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
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
Enter a Submissions to our Call For Artists No.3 for new June/July 2026 Butterfly Effect exhibition at Chicago Art Department here! Artists of all backgrounds are invited to share personal or communal stories of immigration and movement. This exhibit will highlight journeys of those who have needed to move due to environmental factors, loss of … Read more
Join us for another round! This time, everyone gets to share! Show & Tell: Immigrant Stories Vol. II Thursday April 23rd 8pm–10pm Pilsen Arts & Community House 1637 West 18th Street, Chicago Bring in any object/photo that represents a part of your journey of movement: What brings you A) to this country? and/or B) what … Read more
🎤 Don’t forget Open Mic! This THURSDAY APRIL 16th. Pilsen Arts & Community House does this Every 3rd Thursday of the month! WHEN: APRIL 16thTIME: 7 pm – 9 pmWHERE: 1637 W. 18th St. Chicago, IL, 60608 This month is hosted by @tandapoetry! April is also in collaboration with Butterfly Effect Exhibit! 🎤 This event … Read more
What a wonderful event on Saturday! Our Taking Flight event was a packed house for our screenings, readings, and music! Thank you Valeria Osornio and El Poeta for their thoughtful readings. Gratitude Matías delaflor and Taki Soul 🇪🇨🎶🏔️ for sharing your inspiring music! Our screening was also amazing featuring:Two touching short films by schantelle! 🇵🇭🇺🇸Lydia … Read more
The Butterfly Effect: Across Land, Generations, & Time Exhibit Extended through Saturday May 16th!Gallery Hours Wednesday–Thursday 12pm–6pm Pilsen Arts & Community House 1637 W. 18th Street, Chicago See Schedule above: Closing event added on May 16th too! Thu APRIL 16th – 7P–9POpen Mic!Theme: Immigration Thu APRIL 23rd – 8P–10PShow & Tell Vol. 2!Immigration Stories Sun APRIL 26th – 6P–9PIn … Read more