Past Events

3The Summer Solstice Uprising at Ridge Park is a collaboration between the Chicago Park District, Ridge Park Advisory Council, the Beverly Area Arts Alliance and John H. Vanderpoel Art Association. Applications are now open to exhibit at the 13th annual Ridge Park Art Fair. Applications are due by May 15th, acceptance emails will be sent […]

Still A Constant Struggle: an Exhibition in Two Parts The legacy of slavery in America has had a profound and lasting effect on the structures and culture of our society as well as the wellbeing of generations of Black Americans in all aspects of life. In Still a Constant Struggle, six Chicago artists working in […]

In All Directions At Once brings together the work of mixed media artists Kelly McKaig and Deborah Newmark. Both artists create abstract, intuitive work using salvaged, handmade, and natural materials. Their practices embrace process, play, and experimentation, resulting in work that feels deeply personal while remaining open and universal—inviting viewers to find their own meanings […]

Get ready for the 12th Annual Beverly Art Walk, a neighborhood-wide celebration of art, music, and creative culture, happening Saturday, September 27th, 11am–5 pm, in venues across Beverly/Morgan Park. This much-anticipated, family-friendly, free event will feature 100+ juried artists in 40 venues including pop-up galleries, small businesses, restaurants & taverns, the popular Uprising Handmade Market, […]

PAINTINGS & INSTALLATIONS BY KATHY WEAVER In “Making A Scene,” multi-disciplinary artist Kathy Weaver continues the ongoing “origin story” of the “winged ones” and the “bulletheads” in an imaginary world she creates through painting, sculpture, installations, video and fiber art to consider our humanity in an age of technology and warfare. “These scenes are adult […]

Pike House Fest will feature: Live music by Hi Moon and Grasspants Fresh Neapolitan pizza pies made on site by Pizza Dom Atomic Sketch artists from the Chicago Creative Collaborators Weaving craft project by Envision Unlimited artists Artisan libations by Steering Cocktails Iced coffee & treats by Two Mile Coffee Bar Pop-up flower cart by […]

Volume 29: For Real This Time The Frunchroom is a quarterly live storytelling series of, by and about the South Side, produced by Morgan Park resident Scott Smith in partnership with The Beverly Area Arts Alliance. The original South Side storytelling series returns (after some bumps in the road). Join us as we hear from […]

Curators Todd Bartel and Paloma Trecka invited 60 artists from around the globe to create collages that embrace the unexpected through visual, rhythmic, emotional, or conceptual disruptions. Re-Bop! is the third iteration of Bop!, the celebrated collage exhibition series originally conceived by artist Tony Fitzpatrick, that showcases the parallel ideas of flow in both music […]

The Summer Solstice Uprising at Ridge Park is a collaboration between the Chicago Park District, Ridge Park Advisory Council, the Beverly Area Arts Alliance and John H. Vanderpoel Art Association. Applications are now open to exhibit at the 12th annual Summer Solstice Uprising Art Festival at Ridge Park. Applications are due by May 3rd. An […]

Nicky’s artist-in-residence, the wildly-creative artist and educator Dan McCabe and fellow ceramic artists Robin Power, Hubbel Radue, Colleen Walsh and Bridget Scales come together to showcase the stunning beauty of the raku firing process and kick off a summer of community building clay events at the Garage@NOB. Musical guest: Tongues Unknown – the musical project […]

In ExtraOrdinary, three artists explore the everyday to find moments of wonder and contemplation. Featuring meticulously-detailed scenes of Chicago by urban on-site painter Andy Paczos, hyper-realistic paintings exploring the mystery of everyday life by Jennifer Cronin, and photo-based collage by artist/designer Jamie Gannon that document endangered structures and places and pieces them together into intentionally […]

The 11th Annual Beverly Art Walk, September 28th, 12-5 pm, is a celebration of art and music, showcasing a diverse array of unique cultural assets, local artists’ home studios, and art environments across Beverly/Morgan Park. The free, family-friendly event features nearly 150 artists in 40+ venues, the return of the popular Uprising Craft Market—at 103rd […]