On May 28, 2025, the Block Museum of Art hosted an evening devoted to the power of poetry, story, and language as part of the exhibition Woven Being: Art for Zhegagoynak / Chicagoland. In a program introduced by Erin Northington, Associate Director of Campus and Community Education and Engagement, and moderated by Northwestern English professor […]
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March 2025 program showcases rediscovered archival films and contemporary works by trans filmmakers. Block Cinema at Northwestern University proudly presents Trans Portraiture, a groundbreaking film series running throughout March 2025 that explores historical and contemporary representations of transgender lives on screen. Timed to culminate with International Trans Day of Visibility (March 31), the series spotlights […]
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On February 1, 2025, The Block Museum of Art welcomed a full house of visitors to a sunlit Galvin Recital Hall to celebrate the opening of Woven Being: Art for Zhegagoynak. Three of the exhibition’s collaborating anchor artists—Nora Moore Lloyd (Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe), Jason Wesaw (Pokagon Band of Potawatomi), and […]
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On November 13th, The Block Museum of Art was thrilled to welcome artist Cara Romero to Northwestern’s campus. Romero’s visit was a joyful chapter in a months-long collaboration with The Block that began in April, when two of her photographs, TV Indians (2017) and Amber Morningstar (2018), were acquired for The Block’s permanent collection through […]
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The exhibitionTaking Shape: Abstraction from the Arab World, 1950s–1980s on view at The Block in Fall 2022 explores mid-20th-century abstract art from North Africa, West Asia, and the Arab diaspora—a vast geographic expanse that encompasses diverse cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and religious backgrounds. Comprising nearly 90 works by artists from countries including Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, […]
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