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Posted inMusic
Jazz bassist and vocalist Katie Ernst rises like the tide
Jazz bassist and vocalist Katie Ernst hasn’t helped only herself with her talent, wit, and confidence—she’s also lifting up her peers and students.
Posted inArts & Culture
‘Chicago and Vicinity’ is a semi-comprehensive account of the local art scene
Shane Campbell Gallery revives the Art Institute’s defunct survey of the Chicago art community, but there’s a bigger story to tell.
Posted inBlogs
From Stone Terrace to Stony Island: the push for culture-based redevelopment
The city and state may be broke, but arts-and-culture-based redevelopment is chugging along on both ends of the economic spectrum.
Posted inArts & Culture
Can Chicago artists salvage Gary, Indiana?
A pair of cultural development projects look to reactivate the rust belt city.
Posted inArts & Culture
Theaster Gates’s Stony Island Arts Bank opens for business
The 17,000-square-foot building is a laboratory to engage with the art and culture of the south side.
Posted inMusic
Frankie Knuckles’s vinyl gets a permanent public home
Theaster Gates’s Rebuild Foundation is about to open the Stony Island Arts Bank, whose collections will include 5,000 records the Godfather of House used in his world-changing mixes.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
With the arrival of US Artists, Chicago becomes home to still more ‘genius’ grants
The arts nonprofit, which awards dozens of $50,000 fellowships yearly, joins the MacArthur Foundation in what’s becoming a hub of the ‘prestige economy.’
Posted inArts & Culture
Our favorite visual art of 2014
This was a transformative year for Chicago’s art world.
Posted inFilm
The Chicago Film Archives preserves midwest history one reel at a time
With two employees and vault in Pilsen, the CFA has been rescuing celluloid for a decade.
Posted inBlogs
Theaster Gates brings the coffee shop to Washington Park
The Currency Exchange Café is part of the artist’s ongoing project to bring art to Washington Park.
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A few more things to see at Expo Chicago
The modern art fair is back for a third year.
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Reader’s Agenda Fri 8/22: The Harvard Sailing Team, “Retreat,” and Zero Boys
What’s on the Reader’s Agenda for Friday, August 22
Posted inBlogs
Chicago stories in the New Yorker archive to read right now
The New Yorker opened its archives and it’s a longread lovers dream come true.
Posted inBlogs
Who will pick Fifth Star Awards winners?
Chicago will honor artists and arts institutions with Fifth Star awards.