Art school is like an experimental science lab. Spring is MFA exhibition season in Chicago, and a chance to see some of the freshest, most inquisitive art in the city.…

WASHINGTON PARK — The University of Chicago celebrated the opening of its new Arts Incubator Friday morning in Washington Park, giving new life to a neglected building and new hope…

Ah yes, it is that time again: Thanksgiving. When we gather around the dinner table with family and friends eat far, far more than we should and reflect on what…

When Alfonso “Piloto” Nieves Ruiz emigrated from Mexico in 1997, his great ambition was to be an American football player, but an accident banished him from the gridiron and turned…

The CTA said Tuesday it will spend up to $525,000 for art at seven North Side Red Line stations undergoing rehabilitation. The CTA is soliciting submissions from artists to determine…

  Michael Jordan is one of many local, international and celebrity artists decorating giant Tartan golf balls for the public art exhibit dubbed “Tartan Art on the Avenue.   Michael…

Looking from a distance, the painting is a depiction of an enormous eye. But as one comes closer, the image inside the eye comes into focus. A blood-red chalk outline…

CHICAGO — For the first time in 25 years, the City of Chicago has entered the final stages of renewing their Cultural Plan, an early edition of which was released this week.…

While few venues have been able to transcend the bricks and mortar, the Metro has become engrained in Chicago’s art community. So much more than a rock club, Metro has provided music…

Each year a six-car Chicago Transit Authority train car is given over, for free, to a different local artist for a total makeover. For one night only the train loops…