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Asian American studies Prof. Helen Cho gave a talk in partnership with One Book One Northwestern in the Dittmar Gallery at Norris University Center Wednesday evening. The talk, titled “Swept Up in the Korean Wave: Feeling and Belonging in the Korean Diaspora,” explores the navigation of Korean identity in an age of increased visibility for...

April 9, 2024 | Dawoud Bey and curator Antawan Byrd will discuss Bey's latest work "Elegy" at the Arts Club of Chicago.

As the Field Museum and other institutions are forced to re-evaluate their collections, Native artists are changing the narrative in their own spaces.

The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University announces the launch of a new initiative: “The Auburn Forum for Southern Art and Culture.”

With a welcome sign flickering between the words “block” and “look,” the Block Museum of Art reopened for the Winter Quarter on Jan. 26, with three new exhibitions: “Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology,” “Looking 101” and “The Block Collects.” The exhibits expand the traditional museum experience by introducing unusual elements to the...

In “Noah at the Table,” Max Kahn explores the complexities of family, identity and love through a lithograph of a young boy having a meal. The tactile and colorful elements offer a playful perspective on childhood — especially when compared to the themes of grief in “Crying in H Mart.” The piece was the center...

Presented in collaboration with Independent Curators International (ICI), “Actions for the Earth: Art, Care and Ecology,” on view at The Block Museum of Art from Jan. 26 to July 7.

The a href= http://www.warholfoundation.org target= _blank Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts /a has announced its Fall 2023 grant recipie

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts on January 10 announced the fifty recipients of its fall 2023 grants.

Black- and Native-led arts nonprofits are at the forefront of the grantees in this cycle.