OFF-SPRING: New Generations, 21c Chicago’s latest exhibition, opens to the public with a reception on Thursday, March 2, 2023 from 6:30 to 8:30pm. An introduction to the exhibition by 21c Chief Curator Alice Gray Stites will be followed by a presentation by featured artist Angela Ellsworth at 6:30 pm. The opening is free and open …
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Curious about contemporary art? Learn about 21c Chicago’s current exhibition, OFF-SPRING, and the artists behind all of the works on a guided tour from 21c’s Museum Manager, Juli Lowe. Meet us in the lobby at 5 pm to explore. Tours are free and open to the public. Featured Image: Carrie Mae Weems, Untitled (Woman and Daughter with Make …
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Enjoy a guided art tour of our current exhibit, OFF-SPRING: New Generations with 21c Chicago Museum Manager, Juli Lowe. Learn all about contemporary art and the artists behind the exhibition. Following the art tour, we will be celebrating women in wine with Shall We Wine CEO & Founder, Regine T. Rousseau, who be providing a …
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Jazz Jam Session featuring Julia Danielle Tuesday, March 28th, 7-10pm Free and open to the public 21c’s Jazz Jam Sessions continue bimonthly! Jazz jam sessions have long been the place where musicians gather to connect and perform together while honing their skills. The Matt Jarosch Quintet and vocalist Julia Danielle will kick off the night with …
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Curious about contemporary art? Learn about 21c Chicago’s current exhibition, OFF-SPRING: New Generations, and the artists behind all of the artworks on a guided tour from 21c's Museum Manager, Juli Lowe. Meet us in the lobby at 5:00 pm to explore. Tours are free and open to the public. Featured image: Carrie Mae Weems Untitled (Woman …
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21c Museum Hotel Chicago is honored to collaborate with theNate on this month’s Curator Conversation. Director and Curator of the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park (theNate) and the Visual Arts Gallery at Governors State University, Jeff Stevenson will be in conversation with artist Bernard Williams. theNate is receiving a new sculpture by the artists and together Jeff and Bernard will discuss the integration …
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For Freedoms News (FFN) is an artist-led reimagining of television news. Created by the artist collective For Freedoms, which centers art and creativity as a catalyst for transformative connection and collective liberation, this project began with a residency at the Brooklyn Museum concurrent with early voting in the 2022 midterm elections, continued at Untitled Art Miami Beach, as …
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Janet Biggs, Helina Metaferia and Jennifer Wen Ma join Elizabeth Corr (NRDC) and Anne Verhallen (ATLT) to discuss their artistic practices, their works featured in EXPO CHICAGO and the inspiration behind them. Talk begins at 5:30pm and will be followed by a musical performance at 6:30pm by Kinsella & Pulse. Cocktails and light food provided. Program is free and …
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Plinths, the heavy platforms that hold up statues and monuments, are by their very definition not made for all. Plinths for the People takes the historical plinth and turns it into a grand stage activated by the community. Kelly Kristin Jones ensures that all stories, voices, and visions are acknowledged as community members speak their …
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Museum of Contemporary Photography's Karen Irvine, Chief Curator and Deputy Director, and Kristin Taylor, Curator of Academic Programs and Collections, will lead a discussion with Natalie Krick and Kelli Connell whose collaborative project o_Man! recontextualizes Edward Steichen’s renowned 1955 exhibition, The Family of Man, which included 503 photographs narrating the human experience from a distinctly western, patriarchal perspective, and which traveled …
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Please join Judilee Reed, President and CEO of United States Artists, in conversation with Salvador Jiménez-Flores, an interdisciplinary ceramicist and 2021 USA Fellow in Craft, on Saturday, April 15 at 5pm. Attend the conversation as they discuss the politics of identity and states of double consciousness, addressing issues of colonization, migration, “the other,” and futurism …
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Sip on a glass of wine and enjoy a guided tour of our current exhibit, OFF-SPRING. Learn all about contemporary art and the artists behind the work. Meet in Gallery 5 + 6 on the 2nd Floor. Tour starts at 5:00pm and is free and open to the public.
