Gage Gallery

Gage Gallery At Roosevelt University. Exhibiting social justice-oriented documentary photography. Admission: FREE

The Gage Gallery was founded in 2001, shortly after Roosevelt University's expansion into the historic Gage building on Michigan Avenue. Situated directly across the street from Chicago's Millennium Park, the gallery has exhibited nationally and internationally known photographers and artists, and has hosted numerous public lectures, panel discussions and symposia. The gallery is committed to show

ing contemporary work that addresses the important social issues of our time. The Gage Gallery is affiliated with, and supported by the College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences at Roosevelt University. Gage Gallery hours: M-F, 10am-1pm, Sat, 10am-4pm, Closed Sundays
Admission: FREE and open to the public. Staff Information
Michael Ensdorf, Founder and Director
Karime Sepulveda, Gallery Assistant

Love Letter for Black America: Photographs by Vanessa Charlot Opening reception and gallery talk by Vanessa CharlotMonda...
10/17/2024

Love Letter for Black America: Photographs by Vanessa Charlot

Opening reception and gallery talk by Vanessa Charlot
Monday, October 21st, 5:30-7:30
Roosevelt University Gage Gallery
425 S. Wabash

Vanessa Charlot is an award-winning photographic artist, filmmaker, and an Assistant Professor of Media and Communication at the University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media. Her interdisciplinary work delves into the intersectionality of race, politics, culture, and sexual/gender aiming to explore the collective human experience. Through her photography and filmmaking, Charlot seeks to emphasize the humanity of Black bodies, challenging viewers to reconsider their perceptions and engage with the nuanced histories and contexts of her subjects.

Installation day! Love Letter for Black America: Photographs by Vanessa Charlot, opening this Monday, October 21st at 5:...
10/16/2024

Installation day! Love Letter for Black America: Photographs by Vanessa Charlot, opening this Monday, October 21st at 5:30. Excited to have Vanessa at the gallery for a talk beginning at 5:30.

Excellent review of the Rothstein exhibition by Newcity’s Annette Lepique. Thank you!
04/16/2024

Excellent review of the Rothstein exhibition by Newcity’s Annette Lepique. Thank you!

The exhibition is a study of the illustrious career of photographer Arthur Rothstein, whose work includes documentation of the Great Depression, coincides with Gage Gallery's mission of showing documentary photography solely for educational purposes.

New Deal America: Photographs by Arthur Rothstein opens Monday, October 16th. ***Reception and gallery talk, 7-9pm.***Fr...
10/10/2023

New Deal America: Photographs by Arthur Rothstein opens Monday, October 16th. ***Reception and gallery talk, 7-9pm.***

Free and open to the public.
Gallery hours: Mon-Fri, 10am-1pm. Sat, 10-4pm.
Roosevelt University College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences Center For New Deal Studies The Arthur Rothstein Legacy Project

The great John H. White.
02/23/2023

The great John H. White.

In 1982, while at the Chicago Sun-Times, White won the Pulitzer Prize for photojournalism.

Join our friends at  starting 12/16 for an exclusive run of ALL THE BEAUTY AND BLOODSHED, directed by Laura Poitras. Thi...
12/13/2022

Join our friends at starting 12/16 for an exclusive run of ALL THE BEAUTY AND BLOODSHED, directed by Laura Poitras. This emotional doc is an epic portrait of renowned artist Nan Goldin and her fight to hold the Sackler family responsible for the opioid crisis.
Tickets:
https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/all-beauty-and-bloodshed

10/25/2022

An amazing new book project by the great Eugene Richards. Kickstarter just launched!

10/13/2022

Important new film by Sara Terry Help support the work by pre-ordering on ITunes now.

RIP, Steve Schapiro. It was an honor to know you and to host your work at the gallery. Peace.
01/19/2022

RIP, Steve Schapiro. It was an honor to know you and to host your work at the gallery. Peace.

He spent his long life with cameras strung around his neck, ever curious. His pictures capture both Hollywood stars and politicians, Streisand and MLK.

08/13/2021

Want to get a deeper look into our ongoing digital exhibition titled "Black Summer: Race, Resistance and Resilience" curated by Vanessa Charlot .charlot? Check out this panel discussion from April with Vanessa and featured artists Malik Marble , Kay Hickman , Jon Cherry , and Dee Dwyer .

Don't forget to submit your original photos for our innovative crowdsourced companion project to our ongoing digital exh...
08/03/2021

Don't forget to submit your original photos for our innovative crowdsourced companion project to our ongoing digital exhibition titled "Black Summer: Race, Resistance and Resilience" curated by Vanessa Charlot .charlot. This project provides a platform for people to share their own photography and experiences from protests on the topic of social justice from the summer of 2020 to present day. Submit your photos using the link below for the chance to be featured on our new guest gallery page. Also, please like and share this post with anyone who may be interested in participating, and subscribe to see the latest as this project continues through the summer!
https://blogs.roosevelt.edu/gage-3/photo-submission-page/

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Submit Your Photos Here Gage Gallery is excited to provide a platform for the general public to share their own experiences from protests on the topic of social justice from the summer of 2020 to present day. Submit your photos below for the chance to be featured on our new guest gallery page. Submi...

Our second photo submission for our companion crowdsource project to our ongoing digital exhibition titled "Black Summer...
07/31/2021

Our second photo submission for our companion crowdsource project to our ongoing digital exhibition titled "Black Summer: Race, Resistance and Resilience" curated by Vanessa Charlot (IG .charlot), comes from Cedric Dent, Jr. (IG: ).

Don't forget to submit your photos from the civil rights protests of 2020 and beyond using the link below for the chance to be featured on our social media and new guest gallery page. Also, feel free to like and share this post with anyone who may be interested in participating, and subscribe to see the latest as this project continues through the summer!

https://blogs.roosevelt.edu/gage-3/photo-submission-page/

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Our first photo submission for our companion crowdsource project to our ongoing digital exhibition titled "Black Summer:...
07/26/2021

Our first photo submission for our companion crowdsource project to our ongoing digital exhibition titled "Black Summer: Race, Resistance and Resilience" curated by Vanessa Charlot (IG .charlot), comes from Cedric Dent, Jr. (IG: ).

Don't forget to submit your photos from the civil rights protests of 2020 and beyond using the link below for the chance to be featured on our social media and new guest gallery page. Also, feel free to like and share this post with anyone who may be interested in participating, and subscribe to see the latest as this project continues through the summer!

https://blogs.roosevelt.edu/gage-3/photo-submission-page/

Roosevelt University Roosevelt University College of Arts and Sciences Gage Gallery

Today we are announcing an innovative crowdsourced companion project to our ongoing digital exhibition titled "Black Sum...
07/09/2021

Today we are announcing an innovative crowdsourced companion project to our ongoing digital exhibition titled "Black Summer: Race, Resistance and Resilience" curated by Vanessa Charlot .charlot. This project provides a platform for people to share their own photography and experiences from protests on the topic of social justice from the summer of 2020 to present day. Submit your photos using the link below for the chance to be featured on our new guest gallery page. Also, feel free to like and share this post with anyone who may be interested in participating, and subscribe to see the latest as this project continues through the summer!

Roosevelt University Roosevelt University College of Arts and Sciences

Submit Your Photos Here Gage Gallery is excited to provide a platform for the general public to share their own experiences from protests on the topic of social justice from the summer of 2020 to present day. Submit your photos below for the chance to be featured on our new guest gallery page. Submi...

COMING SOON: an innovative crowdsourced companion project to our ongoing digital exhibition titled "Black Summer: Race, ...
06/30/2021

COMING SOON: an innovative crowdsourced companion project to our ongoing digital exhibition titled "Black Summer: Race, Resistance and Resilience." This project will provide a platform for people to share their own photography and experiences from social justice protests of the summer of 2020 to present day. More details will be announced soon.

In the meantime, the exhibition, curated by Vanessa Charlot .charlot and featuring the photography of 11 photographers of color from around the country who captured images from the Black Lives Matter and civil rights protests against police brutality during the summer of 2020, continues at: www.roosevelt.edu/blacksummer.

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"It takes no compromise to give people their rights. It takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no survey to ...
06/23/2021

"It takes no compromise to give people their rights. It takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no survey to remove repressions."
-Harvey Milk

Happy Pride Month from Gage Gallery!

📸 credit: Jerry Pritikin
From the Gage Gallery’s June 2010 exhibition “San Francisco in the 1970s”

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Happy Juneteenth!
06/19/2021

Happy Juneteenth!

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