Free Textile Show at Chicago Cultural Center, Then Weave with Ebere Agwuncha
A free show of five fiber artists at Chicago Cultural Center, then two hours at the weaving table with one of them, Ebere Agwuncha.
🧶 Noon in the Chicago Rooms
🧵 Memory, Woven In
Up on the second floor of the Chicago Cultural Center, To Be Remembered, Woven Matters of the Heart treats thread as a way of holding on. The five artists curator Mya Lewis gathered all work from family memory, and their materials range widely, from Ebere Agwuncha's reed and horsehair forms to copper and silk from Josué Esaú and a crocheted, beaded double-sided piece by Hale Ekinci. The show runs through February 28, 2027, and admission is free.
🧺 An Afternoon at Her Table
On Saturday, October 17, from noon to 2 PM, Agwuncha brings that practice down to a worktable in the same rooms. She is a Chicago-born, Igbo-American artist, and in the Woven Vessel Workshop she walks people of any skill level through basic basket weaving and each person has the chance to make a woven basket and adorn it with beads. Supplies are provided but limited for the day, and arriving right at noon is the safe move.
🗺️ Making a Morning of It
Come an hour early. The galleries open at 10 AM, and seeing Agwuncha's pieces on the wall before sitting down at her table makes the technique easier to picture. The Cultural Center is at 78 East Washington Street, a short walk east from the Washington and Wabash station. Inside, QR codes posted on the gallery walls carry audio descriptions of the work. Like the show, the workshop is free and open to the public.
