{"article":{"id":8483,"title":"CGN Art Preview: September 2025","excerpt":"","body":"<h3><em>Curated Highlights for What’s Ahead in Chicago’s Art Scene</em></h3><h3><br></h3><h3>September is here and it's a very busy, full, exciting month of art. With the arrival of our new fall issue of CGN, covering September-December, we have been sharing several seasonal previews&nbsp;–&nbsp;some that offer highlights through December as well as weekend previews of openings. We hope you enjoy all the coverage and see what you can in the coming days and weeks.</h3><h3><br></h3><h3><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://chicagogallerynews.myshopify.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Subscribe</em></strong></a><strong><em> </em></strong><em>here to receive a print copy in the mail and be sure to share all the events and news with friends.</em></h3><h3><br></h3><h3><em>– CGN</em></h3><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>• Exhibitions</strong></h3><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1760543187/mo2thalwkycwuvddl1p9.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>Channeling: body ← Image → viewer</strong></h3><h4><br></h4><p>Sep 2, 2025 - Dec 20, 2025</p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/museum-of-contemporary-photography-mocp\" target=\"_blank\">Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP)</a></p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(29, 29, 29);\">This exhibition features eleven international artists whose work communicates through and with the body, positioning the viewer to a consciousness of their body and self, or how bodies channel and defy societal oppression and malevolence. Gestures such as crawling, lying, climbing, kneeling, pointing, running, and walking backward evoke memory, history, and rhetoric. This exhibition situates the body politic and ways in which history imprints upon us as a reminder that we are human, both in and out of the body.</span></p><p><br></p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/channeling-body-image-viewer\" target=\"_blank\">More info ›</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1760543188/t7hejlmk3ynrdwoevvkq.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>Diego Marcon: Krapfen</strong></h3><h4><br></h4><p>Sep 13, 2025 - Nov 23, 2025</p><p>Opening: Saturday, Sep 13, 2025 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM</p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/the-renaissance-society\" target=\"_blank\">The Renaissance Society</a></p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(29, 29, 29);\">Diego Marcon, an artist known for his radical rethinking of cinema, sound, and space, makes his U.S. debut at the Renaissance Society this September. Marcon’s practice is rooted in entertainment and structural cinema—eschewing traditional storytelling to explore the mechanics of filmmaking itself. His works challenge the hierarchy between subject and image, dissolving narrative into abstraction. For this exhibition, Marcon presents&nbsp;</span><em style=\"color: rgb(29, 29, 29);\">Krapfen</em><span style=\"color: rgb(29, 29, 29);\">, a newly commissioned musical dance film that stages an encounter between the kid, performed by dancer Violet Savage, and four characters represented by costume props: gloves, foulard, trousers, and pullover.&nbsp;</span><em style=\"color: rgb(29, 29, 29);\">Krapfen</em><span style=\"color: rgb(29, 29, 29);\">&nbsp;is also an encounter between the golden age of American animation and Italian opera. The choreography—a mix of contemporary dance, classical ballet, and popular entertainment forms—reflects the juxtaposition of traditional and digital filmmaking processes, a hallmark of Marcon’s practice.</span></p><p><br></p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.hydeparkart.org/exhibition/mark-me-too-five-artists\" target=\"_blank\">More info ›</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1760543189/jvnrc9ffe5ky0gmafnde.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>Luke Agada: To Translate is to Move Across</strong></h3><h4><br></h4><p>Saturday, Sep 20, 2025 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM</p><p>Opening: Saturday, Sep 20, 2025 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM</p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/moniquemeloche\" target=\"_blank\">moniquemeloche</a></p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(29, 29, 29);\">Luke Agada’s&nbsp;practice examines themes of globalization, migration and cultural dislocation within the framework of a postcolonial world and its impact on neo-cultural evolution. Agada's surrealist paintings of disembodied figures and dream-like grounds reference identity and the transformation of the postmodern human, where both time and space produce complex bodies of difference. Overlapping the past and present, the other and the self-reflect the ambiguity of our identiy within post-structuralist theory. Agada's work has been inspired by the postcolonial writings of Homi Bhabha, Edward Said, and literary works by Nigerian authors Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. His work is a continuous reflection of his investigative approach to history and critical theory with regards to the examination of the culture of dominance through globalization.</span></p><p><br></p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/luke-agada-to-translate-is-to-move-across\" target=\"_blank\">More info ›</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1760543190/hmrphzprspn97k4yukuf.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>You're All Dead to Me: Guest Curated Show by Marc LeBlanc</strong></h3><p><br></p><p>Sep 26, 2025 - Oct 30, 2025</p><p>Opening: Friday, Sep 26, 2025 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM</p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/circle-contemporary-arts-of-life\" target=\"_blank\">Circle Contemporary (Arts of Life)</a></p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(29, 29, 29);\">To celebrate M. LeBlanc’s 8th anniversary, the gallery has collaborated with local non-profit Arts Of Life on an extraordinary exhibition/event.&nbsp;Over twenty artists have generously donated their work for an exhibition and raffle to be held on Devils Night at Midnight in support of the Arts of Life studio and program.</span></p><p><br></p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/youre-all-dead-to-me-guest-curated-show-by-marc-leblanc\" target=\"_blank\">More info ›</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1760543191/yq8i7c0v4jbeklffyq8x.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>Erosion: Olivia Petrides</strong></h3><p><br></p><p>Sep 5, 2025 - Sep 26, 2025</p><p>Opening: Friday, Sep 5, 2025 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM</p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/chicago-grand-gallery\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Grand Gallery</a></p><p><br></p><p><em style=\"color: rgb(29, 29, 29);\">Erosion</em><span style=\"color: rgb(29, 29, 29);\">&nbsp;explores the intersection of politics, ecology, and the fragility of the human condition through abstract, gestural works that blur the line between atmospheric and political realities. Using simple materials—ink, paper, watercolor, gouache, and fragments of newspapers—the artist creates layered, visceral images that echo both the turbulence of the natural world and the chaos of contemporary social discourse.</span></p><p><br></p><p><a style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/erosion-olivia-petrides\" target=\"_blank\">More info ›</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1760543192/n5ns6yitx6mdgkwdmkme.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>Tiffany Lamps: Beyond the Shade</strong></h3><p><br></p><p>Sep 12, 2025 - Mar 15, 2026</p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/the-driehaus-museum\" target=\"_blank\">The Driehaus Museum</a></p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(29, 29, 29);\">From the 1890s to the 1920s, Tiffany Studios created a captivating range of decorative lighting fixtures that embraced the technological shift from oil lamps to electricity and simultaneously met the styles and tastes of nineteenth and twentieth century consumers. Drawn from the expansive collections of the Museum and the private art collection of Richard H. Driehaus (now in the Art Exhibition Lending Foundation), the exhibition explores how the artisans at Tiffany Studios used a range of materials—including bronze, enamel, pottery, and glass—to bring Tiffany’s innovative lighting designs to life.&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><a style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tiffany-lamps-beyond-the-shade\" target=\"_blank\">More info ›</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>• Markets &amp; Auctions</strong></h3><p><br></p><h3><br></h3><h3><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1760543192/x0shiibopr7nvfhwjrjy.jpg\"></h3><p><br></p><h3><strong>The Maloof Collection of Vivian Maier Gallery Talk and Photographs Reception</strong></h3><p><br></p><p>Wednesday, Sep 10, 2025 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM</p><p>Opening: Wednesday, Sep 10, 2025 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM</p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/heritage-auctions\" target=\"_blank\">Heritage Auctions</a></p><p><br></p><p>Heritage Auctions Director Sarahjane Blum gives a gallery talk about collector John Maloof’s journey and passion&nbsp;to protect and celebrate the legacy of Vivian Maier. Accompanying this Gallery Talk is a Preview of Photographs and The Maloof Collection. Enjoy this deeply personal look into the life and work of Maier consisting of ephemera and gallery prints accompanied by works from iconic names like Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Nan Goldin, and more.</p><p><br></p><p><a style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-maloof-collection-of-vivian-maier-gallery-talk-and-photographs-reception\" target=\"_blank\">More info ›</a></p><h4><br></h4><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1760543194/zo9an9ucixulttx0zcwh.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>Fall Fashion</strong></h3><p><br></p><p>Wednesday, Sep 10, 2025 10:00 AM</p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/freemans-hindman\" target=\"_blank\">Freeman's | Hindman</a></p><p><br></p><p>Highlights from the auction's house's latest fashion offerings.</p><p><br></p><p><a style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/fall-fashion-25\" target=\"_blank\">More info ›</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1760543195/bjq0poszlgtpikm8qnk3.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>Randolph Street Market Festival</strong></h3><p><br></p><p>Sep 27, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025</p><p>10am to 5pm both days</p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/randolph-street-market\" target=\"_blank\">Randolph Street Market</a></p><p><br></p><p>Chicago’s world-famous European style antique and vintage market festival returns September 27+28, 2025! Named Top Ten USA Markets by Travel &amp; Leisure, Architectural Digest, goop, USA Today and more!</p><p><br></p><p><a style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/randolph-street-market-festival\" target=\"_blank\">More info ›</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>• Fundraisers</strong></h3><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1760543195/y9rs2kqjh5bj8l8sfhnd.png\"></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>WMG Fundraiser 2025</strong></h3><p><br></p><p>Friday, Sep 5, 2025 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM</p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/woman-made-gallery\" target=\"_blank\">Woman Made Gallery</a></p><p>22 W. Washington St, Morningstar's venue &amp; patio</p><p><br></p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://womanmade.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=77610ec6940e4a7c0d652a863&amp;id=f1df8847ca&amp;e=a3993dd90f\" target=\"_blank\"><em>ART AND THE CITY</em></a>&nbsp;is Woman Made Gallery’s largest annual fundraiser, supporting the underrepresented voices of women and non-binary artists. Surprises and delights await on Morningstar’s sleek 7th-floor venue and outdoor patio: Silent auction, drinks and bites, mystery bags, music and unique performances and guests experiences.</p><p><br></p><p><a style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/wmg-fundraiser-2025\" target=\"_blank\">More info ›</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>• Tours</strong></h3><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1760543196/qlnls2z6drmfxick8gru.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>Weekend Art Walk: West Chicago Avenue Galleries</strong></h3><p><br></p><p>Saturday, Sep 20, 2025 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM</p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/art-encounter\" target=\"_blank\">Art Encounter</a></p><p><br></p><p>Explore Chicago’s West Town gallery scene with Art Encounter co-founder Joanna Pinsky. Visit Patron Gallery's a solo exhibition by Bethany Collins, then Volume Gallery for an exhibition of weavings by California based artist Porfirio Gutiérrez, see large scale representational graphite drawings by Journie Cirdain at Western Exhibitions as well as work by New York based artist Simone Mantellassi. End the tour at Document Gallery with a two person show of sculptors Kiah Celeste and Gordon Hall.</p><p><br></p><p><a style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/weekend-art-walk-west-chicago-avenue-galleries\" target=\"_blank\">More info ›</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1760543196/obijbc8wy9uw0b1dcpyd.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>Special McCormick House Tour</strong></h3><p><br></p><p>Sunday, Sep 21, 2025 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM</p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/elmhurst-art-museum\" target=\"_blank\">Elmhurst Art Museum</a></p><p><br></p><p>Join expert guest docent&nbsp;Bobbi Pinkert from the Chicago Architecture Center&nbsp;for a special McCormick House tour in celebration of the 2025 Chicago Architecture Biennial. As a self-named “archiholic,” Bobbi Pinkert has been a CAC docent since 1999. She is the leader of many tours including the First Lady, Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise. Pinkert will share her expertise about the McCormick House, Mies van der Rohe, and modernist architecture.</p><p><br></p><p class=\"ql-align-justify\">The McCormick House is a single-family home designed in 1952 by Mies van der Rohe, one of the great architects of the 20th Century. It is one of only three free-standing residences designed and built by Mies in the United States--and one of only two open to the public.</p><p class=\"ql-align-justify\">&nbsp;</p><p class=\"ql-align-justify\">Advance tickets recommended due to limited capacity.</p><p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><br></p><p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><a style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/special-mccormick-house-tour\" target=\"_blank\">More info ›</a></p><p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h4><br></h4><p><br></p><p><br></p><h4><br></h4><h2><br></h2>","published_at":"2025-09-01 23:33:54.444","state":"published","slug":"cgn-art-preview-september-2025","type":null,"meta_description":"","text":null,"created_at":"2025-10-15 15:46:37.392","updated_at":"2025-10-15 15:46:37.392","category_id":2,"highlighted":false,"searchable":"'+28':983B 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</span></h3><h3><br></h3><h3><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">The Chicago Architecture Center’s annual Open House Chicago opens doors to distinctive spaces, while family activities and an outdoor sculpture tour offer more ways to spend time with art.</span></h3><h3><br></h3><h3><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Here is a look at what’s on this Saturday and Sunday. Follow the event links for any registration details and updates, and keep an eye on CGN’s calendar as more details are added.</span></h3><h3><br></h3><h3><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">– CGN</span></h3><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791926703/awzl5ynwbvo6sgqzswvu.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/open-house-chicago\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Open House Chicago at the Driehaus Museum</a></h3><p>Saturday–Sunday, October 17–18; Saturday performance 1–2 p.m.</p><p><strong>The Driehaus Museum</strong></p><p>Murphy Auditorium, 50 E. Erie St., Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>Explore the historic Murphy Auditorium during the Chicago Architecture Center’s annual Open House Chicago weekend. The landmark, reopened after renovation in 2024, also hosts Hanna DiLorenzo’s Behind Closed Doors on Saturday. Entry is free without reservations; access does not include the museum’s exhibition galleries.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791926703/utgorjynclhpj4rprjuu.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/family-day-proud-to-be-me\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Family Day: Proud to Be Me</a></h3><p>Saturday, October 17, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.</p><p><strong>Smart Museum of Art</strong></p><p>5550 S. Greenwood Ave., Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>Exhibiting artist Nina Chanel Abney guides visitors in creating colorful self-portrait collages. A collaborative card-deck project extends the activities beyond the canvas, offering families a chance to explore identity and creativity together.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791926704/urcvfeolau4lvnzgbcde.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/open-house-chicago-etching-demonstrations\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Open House Chicago: Etching Demonstrations</a></h3><p>Saturday–Sunday, October 17–18, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. each day</p><p><strong>WING Studio</strong></p><p>4883 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>Add printmaking to your Open House Chicago itinerary. WING Studio welcomes visitors for etching demonstrations on both days, offering a closer look at an art-making process inside a working studio in Lincoln Square.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791926704/ytjnewftdvqufhhls38v.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/guided-tour-with-director-and-curator-jeff-stevenson\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Guided Tour of theNate with Director and Curator Jeff Stevenson</a></h3><p>Saturday, October 17, 1–2:30 p.m.</p><p><strong>Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park</strong></p><p>Governors State University, University Park</p><p><br></p><p>Head outdoors with Jeff Stevenson for a tour of the South Collection, considering visiting artists’ installations alongside familiar works and their connections to the Earth. Admission is $10. Meet at the F Entrance, wear shoes for grass paths, and dress for the weather; parking is free.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791926705/lfusuve1caehbklnskad.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/sundowning\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Blake: Sundowning</a></h3><p>Saturday, October 17, 2–4 p.m.</p><p><strong>Bert Green Fine Art</strong></p><p>8 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 620, Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>This Saturday event highlights Kevin Blake’s solo exhibition, guest curated by Dan Cameron. Blake’s paintings scrutinize inherited ideas of masculinity, placing familiar social roles in unsettled situations and revealing vulnerability beneath the outward performance of confidence.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>*</p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?page=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">View the full CGN Calendar here</a></h3><p><br></p>","published_at":"2026-10-13 15:58:45.632","state":"published","slug":"new-exhibitions-tours-and-open-houses-october-17-and-18","type":null,"meta_description":"","text":null,"created_at":"2026-10-13 21:25:05.557","updated_at":"2026-10-13 21:25:05.557","category_id":2,"highlighted":false,"searchable":"'1':109B,180B,298B '10':178B,338B '11':237B '17':8A,105B,177B,235B,297B,362B '18':10A,106B,236B '2':110B,299B,363B '2024':144B '30':300B '4':364B '4883':245B '5':239B '50':117B '5550':186B '620':375B '8':370B 'a.m':179B,238B 'abney':195B 'access':160B 'across':19B 'activ':45B,213B 'ad':93B 'add':250B 'admiss':336B 'alongsid':327B 'also':145B 'annual':34B,133B 'architectur':31B,130B 'art':14B,58B,185B,275B,369B 'art-mak':274B 'artist':192B,325B 'auditorium':116B,126B 'ave':189B,248B,373B 'behind':150B 'beneath':409B 'bert':366B 'beyond':214B 'blake':358B,382B,391B 'calendar':88B,419B 'cameron':390B 'canva':216B 'card':208B 'card-deck':207B 'center':32B,131B 'cgn':86B,94B,418B 'chanc':220B 'chanel':194B 'chicago':20B,30B,37B,97B,121B,129B,136B,190B,229B,249B,256B,376B 'close':151B 'closer':270B 'collabor':206B 'collag':204B 'collect':322B 'color':200B 'confid':414B 'connect':332B 'consid':323B 'creat':199B 'creativ':225B 'curat':292B,387B 'dan':389B 'day':170B,242B,267B 'deck':209B 'demonstr':231B,264B 'detail':78B,91B 'dilorenzo':148B 'director':290B 'distinct':41B 'door':39B,152B 'dress':350B 'driehaus':100B,113B 'e':118B 'earth':335B 'entranc':343B 'entri':155B 'eri':119B 'etch':230B,263B 'event':73B,379B 'exhibit':2A,167B,191B,385B 'explor':122B,222B 'extend':211B 'eye':84B 'f':342B 'famili':44B,169B,218B 'familiar':328B,400B 'far':23B 'fine':368B 'follow':71B 'free':157B,356B 'full':417B 'galleri':168B 'governor':306B 'grass':347B 'green':367B 'greenwood':188B 'guest':386B 'guid':196B,285B 'hanna':147B 'head':311B 'highlight':380B 'histor':124B 'host':146B 'hous':6A,36B,96B,135B,228B,255B 'idea':396B 'ident':223B 'includ':163B 'inherit':395B 'insid':278B 'instal':326B 'itinerari':257B 'jeff':293B,314B 'keep':82B 'kevin':357B,381B 'landmark':139B 'lincoln':247B,283B 'link':74B 'look':62B,271B 'make':276B 'manilow':303B 'masculin':398B 'meet':339B 'michigan':372B 'murphi':115B,125B 'museum':101B,114B,165B,183B 'n':246B 'nathan':302B 'new':1A 'nina':193B 'north':26B 'octob':7A,104B,176B,234B,296B,361B 'offer':51B,217B,268B 'open':5A,35B,38B,95B,134B,227B,254B 'outdoor':48B,312B 'outward':411B 'p.m':111B,181B,240B,301B,365B 'paint':393B 'park':305B,310B,354B 'path':348B 'perform':108B,412B 'place':399B 'plan':15B 'portrait':203B 'printmak':251B 'process':277B 'project':210B 'proud':171B 'registr':77B 'renov':142B 'reopen':140B 'reserv':159B 'reveal':407B 'role':402B 'saturday':68B,102B,107B,154B,175B,232B,295B,360B,378B 'scrutin':394B 'sculptur':49B,304B 'self':202B 'self-portrait':201B 'shoe':345B 'situat':405B 'smart':182B 'social':401B 'solo':384B 'south':321B 'space':42B 'spend':55B 'squar':284B 'st':120B 'state':307B 'stevenson':294B,315B 'studio':244B,259B,281B 'suburb':24B 'suit':374B 'sunday':70B,103B,233B 'sundown':359B 'take':17B 'thenat':288B 'time':56B 'togeth':226B 'tour':3A,50B,286B,318B 'univers':308B,309B 'unsettl':404B 'updat':80B 'view':415B 'visit':324B 'visitor':197B,261B 'vulner':408B 'way':53B 'wear':344B 'weather':353B 'weekend':12B,137B 'welcom':260B 'wing':243B,258B 'wisconsin':28B 'without':158B 'work':280B,329B","thumbnail":"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791926589/j37bqlv9ujqi8dwdxunf.jpg","editor_pick":true},{"id":14424,"title":"New Exhibitions and Art Walks: October 16","excerpt":"","body":"<h3><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">This week’s art plans can take you across Chicago, into the suburbs, and north to Wisconsin. Bridgeport is busy with Third Friday festivities and Milwaukee’s quarterly Gallery Night MKE is back. New exhibitions, live calligraphy, and an art sale round out Friday’s choices. </span></h3><h3><br></h3><h3><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Here is a look at what’s ahead on Friday. Follow the event links for registration and updates, and keep an eye on CGN’s calendar as more details are added.</span></h3><h3><br></h3><h3><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">– CGN</span></h3><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791930291/zjcipafj3dspguzzpmyf.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/between-reflection-and-revelation-david-dunlops-material-alchemy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Between Reflection and Revelation: David Dunlop’s Material Alchemy</a></h3><p>Gallery Night: Friday, October 16, 5–9 p.m.; Gallery Day: Saturday, October 17, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; exhibition opens October 14</p><p><strong>JK Art House</strong></p><p>191 N. Broadway, Milwaukee, Wisconsin</p><p><br></p><p>Make a Wisconsin art outing part of the weekend. David Dunlop combines traditional translucent oil techniques with metal supports, producing paintings whose surfaces change with light and movement. The opening joins Milwaukee’s quarterly Gallery Night MKE, with a free John Michael Kohler Arts Center workshop also taking place in the gallery.</p><p><br></p><p>Also taking place is <a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/treasured-postcards\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Treasured Postcards</a> on Friday, October 16, 5–9 p.m. This is a John Michael Kohler Arts Center workshop at JK Art House. Inspired by Lenore Tawney’s correspondence, this free Gallery Night workshop invites participants to make small collage postcards from photographs, printed papers, and other materials. Stop into JK Art House’s Parlor to create an artwork that can travel through the mail.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791930292/x5ek6zxnrve0xb2xc73w.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/out-there\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Out There</a></h3><p>Gallery Night: Friday, October 16, 5–8 p.m.; Gallery Day: Saturday, October 17, 11 am. Exhibition on view through November 7</p><p><strong>Kim Storage Gallery </strong></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">207 E Buffalo St., Ste 404, Milwaukee, WI 53202</span></p><p><br></p><p><em>Out There </em>is a two-person exhibition of new&nbsp;work by Hector Acuna and Andy Paczos. The title borrows the advice a teacher gave Paczos at the&nbsp;School of the Art Institute of Chicago: look out the window, \"there's lots of good stuff out there.\" He&nbsp;took it, and has painted Chicago from direct observation for three decades since. Acuna works the&nbsp;same way, returning to his Wisconsin sites across multiple plein air sessions and staging handmade&nbsp;props to paint in natural light. Both find their subjects by standing in front of them</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791930293/l29ajlc9lsmbnwlgzegr.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/recycled2026\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Recycled 2026</a></h3><p>First Look: Friday, October 16, 5 p.m.; opening-night event at 6 p.m.; sale through October 24</p><p><strong>The Art Center Highland Park</strong></p><p>1957 Sheridan Rd., Highland Park</p><p><br></p><p>Rediscovered art finds new homes at The Art Center’s annual sale, with donated works selected and priced for accessible collecting. Opening-night tickets offer an early look; weekend hours are Saturday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., and Sunday, noon–4 p.m. Entry is free October 19–24.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791930293/dmixwzoapmhzwikc39sr.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/calligraphy-performance\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Calligraphy Performance</a></h3><p>Friday, October 16, 5–8 p.m.; artist conversation 5–6:30 p.m.; performances begin at 6:30 p.m.</p><p><strong>Research House for Asian Art</strong></p><p>3217 S. Morgan St., Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>The Becoming Words reception brings calligraphy to life through performances by Hekiun Oda and Bahman Panahi. Panahi joins musician Kerry Leung for Musicalligraphy, while Oda demonstrates his distinctive practice. Food reflecting both artists’ cultures accompanies the evening. Admission is $40, plus the ticket service fee.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791930294/ztj4wvrfjkrgh6cmlivu.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/structure-in-stature\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Structure in Stature</a></h3><p>Opening: Friday, October 16, 6–9 p.m.; on view through November 20</p><p><strong>Forum 301</strong></p><p>301 W. Ohio St., Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>Fashion becomes a meeting point for architecture, sculpture, and performance in this group exhibition. The participating artists examine how clothing shapes bodily presence, from protection and concealment to exaggeration and transformation, and how we construct the space we occupy.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791930294/vumxu9z8gblmzb7rnlug.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/open-studios-third-friday-at-the-bridgeport-art-center\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Open Studios Third Friday at the Bridgeport Art Center</a></h3><p>Friday, October 16, 7–10 p.m.</p><p><strong>Bridgeport Art Center</strong></p><p>1200 W. 35th St., Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>Explore studios and three gallery presentations: Decadence Deux, presented by Pigment International and September Gray Fine Art; Art Connection: Past Meets Present, from ArtConnectED; and Robert Lipton’s Una Vuelta a Mis Raices. The free evening offers opportunities to encounter artists and their work throughout the building.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791930295/wzyhrxjudnttxdsxhkzh.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/bridgeport-third-friday-art-walk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bridgeport Third Friday Art Walk</a></h3><p>Friday, October 16, 7–10 p.m.</p><p><strong>Bridgeport Artist Community</strong></p><p>Multiple neighborhood locations in Bridgeport, Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>Extend your Third Friday visit beyond a single building. The Bridgeport Artist Community’s route connects more than 45 galleries, studios, shops, and cultural spaces. Use the linked neighborhood map to plan stops, and check individual venues for their evening hours.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791930295/l8rblbkgi3icjn11t2jf.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3>Szukalski. The Mythshaper / Szukalski. Rzeźbiarz mitu</h3><p>Opening: Friday, October 16, 7–9 p.m.; on view through October 2027</p><p><strong>Polish Museum of America</strong></p><p>984 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>A major exhibition revisits Stanisław Szukalski’s complex legacy through sculpture, drawing, prints, and photography. Organized with the POLONIKA Institute, it examines his imaginative mythmaking and contested ideas. Opening admission is $25; a Saturday discussion at 1 p.m. is $20, or $40 for both programs.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>*</p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?page=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">View the full CGN Calendar here</a></h3>","published_at":"2026-10-13 15:52:34.255","state":"published","slug":"new-exhibitions-and-art-walks-october-16","type":null,"meta_description":"","text":null,"created_at":"2026-10-13 22:24:55.949","updated_at":"2026-10-13 22:24:55.949","category_id":2,"highlighted":false,"searchable":"'1':782B '10':437B,601B,667B '11':108B,259B '1200':606B '14':115B '16':7A,99B,185B,250B,380B,456B,533B,599B,665B,728B '17':107B,258B '19':450B '191':119B '1957':399B '20':541B,785B '2026':375B '2027':736B '207':270B '24':393B,451B '25':777B '30':464B,470B '301':543B,544B '3217':477B '35th':608B '4':439B,444B '40':521B,787B '404':275B '45':696B '5':100B,186B,251B,381B,457B,462B '53202':278B 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Auctions and museum conversations lead into Lincoln Park Art Night on Thursday, followed by Bridgeport’s Third Friday festivities and Milwaukee’s quarterly Gallery Night MKE. New exhibitions, live calligraphy, and an art sale round out Friday’s choices. Over the weekend, the Chicago Architecture Center’s annual Open House Chicago opens doors to distinctive spaces, while family activities and an outdoor sculpture tour offer more ways to spend time with art.</span></h3><h3><br></h3><h3><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Here is a date-by-date look at what’s ahead. Follow the event links for registration and updates, and keep an eye on CGN’s calendar as more details are added.</span></h3><h3><br></h3><h3><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">– CGN</span></h3><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791925834/b6nk3ypattnrwihdwgyq.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/curated-calder\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Curated: CALDER</a></h3><p>Auction: Wednesday, October 14, 10 a.m. Central / 11 a.m. Eastern</p><p><strong>Rago and Wright</strong></p><p>online bidding</p><p><br></p><p>A midweek auction offers another way to engage with art. Rago and Wright’s current Curated: CALDER sale brings the artist’s work to the auction block, with bidding available online. See the current auction catalog for lots and registration.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791925835/wag6zxfk4f1g8ewtm2gy.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/european-furniture-decorative-arts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">European Furniture &amp; Decorative Arts</a></h3><p>Auction: October 14–15, 10 a.m. Central each day</p><p><strong>Freeman’s</strong></p><p>1550 W. Carroll Ave., Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>Freeman’s two-day sale spans English and Continental furnishings, decorative objects, and sculpture. Collections from across the country, including Barrington Hills, contribute to a selection ranging from clocks and tapestries to Minton porcelain.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791925835/iuvm3fhf9qqdsotqyqus.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/symposium-religion-art-and-provenance-in-museums\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Symposium: Religion, Art, and Provenance in Museums</a></h3><p>October 14–16</p><p><strong>Smart Museum of Art</strong></p><p>University of Chicago | Hyde Park</p><p><br></p><p>What happens to religious objects when they enter museum collections? Keynotes, panels, and roundtable conversations consider their changing meanings and histories in this multi-day symposium. Consult the program for individual session times and locations.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791925836/amunmqudsnpyfhr06tz8.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/art-and-women-in-sports-looking-at-amber-morningstar\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Art and Women in Sports: Looking at Amber Morningstar</a></h3><p>Wednesday, October 14, 3:30–5 p.m.</p><p><strong>Block Museum of Art</strong></p><p>40 Arts Circle Dr., Evanston</p><p><br></p><p>Northwestern Athletics’ Ava Earl and Associate Provost Michelle Manno consider Cara Romero’s photograph Amber Morningstar through the lens of women in sports and self-representation. The conversation connects art with identity, teamwork, and the power to shape one’s own image. </p><p><br></p><p>Coffee and tea begin at 3 p.m.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791925836/mbtbn5zn8qka5oidgmha.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/becoming-words-a-joint-calligraphy-exhibition\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Becoming Words: A Joint Calligraphy Exhibition</a></h3><p>October 15–November 15; opening reception Friday, October 16, 5–8 p.m.</p><p><strong>Heritage Museum of Asian Art and Seldon Institute</strong></p><p>Exhibition at Research House for Asian Art, 3217 S. Morgan St., Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>Japanese calligrapher Hekiun Oda and Iranian artist Bahman Panahi bring different traditions into conversation, moving from written language toward gesture, abstraction, and sound. The exhibition opens Thursday, followed by Friday’s live performance program and a free artist-led tour Saturday, October 17, 1–3 p.m.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791925837/kwmlwtohdvxxju0tr4q3.jpg\"> </p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-fine-art-of-madron-gallery\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Fine Art of [Madron Gallery]</a></h3><p>Opening: Thursday, October 15, 5:30–8:30 p.m.; on view through December 18</p><p><strong>Madron Gallery</strong></p><p>1000 W. North Ave., 3rd Floor, Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>Madron marks its 25th anniversary with twenty-five works by twenty-five artists from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The free opening joins the fifth annual Lincoln Park Art Night, making it a lively evening to explore Madron, Leslie Wolfe Gallery, gallery 1871, Art City, and Art on Sedgwick.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791925838/kyhsb4gnqyfspn70ttgm.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/wander-and-wallow-must-we-dwell-brian-lathan\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wander and Wallow: Must We Dwell — Brian Lathan</a></h3><p>Opening: Thursday, October 15, 6–8 p.m.; artist remarks at 6:30 p.m.; on view through November 20</p><p><strong>Kavanagh Gallery, Fine Line Creative Arts Center</strong></p><p>37W570 Bolcum Rd., St. Charles</p><p><br></p><p>Brian Lathan’s brightly colored prints explore the uneasy relationship between escape and self-care. Figures shelter smaller versions of themselves inside exposed headspaces, inviting viewers to consider the habits and interior worlds that sustain us. Meet the artist at the free opening reception.</p><p><br></p><p>*</p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?page=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">View the full CGN Calendar here</a></h3><p><br></p><p><br></p>","published_at":"2026-10-13 15:47:09.159","state":"published","slug":"new-exhibitions-auctions-events-october-14-and-15","type":null,"meta_description":"","text":null,"created_at":"2026-10-13 21:10:38.599","updated_at":"2026-10-13 21:10:38.6","category_id":2,"highlighted":false,"searchable":"'1':456B '10':138B,197B '1000':481B '11':141B '14':6A,137B,195B,252B,310B '15':8A,196B,381B,383B,468B,550B '1550':204B '16':253B,388B '17':455B '18':478B '1871':532B '20':564B '25th':491B '3':311B,372B,457B '30':312B,470B,472B,558B '3217':407B '37w570':572B '3rd':485B '40':319B '5':313B,389B,469B '6':551B,557B '8':390B,471B,552B 'a.m':139B,142B,198B 'abstract':432B 'across':17B,226B 'activ':84B 'ad':130B 'ahead':109B 'amber':306B,338B 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