Exhibitions
Currently on Display
ReCovered: Chicago’s Urban Tree Canopy
October 4-November 2, 2024 (and by appointment after then)
A collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Center and TREEmendous Lawndale.
Note: This exhibition will be open to the public through November 2, 2024, and then by appointment through March 2025.
Past
Cornelia’s Lounge: An Immersive Juke Joint Experience
Curated by Keshé Clay
July 19 - August 25, 2024
Calling in the Ancestors: Healing Our Hearts
Photos and stories of Black and Latina women from Chicago’s South and West Sides. A project of the City of Chicago’s Together We Heal initiative.
May 3-25, 2024
Pressure Makes Diamonds
A [Your Exhibit Here] project
September 2023
The Body of Evidence
A solo exhibition by Qyjon the Icon.
May 26-June 24, 2023
This exhibition was selected by a panel of judges from the community.
Black Plant-It Herbal Exhibit
Imagine an apothecary designed to guide you through healing elements sourced from the earth while elevating your energy centers.
-ART WEST
April 21-May 21, 2023
The Chicago Sukkah Design Festival
The first-ever Chicago Sukkah Design Festival was a collaboration between the Lawndale Pop-Up Spot, Could Be Architecture, and numerous North Lawndale organizations, Chicago design and architecture firms, and volunteers to design and build sukkahs (huts or booths constructed for the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot) that will be repurposed for other uses following the festival. The first Chicago Sukkah Design Festival ran from October 9-16, 2022, while the second festival ran from October 1-21, 2023. The third Chicago Sukkah Design Festival will be October 2024.
The Devious Mind of Khaaliq Haneef
A Visual Display
The Devious Mind of Khaaliq Haneef uses original satirical cartoons to push the boundaries of injustice, racism, and the normalized ideas of society. The bright colors used in Haneef’s art are juxtaposed with the dark themes, creating a palatable entry point to engage with his work.
September 10 - October 2, 2022
TechTonic Black was the series of exhibits and events marking Lawndale Pop-Up Spot’s 2022 Afrofuturism Summer. Curated by Sojourner Zenobia, TechTonic Black is an opportunity to gather, dream, plan, and activate our way into the future, while being mindful of and engaging the past and present.
Artists exhibiting during Techtonic Black included Amanda Harth (Haven, June 10 - July 2), Nailah Golden (Trapfuturism, July 8-August 7); and Bobby Price (August 12 - September 4).
One Lawndale
An Exhibition curated by Gloria Talamantes and students from Latino Youth High School.
May 20-June 6, 2022
Refilling Our Wells
A series of events and exhibits during Summer 2021 to help us reconnect, refresh, and experience joy together.
Art installations:
June 20 - July 11: Fathers Lead (Jay Simon)
July 18 - August 8: HIM (Terreon Collins)
August 15 - September 5: AMFM Presents: Food for Thought (Kiara Jade)
Wellness Sundays: June 20 & 27; July 11 & 18; August 15
Moving Freely
A collaboration between Lawndale Pop-Up Spot and Equiticity. Curated by Mechiya Jamison
Lawndale: A Living History
A large scale photograph and oral history exhibition showcasing elders in and from North Lawndale. The exhibit is an opportunity to celebrate those who have helped keep the neighborhood strong over several decades, and to hear the stories from their lives.
Curated by Jay Simon.
A Safe Place
The first exhibition of the Lawndale Pop-Up Spot!
Curated by teens in the Gardneeers’ Summer 2019 After School Matters Program, this exhibition explores themes of physical and emotional safety in North Lawndale.
Exhibitions
Upcoming
ReCovered: Chicago’s Urban Tree Canopy
October 4-November 2, 2024
A collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Center and TREEmendous Lawndale.
Past
Cornelia’s Lounge:
An Immersive
Juke Joint Experience
Curated by Keshé Clay
July 19 - August 25, 2024
Calling in the Ancestors: Healing Our Hearts
Photos and stories of Black and Latina women from Chicago’s South and West Sides. A project of the City of Chicago’s Together We Heal initiative.
May 3-25, 2024
Pressure Makes Diamonds
A [Your Exhibit Here] project
September 2023
The Body of Evidence
A solo exhibition by Qyjon the Icon.
May 26-June 24, 2023
This exhibition was selected by a panel of judges from the community.
Black Plant-It Herbal Exhibit
Imagine an apothecary designed to guide you through healing elements sourced from the earth while elevating your energy centers.
-ART WEST
April 21-May 21, 2023
The Chicago Sukkah Design Festival
The first-ever Chicago Sukkah Design Festival was a collaboration between the Lawndale Pop-Up Spot, Could Be Architecture, and numerous North Lawndale organizations, Chicago design and architecture firms, and volunteers to design and build sukkahs (huts or booths constructed for the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot) that will be repurposed for other uses following the festival. The first Chicago Sukkah Design Festival ran from October 9-16, 2022, while the second festival ran from October 1-21, 2023. The third Chicago Sukkah Design Festival will be October 2024.
The Devious Mind of Khaaliq Haneef
A Visual Display
The Devious Mind of Khaaliq Haneef uses original satirical cartoons to push the boundaries of injustice, racism, and the normalized ideas of society. The bright colors used in Haneef’s art are juxtaposed with the dark themes, creating a palatable entry point to engage with his work.
September 10 - October 2, 2022
TechTonic Black was the series of exhibits and events marking Lawndale Pop-Up Spot’s 2022 Afrofuturism Summer. Curated by Sojourner Zenobia, TechTonic Black is an opportunity to gather, dream, plan, and activate our way into the future, while being mindful of and engaging the past and present.
Artists exhibiting during Techtonic Black included Amanda Harth (Haven, June 10 - July 2), Nailah Golden (Trapfuturism, July 8-August 7); and Bobby Price (August 12 - September 4).
One Lawndale
An Exhibition curated by Gloria Talamantes and students from Latino Youth High School.
May 20-June 6, 2022
Refilling Our Wells
A series of events and exhibits during Summer 2021 to help us reconnect, refresh, and experience joy together.
Art installations:
June 20 - July 11: Fathers Lead (Jay Simon)
July 18 - August 8: HIM (Terreon Collins)
August 15 - September 5: AMFM Presents: Food for Thought (Kiara Jade)
Wellness Sundays: June 20 & 27; July 11 & 18; August 15
Moving Freely
A collaboration between Lawndale Pop-Up Spot and Equiticity. Curated by Mechiya Jamison
Lawndale: A Living History
A large scale photograph and oral history exhibition showcasing elders in and from North Lawndale. The exhibit is an opportunity to celebrate those who have helped keep the neighborhood strong over several decades, and to hear the stories from their lives.
Curated by Jay Simon.
A Safe Place
The first exhibition of the Lawndale Pop-Up Spot!
Curated by teens in the Gardneeers’ Summer 2019 After School Matters Program, this exhibition explores themes of physical and emotional safety in North Lawndale.