With a magazine of her own came questions of how to make it the space she had dreamed. “I am a Black woman myself, and I was very fortunate in that my family has always prioritized diversity,” she said. With close LGBTQ+ relatives and a community of BIPOC and POC, Rayn always cared for and about communities marginalized in society. So, it was with that mindset she set Caldera’s submission requirements: only showcasing work from Black, Indigenous, POC and 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals.

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Beauty is in the beholders themselves. This is why these eight contemporary Asian photographers, analog or digital, are making names for themselves in the industry. From China and Manila to New York, each of them have brought distinct visions to their craft with their eye for composition, color, and movement.

This pandemic has not been kind to everyone, especially not to street photographers. When the urban jungle is the stage for your craft, quarantine does not work in your favor. And as responsible world citizens, it simply isn’t an option to risk lives for the perfect shot.

If what’s personal is political and art is personal, then art in all its form must be political. As artists, our work is inseparable from our personal politics. Our craft reflects how we see the world at such a pivotal point in history. Therefore, protest becomes necessary in bringing to light unjust systems and our personal internalized biases.

2020’s Pride month has been unlike any in recent history. With most of the world indoors to avoid coronavirus, streets are devoid of the usual parades, protests, and parties that accompany the season.

Art plays an important role in finding a sense of normalcy in this pandemic-ridden world. Thankfully, despite being locked up inside our homes, technology allows us to virtually walk inside art museums, take photo walks through Google Maps, hold online art exhibits in our pajamas, and join art workshops halfway around the world.

Sehar Sufi is a Pakistani-American, Muslim photographer and writer interested in representing the complexities of people of color. Her mission is to make work in which these marginalized groups see a reflection of themselves as beautiful and human.

Bria DuBose’s eyes widened slightly at the drawing on the northmost wall of the DuSable gallery. On it was a piece by Chicago artist and activist Dr. Margaret Taylor-Burroughs titled “Little Girl.” It depicts a young African American girl with her head tilted as she stares into the eyes of passersby.

The clock strikes midnight in the Seuss residence. Upstairs, Theodor Geisel—known affectionately as Dr. Seuss—is in his studio. He puts finishing touches on a cartoonish cat, though this one is green and wears no hats.

I’ve been raised with art, schooled in it, and always desiring to make more. I too often quit jobs for the sake of completing shows or lay sleepless thinking that I have struck gold with a big new idea. Then I wake up the next morning just to ask myself, “What the heck were you thinking?”

The name Barry Farm has always grabbed people’s attention. Barry Farm is not unique in some respects, yet very unique in others. The well-established community sits on historical land. Archeologists [have found] evidence of indigenous American occupation for thousands of years.

Art is a conduit, its products multiple. Or, it’s a series of conduits whose products are all the same. Or, it’s both: process and product inextricable parts of the same strange object. When I spoke with Kendall Hill, the 22-year old visual artist from Chicago, our conversation seemed to return again and again to this ellipsis of an idea.

An adept graphic designer achieves clear communication with their audience through logos and branding, breaking barriers to invite others in. An inventive graphic designer is able to share the word of God through pure artistic pursuit. Chicago-based graphic designer and artist, Amoz Ben Wright, strives for just this.

What does it mean to imitate nature, when nature has been manipulated into an “ideal” form? The concept of the imitation of nature was deeply rooted in the classical philosophy of art. This conviction was expressed, for instance, by Democritus, who saw in the human arts an imitation of nature in action.

Compare an art gallery to an art market through the eyes of a visitor. There may be several simple observations that differ, such as what people are wearing or who might show up. Galleries are known to give off the appearance of exclusivity, while market, as the name suggests, is more of a public forum.

Cindy Sherman established her reputation—and a novel brand of uncanny self-portraiture—with her “Untitled Film Stills” (1977-80), a series of 69 photographs of the artist herself enacting female clichés of 20th-century pop culture.

Richard Avedon (1923–2004) was born and lived in New York City. His interest in photography began at an early age, and he joined the Young Men’s Hebrew Association (YMHA) camera club when he was twelve years old.

Considered one of the most influential contemporary American artists, Carrie Mae Weems has investigated family relationships, cultural identity, sexism, class, political systems, and the consequences of power. Determined as ever to enter the picture—both literally and metaphorically—Weems has sustained an on-going dialogue within contemporary discourse for over thirty years.

The Chicago Cultural Center is a gleaming marble monolith of Chicago history that sits on Michigan Avenue across from Millennium Park. In its century-plus existence, the Center has hosted monarchs, presidents, builders of cities, and countless cultural activations.