After a life of rambling, Emery Blagdon (1907–1986) settled on his family’s homestead in Garfield Table, Nebraska. Many members of his family had been afflicted with cancer. Convinced of the healing potential of the unse…

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Free live music Thursday nights on the City Green

Live Music • Exhibitions • Art Making • Food Trucks

A creative early learning environment supporting the development of children age three to five

The Chicago home collection of Roger Brown contains more than 2,000 artworks by other Chicago Imagists and non-mainstream artists. A dedicated student of artist Ray Yoshida, the collection echoes many of Yoshida’s sensib…

Crystal City is a monumental found-object sculpture by Robert Blackstone (1971–2023) that depicts a self-contained modern city. Begun when he was a sophomore in high school, Blackstone built the work from found objects…

A mix of engagement-focused activities for seniors with memory loss and their caregivers

Sameer Farooq’s Ascension (for bakers) extends the artist’s ongoing Flatbread Library, a long-term research project centered on the political and social significance of the tandoor, a large clay oven used across South As…

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Called “Floating Flowers” by Thomas Haneman, his fantastical botanical paintings, richly toned and wildly inventive, could be specimens from outer space, underwater, or some sort of Eden. Positioned out-of-space and time…

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