Rootwork Gallery showcases artistic expression that has healing, reconciliation, or the investigation of folk, street and indigenous cultures at its core.

Chicago, Illinois
Joined July 2016
Black women have a several lifetime’s legacy of holding space for others, even while their own spaces are encroached upon. This show is a call for reciprocity. Rootwork Gallery. 645 W. 18th Street. Friday. March 16. 6:30-10:30 pm. Free. (Image: Recy Taylor)
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Tomorrow. Please join us for the artist talk and the closing of this exhibition. Featuring Karega Kofi Moyo, Lee Ann Norman,Spencer Paul Hutchinson and Dr. Obari Cartman.
Looking forward to Karega Kofi Moyo and Spencer Paul Hutchinson in conversation with arts journalist Lee Ann Norman at Rootwork Gallery this Friday. Sad to see this show close on February 23rd. Do see it if you haven’t. Friday is the closing day. Such a moving show.
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Snow or no snow. Join Rootwork Gallery on Sunday, February 11 from 11-1:45 pm for its Collector’s Brunch with Diasporal Rhythms, Chicago’s respected Black art collectors’ collective. So rich, we call it “Art Church” this Sunday focus on collecting works by Black photographers.
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The Monuments Artist talk set for tonight has been cancelled due to weather conditions. We hope to reschedule. We weren’t shook but the meteorologists were and we’ve deferred to them. 😬
Join us @RootworkGallery Friday, February 9 for our one and only artists talk for the stirring exhibition, “Monuments: Photographing Uprising and Rebellion in Post-MLK Chicago. 1968”. You must see this exhibition. Free.
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Friday! Artists’ Talk: Altar Call. The Architecture of Black Sacred Space. facebook.com/events/36295219… #rootworkgallery
The new President of #ALA17 Loida Garcia-Febo, blessing the Mic opening up tonight's program celebrating #GwendolynBrooks
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Tonight come celebrate the legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks! m.facebook.com/events/473970…
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Diaspora/Dyaspora: Haiti to Chicago and Back Again (A Migration Story) by Alexandra Antoine opens 6/9 at 6 pm. facebook.com/events/49002546…
We're honored that Rootwork Gallery is nominated for best new gallery. @Chicago_Reader Vote here: m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/…
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There are spaces left for tomorrow's Womb Wellness & Waist Beads workshop 3 pm. #wombwellness facebook.com/events/19367989…
Newest exhibit. Intercessions: Art as Intervention opens Friday. 6 pm facebook.com/events/18213009…
Tomorrow's Womb Wellness workshop is sold out. Tarshel @tarshelb will offer another workshop is April. #wombwellness
Tomorrow Womb Wellness & Waist Beads Workshop w/Tarshel Beards. 2 slots left. m.facebook.com/events/114380…
For the Ladies: Womb Wellness & waist Beads Workshop with Tarshel Beards @tarshelb 3/26 & 4/15. #RootworkGallery facebook.com/events/11438050…
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Thanks to South Side Weekly for this feature. The Everyday Rituals exhibit runs until March 26. southsideweekly.com/showcasi…
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