today
Halyna Nazarenko: Petrykivka — The Soul of Ukraine
@ Ukrainian National Museum
2249 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Friday, October 9th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Thursday, October 22nd
Steal the Art. Wear the Art.
@ Childhood Factured's Phygital Art Gallery
1432 W Irving Park, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Friday, October 9th, from 7PM - 11PM
On view through Thursday, October 15th
Tara Sabini and Jeremy Plotkin Wong: Pleasure Spread
@ Oliva Gallery
3816 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, October 9th, from 5 PM - 9 PM
On view through Saturday, November 7th
Our Changing City: The Obama Presidential Center
@ The Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Friday, October 9th, from 12:30PM - 2PM
The Revolution is My Boyfriend: The Films of Bruce LaBruce
@ FACETS
1517 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
On view through Saturday, October 10th
THIS WEEK
Saturday
October 10th
Cinemanita Spooky Screening: House (1977)
@ Mouse Arts and Letters Club
555 W 31st St, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Saturday, October 10th, from 7PM - 10:30PM
OFF the COUCH | a SIMPSONS-inspired Art Exhibition, closing
@ Timeless Arts Gallery & Studio
3040 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
Opening Saturday, October 10th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, October 10th
TRASHION REVOLUTION: ICONS
@ Macy's State Street, Narcissus Room
111 N State St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Saturday, October 10th, from 5:30PM - 10PM
In Full View
@ Woman Made Gallery
1332 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, October 10th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, November 7th
Museum of What Will Have Been
@ The Labyrinth Club
3658 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60641
Opening Saturday, October 10th, from 3PM - 4PM
Barbara Ciurej and Lindsay Lochman: Domestic Disruptions Artists Talk + Closing Reception
@ Riverside Arts Center's Freeark Gallery and Sculpture Garden
32 E Quincy St, Riverside, IL 60546
Opening Saturday, October 10th, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Saturday, October 10th
Daniel Hojnacki: Continuous Exchange
@ Tiger Strikes Asteroid Chicago
2233 S Throop St, 4th Floor, #419, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, October 10th, from 1PM - 4PM
On view through Monday, November 23rd
BARELY THERE: micro art showcase
@ OAK PARK ART LEAGUE
720 Chicago Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Saturday, October 10th, from 1PM - 3PM
On view through Sunday, December 20th
2026 Healing Arts Chicago: An Arts x Health x Wellness Summit
@ Malcolm X College
1900 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Saturday, October 10th, at 10:30AM
Chicago Zine Fest 2026
@ Harold Washington Library Center
400 S State St, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Saturday, October 10th, from 11AM - 4PM
Collaborative Zine Workshop
@ KIOSK, Chicago, IL
3054 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
Opening Saturday, October 10th, from 12PM - 6PM
Sunday
October 11th
Side Yard Sounds: Scorpio Celebration
@ Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Sunday, October 11th, from 7PM - 9PM
Dorian Sylvain – Building a generation of Culture Keepers Lecture
@ Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Sunday, October 11th, from 3PM - 4:30PM
Chicago Processing Community Day 2026
@ Mana Contemporary 5th Floor
2233 S Throop St, Chicago IL 60608
Opening Sunday, October 11th, from 2PM - 6PM
Harvesting Hope
@ Lawndale Pop-Up Spot, Chicago Sukkah Design Festival
3615 W Douglas Blvd, Chicago, IL 60623
Opening Sunday, October 11th, from 1PM - 3PM
Kindred Spirits: Margaret Wharton and Betsy Odom – Free Family Day
@ Lubeznik Center for the Arts
101 W 2nd Street, Michigan City, IN 46360
Opening Sunday, October 11th, from 1 PM CT - 3 PM CT
On view through Sunday, October 25th
Monday
October 12th
SCA Public Program: Ei Arakawa-Nash
@ Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Monday, October 12th, from 6PM - 7PM
Tuesday
October 13th
Festival del Arte Popular 2026
@ National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
On view through Sunday, October 18th
Wednesday
October 14th
Professional Development: Effective Exhibition Proposals
@ Chicago Artists Coalition
1431 W Hubbard St, Suite 201 Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Wednesday, October 14th, from 6PM - 8PM
Brendan Fernandes: Score for the Murphy Auditorium
@ The Richard H. Driehaus Museum
50 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611
Opening Wednesday, October 14th, from 5PM - 7PM
Hanna DiLorenzo: Concerts of Dance
@ The Richard H. Driehaus Museum
50 E Erie St Chicago, IL 60611
On view through Saturday, October 17th
Thursday
October 15th
Curator Lecture: Mary Trent on “Cutting and Pasting a World”
@ Intuit Art Museum
756 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Thursday, October 15th, from 6PM - 7PM
Anthony Dunn: The Anomaly
@ Dorothea Thiel Gallery
15800 S State St, South Holland, IL 60473-1200
Opening Thursday, October 15th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Thursday, November 12th
Mike Rea: Post Wet
@ UIS Visual Arts Gallery
Public Affairs Center (115,) 2200 Ernest Hemingway Dr, Springfield, IL 62703
Opening Thursday, October 15th, from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
On view through Thursday, November 19th
Beyond the Covers: Gender-Affirming Pelvic Health, One Book at a Time
@ Gerber/Hart Library & Archives
6500 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Thursday, October 15th, from 6PM - 8PM
Alana Ferguson: Follow the Leader, Artist Talk
@ NEIU Fine Art Center Gallery
5500 N St. Louis Ave, Building E, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Thursday, October 15th, at 12:15PM
On view through Friday, October 23rd
Jeff Kimmel and Matthew Mallinger: Drone Rodeo Chicago
@ Guild Row
3130 N Rockwell St, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Thursday, October 15th, from 8PM - 9:30PM
Alexa Frangos: (Re)arranging, artist talk
@ Perspective Gallery
online
Opening Thursday, October 15th, at 7PM
On view through Sunday, November 1st
Friday
October 16th
Sounding/BODY: Philomela Fragments with Terns & Ah Young Hong
@ International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Friday, October 16th, at 7PM
A Murmur, A Mutter, A Roar, A Song: Learning the Sounds of the Classroom
@ Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education
1010 W 35th St, Suite 697, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, October 16th, from 7PM - 11PM
On view through Friday, December 18th
Hermetic: A Group Exhibition
@ Evoke Gallery
3040 N Central Ave, Chicago, IL 60634
Opening Friday, October 16th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, October 24th
¡TINTA ARDIENTE! : Igniting Community Through Collective Action
@ National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, October 16th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, February 21st
13th Annual Beautiful Souls Coffin Show
@ Pilsen Arts & Community House
1637 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, October 16th, from 6PM - 9PM
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