One of Chicago’s oldest public art pieces is saved, thanks to arts grant By Peter Breen October 30, 2024 at 11:40 a.m. Peter Schoenmann leaned over a rectangular hunk of plaster with a historic mural painted on...
Valparaiso University’s museum namesake calls sale of paintings to fund dorm renovations ‘a desperate action’ By Amy Lavalley October 25, 2024 at 6:52 p.m. In a strongly worded letter to Valparaiso University's Board of Directors, Richard Brauer demanded his...
Open now at Hull-House, ‘Radical Craft’ is a tribute — and a corrective By Hannah Edgar December 11, 2024 at 6:18 p.m. Taking over most of the museum while it rethinks its permanent installations, a new exhibition...
This year’s 3Arts Awards go to painter Riva Lehrer, teacher William Estrada and others By Doug George October 22, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. The Chicago-based nonprofit 3Arts has presented this year’s 3Arts Awards, with a total of $620,000...
Today in History: Guggenheim Museum opens By Associated Press October 21, 2024 at 4:00 a.m. On Oct. 21, 1959, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Guggenheim Museum opened in New York.
Photos: Arts in the Dark parade By John J. Kim October 21, 2024 at 9:31 a.m. In its 10th year, Arts in the Dark, an evening parade, celebrates Halloween as the...
How Day of the Dead is celebrated in Chicago (explained in English and Spanish) By Kori Rumore October 18, 2024 at 5:42 p.m. Representations of Day of the Dead, a celebration in Mexico and Latin America, are popping...
Egypt’s long-delayed mega-museum is opening some galleries in a trial run By Associated Press October 15, 2024 at 4:34 p.m. The Grand Egyptian Museum will open 12 halls with exhibits about ancient Egypt in its...
Review: Artist Andrea Carlson’s work, including ‘Shimmer’ at the MCA, looks deeply into Indigenous dispossession By Lori Waxman October 15, 2024 at 5:15 a.m. “Shimmer on Horizons” is an excellent opportunity to experience a radically other view of the...
Who needs fast and furious when you can go slow and low? The art and obsession of lowriders comes to Navy Pier By Christopher Borrelli October 10, 2024 at 6:15 p.m. In Art Martin’s driveway sits a 1947 Chevy Fleetmaster, painted kandy brandywine. The curves go...