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Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History
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Isle a La Cache Museum
501 E Romeo Rd, Romeoville, IL 60446
Opening Saturday, March 18th, from 1PM - 3PM
What’s In a Pavilion?
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Mana Contemporary
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 6060
Opening Saturday, March 18th, from 2PM - 3:30PM
Anwar Mahdi & Val Schlosberg: A Prophecy of Chaos and Miracles
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Roots & Culture
1034 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, March 18th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, April 22nd
Sex Negativity – A Reading
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, March 18th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Diaspora Stories: CCH Pounder Collection
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DuSable Museum of African American History
740 E 56th Pl, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, March 18th, from 11AM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, July 16th
Diaspora Stories: In conversation with CCH Pounder
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DuSable Museum of African American History
740 E 56th Pl, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, March 18th, from 2PM - 3PM
Grabado Popular: Prints for the People
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Chicago Printmakers Collaborative
4912 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Saturday, March 18th, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, May 27th
Final Fantasía: Artist Talk
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FLXST Contemporary
2251 S Michigan Ave, Suite 220, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Saturday, March 18th, from 1PM - 3PM
On view through Sunday, April 2nd
Elastro Series: Jeremy Young, Lula Asplund/Máo Chén Huì, Big Pal
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago IL, 60647
Opening Saturday, March 18th, at 8PM
Spring Equinox, Liberalia, Deipnon, & The Ascent of the Goddess
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Fellowship of Isis in Chicago | Life Force Arts Ensemble Foundation
1609 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
Opening Saturday, March 18th, from 12:30PM - 4PM
Closing Reception for Annie Irene Hejny, Jess Brooks & Sofia Chitiko
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The Martin
2500 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, March 18th, from 6PM - 9PM
Newtok + Simple Pleasures: Joint Closing Reception
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salonlb.
1010 W 35th St, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Saturday, March 18th, from 5PM - 9PM
Forging Hope: Reckon and Reimagine: Opening Program
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Saturday, March 18th, from 7PM - 9:30PM
Tool Library Open House
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Chicago Tool Library
4015 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Saturday, March 18th, from 1PM - 4PM
Artists of Manneken Press
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Contemporary Art Center of Peoria
305 SW Water St, #2R, Peoria, IL, 61602
Opening Saturday, March 18th, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Shona Macdonald: Weather Accents
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boundary
2334 W. 111th Pl, Chicago IL 60643
Opening Saturday, March 18th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Tuesday, April 29th
The Ground Between Us: Artist Talk
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Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, March 18th, from 12 - 1PM
On view through Sunday, April 16th
Learning Series | Kane One of the Graffiti Institute
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, March 18th, from 10:30AM - 12PM
Surviving the Long Wars: Residues and Rebellions
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
On view through Sunday, July 9th
WOMEN’S WORK
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THE SEVENTH CORNER GALLERY
4222 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60641
Opening Saturday, March 18th, from 5PM - 9PM
Eliza Fernand: NATR-XXX
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Roman Susan
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago IL 60626
Opening Saturday, March 18th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, March 18th
Comedy Against Work: Madeline Lane-McKinley & Dave Maher
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Pilsen Community Books
1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, March 17th, from 7PM - 8PM
Jimmy Wright: Down Home
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Corbett vs. Dempsey
2156 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, March 17th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, April 29th
Sam Gilliam: Driftless
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Corbett vs. Dempsey
2156 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, March 17th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, April 29th
Milk and Eggs
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Color Club
4146 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL, 60618
Opening Friday, March 17th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, April 23rd
DETRITUS MAXIMUS
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Parlour and Ramp
2130 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, March 17th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, March 17th
Philip Spangler: Quiet Star
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Cleaner Gallery + Projects
1856 N Richmond St, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, March 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, April 29th
Caleb Beck + Danny Epstein: The Loop and The Thread
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Cleaner Gallery + Projects
1856 N Richmond St. Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, March 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, April 29th
Geissler & Sann: I Love America and America Loves Me
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Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, March 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, April 29th
Invisible Architecture: Ian Miyamura, Hasani Sahlehe, Jaclyn Mednicov, Alessandra Norman, Salvador Dominguez, and Sonya Bogdanova
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Ralph Arnold Gallery
1131 W Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Friday, March 17th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Friday, April 14th
Tom Torluemke: Fearsome Fable Tolerable Truth
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Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts
540 S Lake St, Gary, IN 46403
Opening Friday, March 17th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
Collage Reflections Workshop
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Awakenings Art
4001 N Ravenswood Ave, Suite 204-C, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Friday, March 17th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Surviving The Long Wars: Veteran’s Triennial Summit
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
On view through Friday, March 17th
OPEN MIC NIGHTS
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Pilsen Arts & Community House
1637 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, March 16th, from 7PM - 9PM
An evening in celebration of The Routlage Handbook of Latin American Literary Translation
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Pilsen Community Books
1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, March 16th, from 7PM - 8PM
Esperanza Gama: Raíces fibras mágicas
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National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, March 16th, at 6PM
Derek Walter: Earth & Ice
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Zolla / Lieberman Gallery
325 W Huron St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Thursday, March 16th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, April 29th
Rhonda Gates: Measured Ground
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Zolla / Lieberman Gallery
325 W Huron St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Thursday, March 16th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, April 29th
SHAI AZOULAY: Me & Us
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Zolla / Lieberman Gallery
325 W Huron St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Thursday, March 16th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, April 29th
Artist Talk & Vintage Lens Discussion with Mark de Paola & Tamarkin Camera
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Tamarkin Camera
Online
Opening Thursday, March 16th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
Oral Histories and Narratives Around HIV/AIDS Today
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Gallery 400
Online
Opening Thursday, March 16th, from 5PM - 6:30PM
Kelly Kaczynski: The Particular Matter of a Pisces Rug
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Weatherproof
3336 W Lawrence Ave, Suite 303, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Thursday, March 16th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, April 16th
Grown Folks Stories
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The Promontory
5311 S Lake Park Ave West, Chicago, IL, 60615
Opening Thursday, March 16th, from 6PM - 9PM
Julia Signe: Between My Palms
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Downtown 500
2545 W Diversey Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60618
Opening Thursday, March 16th, from 6PM - 9PM
Art After Work: Malik Purvis
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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Thursday, March 16th, from 5PM - 6:30PM
Aging
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Airlock
E-mail info@062official.com for address
Opening Thursday, March 16th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, April 20th
FILTER PHOTO BOOK CLUB
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Filter Photo
1821 W Hubbard St, Ste 207, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Thursday, March 16th, from 6PM - 8PM
Celebrating the Poets of Forms & Features
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The Poetry Foundation
Online
Opening Thursday, March 16th, from 7PM - 8PM
Surviving the Long Wars: Exhibition Close-Up and Poetry Reading
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Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Thursday, March 16th, from 6PM - 7PM
REVEAL: AN EVENING OF DIALOGUE & DANCE
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Haus
623 S Wabash Ave, 1 st Fl, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, March 16th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Tuesday, March 21st
Real Self Care by Dr. Pooja Lakshmin
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Women & Children First Bookstore
online
Opening Wednesday, March 15th, at 7PM
PO Box Poetry Reading Series
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PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Wednesday, March 15th, at 7:30PM
Lecture in Photography: Pixy Liao
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Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Wednesday, March 15th, from 6PM - 7PM
Blue Hour Reading & Workshop Series
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Haymarket House
800 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Wednesday, March 15th, at 6 PM
Trina May Smith: A Pandemic Perspective: Artist Talk
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McHenry County College | Galleries One & Two
8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake, IL 60012
Opening Wednesday, March 15th, from 2:30PM - 5:30PM
On view through Friday, April 14th
Whitaker Malem
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Tuesday, March 14th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Latino Writers Initiative Virtual Meet Up
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National Museum of Mexican Art
Online
Opening Tuesday, March 14th, from 6PM - 7PM
Book Talk: Life Beyond Likes: Logging Off Your Screen and Into Your Life
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The Silver Room (Chicago)
1506 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Tuesday, March 14th, from 6PM - 8PM
In Reciprocity: Humans & Nature
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Visual Arts Gallery, Governors State University
1 University Parkway, University Park, IL 60484
Opening Monday, March 13th, from 9AM - 5PM
On view through Friday, April 7th
Forms & Features Online: Sestina
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The Poetry Foundation
Online
Opening Monday, March 13th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Wednesday, March 15th
Spring Cleansing Workshop
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Pilsen Arts & Community House
1637 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, March 12th, from 12PM - 2PM
L’sGA: Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address ft. Ja Nelle Davenport-Pleasure, Willie “Prince Roc” RounD, A J McClenon, Kao Ra Zen
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago IL, 60647
Opening Sunday, March 12th, at 7PM
Collections Connections with Dr. Jane Rhodes
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Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
Opening Sunday, March 12th, from 3PM - 4PM
International Art Group Salon at Alma Art and Interiors
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Alma Art and Interiors
3636 S Iron St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Sunday, March 12th, from 3PM - 5PM
“Il Girasole: Summers in Umbria” reading with Linda Gent Johnson
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1100 Florence Gallery
1100 Florence Ave, Evanston, IL 60202
Opening Sunday, March 12th, from 1PM - 4PM
IAG Art salon
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ALMA Art and Interiors
3636 S Iron St, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Sunday, March 12th, from 3PM - 5PM
MUST-SEE
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LVL3
1542 N Milwaukee Ave, 3rd Fl, Chicago, IL 60622
On view through Sunday, April 16th
Down in the Mine: American Coal Miners and Their Songs, 1890-1960
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Douglas County Museum
700 S Main St, Tuscola, IL 61953
Opening Saturday, March 11th, from 1PM - 2PM
Shake Shook Shaken: Peace w/ Venus Laurel
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago IL, 60647
Opening Saturday, March 11th, at 12PM
Asian Improv aRts Midwest (AIRMW) Presents ‘Poesy: Works by Marie Yuen’
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago IL, 60647
Opening Saturday, March 11th, at 8PM
No One Ever Sees Indians: Native Americans in Media
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Gurnee Police Department's Community Room
100 N Oplaine Rd, Gurnee, IL 60031
Opening Saturday, March 11th, from 10AM - 11AM
90-Second Newbery Film Festival
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Harold Washington Library
400 S State St, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Saturday, March 11th, from 2PM - 3:30PM
Duane Linklater: mymothersside
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
On view through Sunday, September 3rd
Lampo Performance Series: Weston Olencki
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Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
4 W Burton Pl, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Saturday, March 11th, at 4PM
Kevin Beasley: A View of a Landscape, Book and Record Release
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Logan Center for the Arts
Performance Penthouse, 9th floor, 915 E 60TH ST
Opening Saturday, March 11th, from 4PM - 7PM
NOTHING IS AS IT SEEMS
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ARTIST REPLETE
Water Tower Place 835 N Michigan Ave, (Floor 2) Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, March 11th, from 1PM - 8PM
Embrace Equity: International Women’s Day Symposium 2023
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Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee Ave, Second Floor, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, March 11th, from 11AM - 12:30PM
Family Day: Cool Cardboard Cameras and Family Portraits
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Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago
5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, March 11th, from 1PM - 4PM
Handmade Market
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The Empty Bottle
1035 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, March 11th, from 12PM - 4PM
Family Day | Create
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago IL 60611
Opening Saturday, March 11th, from 11AM - 3PM
A Promised Land On The Horizon: Artist Talk
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South Side Community Art Center
3831 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60653
Opening Saturday, March 11th, from 1PM - 3PM
Ely Guerra a Voz y Guitarra: con Milo Froideval
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National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, March 11th, from 7PM - 10PM
All-Gender Fat Clothing Swap
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, March 11th, from 1PM - 4PM
Artist’s Talk / Reception with Tom Palazzolo
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Rare Nest Gallery
3433 North Kedvale Ave, Chicago, IL 60641
Opening Saturday, March 11th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
On view through Saturday, April 1st
Yams: Ways and Actions
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Elephant Room Gallery
704 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Saturday, March 11th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, April 15th
post doom romance, Drekka, Allen Moore
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Tritriangle
1550 N Milwaukee Ave, Fl 3 Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, March 10th, from 8PM - 11:55PM
for G
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Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, March 10th, at 6:30PM
On view through Sunday, April 16th
Context 2023
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Filter Photo
1821 W Hubbard St, Ste 207, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, March 10th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, April 22nd
Giving Shape: Yollocalli Artistic Practice Through the Years
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National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, March 10th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, September 3rd
Soy Boricua
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The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture
3015 W Division St, Chicago, Illinois 60622
On view through Saturday, December 16th
Faces of Fulton
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Fulton Street Collective
1821 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, March 10th, from 7PM - 10PM
‘MOON’ – Take 2
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Sip Coffee House & Artisan Cafe
11 N Court St, Crown Point, IN 46307
Opening Friday, March 10th, from 6PM - 8PM
Digitalism
@
Water Street Studios
160 S Water St, Batavia, IL 60510
Opening Friday, March 10th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, April 8th
High Maintenance
@
Chicago Artists Coalition
2130 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, March 10th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, April 20th
Violet Luczak: Don’t Pull My Strings
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Chicago Art Department
1926 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, March 10th, from 6:30PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, April 22nd
THE GHOST OF YOU by Margarita Saona
@
Women & Children First Bookstore
5233 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Friday, March 10th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
FRED: Emblems
@
Carl Hammer Gallery
740 N Wells St. Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, March 10th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, April 29th
In Pursuit of Spring
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Addington Gallery
704 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, March 10th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, April 30th
Thinking Spring: Gallery Artist Group Show
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Jean Albano Gallery
215 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, March 10th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, April 8th
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