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Still Here: Exploring Past Histories and Present Realities of Displacement in Chicago

Art Design Chicago amplifies Black and Indigenous histories with 2025 exhibitions

An article in "The Triibe" points to the ways that Art Design Chicago provides “a platform for showcasing Black and Indigenous identities and the intersections between the two cultures.”
Visitors standing and interacting in front of stacks of full bookshelves.

When Clouds Roll Away: A Community Reflection on the Johnson Publishing Company Archives

Sixty Inches from Center’s Tonal Simmons (they/them) attended the opening of “When Clouds Roll Away” at Stony Island Arts Bank and recorded reflections from attendees, artist Theaster Gates, as well as their own.

Creative Conversations with Dawit L. Petros

Artist Dawit L. Petros discusses his solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, “Prospetto a Mare.”

Questions with a Curator featuring Sheridan Tucker Anderson

Art Design Chicago and Curator Sheridan Tucker Anderson discuss the history, impact, and legacy of Elizabeth Catlett.  
Ivory colored sculptures on a white square pedestal with glass encasing.

Chicago Reader Showcases the History and Future of “What is Seen and Unseen”

The Chicago Reader examines the significance of South Asia Institute’s exhibition “What is Seen and Unseen: Mapping South Asian American Art in Chicago.”
Akito Tsuda and three reception attendees standing side by side smiling.

WTTW Takes a Look at the Reunion Inspired by “Pilsen Days”

WTTW looks at the connections between Japanese photographer Akito Tsuda and the residents of Pilsen.
A screenshot of The Triibe website featuring the Art Design Chicago article and a photo of Robert Paige wearing a white beret and large glasses.

In The Triibe: Art Design Chicago Honors the Black Experience

The Triibe highlights two solo exhibitions featuring the work of two of the city's prominent Black artists.
Crowd of people surround large designed objects in white open gallery.

WTTW and NewCity Explore Norman Teague’s Colorful World of “A Love Supreme”

Recent media coverage of A Love Supreme, a solo exhibition by designer Norman Teague at Elmhurst Art Museum, includes a feature by Angel Idowu of WTTW and an interview by Vasia Rigou of Newcity.

New School: Romi Crawford Shares the Black Arts Movement School Modality with the Next Generation

Over the course of two weeks in August 2021, an intergenerational group of students, artists, and scholars from across the United States

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Still Here: Exploring Past Histories and Present Realities of Displacement in Chicago

Art Design Chicago amplifies Black and Indigenous histories with 2025 exhibitions

When Clouds Roll Away: A Community Reflection on the Johnson Publishing Company Archives

Creative Conversations with Dawit L. Petros

Questions with a Curator featuring Sheridan Tucker Anderson

Chicago Reader Showcases the History and Future of “What is Seen and Unseen”

WTTW Takes a Look at the Reunion Inspired by “Pilsen Days”

In The Triibe: Art Design Chicago Honors the Black Experience

WTTW and NewCity Explore Norman Teague’s Colorful World of “A Love Supreme”

New School: Romi Crawford Shares the Black Arts Movement School Modality with the Next Generation

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