To support Woven Being: Indigenous Art Histories of Chicagoland (working title) (January–July 2025), an exhibition that offers critical perspectives on the art history of the Chicago region by centering the viewpoints of four Indigenous artists with ties to this land: Andrea Carlson (Grand Portage Ojibwe), Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band Pottawatomi), Nora Moore Lloyd (Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), and Jason Wesaw (Pokagon Band of Potawatomi). The grant supports an engagement fellow, who develops programs, co-designs a visitor community room, and assists in building relationships. The project is part of the Terra Foundation initiative Art Design Chicago.

To support Letters Beyond Form: Chicago Types (November 2024–April 2025), an exhibition that looks at typography (the shape and design of letters) within Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods to investigate design legacies and their contemporary echoes. The project highlights alternative modernisms by considering how revolutionary movements and concepts like love and safety have shaped the way communities spread and designed information for one another. The grant supports an engagement fellow, who helps build deeper relationships on the South Side and hosts events. The project is part of the Terra Foundation initiative Art Design Chicago.

To support ReSOURCE: Art and Resourcefulness in Black Chicago (October–December 2024), a wide-ranging historical and contemporary exhibition that focuses on Black artists in Chicago who work with found objects and repurposed materials, environmentally sustainable materials and ecological themes, including the space of the city as theme and medium. Forging connections between historical practices of resourcefulness and the urgency of contemporary ecological themes, the exhibition shows how earlier generations of Black artists constitute a powerful source of ideas and traditions for artists working today. The grant supports an engagement fellow, who teaches youth programs and coordinates with partner organizations. The project is part of the Terra Foundation initiative Art Design Chicago.

To support Chicago as Catalyst: Immigrant Communities Nourish Self-Taught Artists (working title) (October 2024–April 2025), an exhibition that focuses on the impact of immigration and the immigrant experience on artists who began a self-taught practice upon arriving in Chicago. It explores how identity relates to artists’ efforts in the context of Chicago’s support for culture and community exchange. Themes include longing for one’s homeland, labor, individual expression, and tendencies toward assimilation. The range of subject matter and artistic styles reflects artists processing distinct cultural traditions and memories, as well as intersecting with the everyday experiences of living in diaspora. The grant supports an engagement fellow, who designs and supports public programming for adults and teens. The project is part of the Terra Foundation initiative Art Design Chicago.

To support Agency: Craft in Chicago from the 1970s–80s and Beyond (September–December 2024), an exhibition primarily focused on fiber, ceramics, jewelry, wood, and glass that highlights the contributions to Chicago’s visual and cultural fabric made by immigrants, artists of color, and artists who have operated outside of mainstream contexts. The grant supports an engagement fellow, who oversees the development of educational programming and community outreach. The project is part of the Terra Foundation initiative Art Design Chicago.

To support Edgar Miller: Anti-Modern, 1917–1967 (September 2024–February 2025), the first retrospective and most comprehensive solo presentation of Edgar Miller’s work to date. This exhibition situates his work within the broader socio-cultural histories of Chicago and the communities in which he operated. The project is part of the Terra Foundation initiative Art Design Chicago.

To support Indigenous Chicago (September 2024–January 2025), part of a multifaceted initiative developed in a partnership involving the Newberry, representatives from several tribal nations, and Native community members in Chicago. This exhibition explores Indigenous history in Chicago across five centuries to highlight the way that the city’s development has been shaped by Indigenous lives and land. Indigenous Chicago centers the voices and impacts of Indigenous leaders, activists, and artists to tell a new history of Chicago. The project is part of the Terra Foundation initiative Art Design Chicago.

To support Radical Craft: Arts Education at Hull-House, 1889–1935 (September 2024–July 2025), an exhibition, catalogue, and series of craft workshops that explore the history and legacy of arts education at Hull-House in the early 20th century. Together with a companion exhibition at Gallery 400, the projects tell the first broad history of arts education and artist-educators in Chicago. The project is part of the Terra Foundation initiative Art Design Chicago.

To support Dawit L. Petros: Prospetto a Mare (September–December 2024), a solo exhibition building on artist Dawit L. Petros’s ongoing exploration of links connecting colonization, migration, and modernism related to Italy, East Africa, and North America. Petros’s work examines the ways in which colonialism and cultural memory are inscribed in the visual culture and built environment of Chicago. The project is part of the Terra Foundation initiative Art Design Chicago.

To support Learning Together: Art, Education, and Community (September–December 2024), an exhibition that centers the progressive art pedagogy of a diverse group of Chicago artist educators in the mid- to late 20th century, with additions by contemporary practitioners. Together with a companion exhibition at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, the projects tell the first broad history of arts education and artist-educators in Chicago. The grant supports an engagement fellow, who leads community-engagement efforts and related programs. The project is part of the Terra Foundation initiative Art Design Chicago.

To support All Power to the People: Elizabeth Catlett’s Legacy in Chicago (June–August 2024), an exhibition that highlights the printmaking practice and impact of artist and activist Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012) and considers her work alongside works by contemporary Black women printmakers from Chicago’s South Side who are building on Catlett’s political and aesthetic precedents. The project is part of the Terra Foundation initiative Art Design Chicago.

To support Pilsen Days: Photographs by Akito Tsuda (June–December 2024), an exhibition that makes visible the photograph collection of works by Japanese photographer Akito Tsuda, who documented Chicago’s Mexican American Pilsen neighborhood in the early 1990s while attending art school at Columbia College. It also explores the relationships between photographer and subjects over time. The project is part of the Terra Foundation initiative Art Design Chicago.