September 2022 Issue: Art 50 + Fall Arts (Digital Edition)

The Art 50 2022 Chicago's Visual Vanguard Since the 2020 uprisings for racial justice, the art world has slowly started to remake itself. Institutions have begun to rethink old dynamics, such as DCASE, which increased arts funding on the South and West Sides, and art workers have begun to claim new power, as manifest as the victorious organizers of AICWU. This year’s Art 50 acknowledges the important work of the gallerists, collectors, administrators and more who make Chicago’s art world run, many of whom are working hard to make the arts ecosystem more sustainable and more equitable. (Kerry Cardoza) Art Leader of the Moment A Conversation with Monique Brinkman-Hill, Executive Director of South Side Community Art Center Monique Brinkman-Hill became the executive director of the South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC) just months before COVID shut down institutions across Illinois, and her leadership ensured the historic landmark not only survived the pandemic, but flourished in spit