Alan G. Artner

ART 19TH ANNUAL AMERICAN CRAFT EXPOSITION Display and sale of works by 145 craftsmakers; ends Sunday at the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion, 2311 Campus Drive, Evanston; $10; 847-570-5096. FOCUS: YASHIHIRO...

ART HELEN TORR Paintings, drawings and collages by a seldom-shown early modern artist; final week; Terra Museum of American Art, 666 N. Michigan Ave; free; 664-3939. -- Alan G. Artner...

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the Art Institute of Chicago a $2.75 million grant to endow a new museum position of conservation scientist and provide funds for the...

ARCHITECTURE AEROSPACE DESIGN An exhibition that spotlights the architecture and engineering of wind tunnels, as well as designs for conceptual airplanes, is appearing at the Art Institute of Chicago through...

ART A VELAZQUEZ FROM THE PRADO Diego Velazquez's 1638 "Aesop" is shown with works by Edouard Manet, Gustave Courbet and Augustin Ribot; through Sept. 25; Art Institute of Chicago, 111...

ART `RECREATION GROUND' The final day of a seven-artist public art project using camping tents as a point of departure; through Sunday; Evanston Art Center, 2603 Sheridan Rd., Evanston; free;...

ART LUCETTE DE RUGY Light installation inspired by actor-director John Malkovich; 9:15 p.m. Wednesday through July 22 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave.; free; 312-280-2660. THE...

ART IN SEARCH OF PARADISE: CENTURIES OF GREAT GARDEN DESIGN Photographs and indoor garden vignettes showcasing designs from the Middle East to the United States; opens Saturday, Chicago Cultural Center,...

ART CHICAGO, WINDOW ON THE WEST: ARTISTS AND PATRONS OF THE NEW FRONTIER, 1890-1940 Artworks examining a half-century of local patronage opens Saturday, Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan...

ARCHITECTURE SHIGERU BAN The Japanese architect lectures; 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Art Institute of Chicago's Rubloff Auditorium, 111 S. Michigan Ave.; free; 312-443-4751. -- Blair Kamin ART PER JULIUS...