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Christmas tubas, seasonal concerts, a craft fair and a reimagined “A Christmas Carol” usher in the weekend. Here are 10 things to do in Chicago.

The local exhibition cup runneth over with more worthwhile shows than anyone could ever hope to imbibe.

"Toward Common Cause: Art, Social Change and the MacArthur Fellows Program" continues to Dec. 18 at Weinberg/Newton Gallery in Chicago.

Lisa Schulte Moore is a professor at Iowa State University and, as of last month, a MacArthur genius. She talked about her work and the honor on River to River.

Filmmakers Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra are both winners of MacArthur Genius grants this year. The married couple do separate but related work dealing with immigration and migrant labor.

Exhibition by Carrie Mae Weems opens at Logan Center Exhibitions Installation view of Carrie Mae Weems: A Land of Broken Dreams. CHICAGO, IL .-Logan Center Exhibitions at the University of Chicago is presenting Carrie Mae Weems: A Land of Broken Dreams in partnership with the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago as part of the multi-site exhibition Toward Common Cause: Art, Social Change, and the MacArthur Fellows Program at 40. On view July 17–December 12, 2021, Carrie Mae Weems: ...

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Published July 15, 2021 • Updated on July 15, 2021 at 6:01 pm NBC Universal, Inc. Toward Common Cause is a multi-venue visual arts celebration of the 40 th anniversary of the MacArthur Fellows Program, and residents can see the showcase at the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago. A MacArthur Fellowship is regarded as one of the nation’s most prestigious awards for intellectual and artistic achievement, and all of the participating artists at the Chicago exhibition are Mac...

The First Art Newspaper on the Net   An artifact recovered from excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority at the City of David national park is on display, as archaeologists unveiled a missing section of the city wall of Jerusalem that the Babylonians encountered on the eve of its destruction in 586 BC, in Jerusalem on July 14, 2021. According to the researchers, this find connects additional sections of the wall, which were uncovered decades ago, and proves, that the eastern s...

Exhibitions at cultural institutions across the city will feature renowned artists