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Kick-Off Party: Friday, April 13, Harold Washington Library, 401 S. Plymouth Ct.
Teens-Only Festival: Saturday, April 14 - Columbia College Chicago, 623 S. Wabash Ave.
The Chicago Public Library's YOUmedia ChiTeen Lit Fest (CTLF) is a for-teens-by-teens event that provides a safe and creative space for young adults to unlock and discover their unique voices through the literary arts. CTLF brings together young people from across Chicago to celebrate their talents as they express themselves through exceptional and honest art. This event is open to teens age 13-19. For more information, visit chiteenlitfest.org.
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Through May 6 Chicago Cultural Center
The first solo exhibition in a museum for the Chicago-born artist Nina Chanel Abney, the exhibition is a 10-year survey of approximately 30 of her paintings, watercolors and collages. Abney, born in 1982, is at the forefront of a generation of artists that is unapologetically revitalizing narrative figurative painting, and as a skillful storyteller, she visually articulates the complex social dynamics of contemporary urban life.
This exhibition is organized by the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University and is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts to the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University.
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Chicago Cultural Center & Garfield Park Conservatory
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800 S. Desplaines St.
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April 11, 18 & 25
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Expo 72
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April 15
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Through April 15
Millennium Park, Boeing Galleries
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April 19
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Chicago Cultural Center & Garfield Park Conservatory
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Through July 29
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City Gallery on the Historic Water Tower
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Featured News
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Celebrating 2017, anticipating 2018
DCASE recently released an 'impact report' covering the 2017 accomplishments and 2018 highlights of Chicago's cultural sector - including the Year of Public Art (2017), the Year of Creative Youth (2018) and a continued commitment to theatre, dance and dancing, Chicago's music legacy, a richer Taste experience, Millennium Park Campus enhancements and much more. Simple Truth provided the design, concept and creative direction. Download your copy today:
www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/dca/Annual%20Report/dcaseimpact1718.pdf
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Year of Creative Youth #BornCreative
As part of Chicago's Year of Creative Youth declared by Mayor Emanuel and DCASE, teens and young adults are invited to share their art, music and performances on social media with hashtag #BornCreative to be featured online and possibly at the Creative Youth Festival on September 22 in Millennium Park. Follow the Year of Creative Youth and DCASE on Facebook (Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events), Twitter and Instagram (@ChicagoDCASE) and Snapchat (ChicagoDCASE) #2018isYOCY #ChiCreativeYouth #BornCreative. To learn more, visit cityofchicago.org/YOCY.
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City Announces Updated Security Plan for Millennium Park
New security measures will be implemented this summer to keep park visitors safe during free cultural programming at the #1 attraction in the Midwest. As the summer season kicks off in Millennium Park, some important changes are coming to improve security and the visitor experience at the park. Coinciding with the start of the busy summer season on May 19, Millennium Park will implement a security perimeter and bag check for all concerts and events that take place at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Firearms, knives and other weapons will be prohibited to ensure the public's safety. Outside alcohol will be prohibited at the seven Jay Pritzker Pavilion events with the highest attendance:
- May 26: Chicago House Music Festival
- June 8-10: Chicago Blues Festival
- June 24: Chicago Mariachi Festival
- July 4: Grant Park Music Festival Independence Day Salute
- August 9: Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me
- August 13: Broadway in Chicago Summer Concert
- August 29-September 2: Chicago Jazz Festival
Outside alcohol will be allowed at the other 70 public concerts and programs happening in Millennium Park this summer.
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Free, Free, Free!
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Arte Diseño Xicágo
March 23 - August 19, 2018 National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th St.
Arte Diseño Xicágo (Art Design Chicago) examines the early artistic involvement and influence of Mexican immigrants and artists in Chicago. The exhibition includes artwork, photographs and objects that concentrate on the years between the World's Columbian Exposition (1893) and the Civil Rights Era of the 1970s. Admission to the museum is free to all.
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