Oak Park’s Longfellow Park gets a permanent ‘Safe Haven’ as part of major renovation project
The sculpture Safe Haven by Shencheng Xu recently was installed at Longfellow Park in Oak...
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Bayless family gifts $1M for the National Museum of Mexican Art renovation
The renovated West Wing performance space will be renamed Foro de Artes Bayless and is...
Chicago is a city made of its own brick: A new book says that was a stroke of luck
Brick expert Will Quam's book "Fire and Clay" details the ways in which bricks "reveal...
France reckons with Nazi-looted art in a new Paris museum gallery
France is reckoning with one of the longest silences in its postwar memory: the looted,...
Tickets to the Obama Presidential Center go on sale Wednesday
Tickets to visit the Obama Presidential Center in in Chicago's Jackson Park go on sale...
Daniel Kraus’ ‘Angel Down’ and Bess Wohl’s ‘Liberation’ are among Pulitzer winners in the arts
Pulitzer Prize officials awarded arts prizes to Daniel Kraus, cited for “Angel Down,” and “Liberation,”...
Chicago filmmakers spotlight ICE raids’ human toll at Doc10 Film Festival
Documentary film festival premiered six films that chronicled stories of Chicagoans affected by last fall's...
Ridge Historic District marks 50 year milestone with new banners, exhibition
The Ridge Historic District, known for its many historic homes, is celebrating its 50th anniversary...
Review: ‘Korean National Treasures’ at the Art Institute is a once-in-a-lifetime visit
Masterpieces from an elite family collection take a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Chicago in this Art...
New exhibit to debut in downtown Aurora transforms ‘trash’ into art
The city of Aurora’s Public Art Division is set to unveil a new exhibit on...