Juneteenth-Tirgan Weekend at Kavi Gupta

Kavi Gupta Gallery, Crust Fund Pizza, and Zaryab Art Labs are thrilled to announce a unique, immersive cultural and culinary event.
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Juneteenth-Tirgan Weekend at Kavi Gupta

Kavi Gupta Gallery, Crust Fund Pizza, and Zaryab Art Labs are thrilled to announce a unique, immersive cultural and culinary event taking place on Saturday, June 20th, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. The event will be hosted at the Kavi Gupta Gallery, located at 835 W. Washington Blvd. in Chicago's historic West Loop.

This special collaboration will feature specialty pizzas prepared by John Carruthers of Crust Fund Pizza, an initiative that has been proudly "slinging alley pizzas" since 2020 to raise money for the people and organizations who make Chicago a better place to live. Complementing the pizza, guests will enjoy Shiraz Wine and Pomegranate Sangria as well as appetizers crafted by Narimon Safavi, an Iranian-American entrepreneur and the visionary founder of Zaryab Art Labs. Safavi’s culinary offerings will also offer a timely celebration of Tirgan, an ancient Persian mid-summer festival honoring the longest day of the year, which falls on the same weekend, June 21st. Safavi’s involvement reflects Zaryab Art Labs' mission to incubate cultural entrepreneurship and foster positive social impact.

Beyond the culinary delights, attendees will receive a highly exclusive, personal VIP tour of Kavi Gupta's private art collection and guests will also have access to the beautiful rooftop sculpture patio garden. Guests will also be invited to explore several powerful exhibitions currently on display at the gallery: MENASA+: Thresholds of Representation, Haya Zaidi: Up Against, Continuing Resistance: A Century of Black Liberation (1925-2025), and Gerald Williams: Screaming at the Sky. With the highly anticipated opening of Gerald Williams show the day prior on Friday, June 19th, this event will serve as a perfect opportunity to be among the very first to see this new exhibition.

RSVP: [email protected], or reserve space here on EventBrite.

Image courtesy of Daniel Nguyen