She helped establish the John Michael Kohler Art Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin as one of the leading institutions dedicated to self-taught artists

Young citizens, many of them voting in their first presidential election, provide phrases to be shown on LED billboard trucks across the city

In its largest round of grants ever, the arts club turned artist funder has created a new “Next Level” series of prizes

Ahead of Tuesday’s debate, political action committee Artists United for Change rolled out a new campaign to #VoteThemOut aimed at five battleground states

Art historians explain why the work of lesser known artists with rising markets, like George Copeland Ault and Gertrude Abercrombie, might become the target of a fakes scheme

The conceptual artist JB Daniel has offered a location for America’s unwanted statues in an industrial wasteland bounded by the Calumet River

Scientific evidence points to St Olaf College’s Portrait of Eva Mudocci being the real deal, but scholars of the artist’s work are reserving judgement

New exhibition is dedicated to Margaret Demant—a passionate booster of the Detroit Institute of Arts’ collection

The Chicago artist will mill a portion of the period wood for the $4m project to replace the historic New York building's floor

Some residents object to exhibition space, arguing that the artist’s work is pornographic

The work, commissioned in the 1990s for $10,000, is due to be sold at Christie’s, New York for an estimated $10m to $15m

Art Institute of Chicago hosts first major survey of the loose artist collective

The inaugural show at Wrightwood 659 will focus on Ando and Le Corbusier

An exhibition at the historic members club recognises a lesser known group of artists

Chicago, New York and Los Angeles to celebrate artist and activist after lengthy search for works

After years of financial problems and timid programming, the Jewish cultural institute is re-emerging with projects like Ellen Rothenberg’s installation on immigration

A confluence of events and exhibitions makes the Windy City an art and design Mecca

This year’s edition is designed to maximise crossover potential with the second Chicago Architecture Biennial

When it was first unveiled 50 years ago in the city centre, the monumental "homely" figure was not beloved by all

Among the winners is Lumin, a mobile app tour of the Detroit Institute of Arts that uses augmented reality and 3D animations to guide visitors through the museum

A show of new work by Jim Dine inaugurates the building, while a concurrent display of his painting and drawing from the 1960s opens in the New York outpost

The year-long multi-venue festival will celebrate the city’s art and design legacy with 25 exhibitions

International galleries bring works that appeal to the local scene and collectors