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Suburbs

Old Town, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Roscoe Village, Bucktown, Wicker Park, Logan Square, Lincoln Square, Ravenswood, Uptown, Edgewater, Andersonville, Rogers Park

North Side

Michigan Avenue, Streeterville, The Gold Coast, The Loop, and South Loop

Michigan Avenue

Pilsen, Bridgeport, Chinatown, plus Hyde Park, Jackson Park/Dorchester, and Bronzeville

South Side

Superior and Franklin streets, West Chicago Ave, and down to Merchandise Mart and the River

River North

<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://experience.mcachicago.org/6868/6869?queueittoken=e_mcageneral~q_00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000~ts_1743756546~ce_true~rt_afterevent~h_b459ab8f2219c929948bf0234f4a9c1f13fc8c1523f66d2225b83e528643dc39" target="_blank">Get Tickets</a><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://link.engage-projects.com/ls/click?upn=u001.vyvtB1j8AoZoi7VAnFZHD1O9SccHpbf-2BQxR-2FROacQNz-2B794ehD6s3h-2BjWHZAx979H3EzLKXxg5Z-2F7Qh3sBFnnW7hKKZAQwFVgwbR7PbyCj4-3DwuAb_F-2B18IOO1ZU6iY4K-2F9Q9GBGu5rvP-2BL20ZUrVQMSgnAy2dkeZXZkSsnZVlr-2Bsr2mNTrrX1Su-2BlhTy9s-2FYv05MbNa8jZe9AHuHA4EUPlQOA1yJK5RnMt81lHzBE6p-2BvlkaidZPzupY-2F-2F-2Bzt9lxsYrpIkk-2BjvWQ-2FH-2FowshPVcRWzCHJZAHuL8B9XjPeq7qBI75YPMMkHo3omII0i87ChgFwEV6JlqffbjXi5LRwK7-2FfUKKg4J3l6ZueLjLX7bxKwZdMTvbBRDb6rjCNERqocMlj-2B5JGWmkpq8XnAvS0ymBh9V01kk0Ew5kqqEjWpjvjQSXuY420ZUBiwOcEYV-2F-2FqmDB2EEnKu5O15xR38-2BYTn81z5sawIMcJtjsqqW42BbGdYqXr6e-2FGzE4vvMgf8RwrKgIN38WT2XCtmeyOkCfOQ9MjDbKaqnIDAAFQJDczduYDrOyHpIRZJCdZOtPQvzPqLBA0VMeczHZ7R9xpU9r3-2B70dj3h1urUCjf-2BRe-2FJ5fuFcvqiMmgb7lLnNM5mj70bJQ1WkZ3vJHQNfvKks7mRHIZyGBrBKDEAVQERpCH1em2XBJQt8998eswsL6IImaGJH7fTtjSrSAPTbZuwbT5Z-2FTlC0ARvdyGYzzFxNbThVL4AzNxOn35BPjTz-2FfBpFdrYyFr91m3eM7bD5Tv3EDZDtoXRnMdJ9cXTcpq6hSNRSuoNmvJ7l2JKHWOTQNpAehiEtXpXLzTsBXQm5Nqw9K1Ru5pdMo-2FycqErnxi0RDV1KQv8P4as8Up0eVSjuo-2FOebr-2BV3NuSKKks5kcWQUoGAEmxal86vCgiXggU2qhlMBw6i-2BOfIadPp3j-2FPtm8f3inbRvZVDIJCwERa5Z2XHbWpJslG6UOZOE-3D" target="_blank">Selva Aparicio</a>&nbsp;discusses her practice in which she often uses natural materials such as oyster shells, leaves, and cicada wings to delve into questions regarding death, memory, mourning, and grief. Sharing points in the arc of her work, Aparicio provides context for the MCA’s new&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://link.engage-projects.com/ls/click?upn=u001.vyvtB1j8AoZoi7VAnFZHD2t9dle9APB4VLm9tynIWBLQjlgBGP-2F7qVgM9rXMfpIiriydWYhLZwelNpY1oCF8cA-3D-3DhciM_F-2B18IOO1ZU6iY4K-2F9Q9GBGu5rvP-2BL20ZUrVQMSgnAy2dkeZXZkSsnZVlr-2Bsr2mNTrrX1Su-2BlhTy9s-2FYv05MbNa8jZe9AHuHA4EUPlQOA1yJK5RnMt81lHzBE6p-2BvlkaidZPzupY-2F-2F-2Bzt9lxsYrpIkk-2BjvWQ-2FH-2FowshPVcRWzCHJZAHuL8B9XjPeq7qBI75YPMMkHo3omII0i87ChgFwEV6JlqffbjXi5LRwK7-2FfUKKg4J3l6ZueLjLX7bxKwZdMTvbBRDb6rjCNERqocMlj-2B5JGWmkpq8XnAvS0ymBh9V01kk0Ew5kqqEjWpjvjQSXuY420ZUBiwOcEYV-2F-2FqmDB2EEnKu5O15xR38-2BYTn81z5sawIMcJtjsqqW42BbGdYqXr6e-2FGzE4vvMgf8RwrKgIN38WT2XCtmeyOkCfOQ9MjDbKaqnIDAAFQJDczduYDrOyHpIRZJCdZOtPQvzPqLBA0VMeczHZ7R9xpU9r3-2B70dj3h1urUCjf-2BRe-2FJ5fuFcvqiMmgb7lLnNM5mj70bJQ1WkZ3vJHQNfvKks7mRHIZyGBrBKDEAVQERpCH1em2XBJQt8998eswsL6IImaGJH7fTtjSrSAPTbZuwbT5Z-2FTlC0ARs6zZVP-2BCIU-2BE4qqxE902wbYCUOUWfshld1AwYglI7pY6HjDUW42YIyIj27ZJUdyeRpFCWvJn7c-2F3un96JWKVI-2BGtcU0mCi77-2F5SWYaxGXEQAHFD6-2B3huafFN8GdjRorrEpgZTXgci88XEE5DMBsBbx2WgFozyOb14YuAd6QLMr8ZfxmZ41B48r4h9cML8kpBnd94-2Fh7fJjfB-2FM0WcAxdxx28gCrRbKy5tfvnXvCy-2FZlnA-2BvPxgHYr0-2BA3ZE8asmIU-3D" target="_blank">Emerge acquisition</a>, her&nbsp;Ode to the Unclaimed Dead&nbsp;(2022), consisting of a pine casket—synonymous with pauper’s graves and potter’s fields—delicately studded with dandelion seeds, the ultimate symbol of hope and potential. The annual Emerge-sponsored artist talk honors Sara Albrecht, MCA Trustee and former Chair of Emerge. Edlis Neeson TheaterMuseum of Contemporary Art Chicago&nbsp;220 E Chicago Ave&nbsp;Chicago, IL 60611

The Sara Albrecht Emerge Artist Talk: Selva Aparicio

"Conversation Pieces" is a series that invites UChicago scholars and their surprise guests to enter into dialogue with artworks in&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/exhibitions/expanding-the-50th-shared-stories/" target="_blank">Expanding the 50th: Shared Stories</a>. Join us in the Smart galleries on Friday, April 11, 2026, for a micro-talk with Dr. Alice Goff, Assistant Professor of German History and the College. Presented by the Feitler Center Faculty Advisory Committee. Free, drop-in program.Alice Goff&nbsp;is Assistant Professor of History and the College at the University of Chicago. Her work focuses on the history of art, museums, and material culture in modern Germany. Her first book&nbsp;The God Behind the Marble: The Fate of Art in the German Aesthetic State&nbsp;appeared from the University of Chicago Press in 2024. She is currently working on a new project on church bells.&nbsp;Madeline Adams is a PhD candidate at the University of Chicago studying queer German history. Her dissertation, “Materiality and Memory in East German LGBT Communities, 1982 to 2003,” explores queer media, everyday life, and archival projects in and after the German Democratic Republic. From 2023 to 2025 she was a Visiting Fellow at the Center for Contemporary History in Potsdam. She has also worked in public history through the University of Chicago’s Special Collections Research Center and Public History Practicum as well as at the Wende Museum in Los Angeles.&nbsp; ﻿IMAGE:&nbsp;Marianne Brandt, manufactured by Bauhaus Metal Workshop,&nbsp;Tea Service: Tea Infuser (Pot), Creamer, Sugar Bowl, and Tray, 1924, Hand-wrought sterling silver (tea infuser and creamer also with ebony). Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago, Anonymous Gift in memory of Liesl Landau, 2006.19.1-4. Copyright managed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Conversation Pieces: 

Artist Talk (Gallery Day)

Join us for an artist talk and musical demonstration by Northwest Indiana-based artist and musician Joe Rauen. Known for his one-of-a-kind instruments crafted from household objects, Rauen’s collection includes uniquely designed banjos, clarinets, and percussion pieces. His performances are engaging, humorous, and unforgettable.

Artist Talk with Joe Rauen

The Real and Imagined:&nbsp;Evanston's Perspective Gallery's April 2025 Exhibition.&nbsp;&nbsp;Steve Geer&nbsp;presents On Chicago Streets, a group of 11 images of interactions between people and their environment on the streets of Chicago. These photographs do not feature special occasions or grand newsworthy events but show snippets of everyday life, scenes that are familiar and that we can identify with. As viewers we become like the photographer, flaneurs. We empathize with the strangers shown in the photographs and try to imagine ourselves in their shoes. Since the images present familiar interactions between people, they ultimately are about human nature and hence about us, the audience. Anthony Iacuzzi's&nbsp;exhibition of AI-augmented photography is titled Imaginings: Exploring the Intersection of Human and Machine. This exhibition presents a series of 15 diptychs, each juxtaposing an original photograph with its AI-augmented counterpart. The project delves into the evolving relationship between human creativity and artificial intelligence, exploring how these technologies can both enhance and challenge our perceptions of reality.By employing AI prompts and other tools within Photoshop, the artist has invited the "machine" to reimagine the visual world, offering unexpected interpretations and unforeseen aesthetic possibilities. The results are a blend of the familiar and the fantastical, where recognizable scenes are transformed by the software algorithm and the imagination of the artist.This exhibition invites viewers to contemplate the role of the artist in the age of AI. Is the human touch diminished or amplified by this collaboration? How do these augmented images challenge our understanding of authenticity and authorship?

Artists' Talk: Steve Geer and Anthony Iacuzzi

Fri, Apr 18, 7pm, Swift Hall, 3rd&nbsp;Floor, 1025 E 58th&nbsp;St.&nbsp;On the occasion of Wakaliga Uganda's exhibition at the Renaissance Society, join us for an expansive discussion with novelist and scholar Akin Adesokan and other participants to be announced. In his multidisciplinary work, Adesokan has explored conceptual patterns in Nollywood and African cinema and the cultural consequences of globalization, among many other subjects. While reflecting on Wakaliga Uganda's movies and methods, this evening program considers the Kampala-based film collective’s work in relation to larger movements in African cinema and grassroots filmmaking.Visit&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://renaissancesociety.org/" target="_blank">renaissancesociety.org</a>&nbsp;for more information.

Discussion: Grassroots Filmmaking and African Cinema

"Concrete Gardens" translates Patrick Burns' deep love of the land into richly textured mixed-media monochrome paintings. Burns spent his youth on farms in rural West Virginia, an experience that imparted a love of nature. Prior to earning his MFA, Burns was quarterback of his Division 3 college football team. Today, he has perfected the art of urban gardening and channels this passion into unconventional materials. His art practice focuses on the peculiarities and contradictions of American life and the complex narratives within American history.

Artist Talk: Patrick Burns

Our collective memory often envisions ancient Greece and Rome as adorned with gleaming pillars and statues of pristine white marble. However, in reality, Greek and Roman sculptures were once vibrantly painted and richly decorated. Join us for a fascinating lecture exploring the colorful history of ancient ‘polychromy’ and uncovering the true hues of the classical world.

The Colorful Truth behind Classical Sculpture

The new season of&nbsp;Opera Festival of Chicago&nbsp;will be presented in a preview event at the&nbsp;Italian Cultural Institute,&nbsp;with an in-depth conversation about one of this year’s operatic highlights: “L’Amore dei Tre Re” (Love of Three Kings). After almost 70 years since its last performance in Chicago, the opera of Italo Montemezzi will be back in a special production and two dates in this year’s festival season.To celebrate this unique occasion, the Opera Festival invites opera enthusiasts to join a conversation featuring some of the artists and staff members that worked on this production:&nbsp;Sasha Gerritson, the General Director of the Opera Festival of Chicago,&nbsp;Franco Pomponi, Artistic Director of the Festival and starring in the role of Manfredo, and Andrea&nbsp;Silvestrelli, opera singer performing the leading role of King Archibaldo, will share their insights into the opera as well as discussing its themes, its story, and its cultural significance.Free with <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://iicchicago.esteri.it/en/gli_eventi/calendario/preview-love-of-three-kings-at-the-opera-festival-of-chicago-2025/" target="_blank">registration</a>

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