Gallery Blog
Call for Entry - Chicago Chandeliers
**DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 8** Call for Entry - Chicago Chandeliers Lillstreet Gallery is seeking entries for "Chicago Chandeliers - A collection of earrings from Chicago-based Metalsmiths" --...
October Rooftop Flag Exhibition - Tony Passero
Tony Passero Flying Fish October 5 - November 10 Lillstreet Art Center Rooftop Flag Exhibition This colorful collection of flags was originally designed as a mural concept,...
October Annex Exhibition - Abi Gonzales
Abi A. Gonzales 2nd floor Annex exhibition: Canvas, Paper and Metal October 5- November 10, 2018 Closing reception: Saturday, 11/3, time and location TBD "Canvas, Paper and...
Roof Flag Show - Katie Coughlin - Swell
Title: Swell Artist: Katie Coughlin Dates: August 24 - September 29 Exploring the ways cloth can morph from two-dimensional material into three-dimensional form, these flags translate from one...
Melanie Brown - Sound and Memory: Painting the Intangible
Second Floor Annex Gallery Show: August 24 - End of September Live Layered Sounds Project Performance with Ryan Ingebritsen: September 28 from 6-9 pm, performances at 7 and...
In the Studio with Nick Weddell
We had the opportunity to get to know ceramic artist Nick Weddell during the NCECA conference. Nick received his BFA from Texas State University in 2016. He is...
Artists We Love: Maura Lenahan
MARCH FEATURED JEWELRY ARTIST: MAURA LENAHAN Each month, we welcome a new artist into the spotlight at Lillstreet Gallery. For the month of March, we turned our eyes and ears to Chicago-native...
OUR TOP 5 FAVORITES AT NCECA 2018
NCECA 2018: Top 5 Favorites What a whirlwind, but we made it back! Pittsburgh opened up its arms to us, and we hit the ground running. Outside of...
Buy Art, Eat Pie, Fight Hunger!
In honor of Pi Day, we’ve decided to feature our favorite neighbors, First Slice Pie Café with whom Lillstreet partners to host the international, grass-roots, hunger-fighting project Empty Bowls each...
Artist Interview: Meet José Sierra
José Sierra is one of the eight artists curated into the current featured Gallery collection, Above the Surface. Sierra's refinement and unique style balances organic and geometrical shapes paired with...