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Rebirth Tour by Free Fyre

21c Museum Hotel Chicago 55 E Ontario, Chicago, IL

The Rebirth Tour brought to you by Free Fyre, is a mix of Jazz and Spoken Word poetry live retelling the stories of the Harlem renaissance. 21c Museum Hotel Chicago is thrilled to host a free jazz and spoken word poetry event in collaboration with Free Fyre’s Rebirth Tour Sunday, May 22 at 6 p.m. …
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Michelle Hartney Elevate Exhibition and Residency – Write In

21c Museum Hotel Chicago 55 E Ontario, Chicago, IL

Exhibition: July 1 – August 28, 2022 Activations: Write-In June 30, 5-7pm and Sewing Circle August 26, 5-7pm Location: Gallery 3 Partners: 21c Kansas City, 21c Cincinnati RSVP via Eventbrite here. 21c Chicago’s Artist in Residence program offers prolonged engagement, development, and support for Chicago artists. Through this program, we invite Chicago artists to create …
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Virtual Sewing Circle with Michelle Hartney

21c Museum Hotel Chicago 55 E Ontario, Chicago, IL

August 23, 6-7pm RSVP via Eventbrite for Zoom link Join Michelle Hartney on August 23 for a virtual sewing circle and introduction to Unplanned Parenthood: Letters to an Army of Millions, a collaborative mixed media project currently on view at 21c Museum Hotel Chicago. During the virtual sewing circle, Hartney will introduce Unplanned Parenthood and …
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Kelly Kristin Jones: Rib Of Disaster

21c Museum Hotel Chicago 55 E Ontario, Chicago, IL

Elevate at 21c Chicago: September 1 – October 31, 2022 Opening reception with the Artist: September 1, 6:00-7:30pm Plinths for the People Activation: October 2022 Kelly Kristin Jones’s photo-based interventions and counter monuments unsettle well-worn imperial attributes to consider alternative vocabularies. Time-based, collaborative and still works operate by blocking prevailing “master” narratives. Each action embraces the …
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21c Chicago & Roosevelt University Presents: Chamber Music Masterworks

21c Museum Hotel Chicago 55 E Ontario, Chicago, IL

Join 21c Chicago and Roosevelt University for a two-night performance of the chamber music masterworks in concert Date: WEdnesday, September 21st (Night 1 of a two-night performance) Time: 5:30 - 7:00 PM Where: 21c Museum Hotel Chicago (55 E Ontario St. Chicago, IL 60611) Free and open to the public RSVP Here  The Chicago College of Performing Arts …
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21c Chicago & Roosevelt University Presents: Chamber Music Masterworks

21c Museum Hotel Chicago 55 E Ontario, Chicago, IL

Join 21c Chicago and Roosevelt University for a two-night performance of the chamber music masterworks in concert Date: Thursday, September 22nd (Night 2 of a two-night performance) Time: 5:30 - 7:00 PM Where: 21c Museum Hotel Chicago (55 E Ontario St. Chicago, IL 60611) Free and open to the public RSVP Here  The Chicago College of Performing Arts …
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Michelle Hartney Sewing Circle and Intimate Conversation with Ameri Klafeta, Director of the Women’s and Reproductive Rights Project (WRRP)

21c Museum Hotel Chicago 55 E Ontario, Chicago, IL

21c Museum Hotel Chicago is proud to host a Sewing Circle on September 23rd with Artist in Residence, Michelle Hartney. As part of her collaborative mixed media project and exhibition, Unplanned Parenthood: Letters to an Army of Millions, Hartney will lead the sewing circle and join Ameri Klafeta, Director of the Women’s and Reproductive Rights …
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Pop Stars! – Guided Exhibit Tour with Juli Lowe, 21c Museum Manager

21c Museum Hotel Chicago 55 E Ontario, Chicago, IL

Curious about contemporary art? Learn about 21c Chicago’s current exhibition, Pop Stars!, 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 4 pm to explore. Tours are free and open to the public.

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Blue Alice

21c Museum Hotel Chicago 55 E Ontario, Chicago, IL

Performance by Irene HsiaoCostume by Vin Reed Oct. 7, 6:00pm RSVP here “Only the light that falls continually from the sky gives a tree the energy to push powerful roots into the earth. The tree is actually rooted in the sky.” — Simone Weil Blue Alice (by 21c's first artist in residence, Irene Hsiao) is a response to …
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Pop Stars! – Guided Exhibit Tour with Juli Lowe, 21c Museum Manager

21c Museum Hotel Chicago 55 E Ontario, Chicago, IL

Curious about contemporary art? Learn about 21c Chicago’s current exhibition, Pop Stars!, 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 4 pm to explore. Tours are free and open to the public.

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Curatorial Conversations with Kristin Taylor, Museum of Contemporary Photography Curator of Academic Programs & Collections and Chicago based artist, Guanyu Xu 徐冠宇

21c Museum Hotel Chicago 55 E Ontario, Chicago, IL

Friday, October 14th - 6:30pm Wine reception to follow 7:30-8:30pm Free and open to the public RSVP Here 21c Museum Hotel Chicago is honored to collaborate with Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) on this month’s Curator Conversation. MoCP’s Photography Curator of Academic Programs & Collections, Kristin Taylor will be in conversation with artist Guanyu Xu 徐冠宇who currently has …
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