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SUMMARY:Rachel Mindrup: Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a presentation by Rachel Mindrup exploring her exhibit  “Neurofibromatosis and a Portrait of 1 in 3\,000”\n\n\nNeurofibromatosis and a Portrait of 1 in 3\,000: Ashok Shrestha’s Transformation \nBy Rachel Mindrup \n– \nArtist Talk \, 6:00pm-8:00pm  \nFree with RSVP \n\n\nNeurofibromatosis and a Portrait of 1 in 3\,000: Ashok Shrestha’s Transformation is a powerful exhibition featuring nine works of printmaking\, drawing\, and painting by artist Rachel Mindrup\, chronicling the medical journey and personal resilience of Ashok Shrestha\, a young man from Nepal living with neurofibromatosis (NF)—a genetic disorder that causes tumors to form on nerve tissue. \n \nIn 2016\, Ashok began fundraising to travel to the U.S. for life-altering surgery after NF caused significant facial disfigurement. He arrived in Chicago in late 2017 to undergo a series of complex procedures led by renowned reconstructive surgeon Dr. McKay McKinnon. These surgeries included cranial reconstruction and the placement of a prosthetic eye\, made possible by over $70\,000 in grassroots donations organized by Mindrup and community partners. \n \nMindrup\, an associate professor at Creighton University and the Richard L. Deming\, MD Endowed Chair in Medical Humanities\, met Ashok while exhibiting her NF awareness portraits in Nebraska. She has painted over 110 portraits as part of her ongoing series\, Many Faces of Neurofibromatosis\, using art to elevate stories\, raise awareness\, and foster empathy. \n \n“Portraits hold the power of earthly immortality. Through my work\, I aim to shift focus from genetic complications to individual identity. My son’s NF diagnosis inspired this series\, connecting me to a global community whose stories I now have the privilege to share through portraiture.” \n\n\n\nAbout the Artist: \nRachel Mindrup is an associate professor of drawing and painting and the Richard L. Deming\, MD Endowed Chair in Medical Humanities at Creighton University. She received her BFA from the University of Nebraska – Kearney and then continued with atelier studies at the Art Academy of Los Angeles. She received her MFA from the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University. Her current painting practice is about the study of the figure and portraiture in art and its relation to medicine\, healing and identity. Her son’s diagnosis has been the motivation behind her series of portraits “Many Faces of Neurofibromatosis (NF)”. She is currently painting someone with NF from all 50 states to bring to Washington D.C. when advocating for federal funding for NF research. \n \nMindrup’s work has been shown nationally and internationally including the Queens Museum in Queens\, NY\, University of Nebraska-Lincoln\, Omaha and Kearney campuses\, Georgia Regents University\, Vanderbilt University and Washington University Medical School. Her artwork is held in many private collections including those of Primatologist Jane Goodall and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. \n\n\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
URL:https://imss.org/program/rachel-mindrup-artist-talk/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Performance: Blood and Marrow
DESCRIPTION:Collaborators Mya McClellan and Tyler Wagner present a dynamic\, improvised duet!\n\n\nPerformance: Blood & Marrow August 8th\, 2025\n7:00-9:00pm\nDoors at 6:30pm \nTickets: \n$10 Student – use code STUDENT at checkout \n(Valid Student ID will be requested at the door) \n$10 IMSS Members Presale – use code IMSSMEMBER at checkout \n(Valid IMSS Membership card will be requested at door) \n$15 GA Presale \n– \n$15 Student & IMSS Members (With valid ID & Membership Card) at Door \n$20 GA at Door \n\n\nCollaborators Mya McClellan and Tyler Wagner present a dynamic\, improvised duet. Taking place in two parts\, Blood and Marrow lays bare the body’s capacity to persist and endure. \n\n\nAbout the Artists:  \n\n\n\nMya McClellan is a Chicago-based artist with a BFA in Dance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is currently a company member with Ohio-based Abby Z and the New Utility\, Chicago-based House of DOV\, and is the curator of Jello Performance Series. She thrives in improvisation\, both as a performer and creator\, structuring much of her work around it and often performing in improvisation-based productions. \n\n\n\nTyler Wagner is an improvising bassist and electronics artist working in Chicago\, IL. In high demand across multiple scenes as a collaborator\, Tyler supports some of the city’s finest songwriting vocalists (Maria Elena Silva\, Aliyah Jones\, Wyatt Waddell\, Evann McIntosh)\, plays as 1/5th of collective improvising group Banana Acid\, and works in inventive ongoing duo collaborations with improvisors Sarah Clausen (Special Effect)\, Erez Dessel\, and filmmaker / projection artist Ruby Que. Tyler’s solo work has seen rising trajectory over the past year in Chicago art spaces\, with a solo bass record well on its way.
URL:https://imss.org/program/performance-blood-and-marrow/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:IMSS Family Day
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a day at the Museum with kid-friendly activities!\n\n\nIMSS Family Day \nAugust 9th\, 10am – 5:00pm \n\n\nYou’re invited to our Annual Family Day at the International Museum of Surgical Science! \nBring the whole family for a day of fun\, learning\, and hands-on activities for all ages. Enjoy special demonstrations throughout the day and explore the Museum in a whole new way! \n\n✨ Family-friendly activities\n🧪 Live demonstrations\n🧋 From 12:00pm–5:00pm\, Hello Boba will be on-site serving up delicious boba tea!\n🎟️ Early bird tickets available now through August 1—don’t miss out!\n\nStay tuned for more details—mark your calendar and join us for a day of discovery and excitement! \nActivities: \n\nAt noon\, take part in a scavenger hunt and win prizes! Prizes from: Lou Malnati’s\, The Insect Asylum\, The American Writer’s Museum\, Zanies Comedy Club\, and the Chicago Children’s Museum!\nExperience History Up Close: Pop-Up Civil War Amputation Demonstrations (On the hour between 11:00am-4:00pm)Step back in time as we explore Civil War–era surgical techniques in live pop-up demonstrations. Witness how amputations were performed in an age before antisepsis or anesthesia—a gripping look at the realities of 19th-century battlefield medicine. Free!\n\n\n\nWe’re excited to partner with Hello Boba for this event!
URL:https://imss.org/program/imss-family-day-3/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Film Screening “The Body Electric\," Six Films By Paul Sharits” by Tone Glow
DESCRIPTION:Tone Glow is excited to announce a special screening of an film Paul Sharits!\n\n\nTone Glow Presents “The Body Electric: Six Films By Paul Sharits” \nAugust 14th\, 7:00pm-9:00pm \nDoors: 6:00pm \n \nTickets: \n$15 GA Presale \n$10 Student Presale (Use code STUDENT at checkout) \n$10 IMSS Member Presale (Use code IMSSMEMBER at checkout) \n-$20 at Door \n$15 Student at Door \n$15 IMSS Member at Door \nJune 19th\, 7:00pm-9:00pm \n\n\nTone Glow is excited to announce “The Body Electric\,” a program highlighting six films by the visual artist and filmmaker Paul Sharits (1943-1993). Born in Colorado\, Sharits was a protégé of Stan Brakhage (whose works were previously shown at the IMSS) and was deeply interested in individualizing the film frame so it could be understood as the medium’s “basic module of information\,” creating various optical phenomena in the process. His first “pure color” film\, Ray Gun Virus (1966)\, was built on a desire to create “vibratory fields” that couldn’t be attained in his painting practice. Informed by the classical music training he received as a child\, he approached his early works like a composer\, constructing them frame by frame to create rhythmic patterns and motifs that could generate melodic lines\, tonal centers\, and “temporal chords of color.” Sharits sought to find ways for vision to “function in ways usually particular to hearing\,” which included ways to compress and expand one’s experience of time. His later films contained multiple\, discrete sections to “create logical propositions”; their structure was inspired by sonatas and other musical forms. \nEpileptic Seizure Comparison (1976)\, one of Sharits’ most extraordinary works\, extracts footage from a medical film that looks at brain wave activity during seizures. These images are interspersed with frames of pure color\, creating immense flickering effects whose formal properties “serve to emphasize the contortions and movements in the figure.” Sharits wanted the film to help viewers “move beyond voyeurism and actually enter into the convulsive state\, to allow a deeper empathy for the condition.” The films featured in this event are split into two programs. The first half will focus on the more analytical side of Sharits’ practice\, granting a chance to understand how film can be approached to construct recognizable patterns\, elicit physiological responses\, and offer opportunities for sense-making even when what is seen is non-figurative. The second half features three hallucinatory works featuring humans\, concluding with the intensely visceral Epileptic Seizure Comparison. \n \nOnly one ticket is needed for the entire event. The films in the program will be screened on 16mm prints courtesy of Canyon Cinema and The Film-Makers’ Cooperative. These works feature immense strobing effects. Viewer discretion is advised. Thank you to Ben Creech for projecting the films. \n \n\n\nProgram 1 at 7:00 PM \n1. Word Movie (Flux Film 29) (1966\, color\, sound\, 4 mins) \n2. Episodic Generation (1978\, color\, sound\, 30 mins) \n3. Ray Gun Virus (1966\, color\, sound\, 14 mins) \nTRT = 48 mins \n \nProgram 2 at 8:15 PM \n1. Piece Mandala/End War (1966\, color & b/w\, silent\, 5 mins) \n2. T\, O\, U\, C\, H\, I\, N\, G (1968\, color\, sound\, 12 mins) \n3. Epileptic Seizure Comparison (1976\, color\, sound\, 34 mins) \nTRT = 51 mins \n \nTone Glow is a publication dedicated to avant-garde music and film founded by Joshua Minsoo Kim. Alongside interviews and criticism\, Tone Glow hosts film screenings around Chicago. \n \n\n\n\nTrained as a graphic artist and a painter\, Paul Sharits became an avant-garde filmmaker noted for manipulating the film stock itself to create a variety of fascinating\, abstract light and colorplays when projected on the screen. Fans hail the effects hallucinogenic\, while his detractors find them garish. Sharits is also known for establishing experimental film groups at prominent universities\, including one at the University of Indiana where he studied. He later taught and developed an undergraduate film program at Antioch College. Between 1973 and 1992\, Sharits taught at the Center for Media Study at the State University of New York. His films can be seen in various U.S. and European museums\, film centers\, and libraries. Much of his work can be found in the Anthology Film Archives in New York City.  – Sandra Brennan
URL:https://imss.org/program/film-screening-the-body-electric-six-films-by-paul-sharits-by-tone-glow/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Vanessa Damilola Macaulay: Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a presentation by Vanessa Damilola Macaulay exploring her exhibit “Breathing Into the Race Machine”\n\n\nBreathing Race into the Machine \nBy Vanessa Damilola Macaulay \n–\nArtist Talk\, August 15th\, 6:00pm-8:00pm \nFree with RSVP \n\n\nBreathing Race into the Machine interrogates the racial logics encoded in medical instruments\, not as corrupted deviations from a neutral standard but as systems deliberately engineered to encode inequality. Centering the spirometer\, a device used to measure lung capacity\, the exhibition reveals how this tool of clinical diagnosis doubled as a mechanism of racial classification. The spirometer\, developed in the 19th century\, helped forge and legitimise pseudoscientific claims that Black people had diminished lung capacity\, reinforcing myths of biological inferiority. These claims were not discarded with time; they have been absorbed into contemporary medical protocols\, algorithms\, and diagnostic thresholds. The racial bias encoded in the spirometer persists\, along with the ideology that justified it\, as an enduring fiction that pathologises Black breath while disguising power as science. \n \nIn this exhibition\, breath is not a symbol but a contested physiological threshold\, a racialised site of measurement and control. For Black people\, the reading of breath has long been made legible only to institutions of slavery and their afterlives in policing\, medicine\, environmental policy\, education\, and the carceral state\, where the simple act of breathing remains a site of surveillance\, suspicion\, and control. Rather than repair or redeem the spirometer\, Vanessa Damilola Macaulay unsettles its logic\, reimagining its function and offering a new grammar for how breath is measured\, heard\, and understood. Through sculpture\, sound\, performance and archival excavation\, she challenges the ways bodies are rendered measurable. Breathing Race into the Machine is not about outdated science; it is a powerful examination of how modern technologies continue to extract legibility from Black flesh while remaining fundamentally inadequate to comprehend the complexity of Black life in the US and beyond. \n \n\n\n\nAbout the Artist: \nVanessa Damilola Macaulay\, a Black British artist based in Chicago\, works across performance\, video\, and photography to explore how creative strategies can centre Black life in ways that resist and reimagine systems of antiblackness. Each project takes a distinct form\, shaped by embodied inquiry and social urgency. Macaulay’s work\, grounded in Black feminist epistemologies and speculative modes of inquiry\, challenges inherited narratives and constructs new visual and performative languages for imagining Black life beyond survival. Recent works include This Way Up with Care\, a performance that examines the struggles associated with crossing borders\, and The Architect\, an immersive performance on a double-decker bus in London shown at the Greenwich & Docklands International Festival. Macaulay’s work has been featured in theatres\, exhibitions and residencies across the UK\, South Africa\, Europe\, and the U.S. \n \nLearn More: https://www.vanessamacaulay.com/ \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
URL:https://imss.org/program/vanessa-damilola-macaulay-artist-talk/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Kintsugi For Beginners
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an introductory Kintsugi workshop led by Mami Takahashi!\n\n\nKintsugi Workshop for Beginners\nwith Mami Takahashi\nAugust 23\, 2025\n10:15am – 12:15pm\n \nKintsugi is a traditional Japanese Urushi (lacquer)-based craft in which gold is used to repair broken ceramics. The practice of Kintsugi highlights the break rather than erasing it and emphasizes that the break is what makes the ceramics more valuable. \nIn this beginner’s workshop\, participants will learn the basic and simplified version of Kintsugi process on a small porcelain plate to understand the fundamentals of this process. All materials including adhesives in the workshop will be food-safe. We will also use an artificial Urushi (the natural resin/glue collected from the lacquer tree) sap for this beginner’s class\, which is safe to touch without allergy reactions. \nPlease note that in the “Kintsugi for Beginners” workshop\, epoxy putty will be used in addition to the ceramic glue. These materials may make the students’ fingers sticky\, and some remnants of epoxy might also stay on their fingers for a few days. Finger covers will be provided for student use\, but often\, that makes working with these materials a bit difficult. \n“Kintsugi is based on the philosophy that breakage and repair are something to celebrate – embracing flaws and imperfections creates a stronger and more beautiful piece of art. Using this as a metaphor for healing ourselves teaches us an important lesson: Sometimes in the process of repairing what feels broken\, we become more unique\, beautiful\, and resilient. Kintsugi can be a way to reframe personal challenges. Reminding us that we’re not victims of our circumstances. Showing us that we can come out on the other side stronger.” — Here is a quote about Kintsugi from Linda Muller\, a certified life coach. \n \n\n\n\nAbout Mami Takahashi: \nMami Takahashi is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist and a scholar working in multiple cities including Chicago and Tokyo. She earned her MFA in Contemporary Studio Practice from Portland State University in 2013 and a BFA in Japanese Painting from Joshibi University of Art and Design in Japan. \nWith ongoing artistic research\, practice\, and teaching\, Takahashi explores different approaches to actualize Japanese aesthetics to enhance cultural perspectives in many U.S. communities. Takahashi also aims to connect Japan and communities in Chicago by teaching traditional and modern art-making techniques.
URL:https://imss.org/program/workshop-kintsugi-for-beginners-8/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mather Gather at IMSS
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a program for folks 55 and better where we’ll explore the Museum and aromatherapy!\n\n\nMather Gather \nAugust 27th\, 2025\n1:00-3:00pm\nDoors at 12:45pmFree\, RSVP Required \n\n\nAnyone age 55 and better is invited to get inspired\, connect with others\, and get creative with Mather\, a not-for-profit dedicated to creating Ways to Age Well at the International Museum of Surgical Science. \n \nWe’ll gather in the Museum for the following: \n\nIntroduction to the galleries of the museum\nLight refreshments with discussion and a chance to mingle with others\nA guided hands-on opportunity to explore aromatherapy.\n\nNo previous art experience is necessary. Registration required. \n\n\n\nAbout the Teaching Artist:  \nRuthe Guerry is an art therapist and practicing artist who develops and leads inquiry-based\, creative programming. Her passion is informed by her training in dementia care\, Master’s degree in Art Therapy and Counseling\, and years of experience working with older adults as a caregiver and clinician. Ruthe is an herbalist\, meditator\, and maker. \n\n\n\nAbout Mather:  \nMather is a non-denominational not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating Ways to Age Well.SM Founded in 1941\, Mather provides unique senior living residences\, inspiring community programs\, and innovative research through Mather Institute. Mather’s community initiatives center creative engagement\, brain health and lifelong learning through virtual and in-person programs specifically designed to meet the wellness goals of adults 55 and better. The vision of Community Initiatives at Mather is an equitable society in which all older adults find wellness opportunities and resources to thrive within their communities. All programs are free and accessible online or through our community partners.
URL:https://imss.org/program/mather-gather-at-imss-2/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:BUÑUEL: MASTER OF DREAMS Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:BUÑUEL: MASTER OF DREAMS \n\n\n\nAn International Exhibition Celebrating 100 Years of Surrealism \n\n\n\nAugust 28\, 2025 – February 22\, 2026 \n\n\n\nOpening August 28\, 2025\, at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago\,Buñuel: Master of Dreams pays tribute to visionary filmmaker Luis Buñuel\, tracing his journey through exile\, dream\, and cinematic revolution. Marking the centennial of Surrealism\, the exhibition explores Buñuel’s poetic imagination\, his literary adaptations\, and his lifelong fascination with collage as an artistic practice. \n\n\n\nA centerpiece of the exhibition is the mysterious return of Buñuel’s ashes—vanished for over four decades following his death in Mexico City in 1983. Long rumored to have been kept in a monastery\, his remains were recently returned to his son\, Rafael Buñuel. Their presence now marks a symbolic homecoming to the land where Buñuel first set out to raise his family and pursue his cinematic vision. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition features personal family archives\, rare books\, awards\, and ephemera that accompanied Buñuel in exile from Spain in 1936 until his death. A curated selection of contemporary surrealist artists will also contribute\, including acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin. \n\n\n\nMaddin presents original collage works and film screenings in dialogue with Buñuel’s legacy. Presented by the Luis Buñuel Film Institute\, the exhibition explores Surrealism across generations. \n\n\n\nAdditional programming includes special live performances (TBA) and a citywide film retrospective in Chicago.Buñuel’s ashes will be unveiled on November 1\, 2025\, in observance of Día de los Muertos. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition runs August 28\, 2025 – February 22\, 2026\, marking the 125th birthday of Luis Buñuel. \n\n\nRegister on Eventbrite
URL:https://imss.org/program/bunuel-master-of-dreams-opening-recepti/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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