May 2026 Newsletter


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Board Member Opportunities

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES WAIVER

Chicago Sculpture International is waiving annual membership fees for members willing to devote time volunteering in any of the committees on our board and leadership page. Please check out here: www.chicagosculpture.org/board-leadership

Areas include: 

Communications outreach; Assisting with panel and artist talks; Exhibitions, installations and opening receptions; Grants and development… and more.

Contact  info@chicagosculpture.org  for additional information.

Start learning about the progress of our nonprofit organization today!


OPEN BOARD POSITIONS


Vice President

Acts as the president in his/her absence; assists the president with public relations, developing meeting agendas, committee management, and board governance. Frequently assigned to work on special areas of responsibility; membership, media, annual picnic, personnel, etc.


Marketing Chair

Sets vision for and manages overall marketing strategy for organization. Works with president and executive director to define the short-term and long-term marketing needs. Implement actions concerning the CSI brand, public relations, website and social media communications.


Treasurer

Manage and maintain financial database including banking relationships, IRS reports/filing alongside accountant, keeping track on deposits/disbursements while communicating with accountant and executive director.


Education Chair

Coordinate and schedule educational programming between members and the public while collaborating with venues/organizations to facilitate workshops. Organizes community outreach with local an regional educational institutions.


Outreach Development

Maintains communication with sponsors and partnerships while sourcing new platforms for CSI engagement alongside communication with committee chairs (indoor/outdoor/grants/etc). Seeks funding sources including partnerships with agencies for arts organizational growth.


CSI Events


Image credit: Happy Family by John Kurman, Welded steel, dimensions variable

Not Normal; Challenging Societal Norms

Juried show for CSI artists at Forum 301 Gallery

Exhibition Dates: May 1 - June 5, 2026

Exhibition Opening May 1, 6pm-9pm

Jurors/Curators: Victoria Fuller and Spencer Gale

www.forum301.org

The theme for this exhibition is open ended in scope and allows for many possibilities. Many kinds of art may fit into this broad category. "Not normal" refers to anything that goes against established norms, represents an unexpected change, or deviates from accepted collective reality. For the purposes of the exhibition, depictions of ‘not normal’ are those that depart from standard norms. For example, Dada and Surrealism depict fantastical, odd, or distorted realities that differ from our collective everyday experience.

"Not normal" can also refer to atypical or unusual occurrences—a flamboyantly dressed person or someone dressed as a superhero on a commuter train full of people in business attire, or events that interrupt daily life, such as a train derailment or hacked cellphone service. In politics, a government perceived as failing to protect its citizens is not normal. Likewise, a government that threatens to invade an otherwise allied nation is also not normal.What is considered normal in one society may not be recognized as normal in another.

Norms include societal rules of established behavior; ways of being and expression; political, racial, social, gender, psychological, and physical norms; as well as conventions of etiquette. Beyond social norms, there are technological and global anomalies, climate anomalies (such as red rain or boiling lakes), biological abnormalities, and other bizarre natural or physical phenomena, including UAP sightings.

In physics, a particle can also exist as a wave, further challenging our sense of reality. Physical or cognitive disabilities may also be perceived as atypical, depending on societal expectations - a sensory crossover where a person might ‘feel’ sounds in specific parts of their body or see colors while playing music—is not normal. Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that can involve hallucinations, such as hearing voices or seeing things that are not present.What is considered normal changes as society changes. Historical shifts over the past 80 years illustrate this: previous generations considered it normal for eight-year-olds to care for younger siblings for months without adult oversight. Smoking on airplanes was common in the late 20th century, but is now strictly prohibited. Homosexuality, once considered a disorder, and tattoos, jogging, and single parenthood—once deviant—are now common. Yet even today, some of these societal changes face sustained efforts by certain groups to challenge or reverse them—and that, too, is not normal.

Exhibiting artists:

Jonathan Antos‍ ‍| Ruby Barnes‍ ‍| Sharon Bladholm‍ ‍| ‍Donna Bliss‍ ‍| ‍Margie Criner‍ ‍| ‍Gary Cudworth‍ ‍| ‍Jason Ferguson‍‍ ‍| ‍Gertah‍‍ ‍| ‍Bert Gilbert‍ ‍| ‍Jill King‍ ‍| ‍John Kurman‍ ‍| ‍Erin LaRocque‍ ‍| ‍Micki LeMieux‍‍ ‍| ‍Ellen Lustig‍‍ ‍| ‍Russ Marr‍‍ ‍| ‍Bobbi Meier‍ ‍| ‍Jerry Monteith‍‍ ‍| ‍Scott Mossman‍ ‍| ‍Thomas Plum‍ ‍| ‍Gina Lee Robbins‍‍ ‍| ‍Howard Russo‍ ‍| ‍Dominic Sansone‍ ‍| ‍Marvin Shafer‍ ‍| ‍Eleanor Spiess-Ferris‍‍ ‍| ‍Samuel Schwindt‍ ‍| ‍Simone Scigousky‍‍ ‍| ‍Rich Stewart‍‍ ‍| ‍Sishi Wang‍‍ ‍| ‍Bruce Webber‍‍ ‍| ‍Connor Young

Image Credit: Happy Family, artist John Kurman


Image: Artwork by Anne Farley Gaines

CREATING 3-D WORKS USING WATER-BASED MEDIA  

workshop with Anne Farley Gaines

Saturday May 9, from 1-5 PM. 

Location:
Forum 301 Gallery
301 W. Ohio St., 
Chicago, IL 60654 

Workshop participants will be working in watercolor and also creating a sculptural form, working with different thicknesses of watercolor paper, foam board, molding paste, acrylic and watercolor paints, "Yes" paste, polymers, Asian papers, and museum board.

Chicago-based watercolorist, Anne Farley Gaines, is a mixed-media painter, and muralist who also works in sculpture media and will bring several examples of works she has created. Gaines' works are mostly nature-based, some are architectural. 

She will encourage attendees in the workshop to begin their works in an abstract manner to obtain a strong sense of form before adding any detail.  A list of materials will be given to all who sign up. There will be space for 20 attendees. 

She has used this technique in various maquettes created for public works, which also become art pieces. Through a demonstration of this technique at the beginning, she hopes to inspire all who sign up to find their "voice" using the disparate materials she will be using.

Materials: Some materials will be provided, but some participants will be asked to bring additional materials in a provided materials list. 

Click here to reserve a spot

Image credit: Artwork by Anne Farley Gaines


Call for Artists:

Abstract Expressions

Juried show for CSI artists at CSI Project Space Gallery

Exhibition Dates: June 5- July 31,  2026

Opening Reception: Friday, June 5, from 6-9 pm

“Abstract Expressions” invites artists to explore the raw, unfiltered language of gesture, color, form, and movement—where emotion takes shape beyond representation and meaning emerges through instinct rather than depiction. Inspired by the bold innovations of artists such as Willem de Kooning, whose restless surfaces redefined the boundaries of abstraction, this exhibition seeks 2D, 3D, and 4D artworks that embrace tension, rhythm, spontaneity, and material presence.

We welcome submissions that embody expressive force, dynamic composition, and a fearless engagement with the medium. Works may investigate the dialogue between control and chaos, structure and gesture, density and void—reflecting the complexity of the human condition in all its vulnerability and power.

“Abstract Expressions” is not about what is seen, but what is felt - an immersive encounter with the energy of creation itself, emotion made visible.

CSI Project Space is located at 1912 N. Damen in Chicago.

Image Credit: StockCake


Join Us for Project Windows!

at CSI Project Space Gallery

Exhibition Dates: June 5- July 31,  2026

Opening Reception: Friday, June 5, from 6-9 pm

Artwork Dropoff: May 30th and May 31st, 2026

We’re excited to invite you to participate in Project Windows!

CSI is proud to be part of Project Windows, a citywide celebration of art presented in partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago. The project coincides with the museum’s summer exhibition, Willem de Kooning: Drawing and Abstract Art, featuring art-inspired window displays across the city.

CSI’s Project Windows installation will be featured at the CSI Project Space Gallery during our members’ summer exhibition, Abstract Expressions, June 5 through July 31.

This window exhibition features maginative three-dimensional interpretations inspired by de Kooning’s paintings of women. The concept is to create small 3D scenes featuring figures positioned within an open framework. Each participant will embellish a 12" wooden articulating art mannequin using dimensional materials and creative techniques. The artist retains ownership of the work they create or they can be offered for sale (70% to artist, 30% to CSI).

Please note: We are requesting exhibiting artists to cover 1 or 2 gallery sitting shifts during the duration of this show.

CSI Project Space is located at 1912 N. Damen in Chicago.

Image credit: Example frames Micki LeMeaux


Old Town Art Fair

CSI has been invited to participate in the Old Town Art Fair, June 13 & 14, 2026.  This gives CSI the opportunity to present an overview of what we do and what our members create.  We will be having an exhibition this fall at the Leslie Wolfe Gallery at the Old Town Triangle Association.  If you would like to have your work featured or volunteer to assist during the art fair, please contact Darlys Ewoldt or Gene Skala for more information.  Artworks presented during the fair can be for sale.


Altered Book Workshop

Workshop date: June 27, 1pm-3pm

Join us for fun, creativity, and art

CSI Project Space Gallery
1912 N Damen Ave.
Chicago, IL

Bring in an old book and member Laurie LeBreton will create and share how to turn a book into sculpture and art.

Please reserve a spot and sign up here


CSI Call for Artists


Voices in Form  

Personal, political, or social narratives expressed through sculpture.

Submission Deadline: June 1, 2026

Notification Deadline: June 24, 2026
Delivery of work: September 14-17, 2026
Exhibition Dates: October 1 – November 12, 2026
Exhibition closes: November 12, 2026

The Indiana University Kokomo Art Gallery will host a special juried exhibition, Voices in Form, which features work by artist members of the Chicago Sculpture International group. CSI artists are invited to submit work for consideration for the upcoming exhibition, Voices in Form – Works from Chicago Sculpture International.The exhibition will be on display in the IUK Art Gallery, on the Indiana University Kokomo campus of Kokomo, Indiana. Voices in Form invites sculptors to explore how three-dimensional works can carry, amplify, and embody personal, political, and social narratives. This exhibition seeks sculpture that functions as a form of visual language—expressing lived experience, cultural memory, identity, resistance, or reflection through material, process, and form. Artists are encouraged to consider how their work “speaks” in space, whether through symbolic imagery, abstract gesture, or the physical presence of the object itself. Submissions may address contemporary issues, historical perspectives, or deeply personal stories that resonate beyond the individual. All sculptural approaches and materials are welcome, including traditional, experimental, and mixed-media works. Voices in Form aims to create a compelling dialogue between diverse sculptural voices and the communities they engage.

2-D and 3-D work will be considered. Wall hung work must be ready to hang with a strongwire or hanging cleat, or appropriate hanging device. Artworks can be displayed on the wall, floor, or pedestals.

About the Juror

Carrie Baxter, Art Gallery Director, and the IUK Art and NMAT Faculty will serve as the

Submission Deadline: Monday, June 1, 2026, 11:59pm

Required:

  • Submission for up to 4 artworks / total of eight JPEG images

  • JPEG files 1800 x 1800 pixels, 300 dpi preferred

  • Image file title: Smith,John_title_1a.jpg Smith,John_title_1b.jpg

  • Label information: Title, Artist Name, Medium, size, Price/NFS

  • Contact info: name, address, phone, email

  • Website link / Instagram handle (if applicable)Voices in Form – Personal, political, or social narratives expressed through sculpture.

  • Purchase price or NFS

  • Artists will be required to arrange for delivery and pickup or shipping with a prepaid return shipping label

  • Approximate weight of artwork

Location:

Indiana University at Kokomo Art Gallery
IU Kokomo Campus,
Room KA-102
2300 S. Washington St.
Kokomo, Indiana

Phone: (765)-455-9523

Gallery Hours: Monday–Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (EST); Friday-Sunday: CLOSED


Member News


Image Credit: Bethany Cordero

Bethany Cordero: Plurality of Structure

Exhibition dates:  May 1–25, 2025
Opening reception Friday, May 1st from 6–9 PM

The Plurality of Structure is a solo exhibition of sculptural works by Bethany Cordero. This exhibition explores the tension between order and dissolution, the moment a system holds, and the moment it yields. Working across welded steel, ceramic, woven textiles, and sewn fragments, these sculptural works propose that structure is never singular. It surfaces and retreats, asserts itself and unravels, exists simultaneously as foundation and trace.

The grid surfaces sporadically in these works, a system defined as much by its absences as its appearances. Where it appears, it grounds. Where it recedes, the forms sustain their own fluidity. Order is not imposed here but arrived at, briefly, before dissolving back into the whole. The Plurality of Structure is ultimately an investigation into the threshold between what is lost and what remains.

Ignition Project Space
3839 W. Grand Ave.
Chicago, IL 60651


Good Trouble: Catherine Jacobi and Ben Blount

Featuring CSI member Jacobi’s found object constructions, sculptures, and prints along with Blount’s letterpress prints and books addressing immigration, human rights, race, and civil liberties;. Both artists channel difficult and disturbing issues into their art, allowing us to process the information to shape our own thoughts. As they create good trouble, they prompt us to continue our necessary conversations and actions.

Exhibition Dates: April 19 - June 6, 2026

Artist Talk: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 2:00 pm

Gallery Hours: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 1:00 – 5:00 pm


Image Credit: Samuel Schwindt

 

Samuel Schwindt: Pleasure Puncture

Opening reception: June 5, 6pm-9pm

Exhibition dates: June 5th - June 27th

Phantom muscle and bone pains can rattle, but here they comfort. This solo exhibition by Samuel Schwindt is a broken leg that didn’t heal properly; it’s a glimmer from a childhood crash that—instead of a wince—is a Cheshire smile. Whether it’s the dirt coating his nostrils after a music fest, sweat stained from the gym, pained motocross competitions, strained hands from stitching leather and plastic, or euphoria from queer spaces of the night, Pleasure Puncture grimaces with a wink.

Ignition Project Space
3839 W. Grand Ave.
Chicago, IL 60651


 

CSI Member Bethany Cordero Joins CAC's 2026–2028 Residency Cohort

Chicago Sculpture International member Bethany Cordero was recently accepted into the Chicago Artists Coalition's competitive two-year residency program. Founded in 1974, the Chicago Artists Coalition began as a small group of artists advocating for rights, support, and visibility, and has since grown into one of Chicago's most important career-building institutions for emerging and mid-career artists.

The residency brings together a cohort of 15 artists paired with five curators, with the program focused on building community, creating professional networks, and developing skills for a sustainable artistic career. The placement of artists and curators together to build an exhibition from start to finish with the coalition's guidance is unique to the CAC residency, making it one of the most respected opportunities available to Chicago artists.

This cohort is noted as the 26th group of residents, with their residency taking place in the CAC's location on Hubbard Street. The residents are arranged into exhibition pods to develop group exhibitions during their second year.

Congratulations, Bethany Cordero!


Citygarden in St Louis, MO

CSI interim president/grants chair Anthony Heinz May will be installing new public sculpture at Citygarden in St Louis, MO from the freestanding trunk of a dying locust tree. More information for Citygarden and this project by the Gateway Foundation can be found at: citygardenstl.org.


Madison Art Commission’s Monona Terrace’s 2026 Art on the Rooftop

Congratulations to CSI’s very own International Cultural Initiatives chair Shencheng Xu, along with Plamen Yordanov alongside Sunghee Min and Luke Achterberg for being accepted into the Madison Art Commission’s Monona Terrace’s 2026 Art on the Rooftop. The exhibition will open officially on Friday, May 8th - please see more details here: www.mononaterrace.com.


Image Credits: Left to right: Kasia Kay, Chaos, 2025, Oil on canvas 16 x 20 x 1 in; Lucy Slivinski, Red Moon, 2025, Magnetic wire on steel wire frame, 78 x 65 x 40 in.

MOONLIGHT: Out of the Chaos

By CSI member Kasia Kay along with Lucy Slivinski
Curated by Nora Schneider

April 10 - May 3, 2026 by appointment
Saturdays & Sundays 12-5pm
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 9, 5-9pm
CSI Project Space 1912 N Damen Ave, Chicago

ENGAGE Projects is excited to bring a fresh take to the gallery experience with the upcoming exhibition Moonlight: Out of the Chaos in Chicago’s historic Bucktown district. For more information, please contact us.

ENGAGE Projects is committed to supporting our local arts community and elevating artists and patrons alike. Our mission aims to bring art to the Chicago community and beyond, eliminating boundaries and making it possible for everyone to live with art. For more information about our mission, please visit here.


The following are not CSI sponsored projects
But may be of interest to our members


Image: Spoonbridge and Cherry, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, 1988. Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Image courtesy of Meet Minneapolis.

International Sculpture Conference

The International Sculpture Conference is coming to Twin Cities, MN and the clock is ticking for enrollment in their upcoming round of panel discussions and all things sculpture. The dates are October 22-25, 2026. Please see: sculpture.org/mpage/TwinCities2026 for more specifics on what ISC is up to. Chicago Sculpture International is looking to be present in some shape or form, so if anyone is planning to go please e-mail info@chicagoscultpure.org to let us know!


Call for Artists

Material Bodies: Identities in Clay

Submissions are now open for Material Bodies: Identities in Clay. Hosted by Oliva Gallery, this 2nd Annual Ceramic exhibit explores the human form as both presence and a container of experience to examine identity, memory, and transformation. Through surface, gesture, and form, the works reveal how material carries personal and collective stories - holding traces of strength, vulnerability, and resilience.

We invite ceramic artists based in the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin to submit work responding to the theme Material Bodies for an upcoming second annual, juried exhibition at Oliva Gallery in Chicago, IL.

Jurors: Nancy Pirri & Lauralynn White

Deadline for Entry Fee: June 30, 2026 - midnight

Application fee: $30

Acceptance emails will go out Monday July 6, 2026

LINK TO SUBMIT

Open call live on Oliva Gallery's website

All submissions must go through Jotform.

Exhibition Dates: Nov. 13-Dec. 19, 2026

Opening Reception: Friday, Nov. 13, 2026

Oliva Gallery
3816 W. Armitage Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647

www.olivagallery.com

Image Credit: Oliva Gallery


 
 

Arts Midwest Free Webinar Series: “Building Your Creative Career”

Arts Midwest is offering a hands-on webinar series for artists looking to build visibility, funding, and momentum. The webinar series is designed to help artists build a creative career and connect their work with new audiences and navigate planning and the ongoing effort involved. While there is no single standard approach, shared experiences from other artists can provide useful context.

This free webinar series includes artists and creatives from across the Midwest discussing practical skills that support creative work outside the studio. Topics include presenting work, seeking funding, and managing visibility across different platforms.

Click here for more information about Arts Midwest


Arts Quincy Underground Railroad Sculpture -America 250

Entry deadline: April 10, 2026

Arts Quincy is currently seeking Illinois-based sculptors for a public art commission, and we would greatly appreciate your help sharing this opportunity with artists in your community!

Arts Quincy has released a Request for Proposals for a permanent outdoor sculpture to be installed along the Quincy, Illinois riverfront. This commission honors Quincy’s historic role in the Underground Railroad and the broader abolition movement. The selected artwork will recognize the courage of freedom seekers who crossed the Mississippi River into Illinois and the Black abolitionists and allies who supported them.

The project seeks a non-representational or abstract sculptural work that reflects themes of courage, transition, sanctuary, and collective responsibility. Artists are encouraged to consider symbolism, movement, light, and material in their concepts. 

Project Details

Location: Quincy, Illinois riverfront
Budget: $15,000
Eligibility: Artists who live and work in Illinois
Submission Deadline: April 10, 2026

Following the initial review, 2 to 4 finalist artists will be selected to develop formal proposals and will receive a $300 honorarium for their submissions. 

This sculpture will serve as a lasting public tribute to the bravery of those who sought freedom and the community that supported them. As Illinois approaches the 250th anniversary of the United States, this project offers artists an opportunity to contribute to a meaningful reflection on our shared history. 

If possible, we would be grateful if you could share this opportunity with your students, faculty, members, or artist community.

Full details and submission requirements can be found here: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=17208


 

Rock Falls Tourism: 9th Annual Art in the Park Sculpture Walk

Entry deadline: June 1, 2026
Selection notification: July 1, 2026
Deliver artwork: August 28, 2026
Show runs: August 2026 - August 2027

With the continued success of our previous eight years of Art in the Park Sculpture Walk, Rock Falls Tourism is making preparations for our 9th year of bringing amazing sculptures to our RB&W District. We are now accepting submissions for sculpture art to be on display at the RB&W District Park along the Rock River. This open space park is used by many organizations putting on events and draws people from surrounding communities and states, which will ensure a high amount of visibility for your art throughout the year. The RB&W District is also security monitored, 24 hours a day. The Art in the Park Sculpture Walk is also featured on the Otocast application for smartphones which provides an additional layer of exposure. Artists will be asked to record an audio component for this application, should their sculpture be chosen.

The Rock Falls Tourism Department has opened the selection process to all sculpture artists. The sculptures will be installed at the RB&W District, on August 28, 2026. Artists will be given a $1,250 stipend and will be able to make their sculpture available for purchase.  Artists are encouraged to promote their sculpture throughout the year.

What we expect:

• No offensive or inappropriate content
• Sturdy sculptures that can withstand all types of weather
• Base dimensions to stay within 4ft x 4ft
• No electrical components to the sculptures
• Able to deliver and install the work on August 28, 2026
• Artist must submit pictures of the work they want to display
• Artist must make transportation arrangements for the sculpture to the park
• Artist will contact the Department of Tourism in August 2027 to arrange for un-installing their sculpture
• Artist will be the one to install the sculpture and must provide all bolts and any other necessary equipment to do so. The City of Rock Falls may, upon request, be on hand to help assist in placing sculptures on concrete pads
• Artist to record audio component for Otocast application.

What you get:

• $1,250 stipend for sculpture to remain for 1 year
• One night stay at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites for the night of August 28, 2026, only
• Artist bio and sculpture/artwork information on the Otocast App
• Ability to sell and promote your artwork
• Constant exposure for you and your sculpture/artwork
• Digital exposure on the Visit Rock Falls website
• Upon request, we can provide manpower to assist getting your sculpture placed onto the pedestals (must notify RF Tourism by August 1, 2026). NO boom, lift or crane will be available unless you request by August 1, 2026.

Please review the included documents and submit everything (including photos) on or before June 1, 2026, either by mail or as an email attachment to director@visitrockfalls.com.

On the artist agreement, you only need to fill out page 3 (top with your name, address, etc.) and then page 4 of the sculpture name and specifications. The rest of the agreement can/will be filled out at a later time if your piece is selected.

Click the links below to download a submission form and artist agreement:

Rock Falls sculpture submission info letter
Rock Falls artist agreement

Contact info:
Rock Falls Tourism
603 W 10th Street
(815) 622-1106

director@visitrockfalls.com


Submit Your News


Have any news to share?


Shows, awards, residencies etc? Submit here and we'll include them in an upcoming newsletter.

While you're at it, your profile and images on CSI’s website are important. When CSI applies for grants and upcoming shows, images are solely chosen from those you have uploaded to our website. Please take a minute to look over what you have posted and make sure you are presenting the best work. Please contact info@chicagosculpture.org with any questions or assistance you would like or need.


CSI projects are partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.

Chicago Sculpture International acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency for CSI programming including exhibitions and funding for Project Space Gallery.

CSI is a proud recipient of the Driehaus Foundation Arts and Culture Grant to help support funding and programming.

Chicago Sculpture International acknowledges support from the National Endowment for the Arts


Above: (right) Ron Gard’s sculpture The Struggle Against Death; (right) Ron in 2014 working in Lincoln Park on one of three tree sculptures, Dying to Survive Nos. #3, #6 & #9.

In Memory of Ron Gard

Chicago Sculpture International acknowledges Ivy Gard, who in 2020 graciously donated ongoing exhibition space (CSI Project Space) to CSI and its members in memory of Ron Gard and his achievements in sculpture and dedicated service for several years as treasurer of the organization.

Ron’s exquisite and exacting craftsmanship, along with his vast knowledge of materials and methods, is widely regarded and revered by CSI and his circle of peers.


Land Acknowledgement


The City of Chicago, and its surrounding areas, have always been and always will be, home to numerous Native American communities. As a team dedicated to the uplifting of Indigenous People's sovereignty everywhere, we recognize that each program and exhibition associated with this project is taking place on the traditional homelands of the Council of Three Fires - the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa - as well as the Menominee, Miami, and Ho-Chunk Nations. Further, we acknowledge that Chicago is home to one of the largest urban Native American communities in the US. We therefore invite each of our non-Indigenous colleagues to learn more about the forced removal of many of the communities listed above from the state of Illinois and to incorporate Indigenous knowledge into their line of work. To provide immediate assistance to Native American Communities in Chicago, you can send donations to the city's American Indian Center here


Image credit: Book sculpture by Laurie Wessman LeBreton


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