Deep Dive: A Tale of Today
A Tale of Today: Emerging Artists Fellowship - Unyimeabasi Udoh and Alexandria Eregbu
Two of our A Tale of Today: Emerging Artist Fellows, Alexandria Eregbu and Unyimeabasi Udoh, explore the process of presenting their work at the Driehaus Museum.
A Tale of Today: Emerging Artists Fellowship - Maryam Taghavi and Devin T. Mays
Two of our A Tale of Today: Emerging Aritst Fellows, Devin T. Mays and Maryam Taghavi, explore the process of presenting their work at the Driehaus Museum.
A Tale of Today: Up From the Ashes - Pullman Porters and the Great Migration
As a part of the Driehaus Museum’s ongoing mission to expand upon the shaping of Chicago during the Gilded Age through our A Tale of Today: Up From the Ashes series, this Black History Month we look to the Great Migration, the Chicago Defender, the Pullman porters, and the roots of Chicago’s Black working class.
A Tale of Today: Up From the Ashes – The Spirit of Giving
The second blog in our A Tale of Today: Up From the Ashes series explores a critical juncture in the city’s history when Chicago’s first philanthropists laid the foundation for the public and cultural institutions we continue to enjoy today.
Reflections on A Tale of Today: Nate Young and Mika Horibuchi
The Driehaus Museum's A Tale of Today: Emerging Artist Fellows reflect on opening of A Tale of Today: Nate Young and Mika Horibuchi at the end of September. The event also marked the launch of the 2020 Fellowship program.
A Tale of Today: Up From the Ashes
Rebuilding Chicago
The first blog in our A Tale of Today: Up From the Ashes series tells the story of the working-class laborers who rebuilt Chicago after the Great Fire of 1871. This blossoming era of industry and creativity came hand in hand with widespread class struggles, strikes, and riots as workers fought to assert their rights and to improve their lives in the growing metropolis.
A Tale of Today: Up From the Ashes
An Introduction
In the wake of the devastation wrought by the Great Fire of 1871 a new Chicago began to rise. While names of the architects and civic leaders of Gilded Age Chicago are well known, this blog series highlights the history of working-class Chicago and tells the stories of those whose work allowed a new city to rise from the ashes of the old.
Greater Together - Curating A Tale of Today: Nate Young and Mika Horibuchi
A Tale of Today: Nate Young and Mika Horibuchi curator, Kekeli Sumah, reflects on putting together our current exhibition particularly at this moment in time.
A Tale of Today: Emerging Artists Fellowship - Darrell McKinney and Luis Rodríguez Rosario
The Driehaus Museum has launched A Tale of Today: Emerging Artists Fellowship as a two-year pilot program that will engage with four Chicago-based artists of color each year to promote their careers and expand their networks using the Museum’s resources and its home, the Nickerson Mansion, as a springboard. Learn a little more about two of the Fellows in our inaugural class, Darrell McKinney and Luis Rodríguez Rosario.
Reflections on Opening Weekend
The Driehaus Museum's A Tale of Today: Emerging Artist Fellows reflect on the events of the opening weekend of A Tale of Today: Yinka Shonibare CBE, four months ago. The event marked the museum's inaugural contemporary art exhibition and the announcement of the Fellowship.
A Tale of Today: Emerging Artists Fellowship - Brittney Leeanne Williams & Jeffly Gabriela Molina
The Driehaus Museum has launched A Tale of Today: Emerging Artists Fellowship which engages with four Chicago-based artists of color each year to promote their careers and expand their networks using the Museum’s as a springboard. Learn a little more about two of the Fellows in our inaugural class, Jeffley Gabriella Molina and Brittney Leeanne Williams.