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Whether you’re looking for a fun night with friends or hoping to expand your artistic skills, our classes are designed for all experience levels and provide an inspiring environment for artists and non-artists alike.

Featured Paint & Sip

Paint Your Date

Every Saturday, 6-8PM

Looking for something fun and unique to do for date night? Join Art City for a playful and intimate evening of drinks and painting each other's portraits. All materials are provided, no experience needed, take home your one-of-a-kind keepsake painting.

All skill levels are welcome and no prior experience is necessary.

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The Galleries at Art City

Check out the exhibitions in our m.i.a.r., Members, and Studio Galleries.

Not a Patient Woman

Hybrid Infestation

Solo installation by Mia Capodilupo
On display until Friday August 8th

Solo show by Yuliya Klochan
On display until August 8th

CASH ONLY: An Ode to Dive Bars

Curated Group Show
On display until August 14th

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Solo and group exhibitions, art classes, and creative events all in one place.

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Explore the shows coming to Art City in the near future.

The Mind is a Seed The Heart Waters

Solo exhibition by Camilo Carreño-Gonzales

Opens August 14th at Art City

Working primarily in small format, Carreño-Gonzalez's choice initially emerged as a rejection of the monumental. However, it has evolved into a celebration of the uncanny, the often disregarded, and the overlooked. This shift is deeply influenced by his perspective as an immigrant from Latin America. The small format serves as a conduit for an intimate encounter between the artwork and the viewer, compelling them to approach closely and fully engage with the nuances.

Requiem Trio: HOLD-For The Constitution

Solo Installation by John Terdich

Opens August 14th at Art City

John Terdich presents Requiem Trio: HOLD-For The Constitution, an installation that considers the balance of power within our government. After John Terdich’s brother died in 1990, he created and exhibited the installation, Requiem Quartet: HOLD, as a memorial for him and other victims of AIDS. Using the same format over one year in 2022, he staged and photographed Requiem Quartet: HOLD-The Four Seasons, which explored the changing environment.

Upcoming Shows

Explore the exhibits coming to Art City in the near future.

Hybrid Infestation

Solo installation by Mia Capodilupo

Opens July 10th at Art City

Mia Capodilupo draws on science fiction, disease, pandemics, and climate change to create an immersive installation using found and fabricated wood, ceramics, plastics, semiprecious stones, fabrics, plaster, and rubber. The installation spreads into every corner and crevice of the space, evoking an invasive and evolving ecosystem.

Not a Patient Woman

Solo exhibition by Yuliya Klochan

Opens July 10th at Art City

Yuliya Klochan’s Not a Patient Woman urgently presents viewers with stories of social justice and amplifies marginalized voices. Defiant and bold, the figures in these works represent the diverse experience of “other”, eliciting joy and portraying visceral pain. The show also thoughtfully plays with the meaning of being patient, referring to Klochan’s identity as a disabled person. She spent years striving to be a "good patient", but has since shed that goal and empowered herself to feel, be, and exist as she truly is.

CASH ONLY: An Ode to Dive Bars

Group Show

Opens July 10th at Art City

Cash Only: An Ode to Dive Bars is a curated group exhibition featuring artwork celebrating Chicago’s beloved no-frills watering holes. From new takes on classic photobooth strips to transformations of beer cans into art, and even experimentations with neon light, this exhibition captures the spirit of Chicago’s dive bar culture.