{"article":{"id":6074,"title":"Landscape survey: What's on in Chicago's Outer Spaces: SAWHORSE","excerpt":"","body":"<p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1743475162/axlr6nyxftvnd7ldn41u.jpg\"></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">In foreground: Daniel Champion, </span><em style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Lying Down</em><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">, 2025, XPS foam, casting resin, 8.5 x 13 x 24”. On wall: Jeffrey Charles, </span><em style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Ghouls</em><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">, Oil on canvas, 36 x 48”</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>By SUSAN GESCHEIDLE</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>SAWHORSE – </em></strong><em>Morality Play</em></p><p><br></p><p>Step right up! There’s a new gallery in town and a new fantastical show to come see. <em>Come one, come all!&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><p>Welcome to yet another new gallery and curatorial space in Chicago. SAWHORSE, located on West Fullerton Avenue in the lively Hermosa neighborhood, is a cozy and inviting store-front space with large windows drenching it in sunlight. Founded and directed by Molly Sheffield and Jack Spector-Bishop, both native Chicagoans who met years ago at Oberlin College, SAWHORSE opened in January 2025 “motivated by craft, community, curiosity, &amp; collaboration.” The name SAWHORSE, as Sheffield notes, “was from thinking about an object that is a platform for initiating creation. It is also one of the first things people learn to make when they are starting a woodworking craft, and craft is something we want to highlight in our space.”&nbsp;</p><p><em>Morality Play, </em>the gallery’s second exhibition, is a two-person exhibition of works by Daniel Champion and Jeffrey Charles, currently on view through April 20, 2025. The partnering of sculptures by Champion and paintings by Charles works well, in an oddly beautiful and primitive sort of way. So, what do you get when you pair art school-educated interdisciplinary artist Daniel Champion with experimental rock musician, and self-taught artist, Jeffrey Charles?</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1743475163/n9tltgoo0xp6jr6rrf30.jpg\"></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Left: Daniel Champion, </span><em style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Elephant</em><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">, 2025, XPS foam, casting resin, 24 x 38 x 8 inches; Right: Daniel Champion, </span><em style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Untitled</em><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">, 2025, XPS foam, casting resin, 51.5 x 6 x 10 inches</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p class=\"ql-align-center\">FIRST ACT</p><p><br></p><p>Champion, a 27-year-old SAIC grad, known mostly as a painter and set director, is exhibiting crudely formed figurative sculptures for the first time. The works are set atop pedestals hand-carved by the artist, a meticulous contrast to the rough-hewn sculptures themselves. Much like the pastel palette of his paintings, Champion chose a soft-hued coloration for these objects. They are a pleasing, pinkish purple–think mauve–formed of XPS foam board and casting resin, making them lightweight, with a sheen. Champion seems to have drawn from his film and set directing skills, as his sculptures give off drama vibes and could easily double as theater props. They’re chunky, chiseled, charming, sultry, and enigmatic.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In the gallery’s front window are four miniature sculptures, measuring 10” high, in distinguishable poses, such as two people embracing, <em>The Passionate Friends</em>, and a person in a baseball cap sitting cross-legged, <em>The Beach #2. </em>They are tender and though small in scale, they hit hard.</p><p><br></p><p>But it is the six more substantial sculptures in the main gallery space that really pack a punch. They are curious figures, nude humans and animals, with an absence of facial expressions in ordinary, offbeat, or intertwined sexy poses. I was captivated by the 51.5” tall stoic standing woman, <em>Untitled.</em> Her blank eyes reveal nothing, yet you feel something. <em>Lying Down, </em>a figure of a woman reclining on her side in a fetal position, is simple but striking. The four layers of foam add visual interest, and the focus on the soles of her rough feet was strangely appealing. <em>Communion</em>, a woman in a fully reclining position on top of a donkey is sensuous and beautiful. Each of Champion’s sculptures are captivating and every one is as good as the other.</p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1743475164/dblnoitrhqprxqsnn4kd.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p class=\"ql-align-center\">SECOND ACT</p><p class=\"ql-align-center\"><br></p><p>Charles, a 64-year-old experimental musician and self-taught artist, learned and honed his drawing and painting craft over the past 23 years. Charles has worked under-the-radar, seemingly using art as a form of therapy, helping to exorcise his childhood traumas. While we are not privy to all his past traumas, Charles offers glimpses through the surreal and formidable scenes he creates. If you’re afraid of creepy clowns and lecherous gazes, then buckle up and prepare to be jolted. These very personal drawings and oil on canvas paintings are based on memories of his childhood reality. They tell a story of abuse, pain and neglect, colorfully featuring ghoulish adults with leering smiles, as if warning us they can’t be trusted. Many paintings feature recurring images of a man in a baseball uniform, bodies singed with cigarettes, the text “burn me,” musical instruments, and penises. Charles describes his semi autobiographical art as “ID vomit.” This is his first commercial gallery foray, and the largest exhibition of his work to date. The show includes four small drawings and seven paintings dating from 2002–2023.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The four 8.5 x 11” ink on paper drawings are hung together on a small wall as you enter the space. One is a study for a large painting included in the show, <em>Study for Fathers</em>. It’s easy to pass by these quiet pieces, since the larger, boldly-colored paintings are immediately eye-catching. But if you pause for a moment, you get sucked into their miniature freakish worlds. <em>Peanut-headed Salamander</em> includes nude and semi-clad cartoonish characters, screaming people and others with their mouths sewn shut, bondage elements, torture instruments, and more. Charles renders disturbing scenes that are grotesque yet fascinating gems.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1743475164/qcdcq3sgeuayngjj2h6b.jpg\"></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Jeffrey Charles, </span><em style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Ascension</em><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">, Oil on canvas, 60\" x 48\"</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>The seven paintings in the show are well-crafted and chock full of terrifying and terrified misfits, humanlike cigarettes, creepy clowns, and dreamlike narratives. The paintings range in scale from 18 x 24” to the largest at 60 x 48.” Ascension, the focal point and the largest piece, hits you in the face as you walk into the gallery. Most of the people in this painting look lecherous with their crooked smiles or appear to be in pain or have mouths agape, as if in shock. A few are calmly smoking. Two men are masturbating, ejaculating in red. Everyone is eerily staring out at the viewer or ogling each other. I felt like viewing Charles’s paintings is akin to watching a circus freak show. Each one is unique, but with recurring elements, so pick your poison when trying to choose a favorite. Personally I am drawn to <em>Auntie</em>, which is simpler than the others. It still has a creepy clown, and a weird green face with an open mouth. The focus is an oversized female head in front of a bright blue curtain. You see her breasts, her disproportionately tiny arms with matches for fingers, and cigarette stubs for legs. Her smeared red&nbsp;lipstick, and crooked bangs and eyebrows have just the right amount of otherworldliness. In all of these paintings, Charles sprinkles cheekiness. It brings to mind the lyrics of a Jimmy Buffet song, “If we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane.”&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Pairing Champion and Charles in <em>Morality Play</em>, you get a multigenerational, kick-ass exhibition of expressionistic oddities, with a side of humor and theatrics.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>#</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Morality Play</em>,</strong> on view thru April 20</p><p><strong>SAWHORSE</strong> • 4222 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL 60639</p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.sawhorsespace.net/\" target=\"_blank\">sawhorsespace.net</a></p><p>Instagram <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/saw___horse/\" target=\"_blank\">@saw___horse</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1743475165/i1ywxvpxxtesqhzh8sqc.jpg\"></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">The exterior of SAWHORSE</span></p><p><br></p><h6><br></h6><h6><em>This article appears in the Spring/Summer 2025 issue of CGN. </em><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://chicagogallerynews.myshopify.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Click here to subscribe</em></a><em> and receive the print edition in early April. Subscriptions help support independent print media and Chicago's art community. </em></h6><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><em>Publisher's Note: I met Susan Gescheidle when I first moved to Chicago and started working at&nbsp;</em>Chicago Gallery News<em>&nbsp;in 2002. At the time the CGN office was located around the corner from the River North gallery, called&nbsp;gescheidle,&nbsp;Susan had just opened after working at Lyons Wier Gallery for a time.&nbsp;Susan&nbsp;</em>eventually relocated her gallery to Peoria Street in the burgeoning West Loop, then relocated to Lake Street before closing in the fall of 2008.</p><p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><br></p><p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><em>In fall 2024 I ran into Susan again after many years. We chatted about CGN, as well as how Susan had recently found her way back to being immersed in Chicago's gallery scene, in particular visiting the city's smaller, newer spaces. After following her art outings on&nbsp;</em><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/susangescheidle/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Instagram</em></a><em>&nbsp;for a couple months, I asked Susan if she'd ever consider sharing her personal and informal dispatches with CGN readers in order to help spotlight and support these spaces, and she graciously accepted.&nbsp;</em></p><p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><br></p><p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><em>– Ginny Van Alyea</em></p><p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><br></p>","published_at":"2025-03-31 10:54:47.719","state":"published","slug":"landscap-survey-whats-on-in-chicagos-outer-spaces-sawhorse","type":null,"meta_description":"","text":null,"created_at":"2025-04-01 02:39:25.943","updated_at":"2025-04-01 02:39:25.944","category_id":2,"highlighted":false,"searchable":"'10':290B,427B '11':793B '13':25B '18':938B '2':453B '20':212B,1185B '2002':787B,1256B '2008':1312B '2023':788B '2024':1315B '2025':18B,130B,213B,266B,281B,1208B 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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. 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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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