Art Collector Open House

Jack and Sandra Guthman are two of Chicago’s most prominent collectors of contemporary art. Their Near-North Side home is filled floor-to-ceiling. Get a private tour with the Chicago Artists Coalition special membership group. $150. Wednesday, 7/16, 6–8 p.m. chicagoartistscoalition.org/programs/collectors-circle/home-tour-jack-and-sandra-guthman.

Make and Bake Bread Art

Sculpted molds by artists Amber Ginsburg and Joe Madrigal are used to bake bread loaves into body-part shapes. Visitors are encouraged to mix and knead the dough, fill the molds, and use the art center’s kilns to bake them. Free. Thursday, 7/7, 3–5 p.m. Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S Cornell. hydeparkart.org/events/2014-07-17-kneead.

Art Criticism Revealed

Pull back the curtain on art criticism with a group dialogue called Writing in the Margins – Who Do You Write For? Critics, reporters, and arts writers reveal the motivations of their work. Organized by the local art activism group Sixty Inches from Center. Free. Thursday, 7/17, 6–8 p.m. Zhou B Art Center, 1029 W 35th, zhoubartcenter.com.

Dance in an Art Film

Indie film director Jake Myers continues to film White Cop, about a Chicago officer on a mission against a new street drug. Be an extra in the dance club scene. BYO “black and/or gold ‘club’ outfits.” Come to dance. Free. Wednesday, 7/23, 6:30–11 p.m. Mana Contemporary, 2233 S Throop. highconceptlaboratories.org/jake-myers

Look Up into the Trees

Ten dead trees around Chicago have been transformed by ten local sculptors—including Indira Johnson and Ken Johnson, Mia Capodilupo—who either carve the bark or costume the trunks. It’s a program of the Chicago Sculpture International, and runs throughout the summer. Free. For a map of the trees see: mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=z-QVBGk4GAm4.kGd9LP90hoao.