The Art Institute’s current show is a kind of nightmare before Christmas.
Artbeat: Inside the Arts Blog
Tennessee Williams visited the city at a critical moment in his career
The great playwright came unprepared for two things: rewrites and the city itself. “I can’t find the tranquility in Chicago to write.”
Beyond His Outer Space Paintings, Influential Artist Chesley Bonestell also Made Earthbound Art for Hollywood Movies
Before CGI visual effects dominated Hollywood movies, filmmakers often used a painting of a landscape or location to create a non-existent environment.
“Seeing Trees in a Different Light”
An illuminating spectacle brightens wintry nights at the Morton Arboretum.
Spoiler Alert – "Chicago Tonight" Got a Hot Tip about a Group that is Shaking Up Shakespeare
The news about young people in Chicago trends toward the negative, so we’re pleased to share a success story that is positively delightful.
Vivid Graphics from a Century Ago
New exhibition shines light on the artful illustrations that flowered in France during a dangerous era.
“Boris Karloff taught me how to play checkers.”
We speak with a one-time actor who worked with Boris Karloff and Walt Disney—and served three tours of duty in Vietnam.
Globe-Trotting Artist Creates Otherworldly Creatures
From Kenya to Brooklyn – and now Evanston – a red-hot young artist makes mythic collages from the material world.
New Art Show Sets Sail with a Boatload of Wordplay
A free exhibition explores the artful use of language by contemporary Illinois painters and sculptors.
Join a Listening Party as the City of Chicago Pulls an All-Nighter
Chicago’s majestic Cultural Center has no small plans for the weekend. The Cultural Center will stay open overnight this Friday, Sept. 12, as part of the 2014 World Music Festival.
'Pulse of the Night' Beats in New Photo Exhibition
Intimate black-and-white photographs document the South Side nightlife of the 1970s in a just-opened show at the Museum of Contemporary Photography.
Chicago Artist Paints Pacific Overtures
A onetime sailor and tattoo artist blends adult experiences with childhood memories to create mystical memorials to World War II.
Curator of Suburban Museum Has Sixth Sense for Finding Forgotten Artwork
A little-known Chicago artist is finally getting the attention he deserves – in Des Plaines.
Local Actor Makes His Mark, Steps Out of Father’s Long Shadow
Joe Farina doesn’t strongly resemble his dad -- the late actor Dennis Farina -- but he shares a similar everyman quality.
Be Part of an Art Party
Don’t read the newspaper death counts this weekend. Go to a free block party on the South Side on Saturday, July 26, to celebrate good news and people doing things right.
