upcoming events
The Kimball Arts Center is home to over 40 independent creative businesses and artists working to serve the Chicago community and beyond. Here we try to gather as much information as possible about all of the different events happening on a monthly basis here at KAC!
To submit an event, reach out to maddy@stockingurban.com :)
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CUL-DE-SAC - A Group Photography Exhibition
Friday, June 26th from 5-9 pm
Hosted by See You Soon at the Kimball Arts Center (203C)
A group photography exhibition showcasing the works of 14 unique artists
CUL-DE-SAC | a group photography exhibition showcasing the works of 14 unique artists
On view at @seeyousoon.chicago for one night only - Curated by @peardatter and accompanied by a photo book pop-up from @realmbooks.co
In curating this showcase, we’ve highlighted the importance of the physical image, in a world so often accustomed to the digital. CUL-DE-SAC is a metaphorical neighborhood of artists and friends. See you there!
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Uncomplicated Photography Workshop with AIR Ren Buenviaje
June 28th 2pm to 3:30pm
Overwhelmed by photography jargon like "ISO" and "aperture size"? Or maybe you know these things but your photos still seem to be missing some oomph? Improve your photography by mastering the art of looking. We'll talk about various ways to frame your subjects and add visual interest to your photos before going out, weather permitting, to put your new learnings into practice. Bring your favorite camera--even a phone will do!--and a small subject to shoot, like a fruit or a bag charm.
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Southeast: A City Within a City - Film Screening and Artist Talk with AIR Miguel Limón and Steven J. Walsh
July 23rd from 6pm to 8:30pm
Presented by Kimball Arts Center and the Comfort Station with Miguel Limón.
Southeast: A City Within a City is a documentary about Chicago's Southeast Side, a neighborhood built around steel, and what was left when the mills closed. Directed by Steven J. Walsh, the film follows the impact of deindustrialization on a community that had everything, until it was taken away.
This screening is presented by Miguel Limón for Registros at Kimball Arts Center and Huellas de Paso /Marks of Passage at Comfort Station, two concurrent exhibitions by Limón rooted in the same geography and history; Mexican migrant labor, industrial erasure, and the Southeast Side as living archive. It takes place as the former U.S. Steel South Works site, the mill at the center of the film's story, is being redeveloped into the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, a transformation already generating urgent debate about who benefits, who is protected, and whose history gets carried forward.
Walsh and Limón will be in conversation following the screening.
Free and open to the public. Light refreshments provided.
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Creative Screen Printing Workshop with Ren Buenviaje
August 2nd from 2pm to 4pm
Screenprinting can seem like an expensive and high effort undertaking, but you can get started with just a screen and a few simple supplies. Bring some old clothes (preferably natural fiber) and/or scrap fabric to practice on; we'll provide the rest.
$60 charge for screen you can keep + materials.
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