Menas Gallery Chicago
@menasgallerychi.bsky.social
/mæn-ʌs/ --- /MAN-us/ Chicago art history and artists in a broader context Publisher of /mæn-ʌs/: A Chicago Art Zine (First issue published October 2025) https://www.menasgallerychicago.com https://www.youtube.com/@MenasGalleryChicago #chicagoart
I've built a map displaying where on the Amtrak network you can take your bike, line-by-line and station-by-station. This data isn't available anywhere else, check out where you can go! amtrak-bike-map.transittools.dev
Amtrak Bicycle Access
Explore carry-on, checked, and station-level bicycle access across the Amtrak rail network.
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The new issue of /mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine (July 2026) is out and NOW IN COLOR Click to buy in the webstore! www.menasgallerychicago.com/shop/p/chica... #chicagoart #zine #chicagoartist
/mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine Volume II Issue 3, July 2026 — Menas Gallery Chicago
The new issue of /mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine (July 2026) is out and NOW IN COLOR! Looks pretty cool, if I do say so myself. Lots of interesting stuff this month: Petition - Rename Park #567; Feature...
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Whew, July bringing the heat! speaking of heat, the new issue of /mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine July 2026 is out and NOW IN COLOR Looks pretty cool, if I do say so myself. Lots of interesting stuff this month: Click to buy your copy today in the webstore! www.menasgallerychicago.com/shop/p/chica...
/mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine Volume II Issue 3, July 2026 — Menas Gallery Chicago
The new issue of /mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine (July 2026) is out and NOW IN COLOR! Looks pretty cool, if I do say so myself. Lots of interesting stuff this month: Petition - Rename Park #567; Feature...
menasgallerychicago.com
Premiering Tuesday, May 26 at @mcachicago.bsky.social — DEB SOKOLOW in “Beneath the Surface of the Everyday” (dir. Alex Morelli) www.instagram.com/p/DYkWsQWgPI...
A few years ago, I put together a website showcasing architectural terra cotta in Chicago. It's far from complete and never will be. Take a look, though. This city has some amazing stuff. (It's not speedy.) chiterracottatours.com
Chicago Terra Cotta Tours
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An institution I wish I got over to more often, there have been some remarkable exhibits at The Arts Club - Duchamp, anyone? A nice look at how it stays relevant after so many years. . chttps://art.newcity.com/2026/05/06/how-the-arts-club-of-chicago-stays-contemporary-in-its-second-century/ #art
Great exhibition opportunity at ARC Gallery, Chicago!
Apply Now! Fully-funded solo show exhibition @ ARC Gallery. — ARC Gallery
Apply Now! ARC Gallery is pleased to announce a fully -unded open call for three Solo Exhibitions for September 2026. Application Deadline: Saturday, June 20 at 10:00 pm CST.
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I'm off this week, but the architecture beat doesn't sleep. Will be talking about the architecture of the West Side (and showing images on that subject from my next book), 7:00pm – 8:30pm, Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, Riverside, IL
The Architecture of Chicago’s West Side with Sun-Times architecture critic Lee Bey – Olmsted Society of Riverside
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CHANGE MY MIND! Quimby’s Bookstore in Chicago has the world’s largest retail collection of zines. You can’t get this sh!t at Barnes & Noble! 🤘🏽
Chicago folks - Hosting an open studio tonight with a few artists in my building. 5-8pm, 350 N Ogden Ave. (West Loop)
/mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine is now available at Chicago's Revolution Brewing, through Good Things Vending! Go grab a drink and. copy of the zine, support two local entrepreneurs. #chicagoart #zine #art
Intuit solo show is a dream come true for self-taught Morgan Park artist Marvin Young. blockclubchi.co/48fqOVW
/mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine is now available at Chicago Comics (@chicagocomics.bsky.social)! This store is chock full of amazing items, so really great to be added to their inventory! #chicagocomics #chicagoart #chicagoartists #chicagoartzine #zine #menasgallerychicago #menasgallery #art
The New City Breakout Artists 2026: Chicago’s Next Generation of Image Makers art.newcity.com/2026/04/03/b... #chicagoart #art #blueskyart
Breakout Artists 2026: Chicago’s Next Generation of Image Makers - Part 6
While some years seem heavy with painters, photographers and sculptors, this year veered away from many traditional genres, with a heavier than ever emphasis on conceptual, installation, performance…
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Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas is on display at Chicago's Smart Museum of Art from March 24, 2026 - July 5, 2026. . www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/compo... #chicagoart #art #blueskyart
Chicago Art Exhibitions | Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas
Explore current and upcoming art exhibitions in Chicago. Find details on opening dates, featured artists, and galleries hosting exhibitions.
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Go check out the spring edition of Chicago Gallery News, my first piece ever published in print!
EXPO CHICAGO returns to Navy Pier April 9-12, 2026 - galleries, programs, lounges, and more. And lots of art . press.frieze.com/expo-chicago... #chicagoart #art #blueskyart
EXPO CHICAGO Offers Cohesive and Impactful Programming Initiatives
New Initiative EXPO Projects presents local and national non-profits and other organizations through installations, activations and performances Nick Cave, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and other leading…
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What y'all doing next Friday? Join @ridgehistorical.bsky.social April 10th at the Beverly Arts Center as @leebey1.bsky.social tells us why the South Side is the Best Side. Oh wait... I'm being told the formal title is "The Architectural Beauty of the Far South & Southwest Side." Link in next post.
/mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine April 2026 is available in the webshop and all the finest establishments. Meet Collector Susan Gescheidle; Poems by Kevin Coval; Chicago artists Daniel Wilson and David Alton; Pullman Arts www.menasgallerychicago.com/shop/p/menas... #art #chicagoart #blueskyart
Bodock Gallery’s Group Show Considers the American Shift “From Porch to Patio.” “From Porch to Patio” was on view at Bodock through March 21. . art.newcity.com/2026/03/19/b... #chicagoart #art #blueskyart
Bodock's Group Show Considers the American Shift “From Porch to Patio”
In a culture increasingly defined by ownership, privacy and individualism, the exhibition considers the porch as a framework that can build community.
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Travel a little for the opportunity to see the Gertrude Abercrombie retrospective at the Milwaukee Art Museum . art.newcity.com/2026/03/24/t... #chicagoart #art #blueskyart
How the Gertrude Abercrombie Renaissance Is Reaching a New Apex at the Milwaukee Art Museum
A major traveling retrospective of the "jazz witch" of Chicago's work runs through July 19 at the museum, presenting an excellent opportunity for people in the region to learn more about this late…
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Chicago artists Third Coast Percussion continues to push its sound in new directions . www.chicagomag.com/chicago-maga... #chicagoart #chicagoarthistory #art #blueskyart
Two Decades in, Third Coast Percussion Keeps Pushing
Taking on a new challenge remains in the DNA of the acclaimed group.
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The last one?! Dutch Auction featuring Chicago artist Penny Pinch at VSG Contemporary - buy now or wait for prices to drop? Only through tomorrow, Sunday March 29th!! . shop.vsgcontemporary.com/collections/... #chicagoart #art #blueskyart
4th Edition of the Penny Pinch Dutch Auction
🔔 THE 4thEDITION PENNY PINCH DUTCH AUCTION…… 📉Back at it again, live from Chicago, Illinois with the groundbreaking and always entertaining Dutch Auction, where all art is guaranteed to sell…
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Are you excited? Only 6 days until the April issue of /mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine is published! This month check out more Chicago art history, ephemera, poetry, and artists, like Daniel Wilson, Frank Piatek (RIP) Mia Lee, and the Chicago Roller Skate Company (what?!). Also, You Weren't There.
Diasporal Rhythms Artist Studio Tours Presents Chicago artist Cleveland Dean . www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qUD... #chicagoart #chicagoarthistory #art #blueskyart
Diasporal Rhythms Artist Studio Tours Presents Cleveland Dean
Diasporal Rhythms Artist Studio Tours Presents Cleveland Dean
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/mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine is now available at Chicago's Revolution Brewing, through Good Things Vending! Go grab a drink and. copy of the zine, support two local entrepreneurs. #chicagoart #zine #art
Chicago's Obama Presidential Center is taking a big swing at contemporary art chicago.suntimes.com/art/2026/03/... #chicagoart #art #blueskyart #chicagoarchitecture
Obama Presidential Center is taking a big swing at contemporary art
At the behest of the art-loving Obamas, Virginia Shore, the center’s curator of commissions, has contracted 30 artists to create works for the center. That’s just the beginning.
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