Tour the Historic Chicago Cultural Center (Virtually) and Millennium Park Campus Public Art
The historic Chicago Cultural Center remains closed to the public due to COVID-19, so DCASE is piloting new virtual tours of "The People's Palace" — and new outdoor public art tours of the Millennium Park Campus. The virtual tours are on-demand and cover the stunning architecture and history of the Chicago Cultural Center, completed in 1897. And the in-person, outdoor public art tours are scheduled for the first and third Saturdays of the month at 12:15 and 1:15pm (Space is limited.) — covering artworks across the Millennium Park Campus by Edra Soto, Anish Kapoor and Kerry James Marshall, among others. Request your free tour today at dcasevoluntours.org.
Don't Forget to Vote
Through Election Day, artist-designed banners on the Washington and Randolph St. facades of the Chicago Cultural Center are inspiring voter participation — created by Nick Cave & Bob Faust and Elms One in collaboration with Mana Contemporary and Mana Urban Arts. The banners are part of Project270 (project270.org), a nationwide campaign to encourage young Americans to get out and vote.
Photo credit: Tom Van Eynde
Enjoy New "Art on theMART" Projections on the Riverwalk
Art on theMART resumes its projections on November 12 with an all-new program. Just in time for the holidays, The Joffrey Ballet will debut a moving-image work of art featuring production images from its acclaimed production of The Nutcracker; the Art Institute of Chicago will present images from two of its current exhibitions, Monet and Chicago and Bisa Butler: Portraits; and Arts of Life will show a compilation of their artists’ bold images, animated together as a video projection. Program will be shown nightly at 7 and 7:30pm through December 30. For details, visit artonthemart.com.
Photo courtesy of Art on theMART; Original production photography by Cheryl Mann
Visit Millennium Park this Fall and Winter
Millennium Park is open daily, 8am to 9pm. Visitors are required to practice physical distancing and wear face coverings. Visit millenniumpark.org to plan your visit — including where to enter/exit the park and which facilities are open. And watch the Millennium Park website and social media for upcoming announcements about the 107th Annual City of Chicago Christmas Tree and other virtual and in-person holiday events and activities.
107th Annual City of Chicago Christmas Tree presented by Powering Chicago: IBEW Local 134/NECA
Buy Artist Designs at the New "Buddy" Shop
Buddy is a new store created by the Public Media Institute to give Chicago's artists and small manufacturers a place to showcase and sell their goods and artwork. The extraordinary selection of curated art, jewelry, publications, music and toys is now available online at hi-buddy.org in anticipation of the store that will be located in the Chicago Cultural Center when it reopens. 100% of sales go directly to the artists until 2021. And remember, you can still purchase artist-designed official merchandise from your favorite City of Chicago summer festivals at dcase.tsmgi.net.
Be Safe, Chicago
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is dedicated to ensuring that all Chicagoans get trusted information about our local COVID-19 response. Please refer to the CDPH website (chicago.gov/coronavirus) for the latest local updates, current guidance and other important information. Be Safe, Chicago!
