Chicago Cultural Center — Exhibitions
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The exhibition program at the Chicago Cultural Center encompasses historic as well as contemporary art worldwide, with special emphasis placed on emerging and underrepresented artists who live and work in Chicago. The exhibition program supports professional artists, curators, and arts organizations to reach a wide audience in the heart of downtown Chicago. Each exhibition features public events such as gallery tours, public conversations, and hands-on exploration in the Learning Lab.
OpportunityChicago Cultural Center Visual Arts Program Information SessionsIn person: Thursday, April 11, 4:30–5:30pm, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., Room 408 Online: Friday, April 26, 12–1pm, Zoom meeting (Meeting ID: 885 4287 4846, Passcode: 464678) DCASE is pleased to introduce a new application process for artists, curators, and arts organizations to propose exhibitions for the Chicago Cultural Center galleries in 2025 and 2026. Exhibitions at the Chicago Cultural Center come in many forms and sizes, including one-person and group exhibitions of contemporary art; exhibitions that focus on historical figures and ideas, cultural history, design, and architecture. For more information, visit our Visual Arts Program webpage. |
Surviving the Long Wars: Transformative Threads
Through December 8, 2024
Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Hall, 2nd Floor North
Victoria Martinez: Braiding Histories
April 6—July 28, 2024
Chicago Rooms, 2nd Floor North
Images on which to build, 1970s-1990s
April 20—August 4, 2024
Michigan Avenue Galleries, 1st Floor East
Opening Passages: Photographers Respond to Chicago and Paris
May 4—August 25, 2024
Exhibition Hall, 4th Floor North
Great Ideas of Humanity: One of a Series
Ongoing
Landmark Chicago Gallery, 1st Floor West
Visit us:
Admission is FREE
Open Daily, 10am–5pm
Exhibitions close 15 minutes before the building closes
(Closed Holidays)
Find us:
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St.
Chicago, IL 60602
Take CTA to Chicago Cultural Center
- From the elevated lines: exit at Washington/Wabash and walk east.
- From the subway: exit at Lake (Red Line) or Washington (Blue Line) and walk east.
- Served by Michigan Avenue buses 3, 4, 19, 20, 26, 60, 66, 124, 143, 147, 151, 157 and Washington St. buses 4, J14, 20, 56, 66, 147