For artist Thomas McKean, the New York City MetroCard was anything but mundane. He used cut-up bits of the cards to create hundreds of sculptures and collages, and still has a stockpile to work with.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has urged African countries to draw lessons on defence from Venezuela following the capture ...

Best known for large-scale burlap sack installations, Ibrahim Mahama is helping shift power in the art world to the Global ...

Start the new year with a low-pressure evening of creativity and connection. We’ll provide journals, collage supplies, and ...

From a historic Caravaggio to a Bronx biennial, these shows offer fresh ways to experience art in the city this year.

Thirteen area high schools are represented through 100 student artists' pieces at the Cyrus M. Running Art Gallery at ...

Photography at the Elmhurst Art Museum and MOCP, “Chair-ish” in Glen Ellyn, and coming in March, some very artful visual ...

Jan. 3, 6 to 9 p.m. Enjoy a lively evening in Downtown and Old Town Eureka as galleries, museums, theaters, bars and restaurants stay open late.  4TH STREET MERCANTILE 215 Fourth St. Various artists.

Around the area this weekend: the Wicker Park Indoor Farmers Market, DeffJam and an Intuit Art Museum exhibit. Plus the Illinois Home Show and Illinois Bridal & Wedding Expo.

The next Kingfield Friday Artwalk rings in the New Year Jan. 2, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Jonathan Christopher, a member of the ...

Fellow collagist Nina Boesch estimates she has around 90,000 MetroCards stashed in her West Village studio — enough to last ...

On 31, New York City will officially retire the transit system's MetroCard, that ubiquitous piece of plastic used to gain ...