Center for Native Futures Grand Opening

Located in the Marquette Building, Center for Native Futures serves as Chicago’s only all-Native artist-operated fine arts organization.

The Center for Native Futures (CfNF) will host its grand opening celebration and exhibition on Saturday, September 16 from 4 to 7 p.m. and Sunday, September 17, 2023 from noon to 4 p.m. Located in the Marquette Building, CfNF serves as Chicago’s only all-Native artist-operated fine arts organization.

The inaugural “Native Futures” exhibition will feature more than a dozen established and emerging Native artists from the Great Lakes region, including works by CfNF co-founders, Noelle Garcia, Kelly Church, Jason Wesaw, Tom Jones, Holly Wilson, John Hitchcock, Camille Billie, June Carpenter, Codak Smith, Le’Ana Asher, Dakota Mace, Ji Hae Yepa-Pappan,
Chelsea Big Horn, Lydia Cheshewalla, Hattie Lee, and TIES poets. Additionally, it will highlight women-owned businesses, and present a special guest performance by Lakota hip-hop artist Frank Waln.