Correspondence clubs and mail art are popular today as well as part of a broader art movement from the 1960s.

CHICAGO - Spring is in the air and if you’re looking to get out and explore the city, this weekend has events that’ll have ...

Here are eight exhibitions happening during EXPO Art Week that capture the spirit that makes the fair possible.

Steven Jiang rode the L to school in the Loop, never noticing the art all around. One day, he did. And gradually he came to ...

The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the ...

When Rosario Güiraldes arrived in New York more than a decade ago, she thought she’d never leave.

Exhibitions dedicated to mail art popped up around Chicago, such as “Hello USPS” by Purple Window Gallery and “Art in the Post” at the Elmhurst Art Museum. Motivated by a variety of ...

They were voracious collectors of 19th century Western paintings, Japanese netsuke, Chinese jades and Indian jewelry, and donated more than 1,300 items to the Art Institute before leaving Chicago ...

After completing his studies at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Elvgren worked for several advertising agencies before becoming a freelance artist in the late 1930s. His work quickly gained ...