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Rachel Cohen spends some quality time with a series of installations and exhibitions by MacArthur Award-winning artists in Chicago

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

Most of the events will have limited capacity and require advance registration.  Chicagos Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events said it is currently reviewing special events applications for outdoor festivals, street and art/craft fairs, and athletic events. According to the department, events must follow the state guidelines and permit approval depends on improved public health metrics. “Chicago’s arts landscape has been devastated by the pandemic. We all must do our part to ...

Lightfoot announces return of summer events across the city By FOX 32 Digital Staff Published  In addition to festivals, concerts and fairs returning to Chicago, theaters are also reopening! CHICAGO - Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), Choose Chicago and Chicago’s cultural community announced on Wednesday "Open Culture" - the next phase of Open Chicago, which includes the return of summer events across the city. Music lovers will have the ...

Hull-House hosts year-long series of experimental audio performances by ‘Guillermo Gómez-Peña addressing multiple pandemics Jane Addams Hull-House Museum partners with MacArthur "Genius" Grantee Guillermo Gómez-Peña. Zen Cohen courtesy of Guillermo Gómez-Peña Jane Addams Hull-House Museum partners with MacArthur "Genius" Grantee Guillermo Gómez-Peña. Previous Next Newswise — Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, or JAHHM, is working with internationally renowned ...