CHINGARTE – THE POETICS OF DEFIANCE
March 16, 2026 - April 9, 2026
Christopher Art Gallery
202 South Halsted Street, Chicago Heights, IL
708-709-7738
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ChingARTE brings together Chicago-based artists Ricardo Santos Hernandez, Salvador Jimenez Flores, and Gabriel Villa in an exhibition of 2D and 3D works that embody rebellion, social critique, and cultural abstraction. Rooted in deep personal and collective histories, their art challenges, provokes, and celebrates the transformative power of creative defiance. Reception: Wednesday, April 14, 11am -1:00pm. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on days that college is open.
TIME: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on days that college is open.
Admission: Free
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