May Art Picks

Wed, May 1, 6pm
Roland Nurier: YALLAH GAZA (2023)
Gene Siskel Film Center: 164 N State St, Chicago
Free

Wed, May 1, 6:30pm
Pretty in Paperback: CHAIN-GANG ALL-STARS
City Lit Books: 2523 N Kedzie Blvd, Chicago
Free

Wed, May 1, 7pm
Asian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family by OiYan Poon
Women & Children First Bookstore: 5233 N Clark St, Chicago
Free

Wed, May 1, 7:30pm
Making Multichannel Music w/ Anthony Janas
Elastic Arts: 3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago
Free

Wed, May 1, 7:30pm
ICC Guitar and Percussion Ensemble Performances
East Peoria Campus: Academic Building, Lecture Recital Hall, 127F, 1 College Dr, East Peoria, IL
Free

Wed, May 1,11pm (EST)
Gilles Peterson & Friends Day 01: A Tribute to Amp Fiddler presented by Dez Andrés
Spot Lite Detroit: 2905 Beaufait St, Detroit, MI
$10.95-21.95

Thurs, May 2, 5-8pm
Half & Half
Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University: 40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston
Free

Thurs, May 2, 6-8pm
TASTE OF NIGERIA | African Music and Art Fundraiser Night–
Connect Gallery: 1520 E Harper Ct, Chicago
Free

Thurs, May 2, 6:15-7:15pm
Arresting Beauty: Julia Margaret Cameron
Milwaukee Art Museum: 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI
Free

Thurs, May 2, 7pm
Chaz Ebert
Anderson’s Bookshop – Naperville: 123 W Jefferson Ave, Naperville, IL
Free

Thurs, May 2, 8-9pm
Live @ LOW END | Holland Andrews
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts: 724 S. 12th St, Omaha, NE
Free

Thurs, May 2,11pm (EST)
Gilles Peterson & Friends Day 02: Detroit Love the Live Experience presented by Carl Craig
Spot Lite Detroit: 2905 Beaufait St, Detroit, MI
$10.95-21.95

May 3-4, 2024
Dana Michel: MIKE
Wexner Center for the Arts: 1871 N High St, Columbus, OH
Free

May 3-26, 2024
An Educated Guess
Definition Theatre @ 55th: 1160 E 55th St, Chicago
$25-30

May 3-June 1, 2024
Claire Hamlin: Pocket Gallery
South Haven: 600 Phoenix St, South Haven, MI
Free

May 3-July 27, 2024
Cultures of Restitution: Decolonial Histories, Justice, and the Museum
Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society: 5701 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago
Free

May 3-July 28, 2024
Arresting Beauty: Julia Margaret Cameron
Herzfeld Center for Photography and Media Arts: 700 N. Art Museum Dr, Milwaukee, WI
Free

May 3-August 11, 2024
William Villalongo: Myths and Migrations
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art: 227 State St, Madison, WI
Free

Fri, May 3, 9am-6:30pm
Chryssa & New York
Wrightwood 659: 659 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago
Free

Fri, May 3, 12-1pm(EST)
Behind the Scenes with Collection Manager Rebekah Ryan
Eiteljorg Museum: 500 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN
Free

Fri, May 3, 12-1pm
Gallery Talk: Arresting Beauty: Julia Margaret Cameron
Milwaukee Art Museum: 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI
Free

Fri, May 3, 4-6pm
Ferengi (Stranger) Dienke Groenhout with the Maakfabriek: Workshop
Compound Yellow: 244 Lake St, Oak Park
Free

Fri, May 3, 5pm
End of Semester Exhibition + Sale
Kansas City Art Institute: 4415 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, MO
Free

Fri, May 3, 5-8pm
Emmy Star Brown: Familiar Form
Vertical Gallery: 2006 W Chicago Ave, #1R, Chicago
Free

Fri, May 3, 5-8pm
May Gallery Walk: Melissa Ann Pinney
Pictura: 202 S Rogers St, Bloomington, IN
Free

Fri, May 3, 5-8pm
May First Friday Opening Reception
Peoria Art Guild: 203 Harrison St, Peoria, IL
Free

Fri, May 3, 5-9pm
Jaclyn Wright: High Visibility (Blaze Orange)
Filter Space: 1821 W Hubbard St, Suite 207, Chicago
Free

Fri, May 3, 6pm
Innuendo (record release) • Useless Info • Big Laugh • Necron 9
Cactus Club: 2496 S. Wentworth Ave, Milwaukee, WI
$10

Fri, May 3, 6-8pm
WRONG & STRONG: 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition
Logan Center Exhibitions: 915 E 60th St, Chicago
Free

Fri, May 3, 6-8pm
Margaret Welsh: Suspension of Disbelief
ENGAGE Projects: 864 N Ashland Ave, Chicago
Free

Fri, May 3, 6-8pm
Miyoko Ito: Needle, Stone, and Mud
Corbett vs. Dempsey: 2156 W Fulton St, Chicago
Free

Fri, May 3, 6-9pm
May First Friday: What’s it Worth? A Solo Art Show by Cameron Omega
1000 Words Gallery: 3328 E 10th St, Indianapolis, IN
Free

Fri, May 3, 6:30-11pm
Arts of Life Benefit Auction – Enchanted Garen
Garfield Park Conservatory: 300 N Central Park Ave, Chicago
$75-175

Fri, May 3, 7pm
The Lavender Book Club: “The Color Purple”
The Literary: N Neil St, Champaign, IL
Free

Fri, May 3, 7pm
Born in Flames by Lizzie Borden
Walker Art Center: 725 Vineland Pl, Minneapolis, MN
$12-15

Fri, May 3, 7-11pm
Natalia Villanueva Linares: Lands of Dual 11
Heaven Gallery: 1550 N Milwaukee Ave #2, Chicago
Free

Fri, May 3, 8-9pm
Gray Sound 5: Sarah Hennies & Tristan Kasten-Krause
Midway Studios: 929 E 60th St, Chicago
Free

May 4-5, 2024
ARTSFEST
East Walnut Street & South John Q Hammons Parkway: 900 E Walnut St, Springfield, MO
$0-5

May 4-5, 2024
Pattern Play with Jane Sassaman
The Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts: N50W5050 Portland Rd, Cedarburg, WI
$270-295

May 4-11, 2024
2024 School of Art & Design BFA Exhibition
Krannert Art Museum: 500 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL
Free

May 4-August 25, 2024
Women Reframe American Landscape
Woodson Art Museum: 700 North 12th St, Wausau, WI
Free

May 4-September 8, 2024
Fairy Tales and Fables: Illustration and Storytelling in Art
Cleveland Museum of Art: 11150 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH
Free

May 4, 2024-January 7, 2025
To My Friends at Horn: Keith Haring and Iowa City
Stanley Museum of Art; 160 W. Burlington St, Iowa City, IA
Free

May 4-May 25, 2024
Techniques for Ecstasy: Alexandra Beaumont
Public Functionary: 1500 Jackson Street NE, Studio 144, Minneapolis, MN
Free

Sat, May 4, 11am-3pm(EST)
Artist-In-Residence: Kateri Sparrow
Contemporary Arts Center for Contemporary Art: 44 E 6th St, Cincinnati, OH
Free

Sat, May 4, 2pm(EST)
The Ins & Outs of Art Collecting
Detroit Art Museum: 4719 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI
Free

Sat, May 4, 1pm
Open Decks Series – Digital Edition
Cactus Club: 2496 S. Wentworth Ave, Milwaukee, WI
Free

Sat, May 4, 1-3pm
Communication Craft Circle
Communication: 2645 Milwaukee St, Madison, WI
Free

Sat, May 4, 1-3pm
Zine Workshop
Chinese American Museum of Chicago: 238 W 23rd St, 4th floor, Chicago
Free

Sat, May 4, 1-3pm
Hansel and Gretel, a collective tribute to Pope.L by DoVA alumni
Hutchinson Courtyard, The University of Chicago: 1131 E 57th St, Chicago
Free

Sat, May 4, 1-4pm
marimacha monarca press: Piñata Pollination: Seed-Papermaking Workshop
McKinley Park Community Garden: W 38th St & S Damen Ave, Chicago
Free

Thurs, May 4, 1-4pm
The People’s Ring Shout
Hyde Park Art Center: 5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago
Free

Thurs, May 4, 1-4pm
Foiled Paperworks
Arts IC | ArtiFactory: 120 N Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA
Free

Sat, May 4, 3-6pm
Celebrate May Day at Haymarket House
Haymarket Books: 800 W Buena Ave, Chicago
Free

Sat, May 4, 4-7pm (EST)
Anthropocene Transmissions
333 Midland: 333 Midland St, Highland Park, MI
Free

Sat, May 4, 4-7pm
Reevah Agarwaal and Lisa DeAbreau: Becoming
FLXST Contemporary: 2251 S Michigan Ave, Suite 220, Chicago
Free

Sat, May 4, 5-7pm(EST)
Reception: Department of Art Senior Projects Exhibition
Urban Arts Space: 50 W Town St, Suite 130, Columbus, OH
Free

Sat, May 4, 5-8pm
William Villalongo: Myths and Migrations
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art: 227 State St, Madison, WI
Free

Sat, May 4, 6pm
Opening Passages: Photographers Respond to Chicago and Paris
6018North: 6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago
Free

Sat, May 4, 6pm
Mexican History Through Dance
CSPS: 1103 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA
$13-15

Sat, May 4, 7pm
I’ll Be Home Soon
CRAFT NITE: 2456 W Huron St, Chicago
Free

Sat, May 4, 7pm
Praize Productions presents Black Love Reigns Supreme
Logan Center: 915 E 60th St, Chicago
$45-125

Sat, May 4, 7pm
The Brenda and Glennda Show/Glennda and Friends by Glenn Belverio
Walker Art Center: 725 Vineland Pl, Minneapolis, MN
$12-15

Sat, May 4, 7-10pm
Var Gallery Presents: Brittany Ann Tranbaugh & Sadie Gustafson-Zook
Var Gallery 2nd Street: 643 S 2nd St, Milwaukee, WI
$14-17

Sat, May 4, 8pm
WZRD 50th Anniversary Party
Martyrs’: 3855 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago
Free

Sat, May 4, 8:30-10:30pm
AIRMW at Elastic Arts: Kishino Takagishi & Henry Wolf / Mallory Qiu
Elastic Arts: 3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago
$10-15

Sat, May 4,11pm (EST)
Gilles Peterson & Friends Day 04: Gilles Peterson (All Night Long)
Spot Lite Detroit: 2905 Beaufait St, Detroit, MI
$21.95-32.90

May 5, 2024-May 11, 2025
Tiff Massey: 7 Mile + Livernois
Detroit Institute of Arts: 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI
Free

Sun, May 5, 4-6pm
Tom Bell reads from “The Holler”
Confluence Books: 705 W Main St. Ste 100, Carbondale, IL
Free

Sun, May 5, 4pm
AfriClassical Futures: King Sophia Presents Classical Black Folk Songs
Elastic Arts: 3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago
$10-15

Mon, May 6, 7-9pm
Spring 2024 Edition of the First Nations Film and Video Festival
Comfort Station Logan Square: 2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
Free

Tues, May 7, 6-8pm
Darkroom Open House with Rich Ankeney
Galesburg Community Arts Center: 349 E Main St, Galesburg, IL
Free

Tues, May 7, 6:30-8:30pm
Bridging Diasporic Divides: Synthesizing Family Through Visual Art
Chuquimarca: Online
Free

Tues, May 7, 7:30pm
The Dead Don’t Need Reminding Book Launch and Celebration with Julian Randall
Haymarket Books: 800 W Buena Ave, Chicago
Free

May 8-12, 2024
WAM Shop Spring Sale
Weisman Art Museum: 333 E River Rd, Minneapolis, MN
Free

May 8-September 8, 2024
Heather Galloway Vickers: “Elegant Equine”
Art Museum of Greater Lafayette: 102 S 10th St, Lafayette, IN
Free

May 8-September 8, 2024
Laura Ricks: “Felted Forests: Rock Walls, Waterfalls and Woodland Wonders”
Art Museum of Greater Lafayette: 102 S 10th St, Lafayette, IN
Free

May 8-September 8, 2024
Robert Pulley: “Courting the Mystery”
Art Museum of Greater Lafayette: 102 S 10th St, Lafayette, IN
Free

Wed, May 8, 6:30-7:30pm(EST)
Sea of Grass: A Family Tale from the American Heartland by Walter R. Echo-Hawk
Eiteljorg Museum: 500 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN
Free

Wed, May 8, 7:30pm
Making Multichannel Music w/ Dorothy Carlos
Elastic Arts: 3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago
Free

Wed, May 8, 7:30pm
The Loft’s Spring 2024 Student Reading
The Loft at Open Book: 1011 Washington Ave, South Minneapolis, MN
Free

May 9-September 15, 2024
Tim Olson: The Hall of Notable Iowans & Other Midwestern Curiosities
Sioux City Art Center: 225 Nebraska St, Sioux City, IA
Free

Thurs, May 9, 5-8pm
2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition | Columbia College Chicago
Columbia College Chicago Student Center, Fifth Floor: 754 S Wabash Ave, Chicago
Free

Thurs, May 9, 7pm
Sound + Video collaborations by: Blank Thomas + Zlatko Ćosić / StL String Collective + William Morris / JoAnn McNeil + José Garza
St. Louis Public Library – Central Library Auditorium: 1301 Olive St, St Louis, MO
Free

Thurs, May 9, 8-9pm
Live @ LOW END | Ben Vida with Yarn/Wire
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts: 724 S. 12th St, Omaha, NE
Free

May 10-19, 2024
HairSLAY: A Drag Parody Musical
The District Theatre – Cabaret Room: 627 Massachusetts Ave, Indianapolis, IN
$30

May 10-11, 2024
SPT Theatre’s Senses of Humor: Smell
CSPS: 1103 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA
$25-30

May 10-12, 2024
37th ANNUAL ART FAIR
LAUMEIER SCULPTURE PARK: 12580 Rott Rd, Saint Louis, MO
Free

May 10-26, 2024
The Speedway Arts Council’s Original Pop-up Art Shop 2024 Edition
Wilcox Environmental Engineering: 1552 N Main St, #100, Speedway, IN
Free

May 10-June 7, 2024
Henry Hess | Jonathan Lohr | Michael Giles
ROY G BIV: 435 W Rich St, Columbus, OH
Free

May 10-August 18, 2024
From Shanghai to Ohio: Woo Chong Yung (1898–1989)
Cincinnati Art Museum: 953 Eden Park Dr, Cincinnati, OH
Free

Fri, May 10, 8pm (EST)
Spot Lite 3 Year Anniversary Weekend
Spot Lite Detroit: 2905 Beaufait St, Detroit, MI
$5.50

Fri, May 10, 6-8pm
The Mask of Prosperity
Leather Archives & Museum: 6418 N Greenview Ave, Chicago
Free

Fri, May 10, 6-9pm
Becs Epstein & Yiwei Leo Wang: Spectral Reflection
Roots & Culture: 1034 N Milwaukee Ave. Chicago
Free

Fri, May 10, 7pm
Auricle Synth Night
Arts + Literature Laboratory: 111 S Livingston St, #100, Madison, WI
$12-15

Fri, May 10, 7pm
The Brenda and Glennda Show/Glennda and Friends by Glenn Belverio
Walker Art Center: 725 Vineland Pl, Minneapolis, MN
$12-15

Fri, May 10, 7-8pm
Carta Monir and Sir Testimony present SIDESHAVE
Gallery 400: 400 S Peoria St, Chicago
Free

Sat, May 11, 2024
Survivor Beads
City Park: 500 E Franklin St, Appleton, WI
Free

Sat, May 11, 10:30-11am
STORYTIME WITH LOCAL AUTHOR Lori Sugarman-Li
Volumes Bookcafe: 1373 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
Free

Sat, May 11, 10am-4pm
2024 Peoria Heights Fine Art Fair
Tower Park: 4901 N Prospect Rd, Peoria Heights, IL
Free

Sat, May 11, 12pm
World Collage Day
Tube Factory artspace: 1125 Cruft St, Indianapolis, IN
Free

Sat, May 11, 12-7pm
Spank Bank Enterprises Presents An Erotic Art Market Spank Bank Enterprises Presents An Erotic Art Market
Leather Archives & Museum: 6418 N Greenview Ave, Chicago
Free

Sat, May 11, 12-8pm
Futurhythm Machines: Chicago House
Watershed Art and Ecology: 1821 S Racine Ave, Chicago
Free

Sat, May 11, 1pm
Celebratory Concert: Funkadesi Unplugged & Community Drum Circle w/ Special Guest Emily Hooper Lansana
Elastic Arts: 3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago
$0-15

Sat, May 11, 1-3pm
Sarah Leuchtner: Processing Skies Past
OS Projects: 601 Sixth St, Racine, WI
Free

Sat, May 11, 4pm
Madeleine Aguilar: yard model
Roman Susan: 1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago
Free

Sat, May 4, 5-9pm
Spring Open Studios
Var Studios 2nd & 5th Street: 643 S 2nd St/ 423 W. Pierce Milwaukee, WI
Free

Sat, May 11, 7pm
Transmission Shorts Program
Walker Art Center: 725 Vineland Pl, Minneapolis, MN
$12-15

Sat, May 11, 7-9pm
The Runaways Lab Theater Presents: The Explanatory Gap
Comfort Station Logan Square: 2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
Free

Sun, May 12, 11am
Free Swim Artist Market
Cactus Club: 2496 S. Wentworth Ave, Milwaukee, WI
Free

Sun, May 12, 2:30-4:30pm
Philharmonic Chorale Presents: A Festival of Song
East Peoria Campus, Performing Arts Center: 1 College Dr, East Peoria, IL
Free

Mon, May 13, 6pm
Leah Gilbert
Anderson’s Bookshop Downers Grove: 5112 Main St, Downers Grove, IL
Free

Tues, May 14, 11am-1pm(EST)
Produce Pop Up at The Welcome Project
The Welcome Project: 2936 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati, OH
Free

Tues, May 14, 10:30-11:30am
AUTHOR STORYTIME WITH Anja Pasquesi
Volumes Bookcafe: 1373 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
Free

Wed, May 15, 5-6pm
Exploring Iowa State College Pottery’s Place in History
Brunnier Art Museum: 805 Center Drive, Ames, IA
Free

Wed, May 15, 5-6pm (EST)
CNU Legacy Project: Release Party
The Well: 2868 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati, OH
Free

Wed, May 15, 7pm
Queer Karaoke
Cactus Club: 2496 S. Wentworth Ave, Milwaukee, WI
Free

Wed, May 15, 7:30pm
Violent Femmes
Peoria Civic Center Theater: 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL
$29.50

Wed, May 15, 7:30pm
Making Multichannel Music w/ Allen Moore
Elastic Arts: 3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago
Free

Thurs, May 16, 5-7pm
Piece by Piece: Recent Work from Regional Fiber Artists
Stamelos Gallery Center: 4901 Evergreen Rd, Dearborn, MI
Free

May 17-July 5, 2024
Nick Schleicher: BAJA BLAST
Houska Gallery: 4728 McPherson Ave, St. Louis, MO
Free

Fri, May 17, 11am-4pm
Sacred Healing Waters Symposium
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art: 410 Third Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA
Free

Fri, May 17, 6pm-8pm
Marcus the Artist: City of Gold
Café Logan, 915 E 60th, Chicago, IL
Free

Fri, May 18, 1pm-4pm
Artist Conversation: Industry of the Ordinary (Adam Brooks and Mathew Wilson)
Bert Green Fine Art, 8 S Michigan Avenue, Suite 620, Chicago IL 60603

May 18-July 20, 2024
Charles McGee
Library Street Collective: 1274 Library Street (Alley), Detroit, MI
Free

May 18-September 1, 2024
Tiny Wonders: Small-scale Works from the Collection
Fort Wayne Museum of Art: 311 E Main St, Fort Wayne, IN
Free

May 18-September 1, 2024
Rowland Ricketts: Invisible Forces
Fort Wayne Museum of Art: 311 E Main St, Fort Wayne, IN
Free

May 18-September 8, 2024
TMA Contemporary
The Trout Museum of Art: 111 W College Ave, Appleton. WI
Free

Sat, May 18, 10am-5pm
Argyle Street AANHPI Block Party
Q Ideas: 1134 W Argyle St, Chicago
Free

Sat, May 18, 10am-6pm
Deem Symposium | Designing for Dignity 02: A Convening of Possibilities
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago: 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago
Free

Sat, May 18, 1-2pm
Hebru Brantley: The Art of Representation
Illinois Tech – Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship: 3137 S Federal St, Chicago
Free

Sat, May 18, 7pm
Werk: Chicago’s Premiere Queer Comedy Show
The Lincoln Lodge: 2040 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
$12-16

Sun, May 19, 6-8pm
Side Yard Sounds presents: Seajun Kwon + Where Were We: Erez Dessel, Beth McDonald and Tyler Damon
Compound Yellow: 244 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL
Free

Sun, May 19, 12-2pm (EST)
School Outreach Program: Student Art Show Reception
Contemporary Arts Center for Contemporary Art: 44 E 6th St, Cincinnati, OH
Free

Sun, May 19, 3-5pm
All The Sounds Are Done – Improvised Music Meetup
Communication: 2645 Milwaukee St, Madison, WI
Free

May 20-July 28, 2024
Reflection
University Galleries of Illinois State University: 11 Uptown Circle, Normal, IL
Free

Tues, May 21, 6:30pm
Weird & Wonderful: THE MEMBRANES
City Lit Books: 2523 N Kedzie Blvd, Chicago
Free

Wed, May 22, 2-4:30pm (EST)
Dance Movement Therapy Worshop
Contemporary Arts Center Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art: 44 E 6th St, Cincinnati, OH
Free

Wed, May 22, 6:30pm
Luncheon
South Bend Museum of Art: 120 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, South Bend, IN
$30

Wed, May 22, 7:30pm
Making Multichannel Music w/ Kikù Hibino
Elastic Arts: 3429 W Diversey Ave, #208, Chicago
Free

Wed, May 22, 8pm
Sappho’s Secret – Dyke Dance Party: DJ exgirl • DJ Dripsweat
Cactus Club: 2496 S. Wentworth Ave, Milwaukee, WI
$18-20

Thurs, May 23, 5:30pm
Plantas y Tito’s: Terrariums
Latino Arts, Inc: 1028 S 9th St, Milwaukee, WI
Free

Thurs, May 23, 7pm
SLUTS: Anthology edited by Michelle Tea
Women & Children First Bookstore: 5233 N Clark St, Chicago
Free

May 24-August 18, 2024
Captured Earth
Museum of Contemporary Photography: 600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago
Free

May 24-June 23, 2024
Looking Sideways curated by Emily Tripp
Museum of Contemporary Photography: 600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago
Free

Fri, May 24, 7pm
Open Screening
Chicago Filmmakers: 1326 W Hollywood Ave, Chicago
Free

Fri, May 24, 8pm
The Function
Land and Sea Dept: 3124 W Carroll Ave, Chicago
Free

Sat, May 25, 10am-4pm
Beginning Weaving with Kallia Walkowiak 2024
The Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts: N50W5050 Portland Rd, Cedarburg, WI
$140

Sat, May 25, 10am-5pm
35th Prairie Arts Festival
Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts: 201 Schaumburg Ct, Schaumburg, IL
Free

Sat, May 25, 7-9pm
Cruising – Fetish Film Screening
Leather Archives & Museum: 6418 N Greenview Ave, Chicago
Free

Sat, May 25, 10pm
Sappho’s Secret – Dyke Dance Party: DJ exgirl • DJ Dripsweat
Cactus Club: 2496 S. Wentworth Ave, Milwaukee, WI
$10

Sun, May 26, 10am(EST)
AfroSwag – Hair and Fashion Art Exhibition
Contemporary Arts Center for Contemporary Art: 44 E 6th St, Cincinnati, OH
Free

Sun, May 26, 12-3pm
Make A Pot, Take a Pot!
Yours Truly: 833 E Center St, Milwaukee, WI
Free

Tues, May 28, 1-2:30pm(EST)
Gallery Chat: Michigan Art and Artists
Grand Rapids Art Museum: 101 Monroe Center St NW, Grand Rapids, MI
Free

Tues, May 28, 5:30-8pm
OTVTonight: A Window Into Love
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago: 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago
Free

Tues, May 28, 7-10pm
12TH ANNUAL ART COMPETITION
Bridgeport Art Center. 1200 W 35th St, Chicago, IL
Free

Wed, May 29, 5pm
Becoming Horse Girl movie series: Desert Hearts
Chazen Museum of Art: 750 University Ave, Madison, WI
Free

May 31-June 16, 2024
BLITHE SPIRIT
Dunes Arts Foundation. 288 Shady Oak Dr, Michigan City, IN
$25-35

Ongoing
My Abortion: My Choice
Woman Made Gallery: Online
Free

Thurs, May 2, 7pm
Virtual: Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire Panel with Alice Wong
Women & Children First Bookstore: Online
Free

Tues, May 7, 6:30-8:30pm
Bridging Diasporic Divides: Synthesizing Family Through Visual Art
Chuquimarca: Online
Free

Ending May 10
Kawsay Ukhunchay Andean and Amazonian Indigenous Art and Cultural Artifacts Research Collection
The Denison Museum: 100 West College Street, Granville, OH
Free

Ending May 10
Unarchive the museum: archaeological collections and replicas from Ecuador
The Denison Museum: 100 West College Street, Granville, OH
Free

Ending May 11
Lawrence Agyei: DRILL
Blanc Gallery
Free

Ending May 12
States of Becoming
Des Moines Art Center: 4700 Grand Avenue Des Moines, IA
Free

Ending May 12
DYNAMIC RANGE: Photographs by Bill Tennessen
Haggerty Museum of Art: 1234 W Tory Hill St, Milwaukee, WI
Free

Ending May 18
CZR PRZ: “Travel Through the Ether”
Elephant Room Gallery: 704 S Wabash Ave, Chicago
Free

Ending May 18
Maeve Coughlin: Someone Who Isn’t Me
Sulk Gallery: 525 S Dearborn St, Apt #209, Chicago
Free

Ending May 18
Newcity Breakout Artists 2024 Exhibition
Chicago Artist Coalition: 2130 W. Fulton St., Chicago
Free

Ending May 18
THE “LAST” PICTURE SHOW: FINAL SCREENING FEATURING EXHIBITED ARTISTS OF THE GALLERY
Jean Albano Gallery: 212 W Superior St, Chicago
Free

Through May 19, 2024
HAMLET
Red Theatre at The Edge Off-Broadway: 1133 W Catalpa Ave, Chicago
Pay-what-you-can

Ending May 24
SHINIQUE SMITH: METAMORPH
Monique Meloche Gallery: 451 N Paulina St, Chicago
Free

Ending May 25
Bitty Baga Art Exhibition
Galesburg Arts: 349 East Main Street, Galesburg, IL
Free

Ending May 25
Tom Jones: Strong Unrelenting Spirits
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art: 2004 Baltimore Ave, Kansas City, MO
Free

Ending May 26
Digital Reimaginings: Printing Towards Accessibility
Allen Memorial Art Museum: 87 North Main Street, Oberlin, OH
Free

Ending May 26
Mao Lor: A Journey through Hmoob Paj Ntaub
The Paine: 1410 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh, WI
$0-12

Ending May 28
In the City: Memories of Black Presence
The Griot Museum: 2505 St Louis Ave, St. Louis, MO
$5-10

Ending May 31
McArthur Binion & Jules Allen: Me and You
Richard Gray Gallery: 2044 W Carroll Ave Chicago
Free