The Further We Roll

Collaborative exhibition with Make Art with Purpose

The Further We Roll

Tied to the upcoming midterm elections, this exhibition is a collaboration with the national organization Make Art with Purpose (MAP) on the Lillstreet rooftop with four dramatic artist-created flags honoring Civil Rights Leaders and the Nineteenth Amendment giving women the right to vote, on display September 10 – November 6, 2026.

Artist flags include: Aram Han Sifuentes honoring Dr. Mabel Ping Hua-Lee; Annette Lawrence examining the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment; Táhila Moss (aka Tahila Mintz) honoring Indigenous Women Knowledge Carriers; and Lissa Rivera honoring Jennie June.

OPENING RECEPTION : September 10, 5-8pm

Up There!

New work by Scott Mossman

September 1-30, 2026

Opening reception, September 10, 5-8pm

Mossman’s Post-Minimalist sculptures are rarely hung at eye-level. Rather than engaging one-to-one with the viewer like a traditional painting, they function as spatial punctuation that highlights the overlooked elements of an architectural environment. In his site-specific installation at the Lill Street Art Center, Mossman has designed an immersive scavenger hunt for the month of September. Premiering a suite of ten recently completed works, he challenges visitors to discover these pieces hidden within the unheralded corners, classrooms, and common areas of the distinctive warehouse space.

Scott Mossman is a Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist and musician whose 45-year career explores the dynamic relationship between fine art and architectural space. His post-minimalist sculptures and rich, maximalist paintings question the traditional boundaries of two- and three-dimensional art.

A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Mossman moved to Chicago in the 1980s. He earned his MFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago, studying under a distinguished faculty that included Martin Puryear, Rod Carswell, Nicholas Africano, and Marsha Tucker. Shortly after graduation, he began showing his work at the groundbreaking Nancy Lurie Gallery. Over the past four decades, Mossman’s work has been featured in public and private collections across the USA and Canada. His recent solo exhibitions include showcases at the Epiphany Center for the Arts, Harper College, The University Club, and the Noyes Center. He has also held two-person exhibitions at the Peoria Contemporary Art Center, The Saw Room in Evanston, and The Highland Park Art Center.

SLIP-tastic

Submit now! Submissions close September 25

SLIP-Tastic / Juried by Kyle Johns

Juried exhibition of contemporary slip cast ceramics, open to all artists living in the United States. Work can be functional or nonfunctional, partially or fully slip cast. Size limit: 24 inches in any dimension. October 30 – Nov 22

Submissions due September 25, 2026

https://lillstreet.slideroom.com/#/permalink/program/89165

Apply on Slideroom, $30 for up to 3 works (may include a detail shot of each)

A former instructor at Lillstreet, Kyle Johns was born in and raised in the Chicago land area most all his life. Kyle found his passion for working with clay at Oakton Community College. Kyle then transferred to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) where he began studying under Paul Dresang and Matt Wilt. Following undergraduate, Kyle received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Ohio University, studying with Brad Schwieger, Tom Bartel, Alex Hibbitt, and Chuck Mcweeny. While at Ohio University, Kyle participated in a six week residency at The International Ceramics Center in Kecskemet, Hungary. Kyle also was a studio assistant at Arrowmont School for the Arts and Crafts, returning several times as a workshop assistant and Utilitarian Clay. Kyle recently completed a long term Residency at the Archie Bray Foundation, an Artist in Residency and instructor at the Ceramics Program – Office for the Arts at Harvard, and was a Long Term Resident at Kansas State University.