The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross

    Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    UIMA invites you to hear Haydn's  The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross which he wrote in 1786 in response to a commission from the bishop of Spain’s Cadiz Cathedral. The bishop requested music to accompany the cathedral’s Good Friday service that year. In addition to introductory and concluding sections, Haydn wrote a movement for each of […]

    Ukrainian-American Poets Respond Book Presentation

      Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

      The book Ukrainian-American Poets Respond,  encompasses 29 poets' responses of hope and grief to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in the spring of 2022 as well as  poetic views on Ukraine and Ukrainian culture and heritage in America. Co-editor Olena Jennings collected works by poets from various cities in the US, as well as renowned poets from […]

      Can Poland and Ukraine Unravel the Russian Empire?

        Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

        On Sunday, March 19, 2023 Maciej Olchawa will present the topic: Can Poland and Ukraine Unravel the Russian Empire?  Maciej Olchawa is the Kosciuszko Foundation scholar at Loyola University Chicago, where he teaches about Polish and Eastern European politics. Between 2008 and 2014, Maciej Olchawa served as a policy adviser on Ukraine in the European […]

        Aesthetics of Loss: for G

          Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

          Anders Zanichkowsky is an artist, weaver, and the owner of Burial Blankets. Part of the group show "Aesthetics of Loss" (February 18 - April 16) "for G" is a memorial for their first love, made of handwoven cloth and an audio piece created from cell phone recordings addressing him in death as a way to […]

          Aesthetics of Loss Opening Reception

            Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

            AESTHETICS OF LOSS is a collection of work by seven artists who have experienced loss of family members recently. Their studios became places for grieving and understanding the sudden vacuum of losing loved ones either suddenly or over a long period of illness. Caregiving, memory, helplessness, loss and the ultimate mystery of death are explored […]

            Aesthetics of Loss

            Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

            AESTHETICS OF LOSS is a collection of work by seven artists who have experienced loss of family members recently. Their studios became places for grieving and understanding the sudden vacuum of losing loved ones either suddenly or over a long period of illness. Caregiving, memory, helplessness, loss and the ultimate mystery of death are explored […]

            Resist!: A Visual History of Protest Curatorial Conversation with Margot McMahon

              Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

              Please join us Saturday, January 28th at 1 pm for a curatorial conversation with Margot McMahon (Resist! curator and daughter of Franklin McMahon) and UIMA Curator Adrienne Kochman regarding the exhibit of acclaimed Chicago artist, Franklin McMahon’s fifty years of protest in vibrant drawings and paintings.

              Craft Convening

                Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

                Please join us for our second conversation on Chicago craft in the 1970s-80s with some of the city's long-standing artists and activists, including Lourdes Guerrero, artist and educator; Indira Freitas Johnson, artist, educator and community activist; Arlene Raconcay, former director of the Chicago Artists Coalition; Fern Shaffer, artist and former director of Artemisia Gallery. Starts […]

                Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art Holiday Makers Market

                Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

                December 10 - 11, 2022 12 pm - 5 pm $5 admission Ticket prices also include complimentary water donated by Open Water and beer donated by Solemn Oath Brewery and Revolution Brewing (while supplies last). Stay tuned for updated about our raffles! Participating makers: Alice’s Crystal Palace Arceo Press & Studio Alex Remeniuk Asrai Garden […]

                $5

                Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art Holiday Makers Market

                Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

                December 10 - 11, 2022 12 pm - 5 pm $5 admission Ticket prices also include complimentary water donated by Open Water and beer donated by Solemn Oath Brewery and Revolution Brewing (while supplies last). Stay tuned for updated about our raffles! Participating makers: Alice’s Crystal Palace Arceo Press & Studio Alex Remeniuk Asrai Garden […]

                $5

                UIMA Annual Fundraising Gala: Ukraine, My Love

                Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

                Over the past year, everyone including UIMA, has been affected by the war in Ukraine. Since February, the Institute has shifted focus to providing mutual humanitarian aid through fundraising and educational initiations, while still honoring our core mission of bridging cultural diversity through artistic expression. To maximize the fundraising efforts we've been functioning off of […]

                $150

                Craft Convening

                Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

                Please join us for a conversation on Chicago craft in the 1970s-80s with some of the city's long-standing artists and activists, including Lourdes Guerrero, artist and educator; Indira Freitas Johnson, artist, educator and community activist; Arlene Raconcay, former director of the Chicago Artists Coalition; Fern Shaffer, artist and former director of Artemisia Gallery. Starts at […]

                FREE

                Art After Hours

                Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

                We are so excited to continue our Art After Hours series! Featuring performances by: Stafford milkweed b2b loma Alejandro Marenco Sound by Signal Clearance Lighting and environmental design by Nix Doors open at 7:30 pm $15/ $20 at the door 21+ Halloween costumes are encouraged! Price of the ticket includes admission + beer and seltzer […]

                $15 – $20

                Journey Chicago: Where I’m From: A Kids Workshop on Cultural Flags

                Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

                This event is part of Journey Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Alliance's annual citywide festival of cross-cultural events. For this hands-on, art-making workshop, children will learn about the artistic symbolism on our nations' flags (primary examples will include the Assyrian and Ukrainian flags, as well as the American and Chicago flags). Everyone will then have the […]

                FREE

                Opening Reception: At Home

                Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

                At Home: Cindy Bernhard, Ellen Greene, Ann Toebbe, Gwendolyn Zabicki OCTOBER 8- DECEMEBR 4, 2022 This exhibition presents works by four Chicago artists with a focus on paintings. As the exhibition title suggests, the show's premise is about the artist's exploration of the layered emotional resonance of the concept of home. We have been living […]

                Opening Reception: Owen HcHugh and Abstraction in the Permanent Collection

                Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

                Owen McHugh and Abstraction in the Permanent Collection Saturday, October 8 - Sunday, December 4, 2022 Opening Reception: October 8 12:00-4:00 pm The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is delighted to announce Owen McHugh and Abstraction in the Permanent Collection. This exhibition highlights abstract, non-representational works in UIMA’s Permanent Collection alongside Owen McHugh’s most recent […]

                Exhibition Opening: Michel Andreenko: Revisited & Michel Andreenko and Ukrainian Artists in Paris

                Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

                Michel Andreenko and Ukrainian Artists in Paris is curated by Adrienne Kochman, in anticipation of the exhibition Michel Andreenko: Revisited. A survey of his career-from theatrical set designs and non-representational work of the 1920s, surrealistic naturalism, his Vanishing Paris series of the 1940s-1950s and return to non-representation in the mid-1950s will be represented through the […]

                $5
                Event Series UIMA Makers’ Market

                UIMA Makers’ Market

                  Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

                  Stop by and shop our inaugural UIMA Maker’s Market featuring 20+ local makers! About this event June 11 - 12, 2022 11 am - 5 pm $5 admission   Participating makers: Abenaart Ania Greta Studio Arceo Press & Studio Atlan Arceo-Witzl Baba Bags Bred Press Bubbles Candles CandleTit LLC Cortney Anderson Emilia Art Stuff Emilka […]

                  $5