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- Music, Gig Poster of the Week Mar 3, 2021
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Third Coast Percussion's family tree on the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was designed by Sonnenzimmer (aka Nick Butcher and Nadine Nakanishi).
- City Life, Public Service Announcement Nov 20, 2020
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Transgender Day of Remembrance ensures we don't forget
Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- Arts & Culture, Art Feature Feb 25, 2020
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The mix master
Nigerian-born, London-based fashion designer Duro Olowu curates one of the MCA’s largest shows ever filled with local treasures.
- Music, Music Feature May 1, 2019
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Jamila Woods builds on legacies that shook the world
The Chicago singer and poet’s new album lovingly details how art can learn from the past as it shapes the future.
- Music, Music Feature Jan 31, 2019
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Angel Bat Dawid taps into the root of all black music
The cofounder of Chicago’s Participatory Music Coalition talks about the improvisation and inspiration that shaped her new album, The Oracle.
- Arts & Culture, Art Review Nov 8, 2018
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The Time Is Now! celebrates the black artists of the south side who used their work as a vehicle for social change
The Smart Museum exhibit and companion book provide a valuable historical record of Chicago art between 1960 and 1980.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 30, 2018
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The first black leader of the Jazz Institute of Chicago, Heather Ireland Robinson, talks segregation and infrastructure
Robinson embarks on her 20th year in Chicago arts administration by taking the reins of the Jazz Institute.
- Blogs, Bleader May 1, 2015
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The Chicago Film Critics Festival, the rest of our new movie reviews, and this week's notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
- Arts & Culture, Feature Oct 9, 2013
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The art of collecting
The Chicagoans in Diasporal Rhythms aren't just collecting work by artists of African descent. They're also preserving a culture.
- Columns & Opinion, On Culture Sep 16, 2013
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On the south side, art tackles a problem
Not far from Navy Pier, another expo beckons (and this one's free).
- Arts & Culture, Fall Preview Sep 12, 2013
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Art by and about black men
"Maleness to Manhood" continues a year of rich south-side art programming.
- Arts & Culture, Art Review May 23, 2013
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AfriCOBRA when it was poised to strike
The first of three exhibitions in a series looks at the prehistory of the famous south-side arts movement.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 10, 2012
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Part two: South Side Community Arts Center—the art guides us
A closer look at the art collection at the South Side Community Art Center
- News & Politics, Feature Mar 10, 2011
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An Artist's Homecoming
Chicago painter Calvin Jones stored work at the South Side Community Arts Center for a decade. Now that he's getting a memorial show there, they can't show any of it.
- Blogs, Bleader May 26, 2010
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Howard Simmons Gets More History Back
Howard Simmons reunites with Bob Black, John White, and Ovie Carter.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 19, 2009
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6/19 -- Bronzeville Art District Trolley Tour
The monthly free trolley for Bronzeville's Third Friday gallery hop begins its summer run tonight.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 11, 2009
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A revamped AACM steps forward
The newly appointed executive board of Chicago's AACM announces a new traveling concert series, which kicks off this Saturday at the South Side Community Art Center.
