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The Dylan Jones Animation Tape & Y’all So Stupid Screening
@ Mavra
5338 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago IL 60630
Opening Sunday, October 4th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, November 6th
Northwestern University Day Fall 2026
@ Northwestern University
633 Clark St, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Sunday, October 4th, from 11AM - 7PM
Documentation Workshops and Open Studios
@ Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Sunday, October 4th, from 10am - 12PM
THIS WEEK
Monday
October 5th
FREE FILM SCREENING: Bulky Trash
@ Goethe-Institut Chicago
150 N Michigan Ave, Suite 420, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Monday, October 5th, at 6PM
Behind Us We Are You: An Artist Talk and Exhibition by Atlan Arceo-Witzl
@ Archer Heights Branch Library - Chicago Public Library
5055 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60632
Opening Monday, October 5th, from 6PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, October 31st
Tuesday
October 6th
Brick of Chicago Walking Tour: Will Quam
@ The Richard H. Driehaus Museum
50 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Tuesday, October 6th, from 5PM - 6:15PM
Wednesday
October 7th
Sound Bath meditation: BelleAime
@ Heaven Gallery
1550 N Milwaukee Ave #2 Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Wednesday, October 7th, from 7PM - 8PM
Film Screening – “Street Signs: Murals in Chicago” (1990) with filmmaker in person
@ Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Wednesday, October 7th, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Share this event Patchbent: Sonic Resonance DJ Panel
@ Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Wednesday, October 7th, at 6PM
Thursday
October 8th
Conversations at the Edge | Adam Khalil and Zack Khalil: Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]
@ Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N State St, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Thursday, October 8th, from 6PM - 8PM
ID Show: Oakton Annual Art Faculty Exhibition
@ The Koehnline Museum of Art
1600 E Golf Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016
Opening Thursday, October 8th, from 5Pm - 8PM
On view through Friday, November 20th
Mavra Offsite for APOCALYPSE DRAWINGS
@ The Theosophical Society of America
1926 N Main St, Wheaton, IL 60187
Opening Thursday, October 8th, from 1PM - 6PM
On view through Friday, November 6th
F.E.K. Draw
@ Leather Archives & Museum
6418 N Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Thursday, October 8th, from 7PM - 9PM
Curator’s Tour of “Style is the Body Thinking” with Michelle Grabner
@ SAIC Galleries
33 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Thursday, October 8th, from 12PM - 1PM
On view through Saturday, December 5th
Learn With Media Burn! Spooky Edition
@ Media Burn Archive
348 N Ashland Ave #1D, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Thursday, October 8th, from 5PM - 7PM
Art City Showcase: An arts fundraising event
@ Art City
1400 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Thursday, October 8th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, October 16th
WAITING: Stand in Solitary to protest the closure of the DePaul Art Museum
@ DePaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Thursday, October 8th, from 5PM - 6PM
On view through Thursday, October 8th
Friday
October 9th
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
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
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
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
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
NEXT WEEK
