Internationally celebrated visual artist and former Detroiter Nick Cave returned to Michigan this week for the unveiling of his first permanent public outdoor sculpture, at Grand Rapids’ Frederik ...

The Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago is going strong after 28 years, with a full slate of events and programs celebrating the rich heritage of the Black arts community in Chicago. Learn more!

There's a lot of uncertainty and concern in the art market right now, with slower sales, higher tariffs, and federal arts grants being cut. But among America's art cities, Chicago might be the one ...

Austin artist Thira Rose uses discarded running gear to create eco-conscious art, highlighted on the city's website.

Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012) was a revolutionary printmaker, sculptor, and painter with a body of work spanning six-plus decades. This fall, the Art Institute of Chicago presents a long-overdue ...

San Antonio’s McNay Art Museum, Texas’s Modern-Art Pioneer A painter once thought peculiar, he’s now the deserving subject of Gustave Caillebotte: Painting His World at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Imagine you’re a tourist from Spain, a recent arrival from Venezuela or maybe the Chicago-born child of an immigrant. You’re stumbling into the Museum of Contemporary Art for the first time, and to ...

The lions at the Art Institute of Chicago must be smiling. It’s about time. In this space three years ago, I excoriated the famed museum for a myriad of reasons. The iconic felines that guard the ...

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is facing continued criticism after restricting elements of a student-led art exhibition in the fall that criticized Israel’s military actions in the Gaza ...

Reports indicate James Rondeau took off his clothes during a flight to Munich. James Rondeau, director of the Art Institute of Chicago stands next to Grant Wood's American Gothic (1930) as it is ...