Artist Talk with Lee Bey and Howard Simmons

Name of Event: Artist Talk with Lee Bey and Howard Simmons

Date and Time of Event: Wednesday, August 7, 2024, 6:30pm
Location of Event: Epiphany Center for the Arts - Sanctuary

Attend the Artist Talk with Lee Bey and Howard Simmons discussing Simmons’ photography exhibit Stories my Camera Tells: Once Upon a Chicago on Wednesday, August 7, at 6:30pm.

Join us for an artist talk with two Chicago trailblazers. Lee Bey, Chicago Sun-Times architecture columnist, editorial board member, and renowned commentator on late 20th century Black history and culture, sits down with photographer Howard Simmons for a discussion about Simmons’ exhibit Stories my Camera Tells: Once Upon a Chicago. The exhibit encompasses Simmons’ extensive, 50-year photography career and significant work as one of the first Black photographers for the Chicago Sun-Times.

From a trove of thousands of images photographed between the 1970’s through the early 2000’s, Stories my Camera Tells: Once Upon a Chicago features a selection of Simmons’ favorite images of notable Chicago personalities and politicians, Chicago street scenes, and iconic images from photoshoots for Ebony magazine and his work in commercial photography. The exhibit includes both celebrated images that document important moments in American history as well as Simmons’ never-before-seen photography. The exhibit opens on August 7 and runs through September 28, 2024. For more information, go to: https://epiphanychi.com/howard-simmons-stories-my-camera-tells-once-upon-a-chicago/

Golden Hour at Epiphany:

Stop by Epiphany for Golden Hour beforehand for free live music, drinks and lite bites in the Café Bar! Doors open at 5pm with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials until 7:00pm

Please note that outside food or beverages are not permitted in the venue.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Epiphany Center for the Arts, 201 South Ashland Avenue, Chicago, United States