art Archives – South Side Weekly

Alternative Issue 2026

Imagining Alternative Realities Rooted in Survival and Resistance

by Jocelyn Martinez Rosales April 23, 2026April 23, 2026

South Side artist Brian Herrera talks about his art form, Mesofuturismo, and the world it emerges from.

For the Culture

Best Musical Hall of Fame: Pilsen Musician Murals — Pilsen

by Dulce Maria Diaz September 25, 2025September 25, 2025

Best Soft Landing: In the Clouds Tattoo — Ashburn

by Maritza Padilla September 25, 2025September 25, 2025

Hyde Park Art Center Classes are Selling Out Like Concert Tickets

by Jasmine Barnes July 3, 2025July 7, 2025

The Product of Immigrants

by Alonso Vidal May 7, 2025May 8, 2025

The Nation’s Oldest Black Arts Institution Designs Itself Into the Future

by Jasmine Barnes April 10, 2025April 10, 2025

Ask A Punk and the Power of Community Storytelling

by Sofia McDowell April 10, 2025April 10, 2025

Charles’s War

by Nick Merlock Jackson and Cecilia Soto November 25, 2024November 25, 2024

Art

Artist Obi Soulstar In His Moment of Yes

by Dierdre Robinson November 7, 2024December 12, 2024

Art

Studio Freelove Makes Practicing Art Accessible

by Cesar Toscano October 18, 2024October 18, 2024