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EXPO CHICAGO Contemporary Art Fair showcases leading contemporary and modern art galleries each April at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, alongside a diverse and inventive program of talks, on-site installations, and public art initiatives. Inaugurated in 2012, EXPO CHICAGO draws upon the city’s robust history as a vibrant international cultural destination, while highlighting the region’s contemporary arts community. In 2023, EXPO CHICAGO was acquired by Frieze, the world’s leading platform for modern and contemporary art. For tickets and event information visit&nbsp;<a style="color: blue;" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://expochicago.com/" target="_blank">expochicago.com</a>

EXPO CHICAGO 2025

Free festival features over 130 exhibitors including one-of-a-kind art, entertainment, food, and family activities.Art in Wilder Park features a preview of&nbsp;CROSSINGS,&nbsp;a solo exhibition of sculptures by acclaimed Chicago artist Bernard Williams exploring history of Black achievements in transportation and agricultureIn partnership with the Elmhurst Park District, theElmhurst Art Museum&nbsp;announces the return of&nbsp;Art in Wilder Park&nbsp;to the heart of Elmhurst this spring. One of the first outdoor festivals of the season, Art in Wilder Park features over 130 exhibitors including local&nbsp;artists, food vendors, a designated Kids Court for family activities, and more. The free-to-the-public event annually attracts over 8,000 people to the museum campus and takes place&nbsp;May 3-4, 2025, from 10 am to 5 pm,&nbsp;at 175 South Cottage Hill Avenue in Elmhurst.The highly-anticipated juried festival Art in Wilder Park features a variety of artisans selling one-of-a-kind jewelry, paintings, sculptures, ceramics, prints, fiber arts, and mouth-watering treats from local food vendors. The festival offers fun for the whole family with engaging activities and creative art projects made in collaboration with partner organizations.A visitor highlight of the 28th&nbsp;annual Art in Wilder Park&nbsp;is a preview of&nbsp;CROSSINGS,&nbsp;a solo exhibition of acclaimed Chicago-based artist&nbsp;Bernard Williams&nbsp;that will traverse the Museum’s campus this summer. On view during Art in Wilder Park will be several outdoor vehicle sculptures and an airplane sculpture inside the Museum’s Hostetler Gallery that will be free for the public to view. Several large paintings by Williams will be installed in the McCormick House in tandem with the opening of the Museum’s summer exhibition,&nbsp;Legacies: Selections from the Elmhurst Art Museum Permanent Collection&nbsp;(May 30 to August 17, 2025).CROSSINGS&nbsp;is curated by&nbsp;Allison Peters Quinn, Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Elmhurst Art Museum since December 2024.Quinn says, “Williams’s compelling artworks give fresh perspectives on form, space, and common materials and will provide Elmhurst residents and visitors an opportunity to engage with cutting-edge art in an accessible, public setting.&nbsp;CROSSINGS&nbsp;highlights Elmhurst Art Museum’s commitment to fostering creativity and connecting artists with the community and vice versa, adding thought-provoking contemporary art to the draw of Art in Wilder Park this year.“Art in Wilder Park is produced by the Elmhurst Art Museum in partnership with Elmhurst Park District. Presenting&nbsp;sponsor Kelly Stetler | Compass. Festival sponsors: All American Gutter Protection, Chiro One Wellness&nbsp;Centers, Discover DuPage, Enjoy Illinois&nbsp;Explore Elmhurst, Great American Exteriors, The Home Improvement Network,, and Renewal by Andersen Windows. Special Event Sponsors: Chicago Event Graphics and Unlimited Heating &amp; Cooling. Sculpture Sponsors: Community Bank of Elmhurst, Lakeside Bank, Wangler and Company, and WinTrust Bank of Elmhurst.&nbsp;ABOUT CROSSINGSA Chicago native who has been making and exhibiting his art since 1990, Williams is celebrated for his public murals, sculptures, and paintings that highlight little-known or forgotten narratives in history. For&nbsp;CROSSINGS, Williams takes visitors on a journey through the history of Black achievements in transportation and agriculture.“CROSSINGS&nbsp;is in my mind a far-reaching exploration of American history and culture. The artworks venture into the past and present to open up conversations about important individuals and ideas which can inform and inspire us today,” says Williams.&nbsp;In&nbsp;CROSSINGS, Williams explores the concept of mobility—not just as physical movement forward, but as the human aspiration to rise to better circumstances.One of the sculptures is a race car, honoring Wendell Scott, the first Black man to win a NASCAR premier league event. Across the body of the car sculpture, Williams paints site-specific symbolism— for Elmhurst, the artist will recognize the lifetime achievements of the local NASCAR winner, Fred Lorenzen (1934-2024).A highlight of the exhibition is a large, fabricated tractor in homage to the strength, power, and labor of African American farmers in the US. Titled&nbsp;Black Tractor&nbsp;(2020),&nbsp;the tractor memorializes Williams’s uncle, an Alabama-based farmer who distributed money from the Black Farmers Settlement to his relatives and funded Williams’s art practice with a small inheritance.Two new sculptures resembling signposts will also be unveiled in&nbsp;CROSSINGS. One signpost will celebrate the achievements of Black cowboys in shaping the American West after the Civil War, tying into the agricultural history presented inBlack Tractor.&nbsp;The second sculpture honors Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman pilot and a trailblazer who created opportunities for other Black pilots in the early 1900s. This sculpture accompanies Williams’s new, life-sized airplane sculpture, which will be presented in the Hostetler Gallery inside the Museum.CROSSINGS&nbsp;is generously supported by Lakeside Bank and Explore Elmhurst with important contributions from Community Bank of Elmhurst,&nbsp;Elmhurst Bank/WinTrust, and&nbsp;Wangler and Company, Inc. ABOUT BERNARD WILLIAMSWilliams is celebrated as a painter and sculptor both regionally and nationally. He has been awarded an Illinois Arts Council Grant and the Artadia Award. His work has been featured at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson (MS), The African-American Museum in Dallas (TX), Chicago Cultural Center, Kohler Art Center, and The Eiteljorg Museum of Native American and Western Art (IN), among other institutions. Public sculptures and murals by Williams are spread throughout the Chicagoland area, including a permanent sculpture for the Chicago Transit Authority, the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park, University Park, IL, Laumeier Sculpture Park in St. Louis, and several works for the Chicago Park District, one notable installation located at 31st Street beach in Bronzeville. Williams holds a BFA Degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and an MFA from Northwestern University. He also studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (ME). Williams taught art at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1991-2003 and has been an active member of the Chicago Public Art Group for nearly thirty years. ABOUT THE ELMHURST ART MUSEUM’S SUMMER EXHIBITIONSCROSSINGS&nbsp;will run concurrently with the major exhibition&nbsp;Legacies: Selections from the Elmhurst Art Collection, which will feature a small sculpture by Williams from the collection of Cleve Carney, along with dozens of artists in the Museum’s collection from Marc Chagall and Mies van der Rohe to Kay Rosen and Michiko Itatani.Comprised of approximately 1,000 artworks, the Elmhurst Art Museum Collection began in the 1990s and focuses on modern and contemporary art works by Midwestern artists, architects, and designers that have exhibited at the museum, and furniture design items related to the McCormick House. Many of the people who donated their work to the Museum are Elmhurst community members or from Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.&nbsp;Legacies: Selections from the Elmhurst Art Museum Permanent Collection&nbsp;will feature micro installations of paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures from nearly a dozen collections donated to the Museum to explore the nature of collecting; how and why the work was collected by these families, artists, or individuals.Led by the Museum’s curatorial team,&nbsp;Legacies: Selections from the Elmhurst Art Museum Permanent Collection&nbsp;will be accompanied by a lively program of music, film, talks, and tours to address collecting practices and access to collections, while inspiring people to build collections. ABOUT THE ELMHURST ART MUSEUMThe Elmhurst Art Museum is located at 150 South Cottage Hill Avenue in Elmhurst (IL), 25 minutes from downtown Chicago by car or public transportation (Metra). On the museum’s campus is the McCormick House, a single-family home designed in 1952 by Mies van der Rohe, one of the great architects of the 20th Century. The McCormick House is one of only three residences designed and built by Mies in the United States – and one of only two open to the public.The Museum is open Wednesday and Thursday from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Friday through Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Regular admission prices are $18 for Adults (ages 18+), $15 for Seniors, $10 for Students, and $5 for Children. For more information, please call 630.834.0202 or visit&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.elmhurstartmuseum.org/" target="_blank">elmhurstartmuseum.org</a>.

Art in Wilder Park 2025

BARELY FAIR 2025 is the 5th edition of our tiny fair. 24 exhibitors will be joining us in a return to the white cube origin.&nbsp; 2025 FAIR DATES 23 APR - 11 MAYNEAR McKINLEY PARK, CHICAGO, IL VISITING HOURS23&nbsp;–&nbsp;27 APR, 11 AM – 4 PM3 – 4 MAY, 12 – 5 PM10 – 11 MAY, 12 – 5 PM Evening events TBA and by appt. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.barelyfair.com/" target="_blank">Details</a>

Barely Fair 2025

Participating in the first annual Door County Contemporary Art Fair in Fish Creek, WI <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.doorcountycontemporary.com/" target="_blank">Details</a>

Door County Contemporary Art Fair

The Door County Contemporary Art Fair will be held at the Peninsula School of Art in Fish Creek, Wisconsin from June 5 to June 8, 2025. The three-day program will introduce art to art enthusiasts in an event yet unseen in Wisconsin. It was born from the desire to address a lack of contemporary art in an otherwise culturally enriched and dynamic destination. And to do it with an enthusiasm that embraces the energy, vision, and welcoming spirit of the region. DCC will host 14 art galleries from Wisconsin and beyond while welcoming thousands of art lovers from around the United States. It will also feature a wealth of site-specific art works and projects, plenty of Wisconsin-centric food and drink, and curated events and art-related projects. Door County Contemporary will be more than an art fair, it will be a three-day celebration of art and ideas. All of it set against the backdrop of one of the America’s greatest geographical settings–a brilliant contrast of perspectives that will make it a truly memorable and unique occasion. DCC hopes to leave visitors feeling they’ve married the best of fine art with the idiosyncratic swagger of the region, meant to resonate long after its visitors exit State Highway 42/57. The events, the setting, the tastes and smells, and of course the world class art will create something far greater than the sum of its eclectic parts: woodsy tradition and bleeding-edge cultural objects; Spotted Cows and conceptual art; and all the best things talented humans can deliver to the world to make it worth inhabiting. <a style="background-color: transparent;" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.doorcountycontemporary.com/tickets" target="_blank">Buy Tickets</a>

Chicago’s legendary&nbsp;<a style="color: blue;" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.oldtownartfair.org/" target="_blank">Old Town Art Fair</a>, now celebrating its&nbsp;75th&nbsp;Anniversary, returns to the heart of the historic&nbsp;OldTown&nbsp;Triangle&nbsp;Historic&nbsp;District (Main Gate at the intersection of Lincoln and Wisconsin Streets) on&nbsp;Saturday and Sunday,&nbsp;June 14 and 15, 2025.Established in 1948, the Old Town Art Fair is one of Chicago’s oldest juried art fairs and one of the first fine art fairs of its kind in the country. Organized by the non-profit&nbsp;Old Town Triangle Association&nbsp;and completely volunteer-run, this year’s Fair will be the most festive in its milestone 75-year history, attracting over 230 artists from across the country plus live music on two stages; an array of classic Chicago food and beverage options from local vendors; a dedicated Children’s Corner featuring interactive activities and crafts for kids; and the return of self-guided Garden Walks in over 50 gardens in the Old Town Triangle neighborhood.&nbsp;Annually, the Fair introduces artists to an estimated 30,000 art lovers over the course of the two-day event.&nbsp; Chris Nelson, Old Town Art Fair 2025 Chair, noted that a record number of artists applied to exhibit this year. “We have world class artists across all media showing with us,” he said. “We continue to expand our search for new exhibitors to ensure talented contemporary and upcoming artists are well represented, bringing a fresh feel to each year that has contributed to the Fair’s longevity and legacy over the past 75 years. From exceptional art to strolling Old Town’s historic gardens, there will be something for everyone to discover in this year’s Fair!” The Old Town Art Fair will take place, rain or shine, Saturday, June 14, from 10am-7pm, and Sunday, June 15, from 10am-6pm. Proceeds from the suggested donation of $12 for adults (free for children) go&nbsp;directly back into local schools, arts, and cultural programs in the area, including historic and architectural preservation clubs; the Menomonee Club; and the Old Town Triangle Association. Selected by a jury of local art professionals, including gallery owners, museum curators, and artists, the Fair features a dynamic mix of artists working across media, including paintings, sculpture, photography, printmaking, ceramics, glass, fiber, jewelry, and more. Over 700 artists apply each year for a coveted spot within the Fair. Each year, the Old&nbsp;Town&nbsp;Art&nbsp;Fair selects&nbsp;the&nbsp;work&nbsp;of&nbsp;an&nbsp;exhibiting&nbsp;artist&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;Art&nbsp;Fair’s&nbsp;commemorative&nbsp;poster. Visitors can view the dynamic evolution of 75 years of vintage posters online&nbsp;<a style="color: blue;" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.oldtownartfair.org/more/vintage-art-fair-posters/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.&nbsp;This year’s poster will feature a special commission by a local Chicago artist and long-time Fair contributor in celebration of the landmark anniversary. The Fair’s exhibitor committee also identifies an annual Emerging Artist to receive a courtesy booth space&nbsp;provided&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;Fair&nbsp;at&nbsp;no&nbsp;cost&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;artist. This year’s Emerging Artist,&nbsp;<a style="color: blue;" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://annabellesigmond.com/fine-art" target="_blank">Annabelle Sigmond</a>, explores the patterns of nature, human impact on geography, and climate change in her vibrant paintings and illustrations. Along with the visual art offerings, the Garden Walk--an attendee-favorite year after year--offers visitors the opportunity to tour over 50 gardens, many of which are private and only viewable during the Art Fair. Organizers provide historical information, fun facts, and anecdotes about the homes, architecture, and past and present residents. Old Town’s quaint green spaces make the neighborhood a charming and delightful destination for locals and tourists alike.&nbsp; For fifty years, two events have been held in Old Town on the second weekend in June; the Old Town Art Fair and the Wells Street Art Festival are separate events. For&nbsp;more&nbsp;information,&nbsp;please&nbsp;visit&nbsp;<a style="color: blue;" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.oldtownartfair.org/" target="_blank">oldtownartfair.org</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;follow&nbsp;along&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a style="color: blue;" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.instagram.com/oldtownartfair/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a style="color: blue;" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.facebook.com/OldTownArtFair/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. ABOUT&nbsp;THE&nbsp;OLD&nbsp;TOWN&nbsp;TRIANGLE&nbsp;ASSOCIATIONThe Old Town Triangle Association (OTTA) is a community-based, not-for-profit organization dedicated&nbsp;to&nbsp;enhancing&nbsp;the&nbsp;quality&nbsp;of&nbsp;life&nbsp;for&nbsp;neighbors&nbsp;inthe&nbsp;historic&nbsp;Old&nbsp;Town&nbsp;Triangle&nbsp;District on Chicago’s north side. The&nbsp;OTTA&nbsp;hosts&nbsp;the&nbsp;Old&nbsp;Town&nbsp;Art&nbsp;Fair&nbsp;along&nbsp;with&nbsp;many&nbsp;other&nbsp;neighborhood&nbsp;initiativesand works to maintain the historic, landmarked buildings that make Old Town a unique and wonderful community. The&nbsp;“Triangle&nbsp;Building”&nbsp;at&nbsp;1763&nbsp;N.North&nbsp;Park&nbsp;serves&nbsp;as&nbsp;OTTA’s&nbsp;community&nbsp;center,&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;place, and neighborhood resource.

Old Town Art Fair

Admission Free One of the Midwest’s most popular and highly regarded outdoor celebrations of the arts will return to the Capitol Square on Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13, 2025, as MMoCA presents the 67th annual Art Fair on the Square. With its mix of music, entertainment, and outdoor dining, as well as over 500 artists exhibiting paintings, prints, photographs, sculpture, jewelry, handmade clothing and accessories, and fine craft, the fair draws nearly 200,000 visitors to Madison’s Capitol Square. 2025 Art Fair Schedule Saturday, July 12, 2025 (9 AM–6 PM)Sunday, July 13, 2025 (10 AM–5 PM)

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