Though it wasn't planned this way, there's a thread through most of the feature stories in this issue that's personal for me, ...

Keir Graff has turned his Newcity story on the history of the Fine Arts Building—our longest feature ever published—into a book published by Trope, coming this June. He’ll celebrate its release at the ...

James Rondeau, the director of the Art Institute of Chicago, “will be returning to his role at the museum on [Monday] following the results of an investigation subsequent to a recent plane incident ...

“After fourteen remarkable years as a driving force behind the fair, Tony Karman will step back from his role as director of Expo Chicago at the end of June. He will continue as president of the fair, ...

The Chicago Public Art Group has announced the appointment of Janice Bond as its new executive director. “A celebrated cultural architect, strategist and arts leader, Bond steps into this role with a ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The strongest, most enduring parts of China’s Great Wall were the 5,500 miles built during the Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644. One secret to their success was sticky rice, an ...

“It is with mixed emotions that I share that today is my last day at the MCA Chicago,” Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator Carla Acevedo-Yates posts on Instagram. “It’s not easy to close such an ...

The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has announced its 2025 edition of “21Minus” for June 14, from 1-6pm. The event “is an annual, daylong celebration of creativity curated by Chicago teens for ...

Mayan Artifact Will Be Returned By National Museum of Mexican Art “A Mayan artifact is set to return to Mexico after being held by a Chicago family for nearly forty years,” reports WBEZ. The National ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): I think you’re ready to establish new ways of nourishing and protecting what’s valuable to you. Your natural assertiveness will be useful in setting boundaries and securing ...

“Poland-born curator Marcelle Polednik, who has led the Milwaukee Art Museum since August 2016, will depart on July 31 after nearly nine years as director. Andy Nunemaker, vice president and chairman ...

“A significant, large-scale work by the late artist Sol LeWitt vanished from the exterior of a federally owned downtown building—and the government agency in charge of the piece had refused to say why ...