For artist and MacArthur Fellow Rick Lowe, art doesn't only hang on walls in museums, art is all around us. Art is street murals celebrating Black-owned businesses. Art is the Project Row Houses in Houston’s historic Third Ward. Art is the act we take as members of our communities. At CHF, Lowe reflects on community-based creative practices and the power of art to remake our public lives as he converses with Amanda Williams.

This program is presented in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. The Richard Gray Program recognizes the significant contributions of CHF founding board member Richard Gray. This program is generously sponsored by The Dolores Kohl Education Foundation as part of Morris & Dolores Kohl Kaplan Northwestern Day and is presented in partnership with Northwestern University's Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities. The Festival's Social Justice & Equity Series is generously underwritten by The Allstate Insurance Company. Major support is provided by Julie and Larry Bernstein, the Zell Family Foundation, and Carol Prins and John Hart/The Jessica Fund. Generous support is provided by Lois and Steve Eisen and The Eisen Family Foundation, Caryn and King Harris, and D. Elizabeth Price.

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