Rachel Gadson will screen her feature-length documentary project Dear Black Artist featuring The Seventy-Sevens. Between 2019 and the close of 2020, Gadson interviewed 77 Black artists from the Chicagoland area (an ode to the 77 neighborhoods existent here in Chicago).

Dear Black Artist integrates the findings from this interview series with a love letter to her participants. A wonderful short film has emerged from this insightful and stimulating work, and we’re excited to have our first screening of this project.

Briana Clearly will screen several of her short-form film works, which will include: The Sum of Her Parts and Bloed Susters.

EXPO ART WEEK partners annually with the city’s most prestigious institutions to feature select programming, including museum exhibitions, gallery openings, and more. EXPO CHICAGO showcases leading contemporary and modern art galleries each April at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, alongside a diverse and inventive program of talks, on-site installations, and public art initiatives.

Inaugurated in 2012, EXPO CHICAGO draws upon the city’s rich history as a vibrant international cultural destination, while highlighting the region’s contemporary arts community. In 2023, EXPO CHICAGO was acquired by Frieze, the world’s leading platform for modern and contemporary art.