“Black Light Cinema Project” opened July 7 at the South Side Community Art Center with a focus on belonging, home, archival materials, and the self. The topic of identity saturates both galleries, although with different content, allowing them to juxtapose one another while working in unison. The Center’s 1893 mansion, a former home in the […]
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Out at the Center
They were there. No fuss, no ballyhoo, but queer artists have been a significant part of Bronzeville’s South Side Community Art Center since its founding in 1940. You might or might not see it in the art. That’s the main takeaway from “EMERGENCE: Intersections at the Center,” on exhibit at SSCAC through July 2. “EMERGENCE: […]
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Faheem Majeed’s art holds up a mirror to institutions, and himself
The artist’s new solo exhibition explores the impact and imperfections of the South Side Community Art Center.
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Third Coast Percussion’s family tree on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was designed by Sonnenzimmer (aka Nick Butcher and Nadine Nakanishi).
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Transgender Day of Remembrance ensures we don’t forget
Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
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The mix master
Nigerian-born, London-based fashion designer Duro Olowu curates one of the MCA’s largest shows ever filled with local treasures.
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Jamila Woods builds on legacies that shook the world
On the new Legacy! Legacy!, Chicago singer and poet Jamila Woods lovingly details how art can learn from the past as it shapes the future.
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Angel Bat Dawid taps into the root of all black music
Chicago singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Angel Bat Dawid talks about the improvisation and inspiration that shaped her new album, The Oracle.
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The Time Is Now! celebrates the black artists of the south side who used their work as a vehicle for social change
The Smart Museum exhibit and companion book provide a valuable historical record of Chicago art between 1960 and 1980.
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The first black leader of the Jazz Institute of Chicago, Heather Ireland Robinson, talks segregation and infrastructure
Robinson embarks on her 20th year in Chicago arts administration by taking the reins of the Jazz Institute.
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The Chicago Film Critics Festival, the rest of our new movie reviews, and this week’s notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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The art of collecting
Diasporal Rhythms, a group of Chicagoans who collect work by artists of African descent, celebrates ten years.
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On the south side, art tackles a problem
The South Side Community Art Center’s “Maleness to Manhood” offers an arts expo grounded in a Chicago reality.
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Art by and about black men
With a new show by and about black men, the South Side Community Art Center aims to reclaim.
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AfriCOBRA when it was poised to strike
“AfriCOBRA: Prologue” looks at the prehistory of a famous south-side arts movement.