Roman Susan
romansusan.bsky.social
Roman Susan
@romansusan.bsky.social
RS celebrates and shares the work of artists in the Great Lakes region. We create cultural engagements that provide resources and paid opportunities for artists. We are Chicago-based. We are artist-led. We are experimental and learning. romansusan.org
We're preparing for storefront closing celebrations – previewed here: web.archive.org/web/20250905...

Art for Fall 2025: 10 Exhibits for All Kinds of Realities by Lori Waxman

#FreeChicago #ArtistRunSpaces
Art for fall 2025: From the Art Institute to the Architecture Biennial, 10 exhibits for all kinds of realities
Look for visionary artwork by Elizabeth Catlett, Theaster Gates and Yoko Ono, plus a new show at the Elmhurst Art Museum.
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September 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
We're preparing for storefront closing celebrations – previewed here: hyperallergic.com/1039098/a-chicago-artist-run-gallerys-last-hurrah-before-forced-closure/

A Chicago Artist-Run Gallery’s Last Hurrah Before Forced Closure by Lori Waxman

#FreeChicago #ArtistRunSpaces #LoyolaUniversity
A Chicago Artist-Run Gallery’s Last Hurrah Before Forced Closure
Roman Susan will host its last projects this month ahead of the demolition of its historic building by owner Loyola University Chicago.
hyperallergic.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Zachary Nicol: 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳
Friday + Saturday 8 PM at 1224 W Loyola
with Isabelle Taylor and
Jasmine Lupe Mendoza Carrasco
sound by ciro monoarfa goudsmit

Image credit 📸 Ricardo Adame 📸

#ContemporaryArt #Performance #FreeChicago #RogersPark #nether
September 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Zachary Nicol: 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳
Saturday, August 30 at 8 PM
Friday, September 5 at 8 PM
Saturday, September 6 at 8 PM

with Isabelle Taylor and Jasmine Lupe Mendoza Carrasco
sound by ciro monoarfa goudsmit
at 1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago IL
romansusan.org/nether

#ContemporaryArt #Performance #FreeChicago
nether — ROMAN SUSAN
Zachary Nicol nether 1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago IL Performances Saturday, August 30 at 8 PM Friday, September 5 at 8 PM Saturday, September 6 at 8 PM with...
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August 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Tonight! 7:30 PM at 1224 W Loyola Ave — kee mabin: Untitled 'The Storm'
romansusan.org/The-Storm

#soundscapes #ContemporaryArt #FreeChicago #RogersPark
August 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Friday! 8 PM! romansusan.org/City-in-Heat-2

Part drive-in movie, part surveillance voyeurism, part domestic drama, Carlos Ferguson, Kate In, and Johanna Kasimow work together to create multimedia performances that contend with the sensation of ecological crises.

#AlleyDrama #ContemporaryArt
August 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Benjamin Luebkemann: The Circus
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago IL
August 15, 2025 - August 24, 2025

Reception Friday, August 15 from 7-9 PM
romansusan.org/The-Circus

#ContemporaryArt #ArchitectureInstallation #FreeChicago #RogersPark
August 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Ro(b)//ert Lundberg: 𝘣𝘺-𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯
Saturday! August 9 at 2 PM

This performance will be followed by a closing set featuring John Marks and Crystal Myslajek as a part of their concurrent installation Permanent Fixture.
August 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Today! 3PM +7PM Christine Shallenberg and Aurora Tabar: Tending to the M{other}

Performers: Christine Shallenberg, Aurora Tabar, Chad Hagedorn, Wannapa Pimtong-Eubanks
Music: Jess Baldissero

#contemporaryDance #ContemporaryPerformance #caregiving #FreeEvents #FreeWorkshop #Movement
August 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Thanks to everyone who joined us last night! Open Fri 4-7, Sat 2-5, Sun 4-7 with a closing performance Sun, July 27 at 7 PM 📡

Eric Capper: 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦
romansusan.org/Signal-Architecture

#SoundArt #sculpture #ArtInstallation #ChicagoArt #RogersPark #SoundSculpture #ContemporaryArt
July 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Tonight! Eric Capper: Signal Architecture
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago IL
Reception July 24 at Rush Hour

This installation will be most active as trains at the nearby station come and go.

#SoundSculpture #InstallationArt #ContemporaryArt #FreeChicago #RogersPark #ExperimentalAudio
July 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Mari Miller: Black Walnut Trees (Studies)
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago IL
July 15 - July 20, 2025

Community Dye Pot and Leaf Meditation
Friday, July 18 from 5-8 PM
+
Open Hours
Sunday, July 20 from 5-8 PM and by appointment

romansusan.org/Black-Walnut-Trees-Studies
July 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Tonight – 6-9PM at Pratt Beach – Join us on for a golden hour Freshwater Beach Walk with Eliza Fernand 📞 There will be free zines and other takeaways celebrating the ongoing toll-free hotline 1-833-NATR-XXX

#FreeEvent #Zines #Hotline #NATR #GuidedExperience #RogersPark #ChicagoArt #ContemporaryArt
July 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Closing today 5-8 with performance by @theomys at 6 PM 🪩 𝘐 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 is Oscar Arriola’s ode to underground DIY art spaces, sweat soaked dance floors, punk houses and hidden parties. One-weekend only!
July 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Alex J. Cope and VAY sarolta: 𝘈 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘮𝘱 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦 — Reception 8PM this Saturday, July 5 at 1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago IL

+ Writing Workshop Monday, July 7 at 8 PM

#poetry #installation
#shadows #swamp #diorama #swifts
#RogersPark #Chicago #FreeEvent
#contemporaryART
July 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Iván-Daniel Espinosa
𝘔𝘌𝘚𝘚𝘌𝘕𝘎𝘌𝘙𝘚 𝘋𝘐𝘝𝘐𝘕𝘖𝘚: 𝘮𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘮, 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘩 & 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago IL

Sat, June 28 at 8 PM
with Wannapa Pimtong-Eubanks and Iván-Daniel Espinosa

Sun, June 29 at 3 PM
with Cristal Sabbagh, Helen Lee, and Keiko Johnson

romansusan.org/MESSENGERS-D...
June 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 by Jess Bass
Saturday, June 21 from 1-3 PM
romansusan.org/The-Lemonade-Stand

One day – two hours only! Going to be warm in Chicago on Saturday🌡️ join us to share a glass 🍋

#ContemporaryArt #Lemonade #RogersPark #FreeChicago
June 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Last day — open today 2-5 PM for Lauren Flaaen: 𝘛𝘰 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 at 1224 W Loyola Ave.

#Sculpture #ContemporaryArt #ChicagoArt #RogersPark #ArtExhibition #SculptureExhibition #ContemporarySculpture #SculptureInstallation #ArtInChicago
June 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Open today 5-8 PM for Lauren Flaaen: 𝘛𝘰 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 at 1224 W Loyola Ave. Final week! Open hours Mon + Wed 5-8 PM, Saturday 2-5 PM

#Sculpture #ContemporaryArt #ChicagoArt #RogersPark #ArtExhibition #SculptureExhibition #ContemporarySculpture #SculptureInstallation #ArtInChicago
June 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Open today 2-5 PM for Lauren Flaaen: 𝘛𝘰 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 at 1224 W Loyola Ave + lighting rituals of joy with Natasha Mijares tomorrow, Sunday, June 8 from 2-4 PM

#Sculpture #ContemporaryArt #ChicagoArt #RogersPark #SculptureExhibition #ContemporarySculpture #SculptureInstallation #ArtInChicago
June 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Open today 5-8 PM for Lauren Flaaen: 𝘛𝘰 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 at 1224 W Loyola Ave

+ Reading and Altar-Making with Natasha Mijares next Sunday, June 8 from 2-4 PM

#Sculpture #ContemporaryArt #ChicagoArt #RogersPark #LoyolaAve #ArtExhibition #SculptureExhibition #ContemporarySculpture #ArtInChicago
June 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Open today 5-8 PM for Lauren Flaaen: 𝘛𝘰 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 at 1224 W Loyola Ave

Open Saturdays 2-5 PM, Mondays + Wednesdays 5-8 PM through June 15

+ Reading and Altar-Making with Natasha Mijares next Sunday, June 8 from 2-4 PM

#Sculpture #ContemporaryArt #ChicagoArt #RogersPark #ArtExhibition
June 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Thank you to all our visitors last night! Open today 2-5 PM for Lauren Flaaen: 𝘛𝘰 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴

Open hours Sat 2-5 PM, Mon + Weds 5-8 PM through June 15

+ Reading & Altar-Making with Natasha Mijares
Sunday, June 8 from 2-4 PM

#Sculpture #ContemporaryArt #RogersPark #ArtInChicago
May 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Opening tonight 6-9 PM!
Lauren Flaaen: 𝘛𝘰 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago IL
May 30 - June 15, 2025

#Sculpture #ContemporaryArt #ChicagoArt #RogersPark #FreeEvent #Installation #Celebration #LoyolaAve #ArtExhibition #SculptureExhibition #ContemporarySculpture #ArtInChicago
May 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Opening Friday, May 30 from 6-9 PM
Lauren Flaaen: 𝘛𝘰 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago IL
May 30, 2025 - June 15, 2025

Lights on 24/7 now, if you want to peek in early💡
romansusan.org/To-Scatter-What-Remains

#Sculpture #ContemporaryArt #ChicagoArt #RogersPark #FreeEvent #Installation
May 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM