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November Art Picks

A list of film screenings, exhibition openings, readings, festivals, performances, and more happening this fall.

Our Art Picks are created in collaboration with The Visualist, Chicago’s leading visual arts calendar, and cross-promoted through Windy City Times, one of the longest locally-published LGBTQ weeklies with a national reach. Click here to get our Art Picks and latest articles delivered to your inbox monthly.

This is a growing list, so check back often for new additions.

Featured

Tues, November 7, 7pm
No Assholes Issue 10 Release Party!
Uncharted Books (2630 N Milwaukee Av)
Free

Sat, November 11, 10am-12pm
In Defense | Section 1. POC
Threewalls (2738 W North Ave)
Free

Sun, Nov 12, 2-5pm
DIY Townhall + Let’s Make A Plan
The Dojo
Free

November 16-19, 2017
Chicago Art Book Fair 2017
Chicago Athletic Association Hotel (12 S Michigan Av)
Free

November 25-27th
Connect South Shore
Various Locations on 71st Street
Free


November Art Picks

Wed, November 1, 6-7pm
Seema Kohli: In Silence, the Secret Speaks
Midway Studios (929 E 60th St)
Free

Wed, November 1-10, 2017
First Nations Film Festival FA17
Various locations, see full schedule

Thur, November 1, 6-7pm
Seema Kohli: In Silence, the Secret Speaks
Midway Studios (929 E 60th St)
Free

Thur, November 2, 5-8pm
Alejandro Figueredo Díaz-Perera: Love is a Rebellious Bird
Aspect Ratio (864 N Ashland)
Free

November 2-4, 2017
Homocore Chicago 25
DfbrL8r (1463 W Chicago Ave)
Free

Thurs, November 2, 3-8pm
38th Annual Dia de los Muertos
Elevarte Community Studio (1119 W Cullerton St)
Free

Thurs, November 2, 6-7:30pm
Harold Mendez
Gallery 400 (400 S Peoria St)
Free

Thurs, November 2, 6-10pm
2017 Baile de las Calaveras
Bridgeport Art Center (1200 W 35th St)
Free

Thurs, November 2, 7pm
City Bureau’s Soap Box Ball
Co-Prosperity Sphere (3219 S Morgan)
$45-55

Thurs, November 2nd, 5pm
Reproduction of Race and Racial Ideologies Workshop: ”Making All Black Lives Matter”
Barbara Ransby, Professor of History, African-American Studies, and Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture (5733 S University Av)
Free

Thurs, November 2, 8:30pm
The Therapy Sessions with Dushko Petrovich and Jen Delos Reyes
Hungry Brain (2319 W Belmont Ave)
Free

November 3-12, 2017
Gallery Weekend Chicago 2017
Various locations
Free

Fri, November 3, 4:30-9:30pm
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Graduate Open Studios
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (36 S Wabash Ave)
Free

Fri, November 3, 5-8pm
Faith Wilding: Un-Natural Parables
Western Exhibitions (1709 W Chicago Ave)
Free

Fri, November 3, 6-8pm
At The Biennial: A Live Critique
The Arts Club of Chicago (201 E Ontario St)
Free

Fri, November 3, 6-9pm
social distortion
Chicago Artists Coalition (217 N Carpenter St)
Free

Fri, November 3, 6-9pm
Hand Eye
ACRE (1345 W 19th St)
Free

Fri, November 3, 6-10pm
SHOW OFF: People Who Collect
Miller Beach Arts & Creative District (540 S Lake St, Gary, IN)
Free

Fri, November 3, 6-8pm
At The Biennial: A Live Critique
The Arts Club of Chicago (201 E Ontario St)
Free

Fri, November 3, 7-11pm
AMFM Presents: The Jazz Series
Silent Funny (4106 W Chicago Ave)
$5-7

November 3 – December 16, 2017
Sarah Lee and Noah Singer: Control & Contrast
Mission (1431 W Chicago Av)
Free

Fri, November 3, 7pm
Film Screening + Discussion: Tom Freeman of the North
South Side Community Art Center (3831 S Michigan Av)
Free

November 3 – December 16, 2017
the Undersphere
a collaborative installation by Lindsey French and Rosalynn Gingerich
Mission (1431 W Chicago Av)
Free

November 4 – December 3
Hervé Guibert: How could it be otherwise?
Curated by Dr. Dan Berger and John Neff
Iceberg Projects (7714 N Sheridan Rd)
Free

Sat, November 4, 3:30 – 4:30pm
Saturdays at the Bank: Archiving Workshop V with Maggie Brown
Stony Island Arts Bank (6916 S. Dorchester Av)
Free

Sat, November 4, 5-8pm
Saturdays at the Bank: Duane Powell
Stony Island Arts Bank (6916 S. Dorchester Av)
Free

Nov 5 – Dec 9
FlexSpace Presents Liz McCarthy: The Pen
Riverside Art Center (32 E Quincy St, Riverside, IL)
Free

Sat, November 4
Daniel Hojnacki: Where House Used To Be
Comfort Station Logan Square (2579 N Milwaukee Ave)
Free

Sat, November 4, 10am-5pm
Fabiola Jean-Louis: Rewriting History: Paper Gowns and Photographs
DuSable Museum of African American History (740 E 56th Pl)
Free

Sat, November 4, 1-2pm
Karen Reimer
moniquemeloche (2154 W Division St)
Free

Sat, November 4, 2-3pm
Love Us Or Leave Us Alone: Kalup Linzy
Tiger Strikes Asteroid Chicago (319 N Albany Ave)
Free

Sat, November 4, 2-5pm
Japanese Indigo and Mokume Workshop
Japanese Culture Center (1016 N Western Ave)
$60

Sat, November 4, 4-5pm
OpenICE
Corbett vs. Dempsey (1120 N Ashland Ave)
Free

Sat, November 4, 6-7pm
In Conversation: Judy Chicago and Jayna Zweiman
Gordon Parks Arts Hall (5815 S Kimbark Ave)
Free

Sat, November 4, 6-10pm
Danez Smith and Eve L. Ewing
Women & Children First Bookstore (5233 N Clark St)
Free

Sat, November 4, 6pm-12am
Queer Film Series: Episode 3: Part I
Hume (3242 W Armitage Ave)
Free

Sat, November 4, 7-10pm
Bienvenidos Tú Y Yo
The Overlook Place (3323 W Armitage Ave)
Free

Sat, November 4, 7:30-9pm
Searching for Surfaces
Vertical Gallery (1016 N Western Ave)
Free

Sat, November 4, 7-9pm
Peanut Gallery Poetry Night #9/Sung Yim Book Release
Peanut Gallery (902 N California Ave)
Free

Sat, November 4, 9:30pm-2:30am
SILENT PARTY CHICAGO “House Edition”
The Promontory (5311 S Lake Park Ave)
Free

October 15 – November 5, 2017
John Knight: Identity Value + Matt Morris: Copycat Killer
Julius Caesar (3311 W Carroll Av)
Free

November 5 – April 18th
Urban Griot
Hyde Park Art Center (5020 S Cornell Av)
Free

Sun, November 5, 1-3pm
Restorative Healing Through Ancestral Altars
Rootwork Gallery (645 W 18th St)
$25

Sun, November 5, 3-5pm
Children of the Wall Artist Talk and Concert: Bill Walker Suite
Hyde Park Art Center (5020 S Cornell Ave)
Free

Mon, November 6, 8:30pm
Salonathon: How to Listen
Beauty Bar (1444 W Chicago Av)
Free

Tues, November 7, 7pm
The Edge of Each Other’s Battles: The Vision of Audre Lorde
Presented by South Side Projections
DuSable Museum of African American History (740 E 56th Pl)
Free

November 7, 5pm
Forms and Features: Translation
Gallery 400 (400 S Peoria)
Free, RSVP required

Tues, November 7, 5-7pm
Chase Strangio: What Can the Law do for LGBT Rights?
The Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality (5733 S University Ave)
Free

Tues, November 7-12, 2017
Forms and Features: Translation
Gallery 400 (400 S Peoria St)
Free

Wed, November 8, 7:30pm
Subject to Change: Trans Poetry and Conversation
Women and Children First Bookstore (5233 N Clark St)
Free

November 8, 5-6:30pm
Visiting Artist Talk: Fred Moten
Harris Hall (1881 Sheridan Rd)
Free

November 8, 5pm
Beyond One Chicago: Resisting Divisions of the Prison Industrial Complex
University of Illinois at Chicago, Student Services Building (1200 W Harrison St)
Free

Wed, November 8, 12-1pm
Where is Asia in Asian Art?
Sullivan Galleries (36 S Wabash Ave)
Free

Wed, November 8, 6-8pm
Forms and Features: Celebrating the South Side of Chicago: Part 1
DuSable Museum of African American History (740 E 56th Pl)
Free

Wed, November 8, 6:30-8:30pm
Jehanne Dubrow and Emily Yoon
City Lit Books (2523 N Kedzie Blvd)
Free

Wed, November 8, 7pm
“Double Vision” Dinner
with Steve Reinke, Anthony Stepter, Jesse Malmed, and Derrick Woods-Morrow chat about their show, Flat Rate Shipping
Roots + Culture (1034 N Milwaukee Av)
$40

Wed, November 8, 7pm
Made in L.A. / Hecho en Los Angeles
Casa Michoacán (1638 S. Blue Island)
Free

November 9 – 12, 2017
A-Squared Asian American Performing Arts Festival
Links Hall (3111 N. Western Avenue)
$15-20

November 8-12, 2017
Beyond One Chicago: Resisting Divisions of the Prison Industrial Complex
University of Illinois at Chicago, Student Services Building (1200 W Harrison St)
Free

Thurs, November 9, 6pm
Kevin Young: Bunk, Humbug, and Fake News
Paul Robeson Theatre (7059 S South Shore Dr)
$10-15

Thurs, November 9, 6pm
The Films of Ana Mendieta
Conversations at the Edge (164 N State St)
Free

Thurs, November 9, 7pm
Born in Flames
Harper Theater (Harper Court, 5238 S Harper Av)
Free

November 9-12
Black Mental Wellness Weekend
$0-10

Thurs, November 9, 12-2pm
First Nations Film and Video Festival FA17: UIC
Gallery 400 (400 S Peoria St)
Free

Thurs, November 9, 5:30-7:30pm
Teach In: CPS Curriculum on Police Torture and Reparations
Jefferson Park Library (5363 W Lawrence Ave)
Free

Thurs, November 9, 5-7:30pm
The Secret Life of Indigenous Archives
Newberry Library (60 W Walton St)
Free

Thurs, November 9, 6-7:30pm
Bani Abidi
Gallery 400 (400 S Peoria St)
Free

Thurs, November 9, 6-8pm
Queer Visions
Young Chicago Authors (1180 N Milwaukee Ave)
Free

Thurs, November 9, 7-9:30pm
Born in Flames
The Harper Theater (5238 S Harper Ave)
Free

Thurs, November 9, 7-11pm
Brujos World Premiere
National Museum of Mexican Art (1852 W 19th St)
Free

Thurs, November 9, 6:30-7:45pm
LCA’s LawSmart Workshop
Hyde Park Art Center (5020 S Cornell Ave)
Free

Thurs, November 9, 7:30pm
Thank You For Coming: Play
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (220 E Chicago Ave)
$30

November 10-15, 2017
Dolores
Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (164 N State St)
$6-11

Fri, November 10, 6pm
Chris Zain: Admission of Aggregate
Roman Susan (1224 W. Loyola Av)
Free

Fri, November 10, 8pm
Code Switch: Eve Ewing and Hari Kondabolu
Harris Theater (205 E Randolph Dr)
$15-75

November 10 – January 7, 2018
Opening Reception: Fri, November 10, 6-8pm
Brown People Are the Wrens in the Parking Lot
Logan Center Gallery (915 E 60th St)
Free

Fri, November 10, 7-10pm
Between the Staples
Chicago Publishers Resource Center (858 N Ashland Ave)
Free

Fri, November 10, 7-10:30pm
Artists’ Talk: Altar Call. The Architecture of Black Sacred Space
Rootwork Gallery (645 W 18th St)
Free

November 11-12, 2017
CPG Publishers Fair
Elastic Arts (3429 W Diversey Ave)
Free

Sat, November 11, 12-1:50pm
Fight to Win: Shrinking Prisons / Strengthening Communities
Trinity United Church of Christ (400 W 95th St)
Free

Sat, November 11, 1-3:30pm
2017 Eyeworks Animation Festival
Block Museum (40 Arts Circle Dr)
Free

Sat, November 11, 2-2:45pm
Colossal Creators Presents: Understanding Social Capital
Gideon Welles (4500 N Lincoln Ave)
Free

Sat, November 11, 2-4pm
Dreaming Bigger in Strange Time
Woman Made Gallery (2150 S Canalport Ave)
Free

Sat, November 11, 6pm-12am
Queer Film Series: Episode 3: Part II
The Learning Machine (3145 S Morgan St)
Free

Sun, November 12, 1-5pm
Super Sunday at Hyde Park Art Center
Hyde Park Art Center (5020 S Cornell Ave)
Free

Sun, November 12, 2:30-5pm
2nd Sunday Open House and Volunteer Orientation
Read/Write Library Chicago (914 N California Ave)
Free

Sun, November 12, 3-4:30pm
On “Futures of Black Radicalism”
The Seminary Co-op Bookstores (5751 S Woodlawn Ave)
Free

Sun, November 12, 2-5pm
DIY Townhall + Let’s Make A Plan
The Dojo
Free

Sun, November 12, 2-5pm
Karen Finley’s Welcome Home: Creative Resistance, Belonging, and Safe Spaces
Alphawood Gallery (2401 N Halsted st)
Free

Tues, November 14, 7-9pm
Parallax: Women on the Undefined
Volumes Bookcafe (1474 N Milwaukee Ave)
Free

Wed, November 15, 6pm
Vulnerability and the LGBTQ Community
Museum of Contemporary Photography (600 S Michigan Ave)
Free

Wed, November 15, 6-8pm
Forms and Features: Celebrating the South Side of Chicago: Part 2
Poetry Foundation & Poetry Magazine (61 W Superior St)
Free

Wed, November 16, 10am-4pm
North American Risograph Conference 2017
Chicago Design Museum (108 N State St)
Free

Wed, November 16, 6-9pm
Sondra Perry
Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (164 N State St)
$6-11

Wed, November 16, 6-9pm
The Assata’s Daughters Fall Fête
Kitchen Chicago (324 N Leavitt St)
Free

Wed, November 16, 7-10pm
Fan Jian: Still Tomorrow
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (915 E 60th St)
Free

Thurs, November 16, 5pm
Reproduction of Race and Racial Ideologies Workshop: ”Painting Redemptive Black Labor: Art, Ethiopianism, the Great Migration, and the Political-Theological Problem of Analogy”
Kai Parker, PhD Candidate in History at the University of Chicago
Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture (5733 S University Av)
Free

Thurs,  November 16, 7-10pm
Fan Jian: Still Tomorrow
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (915 E 60th St)
Free

Thurs, November 17, 6-9pm
Trunk Show + No Coast Editions
Sector 2337 + The Green Lantern Press (2337 N Milwaukee Ave)
Free

November 17-19
Poetry Day: No Blue Memories
Harold Washington Library (400 S State St)
Free

Sat, November 18, 10am-4pm
TSJ Annual Curriculum Fair: Our Power is Dangerous
North Grand High School (4338 W Wabansia Ave)
Free

Sat, November 18, 10am
Harlem Fine Arts Show
Malcolm X College (1900 W Jackson Blvd)
$50-75

Sat, November 18, 4-10:30pm
New Blood XI
Links Hall (3111 N Western Ave)
Free

Sat, November 18, 8-11pm
Alejandro Acierto: from nothing, a process of making
DfbrL8r (1463 W Chicago Ave)
Free

Sat, November 18, 1:30-2:30pm
Hebru Brantley: Forced Field
Elmhurst Art Museum (150 S Cottage Hill Ave, Elmhurst)
Free with museum admission

Sat, November 18, 7-10pm
An Evening at Chez Nous
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (915 E 60th St)
Free

Wed, November 22, 9pm-12am
Blk Wednesday with Jamila Woods + more
Metro Chicago (3730 N Clark St)
$15

Fri, November 24, 6:30-10pm
Queer Lines
Chicago Art Department (1932 S Halsted St)
$15

Tue, November 28, 6:30-8:00pm
Welcome Reception + Artist Talk for 2017-18 Artists-in-Residence
Arts Incubator (301 E Garfield Blvd)
Free

Wed, November 29, 4:30-6pm
Indigenous Artists in Collaboration: A Conversation
Block Museum (40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston)
Free

Wed, November 29, 6-8pm
Zackary Drucker
Ferguson Lecture Hall (600 S Michigan Ave)
Free

Thurs, November 30, 6pm
Allan Wexler: Absurd Thinking – Between Art and Design
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts (4 West Burton Place)
Free

Through December 10, 2017
Dapper Bruce Lafitte: Kingpin of the Antpin
Curated by Matt Arient
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art (756 N Milwaukee Av)
Free

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Featured Image: Audre Lorde, taken from South Side Projection’s event, The Edge of Each Other’s Battles: The Vision of Audre Lorde at DuSable Museum on November 7th.

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