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Head of engagement department at the Block continues to impact Northwestern community

April 18, 2023

Erin Northington did not spend much time in art museums growing up — she originally thought she would become a doctor. Now, she’s the head of the engagement department at the Block Museum of Art. It...

Room with white walls decorated with paintings. Two pillars in the middle with artwork on top.

Dittmar’s newest exhibit ‘When Homeward You Turn’ highlights a variety of artistic media exploring notions of home

April 6, 2023

Dittmar Gallery’s latest exhibition, “When Homeward You Turn,” explores people’s unique relationships to the abstract concept of home.  “I feel a lot of college students, university students...

Black letters spell out on the outside glass of an art gallery “Abortion is not a crime”.

‘For Those Without Choice’ art exhibit celebrates abortion rights and bodily autonomy

March 8, 2023

On view at Weinberg/Newton Gallery in River West through April 15, “For Those Without Choice” explores abortion rights and reproductive rights.  In partnership with Planned Parenthood, the exhibit...

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‘Black History/My History’ celebrates diverse experiences of Blackness

February 20, 2023

Featuring more than 25 Black artists, “Black History/My History,” an exhibit at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, displays personal and collective interpretations of Black experience and history.  Several...

At a bus stop an individual, wearing a black sweatshirt and blue jeans holds grocery bags while cradling a child wearing a flannel that seems to be asleep. A fence stands behind the bench with green overgrowth and there is a map of the subway and bus system plastered up.

Eli Williamson’s ‘Four Virtues’ exhibit highlights loving Black fathers

February 9, 2023

Southside photographer Eli Williamson documents loving fathers with their children in everyday settings. Williamson said the mission of his exhibit is to highlight and change the “negative stereotypical...

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