West Town First Fridays: April 4, 2025
Explore West Town on the first Friday of every month, when our neighborhood galleries stay open until 8PM or later.
Vertical Gallery
Vertical Gallery. Click to expand.
2006 W Chicago Ave #1R, Chicago, IL 60622 (entrance in alley off Damen)
Fulton Street Collective
Fulton Street Collective. Click to expand.
1821 W Hubbard St. Unit 307 Chicago, IL 60622
Chicago Truborn
Chicago Truborn. Click to expand.
1741 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 Jenny Hiser is a Chicago-based artist who creates dynamic artwork that blends aerosol, acrylics, silkscreen, and 3D elements. Inspired by urban and street art, her work is a vibrant celebration of color, detail, and artistic freedom, reflecting her passion for experimentation. Jenny’s second solo show at Chicago Truborn is titled “Rescue Me” and features colorful pop art portraits of all your favorite and most beloved famous dogs (and cats!). In collaboration with One Tail at a Time, there will be a two-week raffle with special neighborhood items to support OTAT’s remarkable mission of fostering and getting pets adopted in the Chicagoland area.
Engage Projects
Engage Projects. Click to expand.
ENGAGE Projects is pleased to announce Cameron Gainer’s solo Chicago debut with our upcoming exhibition “Temporal Dispersions.” Using the open desert as his studio space, this new photo-based work elucidates enduring themes in Gainer’s art, addressing the ineffable nature of time and the mysteries of perception—recurrent themes that span his artistic career. Over the last two decades, Gainer has combined scientific and artistic inquiry in his expansive practice. His past works include using the world’s most light-sensitive camera to capture bioluminescence, casting time out of 4-billion-year-old meteorites, and painting photo-realistic canvases based on satellite images of impact craters named for notable artists, scientists, and thinkers. A conceptual landscape artist at heart, this recent work, the Temporal Dispersions, pushes the limits of photography in what Gainer calls “an interrogation of the photographic process and the representation of landscape at the edge of form.”
ARC Gallery
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1463 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Vertical Gallery
2006 W Chicago Ave #1R, Chicago, IL 60622 (entrance in alley off Damen)
Vertical Gallery is proud to present our 12-Year Anniversary International Group Show!
Featuring: Arne Spangereid (NO), Jonlouis Gonzalez (US), Martin Whatson (NO), CABNOV (PH), Matthew Shutt (UK), Hama Woods (NO), Grant William Thye (US), 2CHOEY (TH), Ian Inoy (PH), Maks Simone (US), Daniel Sueiras Fanjul (ES), Liz Flores (US), Twopy (FR), Jerome Tiunayan (US), TOPO (ES), Alex Krueger (US), Marcelo Suaznabar (BO), and Glass Cuisine (US).
The show runs April 4 - 26, with an opening reception on Friday, April 4 from 5:00-8:00pm.
Fulton Street Collective
PORTALS : A glimpse into another worlds doorway. Featuring 13 artists’ door-sized “portals” on 4/4, 6-10 pm.
Here is a note from the curator! "This project began when I painted a "portal" over a boarded-up doorway, which sparked the desire to create more. That curiosity led me to wonder what an entire room filled with these pieces might look like. After sharing the idea with others, I found enough people who were just as excited and eager to join in."
Chicago Truborn
1741 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 Jenny Hiser is a Chicago-based artist who creates dynamic artwork that blends aerosol, acrylics, silkscreen, and 3D elements. Inspired by urban and street art, her work is a vibrant celebration of color, detail, and artistic freedom, reflecting her passion for experimentation. Jenny’s second solo show at Chicago Truborn is titled “Rescue Me” and features colorful pop art portraits of all your favorite and most beloved famous dogs (and cats!). In collaboration with One Tail at a Time, there will be a two-week raffle with special neighborhood items to support OTAT’s remarkable mission of fostering and getting pets adopted in the Chicagoland area.
Join us opening night 4/4 from 4-8pm.
Engage Projects
ENGAGE Projects is pleased to announce Cameron Gainer’s solo Chicago debut with our upcoming exhibition “Temporal Dispersions.” Using the open desert as his studio space, this new photo-based work elucidates enduring themes in Gainer’s art, addressing the ineffable nature of time and the mysteries of perception—recurrent themes that span his artistic career. Over the last two decades, Gainer has combined scientific and artistic inquiry in his expansive practice. His past works include using the world’s most light-sensitive camera to capture bioluminescence, casting time out of 4-billion-year-old meteorites, and painting photo-realistic canvases based on satellite images of impact craters named for notable artists, scientists, and thinkers. A conceptual landscape artist at heart, this recent work, the Temporal Dispersions, pushes the limits of photography in what Gainer calls “an interrogation of the photographic process and the representation of landscape at the edge of form.”
ARC Gallery
A.R.C. Member Show Opening : Friday, April 4, 5–8 PM Join the working members of A.R.C. for a special exhibition showcasing their own artwork. Artists Residents of Chicago (A.R.C.) was founded in 1973 as a women-run artists’ cooperative at a time when the art world largely dismissed women’s voices. In 2025, We continue to champion innovative, emerging, and experimental visual art, reaching a broad audience—including our wonderful West Town community. As a non-commercial gallery, we foster an environment of artistic experimentation and dialogue. Come celebrate our long and distinguished history as a cultural institution in Chicago. Exhibiting Member Artists: Raissa Bailey, Monica J. Brown, Abigail Engstrand, Nancy Fritz, Stacey Lee Gee, Iris Goldstein, Cait Hardie, Diane Jurado, Beth LeFauve, Elyse Martin, Ruti Modlin, Cheri Reif Naselli, Randi Shepard, Lee Stanton, Michele Stutts, Michelle Williams Exhibition Dates: April 3 - 27, 2025 Gallery Hours: Thurs – Fri 2-6pm, Sat – Sun 12-4 pm
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