-related archival collections in the Chicago area was just launched by The Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art and the Terra Foundation for American Art as one of the early foundational components of Art Design Chicago.
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