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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
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Low-Res MFA Show
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SAIC Sullivan Galleries
33 S State St, Fl 7th, Chicago, Illinois 60603
Opening Thursday, July 14th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, June 30th
Ritual Objects, Central Sounds
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60603
Opening Thursday, July 14th, from 6PM - 7PM
Lucky Pierre’s Precarity Happy Hour
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Gallery 400 University of Illinois Chicago
400 S Peoria St, Chicago IL, 60607
Opening Thursday, July 14th, from 5PM - 7PM
Botanica Dinero Pop-up Shop
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Gallery 400 University of Illinois Chicago
400 S Peoria St, Chicago, Illinois 60607
Opening Thursday, July 14th, from 10AM - 6PM
Freedom Dreams Artists Talk + Performance
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Pop Up Just Art Gallery
729 W Maxwell St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Thursday, July 14th, from 7PM - 9PM
Small Talk
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Essentia Chicago
2118 North Halsted St Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Thursday, July 14th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, September 4th
The Beautiful Ones series: “Alien tears (After Wilde and Gonzales-Torres)” by Emilio Rojas
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Chicago Artists Coalition
217 N Carpenter St, Chicago, Illinois 60607
Opening Wednesday, July 13th, from 6PM - 9PM
Cole Lu: Library of The Last Line
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Roman Susan
1224 West Loyola Avenue, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Wednesday, July 13th, from 8PM - 10PM
Brown Artist Social
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Arts and Public Life
301 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Opening Tuesday, July 12th, from 6PM - 8PM
Screening: Tuned In, Turned On! Videofreex Tape the World
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Chicago Artists Coalition
217 N Carpenter Street
Opening Tuesday, July 12th, from 7PM - 8.30PM
On view through Thursday, July 14th
Building an Audience for your Creative Practice: Connecting with Curators, Writers & Collectors
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Chicago Artists Coalition
217 N Carpenter St, Chicago, Illinois 60607
Opening Monday, July 11th, from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Aaron Shkuda – “The Lofts of SoHo” – UChicago Alumni Association
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Seminary Co-op Bookstores
5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Opening Monday, July 11th, from 6PM - 8PM
FMK Welcomes 5×5 Resident Artist Aaron Wooten
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Fulton Market Kitchen
311 N Sangamon St, Chicago, Illinois 60607
Opening Monday, July 11th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, July 16th
Work on the Sabbath
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Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative
1456 E. 70th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Opening Sunday, July 10th, from 5:30 - 8 PM
Staycation
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Ohio House Motel
600 N La Salle Dr, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Sunday, July 10th, from 5 PM - 9 PM
On view through Thursday, July 10th
Live Music Performance: Natural Information Society
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18th Street / Blue Island / Loomis Plaza
Opening Sunday, July 10th, from 6:30PM - 7:30PM
On view through Saturday, June 11th
Lucien Shapiro: Fear Collecting Ritual
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Silent Funny
4106 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60651
Opening Sunday, July 10th, from 7PM - 10PM
Adam Farcus: Poetry Discussion – Citizen: An American Lyric
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Roman Susan
1224 West Loyola Avenue, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Sunday, July 10th, from 4PM - 6PM
Free CGN Saturday Gallery Tours
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River North
750 N. Franklin
Opening Saturday, July 9th, from 11am - 12:30PM
Uncanny Dance Party
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Digital Art Demo Space
2515 S. Archer Suite 2 - Chicago IL 60608
Opening Saturday, July 9th, from 9PM - 11:59PM
On view through Saturday, July 9th
Bobby Zehnder: Closing Reception
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Laura
1535 N Ashland, Chicago IL
Opening Saturday, July 9th, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, July 9th
Melange A Solo Exhibit by Artist Dan Simoneau
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Re:Vision Gallery
4625 Sheridan Rd, Kenosha 53140
Opening Saturday, July 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
Closing of “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night”
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The Learning Machine
3145 S Morgan St, Chicago, Illinois 60608
Opening Saturday, July 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, July 9th
Live podcast event: Fresh Art International in conversation with Amy Sherald
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Monique Meloche Gallery
2154 W Division
Opening Saturday, July 9th, from 4PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, August 27th
Min Song: LIFE STILL LIFE STILL LIFE
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Carrie Secrist Gallery
835 W Washington blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, July 9th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, August 20th
Resonant Objects: Panel Discussion
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Arts Incubator in Washington Park
301 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Opening Saturday, July 9th, from 3PM - 4:30PM
It’s A Gold Mine: Making Invisible Landscapes Valuable
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hosted by Messages in the Street
1130 E 63rd St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, July 9th, from 2PM - 5PM
Ta$k Party: a Fundrai$er benefiting 2nd Floor Rear 2017 and the Art + Value conference
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Hume Chicago
3242 W. Armitage Avenue, Chicago IL, 60647
Opening Saturday, July 9th, from 6PM - 11PM
For Your Eyes Only: Fine Art Erotica
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Sidetracked Studio
707 Chicago Avenue, Evanston Illinois 60202
Opening Saturday, July 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, August 27th
Solo Exhibition Featuring David Cook
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morpho gallery
5216 N DAMEN AVE
Opening Saturday, July 9th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Wednesday, July 30th
Ben Stone and Orkideh Torabi
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Western Exhibitions
845 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, July 9th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, September 4th
The Un-Selfie
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Space 900
1042 Wesley, Evanston, IL 60202
Opening Friday, July 8th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, July 10th
In/habit >< Rovers (pt. 1)
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Comfort Station
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647
Opening Friday, July 8th, from 7PM - 9PM
Jimmy Wright: Bathhouse, Meat Packing District and the Dream Cards: New York Underground 1973-90– Book Release
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Corbett vs. Dempsey
1120 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60622
Opening Friday, July 8th, from 6PM - 8PM
The Circular Valley
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, Illinois 60602
Opening Friday, July 8th, from 6PM - 8PM
Reviver: Recent Work by Graduates of the Yale MFA Photography Program
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Johalla Projects
1821 W Hubbard St., Ste 209, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, July 8th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, August 5th
WANDERER
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Elephant Room inc.
704 S Wabash Ave.
Opening Friday, July 8th, from 6:30PM - 9PM
Liz Ensz: Iron Ore Cannot Be Educated Into Gold
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Mission Gallery
1431 W. Chicago Avenue Chicago IL 60642
Opening Friday, July 8th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, August 20th
Unfavored Air: Ron Lambert and Object Flexibility: Benjamin Cook & Cory Imig
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DEMO Project
732 N 4th St, Springfield, Illinois 62702
Opening Friday, July 8th, from 6PM - 8:30PM
Celebrate 25 Years of Gumballhead the Cat
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Northdown Cafe and Taproom
3244 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60657
Opening Friday, July 8th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, July 9th
Family Business
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Arts and Public Life: Arts Incubator in Washington Park
301 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Opening Friday, July 8th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, August 26th
Lecture on Urbanism by Le Corbusier
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Wrigley Building
400-410 North Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60611
Opening Friday, July 8th, from 7PM - 8PM
Jay Ryan: Reasonable Expectations
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Rotofugi
2780 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60614
Opening Friday, July 8th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, August 7th
Brett Manning: Magical Girls
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Rotofugi
780 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60614
Opening Friday, July 8th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, August 7th
Edwin Lo: Traces and Scenes – Homage to Akio Suzuki
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Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL60660
Opening Friday, July 8th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, August 14th
Paul Catanese: Visible From Space
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, Illinois 60602
Opening Friday, July 8th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Tuesday, September 27th
BRAID/WORK
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Rootwork Gallery
645 W. 18th St. Chicago, IL
Opening Friday, July 8th, from 6:30PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, August 14th
Brent Fogt: Last Leg
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Autotelic Studios
1856 N Richmond St Storefront, Chicago, Illinois 60647
Opening Friday, July 8th, from 7PM - 10PM
In Secret Unison
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The Mission Projects
1431 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, July 8th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Melissa Oresky and Zak Boerger: Solar Anvil
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Roman Susan
1224 West Loyola Avenue, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Friday, July 8th, from 8PM - 10PM
Five Ways To Skin A Cat – Closing Reception
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GAG Space
3528 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Thursday, July 7th, from 6PM - 10PM
Pedro Velez: Society Artwork-In-Residence Program
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Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St, Evanston, Illinois 60201
Opening Thursday, July 7th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Thursday, June 30th
Evening Hours: Islands of the Sun
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Chicago Artists Coalition
217 N Carpenter Street
Opening Thursday, July 7th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, July 14th
Office Hours for No Man’s Champagne Revolution
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The Stolbun Collection
30 N Michigan Avenue Suite 1515 Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Thursday, July 7th, from 4:45PM - 7PM
Films for “America after the Fall”
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60603
Opening Thursday, July 7th, from 6PM - 7PM
Writing Through a Wall
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Pop Up Just Art
729 Maxwell St. Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Thursday, July 7th, from 7PM - 9PM
DeBt for Kids: Story and Discussion
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Gallery 400 University of Illinois Chicago
400 S Peoria St, Chicago, Illinois 60607
Opening Wednesday, July 6th, from 3PM - 6PM
LEXICON Artist Talks and Demos
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Zhou B Art Center
1029 W. 35th St., 2nd floor
Opening Wednesday, July 6th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, July 9th
Kiam Marcelo Junio: The Beautiful Ones series
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Chicago Artists Coalition
217 N Carpenter St, Chicago, Illinois 60607
Opening Wednesday, July 6th, from 6PM - 9PM
Ruby Thorkelson: Club
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Roman Susan
1224 West Loyola Avenue, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Wednesday, July 6th, from 8PM - 10PM
Cauleen Smith: The Black Love Procession/ Conduct Your Blooming
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Terrain Exhibitions
704 Highland Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304
Opening Monday, July 4th, from 9:30 AM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, July 31st
Mobile Speakers’ Podium for Citizens and Non-Citizens
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Comfort Station
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647
Opening Sunday, July 3rd, from 2PM - 4PM
On view through Saturday, July 30th
Witness
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Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E Chicago Ave Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, July 2nd, at 2 July 2016
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Kate Conlon: World Lines
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Free Range Gallery
3257 W Lawrence Ave. Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Saturday, July 2nd, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, July 24th
White Feelings and Sandra Brewster
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THE FRANKLIN
3522 W. Franklin Blvd, Chicago IL 60624
Opening Saturday, July 2nd, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, July 30th
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERA
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Vertical Gallery
1016 N Western Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60622
Opening Saturday, July 2nd, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, July 16th
VICO, videoclub of expanded operation
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ACRE TV [nid:214283]
Opening Friday, July 1st, from 12AM - 12AM
On view through Sunday, July 31st
Pookie in Space
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NYCH Gallery
643 W 18th St, Chicago, Illinois 60616
Opening Friday, July 1st, at 6PM
On view through Saturday, July 2nd
CoCre8 Show and Reception
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Arts and Public Life
301 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Opening Friday, July 1st, from 6PM - 8PM
Bird Masks & Hood Dreams
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Galerie F
2381 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647
Opening Friday, July 1st, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, July 10th
Michael Pajon: Palimpsest Redux
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AdventureLand Works On Paper
1513 N Western Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60622
Opening Friday, July 1st, from 7PM - 10PM
Scenario II: Let’s get this thing going
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ACRE Projects
1345 W 19th St Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, July 1st, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, July 24th
Charles Fogarty: Why All Things Happen
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Fernwey
916 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, July 1st, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, August 7th
RICARDO “NACO” GONZALEZ: DISCO Art Exhibit
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Pilsen Outpost
1958 W 21st St, Chicago, Illinois 60608
Opening Friday, July 1st, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, July 31st
Jeff Kolar: Wind Chimes
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Antena
1755 S Laflin St, Chicago, Illinois 60608
Opening Friday, July 1st, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, July 29th
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