Galleries & Museums

July 24, 2008

Browse listings of Openings, Galleries, Museums, and Special Events.

Special Events

Briefly Photos by teenage girls, Thu 7/24, 5:30-7:30 PM, at Zygman Voss, 222 W. Superior #1E, 312-787-3300; . . . . “The Cello Series,” paintings inspired by cellos by Eric Mecum, Fri 7/25, 6-9 PM, at Ossia Fine Arts Space, 410 S. Michigan, Suite 537, 773-220-2356. . . . “Button-o-Matic Series 9: Glow,” glow-in-the-dark buttons from Busy Beaver Button Company designed by Jay Ryan, Julia Rothman, Derek Erdman, and others, Fri 7/25, 6-10 PM, at Country Club Chicago, 1100 N. Damen, countryclubchicago.com. . . . Tribute to the defunct Dil Pickle Club including a picture show by Robin Hustle, performance art by Matthew Nicholas and Eric Warner, music by Tom King Clear, and “surprises,” Sat 7/26, 5-8 PM, at the Zebra Lounge, 1220 N. State, 312-895-9067

Fests North Shore Festival of Art, 10 AM-5 PM, Sat-Sun 7/26-7/27, Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center, 4999 Old Orchard Center, Skokie. Glenview Outdoor Art Fair, 11 AM-5 PM, Sat-Sun 7/26-7/27, Lake and Waukegan, Glenview, 847-724-4007. . . . “An Arts Adventure,” juried show with artist demos, 9 AM-5 PM, Sun 7/27, Superior and State, 312-751-2500.

Talks Art collector Norman Sandfield discusses miniature silver seed pots, a “little-known genre of modern Southwest Native American art,” Thu 7/24, 6:30 PM, at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, 3001 Central, Evanston, 847-475-1030, free with museum admission ($5, $2.50 seniors, students, and kids).

Openings & Receptions

GALLERIES

Aldo Castillo Contemporary 465 E. Illinois. Sculpture by James Mathison; work by Rodolfo Abularach, Fri 7/25-Sat 8/23. Opens Fri 7/25, 5:30-8:30 PM. Tue-Sat 11-6, Sun noon-5. 312-222-0774

Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts 1104 S. Wabash, 2nd fl. “5th International Book & Paper Arts Triennial,” group show of fine and letterpress printed and bound books, broadsides, artists’ books, sculptural paper, pulp painting, and altered books, Fri 7/25-Fri 9/12. Mon-Fri 10-6. 312-344-6630

Morpho 5216 N. Damen. Group show of local emerging artists, Fri 7/25-Fri 8/8. Opens Fri 7/25, 6-11 PM. Thu-Fri 1-6, Sat noon-6. 773-878-4255

Ogilvie/Pertl 435 E. Illinois #151. Work by Linda Ingraham and Ron Starr, Fri 7/25-Thu 9/4. Opens Fri 7/25, 5:30-8:30 PM. Wed-Sat 11-6, Sat noon-5. 312-321-0750

Walsh 118 N. Peoria, 2nd fl. “Pleasure of Chaos,” “superhero-inspired works critiquing modern Indonesia” by Heri Dono, Fri 7/25-Sat 8/23. Opens Fri 7/25, 5-8 PM. Tue-Sat 10:30-5:30. 312-829-3312

David Weinberg 300 W. Superior #203. “Sublime Experience in Ordinary Space,” black and white photos by David Burdeny and Michael Parker, Fri 7/25-Sat 8/30. Opens Fri 7/25, 5-8 PM. Tue-Sat 10-5:30. 312-529-5090

Wiessman 1130 S. Wabash. Works on paper by Sydnee Peters, Fri 7/25-Sun 8/17. Opens Fri 7/25, 6-9 PM. Tue-Sat 10-6. 312-291-0752

MUSEUMS

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington. Starting Sat 7/26: “Portraits From the Mind,” work by William Utermohlen completed between 1955 and 2000, through Sun 8/3. Mon-Thu 8-7, Fri 8-6, Sat 9-6, Sun 10-6. 312-744-6630, chicagoculturalcenter.org

Hyde Park Art Center 5020 S. Cornell. Starting Sun 7/27: Strings, sound installation by Monica Herrera using strings from found instruments, through Sun 10/19.  Mon-Thu 10-8, Fri-Sat 10-5, Sun noon-5. 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org

Ongoing

GALLERIES

Addington 704 N. Wells. “The Lake Series,” paintings by Thomas Monaghan, through Sat 8/30. Tue-Sat 11-6. 312-664-3406

Jean Albano 215 W. Superior. Painted photographs and light boxes by Luciana Abait and sculptures by Donna Rosenthal, through Sat 8/23. Tue-Fri 10-5, Sat 11-5. 312-440-0770

All Rise 1370 W. Grand. “One Sole Journey,” work by Chantala Kommanivanh, through Sat 8/23. Tue-Sat 11-6. 773-292-9255

American Academy of Art Bill Parks Gallery 332 S. Michigan, 3rd fl. Work by BFA graduates in illustration, design, 3-D modeling, and animation, through Fri 7/25C. Mon-Fri 11-3:30. 312-461-0600, ext. 103

Andrew Bae 300 W. Superior. “World Wired Web,” wire sculpture by Keysook Geum, through Sat 8/16. Tue-Sat 10-6. 312-335-8601

Anita Miller 410 S. Michigan #827. “Drifting Inwards,” work by Ana Maria Radu, through Thu 7/31C. Fri-Sat 2-5. 847-767-6875

Antena 1765 S. Laflin #1R. Work by Tania Kupczak, through Sat 8/16. Sat noon-5. 773-344-1940

ARC 832 W. Superior #204. “Glitterati,” acrylic paintings by Esther Charbit; “Lady,” photos by Peggy Gentleman; “Figuratively Speaking,” work by members of Gallery 659 in Glencoe, through Sat 7/26C. Wed-Sat noon-6, Sun noon-4. 312-733-2787

Architech 730 N. Franklin #200. “XIX: 19th-Century Design,” drawings, watercolors, and prints by architects and decorators including Viollet-le-Duc, Owen Jones, and Charles Garnier, through Sat 8/30. Wed-Sat noon-5. 312-475-1290

Architrouve 1433 W. Chicago. Work by Victoria Loeb and J.C. Steinbrunner, through Sat 7/26C. Wed-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-3. 312-563-0977

Art on Armitage 4125 W. Armitage, window installation. Work by Irene Perez exploring “the use of the American flag and the concept of patriotism in the United States,” through Thu 7/31C. 773-235-8583

A2C 226 W. Superior. “Equilibrium,” paintings by Nathalie Guarracino, through Mon 8/18. Thu-Sat 11-5. 312-475-9766

Russell Bowman 311 W. Superior #115. “Chicago Imagism: 1965-1985,” work by artists including Art Green, Ed Paschke, Christina Ramberg, and Barbara Rossi, through Sat 8/16. Tue-Sat 10-5:30. 312-751-9500

Roy Boyd 739 N. Wells. Paintings by Chad Buck, through Sun 8/31. Tue-Sat 10-5:30. 312-642-1606

Valerie Carberry 875 N. Michigan #2510. Modern and postwar painting and sculpture by artists including Maurice Berezov, José de Rivera, Dorothy Morang, and Judith Rothschild, through Fri 9/5. Mon-Fri 10-5, Sat 11-5. 312-397-9990

Aldo Castillo 675 N. Franklin. “3+3=6,” work by six artists, through Sat 8/30. Tue-Sat 11-6. 312-222-0774

Chicago Photography Center 3301 N. Lincoln. “Withinsight,” group show, through Fri 8/1. Sat-Sun 10-4. 773-549-1631

Chicago Printmakers Collaborative 4642 N. Western. Prints by Hiroshi Ariyama, Karl Bethke, Alan Lerner, Nichole Maury, and Jay Ryan, through Sat 8/30.

Chicago Public Library Woodson Regional Library 9525 S. Halsted. Original cartoons, photographs, letters, awards, and other memorabilia from Chester Commodore, through Wed 12/31. Mon-Thu 9-9, Fri-Sat 9-5, Sun 1-5. 312-745-2080

Chicago School of Professional Psychology 325 N. Wells. Work by Gavin Tun and Marc Hauser, through Wed 7/30C. Mon-Fri 9-5. 312-329-6600

City Gallery 806 N. Michigan. Photos of art by Jason Lazarus and Brian Ulrich, through Sun 8/3. Mon-Sat 10-6:30, Sun 10-5. 312-346-3278

Columbia College C33 Gallery 33 E. Congress. Mapping: Cartographies of Learning, installations by Chicago Public Schools students, through Fri 8/8. Mon-Thu 9-7, Fri 9-5. 312-344-6643

Contemporary Art Workshop 542 W. Grant. Group show, through Fri 8/8. Tue-Fri 12:30-5:30. 773-472-4004

Melanee Cooper 740 N. Franklin. “Dreamscapes,” paintings by Cheryl Warrick and Tremain Smith, through Fri 8/29. Tue-Fri 11-5, Sat noon-4. 312-202-9305

Corbett vs. Dempsey 1120 N. Ashland, 3rd fl. “The Horizon Is a Circle,” paintings by Frank Vavruska, through Sat 8/23. Thu-Sat 11-4. 773-278-1664

Caro d’Offay 2204 W. North. Photos by Fred Camper from his Accretions, Details, and Permutations series, through Fri 8/1. Tue-Thu, Sat 1-6. 773-235-7400

Darkroom 2210 W. Chicago (tavern). Photos by Laura Banick and Eric Holubow, through Thu 7/31C. Sun-Fri 8 PM-2 AM, Sat 8 PM-3 AM. 773-276-1411

David Leonardis River North 217 W. Huron #5. Paintings by Peter Locasio, through Thu 7/31. Mon-Fri noon-5:30, Sat noon-4. 312-863-9045

David Leonardis Wicker Park 1346 N. Paulina. Group show, through Thu 8/6. Tue-Fri noon-6. 773-278-3058

Devening Projects 3039 W. Carroll, 3rd fl. “Paper Love,” group show of works on paper, through Fri 8/8. Fri-Sat 11-6. 773-772-3616

Catherine Edelman 300 W. Superior. “City’s Edge,” large-scale photos take in China by Daniel Traub, through Fri 8/29. 312-266-2350

Elmhurst Artists’ Guild 150 Cottage Hill, Elmhurst. “Motorcycle As Metaphor,” paintings by Wesley R. Baker, through Fri 8/15. Tue, Thu, and Sat 10-4, Wed 1-8, Fri and Sun 1-4. $4, $3 seniors, $2 students. 630-834-0202

Estudiotres 5205 N. Clark. Group show, through Fri 8/29. Mon-Fri 10-5, Sat-Sun, noon-4. 773-271-0533

Evanston Art Center 2603 Sheridan Road. “Biennial Adult Student Exhibition,” work by EAC students, through Sun 8/17. Mon-Thu 10-10, Fri-Sat 10-4, Sun 1-4. 847-475-5300

Finch 2747 W. Armitage. “Halfassed Palimpsest,” work by Albert Stabler and Noah Berlatsky, through Sat 8/16. Thu and Sat 6-9. 312-622-8921

Finestra 410 S. Michigan #516. Visual Research: Almost Voyage Time/ Travelers Report, installation by Frank Piatek, through Wed 7/30C. Fri-Sat 2-6. 847-977-0526

Flatfile 217 N. Carpenter. “CSI Biennale 2008,” juried sculpture show; “It’s All About Light,” photos by Robert Judelson; “Wall Work,” work by Janet Satz, through Fri 8/22. Tue-Sat 11-6. 312-491-1190

Framing Mode 1526 S. Wabash. “Macro,” paintings, drawings, and prints of urban landscapes and “fitness figures” by Nick Bridge, through Sat 8/16. Tue-Thu 11-7, Fri-Sat 11-5. 312-566-0027

Function + Art 1046 W. Fulton Mkt. “Abstractions and Associations,” work by Frank Saliani, through Fri 8/1. Tue-Sat 10-6. 312-243-2780

Gallery KH 311 W. Superior. “Photo Fusion,” photos by Robert Berlin and M. Ellen Cocose, through Sun 8/31. Mon-Fri 10-5:30, Sat 11-5. 312-642-0202

Gallery Uno 410 S. Michigan #541. “Dialogue,” work by J. E. Baker and Barbara Wakefield, through Sun 8/31. Fri-Sat 2-6. 847-977-0526

Richard Gray 875 N. Michigan #2503. “Subject to Reversal,” portraits “in reverse” by Alex Katz, through Sat 8/2. Mon-Fri 10-5:30. 312-642-8877

Kavi Gupta 835 W. Washington. Paintings by Ciaran Murphy, through Sat 8/9. Tue-Fri 10-6, Sat 11-5. 312-432-0708

Habatat 222 W. Superior. “Point Line Plane,” sculpture by J.P. Long, through Sat 8/30. Tue-Sat 11-5. 312-440-0288

Carl Hammer 740 N. Wells. “Contents,” photos by Francois Robert of the contents of people’s purses and pockets, through Thu 8/28. Tue-Fri 11-6, Sat 11-5. 312-266-8512

Harold Washington Library Center 400 S. State. “Fairy Tales, Nursery Rhymes, and Magazines,” illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith, through Sun 8/17. Mon-Thu 9-9, Fri-Sat 9-5, Sun 1-5. 312-747-4300

Havana 1139 W. Webster. Work by Pablo Perea and Allison Hill, through Sun 8/17. Wed-Sat noon-5. 773-549-2492

Rhona Hoffman 118 N. Peoria. Group show of work by gallery artists, through Fri 8/1. Tue-Fri 10-5:30, Sat 11-5:30. 312-455-1990

I Space 230 W. Superior, 2nd fl. Work by recent graduates of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Art and Design, through Sat 8/16. Tue-Sat 11-5. 312-587-9976

Illinois Institute of Art Gallery 180 180 N. Wabash. Paintings by Thomas Masters, through Thu 9/4. Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 9-5. 312-280-3500

Illinois Institute of Technology Crown Hall 3360 S. State. “Crombie Taylor, Aaron Siskind, and the Adler and Sullivan Project,” remounting of Siskind’s 1954 Institute of Design photographic survey of Sullivan’s architecture, through Sun 8/3. Daily 10-3, $5. 312-567-5025

Intuit 756 N. Milwaukee. Drawings by Chris Hipkiss, through Sat 8/30 ... “Sunday Painters: Discarded Paintings by Gifted Amateurs,” 25 paintings acquired from thrift stores, through Sat 1/3. Tue-Sat 11-5 (Thu till 7:30). 312-243-9088

Irish American Heritage Center 4626 N. Knox. “Irish Cottage and Castle Birdhouses,” birdhouses modeled on Irish cottages, castles and ruins, group show, through Sun 7/27C. Sat-Sun 1-4 PM. 773-282-7035

Italian Cultural Institute 500 N. Michigan #1450. “Muffins,” work by Ericailcane, through Tue 9/2. Mon-Fri 9-1, 2-5. 312-822-9545

Kasia Kay 1044 W. Fulton Mkt. “Sugarcraft,” group show, through Sat 8/9. Wed-Sat 11-5. 312-492-8828

Gosia Koscielak 1646 N. Bosworth. “Ladylike: A Proper Take on Feminist Art,” group show, through Thu 7/31C. Tue-Sat 11-6 (Wed-Thu till 9). 773-252-9921

KN 875 N. Michigan #2515. “Raw Boundaries,” group show, through Sat 8/23. Tue-Wed and Fri 10-6, Thu 11-7, Sat 11-5:30. 312-640-5550

Lillstreet 4401 N. Ravenswood. “Disrupted Intentions,” ceramics by Ryan Mitchell, through Wed 7/30C. Mon-Thu 10-7:30, Fri-Sat 10-6, Sun 10-5. 773-769-4226

LivingRoom 1530 W. Superior. “An Abiding Locale,” work by Amy Honchell, through Sat 8/2. Mon-Fri 10-6. 312-226-3020

La Llorona 1474 W. Webster. “Retrospective,” photos by Delilah Montoya, through Thu 7/31C. Mon-Fri 10-5. 773-281-8460

Logsdon 1909 S. Halsted. Preserved, an installation by Renee Shaw, through 7/25C. Sat noon-5. 312-666-8966

Marwen 833 N. Orleans, 2nd fl. “In/Out,” photos by Lynnette Astaire, through Fri 7/25C. Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 9-5. 312-944-2418, ext. 206

Medicine Park 2659 W. Chicago. “Curiously and Wonderfully Made: The Miraculous Creatures Expo,” work by Ruth Borum, through Sun 8/3. Sun noon-6. 773-255-5582

Monique Meloche 118 N. Peoria. “Boys of Summer,” group show, through Sat 8/2. Tue-Sat 11-6. 312-455-0299

Morpho 5216 N. Damen. Work by Steven Hazard, through Sat 8/30. Thu-Fri 1-6, Sat noon-6. 773-878-4255

Murphy Hill 3333 W. Arthington, 3rd fl. “Expressionism,” group show, through Mon 8/11. Thu-Sat 10-5. 773-324-5781

G.R. N’Namdi 110 N. Peoria. “Nuevo Luz,” work by Antonio Carreño, through Wed 8/30. Tue-Sat 11-6. 312-563-9240

Ann Nathan 212 W. Superior. Paintings by Jean Roberts Guequierre, Ben Duke, Juan Luis Jardi, and Christopher A. Klein, through Sun 8/31. Tue-Fri 10-5:30, Sat 11-5. 312-664-6622

Northeastern Illinois Univ. 5500 N. St. Louis. White Moment, installation, sculpture, and digital prints by Renee Prisble Una, through Mon 8/4. Mon, Wed, and Fri 10-6, Tue and Thu 10-4. 773-442-4944

Northwestern Univ. Dittmar Gallery 1999 Campus Dr., Evanston. Large-format photos by Laurie Rubin, through Sun 8/10. Daily 10-8. 847-491-2348

Old Town Art Center 1763 N. North Park. “Tidal Shifts,” drawings by Jennifer Casey, through Thu 8/7. Mon-Fri 10-5, Sat 10-2. 312-337-1938

Packer Schopf 942 W. Lake. “Big Women and Bigger Heads,” figurative paintings by Jane Fisher; “Fairy Tales,” paintings by Stephen Warde Anderson, through Sat 8/16. Tue-Sat 11-5:30. 312-226-8984

Perimeter 210 W. Superior. “Then and Now,” work by Janis Pozzi-Johnson, through Sun 8/31. Tue-Sat 10:30-5:30. 312-266-9473

Portals 742 N. Wells. “Between Heaven and Earth,” paintings by Ginger Fox, through Fri 8/15. Tue-Fri 10-5, Sat 11-5. 312-642-1066

Peter Jones 1806 W. Cuyler, 2nd fl. “Shadow of Doubt,” group work, through. Sat-Sun 3-6. 773-472-6725

Printworks 311 W. Superior #105. “In Memoriam,” pencil drawings by Cara J.; “Remains,” silver point drawings by Mary Alice Wimmer, through Sat 8/16. Thu-Sun 7-11. 773-539-7838

Pritzker Military Library 610 N. Fairbanks, 2nd fl. Oil paintings and prints by Don Stivers, through Wed 8/27. Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30. 312-587-0234

Prospectus 1210 W. 18th. “Images That Merge,” drawings, prints, and paintings by Roberto Ferreyra, through Sat 7/26C. Wed-Sun noon-5 (Fri till 6). 312-733-6132

Revolution Tattoo 2221 N. Western. “Mutant Mayhem,” work by “monster madames” Laura Annis, Patty Callopy, and Miss Monster, through Thu 7/31C. Mon-Sat noon-9. 773-486-8888

Thomas Robertello 939 W. Randolph. Abstract painting, group show, through Sat 8/2. Wed-Sat 11-6. 312-421-1587

Robert Morris College State Street Gallery 401 S. State. “Color and Texture,” work by Charlotte Segal and Gwen Jones, through Sun 9/7. Mon-Thu 10-6. 312-935-4574

Rosenthal Fine Art 3 E. Huron. Drawings by William Utermohlen, Tue 7/22-Mon 8/25. Mon-Fri 9-5, Sat 10-5. 312-475-0700

Rotofugi 1955 W. Chicago. Work by Daniel Danger, through Thu 7/31C. Sat noon-4. 312-491-9501 Rowland Contemporary 1118 W. Fulton Mkt. “Wrong Mountain,” work by Wallace Whitney, through Sat 8/16. Sat 11-5. 312-421-6275

Sacred Art 2040 W. Roscoe. Photos by Katie Favale, through Sun 8/3. Mon 1-7, Tue-Fri 11-7, Sat 11-6, Sun 11:30-5. 773-404-8790

Schneider 230 W. Superior. “Chicago Group Show,” photos by local artists, through Sat 8/30. Tue-Fri 10:30-5, Sat 11-5. 312-988-4033

School of the Art Institute Betty Rymer Gallery 280 S. Columbus. “Razkuache,” group show, through Fri 10/3. Tue-Sat 10-5. 312-443-3703

South Side Community Art Center 3831 S. Michigan. “La Ventana,” black and white photos of nude women by Tony Smith, through Sun 7/27C. Wed-Fri, Sun noon-5, Sat 9-5. 773-373-1026

33 Collective 1029 W. 35th. Group work, through Fri 8/8. Mon-Thu 10-1, Fri 10-1 and 3-7. 708-837-4534

Threadless 3011 N. Broadway. “Go With the Flow,” graphic art by J. Byrnes, through Tue 7/29C. Mon-Sat 11-8, Sun noon-6. 773-525-8640

Three Walls 119 N. Peoria #2A. The Way Things Drag Their Futures Around, a “fallen tree/tree-house” by artists from Material Exchange; Brown Gold Braid and Field and Plant Life, sculptural installation by Michael Jones McKean, through Sat 8/2. Tue-Sat noon-6. 312-432-3972

Tucker 1939 Central, Evanston. Work by local artists including Sallie Stanley, Bonnie Zak, and Jordan Scott, through Thu 8/14. Tue 1-5, Wed-Sat 11-5. 847-570-9825

University of Illinois at Chicago African-American Cultural Center Addams Hall, 830 S. Halsted #207. “Embry’s Spirit and Soul,” expressionist paintings by Tyrone Embry, through Wed 7/30C. Mon-Fri 8:30-4:45. 312-996-9549

Vale Craft 230 W. Superior. “The Fabric of Jazz,” portraits in fabric and thread by Lauren Camp, through Sat 8/30. Tue-Fri 10:30-5:30, Sat 11-5. 312-962-5850

Vespine 1907 S. Halsted. “Longitude and Attitude: Artist Cartographies,” work by teachers in Chicago public schools, through Sat 7/26C. Fri 5-8, Sat 12-5. 312-337-3525

Linda Warren 1052 W. Fulton Mkt. “The Earth on the Back of the Giant Turtle,” work by Hollis Brown Thornton; work by Megan Euker, through Wed 8/16. Tue-Sat 11-5. 312-432-9500

Harold Washington Library Center 400 S. State. “State Street: That Great Street!,” photos and media clippings, through June ’09. Mon-Thu 9-9, Fri-Sat 9-5, Sun 1-5. 312-747-4300

Robert Wayner/Black Walnut 212 N. Aberdeen. Group show, through Wed 7/30C. Wed-Sat noon-7. 773-772-8870

Western Exhibitions 1821 W. Hubbard #202. “Several Landscapes,” group show; “3 Landscapes in the Modern Style,” group show, through Sat 8/16. Wed-Sat noon-6. 312-307-4685

Tony Wight 119 N. Peoria. “Isn’t It,” work by Ivin Bellen, Pello Irazu, Richard Rezac, and Tamara Zahaykevich, through Wed 8/16. Tue-Sat 11-5. 312-492-7261

Woman Made 685 N. Milwaukee. “Drawing on Experience,” group show, through Thu 7/24C. . . . “The Secret,” group show, through Thu 8/28. Wed-Fri noon-7, Sat-Sun noon-4. 312-738-0400

Zg 300 W. Superior. Hope Springs Eternal, installation and paintings by Beth Reitmeyer, through Sat 8/30. Tue-Sat 10-5:30. 312-654-9900

Zolla/Lieberman 325 W. Huron. “Flow,” work by Maria Tomasula; “Ominous,” work by Adam Benjamin Fung, through Sat 8/23. Tue-Fri 10:30-5:30, Sat 11-5:30. 312-944-1990

Suburban

Evanston Art Center 2603 Sheridan, Evanston. The Nereid Beckon, outdoor installation by Matt Dehaemers, part of the “Sculpture on the Grounds” series, through May ‘09. Mon-Thu 10-10, Fri-Sat 10-4, Sun 1-4. 847-475-5300

Noyes Cultural Arts Center 927 Noyes, Evanston. “Galesburg,” photos by Chris Verene, through Sun 8/31. Daily 10-6. 847-491-0266

Open Studio Project 903 Sherman, Evanston. “Visions of Soul,” work by Neela Bindu, through Thu 7/24C. Mon-Fri 10-4. 847-475-0390

Riverside Arts Center 32 E. Quincy, Riverside. “Black and White and Read All Over,” cartoons by Charley Krebs, through Fri 8/1. Tue-Sat 1-5. 708-442-6400

MUSEUMS

Adler Planetarium 1300 S. Lake Shore Dr. Ongoing exhibits include “Shoot for the Moon,” featuring the restored Gemini 12 spacecraft and artifacts commemorating the 40th anniversary of Gemini 12’s mission and other lunar adventures, astro labs and various historical space reading devices, and interactive displays concerning galaxies, planets, and other nonterrestrial entities. Sky shows start on the half hour, virtual reality presentations every 90 minutes. Daily 9:30-4:30, open till 10 PM the first Friday of the month. $10, $8 seniors, $6 kids 4-17 (+$5 per sky show); Chicago residents pay $2 less for general admission. 312-922-7827, adlerplanetarium.org

Art Institute of Chicago Michigan & Adams. “Graphic Thought Facility,” an eponymous exhibition of work by the London-based graphic-design studio, through Sun 8/17. . . . Take Me Out . . . No Man Is an Island, installation by Mario Ybarra Jr. drawing “unexpected and provocative parallels” between Chicago and Los Angeles, through Sun 8/24. . . . “Benin—Kings and Rituals: Court Arts From Nigeria,” bronze and ivory sculptures from the Benin Kingdom, through Sun 9/21. . . . “Collecting for Chicago: Prints, Drawings, and Patronage,” works acquired for the Art Institute by Chicago families; this is the inaugural exhibit for the Jean and Steven Goldman Prints and Drawings Galleries, located in the Richard and Mary L. Gray wing and devoted to rotating exhibitions of the museum’s collection of works on paper. Daily gallery talks at noon, 1, and 2 PM; 30-minute “express” talks, Wednesdays, noon, and Thursdays and Fridays, 5:30 and 7 PM (also Fridays, 2 PM); “Q&A with a curator,” Saturdays and Sundays, 10:30-11:30 AM; lectures on art preservation techniques, Saturdays, 1-3 PM; see artic.edu/aic/calendar for topics.  Mon-Wed 10:30-5, Thu-Fri 10:30-9, Sat-Sun 10-5. $12; $7 children, students, seniors; free kids under 12; Thu-Fri 5-9, free, through Fri 8/29. 312-443-3600, artic.edu/aic

Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture 6500 S. Pulaski. Photos by Arunas Baltenas, through Fri 8/29.  Daily 10-4. 773-582-6500

Block Museum of Art Northwestern Univ., 40 Arts Circle Dr., Evanston. “Design in the Age of Darwin,” decorative art, furniture, and design by William Morris, Christopher Dresser, C.F.A. Voysey, C.R. Ashbee, Louis Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright; “Weaving a Life Into Art,” fiber art by Theo Leffman, through Sun 8/24.  Wed-Fri 10-8, Sat-Sun noon-5. 847-491-4000, blockmuseum.northwestern.edu

Chicago Children’s Museum 700 E. Grand. “An Intergenerational Moment in Art,” group show, through Sun 8/31.  Sun-Wed 10-5, Thu-Sat 10-8. $9, $8 seniors, free Thu 5-8, free for kids under 16 the first Monday of the month. 312-527-1000

Chicago Architecture Foundation ArchiCenter 224 S. Michigan. “Cosmic Communist Constructions,” photography of Modernist buildings from the 1970s and ‘80s, through Fri 10/3.  Daily 9-6:30 312-922-3432, architecture.org

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington. “Orchestrations,” paintings and drawings by Jim Tansley, through Sun 7/27C. . . . “Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe,” work by artists including Andy Warhol, Richard Avedon, and Henri Cartier-Bresson that “captures the spark, sex appeal, and sensation that was Marilyn,” through Sun 9/21. . . . “Voices and Images From Bulgaria, 1966-1979,” photos by ethnomusicologist Martin Koenig from his trips to Bulgaria, through Sun 9/28. . . . “Ellis Island: Ghosts of Freedom,” photos by Stephen Wilkes of the abandoned hospital complex at Ellis Island, through Sun 10/5 Mon-Thu 8-7, Fri 8-6, Sat 9-6, Sun 10-6. 312-744-6630, chicagoculturalcenter.org

Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark. “Big Picture: A New View of Painting in Chicago,” work by William Herman Schmedtgen, Leon Golub, and other local artists working in the late 19th century to the current day, through August. . . . “Catholic Chicago,” which explores how being Catholic in Chicago has changed over time and how the Catholic community has shaped the city, through Sun 1/4. . . . Ongoing: the first el train car, Abraham Lincoln’s deathbed, newly restored dioramas of the Great Chicago Fire, the Sauganash Tavern, and other city notables, and a kids’ exhibit employing the body’s five senses to learn about the city. Bus, boat, walking, and train (el) tours offered; see chicagohistory.org. Mon-Sat 9:30-4:30 (Thu till 8), Sun noon-5. $12, $10 seniors and students (13-22), free kids 12 and under; Mondays free. 312-642-4600, chicagohistory.org

Chinese-American Museum 238 W. 23rd. “Chinese @ Play: Toys, Games, and Leisure Activities,” an exhibit of toys including kites, musical instruments, puppets, and a 60-foot dragon, through Nov. ‘09. Ongoing: “Great Wall to the Great Lakes,” materials documenting the history of Chinese immigration in Chicago. Fri 9:30-1:30, Sat-Sun 10-5. $2, $1 students and seniors. 312-949-1000, ccamuseum.org

DePaul Univ. Museum 2350 N. Kenmore. “Domestic Surveillance,” work by Gerda Meyer Bernstein, through Fri 8/29. Mon-Fri 11-5 (Fri till 7), Sat-Sun noon-5. 773-325-7506, museums.depaul.edu

DuSable Museum of African American History 740 E. 56th Pl. “Soul Soldiers,” an exhibition exploring “the issues of the Vietnam War from an African-American perspective,” through Sun 7/27C. . . . Ongoing: “Red, White, Blue, and Black,” a history of African-Americans in the armed forces; paintings, drawings, and sculpture by Elizabeth Catlett, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and other African-American artists; African artifacts; the Freedom Now mural, by Robert Witt Ames. Tue-Sat 10-5, Sun noon-5. $3, $2 students and seniors, $1 kids 6-13; Sundays free. 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org

Edgewater Historical Society Museum 5358 N. Ashland. Exhibit on the 1893 Columbian Exposition, with photos by William Henry Jackson, through Sat 8/30.  Sat 1-4. 773-506-4849

Elmhurst Art Museum 150 Cottage Hill, Elmhurst. “Motorcycle as Metaphor,” motorcycle-themed oil paintings by Wesley R. Baker, through Fri 8/15. Tue, Thu, and Sat 10-4, Wed 1-8, Fri and Sun 1-4. $4, $3 seniors, $2 students. 630-834-0202, elmhurstartmuseum.org

Field Museum 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr. “Melting Ice/A Hot Topic,” a traveling art exhibit from the Natural World Museum focusing on climate change; “Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns, and Mermaids,” paintings, sculpture, engravings, and other cultural artifacts that illustrate how people around the world have envisioned these myths, through Mon 9/1. . . . “Celebrating Women,” photographs by Paola Gianturco of six festivals around the world that honor “female ideals, heroines, and goddesses,” through Sun 9/7. . . . “Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters,” exhibit on the effect of earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, and volcanic eruptions on humans (and vice versa), through Sun 1/4. . . . Ongoing: “The Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice DNA Discovery Center,” a permanent exhibition that allows visitors to watch scientists doing genetic research at the museum’s Pritzker Laboratory; “The Ancient Americas,” artifacts from between the Arctic and the tip of South America highlighting 13,000 years of survivor skills utilized by the early pueblo communities of the American southwest, the Incas of South America, and other cultures throughout the hemisphere—before the Europeans crashed the party; “Sue,” reconstructed T. rex skeleton; “Underground Adventure”; “Evolving Planet,” on the development of life on earth. Museum tours, Mon-Fri 11 AM and 2 PM, Sat 11 AM. For info on other events, call 312-665-7400. Daily 9-5. $12; $7 students, seniors, kids 4-11; teachers and toddlers free; free on the second Monday of the month. “Underground Adventure”: add $7, $2 kids. 312-922-9410, fieldmuseum.org

Hyde Park Art Center 5020 S. Cornell. “Are We There Yet?,” group show, through Sun 9/28. . . . “Queer Interiors and Phthalo Blue,” through Sun 11/16.  Mon-Thu 10-8, Fri-Sat 10-5, Sun noon-5. 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org

Illinois State Museum 100 W. Randolph #2-100. “Mythic Metalsmith,” cast silver and bronze toys, forged iron and steel pieces, and abstract sculptures by L. Brent Kington, through Fri 8/1.  Mon-Fri 9-5. 312-814-5322, museum.state.il.us/ismsites/chicago

Instituto Cervantes 31 W. Ohio. “Quantitative Monochromes,” work by Jeffery Cote de Luna, through Fri 9/5.  Mon-Thu 9-7, Fri 9-5, Sat 9-1. 312-335-1996

International Museum of Surgical Science 1524 N. Lake Shore Dr. Ongoing: “Beyond Broken Bones: The Story of Orthopedics and Prosthetics”; “The Universal Condition,” exhibition of prehistoric “trephined” (perforated) skulls, 19th-century inhalers, packaging for meds that included opium, cannabis, and the like, and other methods of what is now called “pain management.”  Tue-Sat 10-4. $9 adults, $5 students and seniors; Tuesdays free. 312-642-6502, imss.org

Leather Archives and Museum 6418 N. Greenview. “Yes,” group show aiming to “expand the definitions of ‘leather’ into other extremes through queer-minded artistic practice,” through Sat 10/18. Thu-Fri noon-8, Sat-Sun noon-5. $5 (free for members). 773-761-9200.

Loyola Univ. Museum of Art Lewis Towers, 820 N. Michigan. “Manifest Destiny/Manifest Responsibility: Environmentalism and the Art of the American Landscape,” paintings, prints and drawings from the collection of the Terra Foundation for American Art; photos of landscapes by Gary Kolb, through Sun 8/10. . . . Ongoing: French Gothic ivories, Renaissance paintings, an enamel and ivory casket reputed to have once contained relics of Saint Teresa of Avila, and other European works from the Martin D’Arcy collection.  Tue-Sun 10-5. Suggested admission $6, $5 seniors, free students and kids under 14; Tuesdays free. 312-915-7600, luc.edu/luma

Mitchell Museum of the American Indian 3001 Central, Evanston. “Transfusion,” work by Chris Pappan, John Joe, Debra Yepa-Pappan, and Craig George, through Thu 9/4. Ongoing: historical and contemporary craft objects. Tue-Sat 10-5 (Thu till 8), Sun noon-4. Suggested admission $5, $2.50 kids, students, and seniors; $10 max per family. 847-475-1030

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E. Chicago. Work by Jeff Koons including sculpture and new paintings, through Sun 9/21. . . . “Everything’s Here: Jeff Koons and His Experience of Chicago,” work by the artists who influenced Koons in his youth, including Roger Brown, Robert Lostutter, Jim Nutt, and Christina Ramberg (companion exhibition to the Jeff Koons show), through Sat 10/19. . . . Alexander Calder (d. 1976), retrospective of mobiles, stabiles, drawings, and paintings made from 1927 to 1968, through February ’09. Museum tours, Tue 1 and 6 PM, Wed-Fri 1 PM, Sat-Sun every hour 11 AM-2 PM. Wed-Sun 10-5. $10, $6 seniors and students, free kids 12 and under; Tuesdays free. 312-280-2660, box office 312-397-4010, mcachicago.org

Museum of Contemporary Photography Columbia College, 600 S. Michigan. “Beyond the Backyard,” group show that “examines the outdoor places in which we spend our leisure time,” through Sat 8/23.  Mon-Fri 10-5 (Thu till 8), Sat noon-5. 312-663-5554, mocp.org

Museum of Science and Industry 57th and Lake Shore Dr. “The Glass Experience,” work from artists including Dale Chihuly, Louis Comfort Tiffany, and Frank Lloyd Wright, and demos of glassblowing and stained-glass repair by artists from the Corning Museum of Glass, through Mon 9/1. . . . “Smart Home: Green + Wired,” three-story sustainable “green” house. . . . Ongoing: exhibits on genetics, agriculture, AIDS, computer imaging, powered flight, and other topics. Mon-Sat 9:30-4, Sun 11-4. General admission $13, $12 seniors, $9 kids 3-11; add $10, $5 kids, for “Glass Experience” or “Smart Home.” 773-684-1414, msichicago.org

National Museum of Mexican Art 1852 W. 19th. “Chupacabras!,” work by Patricia Acosta, Luis de la Torre, Miguel Cortez, and other local artists exploring chupacabra (“goat sucker”) sightings in North America and Latin America, through Sun 7/20. . . . “A Declaration of Immigration,” artwork by and about immigrants to the U.S., through Sun 9/7. . . . Ongoing: “Mexicanidad,” Mexican and Mexican-American art and crafts; “Mexican Chicago,” photos. Tue-Sun 10-5. 312-738-1503, nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org

National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum 1801 S. Indiana. “Ancient Lands, Modern Battles,” work by Stephen Verges, David Cardenas, Steve Johnson, Jeff DeLaCruz, and Andre Zayas; “The Things They Carried,” work inspired by Tim O’Brien’s novel, through October. Tue-Fri 11-6, Sat 10-5. $10, $7 students and seniors. 312-326-0270, nvvam.org

Notebaert Nature Museum 2430 N. Cannon. Ongoing: butterfly habitat; “The Extreme Green House”; displays on regional ecosystems. Mon-Fri 9-4:30, Sat-Sun 10-5. $9, $7 students and seniors, $6 kids 3-12; Thursdays free. 773-755-5100, chias.org

Oriental Institute Museum Univ. of Chicago, 1155 E. 58th. “Catastrophe! The Destruction and Looting of Iraq’s Past,” examining the loss of cultural heritage in “the cradle of civilization,” through Wed 12/31. . . . Ongoing: artifacts from ancient Egypt, Nubia, Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq), and Persia (now Iran); “Empires in the Fertile Crescent,” artifacts from ancient Assyria, Anatolia, and Israel. Tue-Sat 10-6 (Wed till 8:30), Sun noon-6. Suggested admission $5 adults, $2 kids. 773-702-9514, oi.uchicago.edu

Shedd Aquarium 1200 S. Lake Shore Dr. “Lizards and the Komodo King,” featuring Faust, the Shedd’s massive Komodo, an itty-bitty gecko, and other cold-blooded delights, through summer. . . . Ongoing: displays on invasive species in the Great Lakes, the Amazon basin, Caribbean reefs, and the Philippines’ Apo Island reef system. Oceanarium: northeast Pacific flora and fauna (see below for prices). Mon-Fri 9-5, Sat-Sun 9-6. Aquarium $8, $6 seniors and kids 3-11; with oceanarium $23/$16. 312-939-2438, sheddaquarium.org

Smart Museum of Art Univ. of Chicago, 5550 S. Greenwood. “Street Level,” modern photography from the museum’s collection, through Sun 9/7. . . . “Seeing the City: Sloan’s New York,” paintings of New York by John Sloan, through Sun 9/14. . . . “Idol Anxiety,” examining how objects become idols and the “sometimes uneasy relationship between people and things,” through Sun 11/2. Tue-Fri 10-4, Sat-Sun 11-5. 773-702-0200, smartmuseum.uchicago.edu

Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies 610 S. Michigan. Ongoing: 1,500 Jewish objects from the museum’s collection; Consider, Holocaust memorial installation by Ranbir Kaleka. Sun-Wed 10-6, Thu 10-7, Fri 10-3. $7, $5 students and seniors, kids under five free; free Tue 10 AM-noon, Thu 3-7 PM. 312-322-1724, spertus.edu

Swedish American Museum 5211 N. Clark. Ennesbo, installation by Sandra Binion with video, paintings, photos, and wall coverings, through Sun 9/21. Tue-Fri 10-4, Sat-Sun 11-4. $4; $3 kids, students, seniors; free second Tuesday of the month. 773-728-8111, samac.org

Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W. Chicago. Prints by Alexander Archipenko, through Sun 8/10. Wed-Sun noon-4. 773-227-5522

Ukrainian National Museum 2249 W. Superior. Sculptures and drawings by Leonid Kozlov, through Mon 7/28C.  Thu-Sun 11-4. $5. 312-421-8020

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