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Building on late nineteenth-century precedents, artists around the world used new imagery, materials and techniques to create artworks that they felt better reflected the realities and hopes of modern societies.</p>","position":39,"hidden":false,"slug":"modernism","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:08.147823","updated_at":"2021-02-03 20:23:29.030199","highlighted":false},{"id":"27","title":"Fine Prints & Painting – Contemporary","body":"<h3>Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. 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Freedom from representational qualities in art.</p>","position":2,"hidden":false,"slug":"abstraction","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:07.093647","updated_at":"2021-03-18 20:03:16.668415","highlighted":true},{"id":"4","title":"African-American","body":"<h3>Art by African-American artists.</h3>","position":5,"hidden":false,"slug":"african-american","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:07.120864","updated_at":"2018-11-21 21:07:33.973751","highlighted":true},{"id":"7","title":"Architecture","body":"<h3>The art and science of designing and making buildings, or the style of a building.</h3>","position":6,"hidden":false,"slug":"architecture","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:07.159148","updated_at":"2018-10-31 16:42:52.194981","highlighted":false},{"id":"34","title":"Impressionism","body":"<h3>Impressionism is a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, an emphasis on light and its changing qualities, and inclusion of movement as a crucial element of human perception and experience.</h3>","position":32,"hidden":false,"slug":"impressionism","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:07.967667","updated_at":"2019-08-06 21:23:48.760452","highlighted":false},{"id":"1","title":"Abstract Expressionism","body":"<p>From the Tate Museum's website: Abstract expressionism is the term applied to new forms of abstract art developed by American painters such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Willem de Kooning in the 1940s and 1950s. It is often characterized by gestural brush-strokes or mark-making, and the impression of spontaneity.</p>","position":3,"hidden":false,"slug":"abstract-expressionism","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:07.077338","updated_at":"2021-02-03 20:14:42.15656","highlighted":false},{"id":"69","title":"Numismatics","body":"","position":null,"hidden":false,"slug":"numismatics","created_at":"2022-10-05 05:00:08.16736","updated_at":"2022-10-05 05:00:08.16736","highlighted":false},{"id":"3","title":"African","body":"<p>Relating to Africa or people of African descent.</p>","position":4,"hidden":false,"slug":"african","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:07.106643","updated_at":"2021-02-03 20:14:53.75225","highlighted":false},{"id":"22","title":"Eastern European","body":"<p>Eastern European art is a product of recent history. It can be traced to the division of Europe into the Western and Soviet spheres of influence of the allied victory over Germany in World War two.</p>","position":18,"hidden":false,"slug":"eastern-european","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:07.720626","updated_at":"2021-02-03 20:16:17.856495","highlighted":false},{"id":"114","title":"LGBTQIA+","body":null,"position":null,"hidden":false,"slug":"lgbtqia-plus","created_at":"2025-11-17 14:46:01.587256","updated_at":"2025-11-17 14:46:01.587256","highlighted":false},{"id":"115","title":"Feminist","body":null,"position":null,"hidden":false,"slug":"feminist","created_at":"2025-11-17 14:46:01.587256","updated_at":"2025-11-17 14:46:01.587256","highlighted":false},{"id":"21","title":"Early 20th Century","body":"<p>Considered one of the most influential periods of art, featuring movements including Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism, Dada, Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism.</p>","position":17,"hidden":false,"slug":"early-20th-century","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:07.689784","updated_at":"2021-02-03 20:16:30.35458","highlighted":false},{"id":"18","title":"Craft","body":"<p>Skill and experience, especially in relation to making objects by hand.</p>","position":15,"hidden":false,"slug":"crafts","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:07.624631","updated_at":"2021-02-03 20:16:40.856441","highlighted":false},{"id":"19","title":"Design","body":"<h3>The skill of making plans, drawings, or arrangements to show how a building or product is made.</h3>","position":16,"hidden":false,"slug":"design","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:07.651945","updated_at":"2019-08-06 17:02:32.492828","highlighted":false},{"id":"10","title":"Asian","body":"<p>Asian art is diverse and rich, spanning thousands of years and dozens of countries. It is known for its ritual bronzes, beautiful ceramics, calligraphy, jades, textiles, painted landscapes, garden design, pagodas and stupas, and woodblock prints.</p>","position":8,"hidden":false,"slug":"asian","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:07.239964","updated_at":"2021-02-03 20:17:26.887326","highlighted":false},{"id":"116","title":"Italian","body":null,"position":null,"hidden":false,"slug":"italian","created_at":"2025-11-17 14:46:01.587256","updated_at":"2025-11-17 14:46:01.587256","highlighted":false},{"id":"35","title":"Installations","body":"<h3>An artistic genre of three-dimensional works that often are site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space.</h3>","position":33,"hidden":false,"slug":"installations","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:07.997492","updated_at":"2019-08-06 17:44:11.188179","highlighted":false},{"id":"47","title":"Performance","body":"<p>An art form that combines visual art with dramatic performance.</p>","position":42,"hidden":false,"slug":"performance","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:08.289361","updated_at":"2021-02-03 20:24:27.280712","highlighted":false},{"id":"41","title":"Modern Contemporary Masters","body":"<p>Some of the most prominent, highly influential artists, who challenged preconceptions and pushed the limits of visual art, shaping the art world of our time.</p>","position":38,"hidden":false,"slug":"modern-contemporary-masters","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:08.11271","updated_at":"2021-03-18 20:03:22.948807","highlighted":true},{"id":"48","title":"Photography","body":"<p>Created in accordance with the vision of the artist as a photographer, using photography as a medium to bring something to life that only lives in the artist's mind.</p>","position":45,"hidden":false,"slug":"photography","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:08.308666","updated_at":"2021-03-18 20:03:25.642275","highlighted":true},{"id":"39","title":"Mid-Century","body":"<p>The design movement in interior, product, graphic design, architecture, and urban development from roughly the 1930's to 1965.</p>","position":36,"hidden":false,"slug":"mid-century","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:08.07207","updated_at":"2021-02-03 20:23:56.677028","highlighted":false},{"id":"54","title":"Surrealism","body":"<p>A movement in art and literature that flourished in the early 20th-century. Surrealism aimed at expressing imaginative dreams and visions free from conscious rational control.&nbsp;</p>","position":53,"hidden":false,"slug":"surrealism","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:08.423285","updated_at":"2021-02-03 20:15:56.486206","highlighted":false},{"id":"43","title":"Multi-Media","body":"<p>An innovative discipline which seeks to unify a large range of art forms. This is creatively achieved by combining an array of artistic insights and crafts such as film, literature, performance, music and sound, drama, visual arts, or design.</p>","position":40,"hidden":false,"slug":"multi-media","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:08.176534","updated_at":"2021-02-03 20:24:08.943572","highlighted":false},{"id":"37","title":"Landscape","body":"<h3>The depiction of landscapes in art—natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a coherent composition.</h3>","position":34,"hidden":false,"slug":"landscape","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:08.032248","updated_at":"2019-08-06 17:34:21.440869","highlighted":false},{"id":"49","title":"Plein-air","body":"<p>Plein air is the act of painting outdoors. This method contrasts with studio painting or academic rules that might create a predetermined look.</p>","position":43,"hidden":false,"slug":"plein-air","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:08.32447","updated_at":"2021-02-03 20:24:39.3932","highlighted":false},{"id":"60","title":"Poster / Lithography","body":"<p>Printed 2-D artwork which is designed to be affixed to a vertical surface, may consist exclusively of images, or images and text.</p>","position":44,"hidden":false,"slug":"poster-lithography","created_at":"2018-10-31 15:54:46.156314","updated_at":"2021-02-03 20:24:50.275272","highlighted":false},{"id":"51","title":"Portraits / Portraiture","body":"<h3>A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person.</h3>","position":47,"hidden":false,"slug":"portraits-portraiture","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:08.373545","updated_at":"2019-08-06 20:30:15.035376","highlighted":false},{"id":"65","title":"Scientific","body":"<h3>These works are often stunningly beautiful, and encourage the viewer to engage with the rich history of research and experimentation that led to the piece’s conception.</h3>","position":50,"hidden":false,"slug":"scientific","created_at":"2018-11-12 04:17:38.573569","updated_at":"2019-08-06 20:32:34.363606","highlighted":false},{"id":"56","title":"Western (The American West)","body":"<h3>The Art of the American West is defined by geographical subject, consists of historic and contemporary works of art which focus on varying expressions of individuals, landscapes, ideals, and myths of the American West.</h3>","position":54,"hidden":false,"slug":"western","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:08.46552","updated_at":"2019-08-06 20:40:13.778238","highlighted":false},{"id":"40","title":"Minimalism","body":"<h3>Borrowed from Wikipedia: In visual arts, music, and other mediums, minimalism is an art movement that began in post–World War II Western art, most strongly with American visual arts in the 1960s and early 1970s. Prominent artists associated with minimalism include Donald Judd, Agnes Martin, Dan Flavin, Robert Morris, Anne Truitt, and Frank Stella. It derives from the reductive aspects of modernism and is often interpreted as a reaction against abstract expressionism and a bridge to postminimal art practices.</h3>","position":37,"hidden":false,"slug":"minimalism","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:08.091367","updated_at":"2019-08-06 19:43:29.34215","highlighted":false},{"id":"36","title":"Functional Art - Jewelry / Fashion","body":"<h3>Occupying the space between fine art and the everyday, functional art refers to aesthetic objects that serve utilitarian purposes. The genre is remarkably inclusive, it encompasses everything from furniture and lighting to dishes and even books.</h3>","position":26,"hidden":false,"slug":"jewelry","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:08.016908","updated_at":"2019-08-06 17:24:05.01776","highlighted":false},{"id":"58","title":"Wildlife / Nature","body":"<p>A range of artistic practices encompassing both historical approaches to nature in art and more recent ecological and politically motivated types of works.</p>","position":56,"hidden":false,"slug":"wildlife-nature","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:08.498663","updated_at":"2021-02-03 20:15:38.355561","highlighted":false},{"id":"70","title":"Watches & Timepieces","body":"","position":null,"hidden":false,"slug":"watches-timepieces","created_at":"2022-10-05 05:00:14.876268","updated_at":"2022-10-05 05:00:14.876268","highlighted":false},{"id":"73","title":"Sports Collectibles","body":"","position":null,"hidden":false,"slug":"sports-collectibles","created_at":"2022-10-05 05:00:39.152821","updated_at":"2022-10-05 05:00:39.152821","highlighted":false},{"id":"74","title":"3-Dimensonal","body":"","position":null,"hidden":false,"slug":"3-dimensonal","created_at":"2022-10-13 17:35:58.689207","updated_at":"2022-10-13 17:35:58.689207","highlighted":false},{"id":"76","title":"Rare Books / Manuscripts","body":"","position":null,"hidden":false,"slug":"rare-books-manuscripts","created_at":"2022-10-28 16:16:37.289642","updated_at":"2022-10-28 16:16:37.289642","highlighted":false},{"id":"57","title":"Western European","body":"<p>Western European art represents a continuous, though disrupted, tradition from antiquity until the present time. Until the mid-19th century it was primarily concerned with representational and Classical modes of production. After the mid-19th century modern, abstract and conceptual forms gained favor.</p>","position":55,"hidden":false,"slug":"western-european","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:08.47992","updated_at":"2021-02-03 20:15:48.814908","highlighted":false},{"id":"72","title":"Comics","body":"","position":null,"hidden":false,"slug":"comics","created_at":"2022-10-05 05:00:34.312943","updated_at":"2022-10-05 05:00:34.312943","highlighted":false},{"id":"75","title":"Large Scale (over 6')","body":"","position":null,"hidden":false,"slug":"large-scale-over-6","created_at":"2022-10-13 17:36:32.026701","updated_at":"2022-10-13 17:36:32.026701","highlighted":false},{"id":"53","title":"Pop / Street Art / Graffiti","body":"<p>Visual art created in public locations, usually unsanctioned artwork executed outside of the context of traditional art venues. Common forms and media include spray paint graffiti, stencil graffiti, poster art, sticker art, street installations, and sculpture.</p>","position":46,"hidden":false,"slug":"street-art","created_at":"2018-10-22 18:28:08.409945","updated_at":"2021-02-03 20:25:03.028203","highlighted":false},{"id":"117","title":"Indigenous & Native","body":null,"position":null,"hidden":false,"slug":"indigenous-native","created_at":"2025-11-17 14:46:01.587256","updated_at":"2025-11-17 14:46:01.587256","highlighted":false},{"id":"118","title":"Chicago Imagists","body":null,"position":null,"hidden":false,"slug":"chicago-imagists","created_at":"2025-11-17 14:46:01.587256","updated_at":"2025-11-17 14:46:01.587256","highlighted":false},{"id":"119","title":"East Asian","body":null,"position":null,"hidden":false,"slug":"east-asian","created_at":"2025-11-17 14:46:01.587256","updated_at":"2025-11-17 14:46:01.587256","highlighted":false},{"id":"77","title":"Medieval / Renaissance ","body":"","position":null,"hidden":false,"slug":"medieval-renaissance","created_at":"2022-10-28 16:16:46.020704","updated_at":"2022-10-28 16:16:46.020704","highlighted":false},{"id":"79","title":"Non-Western","body":"","position":null,"hidden":false,"slug":"non-western","created_at":"2023-11-08 22:31:45.41764","updated_at":"2023-11-08 22:31:45.41764","highlighted":true},{"id":"120","title":"Southeast & South Asian","body":null,"position":null,"hidden":false,"slug":"southeast-south-asian","created_at":"2025-11-17 14:46:01.587256","updated_at":"2025-11-17 14:46:01.587256","highlighted":false},{"id":"28","title":"Folk / Outsider / Self Taught","body":"<h3>Art produced by self-taught or naïve art makers. Typically, those labeled as outsider artists have little or no contact with the mainstream art world or art institutions. In many cases, their work is discovered only after their deaths. 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Guests can enjoy the museum until 8pm on Thursdays, and from 12 – 4pm on Sundays. RAM Wustum remains open Wednesday – Saturday, 10am – 4pm.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 67, 67);\">Racine Art Museum (RAM) is a nationally recognized institution that presents exhibitions and programming curated around contemporary art, craft, and design. Located in Racine, Wisconsin, a historic community on the shores of Lake Michigan, it occupies two facilities—the Racine Art Museum, an expansive modern gallery with award-winning architecture on the downtown waterfront, and the Charles A. 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RAM's thoughtful exhibitions invite visitors to engage with artistic innovation, the physicality of materials, and the intersection of the craft and contemporary art movements.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 67, 67);\">Wustum—located just two miles away from RAM—offers community outreach programs, studio art classes for students of all ages and abilities, and exhibitions like Watercolor Wisconsin and annual themed Community Art Shows that showcase the vitality of the area's arts scene.</span></p><p><br></p><p>Please visit the website for information about current onsite and virtual programming.</p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 67, 67);\">Image: Jarvis Lawson</span></p>","location":"441 Main St. Racine, WI 53403","display_location":"441 Main St. Racine, WI 53403","slug":"racine-art-museum","latitude":"42.728278","longitude":"-87.782580","contact":"","state":"published","created_at":"2013-11-18 20:46:54","updated_at":"2026-08-25 02:39:40.031","sub_district_id":"34","promoted_at":"2021-12-06T21:04:41.157Z","optional_sort_name":"","thumbnail":"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1762978522/peod9psfijjwviuytiof.jpg","paid":true,"specialties":"Glass, Fiber Arts / Textiles, Craft, Ceramics, Sculpture"},{"id":"654","name":"Evanston Art Center","organization_type_id":"7","district_id":"6","telephone":"+18474755300","website":"http://www.evanstonartcenter.org","email":"egudewicz@evanstonartcenter.org","hours":"M-Th 9–6; F 9–5; Sa–Su 9–4pm","body":"<p>The Evanston Art Center (EAC), founded over 95 years ago in 1929, is an integral part of community life, providing access and experiences in the arts to people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. Through community-based events, classes and exhibitions, EAC helps expand its mission to provide accessible arts education and arts enrichment experiences to the community and the surrounding areas.</p><p><br></p><p>The Evanston Art Center’s galleries exhibit contemporary artwork by emerging and established artists, and are free and open to the public seven days a week. Exhibition programming includes publications, artist talks, interviews with curators, opening receptions, In Focus lectures and docent led tours for groups (please call to schedule a tour) at no charge to the public.</p><p><br></p><p>The Evanston Art Center’s in-person and online art courses have something for everyone and every schedule. Subjects include: painting, drawing, sculpting, jewelry, bookbinding, and much more! Browse our online adult and youth course schedule at <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.evanstonartcenter.org\" target=\"_blank\">EvanstonArtCenter.org</a></p><p><br></p><p>Opening receptions typically held on first Sunday of exhibition 1–4pm.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Photo credit: Erica McKeehen</p>","location":"1717 Central St. Evanston, IL 60201","display_location":"1717 Central St. Evanston, IL 60201","slug":"evanston-art-center","latitude":"42.064613","longitude":"-87.696777","contact":"Emma Rose Gudewicz","state":"published","created_at":"2013-11-18 20:47:08","updated_at":"2025-11-15 03:34:20.137","sub_district_id":"25","promoted_at":"2018-10-24T19:27:13.593Z","optional_sort_name":"","thumbnail":"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1763177657/nvbyjmqx8ojuobibgu8k.jpg","paid":false,"specialties":"Fiber Arts / Textiles, Functional Art - Jewelry / Fashion, Glass, Graphic Art, Installations, Abstraction, Ceramics, Craft, Emerging, Figurative"},{"id":"821","name":"Rockford Art Museum","organization_type_id":"5","district_id":"8","telephone":"+18159862787","website":"http://www.rockfordartmuseum.org","email":"saxelson@rockfordartmuseum.org","hours":"","body":"<p>The RAM Permanent Collection focuses on modern and contemporary art, photography, studio glass, African American art from the South, and regional art; exhibits change throughout the year.&nbsp;</p><p>Various educational programs including lectures and classes for adults and classes for children are offered.</p><p>The mission of Rockford Art Museum is to foster creativity and build community through visual arts.</p><p>Visit <a href=\"https://rockfordartmuseum.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">rockfordartmuseum.org</a> or our social media for upcoming events and 2026 exhibition schedule.</p><p>Download our app at <a href=\"http://app.cuseum.com/rockford-art-museum\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">app.cuseum.com/rockford-art-museum</a> for archived audio tours, lectures, and more!&nbsp;</p><p>Image:&nbsp;Installation view: <em>Homecoming In Color</em>, 2025</p>","location":"711 North Main Street Rockford, IL 61103","display_location":"711 N. 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What sets art jewelry apart is the studio practice and creative expression behind each piece. For 30 years, we’ve made it our promise to bring you the best in innovative design and quality craftsmanship. We take pride in the dedication of our small team, bringing you an art experience that’s inviting, accessible and friendly.</p><p><br></p><p>Visit our website for our full artist list and exhibition calendar.</p><p><br></p><p>Image: Gallery view</p>","location":"716 N Wabash, Chicago, IL 60611","display_location":"716 N. 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Since 2004, CSI has been&nbsp;championing sculptors and the creation of sculpture, with local and regional exhibitions,&nbsp;large-scale public art, and educational&nbsp;outreach.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>2026 CSI Exhibits:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>12th Year of Sculpture in the Parks and The Chicago Tree Project in collaboration with the Chicago Park District</li><li>Outdoor Exhibitions at Big Marsh Park, Miller Beach, Evanston and more</li><li>Indoor Exhibitions at Indiana University (Kokomo Art Gallery), Leslie Wolfe Gallery, Chicago and more.</li><li>Ongoing exhibitions of artwork by CSI members and AALANA-BIPOC fellowship recipients at CSI Projet Space</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>We offer a broad range of programs for our members and for the public that include:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>+ <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagosculpture.org/sculpture-in-the-parks\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sculpture in the Parks:</strong></a><strong> </strong>20 large- scale sculptures by CSI members in 20 different parks throughout Chicagoland in collaboration with the Chicago Park District</p><p><br></p><p>+ <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagosculpture.org/exhibitions-events\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Project Space Group</strong> <strong>Exhibitions:</strong></a><strong> </strong>Juried CSI member&nbsp;exhibitions at CSI Project Space, Evanston Art Center, Koehnline Museum of Art, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, the Beverly Arts Center, Epiphany Center for the Arts, among others.</p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 67, 67);\">• Little, but BOLD!&nbsp;– Holiday Group Show: December 13, 2025 – January 30, 2026</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 67, 67);\">• AALANA-BIPOC Fellowship Exhibit: March 6 – 27, 2026</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 67, 67);\">• Whispers from the unfamiliar – CSI Group Exhibit: May 16 – June 18, 2026</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 67, 67);\">• Abstract Expressionism&nbsp;– CSI Summer Group Exhibit: July 18 – September 11, 2026</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 67, 67);\">• By Degree V&nbsp;– Emerging Artists: September 26 – October 23, 2026</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 67, 67);\">• Artist Spotlight&nbsp;– CSI Members: October 30 – November 30, 2026</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(67, 67, 67);\">• Little, but BOLD!&nbsp;– Holiday Group Show: December 12, 2026 – January 29, 2027</span></p><p><br></p><p>+ <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.chicagosculpture.org/csi-project-space\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Educational Outreach with Project Space:</strong></a> Experimental art space for CSI emerging artists and community outreach programs like free public art making workshops for youth, adults and seniors</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>We believe in creating community through sculpture. </strong>Become a member and exhibit your work, Support us with a Donation, or Learn more about upcoming events and workshops at <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http://chicagosculpture.org\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>chicagosculpture.org</strong></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Image<span style=\"color: rgb(67, 67, 67);\">: (left)&nbsp;Healing HeArts&nbsp;by Michael Alfano at Berger Park;&nbsp;(left) “Pyx” by&nbsp;John Upchurch</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1763092937/dcc5itadzifpvahau7fh.jpg\"></p>","location":"1912 N. 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GoCM champions artists who demonstrate exceptional conceptual and technical skill through a wide range of approaches and materials. In the US, contemporary mosaics remain relatively unacknowledged as a fine art; therefore, GoCM offers a platform for highly respected and regarded artists to showcase their work in our state-of-the-art facility. GoCM is affiliated with The Chicago Mosaic School (CMS), the preeminent center for mosaic arts education in the Americas. The Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics will significantly transform how audiences experience mosaics, both within and beyond our walls.</p><p><br></p><p>Image: <em>Gallery view</em></p>","location":"1127 W. Granville Ave. Chicago, IL 60660","display_location":"1127 W. 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