Upcoming Events at Columbia College Chicago

“Borders Cruzadas” features documentarian work completed over the past year of people fleeing Venezuela and other South American countries to the U.S.-Mexico border. Credit: Oscar B. Castillo and Wil Sands“Borders Cruzadas” features documentarian work completed over the past year of people fleeing Venezuela and other South American countries to the U.S.-Mexico border. Credit: Oscar B. Castillo and Wil Sands
A summary of upcoming public events at Columbia College Chicago.

The Columbia College Chicago calendar is filled with exciting cultural and educational experiences. We invite the campus community and the public to explore our wide range of musical performances, art exhibitions, lectures, and learning events - all designed to inspire and engage the Chicago community. 

June 2024

June 16, 6-7 p.m.  
Tree Walk Through Grant Park with Openlands 
Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP), 600 S. Michigan Ave. 
Admission: Free  
Learn about the trees in Chicago’s Grant Park on a tree walk with Tom Ebeling, Senior Forestry Program Manager for the Community Forestry team at Openlands. Ebeling will teach attendees how to identify and understand the history and needs of trees in the area. The group will depart from MoCP at 6 pm and then go on an hour-long walk through Grant Park. 

June 20, 5:30-8 p.m. 
Borders Cruzadas: 2024 Diane Dammeyer Fellowship Celebration 
Columbia College Chicago Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash Ave.  
Admission: Free with registration 
“Borders Cruzadas: A Collaborative Exploration of Migration” is a long-term visual narrative project by photojournalists and 2023-2024 Dammeyer Fellows Oscar B. Castillo and Wil Sands. The 2023-2024 Dammeyer exhibition featuring Borders Cruzadas is a culmination of work that compiles documentary photography, research, and conversations to present both the physical and the symbolic boundaries that form America’s borders. 

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