The newly reimagined Douglass 18 Miniature Golf Course has been transformed into a thriving community hub for local residents to come gather and play. Join for a conversation that examines the possibilities of collaboration in transforming space into a thriving community hub.
Sulfur Cycle 2.0 is a solo exhibition of work by artist Dan Peterman at the MCA Chicago.
Art on theMART is the world's largest and longest-running digital public art platform, viewable nightly at 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. from the Chicago Riverwalk. The current program features projections of “The Obama Portraits”, works celebrating the Year of Chicago Music and a commemorative exhibition dedicated to Frida Kahlo's artistic legacy.
Khecari presents an in progress showing + discussion of "as though your body were right".
The Unity: arts. culture. healing. wellness. walks-ins. & cultural celebration that links the Humboldt Park and Lawndale communities.
THE PERFECT FAMILY GET-TOGETHER! Join us as we celebrate the Grand Opening of Douglass 18 "Chicago's 1st Bird Themed Mini-Golf Course"
An exhibition of handwoven works that explore the architecture of the universe through cosmology.
6018North's ‘One Long Table’ is returning to the 6000 block of North Kenmore Avenue – neighbors join together to turn the street into a space of celebration and community, in the tradition of a Chicago Block Party.
The Emerald Camino Project invites Chicago residents to reconnect through a participatory walking performance along the boulevards in twelve Chicago neighborhoods.
This event will be a presentation and conversation on site-specific water use for gardening with Carmen Vidal-Hallett, an architect, urban planner and designer.
Fossil Fuel Independence Day is a day founded in the future when we achieved sustainability & justice. The day is a celebration of the work of activists, organizers, thinkers and artists. The celebration is open to everyone. We will have a fashion show, rock climbing opportunities, healing circles and more.
Community Days include a variety of hands-on activities, pop-up workshops, exchange and art making.
Join us for a collaborative construction day at the Chicago Portage area in Little Village. We will discuss the site's history and contested future as a nexus of industry and distribution. We will use materials found on site to build around an existing frame. The exact location will be shared closer to the date.
Andrea Wilmsen photographed the Bode Museum as a space for objects contextualized as museum pieces.
Join Farnsworth House for a trolley tour of Midcentury Modern architecture in the Chatham, Marynook and Pill Hill neighborhoods narrated by Award-winning Chicago-based journalist Lee Bey and Jerald “Coop” Cooper, founder of Hood Century.
Exhibiting RAISIN Artist Brett Swinney and family share memories of their South Side Chicago home spanning twenty years. This live conversation will be rebroadcast on Lumpen Radio, and the conversation will be moderated by Asha Iman Veal, RAISIN curator.
A roundtable discussion across countries and continents with leading theatermakers from Chicago, Berlin, Stockholm, and London, moderated by Tracie Hall, Executive Director of the American Library Association. This live event will be rebroadcasted on Lumpen Radio.
Sounding Boards amplifies the voices of progressive artists through public art. Working in collaboration with Harmony Community Church and Redmond, Sounding Boards murals will help shape a new, semi-enclosed garden space and performance area.
6018North is pleased to announce RAISIN, an exhibition exploring themes from the classic play A Raisin in the Sun (1959) by Lorraine Hansberry. In the 1960s, A Raisin in the Sun was translated into 30 languages, and won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle award in its debut year. Produced in cities around the world, the play has been bringing solidarity to various struggles against injustice; from residential segregation within the United States, migration politics across Europe, class inequality in China, and apartheid in South Africa. With artworks created by Chicago and international artists, the RAISIN exhibition offers local and global perspectives on “home.”
Seed A Lot: Sidewalk Share transforms a vacant lot into an immersive rewilding landscape.
A guided tour of the RAISIN exhibition at 6018North.
Exhibiting Raisin Artist Joseph Josué Mora leads an on-site artmaking workshop on the topics of human residence and migration, based on Monarch Butterflies' migration path. This workshop brings forth ideas about how humans are the only species with federal laws that dictate how we migrate.
Special Edition Print Sale of 32 Cans by Cog•nate Collective artists Misael Diaz and Amy Sanchez Arteaga Thirty-two Photo Prints of food cans sold in California will be available for purchase today on site at 6018 North as part of the RAISIN Exhibition.
Lecture by architects Germane Barnes and Shawhin Roudbari, Future Firm, and VAPAA Collective will lecture as part of MAS Context’s 2021 Fall Talks series. This online program will bring together participants of three architecture and design festivals that explore the potential of architecture and design as civic investment in locations such as Chicago, Columbus, Indiana, and Logroño, Spain.
A roundtable discussion with fair housing and community development advocates from Chicago, Thessaloniki, and Athens, moderated by Tiff Beatty, Program Director of Arts, Culture, & Public Policy at the National Public Housing Museum.
Artist Gloria Talamantes discusses The Brown Wall Project and her life in public art. This event is moderated by Asha Iman Veal, RAISIN Curator, and S.A.I.C.'s Being a Woman of Color in the Arts Class.
Moving image work set at Montrose Beach Bird Sanctuary, a constructed parkland space populated by indigenous flora and migratory/nesting birds.
Exhibiting RAISIN Artists zakkiyyah najeebah dumas-o'neal and Kyle Bellucci Johanson discuss housing equity and their family histories in Chicago. This event is moderated by Asha Iman Veal, RAISIN Curator, and S.A.I.C.'s Curating in the Expanded Field Class.
In this performative public art project, a procession of Native people and non-Native allies will visibly mark the presence of unceded Indigenous territory in the heart of Chicago’s downtown with a line of red sand along Michigan Avenue.
Our October Center Sundays: "Hack-A-Thon" will feature drop-in demonstrations led by emerging artists on methods of dissecting, cooking, pressing, shredding and other techniques that are currently being used to investigate new art materials out of organic and inorganic substances.
Professor Swati Chattopadhyay of the University of California Santa Barbara will speak on "Mapping the Ephemeral: Decolonizing Durational Imagination".
A billboard-size light sculpture by BOA Light Studio crowns the available space on the Alliance Française's roof.
A roundtable discussion with human rights and anti-discrimination advocates, from Berlin, Wroclaw, and Athens. The event will be moderated by Hilesh Patel, Executive Director of the Invisible Institute. This live conversation will be rebroadcasted on Lumpen Radio.
Exhibiting RAISIN Artists Nayeli Vega, Zhiyuan Yang, and Maryam Taghavi discuss pluralities of design and home in their works and practices. This event is moderated by Asha Iman Veal, RAISIN Curator, and S.A.I.C.'s Being a Woman of Color in the Arts Class.
A roundtable discussion around approaches to community-building through art and education, moderated by Asha Iman Veal, RAISIN Curator, and S.A.I.C.'s Curating in the Expanded Field Class. This live conversation will be rebroadcasted on Lumpen Radio.
Exhibiting RAISIN Artist Tintin Wulia is the principal investigator of Protocols of Killings: 1965, distance, and the ethics of future warfare. This event is moderated by Asha Iman Veal, RAISIN Curator and SAIC's Being a Woman of Color in the Arts Class.
RAISIN exhibiting Artist Zhiyuan Yang, along with partner Kaveri Raina, present their new podcast "Friends, Artists, Asian Kids–but not Model Minorities.” This podcast will be rebroadcasted on Lumpen Radio following the live session and conversation.
Işıl Eğrikavuk and Nahum, RAISIN exhibiting artists, discuss concepts of exile, place, upside-down Christmas trees, and pinatas floating in outer space. This event is moderated by Asha Iman Veal, RAISIN Curator and SAIC's Curating in the Expanded Field Class.
RAISIN exhibiting artists Unyimeabasi Udoh, Tran Tran, and Diya Khurana discuss objects of care and hope in their practices. This event will be moderated by Asha Iman Veal, RAISIN Curator, alongside S.A.I.C.'s Being a Woman of Color in the Arts undergraduate class.
The ALLL x Leapfrog Project is activating virtual and physical sites that demonstrate Blockchain Technology and NFT. These participatory installations give the public a hands-on experience with the technology that underpins decentralized systems.
Nearly a century ago in Chicago, Edgar Miller, Jesús Torres, Sol Kogen, and others created “handmade” artist colonies that have inspired social movements until present day. How can this history better inform us as we strive to create impactful collective spaces for the future?
Join us November 7th for our monthly Center Sundays for workshops and discussion centered around food and sustainability! The workshops will be followed by a community meal and Empty Bowls event inside of Lan Tuazon's exhibition, "Future Fossils: SUM."
RAISIN Exhibiting Artists Kiki King, Alessia Petrolito, and Marina Cavadini discuss language, movement, and their (our) literary hero—Beneatha. This event is moderated by Asha Iman Veal, RAISIN Curator, and SAIC Being a Woman of Color in the Arts Class.
RAISIN Exhibiting Artists Delilah Salgado, Kioto Aoki, and Jared Brown discuss tone, shadow, and color in their work and practice. This event is moderated by Asha Iman Veal, RAISIN Curator, alongside S.A.I.C.'s Being a Woman of Color in the Arts Class.
Reshma Persuad and colleague Aneela Choudhary will lead a meditation session for artists and a question and answer session. This guided meditation session for artists and creatives will be moderated by S.A.I.C.'s Being a Woman of Color in the Arts Class.
