Meet us back at the exhibit on 2nd Friday, September 11! See the Butterfly Effect: Bridging Borders exhibition and hear from some of the exhibiting artists. RESONATE!5pm–8pmGallery Opens at 5pm / Interviews Begin at 6pmChicago Art Department, 1926 S. Halsted, Chicago. Lineup to be announced! On display through October 31 | The Butterfly Effect: Bridging Borders exhibition … Read more
Our exhibit “Butterfly Effect: Bridging Borders” is on display through July 25 at CAD: 1926 S. Halsted. This exhibit is part of the Contra Corriente Festival at Chicago Art Department with sibling exhibit “Aprendí a Sembrar” by Second Floor Gallery GALLERY HOURS:Tuesdays: 6pm-8pmWednesdays: 12pm-8pmThursdays: 6pm-8pm Or visit by appointment:Contact CAD at 312-291-9743.Look for programming updates … Read more
Thanks Everyone! What an amazing opening event for the Bridging Borders exhibit! Part of the Contra Corriente Festival at @chicagoartdept with sibling exhibit “Aprendí a Sembrar” by @secondfloorgallery. On display through July 25!Summer Gallery Hours: Tuesdays 6pm–8pmWednesdays 12pm–6pmThursdays 6pm–8pmOr visit by appointment: Contact CAD 312-291-9743 So proud of our team:Maria Requena @maria_requena95Sofia Brunwin @fiasunnMaribel Cruz … Read more
Install all week! We are so proud of the butterflies and friends who have been making the exhibition happen! Gratitude to the butterflies:@sunflowersummit@neospideysense@fiasunn@pam.dsign@poisonivy.luv@a_philharmonic@tracykostenbader… and friends:@chiocabreracoz @kaltra and Josh! See you at the opening tomorrow! The Butterfly Effect: Bridging Borders Exhibit Opening is Friday, June 12 from 6pm–9pm at Chicago Art Department, 1926 S Halsted, Chicago … Read more
We are excited to announce, as part of Chicago Art Department’s second exhibition of the Contra Corriente Festival. On display June 12–July 25, 2026 | The Butterfly Effect: Bridging Borders brings together artists sharing personal and communal stories of immigration, environmental displacement, and loss of land. The exhibition reflects on the ways people adapt, survive, … Read more
Our closing event on May 16th was an amazing afternoon of artist interviews, readings, and music! We were so happy to share the last moments of the “Butterfly Effect: Cross Land, Generations, and Time” exhibit together! Much gratitude to our artist speakers and readers for their art and thoughtful insights! @itsvictoriariza @niduman @kaltra @tkb.studio @lacroixlines … Read more
Artist Interviews + Performance Sunday, May 16th 3pm–6pm Pilsen Arts & Community House 1637 W. 18th Street, Chicago Join us at our exhibition closing event! Soft Landing: Artist Interviews, Poetry, Prose, and Music features @victoria_riza @niduman @kaltra @tkb.studio @matias.delaflor and @sunflowersummit !!!! View the exhibit, hear artists’ insights, and listen to some amazing songwriters! We … Read more
The BEP Mid-Air event was a very sweet one. Thank you to @gsolorioart, @ygcreations, and @beautyvictoriapaint for sharing your stories and insight about your art, and @a_philharmonic for being the MC with the questions! Gratitude to @jimenah.aart for sharing your powerful words and @sunflowersummit for the beautiful songs. See the exhibition: The Butterfly Effect: Across … Read more
Sunday, April 26th from 6pm-9pm Pilsen Arts & Community House 1637 W. 18th Street, Chicago. See the Butterfly Effect: Across Land, Generations, and Time exhibition and hear from some of the artists in the show, including Victoria Park, Grecia Solorio, and Yekseny Guerrero, along with poetry by Jimena Hernández Aguilar. Also, enjoy music by Sunflower Summit! The Butterfly Effect: Across … Read more
What a great night last Thursday! Captured just snippets of such an amazing open mic night! Note: please see Pilsen Arts & Community House‘s live reel on Instagram on their feed for the full event! Pilsen Arts & Community House, as always, had an excellent open mic! Gratitude to Tanda Poetry for hosting this event! … Read more