Now if you are more of the artsy outdoors type and you are looking to see the city in a unique and truly Chicago way, join the Bronzeville Summer Nights Art District Trolley Tour. This tour takes you around the city to visit the amazing art galleries that are in Chicago. This is an opportunity to enjoy the culture of Black Chicago and celebrate life and the 10th anniversary of the tour and it’s free! Check out a few more details below.
Meet us on 47th Street to explore the rich artistic culture and entertainment of Bronzeville and surrounding neighborhoods.
Food, drinks, live music and more! ADMISSION is FREE!!!
Here’s what’s happening on Friday, June 17, 6-9 p.m.:
Performances by the Chicago Contemporary Dance Theatre
47th & Drexel
Performances by the Aniba Hotep & The Sol Collective
920 E. 47th Street
The Art Institute of Chicago‘s Gordon Parks Installation featuring a reading by Congo Square Theatre Company
920 E. 47th Street
Bronzeville Retail Initiative Pop Up featuring the Brown Derby All Star Band
The Sutherland – 4659 S. Drexel Blvd
Windy Indie – Violinist
Little Black Pearl Workshop
1060 E. 47th Street
For Kids:
“Dance with Elsa”
Chicago Playpen
908 E 47th St Chicago
TROLLEY TOURS Begin and End:
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Rotating trolley stops at each gallery + featured businesses every 30 minutes
Participating Art Establishments:
Blanc Gallery
4445 South King Drive
blancchicago.com
773.952.4394
Loose Squares, a collection of work by artist Semaj L’rae
Bronzeville Artist Lofts
436 East 47th Street
bronzeville-artist-lofts.com
– Open Studio featuring the open studios of Raymond Thomas and Roger Carter
– Phantom Gallery Chicago: Closing Reception for FACES NOT FORGOTTEN curated by Alan Emerson Hicks, Alpha Bruton
Faie African Art
1005 East 43rd Street
faieafrikanart.com
773.268.2889
Gallery Guichard
436 East 47th Street
galleryguichard.com
773.791.7003
FOUND Exhibition featuring the art of Darren Pollard and Maxwell Emcays
Little Black Pearl Art & Design Center
1060 East 47th Street
blackpearl.org
773.285.1211
South Side Community Art Center
3831 South Michigan Avenue
sscartcenter.org
773.373.1026
