Arts Intel Report

Elizabeth Catlett: “A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies”

Aug 30, 2025 – Jan 4, 2026

Art Institute of Chicago / Chicago

Art

Tiffany Lamps: Beyond The Shade

Sept 12, 2025 – Mar 15, 2026

Driehaus Museum / Chicago / Art

Art

Theaster Gates: Unto Thee

Sept 23, 2025 – Feb 22, 2026

Smart Museum of Art / Chicago / Art

Art

The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S.

Oct 3 – Dec 20, 2025

Wrightwood 659 / Chicago / Art

Art

Scott Burton: Shape Shift

Oct 3 – Dec 20, 2025

Wrightwood 659 / Chicago / Art

Art

Strange Realities: The Symbolist Imagination

Oct 4, 2025 – Jan 5, 2026

Art Institute of Chicago / Chicago / Art

Art

Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind

Oct 18, 2025 – Feb 22, 2026

Museum of Contemporary Art / Chicago / Art

Music

Falstaff, by Antonio Salieri

Dec 3–7, 2025

Chicago Opera Theater at the Studebaker Theater / Chicago / Music

Stage

Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker

Dec 5–28, 2025

Lyric Opera of Chicago / Chicago / Stage

Stage

Salome, by Richard Strauss

Jan 25 – Feb 14, 2026

Lyric Opera of Chicago / Chicago / Stage