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Event‘Folk music’ means more than ‘acoustic’ or ‘past,’ come to the 60th Folk Festival and find outThe Folk Festival is still fighting the good fight all these decades later and against all manner of foes more dangerous than TV. Read more.
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NewsU.S.-China Forum, exhibition to explore Chinese contemporary artThe University of Chicago will convene artists and scholars from around the world on Feb. 6 for the U.S.-China Forum, a one-day symposium that will examine how the countries intersect, interact and overlap through the arts. Read more.
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Student ArtsUChicago Third-Years Amplify Queer Voices Through New Performing Arts ShowcaseThe group applied for and received the University’s Student Creativity Grant, allowing them to cover the costs of organizing and begin working with the Logan Center to secure a space to hold the event. Read more.
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NewsCourt Theatre announces 66th seasonOn Tuesday, Court Theatre announced its 66th season including: “Two Trains Running,” “Antigone” and “Othello.” Read more.
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ExhibitionHouse of HairWhile installing The Allure of Matter, a new exhibit of contemporary Chinese art, handlers at the University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art have to contend with some unusual objects. Among other things: 500,000 cigarettes, 8,000 black porcelain flames, and braided strands of hair that would stretch nearly 19,000 miles if laid end to end.Read more.
Events
Event
The Folklore Society Presents: The 60th Annual UChicago Folk Festival
Friday, February 14, 2020 - 8:00 PM to Saturday, February 15, 2020 - 11:00 PM
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Joan Hawkins - "William S. Burroughs Cutting Up the Century" - Dalia Davoudi
Saturday, February 15, 2020
3:00 PM
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Fresh Ayers: Jessica Heybach & Sheron Fraser-Burgess - "Making Sense of Race in Education"
Saturday, February 15, 2020
3:00 PM
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Joshua Myers - "We Are Worth Fighting For" - Dr. Makita Shabazz-Kheperu
Sunday, February 16, 2020
3:00 PM
Exhibitions
EXHIBITION
The Allure of Matter: Material Art from China
Friday, February 7, 2020 to Sunday, May 3, 2020
EXHIBITION
Harold Mendez: The years now
Friday, January 24, 2020 - 6:00 PM to Sunday, March 8, 2020 - 9:00 PM
EXHIBITION
Snow City Arts Exhibition
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 to Wednesday, February 26, 2020
EXHIBITION
S is for Soul Sister Exhibition
Friday, January 17, 2020 - 6:00 PM to Friday, March 20, 2020 - 5:00 PM
EXHIBITION
Edo: Memories Museum
Thursday, January 9, 2020 - 6:00 PM to Friday, March 13, 2020 - 12:00 PM
EXHIBITION
Expanding Sources: Recent Additions to Special Collections
Monday, January 6, 2020 - 9:00 AM to Friday, April 24, 2020 - 4:45 PM
News
News
From cigarettes to human hair: Exhibition uses materials to explore Chinese art
UChicago News
Feb 11, 2020
News
Wrightwood 659 and the Smart Museum Exhibit Contemporary Chinese Art on a Monumental Scale
Hyperallergic
Feb 6, 2020
Around Chicago
News
Fifth Third to invest $20 million in South and West side opportunity zones
Crain's Chicago Business
Jan 27, 2020
Around Chicago
Where to Find Free Art in Chicago Every Day of the Week
The Smart Museum of Art is free and open to the public every day of the week, writes Urban Matter.
AROUND CHICAGO
The 5 Best Design Destinations for September 2019
September is a big month for Chicago as well. On September 19, the Chicago Architecture Biennial will return for its third edition, with free public exhibitions, full-scale installations, and other programming. Expo Chicago—the city’s most important art fair—will take place concurrently at Navy Pier. Architecture fans should plan to visit the Chicago Architecture Center at its new home in a Mies van der Rohe building overlooking the Chicago River. The CAC is offering discounted joint passes to the Architecture Biennial and Expo Chicago with the option to add one of its acclaimed walking tours. If you go, make time to visit Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House and Unity Temple, which were just designated UNESCO World Heritage sites.
AROUND CHICAGO
Facing Mass Incarceration One Stitch at a Time
"Life Without the Possibility of Parole" depicts Alice Kim, the director of the Pozen Family Center for Human Rights at the University of Chicago, protesting the life-without-parole sentence of Renaldo Hudson, by Bronzeville artist Dorothy Burge, 64.
AROUND CHICAGO
Obama birthday party on South Side features thousands of paintings of former president
The exhibit — which includes a painting of former President Barack Obama for every day he was in office — graces the halls of the Stony Island Arts Bank, where a 58th birthday party was held Sunday in Obama’s honor.
AROUND CHICAGO
Chicago murals and mosaics: Where to find public art in city, suburbs
A Sun-Times series aims to capture, catalog and celebrate the beauty of our streets.
AROUND CHICAGO
Metaphysical Pop: A Review of Rob Pruitt’s “The Obama Paintings”
“The Obama Paintings” is on view at Stony Island Arts Bank, located one mile from the future Obama Presidential Center.
AROUND CHICAGO
How global designers will collaborate with locals at the Chicago biennial
A preliminary lineup was announced in March and included Theaster Gates, MASS Design Group, Wolff Architects, and Invisible Institute. In addition to releasing the full lineup, Artistic Director Yesomi Umolu also revealed that a number of contributors will be working with Chicago communities and students through residencies and collaborations. “This edition, we’ve placed a larger focus on supporting new commissions and original research, which allows contributors to expand on their work and explore future possibilities for the practice of architecture in Chicago and beyond,” Umolu wrote in an email.