Twenty-two new geniuses were anointed Tuesday as the Chicago-based MacArthur Foundation announced the 2024 winners of its MacArthur Fellowship.
This year’s MacArthur ‘genius’ awards are announced, with 2 Chicago winners
Category: Arts
New Oak Park Field Center building set to rise from the earth
The building that will replace the 1926 Field Center in Oak Park will be made from rammed earth, local soil that is compressed.
The story of how these teens became published authors: ‘You’ll never know unless you take the risk’
Five long months into the pandemic, Aiden Branss found himself wide awake in the middle of the night, meditating on the world’s battered state and sucking down coffee. The 16-year-old grabbed his laptop, and began to write. And after Branss’ midnight oil burned away, he was left with the beginning of his first novel. What began […]
The American Toby Jug Museum in Evanston is closing. What does one do with 8,500 Toby jugs?
Founder Stephen Mullins’ collection outgrew his house so he created a museum. There are jugs of presidents, of “Star Wars” characters, there are glass cases filled with them. But his collection has outlasted him and his museum.
New gallery director at Prairie State College focuses on diversity
Seasoned fine arts professor and artist Javier Chavira plans to feature thought-provoking art at Prairie State College’s gallery.
Art, music and food take over west end of La Grange
La Grange’s 28th Annual West End Art Fair drew more than 70 artists to the historic Stone Avenue Train Station over the weekend.
New York Philharmonic musicians agree to 30% raise over 3-year contract
The New York Philharmonic and its musicians’ union settled on a collective bargaining agreement Thursday that includes a 30% raise over three years.
The MCA presents Chicago Performs series at a museum facing big changes
Staff turnover has been high even as director Madeleine Grynsztejn’s salary has climbed. But Chicago’s art museum dedicated to contemporary art has shown it is dedicated to upholding its mission.
How the offices of Ebony and Jet became the latest Theaster Gates exhibition
Artifacts saved from the former offices of Johnson Publishing Co. on Michigan Avenue are on display through March at the Stony Island Arts Bank on Chicago’s South Side.
Review: Is this art for real? ‘Augmented Chicago’ joins new artwork in Millennium Park
The park celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Some new public art installed for the occasion is only there in your mind, and on your phone.