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 ...

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 ...

“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, ...

“At the Art for Tomorrow conference in Milan, participants faced sobering financial and geopolitical realities, while still finding reasons for hope and joy,” reports the New York Times. “’We all ...

“Set in a former currency exchange remodeled into a sanctuary filled with spinning records and steeping tea,” Theaster Gates and Rebuild Foundation’s “A Listening Space” invites the public into a ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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): 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 ...

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 ...