PACH Gallery
Wednesday - Sunday, 12-6pm
1637 W. 18th Street, Chicago 60608
Pilsen Arts & Community House is committed to providing a wide variety of exhibitions accessible to all. We aim to provide a welcoming gallery experience, sharing knowledge and encouraging the importance of supporting the arts.
Asco: A Study Call to Response - Acts of Protest from L.A. to Chicago
September, 2024
Asco: A Call to Response is an art exhibition investigating the idea of response as a theme and material. The exhibition brings together a selection of works by Chicago-based artists to respond to the groundbreaking East Los Angeles Chicano performance art collective Asco.
HIDDEN INFLUENCE: Art, poetry, storiez and influence from the PENITENTIARY
August, 2024
HIDDEN INFLUENCE: Art, poetry, storiez and influence from the Penitentiary - Group Exhibition
A TRIBE CALLED CHICAGO
JULY, 2024
A TRIBE CALLED CHICAGO - 4th Year Anniversary Show
This celebration marks PACH’s journey as a nonprofit and highlights the talent of Chicago’s diverse artists. Over the years, our exhibitions have showcased work deeply connected to the cultural roots and activism of our community.
Join us as we honor the vibrant, interconnected, and resilient spirit of Chicago through this dynamic exhibition.
Over 100 Artists Participating!
“PUTA MESTIZA MARICA: ¡Que Mierda Haz Hecho!”
JUNE, 2024
AWXEL - Solo Exhibition
“PUTA MESTIZA MARICA: Que Mierda Haz Hecho’’ is the culmination of AWXEL’s work over the past 3 years. Through their creations, AWXEL navigates existential grief, utilizing art as a medium for processing.
This show centers on the way Queer/Trans Latinx individuals like Awxel exist and process the landscape, while striving to fabricate new tools for coping and processing. The goal is to celebrate oneself on one’s own terms.
1000 Words | HOME NOT HOME
MAY, 2024
1000 Words | Home Not Home, a collaboration between AnySquared Projects and Pilsen Arts & Community House.
The 1000 Words | Home Not Home project & exhibition features artist’s work inspired by writers’ submissions at Pilsen Arts & Community House and runs from May 3rd through June 2nd, 2024. The project examines the complicated dichotomies of the idea of home and explores ideas of the world we want!
Current Developments
APRIL, 2024
AUSTY UNIVERSE - Solo Exhibition
Step into a vibrant contradiction where the brilliance of bright colors belies the profound emotional narratives within, as Austra, Chicago's visionary street artist and painter, unveils her latest collection. "Current Developments" is more than an exhibition; it's a revelation, a series of character portraits that dance on the edge of joy and depth, light and shadow.
Chicagoland Sex Workers Art Exhibition
MARCH, 2024
Once again we are happy to host the annual fundraising art exhibition for SWOP-Chicago!
The Breakfast Club
FEBRUARY, 2024
Come out and support our youth art students "THE BREAKFAST CLUB" that have been meeting every Saturday for over a year. They are having their first exhibition at PACH!
Del Color De Mi Tierra / Brown As My Land
DECEMBER 2023 - JANUARY 2024
ADRIANA PEÑA - Solo Exhibition
A series of reflection, in gold leaf, on the native lands of Mexico. Each simple, but exuding piece, honors the history, of where she and many have come from, highlighting the beauty of our present existence, and illustrating a glimmer of our peoples shining bright into our futures.