Last summer the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, overturning previous decisions made in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, in a case that is now ubiquitously known as the Dobbs decision. Choice and decision go hand in hand, but they are not the same […]
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What does freedom look like?
“Can you see me?” at Weinberg/Newton Gallery intentionally gives a platform to individuals affected by incarceration and to communities that have been deeply cut by the prison industrial complex. What does it mean to listen to a person’s experience while simultaneously considering the depth of change it has on a group, a community, a generation? […]
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Threads of connection for the cause
Quilting has long been used as a tool of creative resistance. During the Civil War, abolitionists sold quilts to fundraise for their cause. Starting in 1965, the Alabama-based Freedom Quilting Bee Cooperative helped raise money for Black community members who lost income due to their involvement in the fight for civil rights. Today, artists like […]
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“Anthem” addresses the past and present of voter suppression
The virtual exhibit reached beyond Chicago to battleground states in the upcoming election.
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‘Those People’ use art to share their stories at Weinberg/Newton Gallery
Residents of Mercy Housing Lakefront find that art therapy’s a useful way to deal with life traumas.
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Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby, Megan Stielstra’s book launch party, and more of the best things to do this week
Leftist comedy in Monkey Wrench, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf: The Good Parts, and more happenings 7/31-8/3
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Art and social justice converge at David Weinberg Photography
Community organizations communicate through art at a River North gallery.