CoJo Nation Shows Up to the Quad Cities for Cody Johnson

Cody Johnson, with Special Guests: Randy Houser & Tyler BoothVibrant Arena at the MARK1201 River DriveMoline, Illinois, 61265Thursday, June 15, 2023 @ 7:30 p.m. Cody Johnson at Vibrant Arena at the MARK, Moline, Illinois, 2023 CoJo Nation trekked out to the Quad Cities to see Cody Johnson’s Cowboy Country music to the Vibrant Arena ... Read more

Josh Turner Brings Country Music to Romeoville

Josh Turner with the Hillbilly Rockstarz and Garrett BiggsRomeoville Toyota Pavilion at Deer Crossing Park1050 West Romeo RoadRomeoville, IL 60446Saturday, June 17th, at 8:30 p.m. Josh Turner at the Romeoville Toyota Pavilion at Deer Crossing Park, 2023 Josh Turner brought country music to the Romeoville Toyota Pavilion on Saturday, June 17th. ... Read more

Louise LeBourgeois – Translating Water & Sky

When an artist connects cerebrally and viscerally with experience and a place beyond the studio, there is a synergy that breaths a freshness into the work produced. There is a visible purity in this form of renewal. This observation can be applied to the oeuvre of Louise LeBourgeois. For ... Read more

Matthew Bandsuch – Isolated Aesthetic Excavations

Working in isolation for roughly 20 years, Matthew Bandsuch has focused his studio practice on translating an understanding of carbon-based materials into visual representations. In this, Bandsuch works with foundations of drawing to create a long form series of works that takes on a physical manifestation through layering of ... Read more

CAKE (Chicago Alternative Comics Expo) 2023

CAKE (Chicago Alternative Comics Expo) 2023June 3-4, 2023Broadway Armory5917 N. BroadwayChicago, IL, 60660 After a 3 year hiatus due to the Covid Pandemic, CAKE was back in a healthy fashion. CAKE is focused on highlighting Chicago's rich legacy of independent comics. Artist from around North America descend on the city ... Read more

Matthew Allison – Cankor: Psychedelic Mayhem in a Colored Nightmare

Chicago has a long history of supplying talented artists that work in the medium of comics. Lyonel Feininger, Jackie Ormes, Chris Ware, Anya Davidson, Nick Drnaso, Linda Barry, Emil Ferris, Lane Milburn, Ivan Brunetti, to name a few, have expanded the medium through various forms of exploration in this ... Read more

The National @ Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre

The National Opening Act: Soccer MommyAuditorium Theatre50 East Ida B. Wells Drive Chicago, IL 60605May 18, 2023 through May 21, 2023 There's been an unusual parallel between my marriage and the National. I married in 1997, I had been documenting the underground Noise music scene in the city for roughly ... Read more

Anime Central 2023 – Images & Notes

Anime Central (ACEN) 2023Donald E. Stephens Convention CenterRosemont, Illinois, 60018Friday, May 19, 2023 through Sunday, May 21, 2023 The 2023 iteration of Anime Central continued a solid introduction to all things Japan for those visiting this Midwest entertainment convention. Those seeking new trends from cinema to sound to literature to ... Read more

Ash Huse – Queer Digital Transformations

We live in a time of where identity and self-reflection have become common themes in aesthetic inquiry. In this, youthful spirits are taxed with sorting through the past, identifying misnomers, addressing present day crisis, and creating new formats in one's studio art practice. Ash Huse is a graduate student ... Read more

2023 Art & Design Senior Thesis Exhibition

2023 Art & Design Thesis ExhibitionOpening reception, Friday, April 28, 2023 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.University of St. Francis Art Gallery25 East Van Buren StreetJoliet, Illinois, 60432Thesis candidates: Ayla S. Gilmer, Liliana Gomez, David Kalter, Nicholas Munafo, E.L. Porter, and Corinn Posteluk. Video editing and production Liliana Gomez.The ... Read more
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