21Minus | Time
June 14, 20251:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Free for anyone age 21 and under and their families, though all are welcome to attend.
About the Event
Explore the nuances, ambiguities, and tensions of time as a dimension of the universe as artists under 21 take over the MCA with installations, workshops, performances, videos, music, and print works. This annual showcase of creativity from Chicagoland youth is centered around this year’s theme, Time, with the showcase titled “. of Time” (Period of Time).
21Minus is a one-day showcase curated and produced by TCA with support from Lead Artists Olive Stefanski and Miguel Limon, and Ahmad Bracey, Manager of Youth and Schools. During 21 Minus, museum admission is free for people ages 21 and under and their families.
Access Information
ASL is available for the opening and closing remarks. To request additional accessibility services like audio description, please contact us at [email protected] or 312-397-4076.
Schedule
First Floor
Theater
TCA’s Cozy Corner hill
Hangout spot/Quiet space (all day)
Shared Lines of Time: A Collage of Becoming
Free collaging activity (all day)
2nd Floor
Lobby
Power & Time
Art on Display:
- Hazy Timescape (Anika Izquierdo)
- La Presencia Puertorriqueña en Chicago: Un Visión Histórica y Personal (Cora Mangual)
- The Making of a Man & The Acknowledgment of a Woman (TRACE: Teens Re-Imagining Art, Community & Environment)
- Woven (Misa Yo)
- Japanese American Beauty and Identity Collection (Yuria Roebke)
Atrium
Source of Time
Art on Display:
- Breath Work (Charlotte Chilton)
- Moving around (Jocelyn Gray)
- Black Hole (Siddharth Patwari)
- “Rattle” (Solangel Alvarez)
- Warped (Talisa Green)
Commons
21Minus Stage
2:30–3 pm: New Clear Fusion Performance
4–4:30 pm: Marea Miel
Free Snacks/Timepiece Photobooth (all day)
Terrace
Effigy Blooms: Spirited Seed Balls
Free Art Activity (all day)
Time Markers: DIY Sundials
Free Art Activity (all day)
3rd Floor
(Accessible via the Commons)
Learning Studio 1
Marwen: Free Art Activities + Resources (all day)
Learning Studio 2
YOUmedia/Chicago Public Library: Free Art Activities + Resources (all day)
4th Floor
Lobby
Memory & Archive
Art on Display:
- Father and Son (AJ Westley)
- Reverie (Gunes Gocker)
- Tethered Fragments (Indigo Field)
- No Place Like Home (Jaeden Hannus)
- Reflections (Jemma Wygodny)
- Untitled (Lee Nah)
- A Tongue Has Been Scraped (Lena Linh Lê)
- Stay Soft (Cassian Blashka)
- Living memory (Sydney Szymczak)
1er piso
Teatro
El rincón comodo de TCA
Líneas compartidas en el tiempo: un collage del llegar a ser
Actividad artística gratuita
2do piso
Lobby
Poder y Tiempo
Arte en exposición:
- Tiempos Nublosos (Anika Izquierdo)
- La Presencia Puertorriqueña en Chicago:
- Un Visión Histórica y Personal (Cora Mangual)
- La formación de un hombre y el reconocimiento de una mujer (TRACE: Adolescentes reinventan el arte, la comunidad y el medio ambiente)
- Tejido (Misa Yo)
- Colección de Belleza y Identidad Japonesa-Estadounidense (Yuria Roebke)
Atrio
Fuente del Tiempo
Arte en exposición:
- Trabajo Respiratorio (Charlotte Chilton)
- Moviéndose (Jocelyn Gray)
- Hoyo Negro (Siddharth Patwari)
- “Sonaja” (Solangel Alvarez)
- Torcido (Talisa Green)
Zona Común
Escenario 21Minus
Aperitivos gratuitos / Fotomatón basada en el tiempo
Terraza
Efigies florecientes: bolas de semillas llenas de vida
Actividad artística gratuita
Marcadores de tiempo: Relojes de sol DIY
Actividad artística gratuita
3er piso
(Accesible a través de la zona común)
Estudio de aprendizaje 1
Marwen: Actividades artísticas gratuitas + Recurso
Estudio de aprendizaje 2
YOUmedia/Biblioteca Pública de Chicago: Actividades artísticas gratuitas + Recursos
4to piso
Lobby
Memoria y Archivo
Arte en exposición:
- Padre e hijo (AJ Westley)
- Ensueño (Gunes Gocker)
- Fragmentos Atados (Indigo Field)
- No Hay Lugar Como El Hogar (Jaeden Hannus)
- Reflexiones (Jemma Wygodny)
- Sin título (Lee Nah)
- Una Lengua Ha Sido Raspada (Lena Linh Lê)
- Mantente Suave (Cassian Blashka)
- Memoria viva (Sydney Szymczak)
Funding
Generous support for the Teen Creative Agency is provided by the Dr. Scholl Foundation and Peoples Gas Community Fund. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.
Lead support for Learning programs at the MCA is provided by Jana and Bernardo Hees.
Major support is provided by Carol Prins and John Hart/The Jessica Fund.
Additional generous support is provided by the Friends of Edwin A. Bergman Fund, the Hulda B. & Maurice L. Rothschild Foundation, Diane Kahan, The Marshall Frankel Foundation, and The William Randolph Hearst Foundations.