
Art in the Moment
About the Event:
Artists across Chicago have been responding to the impact of the public health and political crises almost in real-time, creating work that both intervenes in and transforms our understanding of the events around us. Presented by CHF, a panel of contemporary Chicago artists including Bob Faust, Edra Soto, and Sadie Woods talk with art historian Greg Foster-Rice about how their work is meeting the moment—and how it connects to artistic responses during previous periods of discord. Join Faust, Woods, and Foster-Rice for a conversation about the role of art and the artist in times of crisis.
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This program is presented as part of Art Design Chicago Now, an initiative funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art that amplifies the voices of Chicago's diverse creatives, past and present, and explores the essential role they play in shaping the now.
This week's programs presented with the support of Southwest Airlines.

Bob Faust
Bob Faust is the principal and creative director for Faust, a Chicago-based design studio with a focus on cultural br...

Edra Soto
Puerto Rican born, Edra Soto is an interdisciplinary artist and co-director of the outdoor project space The Franklin...

Sadie Woods
Award winning artist Sadie Woods has showcased her talents everywhere from academia to nightclubs, boutiques to museu...

Greg Foster-Rice
Greg Foster-Rice, PhD is Associate Professor of the History of Photography at Columbia College Chicago. He is the cur...
[Event tile image description: The event image at the top left of the event page is a photograph of an art installation in Chicago during COVID-19. The art installation is a series of poles on a grassy lawn. Between the poles hang yellow strips that flutter in the wind. Two people in masks stand behind the poles, working on the installation. Behind them are trees and a blue sky. Image courtesy of Bob Faust.]



