The College Art Association (CAA) Services to Artists Committee presents the “Parallel Worlds” exhibition and “Artists Roundtable” at CAA’s Annual Conference this February.
With this exhibition, each artist aims to draw attention to parallel worlds, temporal shifts, and alternative futures. Addressing a legacy of different communities and building on critical movements including Indigenous Futurism, Queer Futurisms, Feminist Futurism, Feminist Hauntology, Crip Futurism, Post-Humanist Futurism, Multispecies Futurism, Ecological Futurism, Eco-Solar Punk Futurism, Speculative Futurism, and AI Futurism, we hope to collectively imagine beyond our current reality.
Curated by Elyse Longair, Parallel Worlds, features work by Teresa Ascencao, Carrie Ann Baade, Atanas Bozdarov, Angel J Cabrales, Allyson Glenn, Katie Kehoe, Deirdre Logue, Allyson Mitchell, Jennifer Scheuer, Soft Turns, and Sandie Yi.
Exhibition Location: Heritage Auctions Cho Gallery, 222 W. Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60654
Exhibition Reception: Thursday, February 19, 6:30–8:30 RSVP or CAA ID is required to enter. RSVP here.
Shuttle: A free shuttle bus to the exhibition will be available Thursday, 4:30PM–8:30 PM.
Exhibition Dates & Opening Hours:
Thursday, February 19, 2026: 10:00 AM – 8:30 PM
Friday, February 20, 2026: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday, February 21, 2026: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
SAC Exhibition Parallel Worlds Artists Roundtable
Friday, February 20, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Location: Hilton Chicago – Lower Level – Salon C-4 (Hybrid)
Participating Artists: Teresa Ascencao, Carrie Ann Baade, Atanas Bozdarov, Angel J Cabrales, Allyson Glenn, Katie Kehoe, Deirdre Logue, Allyson Mitchell, Jennifer Scheuer, Soft Turns, and Sandie Yi.