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and Steve Ruiz
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STE. ANNE (2021) with Rhayne Vermette and Inney Prakash
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Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Wednesday, January 31st, at 7PM
Organizing Your Work as an Artist
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Filter Photo
Online
Opening Wednesday, January 31st, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Katie Kiesewetter: Unproductive Time: Closing Reception
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Lillstreet Art Center
4401 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Opening Wednesday, January 31st, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Wednesday, January 31st
Mini Soup Night – Let’s Make Art
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Ping Tom Park
Ping Tom Park, under 18th St bridge
Opening Wednesday, January 31st, from 2:30PM - 4:30PM
Culture of Care with Jamila Kinney: Environments of Care
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Threewalls
Online
Opening Wednesday, January 31st, from 12PM - 1PM
Architecture & Design Film Festival
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Chicago Architecture Center
111 E Wacker Dr Chicago, IL 60601
On view through Sunday, February 4th
Talk | Roundtable on Faith Ringgold
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Tuesday, January 30th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
The Righteous Man from Fulda
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DANK Haus German American Culture Center
4740 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Tuesday, January 30th, at 6PM
Pleiades Series ‘JAN JAM’ 2024
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Monday, January 29th, at 8PM
Committee of Six: Screening and Discussion
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Logan Center for the Arts, The University of Chicago
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Monday, January 29th, at 6PM
Anna Campbell: Green Room for a Dream Sequence
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RUSCHWOMAN
2100 S Marshall Blvd, Suite 105, Chicago, IL 60623
Opening Sunday, January 28th, from 3PM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, March 24th
Building Bridges to Greece
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National Hellenic Museum
333 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60661
Opening Sunday, January 28th, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, January 28th
The Righteous Man from Fulda
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Goethe-Institut Chicago
150 N Michigan Ave, 3rd Fl., Randolph Room, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Saturday, January 27th, at 5PM
Winter Sounds: Davidson/Levinson/Mahlmeister/Norman Long/Jeff Kimmel/ Bob Konow/Hali Palumbo
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60302
Opening Saturday, January 27th, from 7PM - 9PM
Ephemeral Improvisations vol.1 : David Boykin and Juarez Hawkins
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Saturday, January 27th, from 7PM - 9PM
Agitator Comics!
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Agitator Gallery
3851 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, January 27th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Wednesday, January 31st
Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man if He was an Idea
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Logan Center for the Arts, The University of Chicago
5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, January 27th, at 5PM
Curatorial Conversation Surrounding EXPO CHICAGO’s 11th Edition
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Chicago Athletic Association
12 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Saturday, January 27th, at 4PM
Unsurpassed in Quality: Vintage Food Labels – Rich in Flavor” Collector’s Talk with Peter B. Olson
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Northern Illinois University (NIU) Art Museum
Altgeld Hall 595 College Ave, DeKalb, IL 60115
Opening Saturday, January 27th, from 1PM - 2PM
Artist Talk: Noelle Garcia, CfNF Artist-in-Residence
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Center for Native Futures
56 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Saturday, January 27th, at 1PM
Creative Care Workshop – led by Krissy Bergmark
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago IL, 60647
Opening Saturday, January 27th, at 1PM
Tanya Gill: Broken Yet Whole: Artist Talk
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International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Saturday, January 27th, from 1PM - 2PM
On view through Saturday, February 10th
Open Studio & Studio Sale
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Interfacing Studio
1756 W Lunt Ave (2nd Floor walk-up), Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, January 27th, from 12PM - 4PM
Make Your Sweaters into Friends with Ýrúrarí’s Cheeky Mending Workshop
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Colossal
Online
Opening Saturday, January 27th, from 10AM - 11AM
Youth-Led Programming | Teen Creative Agency x #BLKGRLSWURLD
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, January 27th, from 1PM - 4PM
Elastro Series: Gilded Waves w/ Gordon Fung, Raquel Gonzalez
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, January 26th, at 8PM
Richard Louderback: Brackish Water
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Soccer Club Club
2923 N Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60641
Opening Friday, January 26th, from 8PM - 11PM
On view through Friday, March 1st
CHANNELED 8
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SULK CHICAGO
525 S Dearborn St, Apt 209, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Friday, January 26th, from 7PM - 10PM
Saints & Sinners
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Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, January 26th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, March 23rd
Faith Humphrey Hill: Knitfinity
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Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, January 26th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, March 16th
Delicate and Filled with Dynamite
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NEIU Fine Art Center Gallery
5500 N St. Louis Ave, Building E, Chicago, IL
Opening Friday, January 26th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, February 9th
any color you like: Closing Reception
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Purple Window Gallery
2233 S Throop St. #845 Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, January 26th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, January 26th
My Life as an Avatar: Artist Talk with Skawennati
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Wrightwood 659
659 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Friday, January 26th, at 5:30 PM
Larissa Borteh: Deep End
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CuffandPost
355 N Laflin St. #507, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, January 26th, from 5PM - 8PM
Larissa Borteh: Deep End
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Cuff and Post
355 N Laflin St, #507, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, January 26th, from 5PM - 8PM
MAATC Exhibition 2024
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SAIC Galleries
33 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60603
On view through Friday, February 2nd
William Wegman Learn to Dance with Modern Electronic Equipment – Early Conceptual Photography, 1971-74
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Corbett vs. Dempsey
2156 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
On view through Saturday, March 9th
John Sparagana: Reviver
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Corbett vs. Dempsey
2156 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
On view through Saturday, March 9th
Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology
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Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
On view through Sunday, July 7th
Turtel Onli: The Black Age of Comics
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Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
On view through Sunday, March 31st
ALBORZ, WE CLIMB MOUNTAINS (2023): Screening & Conversation
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Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Thursday, January 25th, at 6:30PM
Ghislaine Leung ‘Holdings’ Exhibition Walk-through led by Curator Karsten Lund
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The Renaissance Society
5811 S Ellis Ave, Cobb Hall, 4th floor, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, January 25th, from 6PM - 7PM
Conversation: Secrets in the Sculpture—Camille Claudel and Conservation
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Thursday, January 25th, from 6PM - 7PM
Embodying Climate
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Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago
5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, January 25th, at 6PM
AiRos 頌恩 Medill: holding distance: a practice of return
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PATRON
1612 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Thursday, January 25th, at 6PM
Radical Reconsiderations…On Maintaining, Grief, Ritual, and Power
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Thursday, January 25th, from 6PM - 8PM
Evicted
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National Public Housing Museum
625 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Thursday, January 25th, from 5:30PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, March 10th
Turn On Every Light
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UIS Visual Arts Gallery
One University Plaza, Health and Sciences Building room 201, Springfield, IL 62703
Opening Thursday, January 25th, from 5:30PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, February 8th
Native America: In Translation
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Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, January 25th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, May 12th
Perennial Hug
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Circle Contemporary North Shore
1963 Johns Dr, Glenview, IL 60025
Opening Thursday, January 25th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, March 15th
UNEARTH
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Cleve Carney Museum of Art
425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Opening Thursday, January 25th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, March 10th
Andy T’s Urban Vision 2001-2024
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Stamelos Gallery Center
4901 Evergreen Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128-2406
Opening Thursday, January 25th, from 5 PM - 7 PM
On view through Sunday, April 21st
LUNCH & LEARN/DESIGNING BELONGING – Building Public Space to Heal
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Red Line Service
2233 S Throop St, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, January 25th, from 12PM - 2PM
On the Life Cycle of an Artist
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DePaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago IL 60614
Opening Wednesday, January 24th, at 6PM
Managing Your Finances as an Artist
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Filter Photo
Online
Opening Wednesday, January 24th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Visiting Artist Talk: Pao Houa Her
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Kresge Hall, Northwestern University
1880 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Wednesday, January 24th, at 4PM
Culture of Care with Jamila Kekulah Kinney: Care For Real
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Threewalls
Online
Opening Tuesday, January 23rd, from 6PM - 7PM
The 91st Exhibition of Visual Artist Members
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The Arts Club of Chicago
201 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Tuesday, January 23rd, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Wednesday, February 21st
Im freebird: Queer Skys
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago IL, 60647
Opening Sunday, January 21st, at 7PM
Past Perfect: RAC’S 30 Year Anniversary Instructors Exhibition
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Riverside Arts Center at the Riverside Town Hall
27 Riverside Rd, Riverside, IL 60546
Opening Sunday, January 21st, from 3PM - 6PM
On view through Thursday, January 25th
Cydney Lewis: Flowing Within the Recesses
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Riverside Arts Center Freeark Gallery
32 East Quincy St, Riverside, IL 60546
Opening Sunday, January 21st, from 3PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, March 2nd
Healing Water: A Restorative Guided Meditation & Energy Exchange with Lake Michigan
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6018North
6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Sunday, January 21st, from 2:30PM - 3:30PM
Legacy in Practice
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Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago
5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Sunday, January 21st, at 2PM
CLEAT Series: Allen Moore “The Black Arcade,” Post Consumer Material “FULL-TIME”
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey, #208 Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, January 20th, from 8PM - 10PM
George Zaremba: Leonardo’s Wall
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Agitator Artist Collective
3851 West Fullerton Avenue
Opening Saturday, January 20th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Wednesday, January 24th
ShadowBall
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Macy's on State
111 N State St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Saturday, January 20th, from 6PM - 10PM
Jade Thiraswas: Young Cash Karen: Closing Event
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Filter Photo
1821 W Hubbard St, Ste 207, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, January 20th, from 11am - 12:30PM
On view through Friday, January 19th
Excellent Form/White Pill
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Weatherproof
3336 W Lawrence, #303, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Saturday, January 20th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, February 18th
The Keys to the Castle: Two concurrent solo shows sharing the same theme by Mac Pierce and Mikey Mosher
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Bert Green Fine Art
8 S Michigan Ave, Suite 620, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Saturday, January 20th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, March 23rd
Ghislaine Leung: Holdings
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Renaissance Society
5811 S Ellis Ave, Cobb Hall, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, January 20th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, April 14th
Mine, Yours, Ours: Kitchen and Familial Stories
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Woman Made Gallery
1332 S Halsted St, Chicago IL 60607
Opening Saturday, January 20th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, February 17th
Zine Club Chicago: Zine Valentines Hangout
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Quimby's Bookstore
1854 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, January 20th, at 3PM
The Paglees: Between Reason and Madness
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South Asia Institute
1925 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Saturday, January 20th, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, April 27th
Neighbors
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South Shore Arts
1040 Ridge Rd, Munster, IN 46321
Opening Saturday, January 20th, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, March 16th
Chloe Seibert: Psychoangels: Closing
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MICKEY
1635 W Grand Ave. Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, January 20th, from 12PM - 5PM
Curator Tour: Poetry is Everything
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Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago
5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, January 20th, at 12PM
A Love Supreme: McCormick House Reimagined
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Elmhurst Art Museum
150 South Cottage Hill Avenue
On view through Sunday, April 28th
Virtual Artist Talk: Our Black Experience
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Heaven Gallery
Online
Opening Saturday, January 20th, from 12PM - 1PM
On view through Sunday, January 28th
ConTextos Family Publication Event
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Row 24 Chicago
2411 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Saturday, January 20th, from 11AM - 3PM
Educator Workshop | Color Alchemy: An Immersive Meditative Art Experience
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, January 20th, from 10AM - 12PM
Talk | Lotus L. Kang with Lola Kramer and Jack Schneider
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, January 20th, from 2PM - 3:30PM
Pleiades Series: Quijiang Levi Lu w/ Dorothy Carlos, Tuli Bera, Helen Lee
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, January 19th, at 8PM
Sasha Tycko: Dwelling: A Measure of Life in the Atlanta Forest
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Pilsen Community Books
1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, January 19th, from 7:30PM - 8:30PM
Black and White Art Show
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Parlour and Ramp
2130 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, January 19th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, January 21st
Onion City Memories
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Bridgeport Art Center
1200 W 35th St Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, January 19th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, March 1st
Decadence Of Another Kind
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Bridgeport Art Center
1200 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, January 19th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, March 1st
Park Yon-jae: Return to Nature
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Bridgeport Art Center
1200 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, January 19th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, March 1st
CHICAGO SEEN Volume 17
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Chicago Filmmakers
1326 W Hollywood Ave, Chicago IL 60660
Opening Friday, January 19th, at 7PM
TOM PALAZZOLO’S SHORT TAKES | IN-PERSON (1/27) | 50 YEARS OF CHICAGO FILMMAKERS
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Chicago Filmmakers
1326 W Hollywood Ave, Chicago IL 60660
Opening Friday, January 19th, at 7PM
Johan Wahlstrom: What You See Is What You Get
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Swedish American Museum
5211 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Friday, January 19th, at 6PM
On view through Tuesday, January 30th
Monica Rezman: Meeting of Two Oceans
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65GRAND
3252 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, January 19th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, February 17th
Project Onward Annual Clearance Show
@
Bridgeport Art Center, Project Onward
1200 W 35th St Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, January 19th, at 6PM
A Love Supreme
@
Elmhurst Art Museum
150 S Cottage Hill Ave, Elmhurst, IL 60126
Opening Friday, January 19th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, April 28th
Contemporary Ex-Votos: Devotion Beyond Medium
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Gallery 400
400 S Peoria St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, January 19th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, March 16th
Alberto Mascia: Hypersleep
@
Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago
500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, January 19th, at 5:30PM
Nocturne: Part II
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ANDREW RAFACZ
1749 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, January 19th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, February 17th
Alumni Showcase
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Chicago Artists Coalition
2130 W Fulton St, Unit B, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, January 19th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, February 23rd
Jesse
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Circle Contemporary
2010 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, January 19th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, March 3rd
Watching You Watching Me
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ALMA Art and Interiors
3636 S Iron St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, January 19th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, March 3rd
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