BY MARIA CAMILA VARGAS

While we celebrate Chicago artists all year long at Chicago Gallery News, Chicago Artists Month (CAM) officially takes place October 1–November 15, 2015. A program of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), CAM is a platform for independently-produced events that showcase the work of Chicago artists and creatives.

For its 20th anniversary this year CAM’s theme is City as Studio. Hundreds of events are taking place in every neighborhood in the city, but below is a list of area galleries that are part of CAM events; this list also highlights area galleries that are showcasing work by Chicago-based artists. Be sure to check these shows out and see what our artists are up to.

Also, Chicago Gallery News is sponsoring its annual Chicago Artists Month gallery tour on Saturday, October 17 from 11am-12:30pm in River North. Check out our tour page for details, but we will visit: Addington Gallery, Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Jean Albano Gallery and Berlanga Fine Art • Photographs. 

The full list of Chicago Artists Month events may be found on the CAM website. 

Chicago Artist Month Openings featuring Chicago Based Artists

• River North

· Addington Gallery, September 11–November 3, Sarah Rehmer: New Paintings

· Jean Albano, September 11–October 24, William Harrison: Drawings

· Berlanga Fine Art • Photographs, October 16–November 14, Rosemary Warner: Black & White in Color

· Jennifer Norback,  October 2–31, In The Studio (Group Show)

• West Loop + West Side

· Rhona Hoffman, September 11–October 24, Nathaniel Mary Quinn

· Linda Warren Projects, September 11–November 7, Nina Rizzo: You Are Here; and Doug Fogelson: Broken Cabinet

· McCormick Gallery, September 19–October 31, Robert Natkin

• Pilsen + Pilsen East, Bridgeport + Hyde Park

· Prospectus Gallery, September 11–October 17, Carlos Barbenera: Recent Prints

· 4art Inc Gallery, September 18–November 20, 2nd Annual Salon Style, Group Exhibition

· Chicago Art District, October 1–November 15, Arts in the Park: The People’s Studio, Group Exhibition

· Crude Creatures Contemporary Art Gallery, October 9 – November 2, The Death of Gallery

· Uri-Eichen Gallery, October 9–November 6, Pilsen Stories

· Cultura in Pilsen, October 10–November 1, Pink Line Dreams

· Zhou B Art Center, October 16–November 11, Voluptuous Anarchy

• North Side + Bucktown + Wicker Park

· Jackson Junge, September 11–November 1, Jason Hawk: Excerpts on a Fading Bloom; and Brian Morgan: Power, Politics and Pavement

· ARC Gallery, September 30–October 24, Urban Threads

· Morpho Gallery, October 16–November 1, Best of 2015 Emerging Artist

· DreamBox Gallery, October 16–November 15, Proximity – Nearness in Space and Time

· Galerie F, October 23–November 2, Jason Brammer: Fantasy Landscapes

• Michigan Ave , Loop + South Loop

· Bert Green Fine Art, September 12–October 31, Morgan Sims: New Paintings

· Mongerson Gallery, September 18–November 25, Far Out Females: Mid-Century Chicago Surrealism

· The Fine Art Building / Gallerique, October 9–November 20, StudioScapes

· MoCP, October 15-December 23, Grace of Intention: Photography, Architecture and the Monument