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Cumbia Sin Fronteras
May 23rd - June 13th
6-10P
Evoke Gallery welcomes Rudiosa for their upcoming exhibition, Cumbia Sin Fronteras! This exhibition consists of 45+ local, national and international artists celebrating the cultural impact of cumbia as sound, symbol, and shared history desde nuestra infancia y tierras natales.
From resistance and joy to memory and belonging, this show explores how cumbia lives far beyond music: through art, design, and community. Here’s some of the art you’ll see at the exhibition thank you to all the amazing artists participating
Time: 4pm- 9pm
3040 N Central Ave, Chicago, IL
Featuring @ocelomaitl @sonido_trumbullshadow99 Bringing the Cumbias for our opening reception
FRANKIE CONTRERAS - TATIANA SOLIS - MISHI - NICDOORS - LUZ ROGELIO ROSILES - MEL REBOLLEDO - BRIAN HERRERA - JAER MEDINA ELMETRONOVIENE: ITANCHY TINTAKYFAN RARELOPEZONE - VALES MADRE
YAQUI.JIM - SAL - CUCO - HERIBERTO SANCHEZ - RICARDO COMPEAN KATIE BEDOLLA - ALEJANDRO LECHUGA
ANA DE LA OSSA - JAIME REGALADO - DIAMOND DOODLE - ARIANDY LUNA - JESENIA AVILA-UGALDE - FUNK
PLUMA DE RESISTENCIA - JADE CRUZ - PONCHO - CAMILO CRUZ SANDOVAL DJ X'CES - LA SHENKA - JOEL DIAZ (FDJ.MX) - PAMELA CISNEROS - JESSICA H - BRODY SAVALA-ALCOCK - GIRA_SOULEANDO - MUNEKITA ESQUIVA
GNAT ROSA MADRID -_ALGORAROPASA_ - ANT S. POWELL - AMAMBAY 100.000 BY CORCO BRAVO - REQUIMART - "SELIVA" - BARRIO ALCHEMIST - VARFILMZ MICHAEL CORTEZ - CIELOSOL - LXS COCHINXS X SU MORALES
FEATURING ARTISTS:
Shop the Javi Collection!
The Javi Collection is their first capsule with Evoke Limited, the gallery's ongoing series of artist and designer collaborations.
The collection includes three limited prints and a limited shirt, each piece reflecting the same care and craft that runs through everything Javi makes.
A portion of proceeds from La Dama, one of the three prints, will directly benefit the Illinois Immigrant Coalition, an organization dedicated to advancing the rights and wellbeing of immigrant communities across the state.
Promise(d) Magazine Submission Form
Promise(d) extends beyond the gallery walls with a companion zine! We're giving space for written work that sits alongside the exhibition's visual dialogue. We're looking for writers whose words reckon with the myths we've inherited, the gaps between what was imagined and what exists, and the futures still worth naming. The publication unfolds in three movements: what was promised? What is a promise? And what can we promise?
Evoke Represented Artists
Evoke Gallery proudly represents artists whose work continues to expand: in scale, in audience, and in presence. We remain invested as each body of work deepens, enters new conversations, and finds its way into lasting collections. Their individual pages offer a closer look at the ideas, materials, and momentum shaping each body of work.
October Sharify
Painter
October Sharify is a 26-year-old oil painter based in Chicago, Illinois. Their longtime interest in history and theology blends in their work with feminine aesthetics and spiritual imagery. October has a developmental disability and believes that this is both a detriment to their work and integral to their process.
Brooke Raven
Painter
Brooke Raven is a central Illinois native, Chicago-based painter. Raven carries a residual fascination with small town social dynamics from her formative years into adulthood. The small towns of the rural midwest, while they have their fleeting moments of charm and appeal, also house a sour perpetual stew of conservative values, chronic gossipers, and substance abuse.
Vigo Vargas
Multimedia
Vigo Vargas is a first generation Venezuelan American. A self-taught multi-faceted Director and Photographer, with a diverse background in Comedy and live performance. Born in Miami, FL and raised by Venezuelan Italian parents, his international upbringing naturally drives him toward creating compelling, human driven, high-end narratives within his projects.
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