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She says she has also put diversity at the forefront of all it has done from hiring curators to making acquisitions.” The Ren Will Host Tony Lewis’ First Solo Show In Chicago The Renaissance Society ...

“Samantha Walton, a philanthropist whose family is behind the Walmart empire, is the new owner of Ravenswood’s Lillstreet Art Center,” reports Block Club. “Walton has been coming to Lillstreet since ...

The Art Institute’s rooftop terrace will host “Tony Cokes: On Boredom,” through March 14, 2027, announces the Art Institute. “This two-part installation turns the terrace windows facing Millennium ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Before Aries-born Maya Angelou became a celebrated author, she was San Francisco’s first Black female streetcar conductor, a calypso dancer, a cook, a journalist in Ghana ...

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Dear Oracle: My secret terror is being ordinary. I need to be special, and lately I’m worried I’m just average and unremarkable ...

The beloved Chicago painter’s posthumous rise has been an unlikely story, and has just reached a new high-water mark: Last week Freeman’s set the world auction record for Abercrombie, as her work ...

Thinking about art school? The best way to learn more is to visit SAIC’s campus. This October, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s (SAIC) graduate admissions team has prepared a variety of in ...