Art Design Chicago’s Print Publication Series
One enduring element of the Art Design Chicago initiative is a robust collection of new publications about the city’s art and design history.
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A Closer Look at Art on theMART and Chicago's Digital Artistry
There are only a few weeks left for Chicagoans and city visitors to view the inaugural run of theMART’s extraordinary new public art installation.
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“The Other Queers” and Chicago’s Alternative Histories
A new illustrated essay by the Ladydrawers Comic Collective explores Chicago’s legacy of queer art and activism, inspired by the exhibition The Many Hats of Ralph Arnold: Art, Identity & Politics.
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A Walk Through “Chicago Calling: Art Against the Flow”
“Why are there so many great self-taught and outsider artists in Chicago?”
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Spend Your #GivingTuesday with Art Design Chicago
Give the gift of art history.
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Chicago Tribune Examines Ralph Arnold’s Blurred Lines
“One critic said of me, 'Will the real Ralph Arnold please stand up?’”
Turns out Arnold, a gay, black Korean War veteran who sampled from different art movements, couldn’t really do that.
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“Living Architecture” at 6018North (Chicago Artist Writers)
“Walking through Living Architecture at 6018North feels much like discovering an ancient ruin...With careful intentionality, [it] elevates the creative contributions of immigrant voices and their diaspora.”
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Faheem Majeed on Chicago's Artistic Legacies
"I'm fortunate to be in a moment where I don't have to move—the world's coming here."
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Seven Must-See Art Design Chicago Activities in December
Can you believe December marks the final month of Art Design Chicago?
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Chicago Tribune Profiles Keep Moving: Designing Chicago’s Bicycle Culture
Chicago’s bike enthusiasts are having a moment, showcased in the Design Museum of Chicago’s new exhibition. The Tribune’s Steve Johnson takes a close look.
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New York Times: 50 Years Later, Chicago Artists Are Getting Their Due
The New York Times features an in-depth exploration of the Smart Museum’s exhibition on the Black Arts movement of Chicago’s South Side.
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New Podcast Explores Dr. Margaret T. Burroughs and South Side Creativity
Postloudness and Sixty Inches from Center dive into the legacy and impact of one of Chicago’s most influential artists, Dr. Margaret Burroughs, in this podcast special presented as part of Art Design Chicago.
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Video: Behind the Scenes at the Block Museum of Art
A look behind the Block Museum’s new exhibition showcasing the legacy and impact of Millie and Morton Goldsholl’s local design studio.
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WTTW Segment Highlights Two New Design Shows
WTTW’s Chicago Tonight examines two new design-inspired exhibitions on view as part of Art Design Chicago.
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Introspective Magazine Looks at Modern by Design: Chicago Streamlines America
Introspective Magazine takes a sweeping look at the new exhibition focusing on how Chicago first brought cutting edge design to the masses.
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Seven Must-See Art Design Chicago Activities in November
Walking tours, film screenings, art-making, and more—Art Design Chicago truly has something for everyone this November. Need a little help deciding what to do and see?
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Our City Then and Now: How Young Photographers are Defining Chicago’s Visual Narrative (Video)
Two Chicago-based photographers document the less-exposed corners of the city in the tradition of their predecessors.
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Open Air Art: Bringing the Museum to the People through “Art Moves”
Sixty Inches from Center traces the development and impact of the Museum of Vernacular Arts and Knowledge’s “Art Moves” project.
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A View of Chicago’s Urban Spaces through the Photography of Yasuhiro Ishimoto and Others
Sixty Inches from Center looks at juxtapositions of Chicago’s spatial poetics and politics through the exhibition Yasuhiro Ishimoto: Someday, Chicago and contemporary work by today’s artists.
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A Closer Look at Chicago’s Disability Arts Movement
Sixty Inches from Center examines the exhibiiton Chicago Disability Activism, Arts, and Design: 1970s to Today with interdisciplinary artist and designer Bri Beck.
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The World's Fair, 125 Years Later
How we’re remembering Chicago's grandest spectacle this season.
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"Hand of an Angel, Eye of a Sage" — The New York Times Reviews Charles White: A Retrospective at MoMA
Times critic Holland Carter explores the life and work of Charles White as seen through the exhibition Charles White: A Retrospective.
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Photography and Film Programming this Season
Explore Chicago’s unique character through the lenses of photographers and filmmakers.
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Announcing Our Scholarly Symposia Series
The Terra Foundation for American Art has announced a roster of scholarly symposia being organized by partners in Chicago and beyond as part of Art Design Chicago this fall and winter.
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Meet the Chicago Imagists This Fall
It’s Imagists season. Our partners have five new exhibitions and a variety of programming available about the dynamic, fantastical group of representational artists.
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