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Representing: David Yarrow, Paul Nicklen, Cristina Mittermeier, Christian Voigt, Hugh Arnold, Terry O’Neill, OUCHHH, Julian Wasser, Adonis, Carole Feuerman, David Gamble, Jack Perno, Sophia Collier, Lawrence Schiller, Jacob Gils, Blake Ward, Boky Hackel-Ward, Luca Cristiano, Susan Aurinko, Marcus Klinko, Yasemin Aslan Bakiri, Osama Esber, Kostis Georgiou, Zack Whitford, Jannis Markopoulos, Ana Castillo, David Drebin, Pablo Armesto, Jonas LeRiche, Marie Piselli, Bahar Kural, and Anouk Masson Krantz.
Also in Bridgeport 3622 S. Morgan Chicago, IL 60609
After Hours contact: 312–852–8200
Image: David Yarrow, Worth Avenue (Colour)
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Founded by Columbia College Chicago in 1976 as an intimate and comprehensive visual study center for students, educators, and general audiences alike, MoCP presents public programs and exhibitions that foster a greater understanding of the artistic, cultural, and political implications of the image in our world today.
MoCP continues to offer a stimulating and innovative forum for the collection, creation, and examination of contemporary images from diverse aesthetic traditions and technologies.
Visit mocp.org for a list of upcoming exhibitions and events.
Image courtesy of Museum of Contemporary Photography
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As the fine arts museum of the University of Chicago, the Smart Museum of Art is a site for rigorous inquiry and exchange that encourages the examination of complex issues through the lens of art objects and artistic practice.
Through strong scholarly and community collaborations and a welcoming approach to its exhibitions, collections, publications, research and teaching, and public programs, the Smart Museum plays a dynamic role in expanding artistic canons, rethinking received histories, introducing new perspectives, and engaging diverse communities-locally, nationally, and internationally.
Visit smartmuseum.uchicago.edu for more.
Admission to the Smart Museum of Art is always free and open to all.
Image: Theaster Gates: Unto Thee, opening reception. Photo by Jason Smith.
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Represented artists include: Tracey Adams, Victoria Adams, March Avery, Liz Barber, Rodger Bechtold, Charlie Bluett, Pegan Brooke, Jamie Brunson, David Burdeny, Hannah Bureau, Brian Coleman, Madeline Denaro, Stephen Dinsmore, Lori Glavin, Lyle Gomes, Bernd Haussmann, Stephanie Henderson, Scott Ingram, Joshua Jensen-Nagle, Sherry Karver, Laurie Victor Kay, Richard Kooyman, Yaz Krehbiel, Sara MacCulloch, Cheryl Maeder, John McCormick, Maggie Meiners, Sally Michel, Eleanor Miller, Grace Munakata, Jenny Nelson, Marshall Noice, Mary Jo O’Gara, Sandy Ostrau, Melanie Parke, Lisa Ridgers, Maura Segal, Stephen Seinberg, Adam Siegel, Hunt Slonem, Rodney Smith and Leslie Wu.
Image: Sally Michel, Interior with Plant, 1987, 40”x 50”
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Visit bridgeportart.com for a complete 2026 exhibition schedule and to see what we offer.
Join us every third Friday of the month from 7–10 pm when artists open their studios to the public.
For information on leasing, please call us at 773–843–9000. The office and galleries are open Monday–Saturday, 8am–6pm, Sunday, 8am–12pm.
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Perspective Group and Photography Gallery Limited is a not-for-profit, community-oriented cooperative whose purpose is to promote fine art photography. In addition to monthly group and featured artists exhibitions, the gallery features a guest speaker lecture series and monthly artist talks. Perspective Gallery also hosts four annual exhibitions including: an international juried exhibition; a juried exhibition for Chicago-area photographers; a juried exhibition for Chicago-area high school students; and an invitational show.
The members of Perspective Group and Photography Gallery bring a rich blend of experience and focus to the gallery. Members’ work has been shown at galleries, colleges, libraries and in publications as well as in local, national and international juried shows. The artistic styles and techniques of its members include traditional film, digital, alternative processes, mixed media, collage and encaustic art.
Our Mission:
The mission of Perspective Group and Photography Gallery Limited, a 501(c)(3) organization, is to promote the art of photography to the public by way of exhibitions, lectures and outreach while fostering a dynamic and diverse community of photographers who share ideas, inspiration and knowledge of photography.
Opening receptions are generally the first Saturday evening of the month. Information about artist talks and other events may be found on www.perspectivegallery.org
Image: Paula Shur
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Gallery 1871 offers a diverse collection of artwork, knowledgeable staff and welcoming environment for both first-time buyers and seasoned collectors. The gallery has cultivated relationships with a wide range of artists who work in varied media and scale, enabling its staff to help clients find that perfect piece through a vast inventory, special commissions, rotating gallery exhibitions and first-class sourcing. Gallery 1871 mounts six themed exhibitions each year and is open to the public five days a week.
Our artists and inventory can be viewed online: artwork.chicagoartsource.com/artists/
Opening receptions are generally held on the first night of an exhibition from 5–7pm.
Image: Installation view of summer 2025 show
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The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University is an engine that drives questioning, experimentation, and collaboration across fields of study, with visual arts at the center. We do this by activating art’s power as a form of insight, research, and knowledge creation that makes human experience visible and material. Fueled by diverse perspectives and ways of knowing, we create shared encounters with art and with one another to deepen understandings of the world and our place within it.
Through exhibitions, classes, programs, screenings, and initiatives, The Block convenes bold conversations that explore the relevance of art to our lives and that deepen our thinking. We are as committed to exploring what art can do as we are to studying what art is.
Always free and open to all.
Image: Block Museum Student Associates tour The Heart’s Knowledge: Science and Empathy in the Art of Dario Robleto, 2023
","location":"Northwestern University 40 Arts Circle Dr. Evanston, IL 60208","display_location":"Northwestern University 40 Arts Circle Dr. Evanston, IL 60208","slug":"block-museum-of-art","latitude":"42.052370","longitude":"-87.672710","contact":"Lisa Graziose Corrin, The Ellen Philips Katz Director","state":"published","created_at":"2013-11-18 20:47:12","updated_at":"2026-01-14 21:13:14.404","sub_district_id":"25","promoted_at":"2022-01-02T01:20:15.821Z","optional_sort_name":"","thumbnail":"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1721669849/mfv0xujrzzertg1ilwky.jpg","paid":true,"specialties":"Photography, Conceptual / Performance, Works on Paper, Prints and Drawings, Printmaking"},{"id":"730","name":"Chicago Cultural Center","organization_type_id":"5","district_id":"4","telephone":"","website":"http://www.chicagoculturalcenter.org","email":"dcase@cityofchicago.org","hours":"Open Daily 10am–5pm","body":"The Chicago Cultural Center is a historic and architectural gem located in the heart of downtown Chicago. Originally built in 1897 as the city’s first public library, the Cultural Center is a stunning example of neoclassical architecture, featuring a grand marble staircase, magnificent Tiffany stained-glass dome, and ornate mosaics throughout the building.
The Cultural Center is a vibrant hub of arts and culture, offering a wide range of free public programs, exhibitions, and events. Visitors can explore the building’s many galleries, performance spaces, and event rooms, which showcase a diverse array of visual art, music, dance, and theater. Whether you’re a local resident or a visitor to the city, the Cultural Center offers an enriching and inspiring experience that celebrates the power of art to unite and inspire.
Image: the exterior of the Chicago Cultural Center as see from Michigan Ave.
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","location":"1550 W Carroll Ave., Chicago, IL 60607","display_location":"1550 W Carroll Ave., Chicago, IL 60607","slug":"freemans","latitude":"41.887670","longitude":"-87.665768","contact":"","state":"published","created_at":"2013-11-18 20:47:14","updated_at":"2025-11-08 19:35:00.148","sub_district_id":"2","promoted_at":"2018-11-08T04:34:25.669Z","optional_sort_name":"","thumbnail":"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1762630493/gzzdqsifpcls5qih4fgt.jpg","paid":true,"specialties":"Abstract Expressionism, Fine Prints & Painting – 18th & 19th C., Fine Prints & Painting – Contemporary, Furniture & Decorative Arts, Modernism, Photography"},{"id":"783","name":"Alan Koppel Gallery","organization_type_id":"1","district_id":"1","telephone":"+13126400730","website":"http://alankoppel.com","email":"lauraellsworth@alankoppel.com","hours":"M–F 10–5:30pm","body":"For nearly three decades, Alan Koppel Gallery has played a leading role in introducing contemporary international artists to American audiences. In addition to organizing extensive solo and group exhibitions of new work by gallery artists, the gallery maintains an inventory of select primary and secondary works by leading artists from the major movements in 20th Century American and European Art. Artists to first exhibit with us in Chicago include renown artists such as Robert Moskowitz, Bruce Conner and Jacques Villeglé, mid-career artists like Edward Lipski, and the estate of Eugéne Leroy.
In the mid-1990s, Alan Koppel’s successful private gallery turned public with the opening of his first space in Chicago’s John Hancock Center where the first solo exhibition was new work by Peter Halley. In 2001, the gallery moved and expanded its presence to a 4,000 square foot gallery in Chicago’s River North gallery district. The inaugural blockbuster exhibition paired new work by Jacques Villeglé with furniture by Jean Prouve. Past exhibitions include new work by artists Halley, Leroy, Villeglé, Lipski and Bosse, as well as shows by Hiroshi Sugimoto, Vik Muniz, Philip Guston, Diane Arbus, Mark Tansey, Louise Bourgeois, Marcel Duchamp, Hans Bellmer, Robert Frank, Walker Evans, Andy Warhol and Ed Ruscha.
In 2012 the gallery moved to its current Dearborn Street location, transforming a turn-of-the-century greystone into an intimate gallery space dedicated to showcasing significant artworks from the 20th and 21st century.
Image: Dianna Frid, More Time Than Life, exhibition 2019
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Member Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA).
Image: Ian Vecchiotti
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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.
Various educational programs including lectures and classes for adults and classes for children are offered.
The mission of Rockford Art Museum is to foster creativity and build community through visual arts.
Visit rockfordartmuseum.org or our social media for upcoming events and 2026 exhibition schedule.
Download our app at app.cuseum.com/rockford-art-museum for archived audio tours, lectures, and more!
Image: Installation view: Homecoming In Color, 2025
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In 2017, DOCUMENT relocated to West Town and has since anchored its program as a conversation between emerging voices and established figures. The gallery has developed a reputation for championing artists and exhibiting challenging works across disciplines. In 2023, the gallery opened a second location in Lisbon, Portugal.
Operating conjointly as a professional printmaking studio, DOCUMENT facilitates the production of works by artists from the region and beyond, making a wide range of printing techniques available for gallery artists to realize their works.
Image: Kiah Celeste and Gordon Hall: Artifact Unidentified, installation view at DOCUMENT Chicago, 2025
","location":"1709 West Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60622","display_location":"1709 West Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60622","slug":"document","latitude":"41.895707","longitude":"-87.670211","contact":"Aron Gent","state":"published","created_at":"2017-01-17 17:16:34","updated_at":"2025-11-15 03:18:55.112","sub_district_id":"2","promoted_at":"2018-10-24T18:43:16.715Z","optional_sort_name":"","thumbnail":"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1763165254/glhgdf0fc7ql7kblpwys.jpg","paid":true,"specialties":"Installations, Photography, Prints and Drawings, Video / Sound, Sculpture, Works on Paper"},{"id":"897","name":"GRAY","organization_type_id":"1","district_id":"2","telephone":"+13128838277","website":"http://www.richardgraygallery.com","email":"info@richardgraygallery.com","hours":"For hours please visit us online.","body":"GRAY is a globally recognized team of art professionals devoted to fostering the development of artists’ careers and to building outstanding art collections. For more than six decades GRAY has supported the visions of artists by bringing exhibitions and projects to audiences around the world, working with collectors and institutions to foster practices and preserve legacies.
Founded in Chicago in 1963 as Richard Gray Gallery and since 1997 also in New York City, the gallery, now under the leadership of Paul Gray and Valerie Carberry, continues to be recognized for the exceptional quality of its program and for the expert counsel it provides to private and museum clients worldwide.
Member of Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA)
Image: Installation view of Theaster Gates: OH, YOU’VE GOT TO COME BACK TO THE CITY at GRAY Chicago, 2025.
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Serving the entire Midwest, the specialists at Heritage Auctions in Chicago provide guidance on buying, selling, and managing collections, as well as complimentary auction estimates.
Heritage Auctions has locations worldwide, including New York, Beverly Hills, Chicago, Dallas, Palm Beach, London, Paris, Geneva, Amsterdam, Munich, Tokyo and Hong Kong. In addition HA.com, the most popular auction house website, has 1.25 million registered bidder-members and searchable, free archives of 5 million past auction records with prices realized, descriptions, and photos.
Conceived with the vision to return Epiphany to a place for people to once again congregate, the shuttered historic Church of the Epiphany has been preserved and adapted into an iconic cultural hub ‘For the Good of Art, Entertainment and Events.
Thoughtfully designed, the exemplary 42,000 square foot campus boasts three distinct venues and a stunning array of amenities, including eight art galleries, a commercial and catering kitchen, cafe and bar, VIP suite and a collection of artistically appointed outdoor spaces: a charming quarter-acre courtyard, spacious terrace and stunning patio with lounge seating. Epiphany’s diverse and inclusive arts programming serves to unite artists, while bringing the community together at Chicago’s newest cultural destination for art, music, and entertainment.
For more information about art exhibitions and events, contact art@epiphanychi.com
Photo: Tom McDonald
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While the range of media the gallery presents is broad, the exhibited artists are unified in their engagement with topical issues, experimentation with materials and processes, and adherence to craft.
Artists who will be exhibiting their work at OS Projects in 2026 include Stephen Williams, Colin Matthes, Dan Devening, and Barbara Cooper.
OS Projects has 4 exhibits per year.
Openings take place on the second Saturday of February, May, August and November.
Image: Installation view of Catherine Sollman: Gut Symmetry, 2025. Photo by Robert C Osborne.
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Representing: David Yarrow, Paul Nicklen, Cristina Mittermeier, Christian Voigt, Hugh Arnold, Terry O’Neill, OUCHHH, Julian Wasser, Adonis, Carole Feuerman, David Gamble, Jack Perno, Sophia Collier, Lawrence Schiller, Jacob Gils, Blake Ward, Boky Hackel-Ward, Luca Cristiano, Susan Aurinko, Marcus Klinko, Yasemin Aslan Bakiri, Osama Esber, Kostis Georgiou, Zack Whitford, Jannis Markopoulos, Ana Castillo, David Drebin, Pablo Armesto, Jonas LeRiche, Marie Piselli, Bahar Kural, and Anouk Masson Krantz.
Image: David Yarrow, Bad Asses II (Colour)
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The gallery features art in a variety of media including paintings, prints, sculpture, photography, collages, ceramics, textiles, and occasional performances of poetry, music, and theater. The artwork carried by SoNa Chicago reflects the creativity and abundant energy of the human spirit, affirming the beauty in the world and the potential for joy and the advancement of humanity as a force for good. Although we will put a spotlight on Chicago artists, we want the dialogue between artists and the community to be global. We view our space as a venue for conversation, community, and a celebration of the arts. SoNa Chicago opened in May 2023. We look forward to collaborating with our neighbors and with artists and galleries across the city.
Image: Jill Fox, graphic designer
","location":"1527 N. Ashland Chicago, IL 60622","display_location":"1527 N. Ashland Chicago, IL 60622","slug":"sona-chicago-contemporary-art","latitude":"41.909637","longitude":"-87.667388","contact":"Laura Botwinick","state":"published","created_at":"2023-03-13 15:43:57.841991","updated_at":"2025-11-10 03:09:28.384","sub_district_id":"2","promoted_at":"2023-03-13T15:43:57.661Z","optional_sort_name":"","thumbnail":"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1734533705/kls9yz1bnislyzl1oklh.jpg","paid":true,"specialties":"Sculpture, Photography, Functional Art - Jewelry / Fashion, Fine Prints & Painting – Contemporary, Ceramics"},{"id":"1221","name":"Vivid Art Gallery","organization_type_id":"1","district_id":"6","telephone":"+12245055961","website":"http://www.vividartgallery.net","email":"cynthiaburr@vividartgallery.net","hours":"W–Sa 11-5 and by appt.","body":"Vivid Art Gallery showcases fine art in the Hubbard Woods Design District of Winnetka. We feature primarily paintings, works on paper, photography and ceramics from emerging and established artists. Our focus is on local and Midwest artists. Vivid presents a new exhibit each month, with First Friday openings.
We provide a warm, welcoming, non-intimidating atmosphere where both new and experienced collectors can feel comfortable asking questions, pricing is transparent, and browsing is encouraged.
Vivid is a full-service gallery, offering art consultation as well as delivery, framing and installation.
First Friday openings 5-7pm (Second Friday in July)
Image: Gallery view
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Our specialists conduct over twenty five sales each year, in categories including fine, outsider and folk art, vintage advertising, fine & rare books and manuscripts, coin-operated machines, vintage posters, prints & multiples, Hollywood memorabilia and movie posters, pop culture artifacts, comic books, toys, and magicana - antiques and collectibles focused on magic and magicians.
Stalwart Chicago gallerist Aron Packer leads the house’s Art department.
The team of specialists at Potter & Potter work hand in hand with consignors and bidders to make the experience of buying and selling at auction exemplary in every way. Lavish catalogs, aggressive advertising and promotion, insightful descriptions written by industry experts, and a team that takes a personalized approach has led to thousands of delighted customers and consignors, as well as record-setting results year after year.
Image: View of Potter & Potter Auctions
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Pictured: The museum facade.
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Brushwood Center works collaboratively with community partners, artists, health care providers, and scientists to improve health equity and access to nature in Lake County, Illinois, and the Chicago region. Brushwood Center engages people with the outdoors through the arts, environmental education, and community action. Brushwood Center’s programs focus on youth, families, Military Veterans, and those facing racial and economic injustices.
Brushwood Center’s art programs amplify artists, musicians, community members, and scientists who provide insight to the challenges facing our communities and creative approaches to solutions.
Images: Upper left: Viewing art at At Ease in Nature, an annual exhibition of Veteran and Military community artists. Credit: InLife Photography. Right: Ephemeral artist Lydia Cheshewalla with her work, Before Dreams Are The Last Place We Find You. Credit: Michael Kardas Photography. Lower left: Young artist at work. Credit: InLife Photography
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Artist: Brenda Torres-Figueroa. Photo: Chloe Kirchmeier/MSU Broad Art Museum
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The Chicago Public School (CPS) system is the nation's fourth largest school district, serving over 325,000 students in 634 schools. Further, CPS predominantly serves students of color, with 70% of CPS students reported to come from low-income households. Research underscores that students from disinvested communities benefit significantly from arts programming, which fosters critical thinking, community building, and civic engagement (Source: NEA, Arts Education in America).
Artist-founded in 2017, Artists in Public Schools (formerly CPS Lives) was created by photographer Suzette Bross to integrate artists and cultural producers into CPS through paid artist residencies. Artists in Public Schools offers these artist residencies to CPS at zero-to-low cost, ensuring accessible collaboration between the artists, the students, and the school community. Since its inception, Artists in Public Schools has transformed public school environments into vibrant hubs of creativity, cultivating opportunities for professional, working, and emerging artists to connect with CPS students and faculty to create meaningful art experiences.
Over the course of an Artists in Public Schools artist residency, CPS students and faculty are connected with professional artists, encouraged to explore their own creativity, and collaborate on meaningful artwork. Working together, the unique stories of students and public schools are celebrated through art and creativity that can be widely celebrated throughout the city. Artists in Public Schools ultimately showcases these artworks – these stories – by exhibiting them at local community spaces, virtual and in-person gallery shows, and internationally renowned art fairs.
Artists in Public Schools makes art a vital part of public schools. Each donation fuels collaborations that inspire students and elevate artists, bringing diverse voices to the forefront of Chicago’s cultural landscape. All donations, no matter the amount, are greatly appreciated and help our organization make a lasting impact on the lives of artists, CPS students and faculty, and their communities.
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