Arts destination West Edge Arts will open in North Lawndale next summer. “The world-class mural park will occupy 25,000 square feet with an expansive walkable outdoor space showcasing thirty or so ...

Travis Scott recently made a trip to the Volo Museum, Rockford’s automotive museum and collector car dealer. Scott left with ...

“A federal jury is soon expected to decide who legally owns the artwork and writings of Henry Darger, more than fifty years after the death of the North Side hermit. The work is estimated to be worth ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): For centuries, Japanese craftspeople have cultivated an ethos called shokunin kishitsu: a devotion to skilled work, lifelong learning and continual refinement. The pursuit ...

In light of planned protests this weekend in Paris, Art Basel organizers have decided to end the city’s edition of the fair early, on Friday at 7pm local time, reports Artnet. “The fair had been set ...

Art historian Wanda Corn’s new book, “The Couple with the Pitchfork: American Gothic from Easel to Icon,” asks why Grant Wood’s 1930 painting became so iconic, Art in America profiles. “The painting ...

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 ...

Get Chicago & Great Lakes culture news sent to your inbox every weekday morning. Subscribe to Newcity Today here. DESIGN. What Metra Would Do With $9 Billion. A plan for regional ...

Lou Raizin has a big idea. It’s not the first time. The impresario, who leads Broadway in Chicago, was a catalyst in the creation of Millennium Park, and before that, the Loop Theater District. Lou’s ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Theaster Gates “discussed the need to protect artistic freedom in contrast to political expectations placed on Black artists” last week at the Cambridge Public Library, ...

Could DePaul Art Museum’s Closing Be Delayed? In a report on the DePaul community’s pushback on the administration’s decision to close the DePaul Art Museum, Block Club notes that “some faculty hope ...

“What began as a shared interest in architecture and design has grown into a 300-work collection spanning Black, Asian and Indigenous artists, now displayed across Clayco’s offices nationwide,” ...