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RESONATE! Artist Interviews & Reopening of the BEP exhibit | Sept 11

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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–8pm Gallery Opens at 5pm / Interviews Begin at 6pm Chicago Art Department, 1926 S. Halsted, Chicago. Featuring: Aileen Nicole Castro @a.c_inkdesigns Riesling Dong @riesling_dongJuana Duran Charicata @arte_duran_charicataVanessa Hernandez … Read more

Come see our beautiful exhibit!

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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

Stunning artwork at Bridging Borders’s exhibit opening!

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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

Butterfly Effect Install! Be there soon!

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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

The Butterfly Effect: Bridging Borders Exhibit

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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

A Soft Landing: Closing Event for BEP Exhibit

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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

Beautiful Performances & Artist Interviews at our Mid Air Event

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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

Mid-Air: Artist Interviews & Musical Tales!

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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

Impressive Performances at PACH-Butterfly Effect Open Mic!

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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

Butterfly Effect: Call for Submissions #3

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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