Kimball Arts Center

Kimball Arts Center Kimball Arts Center is a hub of Chicago creativity located next to the 606 Trail in Logan Square.

Home to a collection of independent businesses for over 15 years. Now leasing loft office space, retail, flex space, and artists studios.

Kick off our AIR Opening Reception and KAC Open House by joining a free Photo Embroidery workshop with artist in residen...
05/20/2026

Kick off our AIR Opening Reception and KAC Open House by joining a free Photo Embroidery workshop with artist in resident, ! Friday May 29th from 4 to 5:30pm in the Plant Lounge on the 2nd floor . RSVP on our events page to save your spot 🌱💜

All materials are provided, but we encourage you to bring your own photos + anything you’d like to adorn your image with. Light refreshments are available and there will be many more spaces to explore post workshop throughout the building!

Join us next Friday, May 29th for the Opening Reception of our current Artists in Residence exhibition as well as KAC Op...
05/19/2026

Join us next Friday, May 29th for the Opening Reception of our current Artists in Residence exhibition as well as KAC Open House! View the AIR exhibition on the 1st and 2nd floors of the building while you weave in and out of the open studios, workshops and offerings from spaces within KAC! Free and open to the public :)

AIR Exhibition with , , .mmxx

will lead a free Photo Embroidering workshop to start off the night! RSVP on our events page.

Photo Ops! .chicagopets and

Drop in Karaoke and Improv

Art Studios open and

Delicious drinks at

Our AIR Print Shop will also be popping up this day…come check out our incredible selection of archival artist prints from local Chicago Artists :)

SEE YOU THERE ☔️ or ☀️ !

Join us next Friday, May 29th for the Opening Reception of our current Artists in Residence exhibition as well as KAC Op...
05/19/2026

Join us next Friday, May 29th for the Opening Reception of our current Artists in Residence exhibition as well as KAC Open House! View the AIR exhibition on the 1st and 2nd floors of the building while you weave in and out of the open studios, workshops and offerings from spaces within KAC! Free and open to the public :)

AIR Exhibition with , , .mmxx

Photo Ops .chicagopets and

Drop in Karaoke and Improv

Art Studios open and

Delicious drinks at

Our AIR Print Shop will also be popping up this day…come check out our incredible selection of archival artist prints from local Chicago Artists :)

SEE YOU THERE ☔️ or ☀️ !

The Kimball arts center is thrilled to welcome artists Diana Noh, Ren Buenviaje and Miguel LimĂłn to the building for our...
05/06/2026

The Kimball arts center is thrilled to welcome artists Diana Noh, Ren Buenviaje and Miguel LimĂłn to the building for our spring/summer session.

Through their personal cultural experiences, the artists in this session are responding to the built environment across varying landscapes and time. By documenting, recollecting and manipulating it through various photographic and sculptural modalities, they process themes of identity, place and relational constructions both internal and collective.

Come view their works exhibited in our first and second floor hallways of the building as well as the upcoming public workshops and events around their practice, free and open to the public!

More info on our May 29th Open House Event coming soon!

Have you been in to see the current AIR Exhibition in the hallways of our first and second floors? One of our current Ar...
04/07/2026

Have you been in to see the current AIR Exhibition in the hallways of our first and second floors? One of our current Artists in Residence is a self taught artist who blends surrealism and figurative expressionism, using bold color to capture emotions and mindsets at different stages of life. These are two pieces on view on the fist floor!

First frame: “Twilight in Bloom” is a reflection on seeing the world through a lens of child-like wonder, and the curiosity and openness we often lose as we grow older. It captures the quiet magic that of everyday moments, reminding us that beauty doesn’t have to be grand to be meaningful.

The piece is set in the in-between space of twilight, and represents a shift in perspective where the ordinary begins to feel almost cinematic in a way, and small details become something to pause and appreciate.

Second Frame: A Note Never Sent explores the quiet weight of unspoken love, the kind that lives fully in the heart but never finds its way into words. It reflects the experience of caring deeply for someone, imagining all the things you wish you could say, yet choosing silence, whether out of fear, timing or the understanding that not everything is meant to be expressed.

The piece sits in that in-between space where emotion lingers without resolution.

One of our current Artists in Residence, Harlem West, has curated a show at that opens this Friday April 3rd! 7-11pm at...
04/01/2026

One of our current Artists in Residence, Harlem West, has curated a show at that opens this Friday April 3rd! 7-11pm at 3429 W Diversey. See last slide for flier :)

First image is a work in exhibitions at the KAC by Harlem, titled: “Nsoromma (genogram)” - Cyanotype on fabric.

Go out and support some amazing local artists at their opening of ‘Too Tender Headed’ this Friday, and don’t forget to come by the Kimball Arts Center to see the current AIR exhibition in collaboration with featuring works by Harlem, and .club . Exhibition up until April 28th.

Statement by Harlem: ‘Too Tender Headed’ is a petition for reclaiming our divine sensitivities and memorializing tenderness.Here, we ask, how do we return to our heads?

In ode to the ‘two & tender-headed’, this installation asks us to recall what once moved us to submission, contrasting society’s contract for survival, that which demands our hearts hardening. Through sensory play, we carve space for the sacred, investigating when we began alchemizing our corporeal sentiments into indifference. Drawing inspiration from Lucille Clifton’s poetry collection, “Two-Headed Woman”, and Kush Thompson’s poem yea/ thou I walk through the valley of shower sex/l will fear no water, this gallery serves as a beacon shone through the most tender parts of ourselves.

See .m and for more info about the artists and vendors!

Another big thank you to everyone who came out to our Opening Reception for our Winter Artists in Residence Exhibition, ...
02/25/2026

Another big thank you to everyone who came out to our Opening Reception for our Winter Artists in Residence Exhibition, in collaboration with . We have such an incredible community of support and are so grateful for everyone’s presence and help in making the day special.

We want to remind everyone that our Artists Print Shop will pop up in future events where you can buy affordable Archival Prints of all our current and past Artists in Residence. This is a great way to start supporting local artists and celebrate their work. Please reach out to our AIR director, Maddy, for more info. The online shop will be coming soon! Email: [email protected]

Also a special thank you for the continued support from in providing high quality iced teas for our AIR events 💜

Introducing Zakia Rowlett, one of our Winter Artists in Residence for 2026 in collaboration with in exhibition February...
02/06/2026

Introducing Zakia Rowlett, one of our Winter Artists in Residence for 2026 in collaboration with in exhibition February 11th through April on the first and second floors of the building.

Zakia Rowlett is a Texas born, Chicago made Interdisciplinary Printmaker, and Art Director. She uses digital and print media as tools to navigate identity, self-devotion, and interdependency. Her practice spans screen printing, risography, image manipulation, documentation, installation, and curation, approaching print as both a historical medium of knowledge-sharing and a contemporary site for Self Actualization.

Come meet Gabi at our Opening Reception February 15th from 3-6pm at the Kimball Arts Center!

Introducing Gabi Bozeman, one of our Winter Artists in Residence for 2026 in collaboration with in exhibition February ...
02/06/2026

Introducing Gabi Bozeman, one of our Winter Artists in Residence for 2026 in collaboration with in exhibition February 9th through April on the first and second floors of the building.

Gabi Bozeman is a self-taught artist based in Chicago, IL. Since starting her practice in October 2024, she has created over 50 works, exhibited in 26 shows, painted a mural for the Uptown Chamber of Commerce, and been featured on Channel 21 as well as CBS Chicago. Working in acrylic, Bozeman blends surrealism and figurative expressionism, using bold color to capture emotions and mindsets at different stages of life, often centering Black women in her portraits.

Come meet Gabi at our Opening Reception February 15th from 3-6pm at the Kimball Arts Center!

Introducing Harlem West, one of our Winter Artists in Residence for 2026 in collaboration with in exhibition February 9...
02/05/2026

Introducing Harlem West, one of our Winter Artists in Residence for 2026 in collaboration with in exhibition February 9th through April on the first and second floors of the building.

Harlem Masimba West is a psalmist, griot and archival artist from Out South Chicago. Their practice is tethered to the portals that find black folks. Anchored in analog mediums, Harlem’s work is centered at the crossroads of the post colonial taboo and ancestral veneration. They weave storytelling into a tapestry of sonic play, tintype portraits, cyanotype displays, & double 8 short films as tools for transcending linear time. At their center, Harlem is an eldest sibling doing their best to honor the name they momma gave ‘em.

Come meet Harlem at our Opening Reception February 15th from 3-6pm at The Kimball Arts Center.

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