Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art

Museum in Chicago, Illinois

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The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) (Ukrainian: Український Інститут Модерного Мистецтва (Ukrayinskyi Instytut Modernoho Mystetstva)) is a modern art museum serving the Chicago area with an ongoing program of cultural exhibitions, literary events, film screenings, and music recitals. UIMA was founded in 1971 by Dr. Achilles Chreptowsky, Konstantin Milonadis and Mychajlo Urban in the heart of Chicago's Ukrainian Village, Chicago. It is a core member of the Chicago Cultural Alliance, a consortium of 25 ethnic museums and cultural centres in Chicago.

Six to seven major exhibits are held in the main gallery which occupies 2,100 square feet (200 m²). Two side galleries house the permanent collection which includes the work of Chicago artists as well as that of sculptors and painters of Ukrainian descent.

UIMA is committed to a program of exhibitions, concerts, lectures, and multidisciplinary events relevant and challenging to all members of the community. The immediate neighborhood is home to an ethnically diverse population and offers a wide variety of cultural events. UIMA is a not-for-profit organization.

In 2011, the Institute celebrated its 40th anniversary.

In 2010 the museum hosted a career retrospective of the art of Gladys Nilsson, noted member of the "Hairy Who" art group.^[1]

References

^ Christine Newman, "When Jim Met Gladys", Chicago Magazine, Vol. 60 No. 2, February 2011, pp. 78-81,92,146-148,164

External links

Official website

West Town, Chicago

Areas

Wicker Park
Ukrainian Village

Education

Primary and
secondary schools

Chicago Public Schools	Clemente HS Wells HS ChiArts Ogden Int'l West Campus (HS) Pritzker K-8
Charter	Golder College Prep Noble Street College Prep Rauner College Prep
Private	Holy Trinity High School Chicago Academy for the Arts Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School Josephinum Academy

Libraries

Chicago Public Library

Other landmarks

Chopin Theatre
Division Street Russian and Turkish Baths
Erie Neighborhood House
Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral
Humboldt Park
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National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture
Polonia Triangle
St. John Cantius Church
St. Nicholas Cathedral
Wicker Park
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
Ukrainian National Museum

CTA stations

Chicago (Blue Line)
Damen (Blue Line)
Division (Blue Line)
Grand (Blue Line)

Metra stations

Western Avenue station (Milwaukee District)

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