To see artwork by Chicago artist Ariel Sinha, look no further than this WNBA ball By Dave Hoekstra August 17, 2022 at 5:00 a.m. Chicago artist Ariel Sinha has a WNBA basketball in her hands. The vinyl decal images...
Remembering the most famous animal to ever call Chicago home. It wasn’t a cow but a gorilla named Bushman By Rick Kogan March 13, 2024 at 11:31 a.m. There are many good reasons to visit the Field Museum and one of the very...
After natural disasters ravaged Puerto Rico’s most vaunted art museum, a Chicago museum comes to the rescue By Hannah Edgar May 22, 2026 at 7:54 p.m. In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the Museo de Arte de Ponce's building provided an...
Recent SAIC exhibit ‘Exploring Black Girlhood: Through the Artist’s Eyes’ shows off the artistry of Black girls — and the progress of a Chicago nonprofit By Darcel Rockett August 2, 2022 at 11:55 a.m. Savannah Flowers' imagery of herself shows the myriad emotions and growth that she's made during...
What does Bridgewater Studio do? Create custom art installations like Hebru Brantley’s Navy Pier Flyboy statue. By Darcel Rockett August 1, 2022 at 11:52 a.m. In McKinley Park rests a building across the street from a vinegar factory decked out...
A Chicago museum in a former synagogue aims to demystify and destigmatize leather and kink subculture By John W. Bateman May 22, 2026 at 7:54 p.m. Under a canopy of trees along the boundary of Edgewater and Rogers Park is a...
The lions are back outside the Art Institute, freshly cleaned and ready for duty By Doug George May 22, 2026 at 7:54 p.m. The Chicago Art Institute's famous Michigan Avenue lions went back on guard outside the museum...
Weeds, salt piles and other overlooked wonders: Photographer Jin Lee sees it all By Lori Waxman May 22, 2026 at 7:54 p.m. If there's a greater local oasis than Lake Michigan, I don't know of it. The...
The Leather Archives and Museum preserves leather and kink subculture By Contributed Content July 15, 2022 at 2:46 p.m. The Leather Archives and Museum on Chicago's North Side maintains and preserves materials relating to...
Museum of Ice Cream By John J. Kim July 15, 2022 at 11:27 a.m. Trending are immersive experience exhibits, with one of the latest ones opening in Chicago being...