The Murmur of Democracy is a recurrent group performance organized by Chicago artist Matthew Girson. During the performance guests read the letters, speeches, testimonies, poems and other texts by survivors of hatred, bigotry and oppression. By reading these words to each other – and for each other – participants will have opportunities to reflect on […]
The Art Center celebrates the Fall exhibitions with the artists and public and hosts several free art-making activities for the family. Exhibitions include: Front & Center, Virtue of the Vicious, Wall of Now: Children of the Wall, and Materials Decoded. Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to all.
Join the some of the artists included in Virtue of the Vicious as they discuss the work on view. Kevin Blake, Jasmine Clark, Eric J. Garcia, Michelle Hartney, Jay Turner Frey Seawell, Emilio Rojas, and Adela Goldbard talk about their work through the the lens of patriotism in America.
Meet in the Kanter McCormick Gallery for a brief tour of the exhibition led by Allison Peters Quinn, curator of Virtue of the Vicious.
