"Navigating the rocky road of migration, a diverse group of artists explores heartbreak and hope on the border between the United States and Mexico. They come from Chicago, California and Texas – plus Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua. At the Bridgeport Art Center, 68 prints by 37 printmakers bridge the border and all its baggage. They dig deep into their identities and the challenges they face." - Phil Ponce, WTTW 11   Click here to see the video

The Border Crossed Us presents 68 prints by 37 artists from portfolios of work that were produced in Chicago by Rene Arceo’s Arceo Press. The works reflect a search for meaning in the complex cross-border migrant experience. Curated by Eugenia Macias, the exhibit was first shown at the UNAM, Morelia Campus (National Autonomous University of Mexico) in October, 2018.

Click to read the list of winners from the art competition.

Bridgeport Art Center (BAC) will announce the winners of our 7th Annual Art Competition, awarding $3,000 in prizes to artists in the Chicagoland area, during an awards ceremony on Friday, March 15th, 2019 from 7-10PM. The show will continue until May 3rd, 2019 in the 4th Floor Gallery. From the many entries submitted, jurors Stano Grezdo and Joyce Owens selected a show of 60 examples of contemporary art from the region, representing a great variety of styles and media. Artists accepted into this year’s show include: Adler, Beth Adorno, Giovanni Anderson, Robert Armendariz, Tony Avanessian, Andre Baker, Heather Balousek, Zachary Balza, Israel Barcal, Peter Bernhard, Cindy Botello, Maritza Bowden, James Eli Bozif, Curtis Anthony Brown, Robert Brucar, Shelley Brucar, Wayne Bult, Lea Buvala, Randy Cantada, Nelson Cashmere, NickCazacu, Jasmina Chmieleskwi, Kenny Cramer, Erin Criner, David Criner, Margie DeWitt, Doug Eaton, Kathleen Elner, Dyl Finston, Lya Frazier, Anitra Frein, Tracy Gaines, Anne Farley Galvan Orozco, Sara Gamez, Daniel Gozo, Set Gregory, Erin Hauptschein, David Hendrickson, Kate Henri, Clifton Hensen, KellyHolt, Nicolina Jackson, Jen Jankoswski, Gretchen Johnson, Eugenie Kazwick, Carol Kulla, Roland LaJeunesse, Kristen Maltz, Richard Misewicz, Jennifer Mossman, Scott Novelli, Geoffrey Powell, Phyllis Reese, Terrence Robbins, Renee Russell, Paul Shelton, Edwin…

Click here to read bios and interviews from artists in the latest exhibition on the 4th Floor Gallery running January 18 -March 1, 2019.

Notes from Lelde Kalmite, BAC Curator on 3rd Floor Exhibition running through November 19th