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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21

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2025 ANNUAL FUNDRAISER

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SAVE THE DATE | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21 ✈ 2025 ANNUAL FUNDRAISER |

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The exhibitions expand engagement and understanding of South Asian culture while focusing on topics that are relevant to society in general. Themes explored balance dissemination of history and dialogue around present day issues to offer a new perspective of the immigrant experience.

Exhibitions are accompanied by programming centered around the theme of the exhibition.

CALENDAR

CommonSky Close Looking: Azimuth of Time & Astrolabe 2.0

CommonSky Close Looking: Azimuth of Time & Astrolabe 2.0

Echoes of Bollywood: Cinematic Strings and Stories

Open House Chicago 2025

Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad Qawwali Concert (Saturday)

Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad Qawwali Concert (Sunday)

Qais Essar & Sonny Singh: SANGAT Album Release Concert

Translating South Asia: An evening in Chicago

Translating South Asia: An evening in Chicago

CommonSky Close Looking: Vanishing [Path] & Lines that No Longer Hold

CommonSky Close Looking: Vanishing [Path] & Lines that No Longer Hold

CommonSky Close Looking: Threading the Unseen & Nest [ ]

CommonSky Close Looking: Threading the Unseen & Nest [ ]

Programs are centered around the exhibition themes and include artist and curator talks, seminars, book readings and poetry sessions, music concerts, film screening, plays and story-telling sessions, indoor and outdoor festivals. SAI also partners with local organizations to present performances of local and internationally renowned artists.