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2019 Filter Photo Festival: Day 2
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Millennium Knickerbocker Chicago
163 E Walton Pl, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, September 20th, from 9AM - 4PM
On view through Sunday, September 22nd
The Annual Breakfast
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Chicago Artists Coalition
2130 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, September 20th, from 9AM - 11AM
BARELY FAIR
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Julius Caesar
3311 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Friday, September 20th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, October 20th
Prints United: 2019 Member Exhibition
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Spudnik Press Cooperative
1821 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, September 20th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, November 2nd
Ayana V. Jackson: Take Me to the Water
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MARIANE IBRAHIM
437 N. Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, September 20th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, October 26th
JPW3: Rings
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M. LeBlanc
3514 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 6064
Opening Friday, September 20th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, November 2nd
Emma Mendel and Brad Cantrell: Failure
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The Night Gallery
Future Firm, 3149 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL, 60608
Opening Friday, September 20th, from 6:50PM - 8:50PM
On view through Thursday, October 17th
Grown Folk Stories
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Green Line Performing Arts Center
329 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 7PM - 9PM
Jane Addams Birthday Bash
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Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
601 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 6PM - 8PM
In The Absence of Light: Gesture, Humor and Resistance in The Black Aesthetic
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Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, December 29th
Adult Drawing Circle
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The Port Ministries
5013 S Hermitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 6PM - 9PM
Austin Town Hall Art & Culture Committee Meeting
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Austin Town Hall Park
5610 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60644
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
Open Studio Night at FSC
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Fulton Street Collective
1821 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 7PM - 10PM
Ellen Mayer & Nell Taylor
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Uncharted Books
5140 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Thursday, September 19th
LEAD Conference 2019 Debrief
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The Chicago Community Trust
225 N Michigan Ave. Suite 2200, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 3:30PM - 5:30PM
Freshman: A Show About Your Terrible Early Art
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Transistor Chicago
5224 N Clark St., Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
LEAD Conference 2019 Debrief
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The Chicago Community Trust
225 N Michigan Ave, Ste 2200, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 3:30PM - 5:30PM
EXPO CHICAGO Official Afterparty & Launch of The Seen Issue 09
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Offshore Navy Pier
1000 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 9PM - 12AM
Mapping the Solar System
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Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 5:30PM - 7PM
Nicolas Rey: differently, Molussia
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Cinema Borealis
1550 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 7PM - 9PM
Olivier Taparga: I Guess You Solved the Question
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The Arts Club of Chicago
201 E Ontario St, Chicago IL 60611
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 4:30PM - 5:30PM
Interdisciplinary Art Critique
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Gallery Studio Oh
4839 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, September 19th
Art after Work
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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 5PM - 7PM
Andersonville Arts Week + Fest
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Andersonville Chamber of Commerce
5217 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 10AM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, September 22nd
Filter Photo Festival Keynote Speaker: Rodrigo Valenzuela
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Columbia College Chicago
600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 7PM - 19 September 2019
EXPO CHICAGO 2019
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Navy Pier
600 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, September 22nd
2019 Filter Photo Festival: Day 1
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Millennium Knickerbocker Chicago
163 E Walton Pl, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 9AM - 5 PM
On view through Sunday, September 22nd
Generational Activism: Documenting Boycotts to Hashtags
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Chicago State University
9501 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60628
On view through Friday, September 20th
Kandis Friesen: Monuments / Monumental
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Roman Susan
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
On view through Monday, September 23rd
2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial: and other such stories
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 10AM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, January 5th
Soap Box Ball 2019
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Glessner House
1800 S Prairie Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 6PM - 10PM
Fuller Awards Honoring Sterling Plumpp
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Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Thursday, September 19th, from 7PM - 9PM
Soirée
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Morgan Manufacturing
401 N Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Thursday, September 19th, at 6PM
Eco Sensing The River
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McCormick Bridgehouse Museum & Riverwalk
99 Chicago Riverwalk, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Wednesday, September 18th, from 12:15PM - 3:15PM
CASE Art Fund: Personal Stories
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Catherine Edelman Gallery
1637 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Wednesday, September 18th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
A Performance in Words and Symbols
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Tiger Strikes Asteroid Chicago
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Wednesday, September 18th, from 6:30PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, October 19th
Nick Cave
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Cleve Carney Museum of Art
425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Opening Wednesday, September 18th, from 12PM - 1PM
Chicago Invitational
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Chicago Athletic Association Hotel
12 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL60603
Opening Wednesday, September 18th, from 2PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, September 21st
Poetry off the Shelf: Haryette Mullen
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Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Wednesday, September 18th, from 7PM - 9PM
Signs of Humanity
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Bergland Auditorium, Savannah Center IU Northwest
3400 Broadway, Gary, IN 46408
On view through Friday, October 18th
40 años a la esperanza
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Benito Juarez Community Academy
1510 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Tuesday, September 17th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, March 15th
First Meeting: Why Look at Plants?
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago
37 S Wabash Ave, Rm 327 Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Tuesday, September 17th, from 4:15PM - 6PM
Literatura infantil y juvenil: Presentación de la colección UNAM
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Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Tuesday, September 17th, from 5PM - 7PM
The Frunchroom, Vol. 19: Beverly Art Walk Week edition
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Beverly Arts Center
2407 W 111th St, Chicago, IL 60655
Opening Tuesday, September 17th, from 7:30PM - 9PM
Amanda Goldblatt and Jac Jemc
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Volumes Bookcafe
1474 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Tuesday, September 17th, from 7PM - 9PM
Tufting Gun Tapestries
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Logan Center Exhibitions
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Tuesday, September 17th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, October 27th
Samson Young: Silver Moon or Golden Star, Which Will you Buy of Me?
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Smart Museum of Art
5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Tuesday, September 17th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, December 29th
Open Door Series: Lani T. Montreal & Tony Trigilio
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Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Tuesday, September 17th, from 7pM - 9PM
Curator Tour of The Tokyo Show: Black & Brown Are Beautiful
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Monday, September 16th, from 1PM - 2PM
On view through Sunday, September 29th
Tatiana Bilbao Estudio: Unraveling Modern Living
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Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
4 W Burton Pl, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Monday, September 16th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, January 11th
Fibers Circle
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PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Monday, September 16th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, February 17th
Everything Must Go Release Party
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Chop Shop
2033 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Monday, September 16th, from 6PM - 9PM
Mueller VS Bueller
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The Martin
2515 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Monday, September 16th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Monday, September 30th
Atomic Waste(s)
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Depaul University Lincoln Park Student Center
2250 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Monday, September 16th, from 6:30PM - 9PM
Poetry Foundation: Forms & Features
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Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Monday, September 16th, from 6PM - 8PM
The Ship of Tolerance Chicago
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Polk Bros Park - Navy Pier
600 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Monday, September 16th, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, September 22nd
Lessons for Chicago: Recent Findings on the Impacts of Historic Preservation
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Chicago Architecture Center
224 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Monday, September 16th, from 5:30PM - 6:30PM
Fibers Circle
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PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Monday, September 16th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Monday, February 17th
Ensemble: An Oral History of Chicago Theater – A Conversation
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Green Line Performing Arts Center
329 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Monday, September 16th, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Option: Myra Melford
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Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Monday, September 16th, from 7PM - 9PM
Slow-Res: a Free and Self-Taught MFA Community
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Read/Write Library
914 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Sunday, September 15th, from 3PM - 5PM
Alberto Aguilar: Portal Court
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Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
4 W Burton Pl, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Sunday, September 15th, from 1PM - 3PM
Information Wants to be Free & So Do We at The POWER Project
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, September 15th, from 10AM - 4PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
National Cartoonists Society
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Beverly Arts Center
2407 W 111th St, Chicago, IL 60655
Opening Sunday, September 15th, from 12PM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, November 3rd
Art of Wings, A Culinary Art Experience
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345 Art Gallery
345 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Sunday, September 15th, from 3PM - 9PM
Queer Care Day: Back To School
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Reunion Chicago
2557 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, September 15th, from 11AM - 4PM
Tune In With Tristen’s Kids Meditation
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, September 15th, from 10AM - 11:15AM
Hush City Soundwalk
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PO Box Collective
6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Sunday, September 15th, from 10AM - 11:30AM
Pullman Arts Walk 2019
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PullmanArts
11111 S Forrestville Ave, Chicago, IL 60628
Opening Sunday, September 15th, from 10AM - 4PM
Mies in Translation
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Farnsworth House
14520 River Rd, Plano, IL 60545
Opening Sunday, September 15th, from 2:30PM - 5:30PM
On view through Sunday, October 27th
Joseriberto Perez: Free Range Anxiety
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Devening Projects
3039 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Sunday, September 15th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, October 13th
Jordan Martins: Plant Strategies and Devin Balara, David Heo, Kelly Kristin Jones and João Oliveira: Animal Tactics
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Goldfinch
319 N Albany Ave, Chicago, IL 6061
Opening Sunday, September 15th, from 3PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, October 26th
Judith Brotman and Dutes Miller: A Creep that Snakes: A Tic of Words and Symbols
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Tiger Strikes Asteroid Chicago
2333 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, September 15th, from 12PM - 4PM
On view through Saturday, October 19th
Ashley M. Freeby: Plots & Hems
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
On view through Saturday, November 24th
Melina Ausikaitis: EVERYDAY EVERYDAY
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Devening Projects
3039 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Sunday, September 15th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, October 13th
Making Ties: The CangDong Village Project
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Chinese American Museum of Chicago
238 W 23rd St, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Sunday, September 15th, from 2PM - 4PM
Kathleen Elliott: Imaginary Botanicals
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Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 N Cannon Drive, Chicago, IL 60614
On view through Sunday, January 12th
Amy Perlmutter: Wings Transformed
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Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 N Cannon Drive, Chicago, IL 60614
On view through Sunday, January 12th
Autobiography of a Woman Tearing Herself Apart Alone
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OGGI Chicago
2451 S Oakley Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, September 14th, from 8PM - 11PM
P.Scott: THE BEAUTIFUL DECAY
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NYCH Gallery
2025 S Laflin St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, September 14th, from 8PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, November 3rd
Myron Laban
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The Silver Room Pop-up
1302 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, September 14th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Tuesday, October 1st
Self Care = Resistance: Healing Sights & Sounds
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Experimental Station
6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, September 14th, from 6PM - 8PM
Native American Beadwork
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SAIC at Homan Square
906 S Homan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Saturday, September 14th, from 2PM - 5PM
Outliers (Q3–Q1)
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THE FRANKLIN
3522 West Franklin Blvd, Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Saturday, September 14th, from 4PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, September 14th
Tie Up
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The Arts Club of Chicago
201 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, September 14th, from 12PM - 2PM
On view through Saturday, October 12th
Between Land and Sky
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Everybody
1722 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, September 14th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, October 27th
David Sprecher: Hide And Like Heat
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Wedge Projects
1442 W Howard St, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, September 14th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, October 10th
Matt Martin: knowing things requires one first of all to place oneself between them: painting, trees
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Wedge Projects
1442 W Howard St, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, September 14th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, October 10th
Jacklynn Kelsey: DICE Game
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, September 14th, from 10AM - 5PM
Harold Mendez: For other days
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PATRON
673 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, September 14th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, October 26th
Cigar & Art Social
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345 Art Gallery
345 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Saturday, September 14th, from 4PM - 8PM
Ravenswood Art Walk
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N Ravenswood Ave and Berteau Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Saturday, September 14th, from 10AM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, September 15th
Victor Jakovleski: Brimstone and Glory
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Universidad Popular
2801 S Hamlin Ave, Chicago, IL 60623
Opening Saturday, September 14th, from 10AM - 12PM
Lakeview East Festival of the Arts – 2019
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Lakeview East Festival of the Arts
3200 N Broadway, Chicago IL 60657
Opening Saturday, September 14th, from 10AM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, September 15th
Drag Queen Story Hour
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Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Saturday, September 14th, from 11AM - 12PM
On view through Saturday, September 14th
The Area
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Chicago Filmmakers
5720 N Ridge Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Saturday, September 14th, from 7PM - 9PM
Adrian Wong: Crossing The Rainbow Bridge
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Carrie Secrist Gallery
835 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, September 14th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, October 26th
LaToya Ruby Frazier: The Last Cruze
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The Renaissance Society
5811 S Ellis Ave, 4th floor, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Saturday, September 14th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, December 1st
Arts Speaks: I am…
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Catherine Edelman Gallery
1637 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, September 14th, from 12PM - 1PM
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