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Arts of Life advances the creative arts community by providing artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities a collective space to expand their practice and strengthen their leadership.

Circle Contemporary is a multi-purpose exhibition space in Chicago's West Town neighborhood. It is an extension of the Arts of Life studios' efforts to strengthen the creative community.

Aimed at showcasing a diverse range of creative practices from individuals of all talents and abilities, Circle Contemporary provides a space and outlet for artistic inspiration and exploration.

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DEATH MAGIC

September 2026

Ron Athey – Marquis Von Bayros – Rachael Bos – Jamie Fletcher – Danny Frownfelter – Norbert Kox – Bill Lilly – Monika Plioplyte – Sun Ra – Philipp Schopke – Jon Serl – Bronislaw “Bruno” Sowa – Maria Vanik – Jean Wilson – Albert Zahn

Pray, carve, bleed, sing. Insist that to look death in the face, ritually and repeatedly, is how one kisses life on the lips. This is magic understood plainly: not sleight of hand, but the discipline of transformation, and religion in its most degraded form.

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