Residenciesnews
New residency programme puts Chicago’s justice system under artistic scrutiny
Artists can help "demystify" courtroom experience, founder says
Exhibitionsnews
Happy little clouds: Bob Ross’s first museum show aims to change his reputation
Group show will help the 1980s TV painter move from kitsch king to conceptual pioneer
Public artnews
Nick Cave beautifies Chicago’s Garfield Park station with floral installation
The stop will serve the future Obama Presidential Center
Exhibitionspreview
When Saharan sands glittered with gold: how the world's largest desert was a major medieval trade route
New exhibition at the Block Museum of Art looks at the artefacts that flowed through the region assisted by the spread of Islam
Booksreview
Chicago’s cultural history, revised, in new publication
Art in Chicago illuminates a rich and ultimately countercultural legacy
Biennials & festivalspreview
Can two festivals bring hope to Trump country?
Front International in Cleveland and Opens Spaces in Kansas City aim to encourage unity in the US’s divided heartland
Public artnews
Public sculpture will commemorate Chattanooga lynching victim 100 years on
Memorial part of push for new works that challenge history of white supremacy in the US
Exhibitionspreview
Howardena Pindell, shaped by segregation in 1950s America, receives first major museum survey
Activist artist tells a “very different story about what art does in our world”