Art Events in Chicago

Living Record: Look Back to Go Forward

Oct 10 • Free

Nature and Landscape Portfolio A

Oct 10 · 1:00 PM

Second Fridays

Oct 10 · 5:00 PM • Free

Studebaker Theater

Acrylic International Gallery Walks

Oct 11 · 1:00 PM

Kenosha Public Museum

Art to Live With

Oct 11 · 10:00 PM

Smart Museum of Art

Living Record: Look Back to Go Forward

Oct 11 • Free

teamLab & Allison Martino in conversation

Oct 11 · 4:00 PM

Smart Museum of Art

Macro Photography

Oct 11 · 9:00 AM

Second Fridays

Oct 11 · 5:00 PM • Free

Studebaker Theater

Living Record: Look Back to Go Forward

Oct 12 • Free

Festival del Arte Popular 2026

Oct 13

The Richard H. Driehaus Museum

Beauty Standards: A Chicago Fashion Week Salon Discussion

Oct 13 · 6:00 PM

Late Wednesdays: Festival After Hours

Oct 14 · 5:00 PM

The Richard H. Driehaus Museum

Concerts of Dance: Hanna DiLorenzo

Oct 14

Empty Bottle Art Show

Oct 14 · 6:00 PM • Free

The Empty Bottle

World Fashion Festival

Oct 15 · 7:30 PM

Art After Work Curator Lecture: Mary Trent on "Cutting and Pasting a World"

Oct 15

Chicago Architecture Center

Oct 16 · 10:00 AM

3RD FRIDAYS

Oct 16 · 7:00 PM

Zhou B Art Center

World Fashion Festival

Oct 16

¡TINTA ARDIENTE!

Oct 16

OUT IN COLOR An Intuit Art Museum Activation with playOUT!

Oct 17

National Public Housing Museum

Open House Chicago

Oct 17

Nature and Landscape Portfolio A

Oct 17 · 1:00 PM

Festival del Arte Popular 2026

Oct 18

Living Record: Look Back to Go Forward

Oct 18 • Free

Macro Photography

Oct 18 · 9:00 AM

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum

Celebrating 90, 20, 250

Oct 20

Kenosha Public Museum

Stories Objects Hold: Exploring (Non)Material Remnants of Türkiye: Curator and Artist in Conversation on “Time, Fragmented”

Oct 21 • Free

Stories Objects Hold: Exploring (Non)Material Remnants of Türkiye: Curator and Artist in Conversation on “Time, Fragmented”

Oct 22 · 5:00 PM • Free

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum

GLIMPSE

Oct 23 · 6:00 PM

Color Club

Chicago Architecture Center

Oct 23 · 10:00 AM

Nature and Landscape Portfolio A

Oct 24 · 1:00 PM

Chicago Architecture Center

Oct 30 · 10:00 AM

Fall Free Days

Nov 5 • Free

Lubeznik Center for the Arts

UNREAL

Nov 6 • Free

Chicago Architecture Center

Nov 6 · 10:00 AM

Artist Talk Karla Wong

Nov 7

GROUNDBREAKERS

Nov 10

The Richard H. Driehaus Museum

Concerts of Dance: Kara Hunsinger

Nov 11

Chicago Architecture Center

Nov 13 · 10:00 AM

Living History: War of 1812

Nov 14 · 10:00 AM, 2:00 PM

Porter County Museum

Community Day IAM a collector

Nov 14 • Free

Living History: War of 1812

Nov 14 · 10:00 AM, 2:00 PM

Porter County Museum

Art After Work Monumental Conversations: Rebecca Zorach

Nov 19

Chicago Architecture Center

Nov 20 · 10:00 AM

Nov 27 · 10:00 AM

American Prophets: The Platinum Age of Gospel (IN PERSON)

Dec 3

American Writers Museum

Fall Free Days

Dec 4 • Free

George Clayson House Museum

Christmas decorations

Dec 6

Student Art Fair at Lincoln

Dec 7 · 10:00 AM

Riis Park Tennis Courts

Act Well Your Part, There All The Honor Lies

Dec 20

Jane Addams Hull-House Museum

Paintings by Matthew Girson: Still Life at 4:00am

Jan 24

Pooja Pittie: Undercurrent

Jan 24

Des Plaines Public Library

Annual D62 & Maine West Art Show Reception

Feb 27

Constructing Hope: Ukraine

Mar 10

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum

2099: Race to Dystopia

Mar 15

Hairpin Arts Center

Islamic Collections Exhibit

Apr 3

Chicago Architecture Center

Apr 13

Bold Type: First Light by CAConrad

Apr 14 • Free