Washington and Wabash Station Turns 1: How the Street is Transforming
Wabash in the Loop isn’t what it used to be—and its transformation is no accident.
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ACTIVATE Creates a ‘Sense of Place from Space’
A crowd gathered on a beautiful Thursday evening for another art and placemaking extravaganza in an alley tucked away by the Sullivan Center on Monroe Street. Under the theme TunnelVision, curated…
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5 MoCP Photos that Typify the Chicago Loop
As the only museum in the region dedicated to the exhibition of photography, many works in the Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) at Columbia Chicago are emblematic of the Midwest,…
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ACTIVATE Celebrates Chicago’s House Music Legacy
As a placemaking pop-up art program, ACTIVATE encourages people to see the Loop anew. And it didn’t fail to deliver at A.K.A. Power House as it transformed Garland Court into…
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Chicago Architecture Center Teen Fellows Reimagine The Gateway
Summer might be a time of rest and relaxation for many Chicago Public Schools students, but the nine teenagers making up Chicago Architecture Center’s Teen Fellows program have chosen to…
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Introducing Party Noire: Producing ‘ACTIVATE: A.K.A. Power House’
Party Noire, an inclusive cultural hub celebrating Black femmes, queer women of color and Black womynhood along the gender spectrum, is joining Canvas Chicago in co-producing "ACTIVATE: A.K.A. Power House”…
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First-Time Chicago Visitor Guide
Welcome to Chicago, a city that rolls out the welcome mat and keeps you engaged throughout your stay. There is so much to see and do, and that can be…
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Burke, Blue Demons Celebrate Special Olympics
A global movement that impacts 5.3 million people in more than 170 countries reaches a crescendo this week at its Soldier Field birthplace.
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‘The Shape of Chicago: John Massey’s 1968 Banners Revisited’
Fifty years ago, downtown Chicago was brightened by a campaign of striking, graphic banners by celebrated Chicago designer John Massey. On Aug. 1, State Street between Ida B. Wells Drive…
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Introducing Vincent Naples Curating ‘ACTIVATE TunnelVision’ as DreamBait
Vincent Naples, who is curating “ACTIVATE: TunnelVision” under the project name DreamBait, will be lighting up the Sullivan Center alley with projections and other digital media on July 12.
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