{"article":{"id":682,"title":"Early Summer Shows Offer Art in Chicago, Evanston and Wisconsin","excerpt":"","body":"<html><head></head><body><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417574/x83fdwm4xdju0mpxbspz.jpg\"></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p>By GINNY VAN ALYEA&nbsp;</p><p>If you've made it outside today, you may finally believe that summer is coming, and with it is the new season of art. This Friday night, May 31 and Saturday, June 1, new solo shows open around Chicago – in West Town and the West Loop – plus several in Evanston for the annual Evanston Made, as well as a handful in Wisconsin if you're looking for a weekend trip.&nbsp;</p><p>A handful of local art fairs are also happening this weekend and next.&nbsp;</p><p>The highlights are listed below, and our full calendar may be viewed&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=openings\">here</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>Have a plastic glass of wine on us, and pick up a copy of the summer issue of CGN in galleries now.&nbsp;</p><p><i>Happy (finally!) summer!&nbsp;</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3><strong>• Chicago Openings</strong></h3><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417575/b7fixlnpzcpo3r7d1dsf.jpg\"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Derrick Adams – <i>The Ins and Outs: Figures in the Urban Landscape</i></h3><p><strong>Opening: Friday, May 31, 2019 5–7:30&nbsp;pm (West Town)</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-ins-and-outs-new-figures-in-the-urban-landscape\">Rhona Hoffman Gallery</a></p><p>The gallery’s third solo exhibition with Brooklyn-based artist Derrick Adams speaks to a legacy of perseverance in the Black community. Adams’ new paintings unfold the twists and turns, joys and struggles of navigating life in an urban context.<br><br>A continuation of Adams’<i>Deconstruction Worker </i>series (2010–), the constructed portraits depict the everyday with a style drawn from Modernism and the idealized and exaggerated forms of traditional African sculpture, also taking inspiration from contemporary pop culture and vernacular scenes from the artist’s life. Rendered in a cubist style, the subjects are framed by abstracted city streets on which miniature model automobiles break free of the two-dimensional plane. The city grid speaks to the paradox of movement and progress—both individual and collective—within the confines of existing paths. Whether posed or caught in motion, the subjects are surrounded by an environment that adjusts to accommodate each individual. For Adams, the works suggest that “we are who we are because our presence is strong enough to also inform the spaces we occupy.”<br>&nbsp;</p><h3>&nbsp;</h3><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417576/df1eihji9s84cvhrfzf4.gif\"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3><i>Aerosol Kingdom</i></h3><p><strong>Opening: Saturday, Jun 1, 2019 6 – 10&nbsp;pm (West Town)</strong></p><p><a href=\"/organizations/chicago-truborn\">Chicago Truborn</a></p><p>Internationally recognized muralist and animal enthusiast, Justin Suarez, returns to Chicago for his second solo show with Chicago Truborn. <i>Aerosol Kingdom</i> features 100 repurposed aerosol cans featuring extremely detailed hand cut stencil animal portraits. From birds of prey, to sea creatures, to the majestic beings of the African Sahara - animals of all shapes and sizes will be represented here. And, while the cans will be the main focus of the show, new hand painted canvas works available as well. The combination of stencil work and free handed brush painting has taken the level of detail in Justin's work far beyond what you’ve seen from him in the past. This show will range in size and price as to accommodate collectors of all levels.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417577/nnu6xevxbespfxdcklfg.jpg\"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Zach Schrey: <i>What's Up Doc</i></h3><p><strong>Opening: Saturday, June 1, 2019 6–9&nbsp;pm (West Town)</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/zach-schrey-what-s-up-doc\">Line Dot Editions</a></p><p>Zach Schrey is a Chicago-based artist and printmaker/co-owner of Pop!nk Editions. Rooted in contemporary urban culture, Schrey creates an alternate world of characters and designs that remind us of the everyday, yet have an instant presence because of their bold, clean aesthetic. Influenced by the ubiquitous imagery of cartoons, comics, and corporate logos/brands, Schrey’s work collectively pokes fun at these cultural icons, heightening our awareness of their superficiality and constant presence in our lives. His paintings and prints have been shown throughout the US and abroad.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417578/e1ukljgbecpyzg8zpavu.jpg\"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Inka Essenhigh</h3><p><strong>Opening: Saturday, June 1, 2019 4–6 pm (West Loop)</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/inka-essenhigh\">Kavi Gupta Gallery</a></p><p>Inka Essenhigh (b. 1969, Pennsylvania, US) is&nbsp;renowned for her dreamlike paintings, which translate her encounters with, and intuitions about, contemporary society into haunting, playful, sometimes disturbing visual scenes. Essenhigh is part of a generation of artists that includes Rachel Feinstein, Lisa Yuskavage and Cecily Brown, that rose to prominence in 1990s New York as leaders in the contemporary return to figuration.</p><p>Essenhigh employs a mix of automatism, imagination and “inner vision” to translate the visible world into arabesque enamel paintings that reveal the unseen worlds of energy, feeling, and mystery that lurk just beyond everyday life. The lush, mysterious images she creates arise from a diverse range of influences, including High Renaissance painting, 19th Century French cabaret, and the whimsy and instinct of childhood imagination.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417578/aaekkum8zafnpowchwz4.jpg\"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>William Counter: Simple Spells</h3><p><strong>Opening Friday, May 31, 2019 7–10&nbsp;pm (Bucktown)</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/william-counter\">Firecat Projects</a></p><p>Firecat Projects presents <i>Simple Spells</i>, a one-person exhibition featuring the works of Kansas artist William Counter.<br><br>Media theorist Dick Hebdige identifies an individual as a bricoleur when they ‘appropriate another range of commodities by placing them in a symbolic ensemble which serve to erase or subvert their original straight meanings.’<br><br><i>Simple Spells</i> is a visual example of bricolage, where the artist has collected common objects – yardsticks and advertisement flyers – and utilized them to facilitate a vision based on ‘magical thinking’. This is Outsider art where the objects themselves are to be experienced through their talismanic value and numinous qualities.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3><strong>• Evanston Openings</strong></h3><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417579/maw8zqjcsjxmr3zgrrhi.jpg\"></figure><h3>Verna Todd: <i>Consider the Lilies</i></h3><p><strong>Opening&nbsp;Reception:&nbsp;Saturday, June 1, 5-7 pm</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/verna-todd-consider-the-lilies\">Perspective Gallery</a></p><p>Choosing a lily as the subject for her series <i>Consider the Lilies </i>was tough for Verna Todd. She is forever on the artist’s quest to show people something they have never seen before. Something new. \"A lily is just too common,\" she reasoned, \"everyone has grown an amaryllis; or, at least seen boxes of them stacked in stores.\"<br><br>Yet she relates that a crimson amaryllis given her by a friend insisted on being photographed. “Morning, noon and night, it shamed me for not getting out my camera.”&nbsp; Resentfully, she gave in.<br><br>That’s when the lily took Todd to another place, a quiet place where she could simply enjoy its presence. She relates that her tussle with the amaryllis is like ones she encounters often – doing versus being.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417580/juctrdusedz89l2tv9ef.gif\"></figure><h3>Evanston Made</h3><p><strong>Opening&nbsp;Reception:&nbsp;Friday, June 31, 6-9 pm</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/evanston-made-2cd05646-9322-43f9-a442-1ca3a3bdcf02\">Evanston Art Center</a></p><p>The Evanston Art Center will partner with Evanston Made, a month-long, annual celebration, in June, of the arts in Evanston designed to create opportunities for artists to engage with the community. The exhibition at EAC will feature works from local Evanston artists and celebrate the Evanston arts community. Throughout the month of June,&nbsp;studios, galleries, museums, workshops and businesses open their doors to showcase works (artistic, artisanal, etc.)&nbsp;and host events by Evanston creatives.</p><p>Also happening at Evanston Art Center and produced by Anomaly Productions, a Pop-Up Gallery and Store at the art center is an \"all-inclusive\" event, located in the lobby May 31 - June 30.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417581/xlst8pu85o41dkg8jdk2.jpg\"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Janice Wgciechowski: Serene Watercolor Collection, and Meet the Artists Event for Evanston Made</h3><p><strong>Saturday June 1st, 12-5pm and 5-7pm</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/evanston-made-s-annual-artist-studio-tour\">Ice House Gallery</a></p><p>Meet the Gallery's Resident Artists: Ann Andrews,&nbsp;Valerie Kahan,&nbsp;Meredith Kopelman,&nbsp;Laurie Kwo, &amp; Dana Phillips. The gallery is participating in Evanston Made’s Annual Artist Studio Tour, a self-guided tour of studios in Evanston, June 1, 2019 from 12-5pm and in the fall on October 19, 2019.</p><p>Janice Wgciechowski is this month's featured artist and a reception for her new show, <i>Serene Watercolor Collection,</i> opens the same evening from 5-7pm.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417582/pktpmnrjcg8fsddpqfnw.jpg\"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3><i>Passion and Process</i></h3><p><strong>Friday, June 1, 2019 12–8&nbsp;pm</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/passion-and-process-space-900-core-member-exhibition\">Space 900</a></p><p><i>Passion and Process</i>, is an exhibition that showcases the unique processes and visions of Space 900's core members. Together, members will be creating a window installation that highlights artist's individual mediums and techniques, along with exhibiting &nbsp;art for Evanston Made. Show Participants:&nbsp;Todd Anderson, Ken Avick, Colleen Conley, Clark Ellithorpe, Judith Roston-Freilich, Jill King, Joanna Pinsky, Judy Solomon</p><p><strong>Artist Talk:&nbsp;</strong>11am, June 1, led by Joanna Pinsky</p><p>Opening, during Evanston Made:&nbsp;June 1st, 2019, 12 to 8pm</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3><strong>• Wisconsin Openings</strong></h3><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417582/tax7nusfvrq9oyrgiov1.jpg\"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3><i>Among the Wonders of the Dells: Photography, Place, Tourism</i></h3><p><strong>Opening: Saturday, Jun 1, 2019 2–5&nbsp;pm (West Bend, WI)</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/among-the-wonders-of-the-dells-photography-place-tourism\">Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA)</a></p><p><i>Among the Wonders of the Dells</i> explores the emergence and transformation of the Wisconsin Dells into what is today the single-most important tourist destination in Wisconsin. The exhibition and its 192-page catalog will include photographs by LeRoy Gates, the first photographer of the Dells, H.H. Bennett, the great nineteenth-century photographer touted as “the man who made the Wisconsin Dells famous,” Oliver Reese, John A. Trumble, who documented the Dells’ postwar tourist boom in the twentieth century, Dennis Darmek, and three contemporary Wisconsin photographers commissioned by MOWA to spend a year photographing the Dells from their unique perspectives.&nbsp;</p><h3>&nbsp;</h3><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417583/hqsx300fje4tlwim5i8o.jpg\"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Leila Knapp: <i>Juxtaposition</i></h3><p><strong>Opening: Saturday, Jun 1, 2019 4:30 – 7:30&nbsp;pm (Mineral Point, WI)</strong></p><p><a href=\"/organizations/sugar-row-gallery\">Sugar Row Gallery</a></p><p>Images of Leila Knapp's work will be placed side by side for artistic consideration.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417584/ugw6bunag3ck62jajzax.jpg\"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Sandra Peterson, New Work</h3><p><strong>Opening: Saturday, Jun 1, 2019 5-8pm (Mineral Point, WI)</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/sandra-peterson-new-work\">Wantoot</a></p><p>New work will be on view by this artist who applies distinct, large brush strokes to her canvas. The gallery is a neighbor of Sugar Row, which is also having an opening the same evening. Both spaces are located in the idyllic artist colony of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, just north of Galena and southwest of Madison. Wantoot Gallery is the showroom of wantoot.com, which features a highly curated group of American modern fine art and fine craft from many nationally-recognized artists.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p></body></html>","published_at":"2019-05-30 12:00:00","state":"published","slug":"early-summer-shows-offer-art-in-chicago-evanston-and-wisconsin","type":"NewsPost","meta_description":"","text":null,"created_at":"2019-05-30 21:15:01.860266","updated_at":"2019-06-04 15:52:56.370958","category_id":2,"highlighted":false,"searchable":"'-5':1132B,1183B '-7':857B,1136B,1217B '-8':1485B '-9':998B '1':47B,344B,487B,592B,855B,1179B,1224B,1297B,1326B,1447B,1482B '10':347B,738B '100':375B '11am':1295B '12':1131B,1182B,1226B,1309B '19':1191B '192':1371B '1969':605B '1990s':653B '19th':716B '1st':1130B,1307B '2':1328B '2010':211B '2019':153B,345B,488B,593B,736B,1180B,1192B,1225B,1308B,1327B,1448B,1483B '30':156B,1114B,1450B,1452B '31':43B,152B,735B,996B,1112B '4':594B,1449B 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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. 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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. 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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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