Chicago Artists Month (CAM)

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Chicago Artists Month (CAM), presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, highlights the creativity of artists throughout Chicago through both curated and non-juried events and programs.

The 18th annual CAM is going "In the Neighborhood." Starting Friday September 27, 2013 and running through October, discover the work of hundreds of artists through performances, exhibitions, open studios, tours and neighborhood art walks. Each weekend CAM focuses on one of eight different neighborhoods with a series of events curated by a local arts expert.

The 2013 CAM Featured Neighborhoods and their curators are as follows:

Sept 27-29       Edgewater/Uptown      Tricia Van Eck
Oct 4-6            Portage Park        Cyd Smillie
Oct 11-13         South Chicago              Margarita Guerra
                           South Shore                  Allyson Scrutchens
Oct 18-20         Pilsen/Little Village    Brenda Hernandez
Oct 25-27         East Garfield Park        Edra Soto

Program guides will also be available for free at the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington St.) and via participating organizations.

Chicago Artist Month is presented as part of an ongoing collaboration between the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and the Chicago Park District. In-kind support was received from Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises®, Inc. and Chicago Gallery News. Many thanks to our program partners: 6018North, Alderman Harry Osterman and the 48th Ward, Arts Alive 45, Cedar Street Companies, Claretian Associates, Inc., Garfield Park Conservatory, South Shore Chamber Inc., South Chicago Chamber of Commerce, and Uptown United.

October is Illinois Arts & Humanities Month

The Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA) and the Illinois Humanities Council (IHC) are pleased to present Illinois Arts & Humanities (AH!) Month, a statewide celebration encouraging all Illinoisans to establish, deepen, and expand our relationships with the arts and humanities.

Illinois Arts & Humanities Month marks the expansion of Illinois Arts Week, established in 1978 to focus attention on our state's vast cultural resources and to increase public awareness of the arts. In the years since Arts Week's inception, hundreds of communities and countless individuals throughout Illinois have come to appreciate and celebrate the animating force of the arts and creativity.

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Dates:
Friday, September 27 - October 2013

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Website:
For more information, visit www.chicagoartistsmonth.org.