{"article":{"id":3334,"title":"Fall's Art Highlights","excerpt":"","body":"<html><head></head><body><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/unbohyfvi2ax2kn1d8vp.jpg\"><figcaption>Dawit L. Petros, <i>Untitled (Itineraries of Dispersal, Burnham Park, Chicago, I), </i>2024. Archival monochrome print, 20” x 26”. Courtesy of the artist.</figcaption></figure><p class=\"lead\"><i>Dawit L. Petros: Prospetto a Mare</i></p><p>MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY</p><p>Nestled in a green space between Soldier Field and Lake Michigan, the often-forgotten Balbo Monument was gifted to the city of Chicago by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini to commemorate controversial air marshal Italo Balbo’s 1933 transatlantic flight from Italy to Chicago during the city’s World’s Fair. <i>Prospetto a Mare</i> is the latest chapter of Eritrea-born artist Dawit L. Petros’s long-term investigation of the impact of Italian colonialism and its subsequent imprint on the visual cultures, populations and built environments of Africa, Europe and North America.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Aug 30–Dec 20</strong> • 600 S. Michigan (60605)&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.mocp.org/exhibition/prospetto-a-mare/\">mocp.org</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/zxhqmbvdbkfs0yua0wq5.jpg\"></figure><p class=\"lead\"><i>Riva Lehrer –The Monster Studio</i></p><p>ZOLLA/LIEBERMAN GALLERY</p><p>Lehrer’s work is celebrated for its exploration into the marginalized and stigmatized body. Through drawing, painting, collage, and sculpture, she challenges viewers to reconsider their assumptions about beauty and difference. For the show’s run, Lehrer will be performing a public portrait studio and has invited a selection of distinguished collaborators who will be asked to describe—and collaboratively draw—an image depicting their inner “monsterselves,” resulting in portraits created through deep conversation.</p><p><strong>Sept 6–Oct 12 </strong>• 325 W. Huron (60654)<i>&nbsp;</i></p><p><a href=\"https://www.zollaliebermangallery.com\">zollalieberman.com</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/rfhm1wrgslm7jwfd3toi.jpg\"></figure><p class=\"lead\"><i>Indigenous Chicago</i></p><p>NEWBERRY LIBRARY</p><p>Home to the Potawatomi, Odawa, Ojibwe, Peoria, Kaskaskia, Myaamia, Wea, Sauk, Meskwaki, and Ho-Chunk peoples, the place we now call Chicago has long been a historic crossroads for many Indigenous people and remains home to an extensive urban Native community. Yet most Chicagoans are unaware of the city’s history as a home to diverse Indigenous peoples and the vibrant Indigenous communities present today. Part of a multifaceted initiative developed in partnership between the Newberry, advisors from the Chicago Native community, and representatives from tribal nations with historic connections to Chicago, this exhibition reflects the dynamic and complex aspects of Native life in Chicago from the seventeenth century to the present. The exhibition draws largely on the Newberry’s collection while also showcasing new work by contemporary Native artists, including Jason Wesaw (Pokagon Band of Potawatomi), Camille Billie (Oneida), and Jim Terry (Ho-Chunk).</p><p><strong>Sep 12–Jan 4, 2025</strong></p><p>60 W. Walton (60610) • <a href=\"https://www.newberry.org/calendar/exhibitions\">newberry.org</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/epyrwbtfv1jxl4zbjpiy.jpg\"></figure><p class=\"lead\"><i>Edgar Miller: Anti-Modern, 1917–1967&nbsp;</i></p><p>DEPAUL ART MUSEUM</p><p>Edgar Miller (1899–1993) arrived in Chicago in 1917, and over the next 50 years worked as an architect, artist, craftsperson, curator, designer, and illustrator during a particularly rich period that saw the ascendancy of modernism across the visual culture of the city. Miller’s tremendous body of work spanned multiple mediums, materials, and disciplines and he was unconcerned with trends, labels, or what became the established tenets of modern art. He was committed to figurative storytelling and representing the natural world, creating work intended to be experienced across the built environment.</p><p><strong>Sept 12–Feb 23, 2025</strong> • 935 W. Fullerton (60614)&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://resources.depaul.edu/art-museum/Pages/default.aspx\">depaul.edu</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092763/gyawoltdpw5ocl0q0frx.jpg\"><figcaption>Haegue Yang, <i>Splashing Volcano Ash Gaze – Mesmerizing Mesh</i>, Hanji on alu-dibond, framed. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Studio Haegue Yang</figcaption></figure><p class=\"lead\"><i>Hague Yang: Flat Works</i></p><p>THE ARTS CLUB OF CHICAGO</p><p>This defining exhibition marking the artist’s first North American retrospective to survey the artist’s two-dimensional explorations over the last three decades. Through a select number of key works, the ambitious exhibition identifies underlying connections and motivations across the artist’s oeuvre, offering a scholarly perspective on this aspect of Yang’s career for the first time.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Sept 18–Dec 20</strong></p><p>201 E. Ontario • <a href=\"https://www.artsclubchicago.org\">artsclubchicago.org</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092764/teihm5uojqszjsnheekx.jpg\"><figcaption>David Smith, <i>The Forest,</i> 1950. Painted steel on wood base, 37×39×4”. Photo: Larry Bercow Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas © 2024 The Estate of David Smith / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY</figcaption></figure><p class=\"lead\">&nbsp;</p><p class=\"lead\"><i>David Smith: The Nature of Sculpture</i></p><p>FREDERIK MEIJER GARDENS &amp; SCULPTURE PARK&nbsp;</p><p>The art of David Smith is profuse and marvelously inventive. Working in multiple media, formats, and scales, he blurred boundaries between painting and sculpture and between traditional genres such as landscape and figuration. Smith’s bountiful oeuvre has secured him a firm place within art history and his adventurous approach to three-dimensional form has permanently expanded the vocabulary and range of sculptural practice.</p><p><strong>Sept 23–Mar 2, 2025</strong> • 1000 E. Beltline Ave. NE., Grand Rapids MI (49525) • <a href=\"https://www.meijergardens.org\">meijergardens.org</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092765/gkfoodcnxnsfzveslp1x.jpg\"><figcaption>Joan Mitchell, <i>Untitled</i>, ca. 1961, Oil on canvas. Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago, Gift of Katharine Kuh, 1968.3 © Estate of Joan Mitchell.</figcaption></figure><p class=\"lead\"><i>The 50th: An Anniversary Exhibition&nbsp;</i></p><p>THE SMART MUSEUM OF ART</p><p><i>The 50th: An Anniversary Exhibition </i>explores what makes and defines a university art museum. A pioneer in arts-based learning, the Smart and its mission have evolved since the Museum opened its doors in the fall of 1974.&nbsp;</p><p>This exhibition traces the layered, sometimes hidden, histories that have made up the Smart Museum of Art. These histories range from fraught beginnings of building a teaching collection and important relationships with local artists, critics, and community leaders, to opportunities presented by unexpected gifts and partnerships. It reconsiders the impact of the Museum’s past exhibitions that have told different narratives, programs that have pushed boundaries, and acquisitions that have altered the course of the collection. Drawn from the collection, the exhibition presents over a hundred works from across the breadth and depth of the Museum’s holdings, including paintings, works on paper, sculpture, and archival materials.</p><p><i><strong>Sept 24–Mar 2, 2025</strong></i></p><p><i>The University of Chicago</i></p><p><i>5550 S. Greenwood, Chicago, IL 60637&nbsp;</i> • <a href=\"https://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu\">smartmuseum.uchicago.edu</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092766/grgozscptq5p4doqnbwv.jpg\"><figcaption>Elsa Muñoz, <i>Controlled Burn</i>, 2023.</figcaption></figure><p class=\"lead\"><i>Positions: New Landscapes</i></p><p>HYDE PARK ART CENTER</p><p>This a group exhibition features works by six Chicago-based contemporary artists who explore the radical potential of landscape to address timely conversations about land stewardship, environmental justice, immigration, and racial violence in US history. Approaching landscape from a diverse range of perspectives, artists Lydia Cheshewalla, Kelly Kristin Jones, Norman Long, zakkiyyah najeebah dumas o’neal, Elsa Muñoz, and Leticia Pardo&nbsp; break boundaries of the traditional landscape genre to intervene in civic dialogues rooted in sites and their histories.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Oct 26–Feb 23, 2025</strong> • 5020 S. Cornell (60615)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.hydeparkart.org\">hydeparkart.org</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class=\"lead\">&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092766/h4yhmqag1p6num9kwhjy.jpg\"></figure><p class=\"lead\"><i>The Living End: Painting and Other Technologies, 1970–2020&nbsp;</i></p><p>MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART</p><p>This international, intergenerational group exhibition examines the different methods artists have used to challenge or intervene in the practice of painting and the role of painters over the past 50 years. Countering the recycled discourse that “painting is dead,” the exhibition suggests that painting remains in a constant state of renewal and rebirth.</p><p><strong>Nov 9–Apr 13, 2025 </strong>• 220 E. Chicago Ave. (60611) • <a href=\"https://visit.mcachicago.org/exhibitions/the-living-end-painting-and-other-technologies-1970-2020/\">mcachicago.org</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092767/ragcqrblmmnhbgbqn95a.jpg\"></figure><p class=\"lead\">&nbsp;</p><p class=\"lead\"><i>Staple + Stitch Art Book and Print Fair</i></p><p>21C MUSEUM HOTEL CHICAGO</p><p>A celebration and engagement with art, text, print, and paper hosted at 21c Museum Hotel Chicago. Fair exhibitors include arts publishers, small and independent presses, book artists, zine makers, and printmakers across the 2nd-floor spaces of the 21c Chicago. Tandem programming includes book signings, workshops, and demonstrations open to all ages. Look for local exhibitors like Process/Process, as well as others from around the country. The three-day fair is free and open to the public.</p><p><strong>November 15, 16 and 17</strong> • 55 E. 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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. 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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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