Links for visual art in Chicago

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      Museums
  
Chicago
  Art Institute of Chicago
comprises both a museum and art school.
http://www.artic.edu/
  Chicago   Chicago Academy of Sciences
http://www.chias.org/
  Chicago   Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design
featuring Landmark Chicago, a permanent exhibition celebrating Chicago's position as the world capital of historical and contemporary landmarks of modern architecture.
http://www.chi-athenaeum.org/
  Chicago
  Chicago Cultural Center
architectural showplace for the lively and visual arts, presenting more than 1,000 free programs and exhibitions annually.
http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Tourism/CultureCenterTour/
  Chicago   David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art
http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/
  Chicago   DuSable Museum of African American History
http://www.dusablemuseum.org/
  Elmhurst   Elmhurst Art Museum
http://www.elmhurstartmuseum.org/
  Chicago
  Field Museum
http://www.fmnh.org/
  Chicago
  Museum of Contemporary Art
one of America's largest art museum sites, it offers broad exploration of the museum's permanent collection, current exhibitions and other facilities.
http://www.mcachicago.org/
  Chicago   Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
http://www.uima-art.org/
  Chicago   Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art - Northwestern University
http://www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu/
      Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
http://www.mfacmchicago.org/
  Chicago   Oriental Institute
http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/OI_Museum.html
  Chicago   Renaissance Society
http://www.renaissancesociety.org/
     
      Organizations
   Chicago   American Society of Media Photographers
http://www.chimwasmp.org/
  Chicago   Artnet
http://www.artnet.com/
  Chicago   Arts and Business Council of Chicago
bringing together the arts and business communities.
http://www.artsbiz-chicago.org/
  Oak Park & River Forest   Arts in Cyberpark
http://oprf.com/arts/index.html
  Chicago   C.A.C.A. (Chicago Art Critics Association)
http://www.chicagoartcriticsassociation.org/
  Chicago
River North
  C.A.D.A. (Chicago Art Dealers Association)
http://artline.com/associations/cada/cada.html
  Chicago   Chicago Artists' Coalition
works toward the education of the general public regarding the value of the visual arts to society and the provision of professional and educational services for artists and the arts community.
http://www.caconline.org/
  Chicago   Chicago Filmmakers
http://www.chicagofilmmakers.org/
  Chicago   Chicago Historical Society
http://www.chicagohs.org
  Chicago   Chinese Fine Arts Society
non-profit organization promoting Chinese arts and music by bridging the East and the West.
http://www.chinesefinearts.org
  Wheaton   DuPage Art League
http://www.dupageartleague.org/
  Evanston   Evanston Art Center
http://www.evanstonartcenter.org/
  Chicago   Friends Of The Arts
not-for-profit arts support group, hosting group exhibitions featuring emerging and established artists.
http://www.fota.com/
  Chicago   Gallery 37
internationally recognized program for young, urban artists. Its programs offer culturally diverse youth training in the arts with professional artists.
http://www.gallery37.org/
  Chicago   Illinois Arts Council
encourages the development of the arts in Illinois with funding, programs, and support.
http://www.state.il.us/agency/iac/
  Chicago   Illinois Humanities Council
nonprofit education foundation that promotes greater public understanding of and appreciation for the humanities through its grants and programs.
http://www.prairie.org
  Chicago   Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
includes a calendar of outsider art exhibits, a large listing of outsider art museums and galleries, as well as articles from our newsletter, "The Outsider."
http://outsider.art.org/
  Chicago   Lot 33
now closed
http://www.enteract.com/~lot33/
  Chicago   NEA
http://arts.endow.gov
  Chicago   New Art Examiner
  Chicago
  Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts
information about classes, workshops, and exhibitions.
http://www.paletteandchisel.org/
  Park Ridge   Park Ridge Art League
http://www.park-ridge.il.us/artleag/index.html
  Chicago   P-Form Magazine
http://www.pform.org/
  Skokie   Skokie Art Guild
http://www.skokienet.org/saguild1/
  Highland Park   Suburban Fine Arts Center
http://www.sfac.net/
  Chicago   Textile Arts Centre of Chicago
closed
http://collaboratory.acns.nwu.edu/textilearts/
  Chicago   University & College Designers Association
committed to promoting excellence in visual communications for educational institutions.
http://ucda.com/
  Chicago   Unofficial Soup Kitchen
a poetry jamboree and traveling minstrel show, a small press publishing concern, a guerrilla community advocacy outfit, and now, a web site for artists.
http://www.usk.org/
     
      Galleries
  -   1/Quarterly
http://www.1-quarterly.com/
  -   7/3 Split Gallery
http://www.seventhreesplit.org/
  -   Aaron Galleries
http://www.artline.com/galleries/aaron/aaron.html
  Chicago
  Robert Henry Adams Fine Art
http://www.adamsfineart.com
  Chicago
  Alaska Shop, The
Chicago - collection of Inuit art.
http://www.alaskainuitart.com/
  -   Jean Albano Gallery
http://www.jeanalbano-artgallery.com/
  Chicago
  Aldo Graphics
http://www.artaldo.com
  -   Architech Gallery of Architectural Art
http://www.architechgallery.com/
  -   Anatomically Correct
http://www.anatomicallycorrect.org/
  Chicago
  Anchor Graphics
http://www.anchorgraphics.org
  Chicago
  Richard Reed Armstrong Fine Art
http://www.armstrongfineart.com
  Chicago   Aron Packer
http://www.aronpacker.com/
  Chicago
  ARC Gallery
http://www.arcgallery.org/
  -   Art House
http://www.thearthouse.org/
  -   Andrew Bae Gallery
http://www.andrewbaegallery.com/
  -   Frederick Backer, Inc.
http://www.frederickbakerinc.com/
  Chicago
  Peter Bartlow Gallery
http://www.bartlowgallery.com
  Chicago
  Mary Bell Galleries
http://www.marybell.com
  -   Bella Vista Fine Art Gallery
http://www.bellavistagallery.com/
  Chicago   Betty Rymer Gallery of SAIC
http://www.artic.edu/saic/art/galleries/betty.html
  -   Body Builder and Sportsman
http://www.bodybuilderandsportsman.com/
  -   Rita Bucheit, Ltd.
http://www.ritabucheit.com/
  -   Bucket Rider
http://www.bucketridergallery.com/
  -   Russell Bowman Art Advisory
http://www.bowmanart.com/
  -   Butcher Shop
  Chicago   Byron Roche
http://www.byronroche.com/
  -   Valerie Carberry Gallery
http://www.valeriecarberry.com/
  -   Chicago Artists' Collective
http://www.charcoll.com/
  -   Chicago Art Source
http://www.chicagoartsource.com/
  Chicago
  Chicago Center for the Print & Poster
Chicago - featuring contemporary printmakers and
specializing in Swiss and European vintage posters.
http://www.prints-posters.com/
  -   Chouinard Gallery
http://www.chouinardgallery.com
  -   Melanee Cooper Gallery
http://www.artnet.com/mcooper.html
  -   Douglas Dawson Gallery
http://www.douglasdawson.com/
  Chicago   David Leonardis Gallery
http://www.dlg-gallery.com/
  -   Dead Tech Gallery
http://www.deadtech.net/
  -   Deluxe Projects
http://www.spaces.org/del.htm
  Chicago
  DePaul University Art Gallery
http://museums.depaul.edu/artwebsite/
  -   Dogmatic Gallery
http://www.dogmaticchicago.com/
  -   DriveThru Studios
http://www.usersinc.com/drivethru.html
  Arlington Heights   Dunton Fine Art Gallery
Arlington Heights - oil paintings, sculptures, southwestern art,
and other selections.
http://www.duntongallery.com/
  -   Dupreau Gallery
http://dupreau.com/
  Chicago
  The Eastern Gallery
http://www.easterngallery.com
  -   Catherine Edelman Gallery
http://www.edelmangallery.com/
  -   FLATFILE Galleries
http://www.flatfilegalleries.com/
  Chicago   Floating World Gallery
Chicago - specializes in Japanese woodblock prints and paintings.
http://www.floatingworld.com/
  -   Fleur Gallery
http://www.fleurgallery.com/
  Evanston   Folkworks Gallery
http://www.folkworks.com/
  -   Foundry Metal Art Gallery
http://www.foundry114.com/
  -   Function + Art
http://www.functionart.com/
  -   Uncle Freddy
http://www.spaces.org/fred.htm
  Chicago
  Oskar Friedl Gallery
http://www.friedlgallery.com
  -   Gahlberg Gallery
College of DuPage's Gallery
http://www.cod.edu/ArtsCntr/gallery.htm
  -   Galeria Gala
http://www.galeriagala.com/
  -   Gallery 2
http://www.artic.edu/saic/art/galleries/gallery2.html
  Chicago   Gallery 1633
Chicago - space for experienced artists to show new styles and emerging artists gain public exposure within a nuturing and positive surroundings.
http://www.chassk.com/g1633/
  Chicago
  Gallery 312
http://www.gallery312.org/
  -   Gallery 415
http://www.gallery415.com/
  -   GardenFresh
http://www.gardenfresh.org
  -   Gescheidle
http://www.gescheidle.com/
  -   The Golden Triangle
http://www.thegoldentriangle.biz/
  Chicago   Graphic Expectations
Chicago - source for movie posters and unique artwork.
http://www.graphicexpectations.com/
  Chicago
  Richard Gray Gallery
http://www.richardgraygallery.com
  -   The Green House
  -   Green Room Gallery
http://www.greenroomgallery.com/
  -   G.R. N'Namdi Gallery
http://www.grnnamdigallery.com/
  -   Gruen Galleries
http://www.gruengalleries.com/
  Chicago
  Gwenda Jay/Addington Gallery
http://www.gwendajay.com/
  Chicago
  Habatat Galleries
http://www.habatatchicago.com
  Chicago
  Carl Hammer Gallery
http://www.hammergallery.com/
  -   Hart Gallery
http://www.hartgallery.com/
  -   Heaven Gallery
http://www.heavengallery.com/
  Chicago
  Rhonda Hoffman Gallery
http://www.artnet.com/rhoffman.html
  Chicago
  Havana Gallery Ltd.
http://www.havanagallery.com
  -   Hildt Galleries
http://www.nvo.com/hildtgalleries
  -   Hockshop Gallery
http://www.hockshop.org/
  -   Hyde Park Art Center
http://www.hydeparkart.org/
  -   Idao Gallery
http://www.idaogallery.com/
  -   Illinois Alliance for the Arts
http://www.artsmart.org/
  -   Illinois Arts Alliance
http://www.artsalliance.org/
   Chicago
  Illinois Art Gallery
features art by past and contemporary Illinois artists and artisans.
http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/chicago/
  Chicago   Images Photographic Gallery
Highland Park - created to promote the arts on the Internet, and provide a place for unrecognized artists to exhibit their work.
http://www.planetdata.com/images/
  Chicago
  INSIDEART art gallery
Chicago - dedicated to helping people find, enjoy, and buy contemporary art they like and can afford.
http://homepage.interaccess.com/~jentes/index.shtml
  Chicago
  Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
http://outsider.art.org
  -   I Space
http://www.ispace.uiuc.edu/
  Chicago
  Kass/Meridian
http://www.kassmeridian.com
  Chicago
  Kenyon Oppenheimer, Inc
Chicago - fine art dealer specializing in natural history prints. Also providing restoration, conservation and archival framing services.
http://www.audubonart.com/
  Chicago   Khayman Arts, Incorporated
Chicago - dedicated to the paintings, drawings and sculptures of Patty Hlava and the murals of Mike Schulbaum.
http://www.flash.net/~khayman/
  Chicago
  Klein Art Works
Chicago - includes current exhibition information and links to related sites.
http://www.kleinart.com/
  Chicago
  Lill Street Gallery
http://www.lillstreet.com/
  Chicago
  La Llorona Gallery
http://www.lalloronagallery.com/
  -   Landmark Arts Gallery
http://www.landmarkarts.com/
  Chicago   Lane Tech Art Gallery
online exhibit of WPA murals and artwork housed in Lane Technical High School.
http://www.lanehs.com/art.htm
  -   LIPA Gallery
http://www.lipaart.org/
  Chicago   Lockport Gallery
Lockport - exhibitions by past and contemporary Illinois artists and artisans, educational and interpretive activities, tours, publications and research opportunities.
http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/lockport/
  -   Lora D. Art Gallery
http://www.loradartgallery.com/
  Chicago
  R.H. Love Galleries
http://www.artnet.com/rhlove.html
  -   Luxery Goods
http://www.spaces.org/lux.htm
  Evanston   Maple Avenue Gallery
http://www.mapleavenuegallery.com/
  Chicago
  Marx-Sauders Gallery, Ltd.
http://www.marxsaunders.com
  Lake Forest   Gallery McMahon
http://www.gallerymcmahon.com/
  -   Mongerson Galleries
http://www.mongersongalleries.com/
  -   Mess Hall
http://www.spaces.org/mess.htm
  -   Peter Miller Gallery Ltd.
http://www.petermillergallery.com/
  Lake Forest   Portraits Chicago
http://www.portraitschicago.com/
  -   Ann Nathan Gallery
http://www.annnathangallery.com/
  -   No Place Like
http://www.noplacelike.net/
  -   Printworks Gallery
http://www.printworkschicago.com/
  -   Richard Norton Gallery
http://www.richardnortongallery.com/
  -   Open End
http://www.ideotech.net/open-end/
  Chicago
  Orca Aart Gallery
http://orca.inuitart.com/
  Chicago   Oskar Friedl
Chicago - interactive multimedia works, virtual photography,
installations, CD-ROMs, and e-design.
http://www.friedlgallery.com/
  Chicago   Ovid's Maxim
Bloomingdale - art gallery, framing service, education and more.
http://www.ovidsmaxim.com/
  -   Pagoda Red
http://www.pagodared.com
  Chicago
  Perimeter Gallery
http://www.perimetergallery.com
  -   Maya Polsky Gallery
http://www.mayapolskygallery.com/
  -   Polvo Art
http://www.spaces.org/polvo.htm
  -   Portals Ltd.
http://www.portalsgallery.com/
  Chicago
  Primitive Art Works
  -   Printworks
http://www.printworkschicago.com/
  Chicago   Randolph Street Gallery
closed in 1998
  Chicago
  R H Love Galleries
http://www.artnet.com/RHLove.html
  Chicago   Rhona Hoffman Gallery
http://www.artnet.com/rhoffman.html
  Chicago
  Richard Gray Gallery
http://www.richardgraygallery.com/
  Chicago
  Robert Henry Adams Fine Art
http://www.adamsfineart.com/
  -   The Roof
http://www.siebrenversteeg.com/theroof/
  Chicago
  Judy A Saslow Gallery
http://www.jsaslowgallery.com
  Chicago
  Schneider Gallery
http://www.schneidergallerychicago.com/
  -   Schopf Gallery
http://www.schopfgalleryonlake.com
  Chicago
  Sherman Gallery
http://www.shermangallery.com/
  -   Gallery SixFourFive
http://www.gallerysixfourfive.org/
  Chicago   Spencer Weisz Galleries
http://www.antiqueposter.com/
  Galena   Spring Street Gallery
http://www.springstgallery.com
  -   Standard Gallery
  Highwood   Street Level Gallery
http://www.streetlevelgallery.com/
  -   Suitable Gallery
http://suitable.org/index.htm
  Chicago
  TBA Exhibition Space
http://www.artchicago.com/
  -   Temporary Services
http://www.temporaryservices.org/
  -   Three Walls
http://www.three-walls.org/
  Chicago
  Tobai International
http://www.tobai.com/
  -   Track House
http://www.spaces.org/tr.htm
  -   Treadway Gallery
http://www.treadwaygallery.com/
  Chicago   Uncomfortable Spaces Galleries
Chicago - an unofficial listing of current exhibitions at
the Uncomfortable Spaces galleries
http://www.spaces.org/
  Chicago Lincoln Park &
Skokie
  Unique Presence
Chicago - gallery of contemporary American crafts.
http://www.auniquepresence.com/
  -   Unit B
http://www.unitbgallery.com/
  -   Vale Craft Gallery
http://www.valecraftgallery.com/
  Chicago   Vedanta Gallery
http://www.vedantagallery.com/
  -   Walsh Gallery
http://www.walshgallery.com/
  -   Linda Warren Gallery
http://www.lindawarrengallery.com/
  -   Western Exhibitions
http://www.westernexhibitions.com/
  Chicago
  Whimsy
http://www.shopwhimsy.com
  -   White Walls
http://www.whitewalls.org/
  Chicago
  WomanMade Gallery
a non-profit organization supporting women in the arts by providing opportunities and advocacy through thematic exhibitions and workshops.
http://www.womanmade.org/
  -   Yollocalli Youth Museum
http://www.yollocalli.org/
  Chicago
  Donald Young Gallery
http://donaldyoung.com/
  -   Zg Gallery
http://www.zggallery.com/
  Chicago
  Zolla/Lieberman Gallery
http://www.zollaliebermangallery.com
  -   Zygman Voss Gallery
http://www.zygmanvossgallery.com/
     
      Information Sites
  Evanston   (Art)^n Laboratory
in Evanston
http://www.artn.nwu.edu/
  Minneapolis   Arts Midwest
Minneapolis
http://www.artsmidwest.org/
  -   Art Pilsen
http://www.artpilsen.com/
  Chicago   Art resources
http://artresources.com/
  -   ArtScope.net
http://artscope.net/
  -   Bridge Magazine
http://www.bridgemagazine.org/
  Chicago   Centerstage Chicago
guide to local music, bars, film, dancing, theater, restaurants, literature, art and lodging. Includes the Virtual El Guide to nightlife.
http://centerstage.net/chicago/
  -   Chicago Art Galleries
  Chicago   Chicago Artists Net
http://www.chicagoartists.net/
  Chicago   Chicago Artists Net
find Chicago artists, galleries, theatres, performers, performances and openings; view samples of art.
http://www.chicagoartists.net/
  Chicago   Chicago Live
guide to food, music, arts, and nightlife.
http://www.chicagolive.com/
  Chicago   Chicago Reader
weekly listings
http://www.chireader.com/
  Chicago   Chicago-Scene.Com
searchable database of events in the nightclub, bar, restaurant, music and party scene.
http://www.chicago-scene.com/
  Chicago   City-Life
entertainment directory of art, cuisine, history and sports.
http://www.city-life.com/chicago/
  Chicago   Lot 33
closed
http://www.enteract.com/~lot33/
  Chicago   Metromix Arts & Entertainment Guide
includes articles on bars, restaurants, music, movies, art, recreation, shopping and more.
http://www.metromix.com/
  Chicago   Newcity Chicago
online weekly edition covering art, film, stage, music and more.
http://www.newcitychicago.com/
  -   Mouth to Mouth
http://mouthtomouthmag.com/
  -   Panel House
http://www.panel-house.com/
  -   Site of Big Shoulders
http://www.sobs.org/
  -   Ten by Ten Magazine
http://www.tenbyten.net/
  Chicago   U-Turn magazine
http://www.uturn.org/
     
      Art Events
  Chicago   Around the Coyote
http://www.aroundthecoyote.org/
  Chicago
Navy Pier
  Art Chicago at Navy Pier
annual contemporary art expo held every May featuring the works of artists presented by US and international galleries.
http://www.artchicago.com/
  Chicago   Chicago's Annual 57th Street Art Fair
Midwest's oldest juried art fair, June 7-8, 1997, on theUniversity of Chicago campus.
http://www.57thstreetartfair.org/
  Chicago    International Vintage Poster Fair
http://www.posterfair.com
  Chicago
Navy Pier
  PierWalk
world's largest outdoor sculpture exhibition, held annually.
http://www.pierwalk.com/
  Chicago
Navy Pier
  SOFA (Sculpture Objects Fine Art)
http://www.sofaexpo.com
  -   Stray Show
http://stray-show.com/
     
      Schools
  Chicagoland Area   Mega-list of Chicago Art Schools and Programs
Again, the largest I 've ever seen for Chicago!
     
      Supplies
  Chicago
N. Western Ave.
  Genesis Artists Village
  Chicago
  Pearl
     
      Murals
      http://www.graffiti.org/graffnet/cities/chicago/index.html

     

this page was last updated March 3, 2004.